March 10
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248 events recorded on March 10 throughout history
The Roman fleet that won the First Punic War wasn't paid for by Rome. Wealthy citizens funded 200 warships out of their own pockets after the treasury went broke from 23 years of fighting Carthage. At the Aegates Islands off Sicily, these privately-funded galleys caught the Carthaginian fleet loaded down with supplies for their starving troops. The Romans sank 50 ships and captured 70 more in a single morning. Carthage sued for peace immediately. They'd lost their entire western Mediterranean empire because Rome's richest families made what amounted to a massive patriotic loan. War had become a venture capital investment.
Charles I of England dissolved Parliament in 1629, launching an eleven-year stretch where he governed without legislative consent. This Personal Rule allowed him to raise taxes through controversial measures like ship money, but it ultimately fueled the deep distrust that sparked the English Civil War when he finally recalled Parliament in 1640.
Ulysses S. Grant assumed command of all Union armies in March 1864, shifting strategy from attrition to coordinated pressure that crushed Confederate resistance within a year. His relentless campaigns forced General Lee into a final siege at Petersburg and sealed the path to Appomattox.
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Liu Zhiyuan waited just sixteen days after the Khitan invaders abandoned Kaifeng before declaring himself emperor and…
Liu Zhiyuan waited just sixteen days after the Khitan invaders abandoned Kaifeng before declaring himself emperor and founding the Later Han dynasty. The former military governor didn't overthrow anyone — he simply walked into the vacuum left by retreating nomads and claimed the throne of a shattered realm. His dynasty would last exactly four years, the shortest of the Five Dynasties period, barely outliving its founder who died after eleven months of rule. But his gamble worked: his son-in-law Guo Wei would seize power and found the next dynasty, proving that in tenth-century China, the throne belonged to whoever was bold enough to sit in it first.
el conde Borrell de Barcelona no renueva el pacto de vasallaje con el nuevo rey franco, Hugo Capeto, e instaura la in…
el conde Borrell de Barcelona no renueva el pacto de vasallaje con el nuevo rey franco, Hugo Capeto, e instaura la independencia de hecho de los territorios bajo su poder. La veracidad de este acontecimiento ha sido criticada, ya que en esos días el rey se encontraba luchando en una revuelta al norte de Francia.
Nach der Ermordung von Thoros, dem Herrscher von Edessa, wird der von ihm adoptierte Kreuzfahrer Balduin von Boulogne…
Nach der Ermordung von Thoros, dem Herrscher von Edessa, wird der von ihm adoptierte Kreuzfahrer Balduin von Boulogne der erste Graf von Edessa und gründet damit den ersten Kreuzfahrerstaat.
consécration du pape Gélase II.
consécration du pape Gélase II.
Alfonso VII de León entra en León y se proclama rey de León y de Castilla.
Alfonso VII de León entra en León y se proclama rey de León y de Castilla.
Inocencio III proclama la guerra santa contra los cátaros.
Inocencio III proclama la guerra santa contra los cátaros.
سقوط مدينة بخارى أمام قوات المغول بقيادة جنكيز خان بعد حصار دام ثلاثة أيام، وقام المغول بطرد أهل بخارى، وقتلوا من بقي…
سقوط مدينة بخارى أمام قوات المغول بقيادة جنكيز خان بعد حصار دام ثلاثة أيام، وقام المغول بطرد أهل بخارى، وقتلوا من بقي بداخل المدينة وأنهوا عملهم الوحشي بإحراق المدينة.
In der Schlacht von Burton Bridge kann das Heer des englischen Königs Eduard II.
In der Schlacht von Burton Bridge kann das Heer des englischen Königs Eduard II. die Stellung der von Thomas of Lancaster geführten Rebellen auf der Brücke umgehen und sie zum weiteren Rückzug zwingen.
Per Gesetz werden in Venedig alle Berufsvereinigungen verpflichtet, Ausbildungsverträge bei Gericht registrieren zu l…
Per Gesetz werden in Venedig alle Berufsvereinigungen verpflichtet, Ausbildungsverträge bei Gericht registrieren zu lassen.
tras visitar al antipapa Benedicto XIII en Aviñón, Martín I, Rey de Aragón, llega a Barcelona.
tras visitar al antipapa Benedicto XIII en Aviñón, Martín I, Rey de Aragón, llega a Barcelona.
publication du « manifeste », base de la Ligue du Bien public, révolte nobiliaire contre le roi de France Louis XI.
publication du « manifeste », base de la Ligue du Bien public, révolte nobiliaire contre le roi de France Louis XI.
Christopher Columbus sailed for Spain, leaving his brother Bartholomew to govern the fledgling settlement of Santo Do…
Christopher Columbus sailed for Spain, leaving his brother Bartholomew to govern the fledgling settlement of Santo Domingo. This departure solidified the first permanent European foothold in the Americas, transforming the Caribbean into a strategic base for subsequent Spanish expeditions and the eventual colonization of the mainland.
en Sevilla (España) Carlos I se casa con su prima, la infanta Isabel de Portugal.
en Sevilla (España) Carlos I se casa con su prima, la infanta Isabel de Portugal.
The bishop ran out of wind.
The bishop ran out of wind. Fray Tomás de Berlanga was sailing from Panama to Peru in 1535 when his ship hit the doldrums — dead calm for six days straight. Ocean currents dragged them 500 miles off course to volcanic rocks nobody knew existed. His crew found giant tortoises so tame they could ride them, and birds that didn't fly away when approached. Berlanga wrote to Spain's King Charles V describing the islands as worthless — no fresh water, barely any vegetation, utterly useless for colonization. He couldn't have known those same fearless creatures would help Darwin crack the code of evolution three centuries later. Sometimes the most important discoveries are the ones nobody wanted to make.
España funda el pueblo de Antigua (Guatemala), que fungió como capital de toda Centroamérica.
España funda el pueblo de Antigua (Guatemala), que fungió como capital de toda Centroamérica.
la conjuration d'Amboise est découverte par les Guise.
la conjuration d'Amboise est découverte par les Guise.
The pretender won because his enemy's spiritual leader insisted on joining the battlefield.
The pretender won because his enemy's spiritual leader insisted on joining the battlefield. Abuna Petros II, patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, rode alongside Yaqob's forces at Gol in Gojjam—an unprecedented move that backfired spectacularly. When Susenyos I's army crushed them in 1607, he didn't just claim the throne. He captured the church's highest authority. For the next decade, Susenyos would use this victory to attempt something no Ethiopian emperor had dared: converting his ancient Christian empire to Catholicism, triggering civil wars that nearly destroyed the kingdom. Sometimes the greatest threat to a throne isn't the rival army—it's the holy man who thinks God fights on his side.
se crea en Madrid el Colegio Imperial de San Isidro.
se crea en Madrid el Colegio Imperial de San Isidro.
Charles I Dissolves Parliament: The Personal Rule Begins
Charles I of England dissolved Parliament in 1629, launching an eleven-year stretch where he governed without legislative consent. This Personal Rule allowed him to raise taxes through controversial measures like ship money, but it ultimately fueled the deep distrust that sparked the English Civil War when he finally recalled Parliament in 1640.
In Lissabon wird durch König Johann IV.
In Lissabon wird durch König Johann IV. die Allgemeine Gesellschaft des Brasilienhandels gegründet.
He was twenty-two and everyone expected him to appoint another minister to run France.
He was twenty-two and everyone expected him to appoint another minister to run France. Instead, Louis XIV shocked his court by announcing he'd rule alone — no prime minister, no regent, just him. The next morning, he made officials report directly to him in his bedchamber, forcing dukes and princes to wait like servants. His finance minister Nicolas Fouquet threw a lavish party at his château three months later to impress the young king. Bad move. Louis had him arrested for embezzlement and spent the next fifty years building Versailles to dwarf anything a subject could own. Turns out the best way to control aristocrats wasn't execution — it was making them compete for the privilege of watching you wake up.
Der russische Zar Peter I. beginnt eine Reise in den europäischen Westen („Große Gesandtschaft“).
Der russische Zar Peter I. beginnt eine Reise in den europäischen Westen („Große Gesandtschaft“).
victoire de Magnus Stenbock sur Jørgen Rantzau à la bataille d'Helsingborg pendant la grande guerre du Nord.
victoire de Magnus Stenbock sur Jørgen Rantzau à la bataille d'Helsingborg pendant la grande guerre du Nord.
10 mars décompté en Suède à titre unique comme un 29 février précédant en outre un exceptionnel 30 février lui aussi …
10 mars décompté en Suède à titre unique comme un 29 février précédant en outre un exceptionnel 30 février lui aussi bissextilement voire "trissextilement" intercalaire (11 mars grégorien) entre le retour provisoire au calendrier julien par ce pays décidé l'année 1711 précédente et son adoption définitive du calendrier grégorien en 1753.
comienza la edificación de la Plaza Mayor de Salamanca, España.
comienza la edificación de la Plaza Mayor de Salamanca, España.
The Persian upstart who'd crowned himself shah was so terrifying that Russia — fresh off decades of expansion — simpl…
The Persian upstart who'd crowned himself shah was so terrifying that Russia — fresh off decades of expansion — simply handed back the Caspian. Nadir Shah had spent just three years reconquering territories the Safavids lost, and near Ganja in 1735, Russian negotiators agreed to withdraw from Baku and Derbent without a single major battle. Peter the Great's hard-won southern gains? Gone. Nadir's reputation alone was enough to make Catherine I's government retreat from fortified positions along the western Caspian coast. Within thirteen years, he'd carve out an empire stretching from the Caucasus to Delhi, proving that Russia's southern ambitions weren't inevitable — they just needed the right person to say no.
supplice et exécution de Jean Calas, bourgeois toulousain sexagénaire de confession protestante condamné sans preuve …
supplice et exécution de Jean Calas, bourgeois toulousain sexagénaire de confession protestante condamné sans preuve pour avoir assassiné son fils qui voulait devenir catholique.
