A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on February 13 throughout history.
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Baghdad, then a city of 1 million, falls to the Mongols as the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed, with tens of thousands slaughtered, ending the Islamic Golden Age
A fleet of five British East India Company vessels departs on its first voyage from London, led by James Lancaster commanding the "Red Dragon"; the journey lasts nearly 16 months
The constitution of the United Kingdom comprises the written and unwritten arrangements that establish the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as a political body.
Operation Sea Lion, also written as Operation Sealion (German: Unternehmen Seelöwe), was Nazi Germany's code name for their planned invasion of the United Kingdom.
Allied planes begin bombing the German city of Dresden, resulting in a devastating firestorm that destroys the city and kills over 22,000 people
France becomes the fourth nuclear nation by detonating its first device, a 70-kiloton "Gerboise Bleue" atomic bomb in the Algerian Sahara Desert [1]
Film adaptation of "Cabaret," directed by Bob Fosse and based on John Kander and Fred Ebb's musical of the same name, is released, starring Liza Minnelli, Michael York, and Joel Grey
Death Row/Interscope Records releases rapper Tupac Shakur's fourth studio album "All Eyez on Me," his final release during his lifetime
Baseball Hall of Famer "Rube" Foster and seven other team owners create the first Negro National League (NNL) at a meeting in a Kansas City YMCA
Henry III of France marries Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont.
American actress Lana Turner (19) weds American bandleader Artie Shaw (29) in a Las Vegas elopement; divorce after 4 months
Film genius Jerry Lewis (56) marries 2nd wife dancer SanDee Pitnick
American professional boxer George Foreman (25) divorces Adrienne Calhoun after almost 3 years of marriage
Roman Emperor Justinian appoints a commission to compile a single code of imperial constitutions (Justinian Code published 529)
Pope Innocent II (Latin: Innocentius II; died 24 September 1143), born Gregorio Papareschi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 14 February 1130 to his death in 1143.
Nicolás de Ovando y Cáceres, new Governor of the Indies sets sail for the Indies with fleet of 30 ships, largest-ever fleet to the New World
The Challenge of Barletta (Italian: Disfida di Barletta) was a duel fought in the countryside of Trani, near Barletta, Southern Italy, on 13 February 1503, during the Third Italian War, on the plains...
Charles of Gelre conquers the Dutch city of Oldenzaal
Flemish missionary Joris van Geel departs for the Congo [1]
The Kingdom of Portugal was a monarchy in the western Iberian Peninsula and the predecessor of the modern Portuguese Republic.
Glencoe Massacre: about 38 MacDonalds killed early in the morning by rival Campbell clan members, allegedly for not promptly pledging allegiance to the new king, William of Orange
On 8 February 1693, the royal charter establishing the College of William & Mary was issued by King William III and Queen Mary II of England.
Battle at Fraustadt: Swedish army beats Russia and Saxon forces, one of Swedish's Greatest victories in the Great Northern War
Andrew Bedford publishes the first American magazine (American Magazine)
Treaty of Giyanti / Gianti Java dividing the once powerful Javanese Sultanate of Mataram signed by the Dutch and Javanese princes Mangkubumi and Pakubuwono
French fleet occupies St Christopher in the Leeward Islands
The University of Georgia (UGA or Georgia) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Athens, Georgia, United States.
Massachusetts ( MASS-ə-CHOO-sits, -zits; Massachusett: Muhsachuweesut [məhswatʃəwiːsət]), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern...
French take Saragossa, Spain after a long siege
The Cambridge Union Society is founded
-14] Teatro San Carlo in Naples destroyed by fire
American Temperance Society forms in Boston
First appearance of cholera in London
Riot in New York due to a combination of poverty and increase in the cost of flour
King Basse Kajuara departs Boni South-Celebes
-Feb 16th) Siege of Ft Donelson, Tennessee
Miridian Campaign fighting at Chunky Creek & Wyatt, Mississippi
Work begins on the covering of the Senne, burying Brussels's primary river and creating the modern central boulevards
La Citoyenne was a French feminist newspaper published in Paris from 1881 through 1891 by Hubertine Auclert. It was first published on February 13, 1881, and appeared bi-monthly.
Moving picture projector patented
-16°F (-27°C), Minden Louisiana (state record)
-29°F (-34°C) Pond, Arkansas (state record)
A suffragette was a member or supporter of the British Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), an activist women's group agitating for votes for women, which in the early 20th century broke away...
