The survey shows which event U.S. citizens consider to be the single most important event in the last decade. 9 percent consider the election of Barack Obama to be the most important event in the last decade.
What was the single most important event in the past decade?
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PSB Research. (June 30, 2011). What was the single most important event in the past decade? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 11, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/195664/what-was-the-single-most-important-event-in-the-last-decade/
PSB Research. "What was the single most important event in the past decade? ." Chart. June 30, 2011. Statista. Accessed December 11, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/195664/what-was-the-single-most-important-event-in-the-last-decade/
PSB Research. (2011). What was the single most important event in the past decade? . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 11, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/195664/what-was-the-single-most-important-event-in-the-last-decade/
PSB Research. "What Was The Single Most Important Event in The past Decade? ." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/195664/what-was-the-single-most-important-event-in-the-last-decade/
PSB Research, What was the single most important event in the past decade? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/195664/what-was-the-single-most-important-event-in-the-last-decade/ (last visited December 11, 2023)
What was the single most important event in the past decade? [Graph], PSB Research, June 30, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/195664/what-was-the-single-most-important-event-in-the-last-decade/