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220 events recorded on May 14 throughout history

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Medieval 7
841

los vikingos, liderados por Oscherus (que en la mitología nórdica es llamado Asgeirr), empiezan a incursionar frecuen…

los vikingos, liderados por Oscherus (que en la mitología nórdica es llamado Asgeirr), empiezan a incursionar frecuentemente en el valle del río Sena, robando en las aldeas hasta Ruan. Saquearon también el monasterio de Saint-Ouen y de Jumièges. La abadía de Fontenelle (Saint Wandrille) se libró del robo mediante el pago de seis libras de plata.

1027

Robert II was dying, and his kingdom was about to tear itself apart.

Robert II was dying, and his kingdom was about to tear itself apart. The old Capetian king had already watched one son rebel against him—his firstborn Hugh, co-king since childhood, who'd turned on his father and died excommunicated in 1025. Now Robert needed insurance. So in 1027 he crowned his second son Henry as junior king, creating a co-ruler he hoped would stay loyal. The gamble worked. Henry waited. And when Robert died four years later, France passed intact to a son who'd learned patience—and what rebellion cost.

1097

The Byzantine emperor's ships were already in the lake.

The Byzantine emperor's ships were already in the lake. Alexios I had secretly sailed a fleet overland—dragged on wheeled platforms, piece by piece—to cut off Nicaea's water access while 30,000 crusaders hammered the walls. The Turkish garrison inside never saw it coming. When the city surrendered on June 19th, they surrendered to Alexios, not the crusaders who'd done the bleeding. The Westerners got some gold. The Byzantines got a strategic fortress. And both sides learned they wanted different things from this holy war.

Henry III Captured: De Montfort Seizes Power at Lewes
1264

Henry III Captured: De Montfort Seizes Power at Lewes

Simon de Montfort's forces captured King Henry III at Lewes and compelled him to sign the Mise of Lewes, surrendering royal authority to a council of barons. De Montfort ruled England as de facto regent for fifteen months and summoned commoners to Parliament for the first time, establishing a precedent for representative government that outlasted his own downfall.

1389

Die freie Reichsstadt Frankfurt am Main erleidet in der Schlacht bei Eschborn während der Kronberger Fehde im Städtek…

Die freie Reichsstadt Frankfurt am Main erleidet in der Schlacht bei Eschborn während der Kronberger Fehde im Städtekrieg die schwerste Niederlage ihrer Geschichte gegen Ruprecht II. von der Pfalz, Ulrich V. von Hanau sowie die Ritter von Cronberg.

1465

The mellah in Fez had walls for a reason.

The mellah in Fez had walls for a reason. When the Marinid sultan fell in 1465, those walls didn't hold. Rioters poured through during three days of upheaval that reshaped Morocco's political order. How many died remains contested—some chroniclers claimed hundreds, others documented dozens, Jewish and Muslim sources rarely agreed on the numbers. What's certain: the community rebuilt within those same walls, stayed there for another five centuries. The neighborhood designed to separate them became the place they refused to leave.

1483

He was thirteen years old and already losing his hair—a genetic curse that would earn Charles VIII the nickname "Char…

He was thirteen years old and already losing his hair—a genetic curse that would earn Charles VIII the nickname "Charles the Affable" because what else could you call a king who looked perpetually apologetic? His coronation at Reims came after his father's death left France in the hands of his older sister Anne de Beaujeu, who'd spent three years actually running the kingdom while waiting for her baby brother to grow up enough to wear the crown. Charles would later invade Italy five times, convinced he was destined to reconquer Constantinople. The regency worked better.

1500s 5
1509

French forces crushed the Venetian army at the Battle of Agnadello, halting the Republic of Venice’s expansion onto t…

French forces crushed the Venetian army at the Battle of Agnadello, halting the Republic of Venice’s expansion onto the Italian mainland. This defeat forced the city-state to abandon its territorial ambitions and retreat behind its lagoons, permanently shifting the balance of power toward the major European monarchies competing for control of the peninsula.

1514

en España comienza a funcionar el Correo Mayor de las Indias.

en España comienza a funcionar el Correo Mayor de las Indias. La Corona española se lo asignó a perpetuidad a Lorenzo Galíndez de Carvajal.

1541

en Roma, el papa Paulo III expide la bula que crea el obispado de Lima (Perú), con lo que la iglesia levantada por el…

en Roma, el papa Paulo III expide la bula que crea el obispado de Lima (Perú), con lo que la iglesia levantada por el conquistador Francisco Pizarro se convierte en catedral.

1560

Die fünftägige Seeschlacht von Djerba geht zu Ende.

Die fünftägige Seeschlacht von Djerba geht zu Ende. Eine osmanische Flotte unter dem Befehlshaber Piyale Pascha setzt sich gegen die Flotte einer christlichen Allianz unter dem Kommando von Giovanni Andrea Doria durch. Die vernichtende Niederlage mit einem Verlust von 60 Galeeren und etwa 20.000 Mann auf christlicher Seite bewirkt einen Höhepunkt der türkischen Seeherrschaft im Mittelmeer.

1572

élection du pape Grégoire XIII.

élection du pape Grégoire XIII.

1600s 11
1607

One hundred and four English settlers dropped anchor at a marshy peninsula on the James River, establishing Jamestown…

One hundred and four English settlers dropped anchor at a marshy peninsula on the James River, establishing Jamestown as the first permanent English colony in North America. This foothold secured a long-term British presence in the region, directly fueling the expansion of the tobacco trade and the subsequent displacement of the Powhatan Confederacy.

1607

The first winter killed half of them.

The first winter killed half of them. Of the 104 English colonists who stepped off ships onto a marshy peninsula they called James Fort, only 38 survived to see spring. They'd picked the worst possible spot—brackish water, mosquito-infested, surrounded by the Powhatan Confederacy who weren't exactly thrilled about new neighbors. Within thirteen years, the settlement that became Jamestown established something that would shape America for centuries: the first enslaved Africans arrived in 1619. The survivors hadn't found gold. They'd planted something far more profitable, and far darker.

1608

The document they signed in 1608 had a clause most forget: if any member state got attacked, the others had *ten days…

The document they signed in 1608 had a clause most forget: if any member state got attacked, the others had *ten days* to send troops. Not weeks. Days. Frederick IV of the Palatinate convinced five imperial cities and eight German states to join. They pooled resources, shared intelligence, created the first Protestant military alliance in the Holy Roman Empire. And they were right to worry—within twelve years, the Thirty Years' War would kill eight million people. Sometimes paranoia is just good planning with a calendar.

1608

a orillas del mar Adriático, cerca de Tivat (Montenegro), unos 250 km al sur de Sarajevo, se registra un terremoto, s…

a orillas del mar Adriático, cerca de Tivat (Montenegro), unos 250 km al sur de Sarajevo, se registra un terremoto, sin más datos.

1608

They met in a tiny Bavarian village nobody had heard of to sign papers nobody expected to work.

They met in a tiny Bavarian village nobody had heard of to sign papers nobody expected to work. Six German princes, all Protestant, all nervous about the Catholic Habsburgs tightening their grip. Auhausen made sense only because it was neutral ground—Duke Frederick IV of the Palatinate didn't trust anyone else's castle. The Union gave them an army of 12,000 men and a budget they couldn't afford. Nine years later, they'd drag Europe into the Thirty Years' War. Defensive alliances have a way of becoming offensive ones.

1610

François Ravaillac stabbed Henry IV eighteen times in his carriage on the Rue de la Ferronnerie.

François Ravaillac stabbed Henry IV eighteen times in his carriage on the Rue de la Ferronnerie. The king was fifty-six, had survived at least twelve previous assassination attempts, and was about to launch a war against the Habsburgs. His nine-year-old son Louis became king that afternoon. No regent could fill Henry's shoes—the man who'd ended France's religious wars by converting to Catholicism himself, famously declaring Paris was "well worth a Mass." Ravaillac was tortured for two weeks before being torn apart by horses. But the damage was done: France got thirty-three years of Louis XIII's weakness instead.

1610

François Ravaillac had tried three times before.

François Ravaillac had tried three times before. Three times he'd gotten close to Henry IV's carriage in Paris, and three times he'd lost his nerve. On May 14, 1610, stuck in Rue de la Ferronnerie traffic, the king's carriage stopped. Ravaillac didn't hesitate. Two stab wounds to the chest. Henry bled out before reaching the Louvre. His nine-year-old son Louis XIII inherited a kingdom his father had spent twenty years stitching back together after religious civil wars. It took Ravaillac one minute to unravel it all.

1643

The French throne went to someone who still needed help getting dressed.

The French throne went to someone who still needed help getting dressed. Louis XIV was four when his father died in 1643—too young to write his own name, much less run Europe's most powerful kingdom. His mother Anne and Cardinal Mazarin ran things while mobs literally broke into the palace during the Fronde rebellions, forcing the child king to flee Paris in his nightclothes. He never forgot it. Seventy-two years later, Louis would die as history's longest-reigning monarch, having built Versailles partly so nobody could corner him in his bedroom again.

1647

en Santiago de Chile, a las 2:30 UTC se registra un terremoto de magnitud 8,5 en la escala sismológica de Richter (in…

en Santiago de Chile, a las 2:30 UTC se registra un terremoto de magnitud 8,5 en la escala sismológica de Richter (intensidad de 11) y un tsunami, que provocan entre 1000 y 2000 muertos.

1692

In der Londoner Wochenzeitung Sammlung für den Fortschritt von Landwirtschaft und Handel erscheint der erste Wetterbe…

In der Londoner Wochenzeitung Sammlung für den Fortschritt von Landwirtschaft und Handel erscheint der erste Wetterbericht, bei dem es sich jedoch nicht um eine Vorhersage, sondern um einen Lagebericht handelt.

1699

en México se funda el poblado de San Pedro Caro.

en México se funda el poblado de San Pedro Caro.