Olympic boxing gold medallist Johnny Douglas takes 5/46 as England cricket team regains Ashes with an innings and 225 run 4th Test win over Australia in Melbourne
American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP) founded at Hotel Claridge in NYC
The Race to the Sea (French: Course à la mer; German: Wettlauf zum Meer, Dutch: Race naar de Zee) took place from 17 September to 19 October 1914 during the First World War, after the Battle of the...
1st Black pro Basketball team, "Renaissance", organizes
US Congress makes Supreme Court appeals more difficult
Uprising against Portuguese regime of Gen Carmona defeated
A cruiser is a type of warship. Modern cruisers are generally the largest ships in a fleet after aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships, and can usually perform several operational roles from...
"Free Eats" introduces George "Spanky" McFarland to "Our Gang"
Soviet steamship SS Chelyuskin sinks in the Arctic Ocean after being crushed by ice packs near Kolyuchin Island in the Chukchi Sea
Bruno Hauptmann found guilty of kidnap & murder of Lindbergh infant. He proclaimed his innocence to the end.
Ivar Ballangrud of Norway narrowly misses winning all 4 speed skating events at the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Olympics; finishes 2nd in 1,500m just 1.0s behind teammate Charles Mathiesen
"Prince Valiant" comic strip appears; known for historical detail
Bradman scores 209* in 161 minutes for South Australia at the WACA
Nazi leaders attack Dutch Jewish Council
Ice Pairs Championship at Davos, Switzerland won by Belgians Micheline Lannoy and Pierre Baugniet
Shibe Park ( SHYBE, rhymes with "vibe"), known later as Connie Mack Stadium, was a ballpark located in Philadelphia.
American college basketball player Frank Selvey scores a record 100 points for Furman beating Newberry 149-95
The Dead Sea Scrolls, in the narrow sense identical with the Qumran Caves Scrolls, are a set of ancient Jewish manuscripts from the Second Temple period.
KYW-AM in Philadelphia Penn gives calls to WTAM (now WWWE) Cleveland
Miro Cardon, premier of Cuba, resigns
The Soviet space program was the state space program of the Soviet Union, active from 1951 until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan
"Strawberry Fields Forever" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney.
After winning giant slalom in Innsbruck (1964) French skier Marielle Goitschel takes out the slalom gold medal at the Grenoble Winter Olympics
Man-eating tiger is reported to have killed 48, 80 km from New Delhi
South Vietnam, officially the Republic of Vietnam (RVN; Vietnamese: Việt Nam Cộng hòa, VNCH), was a country in Southeast Asia that existed from 1955 to 1975.
Musical "El Grande de Coca-Cola" premieres in NYC
Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash proclaims Turkish-Cypriot Federation
The Nevada National Security Sites (N2S2 or NNSS), popularized as the Nevada Test Site (NTS) until 2010, is a reservation of the United States Department of Energy located in the southeastern portion...
Formation of Guardian Angels crime fighters in New York City
Apollo Computer Inc. was an American technology corporation headquartered and founded in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1980 by William Poduska (a founder of Prime Computer) and others.
On February 13, 1981, a series of explosions destroyed more than 13 miles (21 km) of sewer lines and streets in the center of Louisville in Kentucky, United States.
The 1982–83 New York Islanders season was the 11th season in the franchise's history. It involved winning their fourth consecutive Stanley Cup.
6-year-old Texan Stormie Jones gets 1st heart and liver transplant
Dow Jones Industrial Average closes at 1297.92 (record high) after topping 1300 earlier in the trading day
Christine Wachtel runs world record 800m indoor (1:56:40)
Kidnapped Belgian Premier Vanden Boeynants freed
The first modern humans are believed to have inhabited South Africa more than 100,000 years ago.
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia.
Jose Canseco repeatedly rams his Porsche into wife Esther's BMW
Ljubow Kremljowa runs world record 1000m indoor (2:34:84)
Inna Lassovskaya jumps world record 14.9m
The Score is the second and final studio album by American hip-hop group Fugees, released worldwide on February 13, 1996, by Columbia Records.
"Three Sisters" opens at Criterion Theater NYC
Earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale rocks El Salvador, killing at least 400 people
The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics discovers the universe's largest known diamond, white dwarf star BPM 37093
The 47th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 13, 2005, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles honoring the best in music for the recording of the year beginning from October 1, 2003, through...
Taiwan opposition leader Ma Ying-jeou resigns as chairman of the Kuomintang party after being indicted by Taiwan High Prosecutors Office on charges of embezzlement when mayor of Taipei; Ma also announces his candidacy for 2008 presidential election.
