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China2022Sports
Beijing became the first city to host both Summer and Winter Olympics, amid significant international controversy over human rights records.
The all-time medal table for all Olympic Games from 1896 to 2026, including Summer Olympic Games, Winter Olympic Games, and a combined total of both, is tabulated below. - summary
China2020Disasters
Wuhan Lockdown Initiates COVID Response
On 23 January 2020, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the State Council of China imposed a lockdown in Wuhan and other cities in Hubei in an effort to quarantine the center of an outbreak of COVID-19; this action … - summary
Global2019
On this day (07/14), 7 years ago: A GippsAero GA8 Airvan crashes in Umeå, Sweden, killing all nine aboard.
The GippsAero GA8 Airvan is a single-engined utility aircraft manufactured by GippsAero of Victoria, Australia. - summary
Global2018
On this day (07/28), 8 years ago: Australian Wendy Tuck becomes the first female skipper to win the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race.
She was the first female skipper to win a round-the-world yacht race. - summary
United Kingdom2017Protests
London's refusal to renew Uber's license sparked a battle between regulators and tech disruptors over worker classification and public safety standards.
Uber Banned from London Transport Authority (2017) - United Kingdom. - summary
Brazil2016Sports
Rio hosted the first South American Summer Olympics, celebrating Brazil's sporting potential amid Zika virus fears and political turbulence.
The 2016 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary… - summary
Global2016Tech launches
Instagram's Stories feature directly copied Snapchat but became the dominant ephemeral content format, reshaping how billions share daily moments.
Instagram is an American photo and short-form video sharing social networking service owned by Meta Platforms. - summary
Global2016
On this day (07/14), 10 years ago: A man ploughs a truck into a Bastille Day celebration in Nice, France, killing 86 people and injuring another 434 before being shot by police.
On the evening of 14 July 2016, a 19-tonne cargo truck was deliberately driven into crowds of people celebrating Bastille Day on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France, resulting in the deaths of 86 people and inju… - summary
United States2015Tech launches
SpaceX successfully landed a rocket's first stage for reuse, revolutionizing spaceflight economics and enabling the modern reusable rocket era.
The Falcon 9 first-stage landing tests were a series of controlled-descent flight tests conducted by SpaceX between 2013 and 2016. - summary
United States2015Tech launches
Falcon 9's successful booster recovery and reuse proved reusable rocket technology viable, slashing space launch costs and revolutionizing the aerospace industry.
A Falcon 9 first-stage booster is a reusable rocket booster used on the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy orbital launch vehicles manufactured by SpaceX. - summary
United States2015Tech launches
SpaceX achieved the first successful orbital rocket booster landing, revolutionizing spaceflight economics and reusability.
Falcon Heavy is a super heavy-lift launch vehicle with partial reusability that can carry cargo into Earth orbit and beyond. - summary
Global2014
On this day (07/24), 12 years ago: Air Algérie Flight 5017 loses contact with air traffic controllers 50 minutes after takeoff. It was travelling between Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and Algiers. The wreckage is later found in Mali. All 116 people on board are killed.
The McDonnell Douglas MD-83 twinjet was operated by Swiftair for Air Algérie, disappeared from radar about fifty minutes after take-off. - summary
United States2011Awards
IBM's Watson defeated human champions at Jeopardy!, a watershed moment in artificial intelligence that demonstrated machine mastery of language and reasoning.
Google Tensor is a series of ARM64-based system-on-chip (SoC) processors designed by Google for its Pixel devices. - summary
Global2011
On this day (07/13), 15 years ago: Noar Linhas Aéreas Flight 4896 crashes in Boa Viagem, Recife, killing all 16 people on board.
On 13 July 2011, Noar Linhas Aéreas Flight 4896, a Let L-410 Turbolet passenger aircraft on a domestic service from Recife to Mossoró, Brazil, crashed shortly after take-off in the Boa Viagem neighbourhood of Recife, … - summary
United States2010Launches
The first successful orbital launch of SpaceX's Falcon 9 marked the beginning of commercial spaceflight's viability and fundamentally disrupted aerospace.
SpaceX Falcon 9 First Orbital Flight (2010) - United States. - summary
United States2010Disasters
The catastrophic platform failure spills 4.9 million barrels into the Gulf of Mexico, becoming the largest environmental disaster in U.S. history and reshaping offshore drilling policy.
On April 20, 2010, an explosion and fire occurred on the Deepwater Horizon semi-submersible mobile offshore drilling unit, which was owned and operated by Transocean and drilling for BP in the Macondo Prospect oil fie… - summary
Canada2010Sports
Olympic Games showcased modern winter sports on North American soil amid record digital engagement.
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games and also known as Vancouver 2010, were an international winter multi-sport event held from February 12 to 28, 2010 in Vancouver, British Colum… - summary
Global2010
On this day (05/28), 16 years ago: In West Bengal, India, the Jnaneswari Express train derailment and subsequent collision kills 148 passengers.
West Bengal is the fourth-most populous and thirteenth-largest state by area in India, as well as the eighth-most populous country subdivision of the world. - 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.
On 22 May 2010, the Boeing 737-800 passenger jet operating the flight crashed on landing at Mangalore. - summary
China2008Sports
The Games cost roughly $44 billion to organize-the most expensive Olympics ever held at that time-and left behind permanent venues like the Water Cube aquatics center and the Bird's Nest, designed by Swiss architects … - summary