Yes, it did. It shut down in 1995, under congressional Republicans, for 27 days total. In 2013, it shut down again, also under congressional Republicans, and that one lasted for 16 days. We do not know if and when the next one will occur, nor which party's actions will lead to such an occurrence.
The Sepoy Mutiny.
The Republicans didn't want to compromise so they shut the government down.
No. It is not.
I would say about a day after the riot started, or it may have crashed and then the government shut down the internet.
The government can shut down. Such a thing happens when the government cannot reach an agreement, typically over the ways in which the goverment will be funded so that it can function.
Many people think that Congressmen should not be paid when the government is shut down. However, they still work during the shut down and can continue to be paid.
Because it was posting a lot of content that was under copyright laws. Since it was pirating the videos the government cracked down on them. That is why megavideo was shut down.
2013
Yes.
13 days
Some tanning salons are being shut down by the government. The government cannot choose if you open a tanning salon though because it really doesn't hurt anyone.