February 25
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246 events recorded on February 25 throughout history
Alexander Ypsilantis declares war from Iași in 1821, boldly claiming Russian backing to ignite the Greek struggle against Ottoman rule. This proclamation transforms scattered local uprisings into a coordinated international conflict that eventually secures Greece's sovereignty decades later.
Samuel Colt secured a U.S. patent for his revolving firearm, instantly transforming personal defense and military combat by allowing soldiers to fire multiple shots without reloading. This mechanical breakthrough shifted the balance of power on battlefields and in frontier skirmishes, making the single-shot musket obsolete within decades.
Hiram Rhodes Revels took his oath as a Republican from Mississippi, shattering the racial barrier that had excluded Black men from the highest legislative body for decades. His seating forced the nation to confront the reality of Reconstruction, proving that African Americans could immediately assume full citizenship and political power in the federal government.
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Hadrian formally adopted Antoninus Pius, securing a peaceful transition of power that ensured the stability of the Ro…
Hadrian formally adopted Antoninus Pius, securing a peaceful transition of power that ensured the stability of the Roman Empire for the next two decades. By mandating that Antoninus simultaneously adopt Marcus Aurelius, Hadrian established a clear line of succession that prevented the civil strife often triggered by the death of an emperor.
Theodoric the Great promised Odoacer they'd rule Italy together.
Theodoric the Great promised Odoacer they'd rule Italy together. They signed the treaty on March 5, 493. Ten days later, at a banquet meant to celebrate their partnership, Theodoric walked up behind Odoacer and split him in half with a sword. One stroke, shoulder to hip. Then he killed Odoacer's family and supporters. The siege of Ravenna lasted three years. The peace lasted ten days. Theodoric ruled Italy alone for the next 33 years, and nobody questioned the arrangement.
después del sitio de Rávena, de dos años de duración, Odoacro (rey de Italia) acepta entablar conversaciones de paz c…
después del sitio de Rávena, de dos años de duración, Odoacro (rey de Italia) acepta entablar conversaciones de paz con el rey ostrogodo Teodorico el Grande (454‑526). Dos días después, bajo la mediación del arzobispo Juan de Rávena, se acordará un tratado que preveía el gobierno conjunto de ambos reyes sobre Italia. Sin embargo, 20 días después, Teodorico asesinará a Odoacro durante un banquete en el palacio imperial de Honorio, en Rávena.
Khosrau II ruled Persia for 38 years and lost everything in six months.
Khosrau II ruled Persia for 38 years and lost everything in six months. He'd conquered Egypt, Syria, and pushed Roman forces back to Constantinople's walls. Then his army mutinied. His generals turned. His nobles abandoned him. His own son Kavadh imprisoned him in February 628 and took the throne. Five days later, Kavadh had him executed in a dungeon. Within a year, Kavadh was also dead. Within a decade, the Sassanian Empire — six centuries old — collapsed entirely to Arab invasion. The superpower that nearly destroyed Rome didn't survive its civil war.
Kavadh II seized the Sasanian throne after orchestrating a coup against his father, Khosrow II, ending a reign define…
Kavadh II seized the Sasanian throne after orchestrating a coup against his father, Khosrow II, ending a reign defined by exhausting, decades-long wars with the Byzantine Empire. This internal collapse shattered the stability of the Sasanian state, leaving the Persian military vulnerable and unable to resist the rapid Arab conquests that followed just a few years later.
en Cataluña, Berenguer Ramón I es nombrado conde de Barcelona tras el fallecimiento de su padre Ramón Borrell.
en Cataluña, Berenguer Ramón I es nombrado conde de Barcelona tras el fallecimiento de su padre Ramón Borrell.
en España, Alfonso I el Batallador conquista Tudela.
en España, Alfonso I el Batallador conquista Tudela.
el término «Austria» es utilizado por primera vez en un documento (un decreto del rey alemán Conrado III)
el término «Austria» es utilizado por primera vez en un documento (un decreto del rey alemán Conrado III)
en España, Alfonso X el Sabio publica las primeras Ordenanzas marítimas de Castilla.
en España, Alfonso X el Sabio publica las primeras Ordenanzas marítimas de Castilla.
Eduardo II de Inglaterra e Isabel de França são coroados rei e rainha consorte da Inglaterra na Abadia de Westminster.
Eduardo II de Inglaterra e Isabel de França são coroados rei e rainha consorte da Inglaterra na Abadia de Westminster.
Four thousand defenders of Pilėnai burned their fortress to the ground, choosing mass suicide over capture by the enc…
Four thousand defenders of Pilėnai burned their fortress to the ground, choosing mass suicide over capture by the encroaching Teutonic Knights. This desperate act of defiance denied the crusaders a victory of prisoners and resources, stalling the Order’s advance into the heart of Lithuania for years to come.
en el castillo de Pilenai, a orillas del río Niemen, 90 km al oeste de Vilna (Lituania) cuatro mil habitantes del cas…
en el castillo de Pilenai, a orillas del río Niemen, 90 km al oeste de Vilna (Lituania) cuatro mil habitantes del castillo (hombres, mujeres y niños civiles) se suicidan en masa para no ser violados y asesinados por la orden católica de los Caballeros Teutónicos.
Jeanne d'Arc reconnaît le roi de France Charles VII bien qu'habillé sans faste dans son refuge de Chinon dans la régi…
Jeanne d'Arc reconnaît le roi de France Charles VII bien qu'habillé sans faste dans son refuge de Chinon dans la région du val de Loire.
en París, el rey Carlos VIII de Francia reconoce la independencia de Mónaco mediante carta patente.
en París, el rey Carlos VIII de Francia reconoce la independencia de Mónaco mediante carta patente.
en Salvador de Bahía (Brasil) se establece la primera diócesis de ese país.
en Salvador de Bahía (Brasil) se establece la primera diócesis de ese país.
Der Frankfurter Kurfürstentag tritt zusammen, um die Nachfolge für Kaiser Karl V. zu regeln, dessen Abdankung 1556 ei…
Der Frankfurter Kurfürstentag tritt zusammen, um die Nachfolge für Kaiser Karl V. zu regeln, dessen Abdankung 1556 eine reichsrechtlich neuartige Situation geschaffen hat.
en Frankfurt del Meno, la Dieta Electoral se reúne para decidir sobre la sucesión del emperador Carlos V. Su renuncia…
en Frankfurt del Meno, la Dieta Electoral se reúne para decidir sobre la sucesión del emperador Carlos V. Su renuncia en 1556 creó una situación que nunca antes había existido bajo el derecho imperial.
en Roma, mediante la bula Regnans in excelsis, el papa Pío V excomulga a la reina Isabel I de Inglaterra por haber co…
en Roma, mediante la bula Regnans in excelsis, el papa Pío V excomulga a la reina Isabel I de Inglaterra por haber convertido en ley la religión anglicana.
Pope Pius V issued the papal bull Regnans in Excelsis, formally excommunicating Queen Elizabeth I and declaring her a…
Pope Pius V issued the papal bull Regnans in Excelsis, formally excommunicating Queen Elizabeth I and declaring her a heretic. This decree released English Catholics from their allegiance to the crown, forcing them to choose between their faith and their sovereign while fueling decades of treason plots and state-sanctioned persecution against the English Catholic minority.
Navio português Santa Catarina é capturado pela Companhia Holandesa das Índias Orientais na costa leste de Singapura.
Navio português Santa Catarina é capturado pela Companhia Holandesa das Índias Orientais na costa leste de Singapura.
en Baviera (Alemania), el emperador Fernando II confiere al duque Maximiliano I de Baviera la dignidad electoral del …
en Baviera (Alemania), el emperador Fernando II confiere al duque Maximiliano I de Baviera la dignidad electoral del Electorado del Palatinado en el día de la Diputación de Ratisbona, pero solo con carácter vitalicio y sin derecho a transmitirla a sus herederos.
François de Bassompierre owned 116 pairs of shoes when Richelieu arrested him in 1631.
François de Bassompierre owned 116 pairs of shoes when Richelieu arrested him in 1631. The marshal was famous for never wearing the same pair twice in a year. He'd been Louis XIII's favorite — witty, charming, essential at court. Then he opposed Richelieu's policies. Gone. Twelve years in the Bastille. When he finally got out, his wife had died, his fortune was seized, and fashion had moved on. He wrote memoirs instead.
le cardinal de Richelieu fait emprisonner François de Bassompierre à la Bastille de Paris.
le cardinal de Richelieu fait emprisonner François de Bassompierre à la Bastille de Paris.
le garde des sceaux Monsieur de Châteauneuf voit entrer chez lui au château de Saint-Germain à 8 heures du soir le se…
le garde des sceaux Monsieur de Châteauneuf voit entrer chez lui au château de Saint-Germain à 8 heures du soir le secrétaire d'État Monsieur de La Vrillière qui lui demande au nom du roi de France Louis XIII de lui remettre tous papiers et sceaux car il est démis de sa charge pour être "confiné" au château d'Angoulême (comme opposant à Richelieu).
Im Vertrag von Paris zwischen Frankreich und den Vereinigten Niederlanden wird ein Angriffs- und Verteidigungspakt ge…
Im Vertrag von Paris zwischen Frankreich und den Vereinigten Niederlanden wird ein Angriffs- und Verteidigungspakt gegen Spanien geschlossen, der bei einer Eroberung der Spanischen Niederlande deren Teilung vorsieht.
el Tratado de París entre Francia y los Países Bajos Unidos concluye un pacto de ataque y defensa contra España, que …
el Tratado de París entre Francia y los Países Bajos Unidos concluye un pacto de ataque y defensa contra España, que prevé la división de los Países Bajos españoles en caso de su conquista.
