February 13
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229 events recorded on February 13 throughout history
Galileo published Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems in 1632, only to face trial for heresy after portraying Pope Urban VIII's views through a foolish character named Simplicio. The Inquisition forced him to recant his support for Copernican heliocentrism and sentenced him to house arrest for the rest of his life. This confrontation cemented the Church's authority over scientific truth while driving Galileo's ideas underground, delaying their acceptance by centuries.
The soldiers had been guests in MacDonald homes for twelve days. They'd eaten their food, played cards, shared whisky. Then orders came at 5 AM: kill everyone under 70. Thirty-eight died in their beds. Forty more froze to death fleeing into the mountains in a blizzard. The massacre wasn't about loyalty — the oath deadline had already passed. It was about clearing land. The commander who gave the order called it "a proper vindication of public justice.
Thomas Edison was trying to stop his light bulbs from blackening. Carbon filaments threw off particles that darkened the glass. He sealed a metal plate inside the bulb to catch them. It didn't work. But when he connected the plate to a positive charge, current flowed through the vacuum. When negative, nothing. He had no idea why. He patented it anyway, called it the Edison effect, then moved on. Twenty years later, someone figured out he'd discovered electrons moving in one direction only. He'd built the first vacuum tube. Radio, television, computers — all of it required that one-way flow. Edison saw it as a failed fix for dirty bulbs.
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la ciudad de Dvin (Armenia) ―de 100 000 habitantes― es gravemente dañada por un terremoto.
la ciudad de Dvin (Armenia) ―de 100 000 habitantes― es gravemente dañada por un terremoto. Varios miles de víctimas. Se desploman las paredes de las casas (de adobe) y los edificios públicos. Durante tres meses las continuas réplicas hacen que los sobrevivientes vivan fuera de la localidad. Treinta años después (el 28 de diciembre del 893) un terremoto aún más devastador destruirá la ciudad.
Emperor Otto I and Pope John XII formalized their alliance by signing the Diploma Ottonianum, which granted the papac…
Emperor Otto I and Pope John XII formalized their alliance by signing the Diploma Ottonianum, which granted the papacy sovereignty over vast territories in central Italy. This agreement established the legal framework for the Holy Roman Empire, tethering the German monarchy to the Vatican and ensuring imperial protection for the Pope for centuries to come.
Alexander III.
Alexander III. wird von Gegenpapst Viktor IV. exkommuniziert, nachdem er sich geweigert hat, auf dem von Friedrich Barbarossa einberufenen Reichstag von Pavia zu erscheinen.
The Mongols destroyed Baghdad in seven days.
The Mongols destroyed Baghdad in seven days. Hulegu Khan's army killed somewhere between 200,000 and a million people — the chronicles can't agree because the scale broke their ability to count. They burned the House of Wisdom, where scholars had preserved Greek and Persian texts for five centuries. So many books were thrown into the Tigris that witnesses said you could cross the river on paper. The water ran black with ink, then red with blood. Baghdad had been the intellectual center of the world, the richest city between Constantinople and China. It never recovered. The Middle East's center of gravity shifted west to Cairo and Damascus. When people talk about the Islamic Golden Age ending, this is often the week they mean.
هولاكو خان، أمير الإمبراطورية المغولية، يأمر جيشه بنهب مدينة بغداد التي استولوا عليها للتو.
هولاكو خان، أمير الإمبراطورية المغولية، يأمر جيشه بنهب مدينة بغداد التي استولوا عليها للتو.
The central tower of Ely Cathedral collapsed in 1322.
The central tower of Ely Cathedral collapsed in 1322. Nobody died. The monks were asleep when 400 tons of Norman stonework came down at 2 a.m. They woke to rubble where the crossing had been. The sacrist, Alan of Walsingham, designed the replacement: an octagonal lantern tower in wood instead of stone. It weighs one-tenth what the old tower did. Eight oak trees, each 63 feet long, hold up a structure that looks impossible. It's been standing for 700 years.
Genoese warships crushed a combined Venetian, Aragonese, and Byzantine fleet during a violent storm in the Bosporus.
Genoese warships crushed a combined Venetian, Aragonese, and Byzantine fleet during a violent storm in the Bosporus. This tactical victory secured Genoese dominance over Black Sea trade routes for decades, and forced the Byzantine Empire to grant them exclusive commercial privileges that crippled rival Mediterranean maritime powers.
en la actual Italia, la alianza entre la República de Venecia y el Principado de Cataluña se impone a la República de…
en la actual Italia, la alianza entre la República de Venecia y el Principado de Cataluña se impone a la República de Génova en su pugna por la Corona de Aragón.
couronnement à Pampelune du roi de Navarre Charles III le Noble.
couronnement à Pampelune du roi de Navarre Charles III le Noble.
Die Universität Rostock wird von den Herzögen Johann IV.
Die Universität Rostock wird von den Herzögen Johann IV. und Albrecht V. von Mecklenburg und dem Rat der Hansestadt Rostock gegründet, die heute drittälteste Hochschule Deutschlands und die älteste Universität im Ostseeraum.
attentat de Champtoceaux (enlèvement du duc de Bretagne Jean V par les comtes de Penthièvre).
attentat de Champtoceaux (enlèvement du duc de Bretagne Jean V par les comtes de Penthièvre).
Edward IV signed a treaty with the Lord of the Isles in 1462 that technically made half of Scotland an English vassal…
Edward IV signed a treaty with the Lord of the Isles in 1462 that technically made half of Scotland an English vassal state. John MacDonald controlled the western Highlands and Islands — his own army, his own fleet, his own diplomatic relations. The Treaty of Westminster promised him all of Scotland north of the Firth of Forth if he helped England conquer it. James III, Scotland's actual king, didn't find out until decades later. The treaty was never enforced, but it stayed secret for twenty years. When it finally surfaced, it destroyed the MacDonald lordship forever. Scotland's most powerful clan fell because of a deal nobody knew existed.
Kaiser Friedrich III.
Kaiser Friedrich III. billigt nach 15 Monaten den Frieden von Zeilsheim, der einen Schlussstrich unter die Mainzer Stiftsfehde zieht.
Brussels buried its river.
Brussels buried its river. The Zenne ran through the city center for centuries — open, filthy, carrying sewage and industrial waste. By the 1860s, cholera outbreaks were killing thousands. The solution wasn't to clean it. The solution was to make it disappear. Engineers covered the entire thing with stone vaults, then built boulevards on top. The Central Station sits above it now. So does the financial district. The river still flows under there, in the dark, carrying the same water it always did. The city just decided not to look at it anymore.
Thirteen Italian knights challenged thirteen French knights to settle an argument about cowardice.
Thirteen Italian knights challenged thirteen French knights to settle an argument about cowardice. The French had been mocking Italian soldiers. The Italians demanded a duel to first blood — all twenty-six men at once. They fought for hours outside Barletta in southern Italy. The Italians won decisively. Not a single Italian died. Nine Frenchmen fell. The French commander had to pay the agreed ransom and admit his soldiers had lied. What started as trash talk at a siege became the most famous trial by combat of the Renaissance. They called it the Challenge of Barletta. Both sides treated it like a legal verdict.
en el extremo noreste del Brasil, los conquistadores españoles Gonzalo Pizarro y Francisco de Orellana son los primer…
en el extremo noreste del Brasil, los conquistadores españoles Gonzalo Pizarro y Francisco de Orellana son los primeros europeos en conocer el río Amazonas.
Catherine Howard met her end on the scaffold at the Tower of London, just eighteen months after marrying Henry VIII.
Catherine Howard met her end on the scaffold at the Tower of London, just eighteen months after marrying Henry VIII. Her execution for treason ended the King’s pursuit of a youthful heir through this marriage and signaled the final collapse of the Howard family’s political influence at the Tudor court.
Elizabeth I canceled every business license in England in one day.
Elizabeth I canceled every business license in England in one day. Corrupt officials had been using their royal commissions to run protection rackets — charging fees that never reached the treasury, blocking competitors, pocketing the difference. The proclamation didn't name anyone. It just voided everything. If you wanted your authority back, you had to reapply. In person. With witnesses. Most didn't. The system had worked for them precisely because nobody was watching. She'd just announced that somebody was.
Henry III married Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont hours after his coronation at Rheims.
Henry III married Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont hours after his coronation at Rheims. Nobody expected it. She had no political value — minor nobility, no land, no alliances. His mother Catherine de Medici was furious. But Henry had seen Louise at court and decided. The marriage produced no heirs, which helped trigger the Wars of Religion that would consume France for decades. He chose love. The dynasty paid for it.
sacre du roi de France Henri III à Reims.
sacre du roi de France Henri III à Reims.
Henry III married Louise de Lorraine on February 15, 1575, because he saw her at a ball and decided within days.
Henry III married Louise de Lorraine on February 15, 1575, because he saw her at a ball and decided within days. His mother, Catherine de Medici, had lined up a strategic match with a Swedish princess. Henry refused. Louise was minor nobility with no political connections, no money, no allies. The marriage gave France nothing diplomatically. But Henry was obsessed with her piety and her face. They stayed devoted their entire marriage. She never gave him an heir. When he was assassinated fourteen years later, she shaved her head and wore only white mourning clothes until she died. France needed a dynasty. Henry wanted Louise.
Galileo Condemned by Inquisition: Science Versus the Church
Galileo published Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems in 1632, only to face trial for heresy after portraying Pope Urban VIII's views through a foolish character named Simplicio. The Inquisition forced him to recant his support for Copernican heliocentrism and sentenced him to house arrest for the rest of his life. This confrontation cemented the Church's authority over scientific truth while driving Galileo's ideas underground, delaying their acceptance by centuries.
