A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on April 26 throughout history.
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Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici, known as Lorenzo the Magnificent (Italian: Lorenzo il Magnifico; 1 January 1449 – 8 April 1492), was an Italian statesman, de facto ruler of the Florentine Republic, and…
Harlow Shapley and Heber D. Curtis hold the "Great Debate" on the nature of nebulae, galaxies, and the size of the universe at the US National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C.
Henri Philippe Bénoni Omer Joseph Pétain, better known as Marshal Pétain (French: maréchal Pétain, [maʁeʃal petɛ̃]), was a French military officer who commanded the French Army in World War I and...
First modern container ship, the Ideal X, leaves Port Newark, New Jersey for Houston, Texas
The world's worst nuclear disaster occurs when the fourth reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power station in the Soviet Union explodes, resulting in 31 deaths and radioactive contamination spreading to much of Western Europe
Under international pressure, Syria withdraws the last of its 14,000 troops from Lebanon, ending its 29-year military domination of the country
Seven Samurai is a 1954 Japanese epic jidaigeki film directed by Akira Kurosawa from a screenplay co-written with Shinobu Hashimoto and Hideo Oguni.
Charles Ives' 4th Symphony premieres at Carnegie Hall, New York, 11 years after the composer's death
A tradition begins with the first organ at a baseball stadium (Chicago Cubs)
Frisian Stadtholder and Prince of Orange John William Friso (21) weds Dutch Countess Maria Louise van Hessen-Kassel (21), until his death in 1702
Jane Austen (AW-stin; 16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English writer known primarily for her six novels, which implicitly interpret, critique, and comment on the English landed gentry at the...
George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death in...
American actor Patrick Dempsey (28) divorces American talent manager and actress Rochelle "Rocky" Parker (56) after nearly 7 years of marriage
Model-actress Deborah Falconer (38) divorces actor Robert Downey Jr (39) due to irreconcilable differences after 12 years of marriage
Paolo Orsini replaces his brother Pope Stephen II as Pope Paul I
Frederick II (Italian: Federico, Sicilian: Fidiricu, German: Friedrich, Latin: Fridericus; 26 December 1194 – 13 December 1250) was King of Sicily from 1198, King of Germany from 1212, King of Italy...
Italian Renaissance poet Francesco Petrarch famously climbs Mont Ventoux
Korean Confucian scholar and statesman Jeong Mong-ju is assassinated on the Sonjuk Bridge in Gaeseong (now North Korea). A brown spot on the bridge is still said to be his blood.
The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy
Jamestown expedition makes first landing in America at a place named Cape Henry, in what would become Virginia, but they quickly depart for a better site
The Dutch invasions in Brazil (also known as the Sugar War) were a series of military campaigns carried out by the Dutch West India Company (WIC) during the 17th century. Considered the biggest...
Dutch West Indies Company denies Peter Stuyvesant's desire to exclude Jews from New Amsterdam colony
Emperor Leopold I forms University of Innsbruck
Moscow is the capital and largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva River in Central Russia.
Sybil Ludington aged 16, rides 40 miles in New York to warn her father's militia of the approach of the British
L'Aigle is a L6 meteorite that fell on 26 April 1803 in Lower Normandy, France.
Odd Fellows (or Oddfellows when referencing the Grand United Order of Oddfellows or some British-based fraternities; also Odd Fellowship or Oddfellowship) is an international fraternity consisting of...
The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence fought by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman Empire from...
"Bombay Gazette" begins publishing on silk
Napoleon III (born Charles-Louis Napoléon Bonaparte; 20 April 1808 – 9 January 1873) was President of France from 1848 to 1852 and then Emperor of the French from 1852 until his deposition in 1870.
US Congressman Daniel E. Sickles is acquitted in the murder of Philip Barton Key on grounds of "temporary insanity," the first time this defense is used successfully in the US [1]
National Park (later renamed Royal National Park) established south of Sydney, Australia. World's second-oldest national park.
