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9000 BCE
Battle of the Foragers & Hunters
Evidence from the Jericho tower and early Levantine fortifications suggests organized inter-group conflict over resource control during the Pre-Pottery Neolithic A period.
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9000 BCE
Abu Salabikh Early Civic Contest & Sports
Earliest archaeological evidence of organized competitive games and athletic contests in proto-urban settlements.
The archaeological site of Abu Salabikh, around 20 km (12 mi) northwest of the site of ancient Nippur and about 150 kilometers southeast of the modern city of Baghdad in Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate, Iraq marks the site … - summary
Iraq8000 BCETech launches
8000 BCE
Tell Asmar Irrigation Technology Innovation
The earliest engineered canal systems emerge in Mesopotamia, enabling large-scale agriculture and the birth of hydraulic civilization.
Eshnunna was an ancient Sumerian city and city-state in central Mesopotamia 12.6 miles northwest of Tell Agrab and 15 miles northwest of Tell Ishchali. - summary
Serbia5300 BCETech launches
5300 BCE
Vinca Symbols and Early Writing
The Vinca culture produced inscribed symbols predating Mesopotamian cuneiform by centuries, representing possible proto-writing and early information technology systems.
They have sometimes been described as an example of proto-writing. - summary
Morocco2023Disasters
2023
Morocco Earthquake Strikes Atlas Mountains
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake near Marrakech killed nearly 3,000, making it Morocco's deadliest seismic event in six decades.
Morocco Earthquake Strikes Atlas Mountains (2023) - Morocco. - summary
Australia2022Sports
2022
Novak Djokovic Deported from Australia
The tennis star's visa cancellation over vaccine refusal became a flashpoint in the anti-vax movement and Australian immigration politics.
1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for a record 428 weeks, finished as the year-end No. - summary
Global2021
2021
Gansu ultramarathon disaster
On this day (05/22), 5 years ago: Hypothermia kills 21 runners in the 100 km (60-mile) Gansu ultramarathon disaster in China.
On 22 May 2021, twenty-one professional runners died from hypothermia while competing in a government-run 100-kilometre (62 mi) trail running race held in the Yellow River Stone Forest in Jingtai County, Gansu, China. - summary
Global2019
2019
2019 Surat fire
On this day (05/24), 7 years ago: Twenty-two students die in a fire in Surat (India).
Twenty-two students died and 19 others were injured in an academic coaching centre located on the building's terrace. - summary
Global2019
2019
2019 El Paso Walmart shooting
On this day (08/03), 7 years ago: Twenty-three people are killed and 22 injured in a mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas.
The gunman, 21-year-old Patrick Crusius, shot 45 people, killing 23 and injuring 22 others. - summary
Global2018
2018
2018 Suwayda attacks
On this day (07/25), 8 years ago: As-Suwayda attacks: Coordinated attacks occur in Syria.
A 17-year old Druze girl was beheaded. - summary
Global2016
2016
Harambe
On this day (05/28), 10 years ago: Harambe, a gorilla, is shot to death after grabbing a three-year-old boy in his enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, resulting in widespread criticism and sparking various internet memes.
On May 28, 2016, a three-year-old boy visiting the zoo climbed under a fence into an outdoor gorilla enclosure where he was grabbed and violently dragged and thrown by Harambe. - summary
Global2013
2013
Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation
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.
The Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation, commonly shortened to ERT, is the state-owned public radio and television broadcaster of Greece. - summary
United States2012Tech launches
2012
Facebook IPO and Public Markets Debut
The social-media giant's $16 billion IPO marked the peak of Web 2.0 euphoria and fundamentally reshaped tech venture capitalism.
Facebook IPO and Public Markets Debut (2012) - United States. - summary
United States2012Tech launches
2012
Pebble Smartwatch Kickstarter Campaign
Pebble's record-breaking Kickstarter campaign pioneered crowdfunding for consumer electronics and validated the smartwatch market category.
Pebble smartwatches are notable for their e-paper displays, which display the time using stylized digital watch faces, and display messages and notifications from connected Android and iOS devices. - summary
Japan2011Disasters
2011
Tōhoku Earthquake & Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
Japan's magnitude-9.0 quake and resulting tsunami destroyed Fukushima, forcing a global reckoning with nuclear safety and renewable energy investment.
Tōhoku Earthquake & Fukushima Nuclear Disaster (2011) - Japan. - summary
India2008Sports
2008
Indian Premier League Founded
The franchise-based T20 cricket league transformed global sports entertainment and established India as the economic powerhouse of cricket.
Founded in 2007, it features ten city-based franchise teams. - summary
China2008Sports
2008
Beijing Summer Olympics
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
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