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Global9650 BCEDisasters
The Younger Dryas climate catastrophe (~9650 BCE) triggered the shift from nomadic hunting to sedentary farming in the Levant, fundamentally reshaping human civilization.
Agriculture in Canada is a shared jurisdiction and the department works with the provinces and territories in the development and delivery of policies and programs. - summary
Israel9000 BCEFestivals
Coordinated burial sites in the Levant reveal early evidence of ritual practice, ceremonial objects, and symbolic thinking among pre-agricultural communities.
Number of individuals at Skhul: At least 10 burials - key fact
Iraq6500 BCEWars
Evidence of fortified Ubaid settlements in Mesopotamia and the Levant indicates organized inter-settlement conflict and the beginnings of territorial competition in early urban societies.
Settlement Pattern: Shift from dispersed villages to hierarchical settlement systems - key fact
Iran2900 BCEDisasters
Catastrophic inundation of early Mesopotamian cities inspired later deluge narratives and reshaped settlement patterns.
In computing, a denial-of-service attack is a cyberattack in which the perpetrator seeks to make a machine or network resource unavailable to its intended users by temporarily or indefinitely disrupting services of a … - summary
Global2024
On this day (07/30), 2 years ago: A series of landslides occurs in Kerala, India, causing over 420 fatalities.
A series of landslides occurred in Punjirimattom, Mundakkai, Chooralmala, and Vellarimala villages in Meppadi panchayat, Vythiri taluk in Wayanad district, Kerala, India in the early hours of 30 July 2024. - summary
Nepal2015Disasters
The 7.8-magnitude earthquake killed nearly 9,000 people and destroyed centuries-old temples and architecture across the Kathmandu Valley.
A moment magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Jajarkot, Karnali Province, Nepal, at 23:47 NPT on 3 November 2023, killing 153 people and injuring at least 375. - summary
Global2013
On this day (07/22), 13 years ago: At least 42 people are killed in a shooting at a school in Yobe State, Nigeria.
On 6 July 2013, Boko Haram insurgents attacked the Government Secondary School in the village of Mamudo in Yobe State, Nigeria and killed at least 42 people. - summary
Global2012
On this day (07/18), 14 years ago: At least seven people are killed and 32 others are injured after a bomb explodes on an Israeli tour bus at Burgas Airport, Bulgaria.
The bus was carrying 42 Israelis, mainly youths, from the airport to their hotels, after arriving on a flight from Tel Aviv. - summary
Global2010
On this day (05/22), 16 years ago: Air India Express Flight 812, a Boeing 737 crashes over a cliff upon landing at Mangalore, India, killing 158 of 166 people on board, becoming the deadliest crash involving a Boeing 737 until the crash of Lion Air Flight 610.
Of the 166 passengers and crew on board, 158 were killed ; only eight survived. - summary
Global2001
On this day (09/14), 25 years ago: Historic National Prayer Service held at Washington National Cathedral for victims of the September 11 attacks. A similar service is held in Canada on Parliament Hill, the largest vigil ever held in the nation's capital.
Over 270,000 people visit the structure annually. - summary
Pakistan1998Tech launches
Pakistan detonated five nuclear devices in the Chagai Hills, becoming the world's seventh nuclear power and triggering an arms race in South Asia.
Number of detonations: Five nuclear devices - key fact
Global1996
On this day (07/25), 30 years ago: In a military coup in Burundi, Pierre Buyoya deposes Sylvestre Ntibantunganya.
In the midst of the Burundi Civil War, former president Pierre Buyoya deposed Hutu President Sylvestre Ntibantunganya. - summary
Canada1995Elections
Québec voters narrowly rejected independence in a watershed referendum, exposing deep regional fractures and threatening Canadian federalism.
The 1995 Quebec referendum was the second referendum to ask voters in the predominantly French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec whether Quebec should proclaim sovereignty and become an independent country, with th… - summary
Cuba1962Wars
In October 1962, the United States discovered that the Soviet Union had placed nuclear missiles in Cuba, roughly 90 miles off the Florida coast. - summary
China1958Disasters
Mao's catastrophic agricultural collectivization experiment triggered a famine killing tens of millions, among history's deadliest human-made disasters.
When Peng Dehuai, a marshal in the Chinese military, raised concerns about the campaign's devastating effects at a 1959 Party meeting in Lushan, Mao responded by removing him from office and launching a purge of other… - summary
Israel1948Revolutions
Ben-Gurion's gambit: declare statehood before the Arabs could stop it.
On May 14, 1948, David Ben-Gurion read Israel's Declaration of Independence in the Tel Aviv Museum, formally establishing the State of Israel. - summary
France1946Festivals
Established as a rival to Venice, Cannes became cinema's most prestigious festival and shaped global film culture for decades.
Held in Cannes, France, it previews new films of all genres, including documentaries. - summary
Germany1945Wars
Germany signed away twice. Stalin demanded the encore.
On May 7, 1945, General Alfred Jodl signed the Instrument of Surrender at Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force in Reims, France, with representatives from the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union pr… - summary
Germany1945Wars
Nuremberg Trials Begin
The Nuremberg trials were international criminal trials held by France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States against leaders of defeated Nazi Germany for plotting and carrying out invasions of s… - summary
Italy1943Wars
Italian Surrender & Armistice
The armistice was approved by both Victor Emmanuel III and Marshal Pietro Badoglio, who was serving as Prime Minister of Italy at the time. - summary