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd makes an historic apology to Indigenous Australians, especially to the Stolen Generations who suffered forced child removal and assimilation [1]
The European recession is part of the Great Recession that began in mid-2007. The crisis spread rapidly and affected much of the region, with several countries already in recession as of February...
Pune, previously spelled in English as Poona (the official name until 1978), is a city in the state of Maharashtra in the Deccan Plateau in Western India.
Kunar is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northeastern part of the country. Its capital is Asadabad.
French biathlete Martin Fourcade wins his 2nd gold medal of the Sochi Winter Olympics in the individual competition; also claims the pursuit title
Twelve presidential debates and nine forums were held between the candidates for the Republican Party's nomination for president in the 2016 United States presidential election, starting on August 6,...
After winning Olympic gold in the women's curling in Sochi (2014), Canadian Kaitlyn Lawes wins the mixed doubles with dual gold medallist John Morris in Pyeongchang
Flinders River swells to 37 miles wide (60km) creating its own weather system after intense flooding in Queensland, Australia
Fire in US-run orphanage kills 15 children near Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Archaeologists announce the discovery of the oldest known beer factory in Abydos, Egypt, from the early Dynastic period, 3150 B.C. to 2613 B.C.
Canadian police arrest truckers who have protested a vaccine mandate for blocking Ambassador's Bridge, between Detroit and Windsor, for a week at the busiest land border crossing in North America [1]
A humpback whale is filmed briefly swallowing a man on a kayak off Chilean Patagonia, before releasing him unharmed [1]
Iconic "Hello Kitty" designer Yuko Yamaguchi steps down after 46 years [1]
Joseph Banks, New Zealand naturalist and botanist, known for english naturalist and botanist, was born on 1743-02-13. Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet, (24 February [O.S.
Thomas Malthus, English political economist, known for british political economist, was born on 1766-02-13.
Bess Truman is born
William Shockley, American solid-state physicist, known for american solid-state physicist, was born on 1910-02-13.
Aung San, Burmese independence activist, known for burmese independence activist, was born on 1915-02-13. Aung San was a Burmese politician, independence activist and revolutionary.
Chuck Yeager flying ace and test pilot, known for american flying ace and test pilot, was born on 1923-02-13.
Jerry Springer, American tv personality and politician, known for american tv personality and politician, was born on 1944-02-13.
Kelly Hu, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1968-02-13. Kelly Ann Hu is an American actress. She starred as Dr.
El Rubius, Spanish youtuber and twitch streamer, known for spanish youtuber and twitch streamer, was born on 1990-02-13.
Sophia Lillis, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 2002-02-13. Sophia Lillis is an American actress.
Peter Gabriel, English musician, known for british musician, was born on 1950-02-13. Peter Brian Gabriel is an English singer, songwriter, musician, and human rights activist.
Robbie Williams, English musician, known for english pop singer, was born on 1974-02-13. Robert Peter Williams is an English singer and songwriter.
Patty Berg is born
Randy Moss, American athlete, known for american football player and commentator, was born on 1977-02-13.
Alexander VII is born
Richard Wagner, German composer, known for german composer, died on 1883-02-13. Wilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, theatre director, essayist, and conductor, best known for his operas,…
Waylon Jennings, American country musician, known for american country musician, died on 2002-02-13. Waylon Arnold Jennings was an American country music singer, songwriter, musician, and actor.
Eduardo Romero, Argentine professional golfer, known for argentine professional golfer, died on 2022-02-13.
Roman Emperor Justinian appoints a commission to compile a single code of imperial constitutions (Justinian Code published 529)
Pope Innocent II (Latin: Innocentius II; died 24 September 1143), born Gregorio Papareschi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 14 February 1130 to his death in 1143.
Baghdad, then a city of 1 million, falls to the Mongols as the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed, with tens of thousands slaughtered, ending the Islamic Golden Age
Nicolás de Ovando y Cáceres, new Governor of the Indies sets sail for the Indies with fleet of 30 ships, largest-ever fleet to the New World
The Challenge of Barletta (Italian: Disfida di Barletta) was a duel fought in the countryside of Trani, near Barletta, Southern Italy, on 13 February 1503, during the Third Italian War, on the plains...
Charles of Gelre conquers the Dutch city of Oldenzaal
Henry III of France marries Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont.
Alexander VII is born
A fleet of five British East India Company vessels departs on its first voyage from London, led by James Lancaster commanding the "Red Dragon"; the journey lasts nearly 16 months
Flemish missionary Joris van Geel departs for the Congo [1]
The Kingdom of Portugal was a monarchy in the western Iberian Peninsula and the predecessor of the modern Portuguese Republic.
