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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
Global2001
On this day (10/26), 25 years ago: The United States passes the USA PATRIOT Act into law.
The USA PATRIOT Act is a landmark Act of the United States Congress, signed into law by President George W. - summary
Global1997
On this day (05/19), 29 years ago: The Sierra Gorda biosphere, the most ecologically diverse region in Mexico, is established as a result of grassroots efforts.
The Sierra Gorda is an ecological region centered on the northern third of the Mexican state of Querétaro and extending into the neighboring states of Guanajuato, Hidalgo and San Luis Potosí. - summary
Global1996
On this day (07/25), 30 years ago: In a military coup in Burundi, Pierre Buyoya deposes Sylvestre Ntibantunganya.
The 1996 Burundian coup d'état was a military coup d'état that took place in Burundi on 25 July 1996. - summary
Spain1992Sports
First Games after Cold War's end allowed unified German and Korean teams to compete; South Africa readmitted after apartheid's fall.
The 1992 Barcelona Dragons season was the second season for the franchise in the World League of American Football (WLAF). - summary
Global1989
On this day (07/22), 37 years ago: The Tel Aviv–Jerusalem bus 405 suicide attack: Sixteen bus passengers are killed when a member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad took control of the bus and drove it over a cliff.
On 6 July 1989, Abd al-Hadi Ghanim, a 25-year-old militant of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, seized the steering wheel of a crowded Egged commuter bus line No. - summary
Global1988
On this day (07/22), 38 years ago: The Piper Alpha drilling platform in the North Sea is destroyed by explosions and fires. One hundred sixty-seven oil workers are killed, making it the world's worst offshore oil disaster in terms of direct loss of life.
The Piper PA-23, named Apache and later Aztec, is an American four- to six-seat twin-engined general aviation light aircraft, used also in small numbers by the United States Navy and military forces in other countries. - summary
Global1977
On this day (07/13), 49 years ago: Somalia declares war on Ethiopia, starting the Ogaden War.
Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa. - summary
Global1977
On this day (08/12), 49 years ago: The first free flight of the Space Shuttle Enterprise.
The Approach and Landing Tests were a series of sixteen taxi and flight trials of the prototype Space Shuttle Enterprise that took place between February and October 1977 to test the vehicle's flight characteristics. - summary
Global1976
On this day (08/01), 50 years ago: Niki Lauda has a severe accident that almost claims his life at the German Grand Prix at Nürburgring.
Andreas Nikolaus "Niki" Lauda was an Austrian racing driver, motorsport executive, and aviation entrepreneur, who competed in Formula One from 1971 to 1979 and from 1982 to 1985. - summary
United Kingdom1976Elections
The British Liberal leader's resignation amid murder-conspiracy allegations destabilized Parliament and reshaped UK electoral dynamics for a generation.
A scandal can be broadly defined as the strong social reactions of outrage, anger, or surprise, when accusations or rumours circulate regarding a person who is, or persons who are, perceived as having transgressed a s… - summary
Global1968
On this day (08/02), 58 years ago: An earthquake hits Casiguran, Aurora, Philippines killing more than 270 people and wounding 261.
The 1968 Casiguran earthquake occurred on 04:19:22 local time on August 2 with a moment magnitude of 7.6 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). - summary
United States1966Tech launches
The Surveyor 1 probe achieved the first soft landing on the Moon, proving a crewed landing was possible and paving the way for Apollo.
A lunar module is a lunar lander designed to allow astronauts to travel between a spacecraft in lunar orbit and the lunar surface. - summary