Galileo Galilei arrived in Rome to face the Roman Inquisition, summoned to answer for his defense of the Copernican h…
Galileo Galilei arrived in Rome to face the Roman Inquisition, summoned to answer for his defense of the Copernican heliocentric model. His trial forced the Catholic Church to formally condemn the idea that the Earth orbits the sun, silencing scientific discourse on planetary motion in Italy for over a century.
le prince et futur roi de Pologne (à partir de 1648) Jean Casimir Vasa est enfermé dans le donjon de la citadelle de …
le prince et futur roi de Pologne (à partir de 1648) Jean Casimir Vasa est enfermé dans le donjon de la citadelle de Sisteron (Basses-Alpes de la Haute-Provence) sur ordre de Richelieu.
Parliament kicked out every bishop in 1642.
Parliament kicked out every bishop in 1642. Twenty-six votes, gone overnight. The Church of England had sat in the House of Lords for 500 years — since before there was a House of Commons. Charles I refused to sign the bill. Parliament passed it anyway. First time they'd legislated without royal consent. The bishops never saw it coming. Neither did the king. Civil war started eight months later.
Charles XI was four years old when he became King of Sweden.
Charles XI was four years old when he became King of Sweden. His regents inherited a war Sweden was losing. The Second Northern War had dragged on for six years — Poland, Denmark, Brandenburg, all circling. Sweden had conquered too much, too fast. Now the bill was due. The regents opened negotiations that would end the war within a year. Sweden kept most of its Baltic territories but lost its reputation for invincibility. The boy king would spend his reign paying off war debts his father accumulated. He never forgot it.
Charles X Gustav died mid-war, refusing peace until the end.
Charles X Gustav died mid-war, refusing peace until the end. His son was four. Sweden had been fighting Denmark, Poland, Russia, and the Holy Roman Empire simultaneously for five years. The regency council looked at the map and the treasury and immediately opened negotiations. Within a year, Sweden signed treaties with everyone. They kept most of their Baltic territories — not because they won, but because their enemies were exhausted too. The four-year-old king inherited an empire his father had nearly bankrupted. When Charles XI finally took power at fifteen, he spent his reign fixing what the war had broken. Sweden never attempted that kind of expansion again.
en Lisboa se firma el Tratado de Lisboa, mediante el cual España reconoce la independencia de Portugal.
en Lisboa se firma el Tratado de Lisboa, mediante el cual España reconoce la independencia de Portugal.
Spain recognized Portuguese independence in 1668 after sixty years of refusing to accept it had lost control.
Spain recognized Portuguese independence in 1668 after sixty years of refusing to accept it had lost control. Portugal had already been functioning as a sovereign state since 1640. They'd fought off multiple Spanish invasions. They'd signed treaties with England, France, and the Netherlands. They had their own king, their own army, their own colonies. Spain just wouldn't admit it on paper. The Treaty of Lisbon changed nothing on the ground — Portugal didn't suddenly become independent. Spain finally acknowledged what everyone else already knew. Sometimes the signature is the last thing to happen, not the first.
William and Mary accepted the Declaration of Rights and ascended the English throne as joint monarchs, ending the abs…
William and Mary accepted the Declaration of Rights and ascended the English throne as joint monarchs, ending the absolute power of the Stuart kings. This transition established the supremacy of Parliament over the Crown, ensuring that future monarchs could no longer suspend laws or levy taxes without legislative consent.
The soldiers had been guests in MacDonald homes for twelve days.
The soldiers had been guests in MacDonald homes for twelve days. They'd eaten their food, played cards, shared whisky. Then orders came at 5 AM: kill everyone under 70. Thirty-eight died in their beds. Forty more froze to death fleeing into the mountains in a blizzard. The massacre wasn't about loyalty — the oath deadline had already passed. It was about clearing land. The commander who gave the order called it "a proper vindication of public justice.
The Mapuche had been fighting Spanish colonizers for 186 years when both sides sat down at Negrete in 1726.
The Mapuche had been fighting Spanish colonizers for 186 years when both sides sat down at Negrete in 1726. Not a surrender — a negotiation. The Spanish agreed to evacuate forts south of the Bío-Bío River and recognize Mapuche autonomy in their territory. In exchange, the Mapuche would allow limited trade and stop raiding Spanish settlements. The treaty held for decades. It was one of the few times a European colonial power formally recognized indigenous sovereignty in the Americas. The Mapuche remained independent until the 1880s, outlasting Spanish rule itself.
Das von Großmogul Muhammad Shah zur Verteidigung ausgesandte Heer unterliegt in der Schlacht von Karnal den mit dem p…
Das von Großmogul Muhammad Shah zur Verteidigung ausgesandte Heer unterliegt in der Schlacht von Karnal den mit dem persischen Herrscher Nadir Schah an der Spitze ins Mogulreich eingedrungenen Truppen, die zahlenmäßig überlegen sind.
Nadir Shah Crushes Mughals: Delhi's Treasures Plundered
Nadir Shah's Persian army crushed the Mughal forces at Karnal in just three hours, capturing Emperor Muhammad Shah and marching unopposed into Delhi. The subsequent sacking of the Mughal capital — including the seizure of the Peacock Throne and the Koh-i-Noor diamond — shattered Mughal prestige and accelerated the empire's disintegration into warring successor states.
The Dutch East India Company solved a Javanese civil war by cutting the kingdom in half.
The Dutch East India Company solved a Javanese civil war by cutting the kingdom in half. Pakubuwono III and his brother Prince Mangkubumi had been fighting for three years over who ruled Mataram. The VOC brokered the Treaty of Giyanti: Pakubuwono kept Surakarta, Mangkubumi got Yogyakarta. Both rulers thought they'd won. The Dutch had actually created two weaker courts that needed Company support to survive. Surakarta and Yogyakarta exist today, 270 years later, still separate, still royal. A colonial solution that became permanent culture.
les Français occupent l'île Saint-Christophe dans les Antilles.
les Français occupent l'île Saint-Christophe dans les Antilles.
la France sous monarchie parlementaire en révolution supprime et interdit les vœux monastiques.
la France sous monarchie parlementaire en révolution supprime et interdit les vœux monastiques.
combat de Vannes pendant la pré-Chouannerie.
combat de Vannes pendant la pré-Chouannerie.
en Aranjuez (España), Luciano Bonaparte y Manuel Godoy firman el Convenio de Aranjuez.
en Aranjuez (España), Luciano Bonaparte y Manuel Godoy firman el Convenio de Aranjuez.
Die weltweit erste Dampflokomotive absolviert in Wales ihre Jungfernfahrt.
Die weltweit erste Dampflokomotive absolviert in Wales ihre Jungfernfahrt.
en la aldea de Rosario, a orillas del río Paraná, el general Manuel Belgrano propone al gobierno la adopción de la es…
en la aldea de Rosario, a orillas del río Paraná, el general Manuel Belgrano propone al gobierno la adopción de la escarapela celeste y blanca para identificar a sus tropas en la lucha independentista.
en Santiago de Chile sale a la luz el primer número de la Aurora de Chile, periódico creado durante el gobierno de Jo…
en Santiago de Chile sale a la luz el primer número de la Aurora de Chile, periódico creado durante el gobierno de José Miguel Carrera, con la expresa intención de promover las ideas emancipadoras. Su director fue fray Camilo Henríquez, teniendo como colaboradores a Manuel de Salas, Juan Egaña, José Miguel Infante y José Manuel Gandarillas.
The Cambridge Union Society was founded by students who'd been banned from discussing politics.
The Cambridge Union Society was founded by students who'd been banned from discussing politics. The university forbade it — political debate was considered dangerous, likely to corrupt young minds. So they met in secret, in a tavern, and created their own society. They debated everything the university wouldn't let them touch: reform, revolution, the rights of man. Within a decade, it became the most prestigious debating society in Britain. Prime ministers practiced there first. So did spies. The establishment tried to silence them. They built the establishment instead.
l'Autriche accède à une demande de Ferdinand Ier (roi des Deux-Siciles) (Ferdinand IV) en envoyant une armée pour rép…
l'Autriche accède à une demande de Ferdinand Ier (roi des Deux-Siciles) (Ferdinand IV) en envoyant une armée pour réprimer un soulèvement à Naples.
In der Enzyklika Quanta laetitia strukturiert Papst Leo XII.
In der Enzyklika Quanta laetitia strukturiert Papst Leo XII. die Römisch-katholische Kirche in Schottland neu.
en el marco de la guerra entre Argentina y Brasil, se produce la batalla de Bacacay, en la que el general Juan Lavall…
en el marco de la guerra entre Argentina y Brasil, se produce la batalla de Bacacay, en la que el general Juan Lavalle derrota una división brasileña.
en Mallorca, el pianista polaco Frédéric Chopin, acompañado de la escritora francesa George Sand, abandona la isla (d…
en Mallorca, el pianista polaco Frédéric Chopin, acompañado de la escritora francesa George Sand, abandona la isla (donde había permanecido desde noviembre del año anterior) a causa de su maltrecha salud.
Metropolitan Andrei Şaguna walked into Franz Joseph's court with a document signed by Romanian leaders across three p…
Metropolitan Andrei Şaguna walked into Franz Joseph's court with a document signed by Romanian leaders across three provinces. The General Petition had one demand: recognize Romanians as a nation within the empire. Not autonomy. Not independence. Just recognition that they existed as a people. The Austrians had just crushed the Hungarian Revolution with Romanian help — thousands of Romanian soldiers fought for the Habsburgs. Şaguna thought this was the moment. Franz Joseph was 18 years old and owed them. He rejected it. Romanians would wait another 68 years for their own state, and when it came, it wouldn't include Austria at all.
Das erste deutsche Schiff mit Auswanderern nach Australien, die Goddefroy, kommt in Melbourne an.
Das erste deutsche Schiff mit Auswanderern nach Australien, die Goddefroy, kommt in Melbourne an. Unter den Forty-Eighters befinden sich viele nach der Deutschen Revolution politisch Verfolgte.