Beim Pavonia-Massaker überfallen niederländische Soldaten der Kolonie Nieuw Nederland in Nordamerika im Verlauf des W…
Beim Pavonia-Massaker überfallen niederländische Soldaten der Kolonie Nieuw Nederland in Nordamerika im Verlauf des Wappinger-Krieges ein Indianerdorf, töten alle Bewohner und enthaupten diese. Anschließend verwenden sie die Köpfe der Enthaupteten für Ballspiele.
en la actual Nueva Jersey (a 11 km al oeste de la isla de Manhattan), 127 soldados neerlandeses de la colonia Nieuw N…
en la actual Nueva Jersey (a 11 km al oeste de la isla de Manhattan), 127 soldados neerlandeses de la colonia Nieuw Nederland atacan una aldea indígena durante la Guerra Wappinger, matan a 120 habitantes (hombres, mujeres y principalmente niños) y los decapitan. Luego utilizan las cabezas de las personas decapitadas para jugar a la pelota.
el jesuita austríaco Johann Eberhard Graf Neidhardt es destinado a Roma como embajador extraordinario, después de que…
el jesuita austríaco Johann Eberhard Graf Neidhardt es destinado a Roma como embajador extraordinario, después de que la reina Mariana de Austria aprobase la demanda de expulsión exigida por Juan José de Austria.
en la villa de Ásolo (en la región italiana del Véneto) sucede el terremoto de Santa Costanza.
en la villa de Ásolo (en la región italiana del Véneto) sucede el terremoto de Santa Costanza.
en el Theater am Gänsemarkt de la ciudad de Hamburgo (Alemania) tiene lugar el estreno de la tragedia Mahumet II, de …
en el Theater am Gänsemarkt de la ciudad de Hamburgo (Alemania) tiene lugar el estreno de la tragedia Mahumet II, de Reinhard Keiser.
George Frideric Handel debuted his first opera, Nero, at the Hamburg Gänsemarkt Theater.
George Frideric Handel debuted his first opera, Nero, at the Hamburg Gänsemarkt Theater. While the score is now lost, this production launched the twenty-year-old composer’s career in the competitive German opera scene, proving he could master the Italian style that would eventually define his success in London.
en Prusia (Alemania), tras la muerte de su padre Federico I, Federico Guillermo I se convierte en rey de Prusia.
en Prusia (Alemania), tras la muerte de su padre Federico I, Federico Guillermo I se convierte en rey de Prusia. Como primer acto oficial, declara nulo y sin valor el presupuesto actual de su imperio.
en el palacio Esterházy se estrena la ópera La fedeltà premiata (‘la lealtad premiada’) de Joseph Haydn.
en el palacio Esterházy se estrena la ópera La fedeltà premiata (‘la lealtad premiada’) de Joseph Haydn.
Die erste Fahrt in einem Heißluftballon außerhalb Frankreichs unternehmen Paolo Andreani und die Brüder Agostino und …
Die erste Fahrt in einem Heißluftballon außerhalb Frankreichs unternehmen Paolo Andreani und die Brüder Agostino und Carlo Gerli. Sie starten in Moncucco bei Mailand. Die Nachricht über die erfolgreiche Auffahrt der Gebrüder Montgolfier in Frankreich hat sich Wochen zuvor auch in die Lombardei verbreitet.
en la villa de Moncucco, cerca de Milán (norte de Italia), Paolo Andreani y los hermanos Agostino y Carlo Gerli reali…
en la villa de Moncucco, cerca de Milán (norte de Italia), Paolo Andreani y los hermanos Agostino y Carlo Gerli realizan el primer vuelo en globo aerostático fuera de Francia. La noticia del exitoso ascenso de los hermanos Montgolfier en Francia también se había extendido a Lombardía semanas antes.
George Washington convened his first Cabinet meeting, gathering Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Henry Knox, and…
George Washington convened his first Cabinet meeting, gathering Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Henry Knox, and Edmund Randolph to deliberate on executive policy. This session established the precedent of a president relying on a formal council of advisors, a structure that remains the primary mechanism for coordinating federal administration and executive decision-making today.
en Estados Unidos, George Washington celebra la primera reunión del gabinete de un presidente de esa nación.
en Estados Unidos, George Washington celebra la primera reunión del gabinete de un presidente de esa nación.
le chef vendéen Jean-Nicolas Stofflet est fusillé à Angers dans l'ouest français.
le chef vendéen Jean-Nicolas Stofflet est fusillé à Angers dans l'ouest français.
le colonel William Tate se rend, à l'issue de la bataille de Fishguard.
le colonel William Tate se rend, à l'issue de la bataille de Fishguard.
Last Invasion of Britain Ends: French Surrender at Fishguard
A French expeditionary force of 1,400 soldiers under Irish-American Colonel William Tate surrendered unconditionally to local militia near Fishguard, Wales, ending the last foreign invasion of British soil. The poorly disciplined troops, mostly ex-convicts, had spent two days looting farmhouses and drinking seized wine before Welsh defenders surrounded them. Legend credits a group of local women in traditional red cloaks with being mistaken for British regulars, hastening the French capitulation.
en Roma, una multitud de ciudadanos de Trastévere y Monticiani se alza contra la República Romana (recién creada por …
en Roma, una multitud de ciudadanos de Trastévere y Monticiani se alza contra la República Romana (recién creada por los invasores franceses), pero la revuelta es sofocada por el ejército francés.
en Ratisbona (Alemania), la comisión extraordinaria de la Dieta Imperial Perpetua aprueba la Reichs Deputations Haupt…
en Ratisbona (Alemania), la comisión extraordinaria de la Dieta Imperial Perpetua aprueba la Reichs Deputations Hauptschluss (Ley de Diputación Imperial), la última «dieta» imperial, que prevé una reorganización del Sacro Imperio Romano Germánico debido a las pérdidas de los territorios de la orilla izquierda del río Rin a manos de Francia en las Guerras de Coalición.
le Recès d'Empire supprime les principautés ecclésiastiques et la quasi-totalité des villes libres sous l'influence d…
le Recès d'Empire supprime les principautés ecclésiastiques et la quasi-totalité des villes libres sous l'influence de la France et de la Russie.
Ypsilantis Proclaims Revolution: Greece Rises Against Ottomans
Alexander Ypsilantis declares war from Iași in 1821, boldly claiming Russian backing to ignite the Greek struggle against Ottoman rule. This proclamation transforms scattered local uprisings into a coordinated international conflict that eventually secures Greece's sovereignty decades later.
en la Comédie-Française (en París), tras el estreno del drama Hernani de Victor Hugo ―que se convirtió en una auténti…
en la Comédie-Française (en París), tras el estreno del drama Hernani de Victor Hugo ―que se convirtió en una auténtica «batalla de Hernani»―, el clasicismo francés es sustituido por el romanticismo más moderno.
a 75 km al sureste de la ciudad de Córdoba (Argentina) se libra la batalla de Oncativo, donde el ejército de los fede…
a 75 km al sureste de la ciudad de Córdoba (Argentina) se libra la batalla de Oncativo, donde el ejército de los federales (dirigidos por Facundo Quiroga) es derrotado por el de los unitarios (bajo el mando de José María Paz).
victoire de Józef Chłopicki à la bataille de Grochów à la suite de l'insurrection de novembre.
victoire de Józef Chłopicki à la bataille de Grochów à la suite de l'insurrection de novembre.
en las afueras de la aldea de Grochów a 7 km al este de Varsovia (Polonia) durante el levantamiento polaco de noviemb…
en las afueras de la aldea de Grochów a 7 km al este de Varsovia (Polonia) durante el levantamiento polaco de noviembre contra el Imperio ruso se libra la batalla de Grochów.
The largest battle of the November Uprising killed 9,000 men in a single day.
The largest battle of the November Uprising killed 9,000 men in a single day. Polish forces held their ground at Olszynka Grochowska against Russian troops trying to crush Warsaw. The fighting was so close that cavalry charged through artillery smoke into bayonets. Both sides claimed victory. Neither side moved. Three months later, Warsaw fell anyway. Russia abolished Poland's constitution, closed its universities, and conscripted 80,000 Poles into the Russian army. The uprising's leaders fled to Paris. Poland wouldn't exist as an independent country again for 87 years.
Colt Revolver Patented: Weapon of the Wild West
Samuel Colt secured a U.S. patent for his revolving firearm, instantly transforming personal defense and military combat by allowing soldiers to fire multiple shots without reloading. This mechanical breakthrough shifted the balance of power on battlefields and in frontier skirmishes, making the single-shot musket obsolete within decades.
Thomas Davenport obtiene la primera patente del mundo que describe un motor eléctrico.
Thomas Davenport obtiene la primera patente del mundo que describe un motor eléctrico.
Lord George Paulet seized the Hawaiian Islands for Great Britain, forcing King Kamehameha III to surrender under the …
Lord George Paulet seized the Hawaiian Islands for Great Britain, forcing King Kamehameha III to surrender under the threat of naval bombardment. This aggressive occupation triggered a diplomatic firestorm that compelled Britain to formally recognize Hawaiian sovereignty just five months later, securing the kingdom’s status as an independent nation on the global stage.
Lord George Paulet sailed into Honolulu in 1843 and claimed Hawaii for Britain.
Lord George Paulet sailed into Honolulu in 1843 and claimed Hawaii for Britain. He gave King Kamehameha III one day to decide. The king had no navy, no allies close enough to help. He surrendered. Britain flew its flag over the islands for five months. Then London found out. They hadn't authorized any of this. Paulet had acted alone. Britain gave Hawaii back and apologized. One captain with a warship had nearly rewritten the Pacific.
en el estado de Iowa (Estados Unidos) se funda la Universidad de Iowa.
en el estado de Iowa (Estados Unidos) se funda la Universidad de Iowa.
France’s provisional government officially recognized the "right to work" for all citizens, mandating that the state …
France’s provisional government officially recognized the "right to work" for all citizens, mandating that the state guarantee employment for its people. This radical decree forced the creation of National Workshops, an ambitious experiment that fundamentally shifted the relationship between the state and the labor force by treating economic security as a basic civil right.
en Francia los revolucionarios proclaman la república.
en Francia los revolucionarios proclaman la república.
en París comienza el Congreso para poner fin a la Guerra de Crimea, bajo el liderazgo del ministro de Asuntos Exterio…
en París comienza el Congreso para poner fin a la Guerra de Crimea, bajo el liderazgo del ministro de Asuntos Exteriores francés, Alexandre Colonna-Walewski. Representantes del Imperio otomano, Austria, el Reino Unido, Francia y Rusia negocian los términos de paz hasta el 30 de marzo.
