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Iraq9300 BCEWars
Some of the earliest known defensive walls in Mesopotamia reveal organized inter-community conflict and military coordination.
Tell Abu Hureyra is a prehistoric archaeological site in the Upper Euphrates valley in Syria. - summary
Israel9000 BCEFestivals
Cache of ritual objects and masks reveals organized seasonal ceremonial practices in the Levantine Neolithic.
Nahal Hemar Cave is an archeological cave site in Israel, on a cliff in the Judean Desert near the Dead Sea and just northwest of Mount Sodom. - summary
Israel9000 BCEFestivals
Evidence of elaborate ceremonial burial practices and possible inter-group gatherings in Paleolithic Levant indicates early complex social rituals.
Skhul Cave or Me'arat HaGedi is a prehistoric archaeological site situated about 20 kilometres south of the city of Haifa, Israel, and about 3 km (1.9 mi) from the Mediterranean Sea. - summary
Argentina9000 BCEFestivals
Patagonian petroglyphs marking communal hunting grounds and seasonal gatherings of hunter-gatherer bands in South America.
Luiz Antônio Venker Menezes, known as Mano Menezes, is a Brazilian professional football manager who is the head coach of the Peru national team. - summary
Iraq9000 BCEElections
Proto-cuneiform records and temple archives suggest formalized leadership selection processes in earliest Mesopotamian urban centers.
Governance is the overall complex system or framework of processes, functions, structures, rules, laws and norms born out of the relationships, interactions, power dynamics and communication within an organized group … - summary
Iran9000 BCEDisasters
Archaeological evidence of severe climate disruption forced adaptation of early agricultural communities in the Zagros foothills.
The Tepe-class destroyer is a future anti-air warfare guided-missile destroyer class developed by the Turkish Naval Institute and currently under construction for the Turkish Naval Forces. - summary
Global8500 BCETech launches
The herding of sheep and goats in Southwest Asia around 8500 BCE established pastoralism as a major subsistence strategy.
Domesticated animals in the Philippines include pigs, chickens, water buffalo, goats, cats, and dogs. - summary
China6000 BCEDisasters
Archaeological evidence from the Yellow River valley documents catastrophic flooding events preserved in settlement patterns and artifact distribution.
Beginning in the latter half of the 20th century, artifacts bearing markings dating to the Neolithic period have been unearthed at several archeological sites in China, mostly in the Yellow River valley. - summary
China5500 BCEDisasters
Stratigraphic evidence at Hemudu reveals catastrophic flooding that destroyed early Neolithic settlements, the earliest recorded flood disaster in East Asia.
A flood is an overflow of water that submerges land that is usually dry. - summary
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
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