Huntsville Electric Co forms to sell electricity
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County.
Newly renamed American League opener in Cleveland draws 6,500 (still as a minor league, was Western League)
Jimmy Collins, having left the Boston Beaneaters (NL), captains and manages his first game for the Boston Americans (loses 10-6 at Baltimore Orioles)
Bell Telephone Company of Antwerp, Belgium, forms
Cubs Jack McCarthy becomes only major league player to throw out 3 runners at plate in 1 game, all were ends of a double play
Motion pictures begin regular showings at the Orpheum Theater in Honolulu, Hawaii
Jamestown, Virginia Tercentenary Exposition opens
Fenway Park is a ballpark in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, close to Kenmore Square. Since 1912, it has been the home field of Major League Baseball's (MLB) Boston Red Sox.
Italy secretly signs the "Treaty of London" with Britain, France and Russia, bringing Italy into World War I on the Allied side
The Treaty of Berlin (German–Soviet Neutrality and Nonaggression Pact) was a treaty signed on 24 April 1926 under which Germany and the Soviet Union pledged neutrality in the event of an attack on...
First non-stop England to India flight lands
Nazi Germany, officially the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it...
Frank Boucher is given NHL's Lady Byng Trophy for sportsmanship permanently for winning it 7 of 11 years
On 26 April 1937, the Basque town of Guernica (Gernika in Basque) was aerially bombed during the Spanish Civil War.
Austrian Jews required to register property above 5,000 Reichsmarks
Coal mine explosion kills 1,549 at Honkeiko, Manchuria
First B-29 is attacked by Japanese fighters, one fighter shot down
Vivian Ellis and A. P. Herbert' musical "Bless the Bride" opena at the Adelphia Theatre in London; runs for 886 performances
The Emirate of Transjordan, officially the Amirate of Trans-Jordan, was a British protectorate under the League of Nations mandate established on 11 April 1921, which remained as such until achieving...
Last horse race at Havre de Grace Track in Md, is run
Jamestown Settlement is a living history museum operated by the Commonwealth of Virginia, created in 1957 as Jamestown Festival Park for the 350th anniversary celebration.
French paratroopers' revolt suppressed in Algeria
The Lockheed A-12 is a retired high-altitude, Mach 3+ reconnaissance aircraft built for the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) by Lockheed's Skunk Works, based on the designs of Clarence...
The 1966 Tashkent earthquake occurred on 26 April in the Uzbek SSR. It had a moment magnitude of 5.2 with an epicenter in central Tashkent at a depth of 3–8 kilometers (1.9–5.0 mi).
KSPS TV channel 7 in Spokane, WA (PBS) begins broadcasting
Students seize administration building at Ohio State
James William Godman (January 5, 1946 – May 3, 2001) was an American professional bowler who won eleven titles on the Professional Bowlers Tour, and was the first bowler to win the prestigious...
Heaviest rains ever in Bahia district of Brazil, 15" in 24 hrs
US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Landslide in Huancavelica Province Peru creates a natural dam
Pan Am begins nonstop flights between NYC and Tokyo
Studio 54 is a Broadway theater and former nightclub at 254 West 54th Street in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, New York, U.S.
Chad, officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon to the...
The Amsterdam Marathon is a road race of 42.195 km (26 mi 385 yd) across the city of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, contested by men and women annually since 1975.
Dow Jones Industrial Average breaks 1,200 for 1st time
The Cavern Club is a music venue on Mathew Street, Liverpool, England. The Cavern Club opened on 16 January 1957 as a jazz club, later becoming a centre of the rock and roll scene in Liverpool in the...
Experimental aircraft Piasecki PA-97 Helistat - a combination of 4 helicopters and a blimp - crashes during first test flight, killing one pilot, at US Naval Air Station in Lakehurst, New Jersey
AT&T announces New Jersey's 201 area code will split into 908 and 201
die in a (6.9) earthquake in China
"Dinosaurs" premieres on ABC-TV
Growing Pains is an American television sitcom created by Neal Marlens that ran on ABC for seven seasons from September 24, 1985, to April 25, 1992.
