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Iran7000 BCEFestivals
Earliest occupation layer shows proto-urban organization preceding Mesopotamian civilization, with evidence of communal structures.
Sumas First Nation Sumalh or Sumas Indian Band is a band government of the Sto:lo people located in the Upper Fraser Valley region, at the community of Kilgard a.k.a. - summary
Iran7000 BCETech launches
Early ceramic production at Susa demonstrates technological innovation and proto-industrial specialization in the Neolithic, preceding written records by two millennia.
Sue pottery was a blue-gray form of stoneware pottery fired at high temperature, which was produced in Japan and southern Korea during the Kofun, Nara, and Heian periods of Japanese history. - summary
United States2023Tech launches
Altman's shock ouster and swift reinstatement exposed fractures within OpenAI's board over AI safety and commercial strategy.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Fired and Rehired (2023) - United States. - summary
Global2021
On this day (05/22), 5 years ago: Hypothermia kills 21 runners in the 100 km (60-mile) Gansu ultramarathon disaster in China.
On 22 May 2021, twenty-one professional runners died from hypothermia while competing in a government-run 100-kilometre (62 mi) trail running race held in the Yellow River Stone Forest in Jingtai County, Gansu, China. - summary
China2015Disasters
Massive chemical warehouse explosions in northern China killed over 170 people and sparked investigations into industrial safety regulations.
On 12 August 2015, a series of explosions at the Port of Tianjin in Tianjin, Northern China, killed 173 people, according to official reports, and injured hundreds of others. - summary
Ukraine2013Protests
The Euromaidan uprising catalyzed Ukraine's geopolitical pivot westward and foreshadowed the 2022 Russian invasion that followed.
Euromaidan, or the Maidan Uprising, was a wave of demonstrations and civil unrest in Ukraine, which began on 21 November 2013 with large protests in Maidan Nezalezhnosti in Kyiv. - summary
Global2013
On this day (07/24), 13 years ago: Santiago de Compostela derailment: A high-speed train derails in Spain rounding a curve with an 80 km/h (50 mph) speed limit at 190 km/h (120 mph), killing 78 passengers.
On 24 July 2013, an Alvia high-speed train travelling from Madrid to Ferrol, in the north-west of Spain, derailed at high speed on a bend about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) outside the railway station at Santiago de Compostela. - summary
United States2010Launches
The first successful orbital launch of SpaceX's Falcon 9 marked the beginning of commercial spaceflight's viability and fundamentally disrupted aerospace.
SpaceX Falcon 9 First Orbital Flight (2010) - United States. - summary
Mexico2010Festivals
The UN climate conference produced the Cancun Agreements, establishing the first binding framework to limit global warming to 2°C.
The 2010 United Nations Climate Change Conference was held in Cancún, Mexico, from 29 November to 10 December 2010. - summary
United States2006Tech launches
SpaceX's first privately-developed liquid-fueled rocket reached orbit, proving commercial spaceflight viable and transforming the industry.
Falcon 1 was a two-stage small-lift launch vehicle that was operated from 2006 to 2009 by SpaceX, an American aerospace manufacturer. - summary
Global2006
On this day (07/30), 20 years ago: An Israeli airstrike kills 28 Lebanese civilians, including 16 children.
The 2006 Qana airstrike was an airstrike carried out by the Israeli Air Force (IAF) on a three-story building in the small community of al-Khuraybah near the South Lebanese village of Qana on July 30, 2006, during the… - summary
Global2004
On this day (08/01), 22 years ago: A supermarket fire kills 424 people and injures 360 others in Asunción, Paraguay.
The Ycuá Bolaños supermarket fire, also known as the Ycuá Bolaños Tragedy, occurred on 1 August 2004 in Asunción, Paraguay. - summary
Iran2003Disasters
A 6.6 magnitude earthquake leveled the ancient citadel of Bam in southeastern Iran, killing over 26,000 people and destroying a UNESCO heritage site.
An earthquake struck the Kerman province of southeastern Iran at 01:56 UTC on December 26, 2003. - summary
Portugal1998Festivals
Lisbon's world exposition celebrating the ocean marked Portugal's cultural resurgence and repositioning as a modern European nation.
The history of Portugal can be traced from circa 400,000 years ago, when the region of present-day Portugal was inhabited by Homo heidelbergensis. - summary
Global1992
On this day (07/18), 34 years ago: A picture of Les Horribles Cernettes was taken, which became the first ever photo posted to the World Wide Web.
Les Horribles Cernettes was an all-female parody pop group, self-labelled "the one and only High Energy Rock Band", which was founded by employees of CERN and performed at CERN and other HEP-related events. - summary
Israel1979Wars
Carter brokered peace. Begin and Sadat actually signed it.
On March 26, 1979, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat signed the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty on the White House lawn, with U.S. - summary
England1975Sports
Cricket's first global tournament established the sport's modern competitive framework and international prestige.
Fort Cricket Hill is an historic American Revolutionary War site in Mathews County, Virginia. - summary
Iceland1975Protests
90% of Icelandic women walked out to protest gender discrimination and inequality, halting the nation's economy and catalyzing the modern women's rights movement.
On 24 October 1975, Icelandic women went on strike for the day to "demonstrate the indispensable work of women for Iceland's economy and society" and to "protest wage discrepancy and unfair employment practices". - summary
Chile1973Wars
Pinochet's violent overthrow of elected socialist President Allende ended democratic rule and began a 17-year dictatorship.
The 1973 Chilean coup d'état was a military overthrow of the socialist president of Chile Salvador Allende and his Popular Unity coalition government. - summary
Chile1973Wars
Pinochet's military overthrow of Allende's democratically elected socialist government became a Cold War turning point and model for Latin American authoritarianism.
This is a list of the coups d'état that have taken place in Chile, during its independent history. - summary