The judges broke Jean Calas on the wheel for two hours before strangling him, certain the 63-year-old merchant had mu…
The judges broke Jean Calas on the wheel for two hours before strangling him, certain the 63-year-old merchant had murdered his son to prevent a conversion to Catholicism. His son had actually hanged himself. Voltaire heard about the case three years later and couldn't let it go—he spent three years gathering evidence, writing pamphlets, and badgering anyone with power until the king's council exonerated Calas posthumously in 1765. The widow got 36,000 livres. But here's what mattered: Voltaire's *Treatise on Tolerance* came directly from this obsession, and suddenly France's intellectuals had a martyr who proved what religious paranoia actually cost. One broken body on a wheel in Toulouse became the argument that helped dismantle Europe's religious prosecutions.
el gobierno británico vota el impuesto sobre sus colonias de América del Norte, lo que originó, once años después, el…
el gobierno británico vota el impuesto sobre sus colonias de América del Norte, lo que originó, once años después, el movimiento de independencia.
se crea en España la Real Compañía de Comercio de Filipinas, apoyada por el Banco de San Carlos y los Cinco Gremios M…
se crea en España la Real Compañía de Comercio de Filipinas, apoyada por el Banco de San Carlos y los Cinco Gremios Mayores de Madrid.
création du Tribunal révolutionnaire en France.
création du Tribunal révolutionnaire en France.
In Großbritannien wird erstmals eine Volkszählung durchgeführt.
In Großbritannien wird erstmals eine Volkszählung durchgeführt.
en Saint Louis (Misuri) se realiza el acto de transferencia del territorio de Luisiana de Francia a Estados Unidos.
en Saint Louis (Misuri) se realiza el acto de transferencia del territorio de Luisiana de Francia a Estados Unidos.
The American flag flew over St. Louis for exactly nine minutes before officials realized they'd forgotten to lower th…
The American flag flew over St. Louis for exactly nine minutes before officials realized they'd forgotten to lower the French one first. On March 10, 1804, Captain Amos Stoddard stood alone representing both nations — he'd accepted the territory for the United States that morning, then handed it back to himself as France's official agent, only to transfer it again moments later. The paperwork required this absurd diplomatic dance because Spain had never technically completed its retrocession to France. For 828,000 square miles and $15 million, America doubled in size through a real estate deal so legally tangled that one man had to shake his own hand to make it official.
Joseph von Fraunhofer entdeckt die so genannten Fraunhoferlinien, Absorptionslinien, die als dunkle Streifen im Sonne…
Joseph von Fraunhofer entdeckt die so genannten Fraunhoferlinien, Absorptionslinien, die als dunkle Streifen im Sonnenspektrum zu sehen sind.
Napoleon Bonaparte suffered a crushing defeat at the Battle of Laon, where Prussian and Russian forces broke his mome…
Napoleon Bonaparte suffered a crushing defeat at the Battle of Laon, where Prussian and Russian forces broke his momentum during the defense of France. This loss forced the Emperor to retreat toward Paris, accelerating the collapse of his empire and directly enabling the Allied occupation of the capital just weeks later.
Fernando VII vuelve a España y se deroga la Constitución española de 1812.
Fernando VII vuelve a España y se deroga la Constitución española de 1812.
The scouts didn't know they'd just handed San Martín the entire Spanish battle plan.
The scouts didn't know they'd just handed San Martín the entire Spanish battle plan. At Juncalito, Chilean patriot forces captured a royalist reconnaissance party carrying detailed orders about troop positions in the valleys below. San Martín's Army of the Andes was already attempting the impossible—hauling 5,000 men and artillery over 12,000-foot mountain passes in summer heat. But this intelligence let him split his forces across six different routes, convincing Spanish commanders the main attack would come from the north while he drove straight through the center. Three weeks later, Chile was free. Sometimes the smallest skirmish decides the war before the real battle begins.
promulgation de la loi Gouvion-Saint-Cyr.
promulgation de la loi Gouvion-Saint-Cyr.
John Herschel dokumentiert das Auffinden einer Galaxie im Sternbild Jungfrau, der jetzigen NGC 4380.
John Herschel dokumentiert das Auffinden einer Galaxie im Sternbild Jungfrau, der jetzigen NGC 4380.
The army wasn't created to fight enemies—it was created because the Dutch couldn't afford their own soldiers anymore.
The army wasn't created to fight enemies—it was created because the Dutch couldn't afford their own soldiers anymore. In 1830, Governor-General Johannes van den Bosch established the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army by recruiting locals in Java and Sumatra to police their own colonization. He paid them a fraction of what European troops cost. Within two decades, indigenous soldiers outnumbered Dutch officers 15 to 1, creating a force of 40,000 that would enforce the brutal Cultivation System across the archipelago. These weren't mercenaries—they were subjects forced to choose between starvation wages as farmers or slightly better wages suppressing their neighbors' rebellions. The Dutch had engineered an empire that ran on local muscle and minimal investment.
Louis Philippe didn't want foreign soldiers defending Paris — he wanted them dying somewhere else.
Louis Philippe didn't want foreign soldiers defending Paris — he wanted them dying somewhere else. The newly-crowned king inherited regiments packed with Swiss, German, and Polish mercenaries who'd fought in Napoleon's wars, men with no loyalty to his shaky throne. So on March 9, 1831, he created the French Foreign Legion with one brilliant twist: they'd fight exclusively outside France, in Algeria's brutal colonial campaigns. No questions asked about your past, your crimes, your real name. Within two years, half the original legionnaires were dead from disease and desert warfare. The unwanted foreigners became France's most elite force, and they still can't be deployed on French soil without special authorization.
King Louis Philippe established the French Foreign Legion to bolster his military campaign in Algeria by recruiting f…
King Louis Philippe established the French Foreign Legion to bolster his military campaign in Algeria by recruiting foreign nationals who were otherwise barred from serving in the regular French army. This decision created a permanent, elite fighting force that allowed France to expand its colonial reach while offloading the human cost of overseas conflicts onto non-citizen soldiers.
In der ersten kantonalen Volksabstimmung in der Geschichte des Kantons Zürich während der Regenerationszeit wird die …
In der ersten kantonalen Volksabstimmung in der Geschichte des Kantons Zürich während der Regenerationszeit wird die neue liberale Verfassung angenommen, die am Ustertag eingefordert worden ist.
Mexico lost half its territory for $15 million — less than what Russia got for Alaska two decades later.
Mexico lost half its territory for $15 million — less than what Russia got for Alaska two decades later. When the Senate ratified the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, they grabbed California just weeks before gold was discovered there. Nicholas Trist, the diplomat who negotiated it, had actually been recalled by President Polk for taking too long, but he ignored the order and signed anyway. Fired. Disgraced. Unpaid for his work for decades. The treaty promised Mexicans in the ceded territories they'd keep their land grants, but American courts later rejected about 80% of their claims. Trist essentially traded his career to double America's size, and the country that fired him became a continental power because he refused to come home.
Isidore Exelmans (1775-1852) devient le 3e maréchal de la Deuxième République.
Isidore Exelmans (1775-1852) devient le 3e maréchal de la Deuxième République.
El Hadj Umar Tall captured the city of Ségou, dismantling the Bambara Empire of Mali.
El Hadj Umar Tall captured the city of Ségou, dismantling the Bambara Empire of Mali. This conquest consolidated his Toucouleur Empire across the Western Sudan, forcing a massive shift in regional power dynamics and accelerating the spread of Tijani Sufism throughout the Senegal and Niger river basins.
la France et la Grande-Bretagne reconnaissent l'indépendance de Zanzibar.
la France et la Grande-Bretagne reconnaissent l'indépendance de Zanzibar.
Grant Takes Command: Union Victory Secured
Ulysses S. Grant assumed command of all Union armies in March 1864, shifting strategy from attrition to coordinated pressure that crushed Confederate resistance within a year. His relentless campaigns forced General Lee into a final siege at Petersburg and sealed the path to Appomattox.
Union forces steamed into Alexandria, Louisiana, launching the Red River Campaign to seize Confederate cotton and str…
Union forces steamed into Alexandria, Louisiana, launching the Red River Campaign to seize Confederate cotton and strike at Texas. This ambitious push ultimately collapsed into a strategic disaster, forcing a humiliating retreat that drained Union resources and allowed Confederate troops to remain entrenched in the Trans-Mississippi theater for the remainder of the war.
Die erste Ausgabe des Neuen Wiener Tagblattes, einer der auflagenstärksten Zeitungen Österreichs vor 1938, erscheint.
Die erste Ausgabe des Neuen Wiener Tagblattes, einer der auflagenstärksten Zeitungen Österreichs vor 1938, erscheint.
Im Cortischen Kaffeehaus des Wiener Volksgartens dirigiert Johann Strauss (Sohn) die erste rein instrumentale Aufführ…
Im Cortischen Kaffeehaus des Wiener Volksgartens dirigiert Johann Strauss (Sohn) die erste rein instrumentale Aufführung des Walzers An der schönen blauen Donau.
la Deutsche Bank reçoit sa licence bancaire.
la Deutsche Bank reçoit sa licence bancaire.
The playwright couldn't attend his own premiere — Mirza Fatali Akhundov had died two years earlier.
The playwright couldn't attend his own premiere — Mirza Fatali Akhundov had died two years earlier. On March 10, 1873, Hassan-bey Zardabi and Najaf-bey Vezirov staged *The Adventures of the Vizier of the Khan of Lenkaran* in Baku, bringing theater to a culture that had only known oral storytelling and religious ta'zieh performances. The comedy mocked corrupt officials in a fictional khanate, but everyone recognized the real targets. Within a decade, Baku had six theater companies, and Azerbaijani women — previously forbidden from public performance — were taking the stage. A dead man's satire didn't just create a genre; it cracked open a door that autocrats couldn't close.
Die Oper Die Königin von Saba von Karl Goldmark feiert bei ihrer Uraufführung an der Hofoper in Wien einen großen Erf…
Die Oper Die Königin von Saba von Karl Goldmark feiert bei ihrer Uraufführung an der Hofoper in Wien einen großen Erfolg und wird zu einer der erfolgreichsten Opern des ausgehenden 19. Jahrhunderts.
Alexander Graham Bell successfully transmitted the first intelligible speech over a wire when he summoned his assista…
Alexander Graham Bell successfully transmitted the first intelligible speech over a wire when he summoned his assistant, Thomas Watson, through a liquid transmitter. This breakthrough transformed human communication from a process tethered to physical mail or telegraphic code into an instantaneous, voice-based exchange that redefined global commerce and personal connection.
The first sentence transmitted was an accident—Bell had spilled battery acid on his clothes.