1700s 7
1747

Anson Captures French Fleet at Cape Finisterre

Admiral George Anson intercepted a French convoy off Cape Finisterre and captured six warships and four merchant vessels in a crushing victory during the War of the Austrian Succession. The prize money from the captured cargo made Anson one of the wealthiest men in England and funded his subsequent reforms of the Royal Navy. The victory cut French supply lines to India and North America, weakening France's ability to sustain its colonial empire.

1754

The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews wird gegründet.

The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews wird gegründet.

1782

en el Estado Carabobo (Venezuela) se funda la aldea de Naguanagua.

en el Estado Carabobo (Venezuela) se funda la aldea de Naguanagua.

Constitution Drafted: Philadelphia Delegates Forge New Republic
1787

Constitution Drafted: Philadelphia Delegates Forge New Republic

Delegates in Philadelphia hammered out a new framework for government under George Washington's presidency, replacing the failing Articles of Confederation with a document that established the three branches of the federal government we still use today. This gathering directly created the structural foundation for the United States, shifting power from loose state alliances to a unified national system capable of taxation and defense.

1796

Edward Jenner injected young James Phipps with cowpox matter, successfully demonstrating that the milder virus confer…

Edward Jenner injected young James Phipps with cowpox matter, successfully demonstrating that the milder virus conferred immunity against smallpox. This experiment birthed the field of immunology, eventually allowing humanity to eradicate a disease that had killed millions for centuries. By proving that controlled exposure could prevent infection, Jenner provided the blueprint for all future vaccine development.

Jenner Vaccinates Boy: The Birth of Modern Immunology
1796

Jenner Vaccinates Boy: The Birth of Modern Immunology

Edward Jenner inoculated eight-year-old James Phipps with cowpox pus on May 14, 1796, proving the milkmaid's immunity could shield humans from smallpox. This single experiment transformed a risky folk practice into a reliable medical standard that eventually eradicated a disease killing one in five people.

1799

en España, una tormenta rompe la presa de El Gasco, del ingeniero Carlos Lemaur.

en España, una tormenta rompe la presa de El Gasco, del ingeniero Carlos Lemaur.

1800s 41
1800

Capital Moves to D.C.: U.S. Government Relocates

The 6th Congress recessed and federal workers began packing government records for the move from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C., a purpose-built capital carved from Maryland and Virginia marshland. The relocation fulfilled a decade-old compromise between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson, placing the seat of government in a southern location in exchange for federal assumption of state debts.

1801

en Libia, el sultán Yusuf Caramanli hace arriar la bandera del consulado estadounidense en Trípoli (Libia).

en Libia, el sultán Yusuf Caramanli hace arriar la bandera del consulado estadounidense en Trípoli (Libia).

1804

The boats weren't even ready.

The boats weren't even ready. Clark spent his last morning at Camp Dubois caulking leaks with tar and oakum while forty-two men—most of them Kentucky hunters who'd never seen the western plains—loaded three tons of gifts, scientific instruments, and whiskey into a fifty-five-foot keelboat that kept taking on water. They'd planned to leave weeks earlier. Lewis was already waiting upriver at St. Charles, probably pacing. And none of them knew they wouldn't see another white settlement for two years. The French fur traders in St. Louis were taking bets they'd never come back at all.

Lewis and Clark Set Out: Mapping America's New Frontier
1804

Lewis and Clark Set Out: Mapping America's New Frontier

Lewis and Clark launch their expedition from Camp Dubois, steering their keelboat upstream to claim the vast Louisiana Territory for the United States. This bold push westward mapped uncharted rivers and established a permanent American presence that would eventually stretch to the Pacific Ocean.

1809

premier jour de la bataille de Strass im Zillertal, lors de la rébellion du Tyrol.

premier jour de la bataille de Strass im Zillertal, lors de la rébellion du Tyrol.

1811

The Spanish governor in Asunción didn't even know he'd been deposed for three days.

The Spanish governor in Asunción didn't even know he'd been deposed for three days. Pedro Juan Caballero, a merchant. Fulgencio Yegros, a military officer who'd actually fought for Spain. And José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, a lawyer who barely left his study. May 1811: these three convinced the local garrison to simply stop taking orders from Buenos Aires. No battle. No bloodshed. Just a polite announcement that Paraguay would govern itself now, thank you very much. Francia would stay in power for twenty-six years, never allowing another election. Independence by committee meeting.

1811

Paraguay didn't fight Spain for independence.

Paraguay didn't fight Spain for independence. Not really. When Buenos Aires tried to take over in 1811, Paraguay's leaders—mostly creole landowners tired of being told what to do by everyone—said no to both powers. José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia and Fulgencio Yegros led a bloodless coup on May 14th against the Spanish governor. No epic battles. No martyrs. Just a regional power play that accidentally created South America's first independent republic. And Francia? He'd rule as dictator for twenty-six years, sealing Paraguay off so completely that visitors needed his personal permission to enter.

1811

Paraguay erlangt die Unabhängigkeit von Spanien durch Loslösung aus dem Vizekönigreich des Río de la Plata.

Paraguay erlangt die Unabhängigkeit von Spanien durch Loslösung aus dem Vizekönigreich des Río de la Plata.

1813

de Cúcuta parte el ejército conducido por Simón Bolívar con destino a Venezuela.

de Cúcuta parte el ejército conducido por Simón Bolívar con destino a Venezuela. Lo integran brillantes oficiales granadinos y venezolanos, por lo que esta campaña recibe el nombre de Campaña Admirable.

1814

regresa a España el rey Fernando VII después de haber sufrido cautiverio en Francia.

regresa a España el rey Fernando VII después de haber sufrido cautiverio en Francia.

1827

en Francia, se inaugura la primera línea ferroviaria para el transporte de carbón, desde Saint-Etienne hasta Andrézieux.

en Francia, se inaugura la primera línea ferroviaria para el transporte de carbón, desde Saint-Etienne hasta Andrézieux.

1830

en Ecuador se crea la república, según su primera constitución.

en Ecuador se crea la república, según su primera constitución.

1832

The militia outnumbered Black Hawk's band three-to-one and still ran.

The militia outnumbered Black Hawk's band three-to-one and still ran. Two hundred seventy-five Illinois volunteers spotted fifty Sac warriors near the Rock River and panicked before the fighting even started. Black Hawk sent three men forward under a white flag to negotiate. The militiamen shot them. Then his warriors counterattacked and the volunteers scattered so fast the Sac called it the place where the cowards ran. Eleven militiamen died. Zero Sac warriors. The rout convinced Black Hawk he could actually win a war he'd been trying to avoid.

1833

el Parlamento británico aprueba la abolición de la esclavitud de los negros.

el Parlamento británico aprueba la abolición de la esclavitud de los negros.

1836

Santa Anna signed two treaties while held prisoner, one secret and one public, after getting captured in his underwea…

Santa Anna signed two treaties while held prisoner, one secret and one public, after getting captured in his underwear fleeing San Jacinto. The public treaty promised Mexican troops would leave Texas immediately. The secret one said he'd work to get Mexico to recognize Texas independence once freed. He signed both on May 14, 1836, a captured general making promises his own government would reject within weeks. Mexico never recognized the treaties as valid. But Texas acted like they did anyway, claiming legitimacy from documents signed by a man who wasn't legally authorized to give away half his country.

1842

The first issue sold for sixpence and featured sixteen woodcut engravings—images carved backwards into blocks of wood…

The first issue sold for sixpence and featured sixteen woodcut engravings—images carved backwards into blocks of wood, inked, and pressed onto paper while the news was still fresh. Herbert Ingram, a Nottingham newsagent, had noticed something: his papers with pictures outsold the others three to one. So he risked everything on a wild idea—what if people didn't just want to read about the world, but see it? Within months, circulation hit 60,000. Turns out, one picture really was worth a thousand subscriptions.

1847

Das britische Kriegsschiff HMS Driver kehrt nach Erledigung militärischer Aufträge nach mehr als fünf Jahren als erst…

Das britische Kriegsschiff HMS Driver kehrt nach Erledigung militärischer Aufträge nach mehr als fünf Jahren als erstes Dampfschiff von einer Weltumrundung nach Spithead zurück.

1847

Durch offizielle Genehmigung durch Kaiser Ferdinand I. auf Initiative von Staatskanzler Klemens Wenzel Lothar von Met…

Durch offizielle Genehmigung durch Kaiser Ferdinand I. auf Initiative von Staatskanzler Klemens Wenzel Lothar von Metternich wird die Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften ins Leben gerufen. Die Vorarbeiten dazu hat der zuvor zum Kurator ernannte Erzherzog Johann geleistet.

1857

Mindon Min ascended the throne in Mandalay, initiating a desperate modernization campaign to preserve Burmese soverei…

Mindon Min ascended the throne in Mandalay, initiating a desperate modernization campaign to preserve Burmese sovereignty against British colonial encroachment. By relocating the capital and attempting to centralize his administration, he sought to stabilize a fractured kingdom, though his reforms ultimately failed to prevent the final annexation of his country by the British Empire in 1885.

1858

Der schottische Abenteurer John McDouall Stuart bricht mit zwei Gefährten zur ersten einer Reihe von Expeditionen auf…

Der schottische Abenteurer John McDouall Stuart bricht mit zwei Gefährten zur ersten einer Reihe von Expeditionen auf, die ihn bis 1862 quer durch den australischen Kontinent führen werden.

The rock that fell near Barcelona weighed exactly 859 grams—about two basketballs.
1861

The rock that fell near Barcelona weighed exactly 859 grams—about two basketballs.

The rock that fell near Barcelona weighed exactly 859 grams—about two basketballs. Heavy enough to kill someone. Nobody died. The Canellas meteorite hit earth on May 14, 1861, becoming one of Spain's first scientifically documented meteorite falls. Witnesses saw the fireball streak across Catalonia's sky that spring morning. Farmers found it still warm in the dirt. Chondrite-type, billions of years old, older than any mountain or ocean on the planet. Scientists rushed to examine it. And there it was: proof that rocks older than Earth itself just drop from the sky while you're plowing.

1861

cerca de Barcelona (España) cae el meteorito Canellas, de 859 gramos y tipo condrita.

cerca de Barcelona (España) cae el meteorito Canellas, de 859 gramos y tipo condrita.

