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Jamaica2008Sports
Bolt's 9.69-second 100-meter dash at Beijing Olympics shattered the world record and redefined sprinting performance for a generation.
Widely regarded as the greatest sprinter of all time, he is an eight-time Olympic gold medalist and the world record holder in the 100 metres, 200 metres, and 4 × 100 metres relay. - summary
Kenya2007Elections
Disputed presidential election results triggered ethnic violence that killed over 1,000 people and threatened East African stability.
This position was widely confirmed by international observers, as being perpetrated by both parties in the election. - summary
Global2005
On this day (07/29), 21 years ago: Astronomers announce their discovery of the dwarf planet Eris.
Eris is the most massive and second-largest known dwarf planet in the Solar System. - summary
Greece2004Sports
Greece returns Olympic hosting to its spiritual birthplace after 108 years, delivering the largest summer games by athlete count and setting new security benchmarks.
The 2004 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, and officially branded as Athens 2004, were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. - summary
Japan1998Sports
The first Winter Olympics to allow professional athletes saw the U.S. women's hockey team capture gold in a transformative moment for the sport.
Nagano Winter Olympics '98, known in Japan as Hyper Olympics in Nagano , is a multi-event sports game from Konami. - summary
China1997Elections
Deng Xiaoping's death marked the end of an era and determined whether China would sustain market reforms or revert to orthodoxy under Jiang Zemin.
Deng Xiaoping was a Chinese statesman, revolutionary and political theorist who served as the paramount leader of the People's Republic of China (PRC) from 1978 to 1989. - summary
Global1996
On this day (07/18), 30 years ago: Storms provoke severe flooding on the Saguenay River, beginning one of Quebec's costliest natural disasters ever.
The Saguenay flood was a series of flash floods on July 19 and 20, 1996 that hit the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. - summary
Russia1994Wars
Russia's military intervention to suppress Chechen secession marked a brutal post-Soviet conflict with significant civilian casualties and documented war crimes.
The First Chechen War, also referred to as the First Russo-Chechen War, was a conflict between the separatist Chechen Republic of Ichkeria and the Russian Federation from 1994 to 1996. - summary
Global1994
On this day (07/19), 32 years ago: Alas Chiricanas Flight 00901 is destroyed by a bomb after takeoff from Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport in Colón, Panama, killing 21.
Alas Chiricanas Flight 00901, registered HP-1202AC, was an Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante aircraft flying en route from Colón city to Panama City which exploded shortly after departing Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport, on … - summary
Bosnia and Herzegovina1992Wars
The Bosnian conflict shattered post-Cold War assumptions about European stability and produced unprecedented mass atrocities in the continent.
The main belligerents were the forces of the government of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and those of the breakaway proto-states of the Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia and the Republika Srpska which were led and s… - summary
Iraq1991Wars
When the world ganged up on Saddam Hussein.
The invasion gave Hussein control over roughly 20% of the world's known oil reserves and placed another 50% within striking distance, a prospect that alarmed the United States, Western Europe, and oil-dependent nation… - summary
Switzerland1989Tech launches
Berners-Lee's proposal for the web at CERN became the foundational architecture of modern digital communication.
Discovery World is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that does not receive any public funding. - summary
South Korea1988Sports
Seoul's first Asian Olympics outside Japan showcased South Korea's transformation while tensions between North Korea and its allies created Cold War friction at the Games.
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad and officially branded as Seoul 1988, were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. - summary
Brazil1982Tech launches
The world's largest hydroelectric dam on the Paraná River became an engineering marvel and geopolitical symbol of Brazilian-Paraguayan cooperation.
It is the third-largest hydroelectric dam in the world in terms of produced energy. - summary
Singapore1981Launches
The opening of Changi Airport on July 10, 1981, replaced the cramped Paya Lebar facility and established Singapore as a major aviation hub connecting East and West.
Changi Airport opened on 13 June 1981 as a state-of-the-art aviation facility designed to replace Kallang Airport. - summary
Hungary1980Tech launches
The Hungarian-invented Rubik's Cube achieved global mass-market success, becoming the world's best-selling puzzle toy and a cultural phenomenon.
The Rubik's Cube is a 3D combination puzzle invented in 1974 by Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Ernő Rubik. - summary
Italy1979Festivals
The restoration of Venice's historic Carnival festival revived an 18th-century tradition and became a major cultural and tourism phenomenon in modern Europe.
Carnival is a festive season that occurs at the close of the Christian pre-Lenten period, consisting of Quinquagesima or Shrove Sunday, Shrove Monday, and Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras. - summary
Sweden1976Sports
The 20-year-old Swede's maiden Wimbledon title launched a dominance that redefined modern professional tennis technique and composure.
1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 109 weeks. - summary
United Kingdom1971Festivals
Decimalization Day replaced Britain's centuries-old pounds-shillings-pence system with a modern decimal framework, reshaping everyday commerce.
By contrast, classical physics explains matter and energy only on a scale familiar to human experience, including the behavior of astronomical bodies such as the Moon. - summary
France1969Elections
De Gaulle's resignation and Pompidou's election marked a turning point in post-war French politics, signalling the end of Gaullist dominance and opening of new political alignments.
They were triggered by the resignation of President Charles de Gaulle on 28 April 1969. - summary