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Global2001
On this day (10/04), 25 years ago: Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 crashes after being struck by an errant Ukrainian missile. Seventy-eight people are killed.
Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 was a commercial flight shot down by the Ukrainian Air Force over the Black Sea on 4 October 2001, en route from Tel Aviv, Israel, to Novosibirsk, Russia. - summary
Global1997
On this day (05/19), 29 years ago: The Sierra Gorda biosphere, the most ecologically diverse region in Mexico, is established as a result of grassroots efforts.
The Sierra Gorda is an ecological region centered on the northern third of the Mexican state of Querétaro and extending into the neighboring states of Guanajuato, Hidalgo and San Luis Potosí. - summary
Bosnia and Herzegovina1992Wars
The Bosnian conflict shattered post-Cold War assumptions about European stability and produced unprecedented mass atrocities in the continent.
The Bosnian War was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. - summary
United States1980Disasters
The catastrophic volcanic eruption killed 57 people and reshaped volcanic science and American Pacific Northwest geology.
Helens in Skamania County, Washington experienced a catastrophic explosive eruption which had a volcanic explosivity index of 5. - summary
Global1976
On this day (10/13), 50 years ago: A Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano Boeing 707 crashes after takeoff from El Trompillo Airport in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, killing 91.
On 13 October 1976, a Boeing 707, a chartered cargo aircraft operated for Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano (LAB) crashed shortly after takeoff at El Trompillo Airport, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, into a residential neighbo… - 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
Germany1949Elections
The German Democratic Republic was formally proclaimed, partitioning Germany and locking in Cold War division for four decades.
East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from its formation on 7 October 1949 until its reunification with West Germany on 3 October 1990. - summary
Germany1930Elections
The Nazi party's stunning electoral surge in Depression-era Germany signaled the crisis of liberal democracy and democracy's near-fatal vulnerability.
The Basic Law also requires that the federal legislature enact detailed federal laws to govern elections; electoral law(s). - summary
United States1927Tech launches
The Jazz Singer's release ushered in synchronized sound cinema, rendering silent film obsolete and fundamentally transforming the entertainment industry.
Episodes air daily Monday through Friday, with the live episode airing from 10 am ET until noon, with reruns from noon to 2 pm ET on ESPN2 and from 2 to 4 pm ET on ESPNews. - summary
India1905Protests
British viceroy Curzon's administrative division sparked the Swadeshi boycott movement and galvanized Indian nationalism against colonial rule.
The Partition of Bengal in 1905, also known as the First Partition of Bengal, was a territorial reorganization of the Bengal Presidency in British India, implemented by the authorities of the British Raj. - summary
Global1898Wars
Spain agreed to relinquish Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to American control, while the U.S. - summary
United States1886Festivals
On October 28, 1886, President Grover Cleveland dedicated the Statue of Liberty on Bedloe's Island in New York Harbor, completing a thirteen-year journey from conception to completion. - summary
Germany1884Wars
In November 1884, Otto von Bismarck convened the Berlin Conference at the Reich Chancellery, bringing together representatives from 14 European nations and the Ottoman Empire to negotiate the partition of Africa. - summary
United States1865Wars
American Civil War Ends
Clothing adapted to these new roles, becoming more practical and functional as women took on additional responsibilities. - summary
United States1856Wars
The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 handed the slavery question to settlers themselves through popular sovereignty. - summary
New Zealand1840Wars
On February 6, 1840, William Hobson, the newly appointed Lieutenant-Governor of New Zealand, sat down with Māori chiefs at Waitangi to sign a treaty that would, in theory, settle Britain's relationship with the indige… - summary
United Kingdom1832Elections
The Great Reform Act extended the franchise and redistributed parliamentary seats, establishing the foundation for modern representative democracy in Britain.
The Representation of the People Act 1832, also known as the Reform Act 1832, Great Reform Act or First Reform Act, was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom to reform the electoral system in England and Wale… - summary
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth1795Wars
Russia, Prussia, and Austria's final partition erased Poland from the map for 123 years and redrew Eastern European borders.
From 1795 to 1918, Poland was split between Prussia, the Habsburg monarchy, and Russia and had no independent existence. - summary
Netherlands1608Tech launches
Dutch spectacle makers created the optical instrument that transformed astronomy and enabled Galileo's discoveries.
The history of the telescope can be traced to before the invention of the earliest known telescope, which appeared in 1608 in the Netherlands, when a patent was submitted by Hans Lippershey, an eyeglass maker. - summary
Peru1438Revolutions
Pachacuti's coronation launched decades of expansion that built the Americas' largest pre-Columbian empire across the Andes.
They stretched down the spine of the Andes for 4,000 km from southern Colombia, to Ecuador and Peru, including the deserts of coastal Peru, to north Chile and northwest Argentina. - summary