1863

The state capital had 3,000 residents and zero chance.

The state capital had 3,000 residents and zero chance. Sherman's men torched the railroads, the arsenal, the foundries—anything that could feed Confederate armies. Johnston pulled his 6,000 troops out after barely a day, choosing to save his force rather than defend bricks and rails. Grant didn't care about Jackson itself. He needed Johnston unable to rescue Vicksburg's 30,000 trapped Confederates forty miles west. The city burned. Vicksburg fell six weeks later. Sometimes the battle that matters most is the one that never happens.

1863

Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant seized Jackson, Mississippi, forcing Confederate troops to retreat and severing t…

Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant seized Jackson, Mississippi, forcing Confederate troops to retreat and severing the city's vital rail link to Vicksburg. This victory isolated the Confederate garrison at Vicksburg from reinforcements, directly enabling the subsequent Union siege that ultimately split the Confederacy in two along the Mississippi River.

1864

chute de la météorite d'Orgueil.

chute de la météorite d'Orgueil.

1868

Shogunate Retreats: Imperial Forces Take Utsunomiya Castle

Tokugawa loyalists abandoned Utsunomiya Castle and retreated northward to Aizu, conceding another stronghold to the Imperial Japanese forces pressing to dismantle the shogunate. Each lost fortress narrowed the old regime's territory and hastened the Meiji Restoration, which would abolish feudalism and set Japan on its path to rapid industrialization.

1869

In Österreich-Ungarn wird mit der Verabschiedung des Reichsvolksschulgesetzes unter Minister Leopold Hasner von Artha…

In Österreich-Ungarn wird mit der Verabschiedung des Reichsvolksschulgesetzes unter Minister Leopold Hasner von Artha die achtjährige Bürgerschule eingeführt.

1870

The boys from Nelson College were still in their school uniforms when they took the field against grown men from the …

The boys from Nelson College were still in their school uniforms when they took the field against grown men from the town's rugby club. May 14th, 1870. Nobody thought to bring a proper ball, so they played with whatever they could find that was vaguely oval. The match ended in chaos—no one had agreed on which rules to follow, half playing by one code, half by another. But they kept playing anyway. Within twenty years, New Zealand would have more rugby clubs per capita than any nation on earth. All from a confused mess in Nelson.

1877

en Concepción del Uruguay (Entre Ríos) se funda la Asociación Educacionista «La Fraternidad», que posteriormente darí…

en Concepción del Uruguay (Entre Ríos) se funda la Asociación Educacionista «La Fraternidad», que posteriormente daría vida a la Universidad de Concepción del Uruguay.

1878

Die Handelsmarke Vaseline wird für Robert Chesebrough registriert, der seit sechs Jahren das Patent auf die Herstellu…

Die Handelsmarke Vaseline wird für Robert Chesebrough registriert, der seit sechs Jahren das Patent auf die Herstellung der Salbe hält.

1878

Lucretia Brown hauled Daniel Spofford into a Salem courtroom, accusing him of using malicious mesmerism to inflict ph…

Lucretia Brown hauled Daniel Spofford into a Salem courtroom, accusing him of using malicious mesmerism to inflict physical harm through his mental powers. This final American witchcraft trial forced the legal system to confront the intersection of religious belief and criminal law, ultimately resulting in a dismissal that ended the use of courts to prosecute supernatural claims.

1879

The ship Leonidas docked in Fiji, carrying 463 Indian indentured laborers to work the colony’s burgeoning sugar plant…

The ship Leonidas docked in Fiji, carrying 463 Indian indentured laborers to work the colony’s burgeoning sugar plantations. This arrival initiated a decades-long migration system that fundamentally restructured Fiji’s demographics, eventually establishing Indo-Fijians as a permanent, essential pillar of the nation’s social, economic, and political identity.

1885

en Saskatchewan (Canadá) ―en el marco de la Rebelión del Noroeste (1885)―, empieza la batalla de Batoche, de cuatro …

en Saskatchewan (Canadá) ―en el marco de la Rebelión del Noroeste (1885)―, empieza la batalla de Batoche, de cuatro días, en la que el gobierno canadiense vencerá a los rebeldes metís (grupo étnico independiente surgido en Canadá a partir de la unión entre mujeres de las Primeras Naciones ―como los cree y ojibwa― y empleados europeos ―especialmente franceses y británicos― de la Compañía de la bahía de Hudson).

1886

Ein verheerender Wirbelsturm wütet über der Stadt Crossen an der Oder, dem heutigen Krosno Odrzańskie.

Ein verheerender Wirbelsturm wütet über der Stadt Crossen an der Oder, dem heutigen Krosno Odrzańskie.

1889

en Londres (Inglaterra) se inaugura el instituto de caridad NSPCC contra la crueldad infantil.

en Londres (Inglaterra) se inaugura el instituto de caridad NSPCC contra la crueldad infantil.

1889

London reformers formally established the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children to combat widesp…

London reformers formally established the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children to combat widespread systemic abuse. By securing legal authority to intervene in private homes, the organization transformed child welfare from a matter of personal discretion into a public responsibility, directly leading to the passage of the 1889 Prevention of Cruelty to Children Act.

1890

Die Typographische Gesellschaft München (tgm) wird im Rokokosaal des Hackerbräuhauses in München gegründet.

Die Typographische Gesellschaft München (tgm) wird im Rokokosaal des Hackerbräuhauses in München gegründet. Die tgm fördert Qualität und Bildung in der Kommunikationsbranche mit einem breiten Angebot an Fortbildungen.

1894

Im britischen Seebad Blackpool wird der Blackpool Tower eingeweiht, ein am Vorbild des Pariser Eiffelturms orientiert…

Im britischen Seebad Blackpool wird der Blackpool Tower eingeweiht, ein am Vorbild des Pariser Eiffelturms orientierter Stahlfachwerkturm. Er entwickelt sich zu einer Touristenattraktion.

1897

en Italia, el físico Guglielmo Marconi hace su primera transmisión telegráfica sin hilos.

en Italia, el físico Guglielmo Marconi hace su primera transmisión telegráfica sin hilos.

1897

John Philip Sousa didn't want to be there.

John Philip Sousa didn't want to be there. He'd composed "The Stars and Stripes Forever" on a ship from Europe months earlier, holding the melody in his head because his wife had just died. When his band first played it publicly at Willow Grove Park in May 1897, audiences heard something nobody expected: a march written from grief. The piccolo solo that makes people smile? That was Sousa remembering. Congress would eventually name it America's national march in 1987, ninety years later. But that day, it was just a widower conducting.

1899

en Montevideo (Uruguay), se funda el Club Nacional de Football, primer club de fútbol criollo de América.

en Montevideo (Uruguay), se funda el Club Nacional de Football, primer club de fútbol criollo de América.

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1900

Margaret Abbott won a golf tournament in Paris and didn't realize she'd become America's first female Olympic champio…

Margaret Abbott won a golf tournament in Paris and didn't realize she'd become America's first female Olympic champion until she died. The 1900 Games were so badly organized they ran concurrent with a world's fair, spread across five months, and most athletes thought they were competing in some French sporting exhibition. Abbott got a porcelain bowl as her prize. No medals, no ceremony, no anthem. The IOC didn't officially recognize these as Olympics until decades later. She spent her whole life thinking she'd won a country club tournament abroad.

1900

en París (Francia) comienzan las Olimpiadas de verano.

en París (Francia) comienzan las Olimpiadas de verano.

1907

Bei der Reichsratswahl in Cisleithanien gilt erstmals das allgemeine Männerwahlrecht.

Bei der Reichsratswahl in Cisleithanien gilt erstmals das allgemeine Männerwahlrecht. Die christlichsozialen und sozialdemokratischen Massenparteien erzielen dabei einen herausragenden Erfolg.

1910

los llanos de Balbuena, el piloto mexicano Miguel Lebrija realiza el segundo vuelo en México, en un avión francés Ble…

los llanos de Balbuena, el piloto mexicano Miguel Lebrija realiza el segundo vuelo en México, en un avión francés Bleriot.

1911

en Chilpancingo (México), las fuerzas revolucionarias de Julián Blanco y Laureano Astudillo vencen a los porfiristas …

en Chilpancingo (México), las fuerzas revolucionarias de Julián Blanco y Laureano Astudillo vencen a los porfiristas y toman la ciudad (defendida por ochocientos soldados de línea).

1913

The world's richest man handed over $100 million in a single stroke—roughly $3 billion today—and nobody could stop him.

The world's richest man handed over $100 million in a single stroke—roughly $3 billion today—and nobody could stop him. John D. Rockefeller had tried twice before to create his foundation, but Congress kept blocking it, terrified of concentrating that much philanthropic power in private hands. So he went around them. Governor William Sulzer of New York signed the charter in 1913, and the Rockefeller Foundation began remaking global health, education, and science according to one family's vision. Democracy for tax dollars. Oligarchy for charity.

1914

première de La Légende de Joseph, ballet de Vaslav Nijinski (chorégraphie) et Richard Strauss (musique), créé à l'Opé…

première de La Légende de Joseph, ballet de Vaslav Nijinski (chorégraphie) et Richard Strauss (musique), créé à l'Opéra de Paris.

1915

The dictator fell because nobody wanted to fight for him anymore.

The dictator fell because nobody wanted to fight for him anymore. João Pinto da Costa Leite launched Portugal's second military coup in three years—this one actually stuck. Prime Minister João Chagas, already wounded from an assassination attempt four years earlier, watched his government collapse in hours. The military installed Pimenta de Castro, who'd been itching to drag Portugal into the Great War on Britain's side. He lasted exactly four months before another coup removed him. Portugal cycled through forty-five governments between 1910 and 1926. Democracy by revolving door.

1917

en el pueblo de Ojinaga (Chihuahua), hacen su entrada triunfal las fuerzas revolucionarias maderistas de Francisco Villa.

en el pueblo de Ojinaga (Chihuahua), hacen su entrada triunfal las fuerzas revolucionarias maderistas de Francisco Villa.