Indian Airlines was a state-owned airline in India that later became a division of Air India Limited before ultimately ceasing operations.
26.9°C in Prestebakke Norway (Norwegian April high temperature record)
National television broadcasts of Major League Baseball (MLB) games have aired on ABC in various formats.
Shaun Pollock takes 4 wkts in 4 balls for Warwickshire in B&H
BBC presenter Jill Dando shot and killed outside her London home - launches Metropolitan Police's largest murder enquiry, crime remains unsolved [1]
Robert Steinhäuser infiltrates and kills 17 at Gutenberg-Gymnasium in Erfurt, Germany before dying of a self-inflicted gunshot.
The 2003 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League (NFL) teams selected amateur college football players.
Queen's Pier is officially closed by the Hong Kong government to facilitate land reclamation in Hong Kong's Central district after a bitter struggle by conservationists
The 1997 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting.
Since 2001, Palestinian militants have launched tens of thousands of rocket and mortar attacks on Israel from the Gaza Strip as part of the continuing Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
30 people are killed after a bus crashes following a Taliban attack in southern Afghanistan
Oratorio for chorus evoking Pennsylvania coal-mining life "Anthracite Fields" by composer Julia Wolfe premieres in Philadelphia (Pulitzer Prize for Music 2015) [1]
Chobani is an American food company specializing in strained yogurt. The company was founded in 2005 by Hamdi Ulukaya.
"No religion" tops survey of American religious identity for the first time at 23.1% edging out Catholics 23.0% and evangelicals 22.5%, in long-running General Social Survey
Russia says it will stop supplying gas to Poland and Bulgaria, after the countries refused to pay in rubles, escalating the energy supply standoff between Russia and Europe [1]
This page documents notable tornadoes and tornado outbreaks worldwide in 2024. Strong and destructive tornadoes form most frequently in the United States, Argentina, Southern Brazil, the Bengal...
Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont, French author, known for french author, was born on 1711-04-26.
John James Audubon, American french-american ornithologist, known for french-american ornithologist, was born on 1785-04-26.
Frederick Law Olmsted, American landscape architect, known for american landscape architect, was born on 1822-04-26.
Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian philosopher and logician, known for austrian philosopher and logician, was born on 1889-04-26.
Rudolf Hess, German nazi politician, known for german nazi politician, was born on 1894-04-26.
Carol Burnett, American comedian and actress, known for american comedian and actress, was born on 1934-04-26. Carol Creighton Burnett is an American comedian, actress, singer and writer.
Jet Li chinese-born martial artist and actor, known for chinese-born martial artist and actor, was born on 1964-04-26.
Melania Trump is born
Eddie Eagan, American athlete, known for american olympic athlete, was born on 1897-04-26.
Hack Wilson, American athlete, known for american baseball player, was born on 1900-04-26.
I. M. Pei, American athlete, known for chinese-american architect, was born on 1917-04-26.
Nino Benvenuti, Italian athlete, known for italian boxer and actor, was born on 1938-04-26. Giovanni "Nino" Benvenuti (26 April 1938 – 20 May 2025) was an Italian professional boxer and actor.
John Isner, American athlete, known for american tennis player, was born on 1986-04-26. John Robert Isner is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as high as world No.
Aaron Judge, American athlete, known for american baseball player, was born on 1993-04-26.
John Wilkes Booth, American stage actor and assassin, known for american stage actor and assassin, died on 1865-04-26.
Count Basie, American jazz musician and composer, known for american jazz musician and composer, died on 1984-04-26.
Broderick Crawford, American actor, known for american actor, died on 1986-04-26. William Broderick Crawford (December 9, 1911 – April 26, 1986) was an American actor.
