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France843Wars
The partition of Charlemagne's empire established the modern borders of France, Germany, and Italy, codifying European geopolitics for centuries.
The Treaty of Verdun, agreed to on 10 August 843, ended the Carolingian civil war and divided the Carolingian Empire between Lothair I, Louis II and Charles II, the surviving sons of the emperor Louis I. - summary
United States14000 BCELaunches
First permanent human habitation in North America after crossing the Bering Land Bridge establishes the peopling of two continents.
It is believed that the peopling of the Americas began when Paleolithic hunter-gatherers (Paleo-Indians) entered North America from the North Asian Mammoth steppe via the Beringia land bridge, which had formed between… - summary
Serbia9500 BCEFestivals
Danube River fishing settlement with evidence of ritual bonfire gatherings and ceremonial food preparation in Mesolithic Europe.
It includes Mesolithic Iron Gates Hunter-Gatherers period and transition to Early Neolithic Early European Farmers period of the Balkans. - summary
China9000 BCETech launches
Systematic cultivation of wild rice varieties in East Asia established agricultural economy independent of Fertile Crescent grains.
The history of rice cultivation is an interdisciplinary subject that studies archaeological and documentary evidence to explain how rice was first domesticated and cultivated by humans, the spread of cultivation to di… - summary
Egypt9000 BCEFestivals
Ritual deposits and ceremonial gatherings of Nile Valley hunter-gatherers, revealing earliest organized spiritual practices in Northeast Africa.
Wadi Qelt, in Hebrew Nahal Prat, formerly Naḥal Faran, is a valley, riverine gulch or stream in the West Bank, originating near Jerusalem and running into the Jordan River near Jericho, shortly before it flows into th… - summary
Australia2022Sports
The tennis star's visa cancellation over vaccine refusal became a flashpoint in the anti-vax movement and Australian immigration politics.
Djokovic has been ranked as the world No. - summary
United Kingdom2022Elections
Liz Truss became Britain's shortest-serving Prime Minister, lasting just 49 days in September 2022 before resignations and economic turmoil forced her out.
Mary Elizabeth Truss is a British politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from September to October 2022. - summary
Lebanon2020Disasters
A catastrophic ammonium nitrate blast killed over 200 people and devastated Beirut's port district, exposing decades of governmental negligence.
On 4 August 2020, a major explosion occurred in Beirut, Lebanon, triggered by the ignition of 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate. - summary
Global2005
On this day (07/29), 21 years ago: Astronomers announce their discovery of the dwarf planet Eris.
Eris was discovered in January 2005 by a Palomar Observatory–based team led by Mike Brown and verified later that year. - summary
United States1997Tech launches
Amazon's public debut inaugurated the commercial internet retail era, with comprehensive Wikipedia and financial documentation.
Founded in 1994 by Jeff Bezos in Bellevue, Washington, the company originally started as an online marketplace for books but gradually expanded its offerings to include a wide range of product categories, referred to … - summary
Global1994
On this day (07/18), 32 years ago: The bombing of the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (Argentine Jewish Community Center) in Buenos Aires kills 85 people (mostly Jewish) and injures 300.
Executed as a suicide attack, a bomb-laden van was driven into the AMIA building and subsequently detonated, killing 85 people and injuring over 300. - summary
Global1992
On this day (08/12), 34 years ago: Canada, Mexico and the United States announce completion of negotiations for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
The North American Free Trade Agreement, referred to colloquially in the Anglosphere as NAFTA, was an agreement signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States that created a trilateral trade bloc in North America. - summary
Japan1989Disasters
Japan's Nikkei index reached an all-time high at 38,957, marking the apex of the bubble before the Lost Decade of deflation and stagnation.
The Japanese asset price bubble was an economic bubble in Japan from 1986 to 1991 in which real estate and stock market prices were greatly inflated. - summary
China1989Protests
In spring 1989, students and workers flooded Beijing's Tiananmen Square demanding political reform, press freedom, and an end to corruption. - summary
United States1980Disasters
The catastrophic volcanic eruption killed 57 people and reshaped volcanic science and American Pacific Northwest geology.
Helens in Skamania County, Washington experienced a catastrophic explosive eruption which had a volcanic explosivity index of 5. - summary
United States1977Tech launches
NASA's Voyager 1 and 2 launched with a gold-plated record carrying human culture beyond the solar system.
The records contain sounds and data to reconstruct raster scan images selected to portray the diversity of life and culture on Earth, and are intended for any intelligent extraterrestrial life form who may find them. - summary
United States1974Elections
Power, paranoia, and the presidency's ultimate accountability reckoning.
On June 17, 1972, five men were arrested breaking into the Democratic National Committee's offices at the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C. - summary
France1968Protests
In early May 1968, Paris became the epicenter of a youth revolt that would shake France to its foundations. - summary
United States1966Tech launches
The Surveyor 1 probe achieved the first soft landing on the Moon, proving a crewed landing was possible and paving the way for Apollo.
A lunar module is a lunar lander designed to allow astronauts to travel between a spacecraft in lunar orbit and the lunar surface. - summary
Egypt1956Wars
The move was a direct response to the United States and Britain withdrawing financial support for the Aswan High Dam project-a cornerstone of Nasser's modernization plans. - summary