1918

The British Empire's first Two-minute silence happened 6,000 miles from London, in a South African port city still re…

The British Empire's first Two-minute silence happened 6,000 miles from London, in a South African port city still reeling from the Great Flu. Mayor Sir Harry Hands chose May 14, 1918—seven months before the Armistice. Cape Town's streets stopped. Trams halted mid-route. Ship horns went quiet in the harbor. When London adopted the practice eighteen months later, they credited a British journalist. Nobody mentioned the colonial mayor who'd done it first. South Africa observed its silence while soldiers were still dying in East Africa's forgotten campaign.

1919

se funda la Universidad de Concepción (Chile).

se funda la Universidad de Concepción (Chile).

1920

en Rinconada, cerca de Apizaco, Tlaxcala, los aguaprietistas atacan las fuerzas del presidente Carranza.

en Rinconada, cerca de Apizaco, Tlaxcala, los aguaprietistas atacan las fuerzas del presidente Carranza. Este perdió más de 2000 soldados de su escolta, 24 vagones con considerables bagajes, timbres de correo, y barras de oro y plata. Ante la pérdida, el presidente Carranza ―que intentaba llegar al puerto de Veracruz para establecer allá su gobierno― se internó con pocas personas de su comitiva, en la Sierra Norte de Puebla. Entre sus escoltas iban jóvenes cadetes del Colegio Militar.

1923

Die Oper The Perfect Fool von Gustav Holst wird von der British National Opera Company in London erstmals zur Gänze u…

Die Oper The Perfect Fool von Gustav Holst wird von der British National Opera Company in London erstmals zur Gänze uraufgeführt. Einzelne Teile des Werkes sind schon früher erstmals aufgeführt worden.

1925

Virginia Woolf published Mrs. Dalloway, shattering traditional narrative structures by weaving the internal monologue…

Virginia Woolf published Mrs. Dalloway, shattering traditional narrative structures by weaving the internal monologues of her characters into a single day in post-World War I London. This stream-of-consciousness technique permanently altered the trajectory of 20th-century literature, proving that the quiet, subjective experiences of an individual could carry as much weight as epic historical events.

1925

Virginia Woolf shattered the conventions of the English novel with the publication of Mrs. Dalloway.

Virginia Woolf shattered the conventions of the English novel with the publication of Mrs. Dalloway. By weaving together the internal monologues of her characters over a single day in London, she pioneered the stream-of-consciousness technique. This shift forced literature to prioritize the fluid, subjective experience of time over traditional, linear plot structures.

1926

el dirigible Norge completa el vuelo transártico, llegando a Teller (Alaska).

el dirigible Norge completa el vuelo transártico, llegando a Teller (Alaska).

1927

The Blohm & Voss shipyard launched the Cap Arcona, a luxury ocean liner destined to become the pride of the Hamburg S…

The Blohm & Voss shipyard launched the Cap Arcona, a luxury ocean liner destined to become the pride of the Hamburg South America Line. Its opulent interiors eventually vanished into tragedy when the ship served as a floating prison for concentration camp survivors, only to be sunk by British bombers in the final days of World War II.

1927

en la universidad de Chicago (Estados Unidos) se legaliza la organización Fi Sigma bajo las leyes del estado de Illin…

en la universidad de Chicago (Estados Unidos) se legaliza la organización Fi Sigma bajo las leyes del estado de Illinois como Eta Sigma Phi, la Fraternidad Honoraria Clásica Nacional.

1927

Four undergraduates at the University of Chicago looked at their local classics club, Phi Sigma, and saw something bi…

Four undergraduates at the University of Chicago looked at their local classics club, Phi Sigma, and saw something bigger. They didn't just want to celebrate dead languages on their campus—they wanted chapters everywhere. So in 1927, they refiled the paperwork, changed the name to Eta Sigma Phi, and incorporated under Illinois law as a national organization. Within fifteen years, sixty-three colleges had chapters. Today it's the only national classics honor society, with over 180 chapters. Those four students turned a campus club into the reason thousands of undergraduates still study Latin and ancient Greek.

1929

اكتشاف أول ألواح طينية في موقع أوغاريت قرب اللاذقية من قبل بعثة آثار فرنسية برئاسة كلود شايفر.

اكتشاف أول ألواح طينية في موقع أوغاريت قرب اللاذقية من قبل بعثة آثار فرنسية برئاسة كلود شايفر. تم الكشف عن لوح يعود إلى حوالي 1500 قبل الميلاد يحمل الأبجدية الأوغاريتية المكوّنة من 30 حرفاً.

1929

Nine wickets for thirty-nine runs at age 51.

Nine wickets for thirty-nine runs at age 51. Wilfred Rhodes, already cricket's most decorated bowler, took his 4000th first-class wicket at Leyton in 1929—a number nobody has touched since. He'd started as a batsman, ended as a bowler, played for England across three decades. The mathematics are absurd: if you took 200 wickets every season for twenty years straight, you'd still fall short. Rhodes played nearly forty years. And that final milestone came in a demolition so complete it barely made headlines—he'd done it too many times before.

1930

Der Carlsbad-Caverns-Nationalpark in New Mexico entsteht unter dieser Bezeichnung, denn das bisherige National Monume…

Der Carlsbad-Caverns-Nationalpark in New Mexico entsteht unter dieser Bezeichnung, denn das bisherige National Monument wird aufgewertet zum National Park.

1931

The Swedish military had never fired on its own striking workers.

The Swedish military had never fired on its own striking workers. Until Ådalen, 1931. Five civilians fell—unarmed, protesting for better wages at a pulp mill in northern Sweden. The soldiers had been called in to escort strikebreakers through the crowd. Someone threw a stone. Orders were given. And Sweden's relationship with labor conflict changed overnight. Within months, politicians from both sides sat down to negotiate the basic agreement that would define Swedish labor relations for generations. Sometimes it takes blood to build consensus.

1931

en Ådalen (Suecia), soldados del ejército asesinan a cinco personas que realizaban una manifestación pacífica.

en Ådalen (Suecia), soldados del ejército asesinan a cinco personas que realizaban una manifestación pacífica.

1931

The soldiers were conscripts, just regular Swedish boys doing their military service.

The soldiers were conscripts, just regular Swedish boys doing their military service. They'd been called in to guard strikebreakers at a paper mill when 4,000 demonstrators marched through this sleepy logging town on May 14, 1931. Someone—accounts differ—gave the order to fire into the crowd. Five dead, including a twenty-year-old woman. Sweden recoiled. Within months, the Social Democrats swept to power and wouldn't leave for forty-four years. The nation that built its modern welfare state did it, in part, because its army shot unarmed workers in a place most Swedes had never heard of.

1935

Manuel Quezon signed an agreement promising independence in ten years—but only if the Philippines proved it could gov…

Manuel Quezon signed an agreement promising independence in ten years—but only if the Philippines proved it could govern itself to America's satisfaction. The Commonwealth Constitution passed with 1.2 million votes, creating a government that looked independent but still answered to Washington. Filipino leaders got offices and titles while U.S. military bases stayed put and American companies kept their sweetheart deals. The catch: prove you're ready for freedom by doing exactly what we say. Independence on a leash isn't quite independence at all.

1935

Filipinos voted on their own constitution while still under American colonial rule—the peculiar math of learning demo…

Filipinos voted on their own constitution while still under American colonial rule—the peculiar math of learning democracy from an empire. Fourteen million people were eligible, though the document they approved would only take effect when the U.S. Congress said so. Manuel Quezon had pushed for immediate independence; he got a ten-year waiting period instead. But the vote itself was real: 1.2 million yes, 40,000 no. They ratified a constitution for a country that didn't technically exist yet. Self-determination on a schedule.

1935

en Filipinas se ratifica un acuerdo de independencia.

en Filipinas se ratifica un acuerdo de independencia.

1935

en Estados Unidos, Carl Magee inventa el parquímetro.

en Estados Unidos, Carl Magee inventa el parquímetro.

1935

Im Urteil des Berner Prozesses um die antisemitischen Protokolle der Weisen von Zion werden diese als Fälschung und P…

Im Urteil des Berner Prozesses um die antisemitischen Protokolle der Weisen von Zion werden diese als Fälschung und Plagiat bewertet.

1935

The observatory cost $1.2 million to build, but Griffith J. Griffith never saw it.

The observatory cost $1.2 million to build, but Griffith J. Griffith never saw it. He died in 1919—sixteen years before the first visitors walked through those bronze doors. The mining magnate had donated the land and money back in 1896, faced scandal and jail time for shooting his wife, then spent his final years trying to rehabilitate his name through civic gifts. On opening night in 1935, 13,000 people showed up. They came to see the stars, sure. But they were really looking at the monument of a man who couldn't buy back his reputation.

1935

Ninety-nine matches.

Ninety-nine matches. That's how long Northamptonshire County Cricket Club went without winning another Championship game after they beat Somerset by 48 runs at Taunton in 1935. Nearly four years of defeats and draws—through entire seasons, roster changes, countless overs bowled into the wind. Players who celebrated that August victory retired without ever experiencing another. When they finally won again on May 29, 1939, some of the same men who'd carried the team off at Taunton were still playing. They'd just forgotten what victory felt like.

1939

The pregnancy was so medically improbable that doctors initially suspected a tumor.

The pregnancy was so medically improbable that doctors initially suspected a tumor. Lina Medina, from Peru's Ticrapo region, delivered a healthy 6-pound boy by cesarean section in Lima—her pelvis too small for natural birth. She was five years, seven months, and twenty-one days old. The baby, named Gerardo after one of her doctors, grew up believing Lina was his sister for a decade. Her father was arrested on suspicion of rape but released for lack of evidence. The perpetrator was never identified. Precocious puberty, starting before age eight, affects roughly 1 in 5,000 children. Lina's began at eight months.