Lucille Ball, American actress, known for american actress, died on 1989-04-26. Lucille Désirée Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989) was an American comedian, actress, producer, and studio…
Paolo Orsini replaces his brother Pope Stephen II as Pope Paul I
Frederick II (Italian: Federico, Sicilian: Fidiricu, German: Friedrich, Latin: Fridericus; 26 December 1194 – 13 December 1250) was King of Sicily from 1198, King of Germany from 1212, King of Italy...
Italian Renaissance poet Francesco Petrarch famously climbs Mont Ventoux
Korean Confucian scholar and statesman Jeong Mong-ju is assassinated on the Sonjuk Bridge in Gaeseong (now North Korea). A brown spot on the bridge is still said to be his blood.
The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy
Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici, known as Lorenzo the Magnificent (Italian: Lorenzo il Magnifico; 1 January 1449 – 8 April 1492), was an Italian statesman, de facto ruler of the Florentine Republic, and…
Jamestown expedition makes first landing in America at a place named Cape Henry, in what would become Virginia, but they quickly depart for a better site
The Dutch invasions in Brazil (also known as the Sugar War) were a series of military campaigns carried out by the Dutch West India Company (WIC) during the 17th century. Considered the biggest...
Dutch West Indies Company denies Peter Stuyvesant's desire to exclude Jews from New Amsterdam colony
Emperor Leopold I forms University of Innsbruck
Frisian Stadtholder and Prince of Orange John William Friso (21) weds Dutch Countess Maria Louise van Hessen-Kassel (21), until his death in 1702
Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont, French author, known for french author, was born on 1711-04-26.
Moscow is the capital and largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva River in Central Russia.
Jane Austen (AW-stin; 16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English writer known primarily for her six novels, which implicitly interpret, critique, and comment on the English landed gentry at the...
Sybil Ludington aged 16, rides 40 miles in New York to warn her father's militia of the approach of the British
John James Audubon, American french-american ornithologist, known for french-american ornithologist, was born on 1785-04-26.
L'Aigle is a L6 meteorite that fell on 26 April 1803 in Lower Normandy, France.
Odd Fellows (or Oddfellows when referencing the Grand United Order of Oddfellows or some British-based fraternities; also Odd Fellowship or Oddfellowship) is an international fraternity consisting of...
Frederick Law Olmsted, American landscape architect, known for american landscape architect, was born on 1822-04-26.
The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence fought by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman Empire from...
"Bombay Gazette" begins publishing on silk
Napoleon III (born Charles-Louis Napoléon Bonaparte; 20 April 1808 – 9 January 1873) was President of France from 1848 to 1852 and then Emperor of the French from 1852 until his deposition in 1870.
US Congressman Daniel E. Sickles is acquitted in the murder of Philip Barton Key on grounds of "temporary insanity," the first time this defense is used successfully in the US [1]
John Wilkes Booth, American stage actor and assassin, known for american stage actor and assassin, died on 1865-04-26.
National Park (later renamed Royal National Park) established south of Sydney, Australia. World's second-oldest national park.
Huntsville Electric Co forms to sell electricity
Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian philosopher and logician, known for austrian philosopher and logician, was born on 1889-04-26.
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County.
Rudolf Hess, German nazi politician, known for german nazi politician, was born on 1894-04-26.
Eddie Eagan, American athlete, known for american olympic athlete, was born on 1897-04-26.
Newly renamed American League opener in Cleveland draws 6,500 (still as a minor league, was Western League)
Hack Wilson, American athlete, known for american baseball player, was born on 1900-04-26.
Jimmy Collins, having left the Boston Beaneaters (NL), captains and manages his first game for the Boston Americans (loses 10-6 at Baltimore Orioles)
Bell Telephone Company of Antwerp, Belgium, forms
Cubs Jack McCarthy becomes only major league player to throw out 3 runners at plate in 1 game, all were ends of a double play
Motion pictures begin regular showings at the Orpheum Theater in Honolulu, Hawaii
Jamestown, Virginia Tercentenary Exposition opens
Fenway Park is a ballpark in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, close to Kenmore Square. Since 1912, it has been the home field of Major League Baseball's (MLB) Boston Red Sox.