The Crimean War killed 750,000 people, most from disease, not battle.
The Crimean War killed 750,000 people, most from disease, not battle. When the peace conference opened in Paris on February 25, 1856, nobody had actually won. Russia lost Sevastopol but Britain and France were broke. The Ottoman Empire survived, which was the point, but was weaker than before the war started. The real outcome: they banned warships from the Black Sea and declared the Danube River international. Both rules were ignored within twenty years. The war that accomplished nothing got a peace treaty that changed nothing. But it did introduce the world to Florence Nightingale and war photography, so at least people could see what they were dying for.
découverte du crâne de Calaveras, en réalité un canular.
découverte du crâne de Calaveras, en réalité un canular.
Miners in Calaveras County pulled a human skull from 130 feet underground, embedded in volcanic rock millions of year…
Miners in Calaveras County pulled a human skull from 130 feet underground, embedded in volcanic rock millions of years old. If real, it meant humans walked with mastodons. Scientists fought for decades. Josiah Whitney, California's state geologist, staked his reputation on it. Louis Agassiz at Harvard called it proof of ancient man in America. But the skull had no volcanic minerals in its cracks. The bone was too light. A miner later admitted they'd planted it as a joke on Whitney, who'd been insufferably pompous about his expertise. Whitney refused to believe the confession. He defended the skull until he died. The hoax made it into textbooks for forty years.
Abolida a escravatura em todos os domínios portugueses.
Abolida a escravatura em todos os domínios portugueses.
Revels Takes Seat: First African American Senator Sworn In
Hiram Rhodes Revels took his oath as a Republican from Mississippi, shattering the racial barrier that had excluded Black men from the highest legislative body for decades. His seating forced the nation to confront the reality of Reconstruction, proving that African Americans could immediately assume full citizenship and political power in the federal government.
en las afueras de Bilbao (País Vasco), las tropas carlistas logran la victoria en la batalla de Somorrostro.
en las afueras de Bilbao (País Vasco), las tropas carlistas logran la victoria en la batalla de Somorrostro.
A three-year-old became Emperor of China because his aunt needed a puppet.
A three-year-old became Emperor of China because his aunt needed a puppet. Cixi chose her nephew Guangxu specifically — young enough to control, male enough to legitimize her power. She'd already ruled through one child emperor. This one would last longer. For thirteen years she made every decision while he sat on the throne. When he finally tried to reform China in 1898, she had him imprisoned in his own palace. He died in 1908, one day before she did. Probably poisoned.
An der Hofoper in Sankt Petersburg erfolgt die Uraufführung der Oper Die Jungfrau von Orléans von Pjotr Iljitsch Tsch…
An der Hofoper in Sankt Petersburg erfolgt die Uraufführung der Oper Die Jungfrau von Orléans von Pjotr Iljitsch Tschaikowski.
en la Ópera de la Corte, en la ciudad de San Petersburgo, se estrena la ópera La doncella de Orleans, de Piotr Chaiko…
en la Ópera de la Corte, en la ciudad de San Petersburgo, se estrena la ópera La doncella de Orleans, de Piotr Chaikovski.
وقوع معركة أم العصافير بين عبد الله آل سعود ومحمد بن رشيد.
وقوع معركة أم العصافير بين عبد الله آل سعود ومحمد بن رشيد.
en el Théâtre de la Monnaie, de la ciudad de Bruselas (Bélgica) se estrena la ópera Jocelyn de Benjamin Godard.
en el Théâtre de la Monnaie, de la ciudad de Bruselas (Bélgica) se estrena la ópera Jocelyn de Benjamin Godard.
en el Krystallpalast de Leipzig (Alemania) tiene lugar el estreno de la obra Erdgeist de Frank Wedekind, en la que el…
en el Krystallpalast de Leipzig (Alemania) tiene lugar el estreno de la obra Erdgeist de Frank Wedekind, en la que el propio autor aparece como el Dr. Schön.
création officielle de la firme française d'automobiles Renault.
création officielle de la firme française d'automobiles Renault.
en Estados Unidos, después de comprar la empresa siderúrgica de Andrew Carnegie, J. P. Morgan funda la United States …
en Estados Unidos, después de comprar la empresa siderúrgica de Andrew Carnegie, J. P. Morgan funda la United States Steel Corporation junto con Elbert H. Gary. En el año de su fundación, controlaba dos tercios del mercado estadounidense del acero.
U.S. Steel Born: World's First Billion-Dollar Firm
J. P. Morgan merged Andrew Carnegie's steel empire with Federal Steel and National Steel to create U.S. Steel, the world's first billion-dollar corporation. Capitalized at $1.4 billion and controlling two-thirds of American steel output, the company exemplified the era of industrial consolidation and became the standard against which all future corporate mergers would be measured.
en Estados Unidos, Hubert Cecil Booth funda la empresa Vacuum Cleaner para fabricar aspiradoras.
en Estados Unidos, Hubert Cecil Booth funda la empresa Vacuum Cleaner para fabricar aspiradoras.
en Vigo (España) mueren dos personas durante las fiestas de carnaval.
en Vigo (España) mueren dos personas durante las fiestas de carnaval.
incorporation du territoire Acre au Brésil.
incorporation du territoire Acre au Brésil.
en la cordillera de los Alpes entre Suiza e Italia concluyen las obras del túnel del Simplón.
en la cordillera de los Alpes entre Suiza e Italia concluyen las obras del túnel del Simplón.
en la ciudad portuaria de Kingston-upon-Hull (Reino Unido), una comisión judicial dicta su fallo sobre el «incidente …
en la ciudad portuaria de Kingston-upon-Hull (Reino Unido), una comisión judicial dicta su fallo sobre el «incidente del mar del Norte», sucedido en la noche del 21 al 22 de octubre de 1904, cuando ―en el marco de la guerra ruso-japonesa (1904‑1905)― la Flota del Báltico de la Armada Imperial Rusa confundió a siete pesqueros civiles británicos con buques torpederos de la Armada Imperial Japonesa y les disparó. Rusia les pagará una indemnización a los pescadores.
en el Teatro de la Zarzuela (Madrid), Miguel de Unamuno da una conferencia titulada La crisis del patriotismo.
en el Teatro de la Zarzuela (Madrid), Miguel de Unamuno da una conferencia titulada La crisis del patriotismo.
Der Wiener Cyclistenclub und die Wiener Sportvereinigung fusionieren zum Wiener Sport-Club.
Der Wiener Cyclistenclub und die Wiener Sportvereinigung fusionieren zum Wiener Sport-Club.
en Barcelona se presenta la Filarmónica Barcelonesa, fundada por el director de orquesta y compositor madrileño José …
en Barcelona se presenta la Filarmónica Barcelonesa, fundada por el director de orquesta y compositor madrileño José Lassalle (1874-1932).
se publicó en España un Libro Rojo relativo a los asuntos de Marruecos.
se publicó en España un Libro Rojo relativo a los asuntos de Marruecos.
le dalaï-lama d'alors se réfugie aux Indes devant la menace chinoise.
le dalaï-lama d'alors se réfugie aux Indes devant la menace chinoise.
Marie-Adélaïde became Grand Duchess at 17 because Luxembourg had no sons.
Marie-Adélaïde became Grand Duchess at 17 because Luxembourg had no sons. Her father died suddenly. The constitution had been changed just three years earlier to allow female succession—otherwise the throne would have passed to a distant German prince. She was the first woman to rule Luxembourg in her own right. She wore a military uniform to her oath ceremony. Six years later, after accusations of German sympathies during WWI, she'd be forced to abdicate. Her younger sister Charlotte took over and ruled for 45 years. The emergency fix to keep the throne Luxembourgish worked—just not the way anyone planned.
German forces seized Fort Douaumont, the strongest defensive position protecting Verdun, without firing a single shot.
German forces seized Fort Douaumont, the strongest defensive position protecting Verdun, without firing a single shot. This rapid capture shattered French morale and forced the military to commit massive reinforcements to the sector, escalating the battle into the longest and most lethal conflict of the First World War.
A German patrol of 19 men walked into Fort Douaumont and found it nearly empty.
A German patrol of 19 men walked into Fort Douaumont and found it nearly empty. The keystone of Verdun's defenses — supposedly impregnable, built to hold 500 guns and thousands of troops — had a skeleton crew of 57 territorial reservists. No combat troops. Most of the artillery had been removed weeks earlier for other fronts. The Germans couldn't believe it either. They thought it was a trap. France spent the next eight months trying to take it back.
Der britische Ozeandampfer Laconia wird an der südirischen Küste ohne Vorwarnung von einem deutschen U-Boot versenkt,…
Der britische Ozeandampfer Laconia wird an der südirischen Küste ohne Vorwarnung von einem deutschen U-Boot versenkt, zwölf Menschen sterben. Der Tod zweier US-Amerikanerinnen sorgt für politische Spannungen.
frente a la costa sur de Irlanda ―en el marco de la Primera Guerra Mundial―, un submarino alemán torpedea sin previo …
frente a la costa sur de Irlanda ―en el marco de la Primera Guerra Mundial―, un submarino alemán torpedea sin previo aviso al transatlántico británico Laconia, que se hunde. Mueren doce personas, entre ellas dos mujeres estadounidenses, lo que provoca tensiones políticas entre Estados Unidos y el Reino de Alemania.
en México, el poeta Amado Nervo (1870-1919) publica su libro de poemas Plenitud.
en México, el poeta Amado Nervo (1870-1919) publica su libro de poemas Plenitud.
German forces walked into Tallinn unopposed on February 25, 1918.