The first sentence transmitted was an accident—Bell had spilled battery acid on his clothes. "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you," he called out in pain from his Boston laboratory on March 10, and Thomas Watson heard every word through the crude receiver one floor below. Bell had been trying for months to transmit speech, adjusting wire tensions and membrane thicknesses, but it took scalding acid to make him forget his carefully prepared script. Watson burst into the room, and Bell, still dripping acid, made him repeat back exactly what he'd heard. The patent had been filed just three days earlier—if Bell had waited even a week longer, rival Elisha Gray would've beaten him to it. Panic, not triumph, launched the telephone age.
Die Uraufführung der Operette Nanon, die Wirthin vom Goldenen Lamm von Richard Genée erfolgt am Theater an der Wien i…
Die Uraufführung der Operette Nanon, die Wirthin vom Goldenen Lamm von Richard Genée erfolgt am Theater an der Wien in Wien. Das Libretto zu dem Stück aus der „goldenen Operettenära“ stammt vom Komponisten gemeinsam mit Camillo Walzel.
el monasterio de Real Monasterio de Santa María de Guadalupe es declarado monumento nacional.
el monasterio de Real Monasterio de Santa María de Guadalupe es declarado monumento nacional.
inauguration du chemin de fer reliant Sorel et Drummondville, Québec.
inauguration du chemin de fer reliant Sorel et Drummondville, Québec.
Mit einem Landstrich an der Bucht von Assab erwirbt das Königreich Italien seine erste Kolonie.
Mit einem Landstrich an der Bucht von Assab erwirbt das Königreich Italien seine erste Kolonie.
se presenta a Alfonso XII, Rey de España, la Memorial des Greuges o Memoria en defensa de los intereses de Cataluña.
se presenta a Alfonso XII, Rey de España, la Memorial des Greuges o Memoria en defensa de los intereses de Cataluña.
Am zweiten Tag der Schlacht von Gallabat fällt der äthiopische Kaiser Yohannes IV.
Am zweiten Tag der Schlacht von Gallabat fällt der äthiopische Kaiser Yohannes IV. im Kampf gegen die sudanesischen Mahdisten, welche den Sieg davontragen.
An undertaker invented automated phone switching because he was convinced the local operator's wife was stealing his …
An undertaker invented automated phone switching because he was convinced the local operator's wife was stealing his business. Almon Strowger suspected that when someone in Topeka called for funeral services, the operator deliberately connected them to her husband's competing mortuary instead. Furious, he designed a mechanical switch that could route calls without human intervention. The Strowger switch used rotary dials and stepping relays to connect callers directly—no operator needed. By 1892, his first automatic exchange was running in La Porte, Indiana, with just 75 subscribers. Within decades, his paranoia-fueled invention became the backbone of global telecommunications, powering phone networks until the 1970s. Spite built the modern phone system.
Joséphin Peladan organise à Paris le premier Salon de la Rose-Croix du 10 mars au 10 avril.
Joséphin Peladan organise à Paris le premier Salon de la Rose-Croix du 10 mars au 10 avril.
un décret français règlemente la circulation des automobiles.
un décret français règlemente la circulation des automobiles.
un décret français règlemente la circulation des automobiles.
un décret français règlemente la circulation des automobiles.
un décret français règlemente la circulation des automobiles.
un décret français règlemente la circulation des automobiles.
en los Estados Unidos, la Corte previene a Thomas Edison contra la posesión de un monopolio de la tecnología de la ci…
en los Estados Unidos, la Corte previene a Thomas Edison contra la posesión de un monopolio de la tecnología de la cinematografía.
llega a Caracas (Venezuela) el primer automóvil, un Panhard Levassor.
llega a Caracas (Venezuela) el primer automóvil, un Panhard Levassor. El automóvil fue importado por el general Cipriano Castro (presidente de la república), para su esposa, Zoila de Castro.
He'd already been exiled twice, but Eleftherios Venizelos gathered 2,000 armed Cretans in the mountain village of The…
He'd already been exiled twice, but Eleftherios Venizelos gathered 2,000 armed Cretans in the mountain village of Theriso and declared they'd unite with Greece—even though Greece didn't want them yet. The Great Powers occupying Crete warned him to stand down. He refused. For eight months, his rebels held the mountains while European warships blockaded the coast. The revolt failed militarily but won politically: by 1913, Crete finally joined Greece, and Venizelos became Greece's prime minister—reshaping the Balkans for the next decade. Sometimes you win by losing loudly enough that everyone gets tired of saying no.
en Londres (Reino Unido) se funda el Chelsea Football Club.
en Londres (Reino Unido) se funda el Chelsea Football Club.
en Theriso (Creta), Eleftherios Venizelos pide la independencia de Creta, empezando la revolución de la isla.
en Theriso (Creta), Eleftherios Venizelos pide la independencia de Creta, empezando la revolución de la isla.
Die Londoner U-Bahn-Linie Baker Street & Waterloo Railway nimmt zwischen den Stationen Baker Street und Kennington Ro…
Die Londoner U-Bahn-Linie Baker Street & Waterloo Railway nimmt zwischen den Stationen Baker Street und Kennington Road den Betrieb auf.
A massive coal dust explosion ripped through the Courrières mines in Northern France, claiming 1,099 lives and devast…
A massive coal dust explosion ripped through the Courrières mines in Northern France, claiming 1,099 lives and devastating the local community. The tragedy exposed the lethal negligence of mine operators, forcing the French government to implement stricter safety regulations and sparking a wave of labor strikes that fundamentally reshaped industrial workers' rights across the nation.
Die Uraufführung der Opera buffa Don Procopio von Georges Bizet findet in Monte Carlo statt.
Die Uraufführung der Opera buffa Don Procopio von Georges Bizet findet in Monte Carlo statt.
Einer fünfköpfigen Mannschaft gelingt während der Nimrod-Expedition die erstmalige Gipfelbesteigung des Mount Erebus …
Einer fünfköpfigen Mannschaft gelingt während der Nimrod-Expedition die erstmalige Gipfelbesteigung des Mount Erebus in der Antarktis.
King Chulalongkorn gave away four entire kingdoms to avoid losing everything.
King Chulalongkorn gave away four entire kingdoms to avoid losing everything. The Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909 handed Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis, and Terengganu to Britain—not because Thailand lost a war, but because it hadn't fought one. France pressed from the east, Britain from the south, and Siam's foreign minister knew the calculus: sacrifice the periphery or watch European powers carve up Bangkok itself. The gambit worked. While every neighbor fell to colonization—Burma, Malaya, Indochina—Thailand remained the only Southeast Asian nation never ruled by Europeans. Sometimes sovereignty means knowing exactly how much of it you can afford to trade away.
إلغاء الرق في الصين.
إلغاء الرق في الصين.
Frankreich wechselt von der bisherigen Pariser Zeit auf die Zeitzone des Nullmeridians in Greenwich und führt die Wes…
Frankreich wechselt von der bisherigen Pariser Zeit auf die Zeitzone des Nullmeridians in Greenwich und führt die Westeuropäische Zeit ein.
He'd just crushed the revolution, then they made him president of it.
He'd just crushed the revolution, then they made him president of it. Yuan Shikai, the Qing dynasty's most powerful general, spent months brutally suppressing republican forces in 1911. But Sun Yat-sen cut a deal: step down, let Yuan take over, and maybe the old empire dies without more bloodshed. On March 10, 1912, Yuan was sworn in as provisional president in Beijing—not the republican capital of Nanjing. He refused to leave the north, claiming his troops might mutiny. Within three years, he'd crown himself emperor. The republic's founders handed power to their greatest enemy because they thought they could control him, and he proved them catastrophically wrong.
en Pekín (China), Yuan Shikai es nombrado segundo presidente de la República de China de forma provisional.
en Pekín (China), Yuan Shikai es nombrado segundo presidente de la República de China de forma provisional.
en La Meca (Arabia) termina la correspondencia postal entre el rey Hussein bin Alí y el funcionario británico Henry M…
en La Meca (Arabia) termina la correspondencia postal entre el rey Hussein bin Alí y el funcionario británico Henry McMahon con respecto a la revuelta árabe contra el Imperio otomano.
Spanish officials formally established Batangas as an encomienda, granting colonial administrators control over the r…
Spanish officials formally established Batangas as an encomienda, granting colonial administrators control over the region’s resources and labor. This administrative act integrated the province into the Spanish imperial economy, forcing local populations into a centralized taxation system that fundamentally restructured indigenous social hierarchies and land management for the next three centuries.
The law didn't just reorganize provinces—it erased entire identities overnight.
The law didn't just reorganize provinces—it erased entire identities overnight. When the Philippine Legislature ratified Act No. 2711 in 1917, American colonial administrators consolidated hundreds of municipalities into larger units, redrawing boundaries that had existed since Spanish times. Towns that had governed themselves for centuries suddenly vanished from maps. Their names disappeared. Their councils dissolved. The rationale was efficiency, but the real goal was control: fewer local governments meant easier American oversight of the archipelago's 10 million people. Residents woke up to find they lived somewhere else entirely, their old town now a mere barangay within a stranger's jurisdiction. Sometimes the most radical act of colonialism wasn't conquest—it was simply renaming what you'd already taken.
en Egipto suceden disturbios nacionalistas tras la deportación del político Saad Zaghloul (1859-1927).
en Egipto suceden disturbios nacionalistas tras la deportación del político Saad Zaghloul (1859-1927).
The judge apologized before sentencing him.
The judge apologized before sentencing him. British magistrate C.N. Broomfield told Gandhi he'd earned "the affection of millions" but had no choice under the law—six years for sedition. Gandhi actually asked for the maximum penalty, turning his trial into theater that exposed the absurdity of imprisoning a man for demanding his own country's freedom. Twenty-two months later, authorities released him for emergency appendix surgery, terrified he'd become a martyr if he died in their custody. They couldn't jail the idea, though. His 1922 conviction taught him something crucial: British law itself could be the stage for resistance, not just the obstacle. Every future campaign—the Salt March, Quit India—would weaponize their own legal system against them.
en Villarreal (España), 290 km al suroeste de Barcelona, se funda el Club Deportivo Villarreal, predecesor del Villar…
en Villarreal (España), 290 km al suroeste de Barcelona, se funda el Club Deportivo Villarreal, predecesor del Villarreal Club de Fútbol.
en Honduras, Francisco Bueso se convierte en presidente.
en Honduras, Francisco Bueso se convierte en presidente.
en Viena (Austria), un técnico dental antisemita desempleado llamado Otto Rothstock (21) asesina al escritor Hugo Bet…
en Viena (Austria), un técnico dental antisemita desempleado llamado Otto Rothstock (21) asesina al escritor Hugo Bettauer (52) por haber publicado la profética novela La ciudad sin judíos, en la que los antisemitas culpaban a los judíos de la situación de desempleo y miseria, y los expulsaban en trenes hasta vaciar Viena. Rothstock será declarado insano y liberado a los 18 meses. En 1977 se vanagloriaba de haber «extinguido» a Bettauer.
fondation du club grec de football d'Olympiakos Le Pirée.
fondation du club grec de football d'Olympiakos Le Pirée.
en el puerto de El Pireo (Grecia) se funda el histórico club deportivo Olympíacos S. F. P.
en el puerto de El Pireo (Grecia) se funda el histórico club deportivo Olympíacos S. F. P.