Nach dem Ablegen in New York verschwindet der Passagierdampfer Tempest der britischen Anchor Line mit 150 Menschen an…
Nach dem Ablegen in New York verschwindet der Passagierdampfer Tempest der britischen Anchor Line mit 150 Menschen an Bord spurlos auf dem Nordatlantik.
Auf der Suche nach der Quelle des Nils dringen die britischen Afrikaforscher Richard Francis Burton und John Hanning …
Auf der Suche nach der Quelle des Nils dringen die britischen Afrikaforscher Richard Francis Burton und John Hanning Speke als erste Europäer zum Tanganjikasee vor.
King Francis II surrendered the fortress of Gaeta, dissolving the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
King Francis II surrendered the fortress of Gaeta, dissolving the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. This capitulation finalized the military collapse of the Bourbon monarchy and removed the last major obstacle to the unification of Italy under the House of Savoy.
The fortress of Gaeta held out for three months against 18,000 Italian troops and the entire Sardinian navy.
The fortress of Gaeta held out for three months against 18,000 Italian troops and the entire Sardinian navy. King Francis II of the Two Sicilies watched from the ramparts as shells destroyed his last stronghold. His wife, Queen Maria Sophia, walked the battlements during bombardments to rally the defenders. They ran out of food. Then medicine. Then hope. When Francis surrendered on February 13, 1861, the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies ceased to exist after 127 years. Two weeks later, Victor Emmanuel II was proclaimed King of Italy. The new nation had everything except Rome and Venice. And the south has never forgiven the north.
Die James-Younger-Gang um Frank und Jesse James begeht mit dem Überfall auf die Clay County Savings Association in Li…
Die James-Younger-Gang um Frank und Jesse James begeht mit dem Überfall auf die Clay County Savings Association in Liberty (Missouri) den ersten Banküberfall in den Vereinigten Staaten nach dem Bürgerkrieg.
Engineers began burying the foul-smelling Senne river beneath Brussels, transforming an open sewer into the city’s gr…
Engineers began burying the foul-smelling Senne river beneath Brussels, transforming an open sewer into the city’s grand central boulevards. This massive infrastructure project eliminated the frequent cholera outbreaks plaguing the capital and allowed for the construction of the neoclassical urban core that defines the city’s layout today.
en Bruselas (Bélgica) comienzan los trabajos de cubrimiento del río Senne, enterrando el río principal de la capital …
en Bruselas (Bélgica) comienzan los trabajos de cubrimiento del río Senne, enterrando el río principal de la capital y creando los modernos bulevares centrales.
en Madrid (España), la reina Isabel II promulga un «real decreto» que prohíbe las recomendaciones en la tramitación d…
en Madrid (España), la reina Isabel II promulga un «real decreto» que prohíbe las recomendaciones en la tramitación de asuntos propios de la administración del Estado.
en Viena (Austria) se estrena El Danubio azul, obra del compositor austríaco Johann Strauss (hijo).
en Viena (Austria) se estrena El Danubio azul, obra del compositor austríaco Johann Strauss (hijo).
In Moskau erfolgt die Uraufführung der Oper Angelo von César Cui.
In Moskau erfolgt die Uraufführung der Oper Angelo von César Cui.
en Madrid (España), el rey Alfonso XII de España firma la ley de abolición de la esclavitud.
en Madrid (España), el rey Alfonso XII de España firma la ley de abolición de la esclavitud.
Engineers began burying the Zenne river beneath Brussels, transforming a foul, cholera-ridden waterway into the city’…
Engineers began burying the Zenne river beneath Brussels, transforming a foul, cholera-ridden waterway into the city’s grand central boulevards. This massive infrastructure project replaced open sewers with modern transit arteries, sanitizing the urban core and enabling the rapid commercial expansion that defines the Belgian capital’s layout today.
Thomas Edison was trying to stop his light bulbs from blackening.
Thomas Edison was trying to stop his light bulbs from blackening. Carbon filaments threw off particles that darkened the glass. He sealed a metal plate inside the bulb to catch them. It didn't work. But when he connected the plate to a positive charge, current flowed through the vacuum. When negative, nothing. He had no idea why. He patented it anyway, called it the Edison effect, then moved on. Twenty years later, someone figured out he'd discovered electrons moving in one direction only. He'd built the first vacuum tube. Radio, television, computers — all of it required that one-way flow. Edison saw it as a failed fix for dirty bulbs.
Die erste Ausgabe der radikal-feministischen Zeitschrift La Citoyenne von Hubertine Auclert erscheint in Paris.
Die erste Ausgabe der radikal-feministischen Zeitschrift La Citoyenne von Hubertine Auclert erscheint in Paris.
Hubertine Auclert launched the feminist newspaper La Citoyenne in Paris, directly challenging the French legal code t…
Hubertine Auclert launched the feminist newspaper La Citoyenne in Paris, directly challenging the French legal code that denied women the right to vote or control their own finances. By aggressively campaigning for suffrage and equal rights, the publication forced the French political establishment to confront the systemic exclusion of women from the republic’s democratic ideals.
Die Deutsche Reichsbank richtet in den größeren Städten Deutschlands Abrechnungsstellen ein, um den Banken den Ausgle…
Die Deutsche Reichsbank richtet in den größeren Städten Deutschlands Abrechnungsstellen ein, um den Banken den Ausgleich ihrer gegenseitigen Forderungen zu erleichtern.
Die Financial Times erscheint in London als Weiterführung des rund einen Monat zuvor herausgebrachten London Financia…
Die Financial Times erscheint in London als Weiterführung des rund einen Monat zuvor herausgebrachten London Financial Guide.
Les anarchistes illégalistes du groupe des Intransigeants, dont Vittorio Pini, poignardent le député socialiste itali…
Les anarchistes illégalistes du groupe des Intransigeants, dont Vittorio Pini, poignardent le député socialiste italien Celso Ceretti à Mirandola après ses insultes les visant dans la presse.
Cinematographe Patented: The Birth of Cinema
Auguste and Louis Lumière patented the Cinématographe in 1894, merging a lightweight camera with a portable projector to finally free film from the studio. This invention instantly transformed moving pictures from a laboratory curiosity into a commercial spectacle that could travel to any town, birthing the global movie industry.
en el contexto de la primera guerra sino-japonesa, los restos de la flota china capitulan frente a los japoneses.
en el contexto de la primera guerra sino-japonesa, los restos de la flota china capitulan frente a los japoneses.
les frères lyonnais Lumière déposent le brevet du cinématographe.
les frères lyonnais Lumière déposent le brevet du cinématographe.
Tallahassee hit negative two degrees Fahrenheit on February 13, 1899.
Tallahassee hit negative two degrees Fahrenheit on February 13, 1899. The coldest temperature ever recorded in Florida's capital. Orange groves across the state froze solid that week — the Great Freeze of 1899 wiped out entire citrus operations. Farmers found fruit frozen on the branches, trees split down to the roots. The industry moved south after that, abandoning North Florida entirely. That's why your orange juice comes from places like Lakeland and Fort Myers now. One cold snap redrew the state's agricultural map.
en Alemania, el parlamento (Reichstag) ratifica los tratados con la isla de Tonga y las islas Samoa.
en Alemania, el parlamento (Reichstag) ratifica los tratados con la isla de Tonga y las islas Samoa.
In Brüssel wird die Oper King Arthur von Isaac Albéniz uraufgeführt.
In Brüssel wird die Oper King Arthur von Isaac Albéniz uraufgeführt.
en China, la ciudad de Cantón es saqueada por seis mil soldados chinos, instruidos por oficiales extranjeros.
en China, la ciudad de Cantón es saqueada por seis mil soldados chinos, instruidos por oficiales extranjeros.
en Rumanía se funda el Partido Socialdemócrata.
en Rumanía se funda el Partido Socialdemócrata.
el Gobierno imperial chino reconoce la república.
el Gobierno imperial chino reconoce la república.
The 13th Dalai Lama stood in Lhasa and declared Tibet independent.
The 13th Dalai Lama stood in Lhasa and declared Tibet independent. No foreign power recognized it. China was collapsing—the Qing dynasty had just fallen, the republic was weeks old, warlords controlled half the country. Tibet had already expelled the last Chinese troops two years earlier. Now Thubten Gyatso made it official. He reorganized the army, sent students to England, built Tibet's first power plant, started a postal system. For 38 years, Tibet ran itself. No Chinese soldiers. No foreign embassies either. When he died in 1933, he warned that Tibet's independence wouldn't last without foreign allies. He was right. Sixteen years later, the People's Liberation Army crossed the border.
en la ciudad de Nueva York se crea la Sociedad Estadounidense de Compositores, Autores y Editores para proteger las c…
en la ciudad de Nueva York se crea la Sociedad Estadounidense de Compositores, Autores y Editores para proteger las composiciones musicales protegidas por derechos de autor de sus miembros.
en Washington (Estados Unidos), el presidente Woodrow Wilson reconoce al nuevo dictador del Perú, el general Óscar Be…
en Washington (Estados Unidos), el presidente Woodrow Wilson reconoce al nuevo dictador del Perú, el general Óscar Benavides, quien solo una semana antes (el 4 de febrero) había perpetrado un golpe de Estado contra el presidente constitucional Guillermo Billinghurst, quien había manifestado abiertamente su negativa a obedecer a los mandatos de Estados Unidos.
ASCAP formed in 1914 because restaurants refused to pay for live music.