German forces walked into Tallinn unopposed on February 25, 1918. The Russian garrison had already fled. Estonia had declared independence just three days earlier — the country lasted 72 hours before occupation. But here's what Germany didn't know: they'd signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Russia the day before, officially ending their eastern front. The treaty gave them control of the Baltics anyway. They'd captured a capital they'd already won on paper. Nine months later, Germany lost the war. Estonia declared independence again. This time it stuck.
Oregon needed money to fix its roads.
Oregon needed money to fix its roads. Cars were tearing them up faster than horse-drawn wagons ever had. The state was spending $13 million a year on maintenance but only collecting $2 million in vehicle registration fees. Someone had to pay. On February 25, 1919, Oregon became the first state to tax gasoline—one cent per gallon. The logic was simple: the more you drive, the more you destroy the roads, the more you pay. Within four years, every state had copied it. Now the federal gas tax funds 90 percent of America's highway construction. The roads you drive on exist because Oregon couldn't afford to maintain them.
André Tardieu, representante de Francia en la conferencia de paz, presenta las principales reivindicaciones francesas…
André Tardieu, representante de Francia en la conferencia de paz, presenta las principales reivindicaciones francesas y propone devolver la frontera entre Francia y la derrotada alemana hasta el río Rin.
en Tokio, el Imperio del Japón solicita oficiales alemanes para la organización de su ejército; al firmarse el contra…
en Tokio, el Imperio del Japón solicita oficiales alemanes para la organización de su ejército; al firmarse el contrato, los alemanes obtienen en mano 5000 papiermark (marcos de papel), y 1200 marcos cada mes.
Investoren aus Antwerpen gründen die belgische Erdölgesellschaft Petrofina.
Investoren aus Antwerpen gründen die belgische Erdölgesellschaft Petrofina.
en Amberes (Bélgica), varios inversores fundan la empresa petrolera belga Petrofina.
en Amberes (Bélgica), varios inversores fundan la empresa petrolera belga Petrofina.
Bolshevik forces seized Tbilisi in 1921, dismantling the short-lived Democratic Republic of Georgia.
Bolshevik forces seized Tbilisi in 1921, dismantling the short-lived Democratic Republic of Georgia. This occupation forced the Georgian government into exile and integrated the nation into the Soviet Union for the next seven decades, fundamentally altering the region's political trajectory and suppressing its independence movement until the collapse of the USSR in 1991.
The Red Army took Tbilisi after three weeks of fighting that killed 5,000 people.
The Red Army took Tbilisi after three weeks of fighting that killed 5,000 people. Georgia had been independent for exactly three years — recognized by Lenin himself in a 1920 treaty. Then Stalin, who was Georgian, convinced Lenin to invade anyway. The Menshevik government fled. Most of the Georgian Bolsheviks opposed the invasion. Moscow installed them in power regardless. Georgia lost its independence until 1991. Seventy years. Stalin's homeland became his first colonial project.
en la prisión de Saint-Pierre, en Versalles (20 km al oeste de París) es guillotinado el asesino serial Henri Desiré …
en la prisión de Saint-Pierre, en Versalles (20 km al oeste de París) es guillotinado el asesino serial Henri Desiré Landrú, quien sedujo y asesinó a diez mujeres con falsas promesas de matrimonio.
en Japón, la Dieta rechaza la ley sobre el voto femenino.
en Japón, la Dieta rechaza la ley sobre el voto femenino.
en la actual Alemania, a 70 km al oeste de la ciudad de Fráncfort del Meno, el ejército francés pone fin a la existen…
en la actual Alemania, a 70 km al oeste de la ciudad de Fráncfort del Meno, el ejército francés pone fin a la existencia de la micronación Estado Libre de Cuello de Botella, situado entre Francia y Alemania, existió durante cuatro años y un mes, de enero de 1919 a febrero de 1923, y contaba con una población de 17 000 habitantes. Su capital era Lorch, una villa a orillas del río Rin, cuyo alcalde fue elegido presidente del país.
Französische Truppen beenden die Existenz der Mikronation Freistaat Flaschenhals.
Französische Truppen beenden die Existenz der Mikronation Freistaat Flaschenhals.
en Nueva York (Estados Unidos).
en Nueva York (Estados Unidos). Columbia Records hace la primera grabación musical eléctrica. Su intérprete fue el pianista y cantante estadounidense Art Gillham.
Japan and the Soviet Union signed a treaty in Beijing establishing diplomatic relations for the first time.
Japan and the Soviet Union signed a treaty in Beijing establishing diplomatic relations for the first time. They'd been enemies since the Russo-Japanese War two decades earlier. They still hated each other. The Japanese occupied northern Sakhalin Island. The Soviets wanted it back. The treaty gave them that, plus oil and coal concessions. Japan got fishing rights and a promise the Soviets wouldn't support communist movements in Asia. That promise lasted about six months. Both sides spent the next sixteen years preparing to fight each other again. Which they did.
Oficialmente instituída a Bibliotheca Municipal de São Paulo.
Oficialmente instituída a Bibliotheca Municipal de São Paulo.
President Calvin Coolidge used the Antiquities Act to designate Glacier Bay a national monument, shielding its massiv…
President Calvin Coolidge used the Antiquities Act to designate Glacier Bay a national monument, shielding its massive tidewater glaciers from industrial exploitation. This protection preserved a unique laboratory for glaciology and ecology, eventually expanding into a 3.3-million-acre preserve that remains one of the world’s most significant sites for studying rapid glacial retreat and post-glacial biological succession.
en Turquía, los kurdos se sublevan contra el Gobierno de Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
en Turquía, los kurdos se sublevan contra el Gobierno de Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
en Varsovia se firma un acuerdo de circulación entre la ciudad libre de Dánzig y Polonia.
en Varsovia se firma un acuerdo de circulación entre la ciudad libre de Dánzig y Polonia.
en Brasil, el aviador italiano De Pinedo llega a la ciudad de Bahía tras realizar la travesía del océano Atlántico.
en Brasil, el aviador italiano De Pinedo llega a la ciudad de Bahía tras realizar la travesía del océano Atlántico.
Charles Jenkins got the first television license in 1928 for a system that used spinning disks and neon bulbs.
Charles Jenkins got the first television license in 1928 for a system that used spinning disks and neon bulbs. His broadcasts reached maybe a few hundred people who'd built their own receivers from kits. The picture was the size of a postage stamp, orange, and flickered at 48 lines of resolution. A modern smartphone has 2,532 lines. But Jenkins proved you could send moving images through the air legally. Within a decade, his mechanical system was obsolete. RCA's electronic television replaced it entirely.
Camille Chautemps pierde la votación de confianza en el Parlamento francés y presenta su dimisión.
Camille Chautemps pierde la votación de confianza en el Parlamento francés y presenta su dimisión.
en España, las cortes republicanas aprueban la Ley de Divorcio, primera en la historia del país.
en España, las cortes republicanas aprueban la Ley de Divorcio, primera en la historia del país.
Hitler wasn't German.
Hitler wasn't German. He was Austrian. He'd lived in Germany since 1913 but never bothered with citizenship. By 1932, he'd built a massive political movement and couldn't legally run for president of the country he wanted to rule. The Nazi Party got him appointed as a government administrator in Brunswick—a made-up job that existed for one day. That made him a state employee. State employees could be naturalized. On February 25, 1932, he became German. Seven weeks later, he ran for president and lost. Eight months after that, he was appointed chancellor anyway. The technicality that almost stopped him ended up mattering for nothing.
Hitler had been stateless since 1925.
Hitler had been stateless since 1925. He'd renounced his Austrian citizenship but never naturalized anywhere else. No citizenship meant he couldn't run for office in Germany. He couldn't even vote. Dietrich Klagges found the loophole. The Nazi interior minister of Brunswick appointed Hitler as a government attaché to the state's Berlin embassy. The job was fake. Hitler never showed up. But the appointment came with automatic citizenship. Three weeks later, Hitler was on the ballot for president. He lost to Hindenburg but won 36% of the vote. Within a year, Hindenburg appointed him chancellor anyway. The entire Third Reich hinged on a paperwork trick in a minor German state.
The USS Ranger slid into the water as the first American vessel designed from the keel up specifically to carry aircraft.
The USS Ranger slid into the water as the first American vessel designed from the keel up specifically to carry aircraft. By abandoning the practice of converting existing hulls, the Navy finally optimized ship architecture for flight operations, establishing the blueprint for the massive carrier task forces that dominated the Pacific theater a decade later.
The USS Ranger launched in 1933 with a fatal flaw: no armor.
The USS Ranger launched in 1933 with a fatal flaw: no armor. To stay under treaty weight limits, the Navy built her hull from thin steel. She could carry 86 aircraft but couldn't take a hit. When World War II started, they kept her in the Atlantic, away from Japanese torpedoes. She trained pilots instead of fighting. Every other carrier that saw major combat had been converted from something else. The first purpose-built carrier spent the war teaching.
Louis Lumière presenta en la Academia de Ciencias de París una secuencia de cine en relieve.
Louis Lumière presenta en la Academia de Ciencias de París una secuencia de cine en relieve.
Britain built 2.5 million bomb shelters in people's backyards.
Britain built 2.5 million bomb shelters in people's backyards. The first one went up in Islington in February 1939. Six corrugated steel panels bolted together, then buried three feet deep and covered with dirt. Cost: £7 if you earned over £250 a year. Free otherwise. Families slept in them for years. Damp, cold, flooded in rain. But they worked. A direct hit would kill you. Anything else, you'd probably survive. After the war, people turned them into garden sheds.
en el Reino Unido aterrizan unidades de las fuerzas aéreas canadienses.
en el Reino Unido aterrizan unidades de las fuerzas aéreas canadienses.
The February Strike started with dockworkers.
The February Strike started with dockworkers. On February 25, 1941, they walked off the job in Amsterdam's harbor — not for wages, not for conditions, but because the Nazis had rounded up 425 Jewish men the week before and shipped them to Mauthausen. Within hours, transit workers joined them. Then garbage collectors. Then municipal workers. By afternoon, the city was paralyzed. It was the only mass protest against Jewish persecution in Nazi-occupied Europe. The Nazis crushed it in two days. Of those 425 Jewish men, only one survived the camps.