Robert Goddard lanza un cohete impulsado con propelente a 30 m de altura.
Robert Goddard lanza un cohete impulsado con propelente a 30 m de altura.
fondation de l'Union rationaliste, par Henri Roger et Paul Langevin.
fondation de l'Union rationaliste, par Henri Roger et Paul Langevin.
en Ciudad de México, un incendio destruye el histórico Teatro Principal, coliseo de los virreyes de «Nueva España» (n…
en Ciudad de México, un incendio destruye el histórico Teatro Principal, coliseo de los virreyes de «Nueva España» (nombre que recibía México en la época en que era colonia del Reino de España).
In Ägypten wird der Tebtunis-Mondkalender in Überresten einer Tempelanlage aus dem zweiten Jahrhundert v.
In Ägypten wird der Tebtunis-Mondkalender in Überresten einer Tempelanlage aus dem zweiten Jahrhundert v. Chr. entdeckt.
en el pueblo de Dachau, a 25 km al noroeste del centro de la ciudad de Múnich (sur de Alemania), los nazis abren su p…
en el pueblo de Dachau, a 25 km al noroeste del centro de la ciudad de Múnich (sur de Alemania), los nazis abren su primer campo de concentración.
The quake hit at 5:54 PM — rush hour — when downtown Long Beach was packed with shoppers and workers heading home.
The quake hit at 5:54 PM — rush hour — when downtown Long Beach was packed with shoppers and workers heading home. Unreinforced masonry buildings pancaked within seconds, their decorative facades crashing onto crowded sidewalks below. 108 people died, but here's the thing: most schools had emptied just two hours earlier. If the 6.4 magnitude tremor had struck during class time, thousands of children would've been crushed under collapsed brick schoolhouses. The horror of that near-miss drove California to pass the Field Act within weeks, mandating earthquake-resistant school construction. Every student who's sat safely through a California quake since owes their life to timing and 5:54 PM on March 10th.
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake leveled buildings across Long Beach, California, claiming 115 lives and causing $40 millio…
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake leveled buildings across Long Beach, California, claiming 115 lives and causing $40 million in destruction. The widespread collapse of unreinforced masonry schools prompted the California legislature to pass the Field Act, which established the nation's first rigorous seismic safety standards for public school construction.
en Long Beach (California) ―suburbio costero a 40 km al sur de Los Ángeles― un terremoto mata a 117 personas.
en Long Beach (California) ―suburbio costero a 40 km al sur de Los Ángeles― un terremoto mata a 117 personas.
incendie de l'église Saint-Nicaise de Rouen, connue à cet emplacement depuis le VIIe siècle, reconstruite au XVIe siècle.
incendie de l'église Saint-Nicaise de Rouen, connue à cet emplacement depuis le VIIe siècle, reconstruite au XVIe siècle.
Bei den 10th Academy Awards gewinnt Frank Capras Klassiker Lost Horizon, der später einige Male für Propagandazwecke …
Bei den 10th Academy Awards gewinnt Frank Capras Klassiker Lost Horizon, der später einige Male für Propagandazwecke neu geschnitten wird, mehrere Oscars.
en Estados Unidos ―en el marco de la Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945)― entra en vigor la ley de préstamo-arrendamie…
en Estados Unidos ―en el marco de la Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945)― entra en vigor la ley de préstamo-arrendamiento de armas, que permite a ese país transferir equipo militar a los aliados.
entrée en vigueur de la loi de prêt-bail, qui permet aux États-Unis de transférer du matériel militaire aux Alliés.
entrée en vigueur de la loi de prêt-bail, qui permet aux États-Unis de transférer du matériel militaire aux Alliés.
découverte d'un charnier au domicile parisien du Dr Marcel Petiot.
découverte d'un charnier au domicile parisien du Dr Marcel Petiot. 27 cadavres pourront être identifiés ; il sera guillotiné le 25 mai 1946.
The communists who'd just liberated Greece from the Nazis immediately turned their guns on each other.
The communists who'd just liberated Greece from the Nazis immediately turned their guns on each other. In March 1944, the National Liberation Front established the Political Committee of National Liberation—essentially a rival government while German troops still occupied Athens. The EAM controlled two-thirds of Greece's territory and commanded 50,000 guerrillas, but instead of waiting for victory, they couldn't resist grabbing power early. British Prime Minister Churchill was so alarmed he'd personally fly to Athens by Christmas, dodging sniper fire to prevent Stalin from claiming the Mediterranean. The Fighting didn't stop until 1949, with 158,000 dead. Greece's resistance fighters spent more time killing Greeks than Germans.
la aviación estadounidense bombardea Tokio, matando entre 75 000 y 200 000 personas.
la aviación estadounidense bombardea Tokio, matando entre 75 000 y 200 000 personas.
bombardement de Tokyo au Japon par les États-Unis : plus de 100 000 morts.
bombardement de Tokyo au Japon par les États-Unis : plus de 100 000 morts.
More people died in a single night than in either atomic bombing.
More people died in a single night than in either atomic bombing. 334 B-29s dropped 1,665 tons of napalm on Tokyo's wooden neighborhoods, creating a firestorm so intense the canals boiled. Curtis LeMay stripped the bombers of their guns to carry more incendiaries—he knew Japanese night fighters couldn't reach them at altitude anyway. The flames generated winds strong enough to tear children from their mothers' arms. Bodies packed the Sumida River so densely you could walk across them. And here's what haunts: LeMay himself said if America had lost, he'd have been tried as a war criminal. He understood exactly what he'd done, and he did it anyway because he believed it would end the war faster than invading Japan's home islands. The atomic bombs three months later killed fewer people but got all the moral scrutiny.
en Estados Unidos, el físico húngaro John von Neumann (Iános Laios Neumann, 1903-1957) crea la memoria interna en las…
en Estados Unidos, el físico húngaro John von Neumann (Iános Laios Neumann, 1903-1957) crea la memoria interna en las máquinas electrónicas de cálculo (precursoras de las modernas computadoras).
Francia y Reino Unido comienzan a evacuar Líbano.
Francia y Reino Unido comienzan a evacuar Líbano.
en Paraguay estalla una guerra civil.
en Paraguay estalla una guerra civil.
en Nueva York, el Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas adopta la Resolución 20, que analiza el primer informe …
en Nueva York, el Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas adopta la Resolución 20, que analiza el primer informe de la Comisión Internacional de Energía Atómica acerca de la necesidad de que Estados Unidos ―que dos años antes se había convertido en el único país en la Historia humana (hasta la actualidad) en cometer atentados terroristas atómicos contra civiles en Hiroshima y Nagasaki― no controle el poder atómico en todo el mundo.
They'd fought for decades to create Pakistan—and then chose to stay behind.
They'd fought for decades to create Pakistan—and then chose to stay behind. When Muhammad Ismail founded the Indian Union Muslim League in 1948, he was rebuilding from the ashes of Jinnah's party, which had just achieved its dream of partition and essentially dissolved itself in India. Thousands of Muslim League members didn't migrate to the new Islamic state. Instead, Ismail and his followers registered as a new party in Madras, committing to secular democracy in a Hindu-majority nation their former comrades had rejected. The party that once demanded separation now had to prove Muslims belonged in India—a complete inversion that still defines subcontinental politics today.
en estado de Virginia Occidental (Estados Unidos), la locutora Mildred Gillars (conocida como Axis Sally) es condenad…
en estado de Virginia Occidental (Estados Unidos), la locutora Mildred Gillars (conocida como Axis Sally) es condenada por traición a la patria debido a que trabajó como difusora en la propaganda nazi de la radio de Berlín (Alemania) durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945).
A federal jury convicted Mildred Gillars of treason for her wartime radio broadcasts from Nazi Germany.
A federal jury convicted Mildred Gillars of treason for her wartime radio broadcasts from Nazi Germany. By using her voice to demoralize American troops and spread propaganda, she became the first woman ever convicted of the crime in the United States, resulting in a sentence of ten to thirty years in federal prison.
Der österreichische Unternehmer Engelbert Brenter erhält Musterschutz für einen von ihm entworfenen Skibob.
Der österreichische Unternehmer Engelbert Brenter erhält Musterschutz für einen von ihm entworfenen Skibob.
en el teatro Auditórium de La Habana ofrece un concierto el guitarrista español Andrés Segovia (1893-1987).
en el teatro Auditórium de La Habana ofrece un concierto el guitarrista español Andrés Segovia (1893-1987).
Batista didn't need a single shot fired.
Batista didn't need a single shot fired. At 2:43 AM on March 10th, he walked into Camp Columbia with eighty armed men and took control of Cuba's military headquarters while President Prío slept. The coup lasted three hours. Batista had already served as Cuba's elected president from 1940 to 1944, but facing certain defeat in the upcoming June elections, he chose tanks over ballots. He suspended the constitution, canceled the elections, and declared himself "provisional president" — a title he'd hold for seven years. His seizure of power directly radicalized a young lawyer named Fidel Castro, who'd been running for congress in those canceled elections. The democracy Batista destroyed became the justification for the revolution that would destroy him.
au Québec, début de la grève de Louiseville.
au Québec, début de la grève de Louiseville.
Moscú propone una conferencia cuatripartita sobre la unificación y el desarme de Alemania.
Moscú propone una conferencia cuatripartita sobre la unificación y el desarme de Alemania.
en Quebec (Canadá) comienza la huelga de Louiseville.
en Quebec (Canadá) comienza la huelga de Louiseville.
Fulgencio Batista seized control of Cuba in a bloodless military coup, ousting President Carlos Prío Socarrás just mo…
Fulgencio Batista seized control of Cuba in a bloodless military coup, ousting President Carlos Prío Socarrás just months before scheduled elections. By suspending the constitution and dissolving Congress, he dismantled the island's democratic institutions, fueling the deep-seated resentment that eventually empowered Fidel Castro’s radical movement to overthrow his regime seven years later.