Italy secretly signs the "Treaty of London" with Britain, France and Russia, bringing Italy into World War I on the Allied side
I. M. Pei, American athlete, known for chinese-american architect, was born on 1917-04-26.
Harlow Shapley and Heber D. Curtis hold the "Great Debate" on the nature of nebulae, galaxies, and the size of the universe at the US National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C.
George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death in...
The Treaty of Berlin (German–Soviet Neutrality and Nonaggression Pact) was a treaty signed on 24 April 1926 under which Germany and the Soviet Union pledged neutrality in the event of an attack on...
First non-stop England to India flight lands
Nazi Germany, officially the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it...
Carol Burnett, American comedian and actress, known for american comedian and actress, was born on 1934-04-26. Carol Creighton Burnett is an American comedian, actress, singer and writer.
Frank Boucher is given NHL's Lady Byng Trophy for sportsmanship permanently for winning it 7 of 11 years
On 26 April 1937, the Basque town of Guernica (Gernika in Basque) was aerially bombed during the Spanish Civil War.
Austrian Jews required to register property above 5,000 Reichsmarks
Nino Benvenuti, Italian athlete, known for italian boxer and actor, was born on 1938-04-26. Giovanni "Nino" Benvenuti (26 April 1938 – 20 May 2025) was an Italian professional boxer and actor.
A tradition begins with the first organ at a baseball stadium (Chicago Cubs)
Coal mine explosion kills 1,549 at Honkeiko, Manchuria
First B-29 is attacked by Japanese fighters, one fighter shot down
Henri Philippe Bénoni Omer Joseph Pétain, better known as Marshal Pétain (French: maréchal Pétain, [maʁeʃal petɛ̃]), was a French military officer who commanded the French Army in World War I and...
Vivian Ellis and A. P. Herbert' musical "Bless the Bride" opena at the Adelphia Theatre in London; runs for 886 performances
The Emirate of Transjordan, officially the Amirate of Trans-Jordan, was a British protectorate under the League of Nations mandate established on 11 April 1921, which remained as such until achieving...
Last horse race at Havre de Grace Track in Md, is run
Seven Samurai is a 1954 Japanese epic jidaigeki film directed by Akira Kurosawa from a screenplay co-written with Shinobu Hashimoto and Hideo Oguni.
First modern container ship, the Ideal X, leaves Port Newark, New Jersey for Houston, Texas
Jamestown Settlement is a living history museum operated by the Commonwealth of Virginia, created in 1957 as Jamestown Festival Park for the 350th anniversary celebration.
French paratroopers' revolt suppressed in Algeria
The Lockheed A-12 is a retired high-altitude, Mach 3+ reconnaissance aircraft built for the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) by Lockheed's Skunk Works, based on the designs of Clarence...
Jet Li chinese-born martial artist and actor, known for chinese-born martial artist and actor, was born on 1964-04-26.
Charles Ives' 4th Symphony premieres at Carnegie Hall, New York, 11 years after the composer's death
The 1966 Tashkent earthquake occurred on 26 April in the Uzbek SSR. It had a moment magnitude of 5.2 with an epicenter in central Tashkent at a depth of 3–8 kilometers (1.9–5.0 mi).
KSPS TV channel 7 in Spokane, WA (PBS) begins broadcasting
Students seize administration building at Ohio State
James William Godman (January 5, 1946 – May 3, 2001) was an American professional bowler who won eleven titles on the Professional Bowlers Tour, and was the first bowler to win the prestigious...
Heaviest rains ever in Bahia district of Brazil, 15" in 24 hrs
Melania Trump is born
US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Landslide in Huancavelica Province Peru creates a natural dam
Pan Am begins nonstop flights between NYC and Tokyo
Studio 54 is a Broadway theater and former nightclub at 254 West 54th Street in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, New York, U.S.
