▁a ▁" rough ▁draft " ▁sequence . ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁– ▁The ▁U . S . ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁rules ▁in ▁Lawrence ▁v . ▁Texas ▁that ▁gender - based ▁sod omy ▁laws ▁are ▁un const itution al . ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁– ▁Mari ▁Al k ati ri , ▁the ▁first ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁East ▁Tim or , ▁res ign s ▁after ▁weeks ▁of ▁political ▁un rest . ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁– ▁Pope ▁Bened ict ▁XVI ▁re inst ates ▁the ▁traditional ▁laws ▁of ▁pap al ▁election ▁in ▁which ▁a ▁successful ▁candidate ▁must ▁receive ▁two - third s ▁of ▁the ▁votes . ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁– ▁A ▁suic ide ▁bom ber ▁dressed ▁as ▁an ▁Ira qi ▁polic eman ▁det on ates ▁an ▁explos ive ▁vest , ▁killing ▁ 2 5 ▁people . ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁– ▁The ▁Wal do ▁C any on ▁fire ▁desc ends ▁into ▁the ▁Mountain ▁Sh adows ▁neighborhood ▁in ▁Colorado ▁Spr ings ▁burning ▁ 3 4 7 ▁homes ▁in ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁hours ▁and ▁killing ▁two ▁people . ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁– ▁Ri ots ▁in ▁China ' s ▁X in ji ang ▁region ▁kill ▁at ▁least ▁ 3 6 ▁people ▁and ▁inj ure ▁ 2 1 ▁others . ▁▁▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁▁ ▁– ▁The ▁U . S . ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁ruled , ▁ 5 – 4 , ▁that ▁Section ▁ 3 ▁of ▁the ▁Def ense ▁of ▁Mar riage ▁Act ▁is ▁un const itution al ▁and ▁in ▁viol ation ▁of