En México, el cantante y actor Pedro Infante (35) contrae matrimonio civil con la actriz Irma Dorantes (18).
En México, el cantante y actor Pedro Infante (35) contrae matrimonio civil con la actriz Irma Dorantes (18).
Die Uraufführung der Komposition Oiseaux exotiques von Olivier Messiaen erfolgt in Paris.
Die Uraufführung der Komposition Oiseaux exotiques von Olivier Messiaen erfolgt in Paris.
mort de l'un des chefs du déclenchement de la guerre d'Algérie, Larbi Ben M'hidi dit le héros d'Alger, tué à 20 km d'…
mort de l'un des chefs du déclenchement de la guerre d'Algérie, Larbi Ben M'hidi dit le héros d'Alger, tué à 20 km d'Alger par pendaison après tortures.
The crowd appeared overnight.
The crowd appeared overnight. 30,000 Tibetans formed a human wall around Norbulingka Palace on March 10th, convinced Chinese officials planned to kidnap their 23-year-old leader under the guise of a theatrical invitation. They stood unarmed against PLA troops for days while the Dalai Lama agonized inside—stay and risk massacre, or flee and abandon his people. He chose escape. Disguised as a soldier, he slipped through the cordon at night and trekked 15 days across the Himalayas to India. Three days after he crossed the border, Chinese artillery obliterated the palace and everyone who'd remained to create his diversion. That human shield didn't save their leader's home—it saved their leader, who's now spent 65 years in exile, outlasting every Chinese official who tried to erase him.
en La Habana, el comandante Camilo Cienfuegos derrumba de manera simbólica la posta 6 del Cuartel de Columbia.
en La Habana, el comandante Camilo Cienfuegos derrumba de manera simbólica la posta 6 del Cuartel de Columbia.
Tibetan Uprising Erupts in Lhasa: Struggle for Autonomy Intensifies
Rebels in Lhasa ignited a revolt against Chinese control, sparking armed conflict that spread across Tibet and lasted until 1962. This uprising forced the 14th Dalai Lama into exile and cemented a deep political divide that persists today, with some Tibetan exiles marking the start as Uprising Day while the region celebrates the end as Serfs Emancipation Day.
en el anfiteatro Varona de la Universidad de La Habana, el comandante en jefe Fidel Castro conversa con estudiantes u…
en el anfiteatro Varona de la Universidad de La Habana, el comandante en jefe Fidel Castro conversa con estudiantes universitarios y plantea la necesidad de construir la Ciudad Universitaria.
Die Uraufführung der Oper Il Re cervo oder Die Irrfahrten der Wahrheit von Hans Werner Henze erfolgt in Kassel.
Die Uraufführung der Oper Il Re cervo oder Die Irrfahrten der Wahrheit von Hans Werner Henze erfolgt in Kassel.
Über Gardelegen wird ein vom französischen Militärflugplatz Toul-Rosières gestartetes Aufklärungsflugzeug RB-66C der …
Über Gardelegen wird ein vom französischen Militärflugplatz Toul-Rosières gestartetes Aufklärungsflugzeug RB-66C der US-Luftwaffe von der Rakete einer sowjetischen MiG-19 getroffen und stürzt auf ein Feld.
Kỳ fired Thi for watching too many movies.
Kỳ fired Thi for watching too many movies. The military prime minister of South Vietnam accused his rival general of spending government time at the cinema instead of fighting communists. But Thi commanded I Corps in the Buddhist-dominated north, and his dismissal sparked something Kỳ didn't anticipate: Buddhist monks and students flooded Da Nang's streets, joined by Thi's own troops who turned their guns on Saigon's forces. For two months, South Vietnam fought itself while the Viet Cong watched. American advisors scrambled to prevent their ally from collapsing into civil war before the real war even intensified. The movie excuse was cover, of course—Kỳ feared Thi's popularity—but it worked too well, fracturing the South Vietnamese military at precisely the moment it needed unity most.
Beatriz I de los Países Bajos se casa con Claus von Amsberg.
Beatriz I de los Países Bajos se casa con Claus von Amsberg.
en Suiza, la escritora y traductora Svetlana Alilúieva Stálina (1926-2011), hija única de Iósif Stalin (1878-1953), s…
en Suiza, la escritora y traductora Svetlana Alilúieva Stálina (1926-2011), hija única de Iósif Stalin (1878-1953), solicita asilo político. Regresará a la Unión Soviética en 1984.
Mit Arnold Layne wird die erste Single der britischen Band Pink Floyd veröffentlicht.
Mit Arnold Layne wird die erste Single der britischen Band Pink Floyd veröffentlicht.
North Vietnamese commandos overran the secret radar installation at Lima Site 85 in Laos, killing twelve United State…
North Vietnamese commandos overran the secret radar installation at Lima Site 85 in Laos, killing twelve United States Air Force personnel. This tactical disaster silenced the primary navigation facility guiding American bombers over North Vietnam, forcing the military to abandon a critical intelligence outpost deep within neutral territory.
Ray fired his lawyer the morning he was supposed to go on trial, then pleaded guilty to avoid the death penalty.
Ray fired his lawyer the morning he was supposed to go on trial, then pleaded guilty to avoid the death penalty. Ninety-nine years in prison. But just three days later, James Earl Ray tried to recant his confession, claiming he'd been set up by a man named "Raoul." He spent the next 29 years filing appeals from his cell, each one rejected, insisting he was innocent despite his guilty plea. The King family eventually believed him—Coretta Scott King and her children publicly called for a new trial in 1997, convinced Ray was a patsy in a larger conspiracy. The man who confessed to murdering the century's greatest civil rights leader died in prison still claiming he didn't pull the trigger.
King Assassinated: Civil Rights Movement Galvanized by Tragedy
James Earl Ray fled across the Atlantic using a forged Canadian passport, only to stumble at London's Heathrow Airport when an agent spotted his name on a police watchlist. British officials quickly extradited him to Tennessee, where he confessed to Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination and accepted a 99-year prison sentence. This immediate capture ensured the nation received a definitive legal resolution rather than leaving the killer at large.
en la isla de Navaza (Estados Unidos), 165 km al sur de la base naval estadounidense de Guantánamo, un grupo terroris…
en la isla de Navaza (Estados Unidos), 165 km al sur de la base naval estadounidense de Guantánamo, un grupo terrorista de la CIA recoge recipientes con el virus de la gripe porcina para introducirlo clandestinamente en Cuba.
The U.S.
The U.S. Army charged Captain Ernest Medina with war crimes for his role in the 1968 My Lai massacre. This rare prosecution forced a public reckoning with the brutal realities of the Vietnam War, stripping away the military’s initial cover-up and fueling the growing domestic anti-war movement that demanded accountability for atrocities committed against civilians.
He cast the deciding vote against himself.
He cast the deciding vote against himself. John Gorton, Australia's Prime Minister, faced a secret ballot on his leadership in March 1971—and it ended in a 33-33 tie. Protocol didn't require him to break the deadlock, but Gorton announced he'd vote no confidence in his own leadership. Gone. William McMahon took over within hours, but the Liberal Party wouldn't win another election for four years, fractured by the chaos Gorton left behind. His deputy had been plotting against him for months, and Gorton knew it, yet he handed him the keys to the Lodge anyway. Sometimes the most decisive thing a leader can do is decide they're done.
en Phnom Penh, el mariscal Lon Nol toma plenos poderes.
en Phnom Penh, el mariscal Lon Nol toma plenos poderes.
en Ferrol (Galicia), la policía abre fuego contra los trabajadores de los astilleros Bazán ―quienes se manifestaban p…
en Ferrol (Galicia), la policía abre fuego contra los trabajadores de los astilleros Bazán ―quienes se manifestaban por la mejora de las condiciones laborales en una jornada de huelga general― asesinando a dos. Desde 2006 se conmemora el Día de la Clase Obrera Gallega.
la España de Franco y la República Popular China firman un acuerdo por el que restablecen las relaciones diplomáticas.
la España de Franco y la República Popular China firman un acuerdo por el que restablecen las relaciones diplomáticas.
en la jungla filipina, Hirō Onoda, un exoficial japonés se rinde después de esconderse durante 30 años.
en la jungla filipina, Hirō Onoda, un exoficial japonés se rinde después de esconderse durante 30 años. Todavía no sabía que la Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945) había terminado.
The socialists won, but nobody could govern.
The socialists won, but nobody could govern. Belgium's 1974 election gave the Socialist Party 59 seats—impressive until you realize they needed 107 for a majority in the 212-seat Chamber. What followed was 56 days of coalition negotiations, with Leo Tindemans finally cobbling together a five-party government that included his own Christian People's Party, the socialists, and three smaller parties. Five parties to run one country. The coalition collapsed within two years, and Belgium earned its reputation as Europe's most ungovernable democracy—a title it'd claim again in 2010 when it went 541 days without a functioning government. Turns out you can win an election and still lose.
les Nord-Vietnamiens s'emparent de la plus grande partie de Buôn Ma Thuột, chef-lieu de province des Hauts Plateaux, …
les Nord-Vietnamiens s'emparent de la plus grande partie de Buôn Ma Thuột, chef-lieu de province des Hauts Plateaux, au Sud-Viêt Nam.
North Vietnam Attacks: Ban Mê Thuột Falls
North Vietnamese forces launched a surprise assault on Ban Me Thuot, overwhelming the South Vietnamese garrison and triggering a panicked withdrawal across the Central Highlands. The fall of this strategic city shattered South Vietnam's defensive lines and accelerated the collapse that would end with the fall of Saigon seven weeks later.
en Estados Unidos, sale el sencillo Stand By Me de John Lennon.
en Estados Unidos, sale el sencillo Stand By Me de John Lennon. La canción era una versión original del tema de principios de los años 60 del músico Ben E. King.
Christian Ranucci est reconnu coupable de l'enlèvement et du meurtre de Marie-Dolorès Rambla, huit ans, et est condam…
Christian Ranucci est reconnu coupable de l'enlèvement et du meurtre de Marie-Dolorès Rambla, huit ans, et est condamné à la peine capitale.
