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Global2011
On this day (07/13), 15 years ago: Noar Linhas Aéreas Flight 4896 crashes in Boa Viagem, Recife, killing all 16 people on board.
On 13 July 2011, Noar Linhas Aéreas Flight 4896, a Let L-410 Turbolet passenger aircraft on a domestic service from Recife to Mossoró, Brazil, crashed shortly after take-off in the Boa Viagem neighbourhood of Recife, … - summary
Global2010
On this day (05/22), 16 years ago: Air India Express Flight 812, a Boeing 737 crashes over a cliff upon landing at Mangalore, India, killing 158 of 166 people on board, becoming the deadliest crash involving a Boeing 737 until the crash of Lion Air Flight 610.
Air India Express Flight 812 was a scheduled international flight from Dubai International Airport, Dubai, to Mangalore International Airport, Mangalore. - summary
Global2009
On this day (07/24), 17 years ago: Aria Air Flight 1525 crashes at Mashhad International Airport, killing 16.
Aria Air Flight 1525 was a scheduled Iranian domestic flight which crashed on landing at Mashhad International Airport, Mashhad, Iran, on 24 July 2009. - summary
Bhutan2008Elections
Himalayan nation transitioned from absolute monarchy to constitutional democracy through peaceful elections, establishing a unique Gross National Happiness framework.
Abies densa, the Bhutan fir, is a conifer species in the family Pinaceae. - summary
Global2008
On this day (06/10), 18 years ago: Sudan Airways Flight 109 crashes at Khartoum International Airport, killing 30 people.
Sudan Airways Flight 109 was a scheduled international Amman–Damascus–Khartoum passenger flight, operated with an Airbus A310 by the flag carrier of Sudan, Sudan Airways. - summary
Pakistan2007Protests
The former prime minister's killing during a rally sparked nationwide unrest and destabilized Pakistan's democratic trajectory at a critical juncture.
Benazir Bhutto was assassinated on 27 December 2007 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. - summary
United States2006Tech launches
Intel's dual-core breakthrough enabled mainstream multi-threaded computing, accelerating the shift toward energy-efficient processors and mobile proliferation.
Intel Core is a line of multi-core central processing units (CPUs) for midrange, embedded, workstation, high-end, enthusiast and gaming computer markets marketed by Intel Corporation. - summary
United States2005Tech launches
YouTube democratized video publishing and created the dominant platform for audiovisual content distribution, reshaping media and culture.
YouTube is an American online video-sharing platform owned by Google. - summary
Global2005
On this day (08/02), 21 years ago: Air France Flight 358 lands at Toronto Pearson International Airport and runs off the runway, causing the plane to burst into flames, leaving 12 injuries and no fatalities.
Air France Flight 358 was a regularly scheduled international flight from Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, France, to Toronto Pearson International Airport in Ontario, Canada. - summary
United States2003Tech launches
The Human Genome Project's completion mapped all human DNA, unlocking precision medicine and fundamentally altering how we understand biology and disease.
First-generation college students in the United States are typically defined as college students whose parents did not complete a bachelor’s degree. - summary
Global2002
On this day (07/28), 24 years ago: Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 9560 crashes after takeoff from Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, Russia, killing 14 of the 16 people on board.
Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 9560 was a repositioning flight from Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow to Pulkovo Airport in St. - summary
Global2001
On this day (07/14), 25 years ago: Rus Flight 9633 crashes during takeoff from Chkalovsky Airport, killing all 10 people on board.
Rus Flight 9633 refers to the crash involving an IL-76TD aircraft operated by Rus Airlines from Chkalovsky Airport to Taiyuan Wusu Airport with intermediate stops at Alykel Airport and Bratsk Airport. - summary
Global2001
On this day (09/14), 25 years ago: Historic National Prayer Service held at Washington National Cathedral for victims of the September 11 attacks. A similar service is held in Canada on Parliament Hill, the largest vigil ever held in the nation's capital.
The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in the City and Episcopal Diocese of Washington, commonly known as Washington National Cathedral or National Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Episcopal Church. - summary
United States2000Disasters
Overvalued internet companies collapsed en masse, wiping out trillions in market value and ending an era of speculative excess.
The dot-com bubble was a stock market bubble that developed during the late 1990s and peaked on March 10, 2000. - summary
United States1999Protests
Massive demonstrations against the World Trade Organization exposed the fault lines between globalism and labor activism, launching the modern anti-globalization movement.
The 1999 Seattle WTO protests, sometimes referred to as the Battle of Seattle, were a series of anti-globalization protests surrounding the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999, where members of the World Trade Organiza… - summary
Turkey1999Elections
Voters approved sweeping constitutional reforms that modernized Turkish governance and advanced EU accession prospects under Bülent Ecevit.
A constitutional referendum was held in Turkey on 25 September 1988. - summary
United Kingdom1997Elections
Labour's landslide victory ended 18 years of Conservative rule and launched the 'Cool Britannia' era, reshaping British politics and social policy.
Sir Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. - summary
United Kingdom1996Tech launches
Scottish scientists cloned a sheep from adult DNA, breaching the apparent barrier to reproductive cloning and sparking urgent bioethical debates that persist today.
Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua are a pair of identical crab-eating macaques that were created through somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), the same cloning technique that produced Dolly the sheep in 1996. - summary
United States1996Sports
The 100th modern Olympic Games returned to the United States and marked a turning point in Summer Olympics scale and global media reach.
The Centennial Olympic Park bombing was a pipe bombing attack on Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, on July 27, 1996, during the Summer Olympics. - summary
