Search
2165 matches.
Palestine9000 BCEWars
Massive defensive walls at Jericho represent humanity's first monumental military architecture, evidencing organized inter-settlement conflict.
The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) is an intelligence agency and combat support agency of the United States Department of Defense (DoD) specializing in military intelligence. - summary
Global8200 BCEDisasters
Catastrophic submarine landslide in the North Sea triggered tsunamis that submerged the fertile Doggerland peninsula, displacing Mesolithic hunter-gatherer populations.
The collapse involved an estimated 290 km (180 mi) length of coastal shelf, with a total volume of 3,500 km3 (840 cu mi) of debris, which caused a paleotsunami in the North Atlantic Ocean. - summary
Global5700 BCEDisasters
The cataclysmic eruption that created Crater Lake in Oregon altered Indigenous Pacific Northwest societies and left a dated geological and cultural record in Wikidata.
Mount Mazama is a complex volcano in the western U.S. - summary
Iran4200 BCEWars
Susa's defensive walls and royal palace emerge, marking the crystallization of centralized power and organized military defense in early Elamite civilization.
Civil authority or civil government is the practical implementation of a state on behalf of its citizens, other than through military units, that enforces law and order and that is distinguished from religious authori… - summary
Iran3200 BCEWars
One of the earliest documented military conflicts in proto-Elamite territory, evidenced by fortifications and settlement collapse.
Tal Geula Malkin is an Israeli-American cryptographer who works as a professor of computer science at Columbia University, where she heads the Cryptography Lab and the Data Science Institute Cybersecurity Center. - summary
United Kingdom2021Festivals
Nations gathered to strengthen climate commitments, with major pledges on coal phase-out and methane emissions setting the tone for climate action.
Glasgow Climate Summit COP26 Convenes (2021) - United Kingdom. - summary
United States2017Elections
The inauguration of Donald Trump marked a decisive political realignment and inaugurated an unprecedented presidency that reshaped American domestic and foreign policy.
Trump Inaugurated as 45th US President (2017) - United States. - summary
France2015
The landmark accord united 196 nations on emissions targets, representing the first universal climate accord and a critical turning point.
The Paris Agreement was negotiated by 196 parties at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference near Paris, France. - summary
Haiti2010Disasters
A catastrophic 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastated Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince, killing over 200,000 and becoming the deadliest Western Hemisphere seismic disaster on record.
Some of the earthquakes in Haiti have been very destructive to the country. - summary
Czechoslovakia1989Revolutions
Prague's peaceful uprising swept away four decades of Soviet rule without violence, proving mass nonviolent resistance could dismantle authoritarian regimes across Eastern Europe.
Popular demonstrations against the one-party government of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia included students and older dissidents. - summary
Cambodia1979Wars
Vietnamese forces toppled the genocidal regime, ending the Cambodian killing fields but establishing regional hegemony that would destabilize Southeast Asia.
The flag of Democratic Kampuchea was the national flag of Cambodia during the period of Khmer Rouge rule, when the country was known as Democratic Kampuchea. - summary
Chile1973Wars
Pinochet's violent overthrow of elected socialist President Allende ended democratic rule and began a 17-year dictatorship.
The 1973 Chilean coup d'état was a military overthrow of the socialist president of Chile Salvador Allende and his Popular Unity coalition government. - summary
Iraq1960Tech launches
Five oil-producing nations established OPEC in Baghdad, creating the cartel that would reshape global energy markets and geopolitics.
Petroleum, also known as crude oil or simply oil, is a natural resource that appears as a yellowish-black liquid chemical mixture found in geological formations, consisting primarily of hydrocarbons. - summary
Italy1960Sports
Rome hosted the first televised Summer Olympics, broadcasting athletic competition globally and establishing the Games as a cultural and media phenomenon.
The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad and commonly known as Rome 1960, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. - summary
Egypt1950Launches
The first pyramid complex of Egypt's Middle Kingdom marked a technological and organizational reset in monumental architecture after the Old Kingdom collapse.
This Egyptian Revival funerary architecture was generally an extravagance of American tycoons who wanted themselves remembered as long and as well as the ancient pharaohs. - summary
Italy1932Awards
Venice's Biennale Cinema debuted as the world's first international film festival, establishing the template for cinematic prestige and criticism.
The Games were held in Paris, France, from 10 to 17 August 1924, as an equivalent to the Olympic Games for deaf athletes. - summary