1940

The Luftwaffe dropped their bombs at 1:30 PM on May 14th, 1940—ninety-seven Heinkel He 111s releasing 1,150 bombs in …

The Luftwaffe dropped their bombs at 1:30 PM on May 14th, 1940—ninety-seven Heinkel He 111s releasing 1,150 bombs in just eleven minutes. Dutch negotiators were literally still discussing surrender terms when the first buildings exploded. The ceasefire order never reached the pilots in time. About 900 civilians died, 30,000 homes vanished, and 85,000 people lost everything they owned. The Netherlands capitulated the next day. Rotterdam's destruction became Germany's threat to Utrecht: surrender immediately or face the same. Total war had a new vocabulary, and every city in Europe understood it.

1940

German bombers flattened the heart of Rotterdam, killing nearly 900 civilians and destroying the city's historic cent…

German bombers flattened the heart of Rotterdam, killing nearly 900 civilians and destroying the city's historic center in minutes. This brutal display of aerial terror forced the Dutch government to surrender the following day, ending organized military resistance in the Netherlands and allowing the German army to focus its full strength on the invasion of France.

1940

Rotterdam burned for four hours on May 14th, and that's what broke them.

Rotterdam burned for four hours on May 14th, and that's what broke them. Germany threatened to do the same to Utrecht. The Dutch army hadn't lost—they'd held better than Poland, better than Denmark—but Queen Wilhelmina was already in London and 30,000 civilians had nowhere to hide from the Luftwaffe. Five days of fighting. Commander Winkelman signed the surrender to save the cities, not because his soldiers couldn't fight. Sometimes you don't lose on the battlefield. You lose when the other side stops caring about rules.

1940

The designer's name was Yermolayev, but he never flew it himself.

The designer's name was Yermolayev, but he never flew it himself. On January 14, 1940, his Yer-2 bomber lifted off with a range of 3,000 miles—farther than Moscow to London and back. Stalin wanted planes that could hit Berlin from Soviet soil without refueling. The Yer-2 could. But production kept stalling: wood shortages, factory relocations, design changes. By 1944, only 462 were built. Germany invaded before most left the ground. Sometimes the best weapon is the one you actually have, not the one you're still perfecting.

1941

en Escocia, Rudolf Hess —lugarteniente y amigo personal de Hitler— desciende sorpresivamente en paracaídas.

en Escocia, Rudolf Hess —lugarteniente y amigo personal de Hitler— desciende sorpresivamente en paracaídas.

1943

A Japanese submarine torpedoed the Australian hospital ship AHS Centaur off the Queensland coast, killing 268 of the …

A Japanese submarine torpedoed the Australian hospital ship AHS Centaur off the Queensland coast, killing 268 of the 332 people on board. This blatant violation of the Geneva Convention galvanized Australian public opinion against Japan and fueled the nation's total commitment to the Pacific war effort.

Israel Declares Independence: State Born Amidst Arab War
1948

Israel Declares Independence: State Born Amidst Arab War

David Ben-Gurion declares Israel an independent state and establishes a provisional government, prompting immediate invasion by neighboring Arab armies that ignites the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. This conflict reshapes the political map of the Middle East, creating a refugee crisis and establishing borders that define the region's geopolitical struggles for decades to come.

1948

en Israel, David Ben Gurión declara la independencia y nombra presidente provisional al científico Chaim Weizmann.

en Israel, David Ben Gurión declara la independencia y nombra presidente provisional al científico Chaim Weizmann. Inmediatamente después de la declaración, los estados árabes atacan.

1948

Die Denkfabrik Rand Corporation entsteht als Non-Profit-Organisation nach einem Beratungsprojekt für die Streitkräfte…

Die Denkfabrik Rand Corporation entsteht als Non-Profit-Organisation nach einem Beratungsprojekt für die Streitkräfte der Vereinigten Staaten.

1949

Marjorie Child Husted, die mit ihrer Werbefigur Betty Crocker auch die Kriegsanstrengungen der USA unterstützte, wird…

Marjorie Child Husted, die mit ihrer Werbefigur Betty Crocker auch die Kriegsanstrengungen der USA unterstützte, wird von US-Präsident Harry S. Truman mit dem Woman’s Press Club Award ausgezeichnet.

1950

Die ungarische Fußballnationalmannschaft verliert im Wiener Praterstadion mit 3:5 gegen die Auswahl Österreichs, die …

Die ungarische Fußballnationalmannschaft verliert im Wiener Praterstadion mit 3:5 gegen die Auswahl Österreichs, die letzte Niederlage der Goldenen Elf um Ferenc Puskás bis zum WM-Finale im Berner Wankdorfstadion am 4. Juli 1954.

1950

Die Oper Don Juan und Faust von Hermann Reutter hat ihre Uraufführung an der Staatsoper in Stuttgart.

Die Oper Don Juan und Faust von Hermann Reutter hat ihre Uraufführung an der Staatsoper in Stuttgart.

1951

The locomotives sat rusting in their sheds, service abandoned.

The locomotives sat rusting in their sheds, service abandoned. No private railway in Britain had ever survived closure—the tracks got torn up, the equipment sold for scrap. But a Birmingham lawyer named Tom Rolt loved the narrow-gauge Talyllyn too much to watch it die. He placed an ad in a railway magazine. Volunteers showed up with shovels and wrenches. On May 14, 1951, they ran the first trains down Wales's Fathew Valley in two years. Within a decade, thirty-eight railways worldwide followed their blueprint. Sometimes preservation starts with one man who refuses to let the last whistle blow.

1952

O Esquadrão de Demonstração Aérea Brasileiro, conhecido como Esquadrilha da Fumaça, realiza sua primeira exibição ofi…

O Esquadrão de Demonstração Aérea Brasileiro, conhecido como Esquadrilha da Fumaça, realiza sua primeira exibição oficial.

1953

Das Zentralkomitee (ZK) der SED beschließt eine Erhöhung der Arbeitsnormen in der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik u…

Das Zentralkomitee (ZK) der SED beschließt eine Erhöhung der Arbeitsnormen in der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik um zehn Prozent. Der daraus entstehende Unmut in der Arbeiterschaft bildet einen Keim für den Volksaufstand am 17. Juni.

1953

The beer stopped flowing in Milwaukee on a Wednesday morning—7,100 workers walked out of every major brewery simultan…

The beer stopped flowing in Milwaukee on a Wednesday morning—7,100 workers walked out of every major brewery simultaneously, shutting down the city that produced one-fifth of America's beer. Schlitz, Pabst, Miller, Blatz: all silent. The strike dragged 76 days into summer, forcing bars across the Midwest to ration their taps and locals to stockpile cases in their basements like Cold War preppers hoarding canned goods. When it finally ended, workers won their raise. But Milwaukee's breweries never quite recovered their dominance—turns out three months is plenty of time for drinkers to find new favorites.

1953

el futbolista argentino Ernesto Grillo hace el memorable gol del empate en el partido en el que la selección argentin…

el futbolista argentino Ernesto Grillo hace el memorable gol del empate en el partido en el que la selección argentina le ganó por primera vez a la selección británica.

1955

a 970 km al oeste-suroeste de San Diego (California), Estados Unidos detona bajo el océano la bomba atómica Wigwam, d…

a 970 km al oeste-suroeste de San Diego (California), Estados Unidos detona bajo el océano la bomba atómica Wigwam, de 30 kilotones. Es la bomba n.º 66 de las 1054 que detonó Estados Unidos entre 1945 y 1992.

1955

The treaty nobody wanted to sign got named after the city where they signed it—Warsaw—because Moscow sounded too obvious.

The treaty nobody wanted to sign got named after the city where they signed it—Warsaw—because Moscow sounded too obvious. Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, East Germany, and the Soviets formalized what everyone already knew: leave us, and we invade. Hungary would test this in 1956. Czechoslovakia in 1968. Both times, the Pact worked exactly as designed—not to defend against NATO, but to keep the communist bloc from falling apart from the inside. Mutual defense meant mutually assured obedience.

1956

تأسيس الجيش المغربي.

تأسيس الجيش المغربي.

1958

Pierre Pflimlin devient président du Conseil en France.

Pierre Pflimlin devient président du Conseil en France.

1959

Le Premier ministre irakien Abdel Karim Kassem dit qu'il mène son pays vers la démocratie et veut favoriser la format…

Le Premier ministre irakien Abdel Karim Kassem dit qu'il mène son pays vers la démocratie et veut favoriser la formation des partis politiques.

1959

Le Premier ministre indien Jawaharlal Nehru exprime ses doutes sur la possibilité d'un arrangement avec le président …

Le Premier ministre indien Jawaharlal Nehru exprime ses doutes sur la possibilité d'un arrangement avec le président pakistanais Ayub, au sujet des eaux de la vallée de l'Indus.

1959

le parlement suédois vote une loi généralisant la retraite à tous les salariés.

le parlement suédois vote une loi généralisant la retraite à tous les salariés.

1961

Der Hessische Rundfunk zeigt im Abendprogramm der ARD die erste Folge der Serie Es darf gelacht werden.

Der Hessische Rundfunk zeigt im Abendprogramm der ARD die erste Folge der Serie Es darf gelacht werden. Moderator Werner Schwier präsentiert darin auf heitere Weise Kurzfilme aus der Stummfilmzeit.

1961

Stirling Moss drove the entire Monaco Grand Prix in second gear and still won by three seconds.

Stirling Moss drove the entire Monaco Grand Prix in second gear and still won by three seconds. His gearbox failed on lap 14 of 100. Most drivers would've retired. Moss calculated he could nurse the wounded Ferrari through 240 turns at Monaco's crawling pace without burning out the clutch. For two hours he short-shifted, coasted, and blocked like his life depended on it. Richie Ginther in second place never got close enough to attempt a pass. The man who never won a World Championship won Monaco three times. Sometimes limitation reveals mastery.

1961

The second bus made it twelve miles past Anniston before the slashed tires finally gave out.

The second bus made it twelve miles past Anniston before the slashed tires finally gave out. A mob had trapped the first Greyhound at the station, smashed its windows, tossed in a firebomb. When panicked riders stumbled out choking on smoke, attackers beat them with pipes and bats while state troopers watched from up the road. An exploding fuel tank saved them—the crowd scattered. Janie Forsyth, a white local, risked her life shuttling burned Freedom Riders to the hospital. Her grocery store went bankrupt from the boycott. She never once said she'd have done it differently.

