Ann Friedman and the folks at GOOD have made this animated timeline of the hunt for Osama bin Laden, which I would have added a few things to but is nonetheless cool to watch :

Adam Serwer is a writing fellow at The American Prospect and a graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He also blogs at Jack and Jill Politics and has written for The Village Voice, The Washington Post, The Root, and the Daily News. Follow @adamserwer