Uranus Rings Discovered: Solar System's Complexity Revealed
Astronomers detect a faint ring system encircling Uranus during an occultation of a star, shattering the assumption that only Jupiter possessed such features. This discovery forces planetary scientists to rewrite models of solar system formation and reveals that ring systems are far more common than previously believed.
en Francia, el avión Mirage 2000 realiza su primer vuelo.
en Francia, el avión Mirage 2000 realiza su primer vuelo.
Fifteen thousand Iranian women and girls occupied the Tehran Courthouse for three hours to protest the mandatory hija…
Fifteen thousand Iranian women and girls occupied the Tehran Courthouse for three hours to protest the mandatory hijab decree issued just days after the revolution. This defiance forced the provisional government to clarify that the order was merely a recommendation, temporarily stalling the state’s efforts to codify gender-based dress codes into law.
en Estados Unidos, Gloria Gaynor, considerada durante algún tiempo como la reina de la discoteca antes de entregar su…
en Estados Unidos, Gloria Gaynor, considerada durante algún tiempo como la reina de la discoteca antes de entregar su corona a Donna Summer, obtiene el único gran éxito de su carrera con la canción «I will survive», que estará 3 semanas en lo más alto de las listas y le valdrá a la cantante un disco de platino.
Jean Harris, headmistress of the Madeira School, fatally shot her lover, Herman Tarnower, in his Westchester home aft…
Jean Harris, headmistress of the Madeira School, fatally shot her lover, Herman Tarnower, in his Westchester home after a volatile confrontation. The ensuing trial captivated the nation, exposing the dark underside of the "Scarsdale Diet" creator’s personal life and resulting in a murder conviction that sent Harris to prison for twelve years.
incendie de la Bibliothèque nationale du Québec à Longueuil.
incendie de la Bibliothèque nationale du Québec à Longueuil.
en Argelia comienza la «primavera bereber».
en Argelia comienza la «primavera bereber».
The Irish military's elite counter-terrorism unit was born because a single phone call from the Netherlands exposed a…
The Irish military's elite counter-terrorism unit was born because a single phone call from the Netherlands exposed a terrifying vulnerability. In 1975, Dutch industrialist Tiede Herrema's kidnapping by Irish Republicans revealed that Ireland had no specialized rescue force—they'd relied entirely on police negotiators for sixteen days while Herrema was held at gunpoint. Lieutenant Colonel Tom O'Boyle convinced defense officials that Ireland couldn't keep borrowing Britain's SAS for hostage crises on Irish soil. The Army Ranger Wing launched in 1980 with just 27 men trained in close-quarters combat and hostage extraction. They've deployed to Lebanon, Chad, and East Timor since, but here's the twist: this unit created to fight Irish terrorism now protects visiting dignitaries in Dublin—including British royals.
All nine planets lined up on the same side of the Sun, and absolutely nothing happened.
All nine planets lined up on the same side of the Sun, and absolutely nothing happened. No earthquakes. No tidal waves. No gravitational catastrophe. Doomsday prophets had sold thousands of copies of *The Jupiter Effect*, warning that this March 1982 alignment would trigger disasters along the San Andreas Fault. Scientists tried to explain that the combined gravitational pull of the planets was weaker than the tug of the Moon on any given Tuesday. The predicted alignment wasn't even that precise — the planets spread across 95 degrees of arc, roughly a quarter of the sky. But here's what *did* happen: NASA's Voyager 2 was out there during the syzygy, using the actual planetary positions for its grand tour to Neptune. The apocalypse was a dud, but the geometry was perfect for exploration.
إلقاء القبض على مجموعة يهودية متطرفة حاولت اقتحام المسجد الأقصى في الليل من طرفه الجنوبي والاستيطان فيه، وكان بعض أفر…
إلقاء القبض على مجموعة يهودية متطرفة حاولت اقتحام المسجد الأقصى في الليل من طرفه الجنوبي والاستيطان فيه، وكان بعض أفراد المجموعة مدججين بالسلاح ويرتدون الزي العسكري الإسرائيلي ويحملون معاول وأكياس مليئة بالمتفجرات، وقد ذكر أن هؤلاء من مستوطني كريات أربع وطلاب مدرستها الدينية وهم أعضاء في حركة كاخ التي يتزعمها مائير كاهانا.
Ioánnis Alevrás devient président de la troisième République hellénique, par intérim.
Ioánnis Alevrás devient président de la troisième République hellénique, par intérim.
en Grecia, Ioannis Alevras se convierte en presidente de la Tercera República Helénica.
en Grecia, Ioannis Alevras se convierte en presidente de la Tercera República Helénica.
en Uruguay termina la dictadura militar.
en Uruguay termina la dictadura militar.
rétablissement de la démocratie en Uruguay.[réf.
rétablissement de la démocratie en Uruguay.[réf. souhaitée]
Die Eiskunstläuferin Katarina Witt aus der DDR verteidigt ihren Weltmeistertitel aus dem Vorjahr bei den Eiskunstlauf…
Die Eiskunstläuferin Katarina Witt aus der DDR verteidigt ihren Weltmeistertitel aus dem Vorjahr bei den Eiskunstlauf-Weltmeisterschaften in Tokio.
Bei den Wahlen zum Abgeordnetenhaus von Berlin wird die Koalition von CDU und FDP unter dem Regierenden Bürgermeister…
Bei den Wahlen zum Abgeordnetenhaus von Berlin wird die Koalition von CDU und FDP unter dem Regierenden Bürgermeister Eberhard Diepgen (CDU) bestätigt, während die SPD ihr schlechtestes Wahlergebnis seit Kriegsende erzielt.
avistamiento del cometa Halley, que solo pasa cada 75 años.
avistamiento del cometa Halley, que solo pasa cada 75 años.
en Nueva York, la Asamblea General de la ONU firma el convenio internacional para la represión de actos ilícitos cont…
en Nueva York, la Asamblea General de la ONU firma el convenio internacional para la represión de actos ilícitos contra la seguridad de la navegación marítima, y el protocolo internacional para la represión de actos ilícitos contra la seguridad de las plataformas fijas en el mar.
au Canada, un biréacteur de la société Air Ontario s'écrase dans la forêt près de l'aéroport de Dryden en Ontario et …
au Canada, un biréacteur de la société Air Ontario s'écrase dans la forêt près de l'aéroport de Dryden en Ontario et prend feu, entraînant dans la mort 24 personnes parmi les 65 passagers et 4 membres d'équipage.
The pilots knew ice was building on the wings but couldn't see it from the cockpit.
The pilots knew ice was building on the wings but couldn't see it from the cockpit. They'd already delayed Flight 1363 twice that freezing March morning in Dryden, Ontario, and passengers were getting restless. Captain George Morwood made the call: take off anyway. The Fokker F-28 lifted barely 60 feet before stalling and slamming into the trees, killing 24 of the 69 people aboard. The crash investigation revealed that Air Ontario had no de-icing procedures despite flying through Canadian winters—they'd been operating on borrowed time for years. Transport Canada knew. They'd issued warnings but never grounded the airline. Sometimes the disaster isn't what went wrong in one moment, but what everyone chose not to fix for years before.
en España se forma el grupo empresarial entonces llamado Gestevision Telecinco (actualmente Mediaset España).
en España se forma el grupo empresarial entonces llamado Gestevision Telecinco (actualmente Mediaset España).
Haitian military leader Prosper Avril resigned and fled the country following weeks of intense popular protests and p…
Haitian military leader Prosper Avril resigned and fled the country following weeks of intense popular protests and pressure from the United States. His departure ended a brutal eighteen-month dictatorship, clearing the path for the nation’s first democratic elections in decades and the eventual presidency of Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
en el reino de Lesoto, el rey Moshoeshoe II regresa al exilio, y Mamohato se convierte en regente.
en el reino de Lesoto, el rey Moshoeshoe II regresa al exilio, y Mamohato se convierte en regente.
The guerrillas who'd been fighting the government for eleven years watched from the mountains as voters lined up for …
The guerrillas who'd been fighting the government for eleven years watched from the mountains as voters lined up for El Salvador's first truly contested election. ARENA, the party founded by death squad leader Roberto D'Aubuisson just nine years earlier, won the plurality but lost its stranglehold—dropping from 60 seats to just 39. The left-wing FMLN, still technically at war with the state, couldn't compete yet, but smaller parties grabbed enough seats to force coalition-building for the first time. Ten months later, both sides signed the Chapultepec Peace Accords. The election didn't end the civil war, but it made both sides realize they'd already lost their ability to win it outright.
las tropas estadounidenses abandonan el golfo Pérsico al finalizar la guerra del Golfo.
las tropas estadounidenses abandonan el golfo Pérsico al finalizar la guerra del Golfo.
en la República de Georgia, Eduard Shevardnadze (que fue ministro de Asuntos Exteriores de la Unión Soviética) se con…
en la República de Georgia, Eduard Shevardnadze (que fue ministro de Asuntos Exteriores de la Unión Soviética) se convierte en presidente del nuevo Consejo.
en España, el club de fútbol Barcelona FC gana su primera Supercopa de Campeones de Europa de fútbol.
en España, el club de fútbol Barcelona FC gana su primera Supercopa de Campeones de Europa de fútbol.
Isabelle Brasseur et Lloyd Eisler sont champions du monde de patinage artistique.
Isabelle Brasseur et Lloyd Eisler sont champions du monde de patinage artistique.
Isabelle Brasseur y Lloyd Eisler se convierten en campeonas mundiales de patinaje artístico.
Isabelle Brasseur y Lloyd Eisler se convierten en campeonas mundiales de patinaje artístico.
en la República Argentina se cancelan los Servicios Interurbanos de Pasajeros, por el cierre de Ferrocarriles Argenti…
en la República Argentina se cancelan los Servicios Interurbanos de Pasajeros, por el cierre de Ferrocarriles Argentinos por decisión de Carlos Menem.
réception officielle du cardinal Decourtray (1923-1994) à l'Académie française.
réception officielle du cardinal Decourtray (1923-1994) à l'Académie française.
comienza el V Campeonato Mundial de Atletismo Bajo Techo.
comienza el V Campeonato Mundial de Atletismo Bajo Techo.
Kostís Stephanópoulos prête serment comme président de la République hellénique.