1961

The Greyhound bus had a slashed tire first—locals at the Anniston station made sure of it.

The Greyhound bus had a slashed tire first—locals at the Anniston station made sure of it. When the crippled bus limped six miles out of town, a firebomb followed through a window. Temperature inside: 900 degrees. Riders stumbled out straight into a mob with metal pipes and baseball bats. A twelve-year-old girl in the crowd held her father's hand and watched. Janie Forsyth McKinney, highway patrol investigator's daughter, later said that Sunday afternoon taught her what hate looked like up close. Nobody was prosecuted for fourteen years. The route continued anyway.

1961

en Mónaco, Stirling Moss gana la carrera Grand Prix.

en Mónaco, Stirling Moss gana la carrera Grand Prix.

1963

Kuwait became the 111th member of the United Nations just two years after gaining independence from Britain.

Kuwait became the 111th member of the United Nations just two years after gaining independence from Britain. The timing mattered: Iraq had already claimed Kuwait as its "19th province" in 1961, sending troops to the border before British forces turned them back. UN membership gave the tiny oil-rich state international recognition as a sovereign nation, not a breakaway province. Iraq's government initially blocked the application, then reversed course under pressure. They'd try the invasion again in 1990. Sometimes a seat at the table is also a shield.

1963

الكويت تنضم للأمم المتحدة لتصبح العضو رقم 111 في المنظمة الدولية.

الكويت تنضم للأمم المتحدة لتصبح العضو رقم 111 في المنظمة الدولية.

1964

en Egipto se concluyen los trabajos de construcción de la presa de Asuán (la inauguración será el 15 de enero de 1971).

en Egipto se concluyen los trabajos de construcción de la presa de Asuán (la inauguración será el 15 de enero de 1971).

1964

en los Estados Unidos, el presidente Lyndon Johnson prohíbe a todos los países del mundo que le vendan medicinas o al…

en los Estados Unidos, el presidente Lyndon Johnson prohíbe a todos los países del mundo que le vendan medicinas o alimentos a Cuba. Al día siguiente, un editorial del New York Times señala: «No es esta la manera de ganar la Guerra Fría contra Cuba ni el modo de presentar al mundo una imagen de un Estados Unidos civilizado».

1964

en Italia la policía arresta por primera vez a Luciano Liggio, mafioso siciliano llamado «la Prímula Rossa».

en Italia la policía arresta por primera vez a Luciano Liggio, mafioso siciliano llamado «la Prímula Rossa». Resulta absuelto por insuficiencia de pruebas en 1969.

1965

الصين تفجر قنبلتها الذرية الثانية.

الصين تفجر قنبلتها الذرية الثانية.

1968

visita oficial del general Charles de Gaulle (presidente de Francia) a Rumanía.

visita oficial del general Charles de Gaulle (presidente de Francia) a Rumanía.

1969

en Tromsø, Noruega se produjo un incendio que asoló la ciudad.

en Tromsø, Noruega se produjo un incendio que asoló la ciudad.

1969

en Canadá se legaliza el aborto

en Canadá se legaliza el aborto

1970

The librarian shot first.

The librarian shot first. Ulrike Meinhof, respected journalist and mother of two, walked into Berlin's German Central Institute for Social Issues on May 14, 1970, pretending to collaborate with imprisoned Andreas Baader on a book. When guards refused to uncuff him, she pulled a pistol and fired. One guard took a bullet to the liver. Baader ran. Within weeks, they'd bombed US Army barracks, robbed banks, and declared war on the West German state. The Red Army Faction would kill thirty-four people over two decades. The bullet that freed Baader cost Germany far more than one wounded guard.

1970

Andreas Baader couldn't wait for the revolution, so he decided to start one from a prison library.

Andreas Baader couldn't wait for the revolution, so he decided to start one from a prison library. When accomplices broke him out during a fake research appointment on May 14, 1970, he and journalist Ulrike Meinhof went underground to form what became the Red Army Faction. They robbed banks to fund bombings. Killed thirty-four people over two decades. All to fight what they called American imperialism in West Germany. The Baader-Meinhof Group proved you don't need an army to terrorize a nation. Just absolute certainty you're right.

Skylab Launches: America's First Space Station Takes Flight
1973

Skylab Launches: America's First Space Station Takes Flight

The United States launches Skylab, its first space station, in a final act that burns through the last Saturn V rocket ever built. This mission immediately established a permanent American presence in orbit and proved humans could live and work in space for extended periods.

1975

Das gepa3 Fair Handelshaus, Europas größter Importeur für Produkte aus dem Fairen Handel, wird in Wuppertal gegründet.

Das gepa3 Fair Handelshaus, Europas größter Importeur für Produkte aus dem Fairen Handel, wird in Wuppertal gegründet.

1975

en Alemania se funda Gepa, la principal central de importaciones del comercio solidario alemán.

en Alemania se funda Gepa, la principal central de importaciones del comercio solidario alemán.

1976

Bei einer Zusammenkunft beschließen führende Politiker der Sri-Lanka-Tamilen die sogenannte Vaddukoddai Resolution, i…

Bei einer Zusammenkunft beschließen führende Politiker der Sri-Lanka-Tamilen die sogenannte Vaddukoddai Resolution, in der die vollständige Unabhängigkeit eines Tamilenstaates auf Sri Lanka gefordert wird.

1977

el piloto de automovilismo estadounidense Tom Sneva obtuvo la pole position de las 500 Millas de Indianápolis, logran…

el piloto de automovilismo estadounidense Tom Sneva obtuvo la pole position de las 500 Millas de Indianápolis, logrando por primera vez una vuelta oficial al Indianapolis Motor Speedway a un promedio de velocidad superior a las 200 mph (321,869 km/h).

1977

en Madrid, don Juan III de Borbón, renuncia a sus derechos a la Corona española en favor de su hijo Juan Carlos.

en Madrid, don Juan III de Borbón, renuncia a sus derechos a la Corona española en favor de su hijo Juan Carlos.

1977

The lease agreement put a British airline's 707 in Zambian skies under an Italian cargo company's name—three countrie…

The lease agreement put a British airline's 707 in Zambian skies under an Italian cargo company's name—three countries involved before the plane even left the ground. Six crew members died when the Boeing went down on approach to Lusaka in May 1977, nobody on board but the men flying it. Dan-Air had been leasing planes to other carriers for years, a common practice that made tracking who actually operated what nearly impossible. The wreckage scattered across farmland twenty miles short of the runway, cargo still strapped in the hold.

1978

Three candidates, but only one campaign promise that mattered: end military rule.

Three candidates, but only one campaign promise that mattered: end military rule. General Sangoulé Lamizana had run Upper Volta since seizing power in 1966, and now he stood for election wearing a civilian suit instead of his uniform. The vote drew 92% turnout—farmers walked miles to polling stations, many casting their first ballot ever. Lamizana won just 43% in the first round, forcing a runoff. He'd win that too, then get overthrown by another coup four years later. Democracy in a country that would cease to exist, renamed Burkina Faso in 1984.

1978

en Alto Volta se realiza la primera ronda de las elecciones presidenciales.

en Alto Volta se realiza la primera ronda de las elecciones presidenciales.

1979

en París, la física Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat es la primera mujer elegida para la Academia de Ciencias.

en París, la física Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat es la primera mujer elegida para la Academia de Ciencias.

1980

Salvadoran military forces trapped hundreds of civilians attempting to flee into Honduras, slaughtering them along th…

Salvadoran military forces trapped hundreds of civilians attempting to flee into Honduras, slaughtering them along the banks of the Sumpul River. This state-sponsored violence shattered any remaining trust in the government’s rural pacification efforts, driving thousands of displaced peasants to join the FMLN insurgency and escalating the conflict into a decade-long civil war.

1981

Mit der sowjetischen Mission Sojus 40 startet der letzte Flug zur Raumstation Saljut 6.

Mit der sowjetischen Mission Sojus 40 startet der letzte Flug zur Raumstation Saljut 6. An Bord befinden sich Kommandant Leonid Popow und Dumitru Prunariu.

1981

el cosmonauta Dumitru Prunariu (Unión Soviética), en la nave Soyuz 40 logra unirse a la nave Salyut 6.

el cosmonauta Dumitru Prunariu (Unión Soviética), en la nave Soyuz 40 logra unirse a la nave Salyut 6. El viaje duró 7 días, 20 horas y 42 minutos.

1982

Eine britische Kommandoeinheit landet während des Falklandkrieges auf Pebble Island (Isla de Borbón), einer der größe…

Eine britische Kommandoeinheit landet während des Falklandkrieges auf Pebble Island (Isla de Borbón), einer der größeren Falklandinseln und zerstört die dortige Luftwaffenbasis und 11 Flugzeuge.

1984

Toma posse em Guiné-Bissau a presidente Carmen Pereira.

Toma posse em Guiné-Bissau a presidente Carmen Pereira.

1985

Im Brokdorf-Beschluss beschäftigt sich das deutsche Bundesverfassungsgericht erstmals mit der Versammlungsfreiheit un…

Im Brokdorf-Beschluss beschäftigt sich das deutsche Bundesverfassungsgericht erstmals mit der Versammlungsfreiheit und setzt höhere Hürden für Demonstrationsverbote durch Behörden.

1986

en Alemania, el Instituto de Documentos de Guerra publica completo el Diario de Ana Frank.

en Alemania, el Instituto de Documentos de Guerra publica completo el Diario de Ana Frank.

1986

en Francia, el corredor italiano de Fórmula 1 Elio de Ángelis tiene un terrible accidente en su Brabham en el circuit…

en Francia, el corredor italiano de Fórmula 1 Elio de Ángelis tiene un terrible accidente en su Brabham en el circuito Paul Ricard durante una sesión de prueba. Fallecerá al día siguiente en el hospital de Marsella.