The constitution of the United Kingdom comprises the written and unwritten arrangements that establish the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as a political body.
Glencoe Massacre: about 38 MacDonalds killed early in the morning by rival Campbell clan members, allegedly for not promptly pledging allegiance to the new king, William of Orange
On 8 February 1693, the royal charter establishing the College of William & Mary was issued by King William III and Queen Mary II of England.
Battle at Fraustadt: Swedish army beats Russia and Saxon forces, one of Swedish's Greatest victories in the Great Northern War
Andrew Bedford publishes the first American magazine (American Magazine)
Joseph Banks, New Zealand naturalist and botanist, known for english naturalist and botanist, was born on 1743-02-13. Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet, (24 February [O.S.
Treaty of Giyanti / Gianti Java dividing the once powerful Javanese Sultanate of Mataram signed by the Dutch and Javanese princes Mangkubumi and Pakubuwono
Thomas Malthus, English political economist, known for british political economist, was born on 1766-02-13.
French fleet occupies St Christopher in the Leeward Islands
The University of Georgia (UGA or Georgia) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Athens, Georgia, United States.
Massachusetts ( MASS-ə-CHOO-sits, -zits; Massachusett: Muhsachuweesut [məhswatʃəwiːsət]), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern...
French take Saragossa, Spain after a long siege
The Cambridge Union Society is founded
-14] Teatro San Carlo in Naples destroyed by fire
American Temperance Society forms in Boston
First appearance of cholera in London
Riot in New York due to a combination of poverty and increase in the cost of flour
King Basse Kajuara departs Boni South-Celebes
-Feb 16th) Siege of Ft Donelson, Tennessee
Miridian Campaign fighting at Chunky Creek & Wyatt, Mississippi
Work begins on the covering of the Senne, burying Brussels's primary river and creating the modern central boulevards
La Citoyenne was a French feminist newspaper published in Paris from 1881 through 1891 by Hubertine Auclert. It was first published on February 13, 1881, and appeared bi-monthly.
Richard Wagner, German composer, known for german composer, died on 1883-02-13. Wilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, theatre director, essayist, and conductor, best known for his operas,…
Bess Truman is born
Moving picture projector patented
-16°F (-27°C), Minden Louisiana (state record)
-29°F (-34°C) Pond, Arkansas (state record)
A suffragette was a member or supporter of the British Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), an activist women's group agitating for votes for women, which in the early 20th century broke away...
William Shockley, American solid-state physicist, known for american solid-state physicist, was born on 1910-02-13.
Olympic boxing gold medallist Johnny Douglas takes 5/46 as England cricket team regains Ashes with an innings and 225 run 4th Test win over Australia in Melbourne
American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP) founded at Hotel Claridge in NYC
The Race to the Sea (French: Course à la mer; German: Wettlauf zum Meer, Dutch: Race naar de Zee) took place from 17 September to 19 October 1914 during the First World War, after the Battle of the...
Aung San, Burmese independence activist, known for burmese independence activist, was born on 1915-02-13. Aung San was a Burmese politician, independence activist and revolutionary.
Patty Berg is born
Baseball Hall of Famer "Rube" Foster and seven other team owners create the first Negro National League (NNL) at a meeting in a Kansas City YMCA
1st Black pro Basketball team, "Renaissance", organizes
Chuck Yeager flying ace and test pilot, known for american flying ace and test pilot, was born on 1923-02-13.
US Congress makes Supreme Court appeals more difficult
Uprising against Portuguese regime of Gen Carmona defeated
A cruiser is a type of warship. Modern cruisers are generally the largest ships in a fleet after aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships, and can usually perform several operational roles from...
"Free Eats" introduces George "Spanky" McFarland to "Our Gang"
Soviet steamship SS Chelyuskin sinks in the Arctic Ocean after being crushed by ice packs near Kolyuchin Island in the Chukchi Sea
Bruno Hauptmann found guilty of kidnap & murder of Lindbergh infant. He proclaimed his innocence to the end.
Ivar Ballangrud of Norway narrowly misses winning all 4 speed skating events at the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Olympics; finishes 2nd in 1,500m just 1.0s behind teammate Charles Mathiesen
"Prince Valiant" comic strip appears; known for historical detail
American actress Lana Turner (19) weds American bandleader Artie Shaw (29) in a Las Vegas elopement; divorce after 4 months
Bradman scores 209* in 161 minutes for South Australia at the WACA
Nazi leaders attack Dutch Jewish Council
Operation Sea Lion, also written as Operation Sealion (German: Unternehmen Seelöwe), was Nazi Germany's code name for their planned invasion of the United Kingdom.
