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Iran4000 BCEDisasters
The Susa settlement's inundation from Tigris-Euphrates flooding represents early human adaptation to catastrophic environmental hazard and urban reconstruction.
The recovery model, recovery approach or psychological recovery is an approach to mental disorders or substance dependence that emphasizes and supports a person's potential for recovery. - summary
Global3500 BCETech launches
The wheel, first documented in Mesopotamia, revolutionized transportation, warfare, and craft production across all subsequent civilizations.
A wheel is a rotating component intended to turn on an axle bearing. - summary
Iraq3500 BCESports
Archaeological evidence of organized sporting contests and public games in early Mesopotamian city-states reveals proto-Olympic competitions predating the Greek games by 3,000 years.
Susa was an ancient city in the lower Zagros Mountains about 250 km (160 mi) east of the Tigris, between the Karkheh and Dez Rivers in Iran. - summary
Global2900 BCEWars
Sumerian city-states' territorial conflicts, documented in the Stele of the Vultures, represent humanity's first recorded organized military campaigns.
The Early Dynastic Period is an archaeological culture in Mesopotamia that is generally dated to c. - summary
Iraq2750 BCEElections
Cuneiform records document the assembly of elders selecting successive kings, revealing Mesopotamia's earliest documented electoral process.
The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, responsible for defending the country, the Crown Dependencies, and the Overseas Territories from naval attack or invasion. - summary
Global2024
On this day (07/21), 2 years ago: U.S. President Joe Biden announces he will no longer seek a second term and withdraws from the 2024 election, endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris as she launches her own presidential campaign.
Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States, announced his candidacy for re-election for a second presidential term on April 25, 2023, confirming that Vice President Kamala Harris would remain as his running mate. - summary
Israel2023Wars
Hamas's deadliest attack triggered Israel's largest military operation in decades.
On the morning of October 7, 2023, Hamas operatives breached Israel's border fence in multiple locations and launched a coordinated assault on military bases, settlements, and a music festival near Re'im in southern I… - summary
China2020Tech launches
WeChat's ubiquitous payment system overtook cash in China's economy and demonstrated the power of mobile-first fintech in authoritarian surveillance.
WeChat Pay, officially referred to as Weixin Pay in China, is a mobile payment and digital wallet service by WeChat based in China that allows users to make mobile payments and online transactions. - summary
Global2013
On this day (05/28), 13 years ago: Start of the Gezi Park protests in Turkey.
A wave of demonstrations and civil unrest in Turkey began on 28 May 2013, initially to contest the urban development plan for Istanbul's Gezi Park. - 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
Global2011
On this day (07/13), 15 years ago: United Nations Security Council Resolution 1999 is adopted, which admits South Sudan to member status of United Nations.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1990, adopted unanimously on June 27, 2011, after recalling all previous resolutions on the situation in Sudan and the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, the Council established … - 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
Global2010
On this day (07/25), 16 years ago: WikiLeaks publishes classified documents about the War in Afghanistan, one of the largest leaks in U.S. military history.
WikiLeaks is a non-profit media organisation and publisher of leaked documents. - summary
Global2006
On this day (07/12), 20 years ago: A cross-border raid by Hezbollah militants starts the 2006 Lebanon War.
The 2006 Hezbollah cross-border raid was a cross-border attack carried out by Lebanon-based Hezbollah militants on an Israeli military patrol on 12 July 2006 on Israeli territory. - 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
Global2002
On this day (05/24), 24 years ago: Russia and the United States sign the Moscow Treaty.
The Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Strategic Offensive Reductions (SORT), also known as the Treaty of Moscow, was a strategic arms reduction treaty between the United States … - summary
Global2002
On this day (06/10), 24 years ago: The first direct electronic communication experiment between the nervous systems of two humans is carried out by Kevin Warwick in the United Kingdom.
Kevin Warwick is an English engineer and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) at Coventry University. - summary
Global2002
On this day (07/28), 24 years ago: Nine coal miners trapped in the flooded Quecreek Mine in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, are rescued after 77 hours underground.
Coal mining is the process of extracting coal from the ground or from a mine. - summary
Global2001
On this day (09/04), 25 years ago: Tokyo DisneySea opens to the public as part of the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan.
Tokyo DisneySea is a theme park at the Tokyo Disney Resort located in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, just next to Tokyo. - summary
Global2001
On this day (10/04), 25 years ago: Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 crashes after being struck by an errant Ukrainian missile. Seventy-eight people are killed.
Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 was a commercial flight shot down by the Ukrainian Air Force over the Black Sea on 4 October 2001, en route from Tel Aviv, Israel, to Novosibirsk, Russia. - summary