1986

The replica topsail schooner was outrunning a storm off Puerto Rico when a microburst—winds hitting 100 mph in second…

The replica topsail schooner was outrunning a storm off Puerto Rico when a microburst—winds hitting 100 mph in seconds—knocked her flat. Water poured through the companionway. Captain Armin Elsaesser ordered abandon ship at 12:30 p.m. Four crew made it to the life raft. The captain and three others didn't. Pride of Baltimore sank in 3,000 feet of water, ninety nautical miles north of San Juan. Baltimore built a second Pride two years later, almost identical. They added watertight bulkheads below deck. Some lessons cost more than others.

1987

Sitiveni Rabuka walked into Parliament with ten masked soldiers and politely asked everyone to leave.

Sitiveni Rabuka walked into Parliament with ten masked soldiers and politely asked everyone to leave. The Fijian Prime Minister had been in office exactly one month. Timoci Bavadra's crime wasn't corruption or incompetence—his new government included too many Indo-Fijians, descendants of workers Britain had shipped there decades earlier to harvest sugarcane. Rabuka, a lieutenant colonel who taught Sunday school, apologized as he seized power. Fiji got kicked out of the Commonwealth. And Rabuka? He'd win democratic election as Prime Minister himself seven years later, then apologize again for the coup.

1988

The assembly bolts weren't rated for highway speeds.

The assembly bolts weren't rated for highway speeds. A church group from Radcliff, Kentucky had converted an old school bus themselves, adding seats but keeping the original chassis. When Larry Mahoney's pickup hit them going the wrong way at 1:00 AM, the collision wasn't what killed most of the 67 people aboard—the fire was. Investigators found the emergency exit had been painted shut. The crash led to new federal standards for bus fuel tanks and emergency exits. But those 27 kids, ages 10 to 19, burned because someone trusted paint over physics.

1992

el Congreso de los Diputados aprueba la Ley de Creación de la Universidad de La Rioja.

el Congreso de los Diputados aprueba la Ley de Creación de la Universidad de La Rioja.

1993

In Leipzig schließen sich Bündnis 90 und Die Grünen durch Assoziationsvertrag zur neuen Partei Bündnis 90/Die Grünen …

In Leipzig schließen sich Bündnis 90 und Die Grünen durch Assoziationsvertrag zur neuen Partei Bündnis 90/Die Grünen zusammen.

1993

en los Estados Unidos, científicos estadounidenses prueban por primera vez un páncreas artificial en un paciente diab…

en los Estados Unidos, científicos estadounidenses prueban por primera vez un páncreas artificial en un paciente diabético de 38 años de edad.

1995

en Tíbet, Tenzin Gyatso (el «dalái lama» número 14), proclama al niño Gedhun Choekyi Nyima (de 6 años de edad), como …

en Tíbet, Tenzin Gyatso (el «dalái lama» número 14), proclama al niño Gedhun Choekyi Nyima (de 6 años de edad), como la reencarnación 11 del «panchen lama».

1995

en Argentina, Carlos Saúl Menem es reelegido presidente.

en Argentina, Carlos Saúl Menem es reelegido presidente.

1995

The youngest person ever recognized as a reincarnated lama was six years old when his name was announced in 1995.

The youngest person ever recognized as a reincarnated lama was six years old when his name was announced in 1995. Three days later, Chinese authorities took Gedhun Choekyi Nyima and his family from their home in Tibet. They haven't been seen publicly since. The Dalai Lama had proclaimed him the Panchen Lama—second-highest figure in Tibetan Buddhism—making the boy Tibet's youngest political prisoner. China installed their own candidate six months later. Gedhun would be thirty-five now. No photographs exist of him past age six.

1996

en el Reino Unido se lanza Older, el tercer álbum de estudio del cantante británico George Michael.

en el Reino Unido se lanza Older, el tercer álbum de estudio del cantante británico George Michael.

1997

en España se comienza a emitir Radiocable.com, primera emisora de radio por Internet de ese país, dirigida por Fernan…

en España se comienza a emitir Radiocable.com, primera emisora de radio por Internet de ese país, dirigida por Fernando Berlín.

1997

se forma la alianza global Star Alliance entre Air Canada, Lufthansa, SAS, Thai Airways International y United Airlines.

se forma la alianza global Star Alliance entre Air Canada, Lufthansa, SAS, Thai Airways International y United Airlines.

1998

Seventy-six million Americans watched nothing happen.

Seventy-six million Americans watched nothing happen. The Seinfeld finale put more people in front of their TVs than the moon landing, only to strand Jerry, George, Elaine, and Kramer in a Massachusetts jail cell for violating a Good Samaritan law. NBC charged advertisers $2 million per thirty-second spot—Super Bowl rates for a courtroom sequence that violated the show's own rule about no hugging, no learning. Critics hated it. Viewers felt betrayed. And yet everyone who watched can tell you exactly where they were that Thursday night, watching a show about nothing end with absolutely nothing.

1998

76 millones de personas ven el capítulo final de la serie de televisión Seinfeld en la NBC, tras su novena temporada.

76 millones de personas ven el capítulo final de la serie de televisión Seinfeld en la NBC, tras su novena temporada.

1999

Nach sieben Tagen als Staatspräsident von Guinea-Bissau übergibt Rebellenführer Ansumané Mané das Amt an Malam Bacai …

Nach sieben Tagen als Staatspräsident von Guinea-Bissau übergibt Rebellenführer Ansumané Mané das Amt an Malam Bacai Sanhá, der das Land auf Wahlen vorbereiten soll.

1999

Der siebente Cricket World Cup beginnt in England, Irland, den Niederlanden, Schottland und Wales.

Der siebente Cricket World Cup beginnt in England, Irland, den Niederlanden, Schottland und Wales.

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2000

en Uruguay se celebran elecciones municipales, las primeras en su historia separadas de las presidenciales.

en Uruguay se celebran elecciones municipales, las primeras en su historia separadas de las presidenciales.

2000

la Lazio (equipo italiano de fútbol) consigue su segunda copa, superando a la Juventus el último día, recuperando 9 p…

la Lazio (equipo italiano de fútbol) consigue su segunda copa, superando a la Juventus el último día, recuperando 9 puntos a los blancos y negros en las últimas 8 jornadas.

2002

en Sierra Leona, Ahmad Tejan Kabbah es elegido presidente (con 70,6% de los votos).

en Sierra Leona, Ahmad Tejan Kabbah es elegido presidente (con 70,6% de los votos).

2002

They brought a banner and a bullhorn into the Territory's parliament chamber—ten activists demanding marijuana decrim…

They brought a banner and a bullhorn into the Territory's parliament chamber—ten activists demanding marijuana decriminalization in a place where cannabis arrests had tripled in five years. The Network Against Prohibition lasted exactly four minutes before security cleared them out. But the spectacle worked. Within months, the Territory reviewed its drug enforcement policies, and by 2003 neighboring states cited Darwin's debate when softening their own laws. Sometimes the point isn't staying in the room. It's making sure everyone knows you tried to get in.

2004

Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark wed Mary Donaldson in Copenhagen’s Cathedral of Our Lady, uniting a Danish royal wit…

Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark wed Mary Donaldson in Copenhagen’s Cathedral of Our Lady, uniting a Danish royal with an Australian marketing consultant. This modern royal union bolstered the popularity of the Danish monarchy by blending traditional ceremony with a contemporary, accessible narrative that resonated deeply with the public across both nations.

2004

South Korea’s Constitutional Court overturned the impeachment of President Roh Moo-hyun, ending a two-month political…

South Korea’s Constitutional Court overturned the impeachment of President Roh Moo-hyun, ending a two-month political paralysis that had gripped the nation. By ruling that his minor election law violations did not warrant removal from office, the court affirmed the stability of the country's young democracy and allowed Roh to resume his full presidential duties immediately.

2004

Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark wed Mary Donaldson at Copenhagen Cathedral, uniting the Danish royal house with an A…

Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark wed Mary Donaldson at Copenhagen Cathedral, uniting the Danish royal house with an Australian commoner. This marriage modernized the monarchy’s image, as Donaldson’s transition from a marketing consultant to a future queen consort helped secure public support for the institution during a period of shifting European social norms.

2004

Der maronitische Mönch und Priester Nimatullah al-Hardini wird in Rom von Papst Johannes Paul II.

Der maronitische Mönch und Priester Nimatullah al-Hardini wird in Rom von Papst Johannes Paul II. heiliggesprochen.

2004

القوات الأمريكية تطلق سراح 250 من المعتقلين العراقيين من سجن أبو غريب بعد فضيحة إساءة معاملة السجناء.

القوات الأمريكية تطلق سراح 250 من المعتقلين العراقيين من سجن أبو غريب بعد فضيحة إساءة معاملة السجناء.

2004

en el marco de la posguerra en Irak, Muqtada Al Sadr declara la yijad contra las tropas invasoras estadounidenses.

en el marco de la posguerra en Irak, Muqtada Al Sadr declara la yijad contra las tropas invasoras estadounidenses.

2004

en el monte Everest (entre China y Nepal), un helicóptero europeo llega a la cima, pero no logra posarse ni descender…

en el monte Everest (entre China y Nepal), un helicóptero europeo llega a la cima, pero no logra posarse ni descender la tripulación.

2004

The pilot radioed he was below minimum fuel at 6:38 PM—twelve minutes before impact.

The pilot radioed he was below minimum fuel at 6:38 PM—twelve minutes before impact. Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4815 had circled Eduardo Gomes International through a thunderstorm, waiting for clearance that came too late. The Embraer 120 went down twenty-three miles short of Manaus, buried so deep in Amazon canopy that rescuers took fourteen hours to reach it. Thirty-three dead. Brazil grounded the entire Rico Linhas fleet within forty-eight hours, discovering the airline had been operating flights on expired maintenance certificates for six months. The company folded before investigators finished their report.

2005

en Brasil estalla la crisis política conocida como «escándalo del mensalão».

en Brasil estalla la crisis política conocida como «escándalo del mensalão».

2005

She'd watched Hansen's disease hollow out bodies for thirty-five years before anyone in Rome noticed.