The tram drivers walked off first.
The tram drivers walked off first. Then the dockworkers. Then everyone else. Within 24 hours, 300,000 Amsterdam residents were on strike — the only mass protest against Jewish deportations in Nazi-occupied Europe. The Wehrmacht declared martial law. Nine people were shot in the streets. The strike lasted two days before being crushed. But the Nazis noticed: they deported Dutch Jews more slowly than anywhere else, worried about another uprising. Two days of silence bought thousands of people months of life.
el general británico Archibald Wavell disuelve el ABDACOM, un comando aliado para la defensa del sudeste asiático con…
el general británico Archibald Wavell disuelve el ABDACOM, un comando aliado para la defensa del sudeste asiático contra la invasión japonesa, fundado el 8 de enero, es disuelto por el mariscal de campo británico Archibald Wavell porque hay muy pocas tropas disponibles.
T. S. Eliot publica sus Cuatro cuartetos.
T. S. Eliot publica sus Cuatro cuartetos.
en Túnez, las tropas nazis del Heeresgruppe Afrika (Grupo de Ejércitos África) se retiran luego de la Batalla del pas…
en Túnez, las tropas nazis del Heeresgruppe Afrika (Grupo de Ejércitos África) se retiran luego de la Batalla del paso de Kasserine.
Die Royal Air Force zerstört durch schweres Bombardement fast die komplette Innenstadt von Augsburg.
Die Royal Air Force zerstört durch schweres Bombardement fast die komplette Innenstadt von Augsburg.
la Real Fuerza Aérea británica bombardea a la población civil de la ciudad de Augsburgo y destruye casi todo el centro.
la Real Fuerza Aérea británica bombardea a la población civil de la ciudad de Augsburgo y destruye casi todo el centro. Se desconoce el número de hombres, mujeres y niños fallecidos.
تأسيس حزب الأمة السوداني على يد عبد الرحمن المهدي زعيم «جماعة الأنصار المهدية» كإمتداد سياسي للحركة المهدية في السودا…
تأسيس حزب الأمة السوداني على يد عبد الرحمن المهدي زعيم «جماعة الأنصار المهدية» كإمتداد سياسي للحركة المهدية في السودان وكان شعاره «السودان للسودانيين».
Turkey declared war on Germany and Japan, a move calculated to secure a seat at the inaugural United Nations conference.
Turkey declared war on Germany and Japan, a move calculated to secure a seat at the inaugural United Nations conference. By aligning with the Allies just months before the conflict ended, the Turkish government successfully transitioned from precarious neutrality to a founding membership in the new international order.
en España, el general Alfredo Kindelán, ferviente partidario de la monarquía, es desterrado a las islas Canarias.
en España, el general Alfredo Kindelán, ferviente partidario de la monarquía, es desterrado a las islas Canarias.
Prussia was dissolved on paper in 1947, but it had already been dead for 15 years.
Prussia was dissolved on paper in 1947, but it had already been dead for 15 years. The Nazis gutted its government in 1932 — the Preußenschlag, a constitutional coup that stripped Prussia of autonomy while leaving the name. By 1947, the Allies were just making it official: no more Prussia, no more state that had unified Germany through three wars, no more Junker estates or Prussian military tradition. They split the territory between Poland, the Soviet Union, and the two Germanys. The name that once meant discipline and power now meant nothing. You can't revive what you've already killed twice.
The Allies dissolved Prussia on February 25, 1947.
The Allies dissolved Prussia on February 25, 1947. Not defeated — erased. Control Council Law No. 46 declared it "bearer of militarism and reaction in Germany" and abolished it entirely. Seven hundred years of history, gone with a legal document. Prussia had been Germany's largest state, holding two-thirds of its territory. It had produced Frederick the Great, Bismarck, the Junker military class. The Allies didn't just want it demilitarized. They wanted the name itself eliminated. East Prussia went to Poland and the Soviet Union. Brandenburg became part of East Germany. The word "Prussia" was banned from official use. They weren't taking chances — they were trying to kill an idea.
The Soviets grabbed Béla Kovács from his Budapest apartment at 2 a.m.
The Soviets grabbed Béla Kovács from his Budapest apartment at 2 a.m. on February 25, 1947. He was secretary-general of the party that had won 57% of the vote in Hungary's last free election. The Hungarian Parliament protested. The Soviets ignored them. Kovács disappeared into the Gulag for eight years. Within months, his party collapsed under pressure. The Communists hadn't won the election, so they dismantled the winners piece by piece. By 1949, Hungary was a one-party state. Kovács survived and returned in 1955, but the country he'd represented was gone.
Paula Preradovićs Gedicht Land der Berge, Land am Strome wird durch Beschluss des Ministerrats zum Hymnentext der Rep…
Paula Preradovićs Gedicht Land der Berge, Land am Strome wird durch Beschluss des Ministerrats zum Hymnentext der Republik Österreich.
Thomas Mann publica Doktor Faustus.
Thomas Mann publica Doktor Faustus.
tras el final de la Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945), el Consejo de Control Aliado proclama la abolición formal del…
tras el final de la Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945), el Consejo de Control Aliado proclama la abolición formal del Estado Libre de Prusia, ya que el gobierno prusiano había sido abolido por el Preußenschlag de 1932.
The Communist Party took Czechoslovakia in five days without firing a shot.
The Communist Party took Czechoslovakia in five days without firing a shot. Klement Gottwald threatened a general strike. Non-communist ministers resigned in protest, thinking it would force new elections. It didn't. President Edvard Beneš, exhausted and sick, signed off on a new all-communist cabinet. The army stayed in barracks. The police were already communist. By February 25, 1948, democracy was gone. Jan Masaryk, the last non-communist minister, was found dead below his bathroom window two weeks later. The Soviets called it suicide. Czechoslovakia wouldn't vote freely again for 41 years.
The Czech Communist Party already held nine of twenty-six cabinet posts.
The Czech Communist Party already held nine of twenty-six cabinet posts. They just wanted more. When twelve non-Communist ministers resigned in protest — expecting new elections — President Edvard Beneš refused to call them. He appointed Communists to fill the empty seats instead. The coup succeeded because the democrats walked out. Three months later, the only remaining non-Communist minister, Jan Masaryk, fell from a bathroom window. The police called it suicide. Nobody believed them.
en Praga (Checoslovaquia), bajo presión del Partido Comunista Checoslovaco, el presidente Edvard Beneš acepta la dimi…
en Praga (Checoslovaquia), bajo presión del Partido Comunista Checoslovaco, el presidente Edvard Beneš acepta la dimisión de los miembros no comunistas del gabinete. Con el nuevo gabinete dirigido por Klement Gottwald, los comunistas toman el poder en esa nación.
en Checoslovaquia, las emisoras de radio anuncian el descubrimiento de un complot contra el Gobierno, cuyos instigado…
en Checoslovaquia, las emisoras de radio anuncian el descubrimiento de un complot contra el Gobierno, cuyos instigadores serían Gustav Húsak y Vlado Clementis.
Athletes from twenty-two nations gathered in Buenos Aires to compete in the inaugural Pan American Games, establishin…
Athletes from twenty-two nations gathered in Buenos Aires to compete in the inaugural Pan American Games, establishing a permanent athletic bridge across the Americas. By formalizing this multi-sport competition, the event created a lasting regional framework for Olympic-style cooperation that continues to foster diplomatic and cultural ties between North, Central, and South American countries today.
en los Estados Unidos se confirma la pena de muerte al matrimonio Rosenberg.
en los Estados Unidos se confirma la pena de muerte al matrimonio Rosenberg.
en Oslo (Noruega) finalizan los VI Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno.
en Oslo (Noruega) finalizan los VI Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno.
Charles de Gaulle rechaza públicamente el tratado sobre la Comunidad Defensiva Europea.
Charles de Gaulle rechaza públicamente el tratado sobre la Comunidad Defensiva Europea.
en París (Francia) se estrena la película Les vacances de monsieur Hulot, de Jacques Tati.
en París (Francia) se estrena la película Les vacances de monsieur Hulot, de Jacques Tati.
en Nueva York se estrena el musical Wonderful town, de Leonard Bernstein.
en Nueva York se estrena el musical Wonderful town, de Leonard Bernstein.
Gamal Abdel Nasser seized control as Egypt’s premier, sidelining General Muhammad Naguib to consolidate power within …
Gamal Abdel Nasser seized control as Egypt’s premier, sidelining General Muhammad Naguib to consolidate power within the Radical Command Council. This shift solidified military rule in Cairo, directly fueling the rise of Pan-Arab nationalism and the eventual nationalization of the Suez Canal, which permanently dismantled British and French colonial influence across the Middle East.
en El Cairo (Egipto), en un golpe de Estado contra Muhammad Naguib, su adjunto Gamal Abdel Nasser se convierte en pre…
en El Cairo (Egipto), en un golpe de Estado contra Muhammad Naguib, su adjunto Gamal Abdel Nasser se convierte en presidente de la República de Egipto.
le pape Pie XII érige le diocèse catholique d'Helsinki.
le pape Pie XII érige le diocèse catholique d'Helsinki.
Khrushchev spoke for four hours in a closed session.
Khrushchev spoke for four hours in a closed session. Nobody expected it. He detailed Stalin's purges, the torture, the show trials, the millions dead. Party members sat in silence. Some fainted. Some wept. The speech was never published in the Soviet Union, but copies leaked within weeks. Eastern Europe erupted. Hungary revolted that fall. The Communist world split. China called it betrayal. Khrushchev had dismantled the myth, but he couldn't control what came after.
formación del Octavo Gobierno nacional de España (1957-1962), presidido por Francisco Franco.
formación del Octavo Gobierno nacional de España (1957-1962), presidido por Francisco Franco.
en Rhodesia se proclama el estado de emergencia y se disuelven los estados nacionalistas africanos.
en Rhodesia se proclama el estado de emergencia y se disuelven los estados nacionalistas africanos.
en Chihuahua (México), el presidente Adolfo López Mateos recibe simbólicamente de su homólogo estadounidense Lyndon B…
en Chihuahua (México), el presidente Adolfo López Mateos recibe simbólicamente de su homólogo estadounidense Lyndon B. Johnson el territorio del Parque Público Federal El Chamizal, que estuvo en litigio con Estados Unidos desde 1866.