Chad, officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon to the...
The Amsterdam Marathon is a road race of 42.195 km (26 mi 385 yd) across the city of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, contested by men and women annually since 1975.
Dow Jones Industrial Average breaks 1,200 for 1st time
The Cavern Club is a music venue on Mathew Street, Liverpool, England. The Cavern Club opened on 16 January 1957 as a jazz club, later becoming a centre of the rock and roll scene in Liverpool in the...
Count Basie, American jazz musician and composer, known for american jazz musician and composer, died on 1984-04-26.
The world's worst nuclear disaster occurs when the fourth reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power station in the Soviet Union explodes, resulting in 31 deaths and radioactive contamination spreading to much of Western Europe
Experimental aircraft Piasecki PA-97 Helistat - a combination of 4 helicopters and a blimp - crashes during first test flight, killing one pilot, at US Naval Air Station in Lakehurst, New Jersey
John Isner, American athlete, known for american tennis player, was born on 1986-04-26. John Robert Isner is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as high as world No.
Broderick Crawford, American actor, known for american actor, died on 1986-04-26. William Broderick Crawford (December 9, 1911 – April 26, 1986) was an American actor.
AT&T announces New Jersey's 201 area code will split into 908 and 201
Lucille Ball, American actress, known for american actress, died on 1989-04-26. Lucille Désirée Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989) was an American comedian, actress, producer, and studio…
die in a (6.9) earthquake in China
"Dinosaurs" premieres on ABC-TV
Growing Pains is an American television sitcom created by Neal Marlens that ran on ABC for seven seasons from September 24, 1985, to April 25, 1992.
Indian Airlines was a state-owned airline in India that later became a division of Air India Limited before ultimately ceasing operations.
Aaron Judge, American athlete, known for american baseball player, was born on 1993-04-26.
American actor Patrick Dempsey (28) divorces American talent manager and actress Rochelle "Rocky" Parker (56) after nearly 7 years of marriage
26.9°C in Prestebakke Norway (Norwegian April high temperature record)
National television broadcasts of Major League Baseball (MLB) games have aired on ABC in various formats.
Shaun Pollock takes 4 wkts in 4 balls for Warwickshire in B&H
BBC presenter Jill Dando shot and killed outside her London home - launches Metropolitan Police's largest murder enquiry, crime remains unsolved [1]
Robert Steinhäuser infiltrates and kills 17 at Gutenberg-Gymnasium in Erfurt, Germany before dying of a self-inflicted gunshot.
The 2003 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League (NFL) teams selected amateur college football players.
Model-actress Deborah Falconer (38) divorces actor Robert Downey Jr (39) due to irreconcilable differences after 12 years of marriage
Under international pressure, Syria withdraws the last of its 14,000 troops from Lebanon, ending its 29-year military domination of the country
Queen's Pier is officially closed by the Hong Kong government to facilitate land reclamation in Hong Kong's Central district after a bitter struggle by conservationists
The 1997 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting.
Since 2001, Palestinian militants have launched tens of thousands of rocket and mortar attacks on Israel from the Gaza Strip as part of the continuing Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
30 people are killed after a bus crashes following a Taliban attack in southern Afghanistan
Oratorio for chorus evoking Pennsylvania coal-mining life "Anthracite Fields" by composer Julia Wolfe premieres in Philadelphia (Pulitzer Prize for Music 2015) [1]
Chobani is an American food company specializing in strained yogurt. The company was founded in 2005 by Hamdi Ulukaya.
"No religion" tops survey of American religious identity for the first time at 23.1% edging out Catholics 23.0% and evangelicals 22.5%, in long-running General Social Survey
Russia says it will stop supplying gas to Poland and Bulgaria, after the countries refused to pay in rubles, escalating the energy supply standoff between Russia and Europe [1]
This page documents notable tornadoes and tornado outbreaks worldwide in 2024. Strong and destructive tornadoes form most frequently in the United States, Argentina, Southern Brazil, the Bengal...