Kostís Stephanópoulos prête serment comme président de la République hellénique.
un traité de paix est signé entre les maires de Sparte et d'Athènes en Grèce pour officialiser la fin de leur guerre …
un traité de paix est signé entre les maires de Sparte et d'Athènes en Grèce pour officialiser la fin de leur guerre du Péloponnèse vieille de 431 à 404 avant Jésus-Christ,.
en cabo San Lucas (México), el apneísta cubano Francisco Pipín Ferreras (n.
en cabo San Lucas (México), el apneísta cubano Francisco Pipín Ferreras (n. 1962) ―quien desde 1994 vivía en Miami (Florida)― rompe el récord mundial de snorkeling a 130 metros de profundidad.
أمير الكويت الشيخ جابر الأحمد الصباح ورئيس فنلندا مارتي أهتيسآري يفتتحان برج التحرير في مدينة الكويت.
أمير الكويت الشيخ جابر الأحمد الصباح ورئيس فنلندا مارتي أهتيسآري يفتتحان برج التحرير في مدينة الكويت.
en Grecia, 24 siglos después del final de hecho de la guerra del Peloponeso (431-404 a.
en Grecia, 24 siglos después del final de hecho de la guerra del Peloponeso (431-404 a. n. e.), los alcaldes de las ciudades de Atenas y Esparta firman una proclamación de paz y fraternidad que termina oficialmente esa guerra, que dejó miles de militares y civiles muertos.
Francisco Pipin Ferreras Rodriguez bat le record du monde de plongée en apnée en descendant à 130 m.
Francisco Pipin Ferreras Rodriguez bat le record du monde de plongée en apnée en descendant à 130 m.
Chantal Mauduit escalade la flèche qui domine les tours de Notre-Dame et y accroche un drapeau du Tibet pour commémor…
Chantal Mauduit escalade la flèche qui domine les tours de Notre-Dame et y accroche un drapeau du Tibet pour commémorer les 40 ans du soulèvement du peuple tibétain à Lhassa, le 10 mars 1959.
première de la série télévisée américaine Buffy contre les vampires avec Sarah Michelle Gellar.
première de la série télévisée américaine Buffy contre les vampires avec Sarah Michelle Gellar.
a pesar de las advertencias de Estados Unidos, el papa Juan Pablo II anuncia la apertura de relaciones diplomáticas c…
a pesar de las advertencias de Estados Unidos, el papa Juan Pablo II anuncia la apertura de relaciones diplomáticas con Libia donde viven alrededor de 50 000 católicos.
en Santiago de Chile, el dictador y asesino Augusto Pinochet (1915-2006) pasa a retiro de su cargo de comandante del …
en Santiago de Chile, el dictador y asesino Augusto Pinochet (1915-2006) pasa a retiro de su cargo de comandante del ejército, pero consigue mantener el cargo de «senador vitalicio», lo que le brindará impunidad hasta la muerte.
en Francia, las víctimas de los casos de sangre contaminada con el virus VIH o el de la hepatitis C demandan al Estad…
en Francia, las víctimas de los casos de sangre contaminada con el virus VIH o el de la hepatitis C demandan al Estado por un equivalente a 3800 millones de dólares estadounidenses.
en Indonesia, el dictador militar, anticomunista y proestadounidense Suharto en reelegido presidente por un séptimo m…
en Indonesia, el dictador militar, anticomunista y proestadounidense Suharto en reelegido presidente por un séptimo mandato de cinco años, pero renunciará poco después de su elección.
en Sierra Leona, el presidente electo Ahmad Tejan Kabbah ―sucesor de Julius Maada Bio― es restablecido por las tropas…
en Sierra Leona, el presidente electo Ahmad Tejan Kabbah ―sucesor de Julius Maada Bio― es restablecido por las tropas del ECOMOG.
Auf einer Pressekonferenz zwei Tage nach der 0:1-Niederlage gegen den FC Schalke 04 beendet Giovanni Trapattoni, Trai…
Auf einer Pressekonferenz zwei Tage nach der 0:1-Niederlage gegen den FC Schalke 04 beendet Giovanni Trapattoni, Trainer des FC Bayern München, einen emotionsgeladenen Kommentar zur Leistung seiner Mannschaft mit dem berühmten Satz Ich habe fertig.
en France, après le Sénat, l'Assemblée nationale adopte le projet de révision constitutionnelle sur l'égalité entre l…
en France, après le Sénat, l'Assemblée nationale adopte le projet de révision constitutionnelle sur l'égalité entre les hommes et les femmes.
se estrena la película de Shakespeare enamorado, protagonizada por Gwyneth Paltrow y Joseph Fiennes.
se estrena la película de Shakespeare enamorado, protagonizada por Gwyneth Paltrow y Joseph Fiennes.
en Francia, la Asamblea Nacional adopta el proyecto de revisión constitucional sobre la igualdad entre hombres y mujeres.
en Francia, la Asamblea Nacional adopta el proyecto de revisión constitucional sobre la igualdad entre hombres y mujeres.
Nasdaq Peaks at 5132: Dot-Com Boom Climax
The Nasdaq Composite hit its all-time peak of 5,132.52, capping a speculative frenzy that had driven technology stocks to absurd valuations divorced from actual revenue. Within two years, the index lost nearly 80 percent of its value, wiping out trillions in paper wealth and ending the dot-com era.
The NASDAQ Composite hit an all-time high of 5,048.62, signaling the absolute zenith of the dot-com bubble.
The NASDAQ Composite hit an all-time high of 5,048.62, signaling the absolute zenith of the dot-com bubble. Within days, the market began a brutal correction that wiped out trillions of dollars in paper wealth and forced hundreds of speculative internet startups into immediate bankruptcy, permanently altering how venture capital funds evaluate tech business models.
Die gemeinnützige regierungsunabhängige Organisation Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) nimmt ihre Arbeit auf, ih…
Die gemeinnützige regierungsunabhängige Organisation Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) nimmt ihre Arbeit auf, ihr erster Präsident wird Georg Greve. Das Schwesterprojekt der amerikanischen Free Software Foundation kümmert sich um alle Belange der freien Software in Europa.
final del caso del ensayo de los fármacos antisida.
final del caso del ensayo de los fármacos antisida. El gobierno de Sudáfrica llega a un acuerdo con los 39 grupos farmacéuticos que retiraron su queja.
en Francia, el Comité contra la Esclavitud Moderna presenta una queja contra el ingeniero francés Jean-Yves Gorý (195…
en Francia, el Comité contra la Esclavitud Moderna presenta una queja contra el ingeniero francés Jean-Yves Gorý (1959-2017) y su esposa Sylviana malgache, residentes en la ciudad de Maurepas (a 40 km al oeste de la ciudad de París), que redujeron a la joven malgache Menja a la esclavitud: trabajaba desde las 7:00 hasta las 24:00, no tenía día libre, dormía en el suelo del baño y desde que la trajeron de Madagascar (en enero de 1999) no había recibido ningún salario.
en Buenos Aires (Argentina) el Club Ferro Carril Oeste desciende por primera vez a la Primera B Metropolitana.
en Buenos Aires (Argentina) el Club Ferro Carril Oeste desciende por primera vez a la Primera B Metropolitana.
Frédéric Covili remporte la Coupe du monde de slalom géant à l'issue de la dernière épreuve de la saison.
Frédéric Covili remporte la Coupe du monde de slalom géant à l'issue de la dernière épreuve de la saison.
en la ciudad de Taipéi (Taiwán), la señora Liu Yang-wan (102) y su esposo Liu Yung-yang (103), rompen un récord mundi…
en la ciudad de Taipéi (Taiwán), la señora Liu Yang-wan (102) y su esposo Liu Yung-yang (103), rompen un récord mundial: es el matrimonio más largo, con 85 años de vida en común desde 1917. La señora Liu Yang-wan fallecerá primero, en julio de 2003 a los 103 años.
Gilles Panizzi et son frère Hervé, Marcus Grönholm et Timo Rautiainen, et enfin Richard Burns et Robert Reid finissen…
Gilles Panizzi et son frère Hervé, Marcus Grönholm et Timo Rautiainen, et enfin Richard Burns et Robert Reid finissent aux trois premières places du rallye du Tour de Corse. Peugeot réussit donc un triplé.
en Dubái, Sarra Fotheringham (34) y un amigo son arrestados y acusados de secuestrar a la niña de 10 años que Fother…
en Dubái, Sarra Fotheringham (34) y un amigo son arrestados y acusados de secuestrar a la niña de 10 años que Fotheringham tuvo con un rico empresario local, el Sr. Habtoor. Este último acepta que la madre vea a su hija solo seis veces al año, y solo en Dubái.
L'hebdomadaire britannique The Observer révèle que les États-Unis demandent à la Grande-Bretagne de prévoir l'envoi d…
L'hebdomadaire britannique The Observer révèle que les États-Unis demandent à la Grande-Bretagne de prévoir l'envoi de 25 000 soldats pour envahir l'Irak.
Laure Pequegnot, vice-championne olympique du slalom remporte la coupe du monde de la discipline.
Laure Pequegnot, vice-championne olympique du slalom remporte la coupe du monde de la discipline.
Le président Laurent Gbagbo délègue certains de ses pouvoirs au Premier ministre Seydou Diarra, nommé à l'issue de la…
Le président Laurent Gbagbo délègue certains de ses pouvoirs au Premier ministre Seydou Diarra, nommé à l'issue de la Conférence de Marcoussis, dans 16 domaines et pour une durée de six mois renouvelables.
en Costa de Marfil, el presidente Laurent Gbagbo delega algunos de sus poderes al primer ministro Seydou Diarra.
en Costa de Marfil, el presidente Laurent Gbagbo delega algunos de sus poderes al primer ministro Seydou Diarra.
en Moscú, el canciller Ígor Ivanov afirma que Rusia opondrá su veto al proyecto de resolución anglo-estadounidense pa…
en Moscú, el canciller Ígor Ivanov afirma que Rusia opondrá su veto al proyecto de resolución anglo-estadounidense para invadir Irak.
Le chef de la diplomatie russe Igor Ivanov affirme que Moscou mettra son veto au projet de résolution anglo-américain…
Le chef de la diplomatie russe Igor Ivanov affirme que Moscou mettra son veto au projet de résolution anglo-américain pour envahir l'Irak.
en París, el presidente Jacques Chirac anuncia que Francia se opondrá, «cualquiera que sea la circunstancia», a una n…
en París, el presidente Jacques Chirac anuncia que Francia se opondrá, «cualquiera que sea la circunstancia», a una nueva resolución de George W. Bush y Tony Blair que prevé un ultimátum contra Irak.
en Arabia Saudita, la monarquía proestadounidense prohíbe la venta de teléfonos celulares con cámara.
en Arabia Saudita, la monarquía proestadounidense prohíbe la venta de teléfonos celulares con cámara.
