The Lunar Eclipse, June 15, 2011: The longest and darkest lunar eclipse of the century was the inspiration for this animated Google Doodle showing the various phases of the eclipse. The image was refreshed every two minutes to reflect the eclipse as it happened, making it Google's first live Doodle.
Charlie Chaplin's Birthday, April 16, 2011: Google celebrated the 122nd birthday of The Little Tramp a day in advance with a short film starring a Chaplin lookalike. This was Google's first ever video Doodle
80th Anniversary of Alam Ara, March 14, 2011: Alam Ara, the first Indian talkie, was a landmark in Indian Cinema. 80 years after it was released and made the movie sandbox bigger with the introduction of sound, it made it's way online as a Google Doodle
John Lennon's Birthday, Oct 9, 2010: The slain Beatles' singer would have been 70 this year. Google celebrated with a special interactive Doodle that you could click to play Imagine, Lennon's most famous anthem.
Gandhi Jayanti, Oct 2, 2009: The Mahatma's 140th birth anniversary was turned into a Google Doodle that was simple yet compelling, like the Father of the Nation himself