ASCAP formed in 1914 because restaurants refused to pay for live music. Victor Herbert, an Irish composer, sued a Manhattan hotel that played his operetta without permission. He won. Then he gathered 170 composers and lyricists at Lüchow's restaurant and founded ASCAP to collect royalties from every venue that played their work. Before this, you could perform anyone's music anywhere without paying them. Broadway composers were starving while their songs filled every dance hall. ASCAP changed that overnight.
los aliados, en el marco de la Primera Guerra Mundial (1914-1918), se comprometen a garantizar en el futuro la neutra…
los aliados, en el marco de la Primera Guerra Mundial (1914-1918), se comprometen a garantizar en el futuro la neutralidad de Bélgica y a reintegrar a ese país los territorios anexionados por Alemania.
en un hotel de París (Francia) el servicio de espionaje francés detiene a la espía proalemana Mata Hari.
en un hotel de París (Francia) el servicio de espionaje francés detiene a la espía proalemana Mata Hari.
Das Kabinett Scheidemann übernimmt vom bislang als Reichsregierung fungierenden Rat der Volksbeauftragten die Amtsgew…
Das Kabinett Scheidemann übernimmt vom bislang als Reichsregierung fungierenden Rat der Volksbeauftragten die Amtsgewalt in Deutschland.
عصبة الأمم تعترف بحياد سويسرا، وهو الموقف الذي تبنته سويسرا على مدى قرون.
عصبة الأمم تعترف بحياد سويسرا، وهو الموقف الذي تبنته سويسرا على مدى قرون.
Rube Foster founded the Negro National League with eight teams and $500 in startup capital.
Rube Foster founded the Negro National League with eight teams and $500 in startup capital. He'd been blackballed from white baseball despite a 51-game winning streak. The league played in repurposed minor league parks on days white teams didn't need them. Players made $100 a month, about what factory workers earned. Within two years, the league was drawing 400,000 fans annually. Foster ran it until a gas leak in 1926 left him hospitalized. He never recovered. Black players wouldn't integrate MLB for another 27 years.
funérailles de Pierre Alexeiévitch Kropotkine.
funérailles de Pierre Alexeiévitch Kropotkine.
Tem início a Semana de Arte Moderna, em São Paulo, e foi um dos marcos do modernismo brasileiro.
Tem início a Semana de Arte Moderna, em São Paulo, e foi um dos marcos do modernismo brasileiro.
en España se funda la Corporación Deportiva América.
en España se funda la Corporación Deportiva América.
se estrena la película Cuatro hijos, dirigida por John Ford.
se estrena la película Cuatro hijos, dirigida por John Ford.
en Barcelona tiene lugar el I Campeonato de España de Maratón, celebrado entre la ciudad condal y Castelldefels.
en Barcelona tiene lugar el I Campeonato de España de Maratón, celebrado entre la ciudad condal y Castelldefels.
en Venezuela se produce un atentado contra el presidente Juan Vicente Gómez.
en Venezuela se produce un atentado contra el presidente Juan Vicente Gómez.
en España, el general Emilio Mola es nombrado director general de Seguridad.
en España, el general Emilio Mola es nombrado director general de Seguridad.
In Oberhof beginnen die Nordischen Skiweltmeisterschaften, die mit vier Veranstaltungen im Skilanglauf, der Nordische…
In Oberhof beginnen die Nordischen Skiweltmeisterschaften, die mit vier Veranstaltungen im Skilanglauf, der Nordischen Kombination und dem Skispringen bis zum 15. Februar dauern wird.
The British Raj officially moved its capital from Calcutta to New Delhi, abandoning the former seat of the East India…
The British Raj officially moved its capital from Calcutta to New Delhi, abandoning the former seat of the East India Company for a purpose-built city designed to project imperial permanence. This shift centralized administrative power in the north, distancing the colonial government from the rising nationalist unrest in Bengal and reshaping the political geography of modern India.
New Delhi became India's capital on February 13, 1931, replacing Calcutta.
New Delhi became India's capital on February 13, 1931, replacing Calcutta. The British had announced the move twenty years earlier but kept building. They carved an entire city from scratch — 4,000 acres of nothing. Edwin Lutyens designed it. Classical columns and Mughal domes. Wide boulevards radiating from a central palace. It cost £14 million, roughly £1 billion today. The Viceroy's House alone had 340 rooms. They finished just sixteen years before the British left. India inherited a capital built by the empire that colonized it, designed to intimidate Indians, now run by them.
en España, los alumnos de las escuelas de ingenieros y arquitectos realizan una huelga general por la aprobación de l…
en España, los alumnos de las escuelas de ingenieros y arquitectos realizan una huelga general por la aprobación de la Ley sobre Aparejadores.
The Soviet steamship Cheliuskin vanished beneath the Arctic ice after being crushed by shifting floes, leaving over a…
The Soviet steamship Cheliuskin vanished beneath the Arctic ice after being crushed by shifting floes, leaving over a hundred passengers stranded on a drifting ice floe. This disaster forced the Soviet government to organize a massive, high-stakes aerial rescue mission, which ultimately established the state's capability to conduct complex search-and-rescue operations in the extreme polar environment.
en España se fusionan la Falange Española y las Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional-Sindicalista en una sola agrupación nacio…
en España se fusionan la Falange Española y las Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional-Sindicalista en una sola agrupación nacional-sindicalista: FE de las JONS.
Das sowjetische Expeditionsschiff Cheliuskin sinkt nach monatelanger unkontrollierter Drift bei der Erkundung der Nor…
Das sowjetische Expeditionsschiff Cheliuskin sinkt nach monatelanger unkontrollierter Drift bei der Erkundung der Nordostpassage in der Tschuktschensee. Das Ereignis, bei dem sich 104 der 105 an Bord befindlichen Personen auf eine Eisscholle retten können, führt in der Folge zur Stiftung der Auszeichnung Held der Sowjetunion.
el último dirigible de la armada estadounidense cae al mar en las proximidades de San Francisco, pereciendo sus 81 tr…
el último dirigible de la armada estadounidense cae al mar en las proximidades de San Francisco, pereciendo sus 81 tripulantes.
naissance de la première chaîne de télévision française Radio-PTT Vision.
naissance de la première chaîne de télévision française Radio-PTT Vision.
Bruno Hauptmann was convicted of kidnapping and murdering Charles Lindbergh Jr., the 20-month-old son of America's mo…
Bruno Hauptmann was convicted of kidnapping and murdering Charles Lindbergh Jr., the 20-month-old son of America's most famous aviator. The ransom was $50,000. Hauptmann had $14,600 of it hidden in his garage, gold certificates with serial numbers that matched. He claimed a friend gave him the money before dying. The friend was real. The friend was dead. Nobody believed the rest. Hauptmann maintained his innocence through execution. The case invented the term "media circus" — 700 reporters covered the trial, H.L. Mencken called it "the greatest story since the Resurrection." Congress passed the Federal Kidnapping Act because of it. Lindbergh moved his family to England. He couldn't bear America anymore.
en Francia, Léon Blum, destacado parlamentario socialista francés, es agredido por jóvenes de extrema derecha y resul…
en Francia, Léon Blum, destacado parlamentario socialista francés, es agredido por jóvenes de extrema derecha y resulta herido en la cara y el cráneo.
un incendie au théâtre d'Antong en Chine cause 700 morts.
un incendie au théâtre d'Antong en Chine cause 700 morts.
Am Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens in Paris erfolgt die Uraufführung der Operette Les Petites Cardinales von Arthur Hon…
Am Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens in Paris erfolgt die Uraufführung der Operette Les Petites Cardinales von Arthur Honegger und Jacques Ibert.
In den letzten Tagen des Spanischen Bürgerkriegs gibt Francisco Franco ein Dekret über das Verfahren mit politischen …
In den letzten Tagen des Spanischen Bürgerkriegs gibt Francisco Franco ein Dekret über das Verfahren mit politischen Missetätern heraus, das Aktivitäten, die von Franco als umstürzlerische Tätigkeit angesehen werden, bis zurück in das Jahr 1934 rückwirkend unter Strafe stellt.
en Santa Bárbara (California) se estrena Rebeca, primera película estadounidense de Alfred Hitchcock.
en Santa Bárbara (California) se estrena Rebeca, primera película estadounidense de Alfred Hitchcock.
الزعيم النازي أدولف هتلر يتراجع عن فكرة غزو بريطانيا والمعروفة بخطة «أسد البحر».
الزعيم النازي أدولف هتلر يتراجع عن فكرة غزو بريطانيا والمعروفة بخطة «أسد البحر».
en Costa Rica, Teodoro Picado Michalski es elegido presidente.
en Costa Rica, Teodoro Picado Michalski es elegido presidente.
Budapest Falls: Axis Forces Surrender After Brutal Siege
German and Hungarian forces surrendered unconditionally after a fifty-day siege that reduced much of Budapest to rubble and killed over 38,000 civilians. The Red Army's capture of the Hungarian capital severed one of Germany's last allies in Eastern Europe and opened the road to Vienna, accelerating the collapse of the Third Reich.
The RAF sent 796 Lancaster bombers to Dresden on February 13, 1945.
The RAF sent 796 Lancaster bombers to Dresden on February 13, 1945. The city had almost no anti-aircraft defenses. It was packed with refugees fleeing the Soviet advance — estimates put the population at a million, double its normal size. The firestorm reached 1,500 degrees Celsius. Asphalt streets caught fire. People in bomb shelters suffocated as the fires consumed all oxygen above ground. The Allies dropped 3,900 tons of bombs in two waves. The second wave targeted rescue workers. Somewhere between 25,000 and 40,000 people died. The war ended three months later.
en Nueva York (Estados Unidos) el Consejo de Seguridad de Naciones Unidas, en el marco de su decimoséptima sesión ple…
en Nueva York (Estados Unidos) el Consejo de Seguridad de Naciones Unidas, en el marco de su decimoséptima sesión plenaria, acuerda la creación de una Comisión de Desarme Mundial.
Mit der Ausstrahlung als Hörspiel durch den Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunk erlebt Wolfgang Borcherts Draußen vor der Tür …
Mit der Ausstrahlung als Hörspiel durch den Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunk erlebt Wolfgang Borcherts Draußen vor der Tür seine Uraufführung.
