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France2015
The landmark accord united 196 nations on emissions targets, representing the first universal climate accord and a critical turning point.
The treaty covers climate change mitigation, adaptation, and finance. - summary
Global2015
On this day (07/17), 11 years ago: At least 120 people are killed and 130 injured by a suicide bombing in Diyala Governorate, Iraq.
Several people were killed by collapsed buildings. - summary
Malaysia2014Disasters
MH370's unexplained vanishing over the Indian Ocean became aviation's most perplexing mystery and exposed gaps in global aircraft tracking systems.
Military radar showed the plane had deviated dramatically from its planned route, turning westward and heading back toward the Strait of Malacca before disappearing from radar entirely. - summary
United States2014Tech launches
Apple's September 9, 2014 event at the Flint Center in Cupertino introduced two devices that would reshape the smartphone market: the iPhone 6 with a 4.7-inch display and the iPhone 6 Plus with a 5.5-inch screen. - summary
Global2008
On this day (08/01), 18 years ago: Eleven mountaineers from international expeditions died on K2, the second-highest mountain on Earth, in the worst single accident in the history of K2 mountaineering.
The series of deaths, over the course of the Friday ascent and Saturday descent, was the worst single accident in the history of K2 mountaineering. - summary
Global2007
On this day (07/31), 19 years ago: Operation Banner, the presence of the British Army in Northern Ireland, and the longest-running British Army operation ever, comes to an end.
The British Army was initially deployed, at the request of the unionist government of Northern Ireland, in response to the August 1969 riots. - summary
United States2005Tech launches
On February 14, 2005, three former PayPal employees-Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Karim Karim-registered the domain YouTube.com. - summary
Global2004Disasters
The seafloor ruptured. Everything changed in minutes.
On the morning of December 26, 2004, a massive rupture in the seafloor off the west coast of Sumatra unleashed one of the planet's most destructive tsunamis. - summary
China1989Protests
Hundreds of thousands of Chinese students and workers occupied Tiananmen Square demanding democratic reforms before military suppression ended the movement.
After weeks of unsuccessful attempts between the demonstrators and the Chinese government to find a peaceful resolution, the Chinese government initiated martial law in late May and deployed troops to occupy the squar… - summary
Global1986
On this day (05/19), 40 years ago: The Firearm Owners Protection Act is signed into law by U.S. President Ronald Reagan.
The Firearm Owners' Protection Act (FOPA) of 1986 is a United States federal law that revised many provisions of the Gun Control Act of 1968. - summary
United States1972Launches
The final crewed lunar landing brought geology and human exploration to the Moon's Taurus Littrow valley, ending the era of lunar footprints and sample return.
A Moon landing or lunar landing is the arrival of a crewed or robotic spacecraft on the Moon. - summary
United States1959Tech launches
Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce's independent invention of the integrated circuit birthed the microelectronics revolution and made all modern computing possible.
An integrated circuit (IC), also known as a microchip or simply chip, is a compact assembly of electronic circuits formed from various electronic components, such as transistors, resistors, and capacitors, and their i… - summary
United States1955Protests
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a city bus. - summary
United States1948Tech launches
Edwin Land's Polaroid instant camera fundamentally transformed photography by eliminating the darkroom, making prints available within minutes.
This is a list of the instant cameras sold by the Polaroid Corporation as well as new models sold by Polaroid B.V. - summary
West Germany1948Wars
On June 24, 1948, Soviet forces sealed off West Berlin from the outside world. - summary
Germany1942Wars
Nazi leadership convened on January 20, 1942 to formally coordinate the logistics of the Holocaust, establishing the systematic extermination protocol.
The Wannsee Conference is a 1984 West German - Austrian TV film portraying the events of the Wannsee Conference, held in Berlin in January 1942. - summary
Germany1933Elections
Hindenburg's re-election set the stage for Hitler's chancellorship and the subsequent consolidation of Nazi dictatorship.
Independent incumbent Paul von Hindenburg won a second seven-year term against Adolf Hitler of the Nazi Party (NSDAP). - summary
England1928Elections
Representation of the People Act
This act expanded on the Representation of the People Act 1918 which had given some women the vote in Parliamentary elections for the first time after World War I. - summary
United States1905Wars
President Theodore Roosevelt mediated peace between Russia and Japan, earning the Nobel Peace Prize and establishing U.S. diplomatic influence in Asia.
It was signed on September 5, 1905, after negotiations from August 6 to 30, at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, United States. - summary
Global1904Wars
The war that shattered European assumptions about Asian power.
The move shocked the Western world, which largely expected Russia's larger, older empire to crush the upstart island nation. - summary