She'd watched Hansen's disease hollow out bodies for thirty-five years before anyone in Rome noticed. Mother Marianne Cope had sailed to Molokai in 1883 when no other nurse would go, spent three decades changing bandages on Hawaii's exiled lepers, died in 1918 without fanfare. Benedict XVI's first beatification elevated her eighty-seven years later, but here's what lasted: she never caught the disease despite constant contact, no gloves, no protection. Scientists still don't know why. Her immune system kept a secret that modern medicine can't explain.

2005

en Ciudad del Vaticano, el papa Benedicto XVI observa su primera beatificación, elevando a la beata Marianne de Molok…

en Ciudad del Vaticano, el papa Benedicto XVI observa su primera beatificación, elevando a la beata Marianne de Molokai al proceso de canonización hasta la santidad.

2005

They tried to sink her for four weeks.

They tried to sink her for four weeks. The USS America—1,048 feet of Kitty Hawk-class supercarrier—absorbed live missiles, torpedoes, and explosives in a series of classified tests the Navy called "survivability exercises." No other nation had ever seen how much punishment it takes to kill an American carrier. She went down on May 14, 2005, taking those secrets 16,860 feet to the Atlantic floor. The data gathered helped design the Ford-class carriers. Sometimes you learn the most by watching something die.

2006

en São Paulo (Brasil), una ola de ataques afecta a la policía brasileña.

en São Paulo (Brasil), una ola de ataques afecta a la policía brasileña.

2006

se producen en España manifestaciones por una vivienda digna, que habían sido convocadas anónimamente por correo elec…

se producen en España manifestaciones por una vivienda digna, que habían sido convocadas anónimamente por correo electrónico.

2006

estado de emergencia por lluvias en Nueva Inglaterra, Massachusetts y Nuevo Hampshire.

estado de emergencia por lluvias en Nueva Inglaterra, Massachusetts y Nuevo Hampshire.

2006

Der Österreicherin Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner gelingt die Besteigung des Kangchendzönga.

Der Österreicherin Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner gelingt die Besteigung des Kangchendzönga. Sie ist damit die erste Frau, die neun der 14 Achttausender bestiegen hat.

2007

الحكومة اللبنانية تطالب مجلس الأمن بإقرار المحكمة الدولية بقضية اغتيال رفيق الحريري بعد تعذر إقرارها في مجلس النواب.

الحكومة اللبنانية تطالب مجلس الأمن بإقرار المحكمة الدولية بقضية اغتيال رفيق الحريري بعد تعذر إقرارها في مجلس النواب.

2008

A police dog took a bottle to the head during what Greater Manchester Police would later call their worst violence in…

A police dog took a bottle to the head during what Greater Manchester Police would later call their worst violence in a decade. Thirty-nine officers joined him in hospital. The UEFA Cup final hadn't even kicked off yet—this was Wednesday afternoon in Piccadilly Gardens, where 200,000 Rangers fans without tickets met Russian Zenit supporters and several hours of daylight drinking. Thirty-nine arrests. Plasma screens smashed. Fountains turned red with blood and Stella Artois. UEFA fined Manchester City's stadium £8,900 for the chaos. City didn't host either team.

2010

Atlantis carried a Russian module named Rassvet—"Dawn"—into orbit, making it the only American shuttle to ever launch…

Atlantis carried a Russian module named Rassvet—"Dawn"—into orbit, making it the only American shuttle to ever launch a piece of Moscow's space station hardware. The irony wasn't lost on anyone: nations that spent forty years racing each other to space now depended on each other's rockets to build a shared home 250 miles up. NASA thought this was Atlantis's final flight. Congress added one more mission a year later. But on May 14, 2010, nobody aboard knew they'd fly again. The goodbye lasted longer than expected.

2012

The pilot attempted the go-around twice.

The pilot attempted the go-around twice. In Jomsom's valley, where mountains rise 20,000 feet on both sides and winds gust unpredictably through the Kali Gandaki Gorge, there's almost no margin for error. Agni Air Flight CHT clipped trees on the second attempt, cartwheeling into the riverbank just short of the runway. All fifteen people aboard died instantly. The airport sits at 9,000 feet elevation, wedged into one of the world's deepest gorges. Local pilots called it the most dangerous regular route in commercial aviation. They still do.

2013

É permitido o casamento entre pessoas do mesmo sexo em todo território brasileiro, através de resolução do Conselho N…

É permitido o casamento entre pessoas do mesmo sexo em todo território brasileiro, através de resolução do Conselho Nacional de Justiça.

2013

The terrorists had already taken over fourteen local government areas in Borno State when Jonathan made the call.

The terrorists had already taken over fourteen local government areas in Borno State when Jonathan made the call. Entire towns. Not cells hiding in forests—actual territorial control, complete with their own courts and taxation systems. On May 14, 2013, he suspended the governors' authority in Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa, deploying thousands of troops to retake what Nigeria had already lost. The emergency lasted twenty months. Boko Haram kept growing anyway, eventually pledging allegiance to ISIS and spreading into Cameroon, Chad, and Niger. Declaring an emergency and winning one turned out to be different things.

2014

Sevilla queda campeón de la UEFA Europa League derrotando 4-2 a Benfica desde el punto penal

Sevilla queda campeón de la UEFA Europa League derrotando 4-2 a Benfica desde el punto penal

2014

le film Grace de Monaco, d'Olivier Dahan, ouvre la sélection du festival de Cannes, avec une projection hors compétition.

le film Grace de Monaco, d'Olivier Dahan, ouvre la sélection du festival de Cannes, avec une projection hors compétition.

2015

O Plenário do Supremo Tribunal Federal reconhece o poder investigatório do Ministério Público do Brasil.

O Plenário do Supremo Tribunal Federal reconhece o poder investigatório do Ministério Público do Brasil.

2015

en el partido de vuelta por los octavos de final de la Copa Libertadores, antes de iniciar el segundo tiempo, hinchas…

en el partido de vuelta por los octavos de final de la Copa Libertadores, antes de iniciar el segundo tiempo, hinchas de Boca Juniors agredieron con gas pimienta al equipo visitante Plate, el partido fue suspendido, días después la Conmebol le dio el paso a cuartos de final a River Plate, sancionó y descalificó a Boca de la Libertadores puso poner en riesgo la integridad de los jugadores del equipo River Plate.

2016

en Estocolmo se celebra el 61.er Festival de la Canción de Eurovisión (véase Suecia en el Festival de la Canción de E…

en Estocolmo se celebra el 61.er Festival de la Canción de Eurovisión (véase Suecia en el Festival de la Canción de Eurovisión).

2017

Emmanuel Macron est investi 25e président de la République française à 39 ans, le plus jeune président français jamai…

Emmanuel Macron est investi 25e président de la République française à 39 ans, le plus jeune président français jamais élu devant Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte élu à 40 ans.

2018

مقتل 61 وإصابة أكثر من 2700 مواطنًا فلسطينيًا أثناء الاحتجاجات المنددة بنقل السفارة الأمريكية إلى القدس.

مقتل 61 وإصابة أكثر من 2700 مواطنًا فلسطينيًا أثناء الاحتجاجات المنددة بنقل السفارة الأمريكية إلى القدس.

2018

après 199 jours de suspension de l'autonomie de la Catalogne, l'indépendantiste Quim Torra est investi président de l…

après 199 jours de suspension de l'autonomie de la Catalogne, l'indépendantiste Quim Torra est investi président de la Généralité de Catalogne.

2018

se realiza un aterrizaje de emergencia durante el vuelo 8633 de Sichuan Airlines, al romperse uno de los parabrisas d…

se realiza un aterrizaje de emergencia durante el vuelo 8633 de Sichuan Airlines, al romperse uno de los parabrisas de la cabina.

2019

le film The Dead Don't Die réalisé par Jim Jarmusch est présenté en ouverture du 72e Festival de Cannes.

le film The Dead Don't Die réalisé par Jim Jarmusch est présenté en ouverture du 72e Festival de Cannes.

2021

Penpa Tsering est élu sikyong (président) du gouvernement tibétain en exil.

Penpa Tsering est élu sikyong (président) du gouvernement tibétain en exil.

2021

The rover's name came from a fire god in Chinese mythology, but Zhurong nearly didn't make it past the entry phase—Ma…

The rover's name came from a fire god in Chinese mythology, but Zhurong nearly didn't make it past the entry phase—Mars has destroyed two-thirds of all landing attempts. China became only the second country to successfully operate a rover on Mars, touching down in Utopia Planitia after a nail-biting nine-minute descent. The spacecraft had been orbiting Mars for three months, waiting for the perfect moment. It worked on its first try, something NASA needed four attempts to achieve. Sometimes patience beats speed.

2022

المجلس الأعلى للاتحاد ينتخب حاكم أبو ظبي الشيخ محمد بن زايد آل نهيان رئيسًا لدولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة خلفًا للشي…

المجلس الأعلى للاتحاد ينتخب حاكم أبو ظبي الشيخ محمد بن زايد آل نهيان رئيسًا لدولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة خلفًا للشيخ خليفة بن زايد آل نهيان الذي توفي عن عمر ناهز 73 عامًا.

2022

He drove 200 miles to find a supermarket where the customers would be Black.

He drove 200 miles to find a supermarket where the customers would be Black. Payton Gendron, 18, livestreamed himself killing ten people at a Tops Friendly Market in Buffalo. He'd posted a 180-page manifesto online about "white replacement theory." Three people survived gunshot wounds. The oldest victim was 86. The youngest was 32. And the security guard who tried to stop him—Aaron Salter Jr., a retired police officer—fired at Gendron but the bullet bounced off body armor bought specifically for this. Gendron pleaded guilty. Life without parole. He'd researched the neighborhood's demographics for months.

2023

en Thaïlande, les élections législatives ont lieu afin de renouveler les 500 membres de la Chambre des représentants …

en Thaïlande, les élections législatives ont lieu afin de renouveler les 500 membres de la Chambre des représentants et le scrutin se révèle une sévère défaite pour les militaires, l'opposition arrivant largement en tête.

2024

en la región AR 3664 del Sol se produce una erupción de tipo X8.79, una de las más intensas del año; parte de la seri…

en la región AR 3664 del Sol se produce una erupción de tipo X8.79, una de las más intensas del año; parte de la serie de tormentas de mayo.