Die Vereine Kölner BC und Köln-Sülz 07 fusionieren zum 1.
Die Vereine Kölner BC und Köln-Sülz 07 fusionieren zum 1. FC Köln.
se forma la Federación de Atletismo de Asia, conocida luego de su transformación como Consejo Olímpico de Asia.
se forma la Federación de Atletismo de Asia, conocida luego de su transformación como Consejo Olímpico de Asia.
United Nations forces dug into the frozen hills of Chipyong-ni, facing a massive three-day assault by the Chinese Peo…
United Nations forces dug into the frozen hills of Chipyong-ni, facing a massive three-day assault by the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. By holding this vital rail junction against overwhelming numbers, the Allied troops shattered the myth of Chinese invincibility and forced a permanent retreat from their deepest penetration into South Korea.
en Madrid (España), el dictador Francisco Franco nombra a Miguel Primo de Rivera y Sáenz de Heredia, hermano de José …
en Madrid (España), el dictador Francisco Franco nombra a Miguel Primo de Rivera y Sáenz de Heredia, hermano de José Antonio Primo de Rivera, como embajador de España en Londres.
en Yugoslavia, la Asamblea Nacional aprueba una nueva Constitución.
en Yugoslavia, la Asamblea Nacional aprueba una nueva Constitución.
Frank Selvy scored 100 points in a college basketball game on February 13, 1954.
Frank Selvy scored 100 points in a college basketball game on February 13, 1954. Furman versus Newberry. He made 41 field goals and 18 free throws. The final score was 149-95. Nobody has done it since. Not in 70 years of Division I basketball. Selvy played all 40 minutes. He averaged 41.7 points per game that season. The Lakers drafted him first overall. He played 10 NBA seasons and never scored more than 46 in a game. Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point NBA game gets remembered. Selvy's college record gets forgotten. But his was first.
Sabena Flight 503 hit Monte Terminillo at 8,200 feet in thick fog.
Sabena Flight 503 hit Monte Terminillo at 8,200 feet in thick fog. The DC-6 was flying Rome to Brussels. All 29 people died — crew, passengers, and the entire U.S. figure skating team heading to the World Championships in Colorado Springs. Sixteen skaters gone. The entire national program, wiped out in seconds. The U.S. Figure Skating Association had to rebuild from scratch. They recruited new coaches, found new talent, started over. Within five years, American skaters were winning medals again. But everyone who competed in the 1960s learned from coaches who'd lost their mentors on that mountain.
Israel bought four Dead Sea Scrolls through a classified ad in The Wall Street Journal.
Israel bought four Dead Sea Scrolls through a classified ad in The Wall Street Journal. "The Four Dead Sea Scrolls: Biblical manuscripts dating back to at least 200 BC are for sale." Yigael Yadin, an archaeologist and former Israeli general, met the seller at a New York bank vault. $250,000 cash. The scrolls had been sitting in a Syrian monastery since Bedouin shepherds found them in a cave in 1947. The other three scrolls? Already in Jordan. The most important biblical discovery of the century was purchased like a used car.
Im indischen Bundesstaat Gujarat beginnt die Archaeological Survey of India mit der Ausgrabung der Stadt Lothal, die …
Im indischen Bundesstaat Gujarat beginnt die Archaeological Survey of India mit der Ausgrabung der Stadt Lothal, die der Indus-Kultur im Altertum zuzurechnen ist.
en España, una ola de frío en toda la nación provoca que en Santander se alcancen los –7 °C, la temperatura más baja …
en España, una ola de frío en toda la nación provoca que en Santander se alcancen los –7 °C, la temperatura más baja del siglo.
en La Habana (Cuba) inicia el Juicio de los aviadores.
en La Habana (Cuba) inicia el Juicio de los aviadores.
Nach dem Sieg der Revolutionäre über das Batista-Regime auf Kuba übernimmt Fidel Castro das Amt des Ministerpräsidenten.
Nach dem Sieg der Revolutionäre über das Batista-Regime auf Kuba übernimmt Fidel Castro das Amt des Ministerpräsidenten.
Black college students occupied lunch counters at three Nashville department stores, enduring verbal abuse and physic…
Black college students occupied lunch counters at three Nashville department stores, enduring verbal abuse and physical intimidation to challenge segregated service. This coordinated action forced the city’s business leaders to negotiate, eventually leading to the desegregation of downtown lunch counters and providing a tactical blueprint for the broader Civil Rights Movement.
France Joins the Nuclear Club: Gerboise Bleue Detonates
France detonates its first atomic bomb under the code name Gerboise Bleue, joining the United States, Soviet Union, and United Kingdom as the world's fourth nuclear power. This achievement instantly elevates Paris to a position of global strategic leverage, compelling other nations to recalibrate their Cold War alliances around a new European nuclear player.
Three rockhounds cracked open a geode near Olancha, California.
Three rockhounds cracked open a geode near Olancha, California. Inside: what looked exactly like a spark plug, complete with ceramic insulator and metal core. The rock was supposedly 500,000 years old. UFO researchers called it proof of ancient technology. Geologists called it a 1920s Champion spark plug that got encased in fast-forming clay nodules. The "Coso Artifact" vanished into a private collection before anyone could carbon-date it. We're still arguing about a rock nobody can examine.
en el Congo Belga, el gobierno del estado de Katanga comunica el asesinato del antiguo jefe de Estado, Patrice Lumumba.
en el Congo Belga, el gobierno del estado de Katanga comunica el asesinato del antiguo jefe de Estado, Patrice Lumumba.
Nhiek Tioulong est nommé Premier ministre au Cambodge.
Nhiek Tioulong est nommé Premier ministre au Cambodge.
España y Mauritania firman un acuerdo pesquero y comercial.
España y Mauritania firman un acuerdo pesquero y comercial.
assassinat du chef de l'opposition Humberto Delgado au Portugal.
assassinat du chef de l'opposition Humberto Delgado au Portugal.
American researchers found two lost Leonardo notebooks in Madrid's National Library in 1967.
American researchers found two lost Leonardo notebooks in Madrid's National Library in 1967. They'd been there the whole time, just misfiled. The librarians knew they had *something* by Leonardo — the catalog said so — but nobody could find them. For 150 years. Turns out they were shelved under the wrong call number. Inside: 700 pages of engineering sketches, gear designs, notes on mechanics. One notebook was entirely about locks and hydraulics. Leonardo had drawn spring-loaded mechanisms that wouldn't be reinvented for centuries. The library had been sitting on Renaissance engineering secrets because someone wrote down the wrong number.
en Nueva York (Estados Unidos) Galo Plaza Lasso (expresidente del Ecuador) es nombrado secretario general de la OEA (…
en Nueva York (Estados Unidos) Galo Plaza Lasso (expresidente del Ecuador) es nombrado secretario general de la OEA (Organización de Estados Americanos).
en Vietnam del Norte, bombarderos estadounidenses del tipo B-52 Stratofortress atacan unidades del Vietcong en los ba…
en Vietnam del Norte, bombarderos estadounidenses del tipo B-52 Stratofortress atacan unidades del Vietcong en los barrios periféricos de Saigón.
Die erste Herztransplantation in Deutschland wird unter Leitung von Rudolf Zenker in München durchgeführt.
Die erste Herztransplantation in Deutschland wird unter Leitung von Rudolf Zenker in München durchgeführt. Aufgrund des vorgeschädigten Spenderherzes überlebt der Patient nur 27 Stunden.
en Múnich (Alemania), los cirujanos Fritz Sebening y Wener Klinner, con el equipo quirúrgico de Rudolf Zenker, realiz…
en Múnich (Alemania), los cirujanos Fritz Sebening y Wener Klinner, con el equipo quirúrgico de Rudolf Zenker, realizan el primer trasplante de corazón de la historia de Alemania.
en Buenos Aires (Argentina), un decreto de la dictadura militar del general Juan Carlos Onganía somete todas las emis…
en Buenos Aires (Argentina), un decreto de la dictadura militar del general Juan Carlos Onganía somete todas las emisoras privadas de radio y televisión al control gubernamental.
Black Sabbath released their debut album on Friday the 13th, 1970.
Black Sabbath released their debut album on Friday the 13th, 1970. The opening track started with rain, church bells, and a tritone — the interval medieval monks called "the Devil's interval" and banned from sacred music. Tony Iommi had lost the tips of two fingers in a factory accident and tuned his guitar down so he could still play. The darkness wasn't aesthetic. It was Birmingham: factory towns, coal smoke, working-class kids who'd seen Vietnam vets come home broken. They made music that sounded like the world felt. Every metal band since traces back to that tritone.
en Inglaterra, es publicado el álbum Black Sabbath, primer trabajo de la banda británica de heavy metal Black Sabbath
en Inglaterra, es publicado el álbum Black Sabbath, primer trabajo de la banda británica de heavy metal Black Sabbath
Bei einer Verkehrskontrolle in Bad Godesberg entdeckt die Polizei eine Maschinenpistole im Fahrzeug von Bernd Hengst.
Bei einer Verkehrskontrolle in Bad Godesberg entdeckt die Polizei eine Maschinenpistole im Fahrzeug von Bernd Hengst. Die weiteren Untersuchungen führen auf die Spur der nach ihm benannten Wehrsportgruppe.
South Vietnamese forces launched Operation Lam Son 719, pushing into Laos to sever the Ho Chi Minh Trail supply lines.