Kim Il-sung announced the final phase of collectivization in 1964.
Kim Il-sung announced the final phase of collectivization in 1964. Private plots — gone. Cooperative farms where farmers shared profits — converted to state control. The last 3% of agriculture still in farmers' hands disappeared. North Korea became the only communist country where the state owned literally everything that grew. Even the Soviets let families keep kitchen gardens. The policy worked exactly as planned: farmers had zero incentive to produce more than quotas. Famine became structural, not occasional. By the 1990s, when the Soviet Union collapsed and aid stopped, between 600,000 and a million North Koreans starved. They'd built a system that couldn't feed itself.
en Miami (Estados Unidos), el boxeador Cassius Clay (quien un año más tarde adoptará el nombre libre [no esclavo] de …
en Miami (Estados Unidos), el boxeador Cassius Clay (quien un año más tarde adoptará el nombre libre [no esclavo] de Muhammad Alí) derrota a Sonny Liston por abandono en el séptimo asalto, y se convierte en campeón mundial de peso pesado con tan solo 22 años.
The Air Force launched two satellites on the same day from opposite coasts — one from California, one from Florida.
The Air Force launched two satellites on the same day from opposite coasts — one from California, one from Florida. Both used Atlas-Agena rockets. Both were reconnaissance satellites, part of the classified Corona program that had been photographing Soviet military sites since 1960. The dual launch wasn't redundancy. It was capacity. The U.S. was burning through film canisters faster than it could launch replacements, each satellite dropping its photos back to Earth in heat-shielded capsules that planes would snag mid-air with grappling hooks. By 1964, these satellites had collected more intelligence than every U-2 spy plane mission combined. The Soviets knew they were up there. They just couldn't stop them.
تعيين نور الدين الأتاسي رئيسًا للجمهورية العربية السورية بعد يومين من انقلاب عسكري داخل حزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي ال…
تعيين نور الدين الأتاسي رئيسًا للجمهورية العربية السورية بعد يومين من انقلاب عسكري داخل حزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي الحاكم أطاح بالرئيس أمين الحافظ.
Criação do Ministério das Comunicações do Brasil.
Criação do Ministério das Comunicações do Brasil.
South Korean troops killed 135 unarmed civilians in Hà My village on February 25, 1968.
South Korean troops killed 135 unarmed civilians in Hà My village on February 25, 1968. They buried them in mass graves. Most were women, children, and elderly men. The youngest was one month old. The oldest was 75. South Korea had sent 50,000 troops to Vietnam — the largest foreign force after the Americans. They were paid by the U.S. for their service. The massacre happened during a sweep operation after Tet. For decades, South Korea denied it happened. Survivors weren't allowed to speak about it. The government didn't acknowledge the killings until 2000. No one was prosecuted. South Korea called them combat deaths, not war crimes.
en Chipre, el arzobispo Makarios III es elegido presidente.
en Chipre, el arzobispo Makarios III es elegido presidente.
en Praga (Checoslovaquia), en el aniversario de la toma del poder por los comunistas en Checoslovaquia, el estudiante…
en Praga (Checoslovaquia), en el aniversario de la toma del poder por los comunistas en Checoslovaquia, el estudiante Jan Zajíc se prende fuego en protesta contra la represión de la Primavera de Praga. Muere a los pocos minutos.
lancement de Mariner 6.
lancement de Mariner 6.
Pickering Goes Live: Canada's Nuclear Age Begins
Canada's Pickering Nuclear Generating Station powers up its first unit, launching the nation's inaugural commercial nuclear power plant. This milestone immediately shifts the country's energy landscape by providing a massive, low-carbon source of electricity to Ontario's growing grid.
Die deutsche Bundesregierung beendet durch Zahlung eines Lösegeldes von fünf Millionen US-Dollar die Flugzeugentführu…
Die deutsche Bundesregierung beendet durch Zahlung eines Lösegeldes von fünf Millionen US-Dollar die Flugzeugentführung eines Jumbo-Jets durch arabische Terroristen nach Aden (Südjemen).
el gobierno alemán pone fin al secuestro de un jumbo jet por terroristas árabes en Adén (Yemen del Sur) pagando un re…
el gobierno alemán pone fin al secuestro de un jumbo jet por terroristas árabes en Adén (Yemen del Sur) pagando un rescate de cinco millones de dólares estadounidenses.
por primera vez en Estados Unidos se completa un intercambiador de autopistas con una sola intersección en la vía de …
por primera vez en Estados Unidos se completa un intercambiador de autopistas con una sola intersección en la vía de acceso.
Erstmals wird eine Autobahnanschlussstelle mit nur einer einzigen Kreuzung auf der Zubringerstraße in den USA fertigg…
Erstmals wird eine Autobahnanschlussstelle mit nur einer einzigen Kreuzung auf der Zubringerstraße in den USA fertiggestellt.
Das Bundesverfassungsgericht erklärt die beschlossene Fristenregelung zur Abtreibung im § 218 a StGB für verfassungsw…
Das Bundesverfassungsgericht erklärt die beschlossene Fristenregelung zur Abtreibung im § 218 a StGB für verfassungswidrig.
Mohammed Abdullah es nombrado jefe de Gobierno del estado indio de Yammu y Cachemira, que goza de derechos especiales.
Mohammed Abdullah es nombrado jefe de Gobierno del estado indio de Yammu y Cachemira, que goza de derechos especiales.
veto américain à une résolution du conseil de sécurité des Nations unies qui déplore l'annexion de Jérusalem-Est par …
veto américain à une résolution du conseil de sécurité des Nations unies qui déplore l'annexion de Jérusalem-Est par Israël.
en Argelia se celebran las primeras elecciones parlamentarias.
en Argelia se celebran las primeras elecciones parlamentarias.
en la aldea de Sa Pereira, 72 km al oeste de la ciudad de Santa Fe (Argentina), se registra la segunda mayor tragedia…
en la aldea de Sa Pereira, 72 km al oeste de la ciudad de Santa Fe (Argentina), se registra la segunda mayor tragedia ferroviaria del país: 55 muertos.
en Viena, el atleta Antonio Páez se proclama campeón de Europa de los 800 m.
en Viena, el atleta Antonio Páez se proclama campeón de Europa de los 800 m.
en el festival de Berlín, el estreno de la película El crimen de Cuenca, dirigida por Pilar Miró, causa un gran escán…
en el festival de Berlín, el estreno de la película El crimen de Cuenca, dirigida por Pilar Miró, causa un gran escándalo.
en Kabul los disturbios contra la presencia soviética causan 500 muertos.
en Kabul los disturbios contra la presencia soviética causan 500 muertos.
Dési Bouterse led a group of non-commissioned officers in a violent coup against the Surinamese government, seizing c…
Dési Bouterse led a group of non-commissioned officers in a violent coup against the Surinamese government, seizing control of the nation’s barracks and police stations. This takeover dismantled the country’s parliamentary democracy and installed a military regime that governed Suriname through repression and economic instability for much of the following decade.
The Suriname coup started with a gunboat shelling a police station in Paramaribo at 6 a.m.
The Suriname coup started with a gunboat shelling a police station in Paramaribo at 6 a.m. Sixteen sergeants, led by Desi Bouterse, wanted better pay and working conditions. The government had ignored their union demands for months. The entire operation took six hours. President Johan Ferrier surrendered without a fight. Suriname had been independent from the Netherlands for exactly five years. The sergeants promised they'd hand power back to civilians soon. Bouterse stayed in charge for eleven years. What began as a labor dispute over wages became one of South America's longest military dictatorships.
en España los generales Jaime Milans del Bosch, capitán general de Valencia, y Alfonso Armada y Comyn, segundo jefe d…
en España los generales Jaime Milans del Bosch, capitán general de Valencia, y Alfonso Armada y Comyn, segundo jefe del Alto Estado Mayor, son acusados de participar en el golpe de Estado del día 23.
en España, Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo es elegido presidente del Gobierno por el Congreso de los Diputados.
en España, Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo es elegido presidente del Gobierno por el Congreso de los Diputados.
Luiz Inácio da Silva e outros 12 sindicalistas de São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, são julgados por incitamento à gr…
Luiz Inácio da Silva e outros 12 sindicalistas de São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, são julgados por incitamento à greve no ABC paulista e condenados a três anos de prisão.
en Madrid se celebra una gran manifestación a favor de la libertad de enseñanza y en contra de la ley de educación so…
en Madrid se celebra una gran manifestación a favor de la libertad de enseñanza y en contra de la ley de educación socialista (LODE).
Marcos fled the Philippines with 22 crates of cash, jewelry, and his wife Imelda's 3,000 pairs of shoes.
Marcos fled the Philippines with 22 crates of cash, jewelry, and his wife Imelda's 3,000 pairs of shoes. They took a U.S. helicopter to Hawaii. He'd ruled for 20 years, declared martial law, and stolen billions. What ended him wasn't a coup — it was two million Filipinos blocking tanks with their bodies on EDSA highway. Nuns handed soldiers sandwiches. The military defected. Corazon Aquino, whose husband Marcos had assassinated, became president. She'd never held office.
SMU's football program got the death penalty in 1987.
