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Global2019
On this day (07/24), 7 years ago: Boris Johnson becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after defeating Jeremy Hunt in a leadership contest, succeeding Theresa May.
Originally released on the 2020 album Kunts Punk in Your Face, the track was later released as a single, and Kunt campaigned to make the single the 2020 UK Christmas number one. - summary
United States2018Disasters
California's deadliest wildfire season killed 102 people and burned nearly 2 million acres, exposing climate vulnerability.
Paradise is a place of contentment, a land of luxury and fulfillment containing ever-lasting bliss and delight. - summary
United States2013Disasters
Injured: 264 - key fact
Global2011Protests
From Wall Street to the world, the anti-capitalist uprising galvanized youth activism and reshaped discourse on inequality across continents.
Duration of original NYC occupation: September 17, 2011 – November 15, 2011 (60 days) - key fact
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
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.
Measuring 7.6 ha in area, it is the largest square in the city. - summary
Global1998
On this day (07/12), 28 years ago: France win their first World Cup title, defeating defending champions Brazil 3–0.
It is a member of UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competitions. - summary
Global1990
On this day (08/02), 36 years ago: Iraqi invasion of Kuwait: Iraq invades Kuwait and temporarily establishes the Republic of Kuwait puppet state on the orders of Saddam Hussein, eventually leading to the Gulf War.
The invasion was condemned internationally, and the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted numerous resolutions urging Iraq to withdraw from Kuwaiti territory. - summary
Global1988
On this day (07/22), 38 years ago: The Piper Alpha drilling platform in the North Sea is destroyed by explosions and fires. One hundred sixty-seven oil workers are killed, making it the world's worst offshore oil disaster in terms of direct loss of life.
The Piper PA-23, named Apache and later Aztec, is an American four- to six-seat twin-engined general aviation light aircraft, used also in small numbers by the United States Navy and military forces in other countries. - summary
United States1986Disasters
Seven astronauts died when a faulty O-ring caused the shuttle to break apart 73 seconds after launch, exposing NASA's safety failures and shocking the world.
The disaster was not a failure of engineering alone but of institutional judgment. - summary
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.
Black July was an anti-Tamil pogrom that occurred in Sri Lanka during July 1983. - summary
United States1972Launches
The final crewed lunar landing brought geology and human exploration to the Moon's Taurus Littrow valley, ending the era of lunar footprints and sample return.
Lunar surface duration: 75 hours - key fact
United Kingdom1966Sports
England's first and only World Cup victory amid controversial refereeing remains the defining moment of British football history.
The 1966 FIFA World Cup was the eighth FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial football tournament for senior national teams. - summary
United States1954Tech launches
The Regency TR-1 became the first commercially manufactured transistor radio, revolutionizing portable consumer electronics.
Billions had been manufactured by about 2012. - summary
India1951Elections
The world's first democratic election in a newly independent postcolonial nation, involving 173 million voters across a vast, diverse subcontinent.
Elections to most of the state legislatures were held simultaneously. - summary
Germany1933Protests
Days after Hitler's rise, the Nazi regime organized the first systematic boycott of Jewish-owned shops, signaling organized persecution and economic exclusion.
It was an early governmental action against the Jews of Germany by the new National Socialist government, and was claimed to be a defensive reaction to the anti-Nazi boycott the prior month. - summary
United States1931Launches
The 102-story Art Deco masterpiece briefly became the world's tallest building and defined New York's skyline as an architectural icon.
The Empire State Building was the world's tallest building until the North Tower of the World Trade Center was topped out in 1970; following the September 11 attacks in 2001, the Empire State Building was once more Ne… - summary
Finland1906Elections
Finland became the first European nation to grant women full voting rights, establishing a democratic precedent that catalyzed global suffrage movements.
European first: First in Europe to grant universal suffrage to women - key fact
France1900Festivals
The Belle Époque world's fair showcased technological marvels and modernist ambitions while introducing cinema to mass audiences.
The Exposition Universelle of 1900, better known in English as the 1900 Paris Exposition, was a world's fair held in Paris, France, from 14 April to 12 November 1900, to celebrate the achievements of the past century … - summary
Ottoman Empire1856Wars
The Treaty of Paris, signed on March 30, 1856, ended the Crimean War and reshaped the geopolitical order of Europe and the Near East. - summary