Editing 2014 (section)

===February===
* February – The [[West African Ebola virus epidemic]] begins, infecting at least 28,616 people and killing at least 11,310 people, the most severe both in terms of numbers of infections and casualties.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/03/health/ebola-outbreak-west-africa/|title=Ebola virus: Can nations stop deadliest ever outbreak from spreading?|last=Smith-Spark|first=Laura|date=7 March 2014|website=CNN|access-date=7 July 2014|archive-date=July 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707061839/http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/03/health/ebola-outbreak-west-africa|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/resources/outbreak-table.html|title=Chronology of Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever Outbreaks|publisher=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|date=24 June 2014|access-date=25 June 2014|archive-date=August 9, 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140809095127/http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/resources/outbreak-table.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[February 7]]–[[February 23|23]] – The [[2014 Winter Olympics|XXII Olympic Winter Games]] are held in [[Sochi, Russia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/07/world/europe/russia-sochi-winter-olympics/index.html|title=All eyes on Russia as opening ceremony marks start of Winter Olympics - CNN.com|last1=Karimi|first1=Faith|last2=Martinez|first2=Michael|date=12 February 2014|website=CNN|access-date=13 February 2017|archive-date=April 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170423052700/http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/07/world/europe/russia-sochi-winter-olympics/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Slopestyle]] events are introduced for the first time 
* [[February 13]] – Belgium becomes the first country in the world to legalise [[euthanasia]] for terminally ill patients of any age.<ref>{{cite news|date=13 February 2014|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26181615|title=Belgium's parliament votes through child euthanasia|work=BBC News|access-date=13 February 2014|archive-date=June 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180608165711/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26181615|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[February 22]] – [[Revolution of Dignity]]: The [[Verkhovna Rada]] (Ukrainian parliament) votes to remove [[President of Ukraine|President]] [[Viktor Yanukovych]] from office, replacing him with [[Oleksandr Turchynov]], after days of civil unrest leaving around 100 people dead in [[Kyiv]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Ukraine: Speaker Oleksandr Turchynov named interim president|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26312008|access-date=23 February 2014|work=BBC News|date=23 February 2014|archive-date=February 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223115150/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26312008|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[February 24|February 24th]] – The [[McDonnell Douglas DC-10]] Operates it's last passenger flight Signaling the end to a bygone era of [[aviation]] This flight was operated by [[Biman Bangladesh Airlines|Biman Bangladesh airlines]]
* [[February 28]] – The number of people in the U.S. using mobile devices to access the internet overtook those using desktop computers for the first time, a feat which would be followed globally two years later in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://money.cnn.com/2014/02/28/technology/mobile/mobile-apps-internet/index.html|title=Mobile apps overtake monthly Internet usage on PCs for the first time|first=James|last=O'Toole|date=February 28, 2014|website=CNNMoney|access-date=March 4, 2023|archive-date=January 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113180504/https://money.cnn.com/2014/02/28/technology/mobile/mobile-apps-internet/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/01/mobile-internet-use-passes-desktop-for-the-first-time-study-finds/|title=Mobile internet use passes desktop for the first time, study finds|first=Darrell|last=Etherington|date=November 1, 2016|access-date=January 11, 2023|archive-date=January 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111135612/https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/01/mobile-internet-use-passes-desktop-for-the-first-time-study-finds/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="g816">{{Cite web |date=2014-12-29 |title=Pivotal moments in 2014: when mobile overtook desktop |url=https://www.phocuswire.com/Pivotal-moments-in-2014-when-mobile-overtook-desktop |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=PhocusWire}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.searchenginewatch.com/2014/07/08/mobile-now-exceeds-pc-the-biggest-shift-since-the-internet-began/|title=Mobile Now Exceeds PC: The Biggest Shift Since the Internet Began|date=July 8, 2014|website=Search Engine Watch|access-date=January 11, 2023|archive-date=January 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111135610/https://www.searchenginewatch.com/2014/07/08/mobile-now-exceeds-pc-the-biggest-shift-since-the-internet-began/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gs.statcounter.com/press/mobile-and-tablet-internet-usage-exceeds-desktop-for-first-time-worldwide|title=Mobile and tablet internet usage exceeds desktop for first time worldwide|website=StatCounter Global Stats|access-date=January 11, 2023|archive-date=July 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729035802/http://gs.statcounter.com/press/mobile-and-tablet-internet-usage-exceeds-desktop-for-first-time-worldwide|url-status=live}}</ref>