SMU's football program got the death penalty in 1987. Not for the payments — everyone knew about those. For lying about stopping. The NCAA had caught them in 1985, put them on probation. SMU promised to shut down the slush fund. They didn't. They kept paying 13 players $61,000 from a secret account. The kicker? School officials argued they'd already promised those players the money, so breaking the NCAA rules would've been breaking their word. The program didn't field a team for two years. They've never recovered.
llega a Pekín el presidente estadounidense, George Bush, para consolidar las relaciones entre ambos países y apoyar l…
llega a Pekín el presidente estadounidense, George Bush, para consolidar las relaciones entre ambos países y apoyar las reformas iniciadas por Deng Xiaoping.
en el Hotel Hilton de la ciudad de Las Vegas (estado de Nevada), el boxeador Mike Tyson gana el combate contra Frank …
en el Hotel Hilton de la ciudad de Las Vegas (estado de Nevada), el boxeador Mike Tyson gana el combate contra Frank Bruno por nocaut técnico, y así obtiene el título de campeón mundial de peso pesado.
en Nicaragua, Violeta Chamorro, de la antisandinista UNO (Unión Nacional Opositora) gana sorprendentemente con el 55 …
en Nicaragua, Violeta Chamorro, de la antisandinista UNO (Unión Nacional Opositora) gana sorprendentemente con el 55 % de los votos frente a los sandinistas, que obtienen el 41 %.
en Irak el Gobierno ordena a sus tropas abandonar Kuwait.
en Irak el Gobierno ordena a sus tropas abandonar Kuwait.
The missile hit at 8:30 PM during shift change — when the most soldiers were gathered in one place.
The missile hit at 8:30 PM during shift change — when the most soldiers were gathered in one place. Twenty-eight Army Reservists from Pennsylvania died. They were truck drivers and warehouse workers, not combat troops. The Scud should have been intercepted. A Patriot missile battery was there. But the system had been running for 100 straight hours and its internal clock had drifted by a third of a second. The missile moved too fast for the miscalculated intercept. Software killed them.
The Warsaw Pact dissolved itself on July 1, 1991, in Budapest.
The Warsaw Pact dissolved itself on July 1, 1991, in Budapest. Eight nations that had been military allies for 36 years signed a single-page protocol ending their alliance. The meeting took twenty minutes. No drama, no ceremony—just bureaucrats at a table. The Soviet Union, which had created the Pact in 1955 to counter NATO, voted to disband it. Four months later, the Soviet Union itself ceased to exist. The alliance outlived its purpose but not its founder.
en Dhahran (Arabia Saudita), a 435 km al sur de Irak ―en el marco de la guerra del Golfo―, un misil Scud iraquí impac…
en Dhahran (Arabia Saudita), a 435 km al sur de Irak ―en el marco de la guerra del Golfo―, un misil Scud iraquí impacta contra un cuartel estadounidense, matando a 28 marines.
The Warsaw Pact dissolved on July 1, 1991, six months after it had already stopped functioning.
The Warsaw Pact dissolved on July 1, 1991, six months after it had already stopped functioning. The Soviet Union's military alliance with seven Eastern European nations ended in a Prague conference room where nobody bothered to show up in uniform. Hungary had left the year before. Czechoslovakia was negotiating to join NATO. East Germany no longer existed. The treaty had promised collective defense for 36 years. When the moment came to formally end it, there was nothing left to defend. The Soviet Union itself would be gone in five months.
promulgation par décret de la nouvelle constitution du Mali y instaurant une IIIe République.
promulgation par décret de la nouvelle constitution du Mali y instaurant une IIIe République.
Armenian forces attacked Khojaly, a town of 7,000 in Nagorno-Karabakh, as Azerbaijanis tried to flee through a mounta…
Armenian forces attacked Khojaly, a town of 7,000 in Nagorno-Karabakh, as Azerbaijanis tried to flee through a mountain corridor. 613 civilians died — 106 were women, 63 were children. Some bodies showed signs of scalping and mutilation. The massacre happened during a war most of the world ignored: Armenia and Azerbaijan fighting over territory both claimed after the Soviet collapse. Human Rights Watch documented it. The UN never intervened. Both sides committed atrocities, but Khojaly remains the deadliest single event. The war didn't end until 1994. The hatred didn't end at all.
en la ciudad de Joyalí (en Azerbaiyán), en el marco de la guerra de Nagorno Karabaj, el ejército armenio mata a cient…
en la ciudad de Joyalí (en Azerbaiyán), en el marco de la guerra de Nagorno Karabaj, el ejército armenio mata a cientos de civiles azerbaiyanos. (Masacre de Jochalí).
en Cataluña se hace oficial el himno de "Los segadores" (Els segadors)
en Cataluña se hace oficial el himno de "Los segadores" (Els segadors)
de Noruega, en el marco de los XVII Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno en Lillehammer, la patinadora artística ucraniana Ok…
de Noruega, en el marco de los XVII Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno en Lillehammer, la patinadora artística ucraniana Oksana Bajul gana una medalla de oro, la primera para la Ucrania independiente.
Hebron Massacre: 29 Worshippers Killed at Cave of Patriarchs
Israeli settler Baruch Goldstein opened fire inside the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron, killing 29 Palestinian worshippers and wounding 125 before survivors beat him to death. The massacre derailed the Oslo peace process, provoked retaliatory attacks from Hamas, and led to the division of Hebron into separate Israeli and Palestinian-controlled zones that remain in effect today.
Baruch Goldstein walked into the Cave of the Patriarchs during Ramadan prayers with an assault rifle.
Baruch Goldstein walked into the Cave of the Patriarchs during Ramadan prayers with an assault rifle. He fired 111 rounds in under ten minutes. Twenty-nine Palestinians died. Survivors beat him to death with a fire extinguisher. He was a doctor — a physician in the Israeli army who'd taken an oath to heal. Some settlers built a shrine at his grave. The Israeli government eventually bulldozed it. The massacre triggered a wave of suicide bombings that killed dozens more.
en Milán (Italia) el millonario empresario Massimo Moratti compra el club de fútbol Internazionale Milano.
en Milán (Italia) el millonario empresario Massimo Moratti compra el club de fútbol Internazionale Milano.
In Los Angeles werden erstmals die Screen Actors Guild Awards vergeben.
In Los Angeles werden erstmals die Screen Actors Guild Awards vergeben.
en Guinea Ecuatorial, el dictador Teodoro Obiang Nguema es elegido presidente por tercera vez con el 98 % de los votos.
en Guinea Ecuatorial, el dictador Teodoro Obiang Nguema es elegido presidente por tercera vez con el 98 % de los votos. La oposición boicoteó las elecciones.
en Bundang (Corea del Sur), el desertor norcoreano Yi Han-yong (36), sobrino del presidente norcoreano Kim Jong il, e…
en Bundang (Corea del Sur), el desertor norcoreano Yi Han-yong (36), sobrino del presidente norcoreano Kim Jong il, es asesinado por dos ladrones no identificados que utilizaron sendas pistolas Browning, de fabricación belga.
Unidentified assailants gunned down North Korean defector Yi Han-yong outside his apartment in Bundang, South Korea.
Unidentified assailants gunned down North Korean defector Yi Han-yong outside his apartment in Bundang, South Korea. As the nephew of Kim Jong-il’s former mistress, Yi had spent years exposing the inner workings of the Pyongyang regime. His assassination forced South Korean intelligence to overhaul its protection protocols for high-profile defectors living in the South.
las dudas sobre el apoyo que puede prestar Japón para la recuperación financiera de la zona provocan nuevas pérdidas …
las dudas sobre el apoyo que puede prestar Japón para la recuperación financiera de la zona provocan nuevas pérdidas generalizadas en las bolsas de sureste asiático.
las dos grandes empresas de la aviación civil, la nipona Japan Airlines (JAL) y la estadounidense American Airlines (…
las dos grandes empresas de la aviación civil, la nipona Japan Airlines (JAL) y la estadounidense American Airlines (AA), alcanzan un acuerdo que les permite ofertar de manera conjunta sus rutas a ambos lados del océano Pacífico.
en la entrega de los Premios Grammy de la Música (en Estados Unidos) los triunfadores son Bob Dylan, Elton John y Lui…
en la entrega de los Premios Grammy de la Música (en Estados Unidos) los triunfadores son Bob Dylan, Elton John y Luis Miguel.
en los Estados Unidos, el Pentágono sufre el mayor ataque de piratas informáticos.
en los Estados Unidos, el Pentágono sufre el mayor ataque de piratas informáticos.
Alitalia Flight 1553 skidded off the runway and into the Ligurian Sea after a botched landing attempt at Genoa Cristo…
Alitalia Flight 1553 skidded off the runway and into the Ligurian Sea after a botched landing attempt at Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport. The crash claimed four lives, prompting Italian aviation authorities to overhaul safety protocols regarding wind shear detection and pilot training for short-runway approaches in coastal conditions.
la ONU presenta el informe sobre las matanzas de civiles en Guatemala, donde se acusa directamente al Gobierno militar.
la ONU presenta el informe sobre las matanzas de civiles en Guatemala, donde se acusa directamente al Gobierno militar.
sortie de l'album Stiff Upper Lip du groupe de hard rock australien AC/DC.
sortie de l'album Stiff Upper Lip du groupe de hard rock australien AC/DC.
el esquiador alemán Johann Mühlegg (expatriado en España) logra la medalla de oro en el maratón de 50 kilómetros del …
el esquiador alemán Johann Mühlegg (expatriado en España) logra la medalla de oro en el maratón de 50 kilómetros del campeonatos del mundo de esquí nórdico.
los Campeonatos de España de Atletismo se clausuran con cinco récords nacionales.
los Campeonatos de España de Atletismo se clausuran con cinco récords nacionales.
en Cabo Verde (África), Pedro Pires gana la segunda vuelta de las elecciones presidenciales contra Carlos Veiga por 1…
en Cabo Verde (África), Pedro Pires gana la segunda vuelta de las elecciones presidenciales contra Carlos Veiga por 17 votos y se convierte en el sucesor de António Mascarenhas Monteiro como presidente de la república insular.
en Seúl (Corea del Sur) jura el cargo el nuevo presidente Roh Moo-hyun, sucesor de Kim Dae Yung.
en Seúl (Corea del Sur) jura el cargo el nuevo presidente Roh Moo-hyun, sucesor de Kim Dae Yung.
en Caracas (Venezuela) suceden explosiones en la embajada de España y en el consulado colombiano.
en Caracas (Venezuela) suceden explosiones en la embajada de España y en el consulado colombiano. El Estado responsabiliza a militares retirados que el año anterior (2002) estuvieron involucrados en el golpe contra Hugo Chávez.
