Search
2153 matches.
Sweden2019Protests
A teenage climate activist's solo school strikes sparked a global youth movement demanding governments act on climate change, shifting the political agenda.
She gained global attention in 2018, at age 15, after starting a solo school strike outside the Swedish parliament, which inspired the worldwide Fridays for Future movement. - summary
Global2013
On this day (07/14), 13 years ago: Dedication of statue of Rachel Carson, a sculpture named for the environmentalist, in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
An outdoor sculpture depicting the biologist, conservationist, and author Rachel Carson by David Lewis was installed in Waterfront Park in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States, on July 14, 2013. - summary
Global2012
On this day (05/28), 14 years ago: The Arkankergen massacre in Kazakhstan's Alakol District kills 15 people.
The Arkankergen massacre occurred on 28 May 2012 in the Arkankergen military post in the Alakol District of Kazakhstan on the border with China, near the village of Usharal. - 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.
The widespread damage and high-number of casualties of events in 2010 and 2021 can be partially blamed on the fact that most of the population in Haiti resides in structures that are vulnerable to earthquake shaking, … - summary
Mexico2010Festivals
The UN climate conference produced the Cancun Agreements, establishing the first binding framework to limit global warming to 2°C.
The 2010 United Nations Climate Change Conference was held in Cancún, Mexico, from 29 November to 10 December 2010. - summary
Global2010
On this day (07/29), 16 years ago: An overloaded passenger ferry capsizes on the Kasai River in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, resulting in at least 80 deaths.
The 2010 Kasai River ferry capsizing took place on July 29, 2010, when an overloaded passenger ferry capsized on the Kasai River in the Bandundu Province, east of Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. - summary
Iran2009Elections
Disputed re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sparked the largest Iranian protests since 1979, exposing deep internal fractures over democratic legitimacy.
Green Movement, until 2019 The Greens, is a green-liberal political party in Bulgaria founded in 2008. - summary
Global2007
On this day (07/12), 19 years ago: U.S. Army Apache helicopters engage in airstrikes against armed insurgents in Baghdad, Iraq, where civilians are killed; footage from the cockpit is later leaked to the Internet.
The United States Army Special Forces (SF), colloquially known as the "Green Berets" due to their distinctive service headgear, is a branch of the United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC). - summary
Ukraine2004Protests
Mass protests against electoral fraud forced a presidential revote, briefly orienting Ukraine toward Western democracy before geopolitical reversals.
The Orange Revolution was a series of protests that led to political upheaval in Ukraine from late November 2004 to January 2005. - summary
Global2003
On this day (05/28), 23 years ago: Peter Hollingworth resigns as Governor-General of Australia following criticism of his handling of child sexual abuse allegations during his tenure as Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane.
He had previously held the position of Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane from 1989 to 2001. - summary
European Union1999Tech launches
The European Union adopted the euro as its common currency in electronic transactions, cementing economic integration and reshaping monetary policy across member states.
The euro is the official currency of 21 of the 27 member states of the European Union. - summary
India1998Launches
Operation Shakti demonstrated India's nuclear capability and triggered Pakistan's tests weeks later, reshaping South Asian strategic balance.
The 123 Agreement signed between the United States of America and India is known as the U.S.–India Civil Nuclear Agreement or Indo-US nuclear deal. - summary
Bosnia and Herzegovina1995Wars
The peace agreement ended the Bosnian War and established international frameworks for post-conflict state-building and ethnic reconciliation.
The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as the Dayton Agreement or the Dayton Accords, and colloquially known as the Dayton, is the peace agreement ending the three-and-a-half-y… - summary
Rwanda1994Wars
Neighbors with machetes. Radio broadcasts with kill lists. A hundred days of hell.
On April 6, 1994, a plane carrying Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana was shot down near Kigali, igniting a meticulously planned genocide. - 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 spacecraft disintegrated about 46,000 feet (14 km) above the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 16:39:13 UTC. - summary
Global1984
On this day (07/18), 42 years ago: McDonald's massacre in San Ysidro, California: James Oliver Huberty kills 21 people and injures 19 others before being shot dead by police.
The San Ysidro McDonald's massacre was a mass shooting which occurred at a McDonald's restaurant in the San Ysidro neighborhood of San Diego, California, on July 18, 1984. - summary
Global1983
On this day (07/21), 43 years ago: The world's lowest temperature in an inhabited location is recorded at Vostok Station, Antarctica at −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F).
The lowest natural temperature ever directly recorded at ground level on Earth is −89.2 °C at the then-Soviet Vostok Station in Antarctica on 21 July 1983 by ground measurements. - summary
Afghanistan1979Wars
The Soviet military intervention in Afghanistan sparked a decade-long conflict that drained Soviet resources, emboldened mujahideen fighters, and accelerated the USSR's eventual collapse.
The operation was aimed at taking control over approximately 20 key strongholds in and around Kabul, which included major military headquarters, communication centers and jails. - summary
Turkey1974Wars
Turkish military intervention partitioned Cyprus, creating a decades-long standoff and establishing the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
The event created a lasting division between Greek-held south and Turkish-held north, fundamentally reshaping Cypriot society and remaining a critical regional issue for decades. - summary
United States1967Disasters
The fatal cabin fire that killed astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee exposed critical safety flaws in the Apollo command module.
The Apollo program, also known as Project Apollo, was the United States human spaceflight program led by NASA, which landed the first humans on the Moon in 1969. - summary