South Vietnamese forces launched Operation Lam Son 719, pushing into Laos to sever the Ho Chi Minh Trail supply lines. The offensive failed to achieve its objective, exposing the limitations of the South Vietnamese military without direct American ground combat support and accelerating the collapse of public confidence in the Vietnamization strategy.
en Sapporo (Japón), el esquiador español Francisco Fernández Ochoa gana el eslalon especial y la medalla de oro en lo…
en Sapporo (Japón), el esquiador español Francisco Fernández Ochoa gana el eslalon especial y la medalla de oro en los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno.
le groupe musical anglo-saxon Led Zeppelin se voit forcé d'annuler un concert qu'il devait donner à Singapour car les…
le groupe musical anglo-saxon Led Zeppelin se voit forcé d'annuler un concert qu'il devait donner à Singapour car les officiels locaux n'ont pas laissé les membres du groupe quitter leur avion sous prétexte qu'ils ont les cheveux trop longs.
en Buenos Aires, el líder del Partido Justicialista argentino Héctor Cámpora, designado ya como candidato a la presid…
en Buenos Aires, el líder del Partido Justicialista argentino Héctor Cámpora, designado ya como candidato a la presidencia por el FREJULI, anuncia que de ser elegido llevará al poder a Juan Domingo Perón.
un rapport "Gendron" propose l'anglais et le français comme les deux langues nationales mais le français comme langue…
un rapport "Gendron" propose l'anglais et le français comme les deux langues nationales mais le français comme langue officielle pour le Québec sous le gouvernement Bourassa.
el gobierno de Laos y el Pathet Lao firman un armisticio.
el gobierno de Laos y el Pathet Lao firman un armisticio.
Solzhenitsyn didn't leave.
Solzhenitsyn didn't leave. He was arrested in his Moscow apartment, stripped of his citizenship, and put on a plane to West Germany. The KGB gave him four hours. His wife and children stayed behind. His crime was publishing *The Gulag Archipelago* in Paris — 1,800 pages documenting the Soviet labor camp system, drawn from 227 prisoner testimonies he'd memorized and hidden for years. The Kremlin had tolerated his earlier work. This one named names, detailed torture methods, estimated death counts. They couldn't jail him again without proving everything he wrote was true. So they erased him instead. Twenty years later, the Soviet Union collapsed. He flew home in 1994.
A three-alarm fire tore through the eleventh floor of the North Tower, spreading rapidly through insulation in the ut…
A three-alarm fire tore through the eleventh floor of the North Tower, spreading rapidly through insulation in the utility shafts. The blaze forced the Port Authority to install comprehensive sprinkler systems throughout the complex, establishing the modern fire safety standards that protected thousands of occupants during the 1993 and 2001 attacks.
Der aus den Reihen der Zyperntürken stammende Politiker Rauf Denktaş proklamiert den Türkischen Bundesstaat von Zyper…
Der aus den Reihen der Zyperntürken stammende Politiker Rauf Denktaş proklamiert den Türkischen Bundesstaat von Zypern auf der Insel Zypern. Bei Zyperngriechen und der internationalen Politik stößt er damit auf Ablehnung.
World Trade Center Burns: 1975 Fire Exposes Safety Gaps
A fire swept through the eleventh floor of the World Trade Center's North Tower, spreading to six floors before firefighters contained it. Though no one was killed, the blaze exposed serious gaps in high-rise fire safety — the towers lacked sprinklers — and led to a retroactive installation that saved untold lives in subsequent incidents.
en España se inaugura la autopista Oviedo-Gijón-Avilés.
en España se inaugura la autopista Oviedo-Gijón-Avilés.
frente al Hotel Hilton en Sídney (Australia), explota una bomba en un camión de basura, matando a dos recolectores de…
frente al Hotel Hilton en Sídney (Australia), explota una bomba en un camión de basura, matando a dos recolectores de basura y a un policía.
Sydney Hilton Bombed: Three Killed Outside Summit Hotel
A bomb hidden in a refuse truck detonated outside the Sydney Hilton Hotel during a Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, killing two garbage collectors and a police officer. The attack, Australia's first major act of political violence, prompted an immediate overhaul of the nation's counter-terrorism capabilities and remains one of its most controversial unsolved cases.
A floating bridge — concrete pontoons holding up a half-mile of roadway — sank in 120 mph winds on February 13, 1979.
A floating bridge — concrete pontoons holding up a half-mile of roadway — sank in 120 mph winds on February 13, 1979. Engineers had opened the draw span to reduce wind load. Water poured into the pontoons faster than pumps could handle it. The western half went under in 90 minutes. Nobody died. The bridge had been closed for hours. Washington rebuilt it with pontoons that could handle 150% more water. Turns out concrete doesn't float forever.
Wenige Wochen nach Beginn der Schneekatastrophe 1978/1979 kommt es im Norddeutschland erneut zu starken Schneefällen,…
Wenige Wochen nach Beginn der Schneekatastrophe 1978/1979 kommt es im Norddeutschland erneut zu starken Schneefällen, die schwere Behinderungen verursachen und Todesopfer fordern.
US-Vizepräsident Walter Mondale eröffnet in Lake Placid, New York, die XIII.
US-Vizepräsident Walter Mondale eröffnet in Lake Placid, New York, die XIII. Olympischen Winterspiele. Der Eisschnellläufer Eric Heiden spricht den olympischen Eid. Die Spiele dauern bis zum 24. Februar.
Der australische Medienunternehmer Rupert Murdoch erwirbt die traditionsreichen Londoner Zeitungen The Times und The …
Der australische Medienunternehmer Rupert Murdoch erwirbt die traditionsreichen Londoner Zeitungen The Times und The Sunday Times.
A sewer worker in Louisville smelled gas and called it in.
A sewer worker in Louisville smelled gas and called it in. Nobody came. He called again. By the time inspectors arrived, hexane fumes from a nearby chemical plant had filled miles of underground pipes. At 4:45 p.m., someone flicked a light switch in a building downtown. The spark traveled through the sewers like a fuse. Four explosions in ninety seconds. Manhole covers launched into the air. Streets buckled and collapsed. Cars dropped into craters. The blast zone stretched two and a half miles. Miraculously, nobody died. The city had to rebuild its entire underground infrastructure. The chemical plant had been dumping industrial solvents into the sewers for weeks.
The Guatemalan army killed 177 people in Río Negro on March 13, 1982.
The Guatemalan army killed 177 people in Río Negro on March 13, 1982. They needed the village gone — it sat where the Chixoy Dam would flood. Residents had refused resettlement money. Soldiers separated men from women and children, then killed them in groups. The dam opened anyway. The World Bank had funded it. Thirty years later, a court convicted five former soldiers. The dam still generates 15% of Guatemala's electricity.
The Diana Cinema fire started in the projection booth during a Sunday matinee.
The Diana Cinema fire started in the projection booth during a Sunday matinee. Sixty-four people died, most of them children. The emergency exits were locked — a common practice to stop people from sneaking in without tickets. The fire spread through the single-screen theater in minutes. Parents waiting outside heard the screams but couldn't get in. Italy rewrote its fire safety laws within weeks. Every cinema in the country was inspected. Hundreds were shut down permanently. The Diana's owner got six years for manslaughter. The kids were there to see a cartoon.
le général et ministre israélien de la Défense Ariel Sharon démissionne de ce poste mais reste au gouvernement à la s…
le général et ministre israélien de la Défense Ariel Sharon démissionne de ce poste mais reste au gouvernement à la suite de la crise provoquée par le rapport de la commission d'enquête sur les massacres dans les camps palestiniens de Sabra et Chatila.
Konstantin Chernenko became general secretary of the Soviet Union in February 1984.
Konstantin Chernenko became general secretary of the Soviet Union in February 1984. He was 72 years old and already dying. Emphysema so severe he could barely stand through his own acceptance speech. The Politburo knew. They chose him anyway because he was safe, loyal, wouldn't rock the boat. He lasted thirteen months. For most of that time, he governed from a hospital bed. His last public appearance, he couldn't lift his arm to vote. The Soviet Union, still a superpower, was being run by a man who couldn't breathe. Mikhail Gorbachev, who'd been waiting, took over three weeks after Chernenko's death. Within six years, the entire system collapsed.
en Panamá, Jorge Illueca asume la presidencia.
en Panamá, Jorge Illueca asume la presidencia.
en la zona de Sidón (Líbano) comienzan la retirada las tropas invasoras israelíes.
en la zona de Sidón (Líbano) comienzan la retirada las tropas invasoras israelíes.
Die originalgetreu rekonstruierte Semperoper wird mit Carl Maria von Webers Freischütz – der letzten vor der Schließu…
Die originalgetreu rekonstruierte Semperoper wird mit Carl Maria von Webers Freischütz – der letzten vor der Schließung 1944 aufgeführten Oper – wiedereröffnet.
le caporal Denis Lortie est condamné à 25 ans de prison ferme pour être entré dans l'Assemblée nationale du Québec et…
le caporal Denis Lortie est condamné à 25 ans de prison ferme pour être entré dans l'Assemblée nationale du Québec et y avoir abattu trois personnes et blessé neuf autres le 8 mai 1984.
contre-attaque tchadienne qui permet de reprendre Kalait (guerre des Toyota) et opération Épervier dans le même État.
contre-attaque tchadienne qui permet de reprendre Kalait (guerre des Toyota) et opération Épervier dans le même État.
el Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo de España impone la aplicación de la prueba del sida a todas las donaciones de sangre.
el Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo de España impone la aplicación de la prueba del sida a todas las donaciones de sangre.
In Calgary werden die XV.
In Calgary werden die XV. Olympischen Winterspiele eröffnet, die bis zum 28. Februar dauern und damit erstmals 16 Tage und drei Wochenenden umfassen.
en el mar Negro, barcos de la Armada Soviética embisten a dos barcos estadounidenses de guerra que ingresaron en agua…
en el mar Negro, barcos de la Armada Soviética embisten a dos barcos estadounidenses de guerra que ingresaron en aguas jurisdiccionales de la Unión Soviética. El Gobierno de Estados Unidos afirma que los dos barcos ejercían el «derecho “inocente” de paso».
The "Two Plus Four Agreement" was signed in Moscow on September 12, 1990.