Corea del Norte reactiva la central nuclear de Yongbyon, donde mantiene 8000 barras de plutonio con las que podrían c…
Corea del Norte reactiva la central nuclear de Yongbyon, donde mantiene 8000 barras de plutonio con las que podrían construirse 6 bombas atómicas.
sortie du film controversé de Mel Gibson La Passion du Christ en Amérique du Nord.
sortie du film controversé de Mel Gibson La Passion du Christ en Amérique du Nord.
en la localidad de Riodeva (provincia de Teruel) un grupo de arqueólogos españoles anuncia el hallazgo de un importan…
en la localidad de Riodeva (provincia de Teruel) un grupo de arqueólogos españoles anuncia el hallazgo de un importante yacimiento, rico en restos fósiles de dinosaurios.
en los cines estadounidenses se proyecta por primera vez el largometraje La Pasión de Cristo, dirigido por el actor M…
en los cines estadounidenses se proyecta por primera vez el largometraje La Pasión de Cristo, dirigido por el actor Mel Gibson, y se convierte en un controvertido éxito de audiencia. Los críticos acusan la película de antisemitismo y glorificación de la violencia.
al noroeste de la República Democrática del Congo mueren nueve cascos azules bangladesíes en una emboscada.
al noroeste de la República Democrática del Congo mueren nueve cascos azules bangladesíes en una emboscada.
en Madrid (España), la Asociación de Víctimas del Terrorismo convoca una multitudinaria manifestación en contra del d…
en Madrid (España), la Asociación de Víctimas del Terrorismo convoca una multitudinaria manifestación en contra del diálogo del Gobierno con la banda terrorista ETA.
en el patio interno de una mansión abandonada, ubicada en el centro histórico de la ciudad de Gravina in Puglia, a 61…
en el patio interno de una mansión abandonada, ubicada en el centro histórico de la ciudad de Gravina in Puglia, a 61 km al suroeste de Bari (Italia), un niño de 12 años cae en un pozo ciego abandonado de 12 metros de profundidad. Cuando los bomberos lo salvan, ileso, descubren los cadáveres momificados de dos niños. La autopsia revelará que se trata de Francesco (13) y Salvatore (11) Pappalardi, que habían desaparecido el 5 de junio de 2006 y probablemente murieron de sed.
The Bangladesh Rifles mutinied inside their own headquarters in Dhaka.
The Bangladesh Rifles mutinied inside their own headquarters in Dhaka. They held their commanding officers hostage for 33 hours. When it ended, 74 people were dead — 57 of them army officers, many shot execution-style. The mutineers were border guards. They'd served under these officers for years. The stated grievance was pay and benefits. The real motive remains disputed. It was the deadliest military mutiny in Bangladesh's history, and nobody saw it coming from inside the barracks.
The mutiny started over pay.
The mutiny started over pay. Border guards at Pilkhana wanted the same salaries as regular army. They took their commanders hostage during an annual gathering. Within 33 hours, 57 army officers were dead — most shot, some beaten, several buried in mass graves on the compound. The government offered amnesty if they surrendered. They did. Then Bangladesh tried 6,000 border guards in the largest mass trial in its history. Hundreds got death sentences.
Turkish Airlines Crashes at Schiphol: Faulty Altimeter Blamed
Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 crashed short of the runway at Amsterdam Schiphol when a faulty radio altimeter tricked the autothrottle into cutting engine power during approach. Nine people died, including all three pilots, and the investigation exposed critical gaps in crew training for handling automated system failures — lessons that reshaped airline procedures worldwide.
Viktor Ianoukovytch prête serment comme président de l'Ukraine.
Viktor Ianoukovytch prête serment comme président de l'Ukraine.
A Estação Antártica Comandante Ferraz, pertencente ao Brasil, é parcialmente destruída por um incêndio.
A Estação Antártica Comandante Ferraz, pertencente ao Brasil, é parcialmente destruída por um incêndio.
عبد ربه منصور هادي يؤدي اليمين الدستورية أمام مجلس النواب اليمني رئيسًا للجمهورية خلفًا لعلي عبد الله صالح وذلك لفترة…
عبد ربه منصور هادي يؤدي اليمين الدستورية أمام مجلس النواب اليمني رئيسًا للجمهورية خلفًا لعلي عبد الله صالح وذلك لفترة انتقالية وفقًا للمبادرة الخليجية لحل الأزمة في اليمن، وكانت اللجن�� العليا للانتخابات قد أعلنت عن فوزه بنسبة 99.8% من إجمالي المصوتين.
desde el centro espacial Satish Dhawan (104 km al norte de Chennai, en la costa sureste de la India) los primeros sat…
desde el centro espacial Satish Dhawan (104 km al norte de Chennai, en la costa sureste de la India) los primeros satélites austríacos Tugsat-1 y UniBRITE son transportados a la órbita terrestre.
Die ersten österreichischen Satelliten Tugsat-1 und UniBRITE werden vom Satish Dhawan Space Centre in die Erdumlaufba…
Die ersten österreichischen Satelliten Tugsat-1 und UniBRITE werden vom Satish Dhawan Space Centre in die Erdumlaufbahn transportiert.
Park Geun-hye investie présidente de Corée du Sud devient la première femme présidente de ce pays et la première chef…
Park Geun-hye investie présidente de Corée du Sud devient la première femme présidente de ce pays et la première cheffe d'État femme d'Asie du Nord-Est.
At least 310 people died in avalanches across northeastern Afghanistan in February 2015.
At least 310 people died in avalanches across northeastern Afghanistan in February 2015. The snow came after one of the coldest winters in decades. Entire villages in Panjshir Province disappeared under walls of white. Rescue teams couldn't reach most areas for days — the same snow that caused the avalanches blocked the roads. People dug with their hands. By the time helicopters arrived, whole families were gone. Afghanistan's government called it the worst natural disaster in 30 years. The Taliban and government forces declared a temporary ceasefire to help with rescue efforts. They were back to fighting within a week.
Élections législatives en Eire.
Élections législatives en Eire.
A man walked into Excel Industries in Hesston, Kansas, and opened fire with an assault rifle.
A man walked into Excel Industries in Hesston, Kansas, and opened fire with an assault rifle. He'd already shot people in Newton on the drive over. He worked at Excel — a lawnmower parts factory. Coworkers hid in offices and under desks. The shooting lasted four minutes. A Hesston police officer arrived alone, ran inside, and shot him. The officer had been on duty for eight months. Investigators found the gunman had been served a protection order 90 minutes before the first shooting. Three people died. Fourteen were wounded. The officer's name was Doug Schroeder. He was the only cop in the building.
élections législatives et d'une assemblée d'experts en Iran.
élections législatives et d'une assemblée d'experts en Iran.
Élections législatives en Jamaïque.
Élections législatives en Jamaïque.
une quarantaine de membres du renseignement militaire syrien sont tués par cinq kamikazes du Hayat Tahrir al-Cham à Homs.
une quarantaine de membres du renseignement militaire syrien sont tués par cinq kamikazes du Hayat Tahrir al-Cham à Homs.
كنيسة القيامة تُغلق أبوابها أمام الزائرين لِأوَّل مرَّة مُنذ عُقُود احتجاجًا على مشروع قانون إسرائيلي يقضي بفرض ضرائب…
كنيسة القيامة تُغلق أبوابها أمام الزائرين لِأوَّل مرَّة مُنذ عُقُود احتجاجًا على مشروع قانون إسرائيلي يقضي بفرض ضرائب على أملاك الكنائس.
en Pionyang (Corea del Sur) finalizan los XXIII Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno.
en Pionyang (Corea del Sur) finalizan los XXIII Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno.
l'armée arabe syrienne et ses alliés reprennent la ville symbolique de Kafranbel occupée par des rebelles depuis 2012.
l'armée arabe syrienne et ses alliés reprennent la ville symbolique de Kafranbel occupée par des rebelles depuis 2012.
As Forças Armadas da Armênia pedem a renúncia do primeiro-ministro Nikol Pashinyan, e o governo acusa os militares de…
As Forças Armadas da Armênia pedem a renúncia do primeiro-ministro Nikol Pashinyan, e o governo acusa os militares de uma tentativa de golpe de Estado.
en Indonésie, à Sumatra, est un fort séisme de magnitude 6,2 survient fait au moins 10 morts, 86 blessés, 4 autres pe…
en Indonésie, à Sumatra, est un fort séisme de magnitude 6,2 survient fait au moins 10 morts, 86 blessés, 4 autres personnes sont portées disparues et de graves dommages se sont produits dans le district de Tigo Nagari, à Pasaman.
au Nigeria, Bola Tinubu remporte l’élection présidentielle.
au Nigeria, Bola Tinubu remporte l’élection présidentielle.
en Biélorussie, sous le gouvernement autoritaire du président Loukachenko, les élections législatives ont lieu afin d…
en Biélorussie, sous le gouvernement autoritaire du président Loukachenko, les élections législatives ont lieu afin de renouveler les 110 membres de la Chambre des représentants.
au Burkina Faso, un attentat contre une église catholique du village d'Essakane fait 15 morts.
au Burkina Faso, un attentat contre une église catholique du village d'Essakane fait 15 morts.
en Chile se produce un apagón eléctrico que afecta desde la región de Arica y Parinacota (el extremo norte) hasta la …
en Chile se produce un apagón eléctrico que afecta desde la región de Arica y Parinacota (el extremo norte) hasta la Región de Los Lagos (el sur patagónico) y deja casi todo el país sin electricidad en los hogares.
Cuban Border Guard troops intercepted and opened fire on a US-registered speedboat in Cuban waters, killing four peop…
Cuban Border Guard troops intercepted and opened fire on a US-registered speedboat in Cuban waters, killing four people and wounding several others. This lethal escalation forces an immediate diplomatic crisis, straining the fragile maritime security agreements between Havana and Washington while heightening tensions over unauthorized border crossings in the Florida Straits.