مجلس النواب الفرنسي يوافق على مشروع قرار يحظر ارتداء الحجاب أو أي رموز دينية أخرى في المدارس والمؤسسات الحكومية.
مجلس النواب الفرنسي يوافق على مشروع قرار يحظر ارتداء الحجاب أو أي رموز دينية أخرى في المدارس والمؤسسات الحكومية.
près de 600 000 salariés du public et du privé manifestent dans toute la France pour la défense du pouvoir d'achat.
près de 600 000 salariés du public et du privé manifestent dans toute la France pour la défense du pouvoir d'achat.
en todas las ciudades de Francia, cerca de 0,6 millones de empleados del sector público y privado realizan manifestac…
en todas las ciudades de Francia, cerca de 0,6 millones de empleados del sector público y privado realizan manifestaciones para defender el poder adquisitivo.
en la ciudad de Mosul (Irak), un atentado suicida dentro de una mezquita chií mata al menos a 47 personas.
en la ciudad de Mosul (Irak), un atentado suicida dentro de una mezquita chií mata al menos a 47 personas.
el juez Rodney Melville lanza una orden de arresto contra el músico estadounidense Michael Jackson por no haberse pre…
el juez Rodney Melville lanza una orden de arresto contra el músico estadounidense Michael Jackson por no haberse presentado al comienzo de la audiencia del día. El cantante estaba acusado por abuso sexual contra un menor de edad.
en París, el tribunal supremo ordena la prohibición del cartel de la campaña publicitaria de los creadores de ropa Ma…
en París, el tribunal supremo ordena la prohibición del cartel de la campaña publicitaria de los creadores de ropa Marithé y François Girbaud, inspirado en el cuadro La última cena (1498) de Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) sobre la base de que «va en contra del sentimiento religioso de los católicos».
el ajedrecista azerí Garri Kaspárov (41) anuncia su retirada del ajedrez para dedicarse a su carrera política hacia l…
el ajedrecista azerí Garri Kaspárov (41) anuncia su retirada del ajedrez para dedicarse a su carrera política hacia la presidencia de Rusia.
Tung Chee-hwa stepped down as Hong Kong’s first Chief Executive following years of plummeting approval ratings and ma…
Tung Chee-hwa stepped down as Hong Kong’s first Chief Executive following years of plummeting approval ratings and massive street protests against his administration. His departure forced Beijing to recalibrate its approach to local governance, as the city’s political landscape shifted toward a more volatile era of public demands for democratic reform.
Tung Chee-Hwa renuncia ao cargo de chefe do executivo de Hong Kong, após crescente insatisfação popular durante seu m…
Tung Chee-Hwa renuncia ao cargo de chefe do executivo de Hong Kong, após crescente insatisfação popular durante seu mandato.
The spacecraft had to flip itself backward and fire its engines directly into its path of travel—a controlled crash t…
The spacecraft had to flip itself backward and fire its engines directly into its path of travel—a controlled crash that took 27 minutes while NASA engineers could only watch. If the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's thrusters burned too long, it'd skip off Mars's atmosphere into deep space. Too short, and it'd slam into the surface at 12,500 mph. The orbiter threaded that needle on March 10, 2006, entering orbit with just 6% margin for error. It then discovered vast underground ice deposits near Mars's equator—billions of gallons that future missions could actually reach. The robot that had to brake harder than any spacecraft in history found the water that might let humans stay.
In Turin werden die IX.
In Turin werden die IX. Winter-Paralympics eröffnet, die bis zum 19. März dauern werden.
Monks in Lhasa launched a peaceful protest on the anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan uprising, triggering a wave of demo…
Monks in Lhasa launched a peaceful protest on the anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan uprising, triggering a wave of demonstrations across the plateau. The subsequent government crackdown and security lockdowns severed the region from international observers, tightening Beijing’s administrative control over Tibet for the following decade.
In Sipplingen wird der Fund einer aus Gehölzbast geflochtenen Sandale aus der Zeit um 2900 v.
In Sipplingen wird der Fund einer aus Gehölzbast geflochtenen Sandale aus der Zeit um 2900 v. Chr. der Öffentlichkeit bekanntgegeben. Taucharchäologen haben einige Wochen zuvor in der Pfahlbaubucht im Bodensee das gut erhaltene Stück entdeckt.
en Colombia sucede un temblor de 6,6 grados.
en Colombia sucede un temblor de 6,6 grados.
اختيار أحمد أبو الغيط أمينًا عامًّا جديدًا لجامعة الدول العربية خلفاً لنبيل العربي اعتبارًا من أول يوليو.
اختيار أحمد أبو الغيط أمينًا عامًّا جديدًا لجامعة الدول العربية خلفاً لنبيل العربي اعتبارًا من أول يوليو.
تونس تعلن عن عثورها على مخطوطة نادرة من التوراة تعود للقرن الخامس عشر.
تونس تعلن عن عثورها على مخطوطة نادرة من التوراة تعود للقرن الخامس عشر.
Eight judges.
Eight judges. Zero dissents. The daughter of South Korea's military dictator became the first democratically elected president to be removed from office — not by opposition politicians, but by unanimous judicial verdict. Park Geun-hye's downfall wasn't a coup or corruption alone, but something stranger: she'd let a longtime confidante with no official position — Choi Soon-sil, daughter of a cult leader — edit presidential speeches, influence appointments, and extort millions from corporations like Samsung. Protesters filled Seoul's streets for twenty straight weekends with candlelit vigils, over a million strong, demanding accountability without violence. The court's decision came just hours after its announcement, and Park was arrested three weeks later. Democracy didn't fracture under the pressure — it actually worked.
des élections législatives se tiennent en Corée du Nord afin de renouveler l'ensemble des 687 sièges de l'Assemblée p…
des élections législatives se tiennent en Corée du Nord afin de renouveler l'ensemble des 687 sièges de l'Assemblée populaire suprême au suffrage annoncé comme universel direct à l'issue d'une législature de cinq ans.
The pilot radioed "break break, request back to home" just three minutes after takeoff.
The pilot radioed "break break, request back to home" just three minutes after takeoff. Captain Yared Getachew couldn't override the MCAS software—Boeing's automated system that kept forcing the nose down based on a single faulty sensor. He fought it for six minutes over rural Ethiopia before Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 hit the ground at 575 mph, killing all 157 aboard. It was the second identical crash in five months. Within days, every country except the US grounded the 737 MAX. The FAA finally relented after Canada closed its airspace. Boeing had sold airlines on the MAX by promising it flew just like older 737s—no expensive pilot retraining required. That cost-saving decision meant pilots didn't know about MCAS until it killed them.
en el Metro de la Ciudad de México, se registra el choque de 2 trenes en la estación Tacubaya dejando un saldo de 1 m…
en el Metro de la Ciudad de México, se registra el choque de 2 trenes en la estación Tacubaya dejando un saldo de 1 muerto y 41 heridos siendo el más grave desde 1975.
en Bolivia, el gobierno de Jeanine Añez confirma sus 2 primeros casos de COVID-19, en los departamentos de Oruro y Sa…
en Bolivia, el gobierno de Jeanine Añez confirma sus 2 primeros casos de COVID-19, en los departamentos de Oruro y Santa Cruz.
She'd spent years defending Hungary's controversial "family first" policies—cash bonuses for having children, constit…
She'd spent years defending Hungary's controversial "family first" policies—cash bonuses for having children, constitutional marriage restrictions—when 137 lawmakers made Katalin Novák the first woman to lead their nation. The irony wasn't lost on critics: a government that promoted traditional gender roles just elected a female president. But here's the thing—Hungary's presidency is largely ceremonial. Real power stayed with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who'd handpicked her. Within months, Novák found herself trapped between loyalty and conscience when a presidential pardon scandal erupted in 2024, forcing her resignation after just two years. Turns out breaking glass ceilings means nothing if someone else controls the floor beneath you.
The bank that funded nearly half of all US venture-backed startups collapsed in 48 hours.
The bank that funded nearly half of all US venture-backed startups collapsed in 48 hours. Greg Becker, Silicon Valley Bank's CEO, had sold $3.6 million in company stock just two weeks before the March 10th failure — right after his team sent clients a letter reassuring them everything was fine. When word leaked that SVB had lost $1.8 billion selling bonds to cover withdrawals, panicked founders tried to pull $42 billion in a single day. The FDIC seized it by morning. But here's the twist: the failure happened because the bank that bet on disruption couldn't handle rising interest rates — the most predictable risk in banking.
96e cérémonie des Oscars au théâtre Dolby à Hollywood de Los Angeles en Californie qui récompense les meilleurs films…
96e cérémonie des Oscars au théâtre Dolby à Hollywood de Los Angeles en Californie qui récompense les meilleurs films de l'année 2023.
en Santiago De Chile , Club Universidad de Chile vence a su rival Colo-Colo en el Estadio Monumental después 23 años
en Santiago De Chile , Club Universidad de Chile vence a su rival Colo-Colo en el Estadio Monumental después 23 años
The Socialists lost by two seats — just two — and Portugal's prime minister had already resigned two months earlier o…
The Socialists lost by two seats — just two — and Portugal's prime minister had already resigned two months earlier over a corruption scandal involving lithium mining contracts. António Costa, who'd governed since 2015, walked away before voters could push him out, leaving his party to fight without its leader. The center-right Social Democrats won 79 seats to the Socialists' 77, but here's the twist: neither could govern alone. The far-right Chega party grabbed 50 seats, becoming the third-largest force and suddenly holding all the cards. Portugal, once praised as Europe's stable exception during the populist wave, wasn't so exceptional anymore. Sometimes the story isn't who wins — it's who gets to play kingmaker.
الحكومة السورية وقوات سوريا الديمقراطية توقعان اتفاقًا لدمج كل المؤسسات المدنية والعسكرية في شمال شرق سوريا في الحكوم…
الحكومة السورية وقوات سوريا الديمقراطية توقعان اتفاقًا لدمج كل المؤسسات المدنية والعسكرية في شمال شرق سوريا في الحكومة الجديدة.
au Royaume-Uni en mer du Nord, une collision se produit au large de Withernsea entre le porte-conteneurs Solong et le…
au Royaume-Uni en mer du Nord, une collision se produit au large de Withernsea entre le porte-conteneurs Solong et le pétrolier Stena Immaculate et fait un disparu.