The "Two Plus Four Agreement" was signed in Moscow on September 12, 1990. Two Germanys, four Allied powers from World War II — the US, USSR, Britain, and France. They'd occupied Germany for 45 years. The Soviets agreed to withdraw 380,000 troops from East Germany in exchange for 15 billion Deutsche Marks. Helmut Kohl had to promise NATO wouldn't expand eastward. Gorbachev needed the money. The Soviet Union would collapse 15 months later. Germany reunified on October 3rd. The speed shocked everyone — eleven months from the Wall falling to full sovereignty. The fastest geopolitical transformation in modern history happened because Moscow was broke.
en Alemania, en el marco de la reunificación, se alcanza un acuerdo para un plan de dos etapas de reunir las dos Alem…
en Alemania, en el marco de la reunificación, se alcanza un acuerdo para un plan de dos etapas de reunir las dos Alemanias.
Die Rote Armee Fraktion beschießt die US-amerikanische Botschaft in Bonn.
Die Rote Armee Fraktion beschießt die US-amerikanische Botschaft in Bonn. Es wird jedoch niemand verletzt.
The Amiriyah shelter had 10 feet of reinforced concrete and steel doors designed to survive a nuclear blast.
The Amiriyah shelter had 10 feet of reinforced concrete and steel doors designed to survive a nuclear blast. It didn't matter. Two GBU-27 laser-guided bombs hit within minutes on February 13, 1991. The first punched through the roof. The second followed the same hole. Over 400 civilians died inside — mostly women and children who'd been sleeping there for weeks. The Pentagon called it a command center. The blast shadows on the walls are still there.
en Madrid (España), el Congreso de los Diputados aprueba la Ley de Seguridad Ciudadana.
en Madrid (España), el Congreso de los Diputados aprueba la Ley de Seguridad Ciudadana.
زوال جمهورية منغوليا الشعبية
زوال جمهورية منغوليا الشعبية
la jeune femme de 25 ans Nancy B. presque totalement paralysée des pieds jusqu'au cou par le syndrome de Guillain-Bar…
la jeune femme de 25 ans Nancy B. presque totalement paralysée des pieds jusqu'au cou par le syndrome de Guillain-Barré depuis environ deux ans et demi et qui a obtenu le droit légal de mettre fin à ses jours meurt à l'Hôtel-Dieu de Québec après avoir demandé à ses médecins de débrancher son respirateur.
In Bonn wird die Partei Mensch Umwelt Tierschutz (MUT) gegründet.
In Bonn wird die Partei Mensch Umwelt Tierschutz (MUT) gegründet. Ingeborg Bingener wird einstimmig zur ersten Bundesvorsitzenden gewählt.
The Maoist insurgency started with a 40-point demand and attacks on police posts in six districts.
The Maoist insurgency started with a 40-point demand and attacks on police posts in six districts. The Communist Party of Nepal wanted to abolish the monarchy, redistribute land, and end what they called feudalism. They expected a quick revolution. It lasted ten years. 17,000 people died. Villages got caught between government forces who suspected them of helping rebels and rebels who demanded food and recruits. Child soldiers on both sides. The king eventually lost his throne, but not to the Maoists — to a people's movement that wanted democracy without the violence. The Maoists joined the government they'd tried to overthrow.
sortie de l'album All Eyez On Me du rappeur 2Pac, album emblématique du Hip-Hop Westcoast, contenant le single Califo…
sortie de l'album All Eyez On Me du rappeur 2Pac, album emblématique du Hip-Hop Westcoast, contenant le single California Love.
en Madrid (España), el Congreso español aprueba el proyecto de ley de Liberalización de las Telecomunicaciones y fija…
en Madrid (España), el Congreso español aprueba el proyecto de ley de Liberalización de las Telecomunicaciones y fija las condiciones de Retevisión (el segundo operador de telefonía en España).
en Río de Janeiro (Brasil), el aeropuerto Santos Dumont queda totalmente destruido en pocas horas tras haberse declar…
en Río de Janeiro (Brasil), el aeropuerto Santos Dumont queda totalmente destruido en pocas horas tras haberse declarado un incendio que acabó con el edificio central, inaugurado en 1936.
una foto en la que una mujer argelina llora la muerte de sus ocho hijos, asesinados en una matanza en Argelia, gana e…
una foto en la que una mujer argelina llora la muerte de sus ocho hijos, asesinados en una matanza en Argelia, gana el World Press Photo, el galardón más prestigioso del fotoperiodismo mundial.
Der Asylbewerber Farid Guendoul stirbt in Guben, Brandenburg, auf der Flucht vor Rechtsradikalen.
Der Asylbewerber Farid Guendoul stirbt in Guben, Brandenburg, auf der Flucht vor Rechtsradikalen.
Einen Tag nach dem Tod von Charles M. Schulz erscheint der letzte Peanuts-Comicstrip in den Sonntagszeitungen.
Einen Tag nach dem Tod von Charles M. Schulz erscheint der letzte Peanuts-Comicstrip in den Sonntagszeitungen.
Charles Schulz drew 17,897 "Peanuts" strips over 50 years.
Charles Schulz drew 17,897 "Peanuts" strips over 50 years. He never took a vacation. Never used an assistant. Never let anyone else ink a line. The last strip ran February 13, 2000 — one day after he died. He'd finished it two months earlier, knowing he was dying. In the final panel, Snoopy sits on his doghouse. The caption reads: "Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Lucy...how can I ever forget them..." Schulz had signed his own goodbye. The strip appeared in 2,600 papers that morning. All of them printed his farewell on the same day they printed his obituary.
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck El Salvador, killing at least 315 people and injuring thousands more.
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck El Salvador, killing at least 315 people and injuring thousands more. Coming just one month after a massive January tremor, this disaster overwhelmed the nation’s emergency response systems and left over 250,000 residents homeless, forcing the government to rely heavily on international aid to manage the widespread destruction of infrastructure.
Javier Bardem se convierte en el primer actor español candidato a los premios Óscar por su interpretación en el filme…
Javier Bardem se convierte en el primer actor español candidato a los premios Óscar por su interpretación en el filme Antes que anochezca, de Julian Schnabel.
A 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck El Salvador, claiming over 400 lives and destroying thousands of homes just one mon…
A 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck El Salvador, claiming over 400 lives and destroying thousands of homes just one month after a previous major tremor. This disaster crippled the nation’s infrastructure and forced the government to accelerate international aid requests, exposing the extreme vulnerability of the country’s housing stock to seismic activity.
en Madrid se inaugura la 21.ª (vigésimo primera) edición de la ARCO (Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo).
en Madrid se inaugura la 21.ª (vigésimo primera) edición de la ARCO (Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo).
en Madrid (España), Ana Botín asume la presidencia de Banesto, entidad integrada en el imperio financiero Santander (…
en Madrid (España), Ana Botín asume la presidencia de Banesto, entidad integrada en el imperio financiero Santander (grupo financiero), controlado por su padre, Emilio Botín.
Im Zusammenhang mit betrügerischen Umtrieben der Nigeria-Connection erschießt ein betrogener tschechischer Staatsbürg…
Im Zusammenhang mit betrügerischen Umtrieben der Nigeria-Connection erschießt ein betrogener tschechischer Staatsbürger den nigerianischen Botschafter in Prag.
La chambre criminelle de la Cour française de cassation confirme la validité de la suspension de peine de Maurice Pap…
La chambre criminelle de la Cour française de cassation confirme la validité de la suspension de peine de Maurice Papon qui a permis la remise en liberté de l'ancien fonctionnaire de Vichy en septembre 2002.
fin de trois journées d'émeutes en Bolivie (26 morts et une centaine de blessés).
fin de trois journées d'émeutes en Bolivie (26 morts et une centaine de blessés).
en Madrid (España), un equipo médico logra reemplazar la aorta torácica por una prótesis en un paciente de 64 años.
en Madrid (España), un equipo médico logra reemplazar la aorta torácica por una prótesis en un paciente de 64 años.
en España se pone en marcha el DNI electrónico.
en España se pone en marcha el DNI electrónico.
A dead star 50 light-years away is a diamond the size of Earth.
A dead star 50 light-years away is a diamond the size of Earth. BPM 37093 — astronomers call it Lucy — is crystallized carbon, 10 billion trillion trillion carats. When stars like our sun die, their cores compress under gravity. Carbon atoms lock into a crystal lattice. The Beatles got it backwards: Lucy's not in the sky with diamonds. Lucy is the diamond.
funérailles nationales du chef du Parti libéral du Québec de 1978 à 1982 Claude Ryan présidées par l'archevêque et c…
funérailles nationales du chef du Parti libéral du Québec de 1978 à 1982 Claude Ryan présidées par l'archevêque et cardinal de Montréal Jean-Claude Turcotte en la basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal.
en Catar muere asesinado un líder independentista checheno.
en Catar muere asesinado un líder independentista checheno.
La Française des jeux et ses homologues espagnole et britannique auxquelles s'adjoindront progressivement d'autres "l…
La Française des jeux et ses homologues espagnole et britannique auxquelles s'adjoindront progressivement d'autres "loteries nationales" européennes sortent le nouveau jeu d'argent EuroMillions auquel les joueurs peuvent parier depuis chacun de leurs pays européens respectifs.
Les journalistes de Radio France en grève depuis 18 jours pour réclamer une revalorisation salariale mettent fin à le…
Les journalistes de Radio France en grève depuis 18 jours pour réclamer une revalorisation salariale mettent fin à leur mouvement à la suite de la signature d'un protocole d'accord.
cerca de la costa gallega (España), la Guardia Civil intercepta un barco con 5000 kilos de cocaína.
cerca de la costa gallega (España), la Guardia Civil intercepta un barco con 5000 kilos de cocaína.
