This is a visualization of the Global Terrorism Database for 1970 - 2016.
Here is a quick overview of how it looks like:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPfzqVK6gmk
Explore the live dashboard here: https://goo.gl/sxYD1y
Code: https://github.com/eliasdabbas/terrorism
Feedback / enhancements more than welcome.