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Global2013
On this day (06/11), 13 years ago: Greece's public broadcaster ERT is shut down by then-prime minister Antonis Samaras. It would be opened exactly two years later by then-prime minister Alexis Tsipras.
Years ERT had operated: Approximately 75 (founded in 1938) - key fact
Egypt2011Revolutions
By early February, Mubarak announced he would not seek reelection-a concession that fell short of his immediate departure. - summary
Global2009
On this day (07/24), 17 years ago: Aria Air Flight 1525 crashes at Mashhad International Airport, killing 16.
Aircraft age: 18 years old (delivered 1991) - key fact
Global2008
On this day (08/01), 18 years ago: The Beijing–Tianjin Intercity Railway begins operation as the fastest commuter rail system in the world.
Construction duration: 3 years (2005-2008) - key fact
Global2007
On this day (07/31), 19 years ago: Operation Banner, the presence of the British Army in Northern Ireland, and the longest-running British Army operation ever, comes to an end.
Duration: 38 years (1969–2007) - key fact
Global2005
On this day (07/29), 21 years ago: Astronomers announce their discovery of the dwarf planet Eris.
Orbital period: 557 Earth years - key fact
Global2002
On this day (05/24), 24 years ago: Russia and the United States sign the Moscow Treaty.
Treaty duration: 8 years (2003–2011) - key fact
Global2001
On this day (06/08), 25 years ago: Mamoru Takuma kills eight and injures 15 in a mass stabbing at an elementary school in the Osaka Prefecture of Japan.
Attacker: Mamoru Takuma, 37 years old - key fact
Global2001
On this day (08/24), 25 years ago: Microsoft makes the RTM release of Windows XP.
Support lifespan: 13 years until April 8, 2014 - key fact
Global2001
On this day (09/21), 25 years ago: Ross Parker is murdered in Peterborough, England, by a gang of ten British Pakistani youths.
Victim's age: 17 years old - key fact
Global2001
On this day (10/26), 25 years ago: The United States passes the USA PATRIOT Act into law.
Initial authorization period: 4 years (sunset clause) - key fact
Global2000
On this day (07/25), 26 years ago: Concorde Air France Flight 4590 crashes outside of Paris shortly after taking off at Charles de Gaulle Airport, killing 113 people.
Years in commercial service: 27 years (since 1973) - key fact
Global1997
On this day (07/31), 29 years ago: FedEx Express Flight 14 crashes at Newark International Airport, injuring five.
Aircraft age: Approximately 8 years old at time of crash - key fact
Global1992
On this day (05/23), 34 years ago: Italy's most prominent anti-mafia judge Giovanni Falcone, his wife and three body guards are killed by the Corleonesi clan with a half-ton bomb near Capaci, Sicily. His friend and colleague Paolo Borsellino will be assassinated less than two months later, making 1992 a turning point in the history of Italian Mafia prosecutions.
Falcone's tenure as judge: Over 30 years in Palermo judiciary - key fact
Global1991
On this day (05/28), 35 years ago: The capital city of Addis Ababa falls to the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, ending both the Derg regime in Ethiopia and the Ethiopian Civil War.
Years of military rule ended: 17 years (Derg regime, 1974–1991) - key fact
Global1990
On this day (07/26), 36 years ago: The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is signed into law by President George H. W. Bush.
Years in development (from Rehabilitation Act Section 504): 16 years (since 1973) - key fact
Global1987
On this day (07/24), 39 years ago: Hulda Crooks, at 91 years of age, climbed Mt. Fuji. Crooks became the oldest person to climb Japan's highest peak.
Climbing span: 26 years (age 65-91) - key fact
Global1983
On this day (07/21), 43 years ago: The world's lowest temperature in an inhabited location is recorded at Vostok Station, Antarctica at −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F).
Record duration: 40+ years (unmatched as of 2024) - key fact
Global1983
On this day (07/24), 43 years ago: The Black July anti-Tamil riots begin in Sri Lanka, killing between 400 and 3,000. Black July is generally regarded as the beginning of the Sri Lankan Civil War.
Civil war duration that followed: 1983-2009 (26 years) - key fact
Global1981
On this day (07/19), 45 years ago: In a private meeting with U.S. President Ronald Reagan, French President François Mitterrand reveals the existence of the Farewell Dossier, a collection of documents showing the Soviet Union had been stealing American technological research and development.
Age at Inauguration: 69 years old (oldest president at that time) - key fact