Bei den Alpinen Ski-WM in Bormio wird die deutsche Mannschaft Weltmeister im erstmals ausgetragenen Mannschaftswettbe…
Bei den Alpinen Ski-WM in Bormio wird die deutsche Mannschaft Weltmeister im erstmals ausgetragenen Mannschaftswettbewerb.
en Francia, la policía detiene a dos miembros del aparato logístico de la banda terrorista ETA.
en Francia, la policía detiene a dos miembros del aparato logístico de la banda terrorista ETA.
Corea del Norte acuerda poner fin a su programa nuclear a cambio de ayuda económica y combustible desde Estados Unidos.
Corea del Norte acuerda poner fin a su programa nuclear a cambio de ayuda económica y combustible desde Estados Unidos.
Der französische Hochgeschwindigkeitszug TGV stellt mit 553 km/h einen neuen Geschwindigkeitsweltrekord für Schienenf…
Der französische Hochgeschwindigkeitszug TGV stellt mit 553 km/h einen neuen Geschwindigkeitsweltrekord für Schienenfahrzeuge auf. Bereits am 3. April 2007 wird der Rekord auf 574,8 km/h erhöht.
Ma Ying-jeou quit as Kuomintang chairman the same day prosecutors indicted him for embezzlement.
Ma Ying-jeou quit as Kuomintang chairman the same day prosecutors indicted him for embezzlement. He'd allegedly misused $340,000 in mayoral expense funds. Standard political move: resign in disgrace, fade away. Instead he announced his presidential campaign. The gamble worked. Courts acquitted him seven months later. He won the presidency by 17 points, the largest margin in Taiwan's democratic history. His opponent had called him a criminal during the campaign. Ma carried every county except one.
Kevin Rudd stood in Parliament and said "sorry" — the first Australian Prime Minister to formally apologize to Indige…
Kevin Rudd stood in Parliament and said "sorry" — the first Australian Prime Minister to formally apologize to Indigenous Australians for the Stolen Generations. Between 1910 and 1970, the government forcibly removed up to 100,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families. They were placed in white foster homes or church missions to "breed out" their culture. Some never learned their real names. Some never found their families again. Rudd's apology came after eleven years of refusal by his predecessor. The gallery was packed with Indigenous elders. Many wept. One word the government had refused to say for a century.
Unix time hit 1,234,567,890 seconds on February 13, 2009, at 23:31:30 UTC.
Unix time hit 1,234,567,890 seconds on February 13, 2009, at 23:31:30 UTC. Programmers worldwide threw parties. The number was a perfect sequence — 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-0 — something that happens once in a counting system's existence. Unix time started January 1, 1970, counting every second since. It'll run out of space in 2038 when 32-bit systems can't hold the number anymore. Billions of devices will think it's 1901. Nobody's quite sure what breaks first.
A bomb detonated at the German Bakery in Pune, India, killing 17 people and injuring 60 others.
A bomb detonated at the German Bakery in Pune, India, killing 17 people and injuring 60 others. This attack shattered a period of relative calm in the city, forcing Indian authorities to overhaul their intelligence-sharing protocols and security measures at popular civilian gathering spots across the country.
The Umatilla hadn't hunted bison in over a century when they took one just outside Yellowstone in 2011.
The Umatilla hadn't hunted bison in over a century when they took one just outside Yellowstone in 2011. An 1855 treaty had guaranteed them the right. But there were no bison left to hunt. The herds were gone by 1900, nearly extinct, reduced from 60 million to fewer than 1,000. Yellowstone's herd survived. It grew. And when some wandered outside park boundaries that winter, the treaty suddenly meant something again. The hunters performed ceremonies their great-great-grandfathers had performed. They used every part of the animal, the way they always had. The gap between 1855 and 2011 collapsed. A treaty older than the Civil War was still binding.
The Vega rocket launched on February 13, 2012, carrying nine satellites into orbit.
The Vega rocket launched on February 13, 2012, carrying nine satellites into orbit. ESA built it specifically for small payloads — the stuff bigger rockets couldn't be bothered with. It cost €386 million to develop. The first payload included a university satellite built by students in Bologna. They were 22 years old when it launched. Vega could lift 1,500 kilograms to low Earth orbit, compared to Ariane 5's 20,000. The gap mattered. Universities, startups, and developing nations couldn't afford to wait for a ride-share on the big rockets. Vega gave them their own launch window. Europe finally had a rocket for everyone else.
اشتعال مُظاهراتٍ في عددٍ من المُدن التُركيَّة إثر العُثور على جُثَّة المُراهقة أوزكه جان أصلان التي تبيَّن أنها اغتُص…
اشتعال مُظاهراتٍ في عددٍ من المُدن التُركيَّة إثر العُثور على جُثَّة المُراهقة أوزكه جان أصلان التي تبيَّن أنها اغتُصبت وأُحرقت من قِبل سائق ميكروباص ومُساعداه.
en Södertälje (Suecia), los cuatro miembros de la joven banda británica Viola Beach y su mánager pierden la vida tras…
en Södertälje (Suecia), los cuatro miembros de la joven banda británica Viola Beach y su mánager pierden la vida tras un accidente automovilístico, luego de que la banda brindara su primer concierto internacional.
Atentado terrorista durante um protesto em Lahore, no Paquistão, deixa pelo menos 18 mortos e 90 feridos.
Atentado terrorista durante um protesto em Lahore, no Paquistão, deixa pelo menos 18 mortos e 90 feridos.
le photojournaliste turc Burhan Özbilici remporte le World Press Photo of the Year à Amsterdam.
le photojournaliste turc Burhan Özbilici remporte le World Press Photo of the Year à Amsterdam.
Kim Jong-nam died in an airport terminal because two women rubbed VX nerve agent on his face.
Kim Jong-nam died in an airport terminal because two women rubbed VX nerve agent on his face. They thought they were filming a prank show. He walked to an information desk, said he'd been attacked with a spray, and collapsed nine minutes later. VX is a chemical weapon. The women were paid $100 and $200. One served two years. The other walked free. North Korea denied everything.
افتتاح مؤتمر وارسو حول الشرق الأوسط لمواجهة النفوذ الإيراني في المنطقة بحضور لافت لدول عربية وإسرائيل.
افتتاح مؤتمر وارسو حول الشرق الأوسط لمواجهة النفوذ الإيراني في المنطقة بحضور لافت لدول عربية وإسرائيل.
عشرات القتلى والجرحى في هجوم انتحاري استهدف حافلة للحرس الثوري الإيراني في محافظة بلوشستان في إيران.
عشرات القتلى والجرحى في هجوم انتحاري استهدف حافلة للحرس الثوري الإيراني في محافظة بلوشستان في إيران.
محكمة أمريكية تدين إمبراطور المخدرات المكسيكي خواكين غوزمان لويرا الشهير بإل تشابو، وتجده مذنبًا بجميع التهم الموجهة …
محكمة أمريكية تدين إمبراطور المخدرات المكسيكي خواكين غوزمان لويرا الشهير بإل تشابو، وتجده مذنبًا بجميع التهم الموجهة إليه، وتحدد يوم 25 يونيو 2019 موعدًا للنطق بالحكم النهائي.
la NASA confirme la perte de l'astromobile Opportunity quinze ans après son atterrissage sur Mars.
la NASA confirme la perte de l'astromobile Opportunity quinze ans après son atterrissage sur Mars.
A catastrophic winter storm crippled the Texas power grid, plunging millions into darkness and freezing temperatures …
A catastrophic winter storm crippled the Texas power grid, plunging millions into darkness and freezing temperatures for days. The failure of the state’s isolated energy infrastructure resulted in at least 82 deaths and prompted a massive overhaul of regional emergency management protocols to prevent future grid collapses during extreme weather events.
En Fukushima (Japón) se registra un terremoto de 7,3 grados en la escala de Richter.
En Fukushima (Japón) se registra un terremoto de 7,3 grados en la escala de Richter. Es uno de los terremotos más fuertes de Japón desde el terremoto de marzo del 2011.
en Italia asume como primer ministro Mario Draghi junto al denominado «Gobierno de emergencia».
en Italia asume como primer ministro Mario Draghi junto al denominado «Gobierno de emergencia».
The Senate voted 57-43 to convict Donald Trump for inciting insurrection.
The Senate voted 57-43 to convict Donald Trump for inciting insurrection. He was acquitted anyway. You need 67 votes — two-thirds of the Senate — to remove a president. Seven Republicans crossed party lines, the most bipartisan impeachment vote in American history. But it wasn't enough. Trump became the first president impeached twice and the first tried after leaving office. The trial centered on January 6, when a mob stormed the Capitol while Congress certified the election. His lawyers argued you can't convict a former president. The House managers showed security footage most senators hadn't seen. It took five days. Trump immediately released a statement suggesting he might run again.
en el casino Fantasy Springs de la ciudad californiana de Indio (206 km al este de Los Ángeles), el argentino Brian C…
en el casino Fantasy Springs de la ciudad californiana de Indio (206 km al este de Los Ángeles), el argentino Brian Castaño le arrebata la corona Superwelter de la Organización Mundial de Boxeo (OMB) al brasileño Patrick Teixeira, consagrándose campeón mundial.
فوز المرشح المستقل نيكوس خريستودوليدس في انتخابات الرئاسة القبرصية بنسبة 51.92%، وبلغت نسبة إقبال الناخبين 72.45%.
فوز المرشح المستقل نيكوس خريستودوليدس في انتخابات الرئاسة القبرصية بنسبة 51.92%، وبلغت نسبة إقبال الناخبين 72.45%.
2023 CX1 se désintègre dans l'atmosphère terrestre au-dessus de la Manche, devenant le septième astéroïde découvert a…
2023 CX1 se désintègre dans l'atmosphère terrestre au-dessus de la Manche, devenant le septième astéroïde découvert avant son impact sur la Terre. Une météorite en est trouvée deux jours après à Saint-Pierre-le-Viger (Normandie, France).