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Iraq2112 BCELaunches
Ur-Nammu founds the world's first recorded empire, unifying Sumer and Akkad under centralized bureaucracy and written law.
The Third Dynasty of Ur or Ur III was a Mesopotamian dynasty based in the city of Ur in the 21st century BC. - summary
Pakistan2500 BCELaunches
At its zenith, the Indus civilization was the world's largest urban culture with planned cities, standardized weights, and sophisticated drainage-then vanished without clear explanation.
The Indus is a transboundary river of Asia and a trans-Himalayan river of South and Central Asia. - summary
Palestine/Israel9650 BCEWars
Archaeological evidence of organized violence and defensive fortifications at ancient Jericho represents humanity's earliest known large-scale structural warfare.
The date and program of the first interracial kiss on television is a much-debated topic. - summary
Brazil2016Sports
South America hosted its first Olympics, showcasing emerging market ambition even as the Games faced doping scandals and economic strain.
The Rio Olympic Velodrome, officially the Velódromo Municipal do Rio, is a velodrome located in the Barra Olympic Park sports complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. - summary
Global2016
On this day (07/26), 10 years ago: The Sagamihara stabbings occur in Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan. Nineteen people are killed.
The Sagamihara stabbings were committed on 26 July 2016 in Midori Ward, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan. - summary
Global2010
On this day (08/03), 16 years ago: Widespread rioting erupts in Karachi, Pakistan, after the assassination of a local politician, leaving at least 85 dead and at least 17 billion Pakistani rupees (US$200 million) in damage.
The 2010 Karachi riots started on August 3, 2010, after the assassination of Parliament member Raza Haider, a member of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement political party, on the night of August 2, 2010, in Karachi, Pakistan. - summary
Global2002
On this day (05/24), 24 years ago: Russia and the United States sign the Moscow Treaty.
The Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Strategic Offensive Reductions (SORT), also known as the Treaty of Moscow, was a strategic arms reduction treaty between the United States … - summary
United States1995Tech launches
The removal of commercial restrictions on the World Wide Web enabled mass public adoption and catalyzed the digital revolution that reshaped all human institutions.
The Virtual library was a non-profit, largely student-run website managed by a consortium, headed by Drexel University. - summary
Global1980
On this day (08/01), 46 years ago: Vigdís Finnbogadóttir is elected President of Iceland and becomes the world's first democratically elected female head of state.
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir is an Icelandic stateswoman and theatre director who was the fourth president of Iceland, serving from 1980 to 1996, the first woman to hold the position and the first in the world to be democrat… - summary
United Kingdom1978Tech launches
Louise Brown's birth through IVF marked a breakthrough in reproductive medicine and opened possibilities for millions of infertile couples worldwide.
First Test is a fantasy novel by Tamora Pierce, the first book in the series Protector of the Small. - summary
United States1966Protests
Ali's refusal to be drafted became the defining act of athletic activism, linking sports to civil rights and forcing a reckoning with American conscience.
Muhammad Ali was an American professional boxer and activist. - summary
West Germany1948Wars
On June 24, 1948, Soviet forces sealed off West Berlin from the outside world. - summary
United States1945Tech launches
The Trinity test confirmed the feasibility of nuclear weapons, inaugurating the atomic age and the existential anxiety that defines the modern era.
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces. - summary
United States1944Elections
Allied nations established the IMF, World Bank, and fixed exchange rate system at Bretton Woods, creating the financial order that governed the postwar world.
The Bretton Woods Conference, formally known as the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference, was the gathering of 730 delegates from all 44 allied nations at the Mount Washington Hotel, in Bretton Woods, New … - summary
Australia1942Wars
Kokoda Track Campaign
The campaign consisted of a series of battles fought between July and November 1942 in what was then the Australian Territory of Papua. - summary
United States1939Tech launches
HP's founding in a Palo Alto garage became the symbolic origin of Silicon Valley and established the modern tech enterprise.
The Hewlett-Packard Company, commonly shortened to Hewlett-Packard or HP, was an American multinational information technology company. - summary
Germany1919Revolutions
Weimar Republic Established
The Weimar Republic was a historical period of the German state from 9 November 1918 to 23 March 1933, during which it was a constitutional republic for the first time in history. - summary
Austria-Hungary1914Wars
The July Crisis escalated into continental war after Franz Ferdinand's assassination, killing millions and redrawing the political map of Europe.
World War I, or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. - summary
United Kingdom1912Disasters
The 'unsinkable' luxury liner struck an iceberg and sank with 1,500 lives lost, exposing maritime safety failures and class inequality.
On April 15, 1912, the RMS Titanic struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic and sank in just two hours and forty minutes, killing approximately 1,500 of the 2,224 people aboard. - summary
Germany1886Tech launches
Karl Benz's Motorwagen patent created the first practical internal-combustion vehicle, laying the foundation for the automotive industry and modern personal transportation.
It was developed over the period 1884 - 1887 by the German engineer Carl Benz and is widely regarded as the first practical automobile. - summary