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United States1995Tech launches
Microsoft's browser bundling with Windows triggered the browser wars and consolidated the web as mainstream consumer technology.
Internet Explorer is a retired series of graphical web browsers developed by Microsoft that were used in the Windows line of operating systems. - summary
United States1994Tech launches
Netscape's debut as the first commercially viable web browser ignited the internet revolution and triggered the dot-com boom that reshaped global commerce.
Netscape Navigator was a brand of web browsers first developed and sold by Netscape Communications Corporation in 1994 that was progressively developed until its discontinuation in the late 1990s before the brand was … - summary
South Africa1994Elections
South Africa's newly elected Parliament convened, formally dismantling apartheid legislation and establishing a constitutional democracy after centuries of racial rule.
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. - summary
South Africa1994Elections
Nelson Mandela's election in South Africa's first post-apartheid democratic elections symbolized the peaceful dismantling of institutionalized racism and inspired global movements.
The apartheid system in South Africa was ended through a series of bilateral and multi-party negotiations between 1990 and 1993. - summary
United States1993Tech launches
Intel's Pentium processor brought 32-bit computing power to consumer desktops, accelerating the personal computer revolution and enabling the commercial internet boom.
The Pentium is a discontinued series of x86 architecture-compatible microprocessors produced by Intel from 1993 to 2023. - summary
Global1993
On this day (05/19), 33 years ago: SAM Colombia Flight 501 crashes on approach to José María Córdova International Airport in Medellín, Colombia, killing 132.
SAM Colombia Flight 501 was a Boeing 727-46 that crashed on 19 May 1993, killing all 132 on board. - summary
Netherlands1992Elections
The treaty transformed the European Economic Community into a union with political and monetary ambitions.
The Treaty on European Union, commonly known as the Maastricht Treaty, is the foundation treaty of the European Union (EU). - summary
United States1992Protests
Six days of civil unrest erupted after acquittal of police officers in Rodney King's beating, exposing decades of racial tension in urban America.
Los Angeles, California, experienced a series of riots and civil disturbances from April 29 to May 3, 1992. - summary
Spain1992Sports
Barcelona's games showcased post-Cold War unity and became a landmark moment in Olympic history marked by the symbolic lighting of the cauldron.
The opening ceremony of the 1992 Summer Olympics took place on the evening of Saturday 25 July 1992 at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, during which the Games were formally opened by King Juan … - summary
Global1992
On this day (07/31), 34 years ago: Thai Airways International Flight 311 crashes into a mountain north of Kathmandu, Nepal killing all 113 people on board.
Thai Airways International Flight 311 (TG311/THA311) was a scheduled flight from Bangkok, Thailand's Don Mueang International Airport to Kathmandu, Nepal's Tribhuvan International Airport. - summary
Global1992
On this day (07/31), 34 years ago: China General Aviation Flight 7552 crashes during takeoff from Nanjing Dajiaochang Airport, killing 108.
China General Aviation Flight 7552 was a China General Aviation flight from Nanjing Dajiaochang Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport. - summary
United States1990Tech launches
The graphical OS that finally made personal computing mainstream and unseated Apple's dominance.
Windows is a proprietary graphical operating system developed and marketed by Microsoft. - summary
Poland1989Revolutions
Solidarity's landslide victory in partially free elections shattered Soviet dominion and ignited the domino collapse of communist regimes across Eastern Europe.
The history of Poland from 1945 to 1989 spans the period of Marxist–Leninist regime in Poland after the end of World War II. - summary
Malta1989Festivals
Reagan and Gorbachev's naval declaration formally pronounced the Cold War rivalry over.
The Malta Environment and Planning Authority was the national agency responsible for the environment and planning in Malta. - summary
Soviet Union1987Revolutions
Mikhail Gorbachev's twin reforms—openness and restructuring—fundamentally destabilized the Soviet system and accelerated the path to its dissolution.
Glasnost is a concept relating to openness and transparency. - summary
United States1987Disasters
Black Monday's 22% single-day plunge exposed the danger of computerized trading and nearly triggered a second Great Depression.
A stock market, equity market, or share market is the aggregation of buyers and sellers of stocks, which represent ownership claims on businesses; these may include securities listed on a public stock exchange as well… - summary
Soviet Union1985Revolutions
Gorbachev's structural reforms fundamentally destabilized the USSR and set in motion the Cold War's end; watershed moment in global politics.
Perestroika was a political reform movement within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) during the late 1980s, widely associated with CPSU general secretary Mikhail Gorbachev and his glasnost ("transparency"… - summary
Global1985
On this day (08/12), 41 years ago: Japan Air Lines Flight 123, a Boeing 747, crashes into Osutaka ridge in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, killing 520, becoming the worst single-plane air disaster.
Japan Air Lines Flight 123 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Tokyo to Osaka, Japan. - summary
United States1983Tech launches
First commercially available mobile phone proved wireless communication was viable and sparked the cellular revolution.
The DynaTAC is a series of cellular telephones manufactured by Motorola from 1983 to 1994. - summary
Soviet Union1980Sports
The US-led boycott of Moscow Olympics and Soviet response four years later weaponized the Games as Cold War battlegrounds, fragmenting global sport.
Chad has sent athletes to every Summer Olympic Games held between 1964 and 1972 and from 1984 onwards, Chad never won an Olympic medal. - summary