Jerry Springer, American tv personality and politician, known for american tv personality and politician, was born on 1944-02-13.
Allied planes begin bombing the German city of Dresden, resulting in a devastating firestorm that destroys the city and kills over 22,000 people
Ice Pairs Championship at Davos, Switzerland won by Belgians Micheline Lannoy and Pierre Baugniet
Peter Gabriel, English musician, known for british musician, was born on 1950-02-13. Peter Brian Gabriel is an English singer, songwriter, musician, and human rights activist.
Shibe Park ( SHYBE, rhymes with "vibe"), known later as Connie Mack Stadium, was a ballpark located in Philadelphia.
American college basketball player Frank Selvey scores a record 100 points for Furman beating Newberry 149-95
The Dead Sea Scrolls, in the narrow sense identical with the Qumran Caves Scrolls, are a set of ancient Jewish manuscripts from the Second Temple period.
KYW-AM in Philadelphia Penn gives calls to WTAM (now WWWE) Cleveland
Miro Cardon, premier of Cuba, resigns
France becomes the fourth nuclear nation by detonating its first device, a 70-kiloton "Gerboise Bleue" atomic bomb in the Algerian Sahara Desert [1]
The Soviet space program was the state space program of the Soviet Union, active from 1951 until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan
"Strawberry Fields Forever" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney.
After winning giant slalom in Innsbruck (1964) French skier Marielle Goitschel takes out the slalom gold medal at the Grenoble Winter Olympics
Kelly Hu, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1968-02-13. Kelly Ann Hu is an American actress. She starred as Dr.
Man-eating tiger is reported to have killed 48, 80 km from New Delhi
South Vietnam, officially the Republic of Vietnam (RVN; Vietnamese: Việt Nam Cộng hòa, VNCH), was a country in Southeast Asia that existed from 1955 to 1975.
Film adaptation of "Cabaret," directed by Bob Fosse and based on John Kander and Fred Ebb's musical of the same name, is released, starring Liza Minnelli, Michael York, and Joel Grey
Musical "El Grande de Coca-Cola" premieres in NYC
American professional boxer George Foreman (25) divorces Adrienne Calhoun after almost 3 years of marriage
Robbie Williams, English musician, known for english pop singer, was born on 1974-02-13. Robert Peter Williams is an English singer and songwriter.
Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash proclaims Turkish-Cypriot Federation
Randy Moss, American athlete, known for american football player and commentator, was born on 1977-02-13.
The Nevada National Security Sites (N2S2 or NNSS), popularized as the Nevada Test Site (NTS) until 2010, is a reservation of the United States Department of Energy located in the southeastern portion...
Formation of Guardian Angels crime fighters in New York City
Apollo Computer Inc. was an American technology corporation headquartered and founded in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1980 by William Poduska (a founder of Prime Computer) and others.
On February 13, 1981, a series of explosions destroyed more than 13 miles (21 km) of sewer lines and streets in the center of Louisville in Kentucky, United States.
The 1982–83 New York Islanders season was the 11th season in the franchise's history. It involved winning their fourth consecutive Stanley Cup.
Film genius Jerry Lewis (56) marries 2nd wife dancer SanDee Pitnick
6-year-old Texan Stormie Jones gets 1st heart and liver transplant
Dow Jones Industrial Average closes at 1297.92 (record high) after topping 1300 earlier in the trading day
Christine Wachtel runs world record 800m indoor (1:56:40)
Kidnapped Belgian Premier Vanden Boeynants freed
The first modern humans are believed to have inhabited South Africa more than 100,000 years ago.
El Rubius, Spanish youtuber and twitch streamer, known for spanish youtuber and twitch streamer, was born on 1990-02-13.
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia.
Jose Canseco repeatedly rams his Porsche into wife Esther's BMW
Ljubow Kremljowa runs world record 1000m indoor (2:34:84)
Inna Lassovskaya jumps world record 14.9m
Death Row/Interscope Records releases rapper Tupac Shakur's fourth studio album "All Eyez on Me," his final release during his lifetime
The Score is the second and final studio album by American hip-hop group Fugees, released worldwide on February 13, 1996, by Columbia Records.
"Three Sisters" opens at Criterion Theater NYC
Earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale rocks El Salvador, killing at least 400 people
Sophia Lillis, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 2002-02-13. Sophia Lillis is an American actress.
Waylon Jennings, American country musician, known for american country musician, died on 2002-02-13. Waylon Arnold Jennings was an American country music singer, songwriter, musician, and actor.
The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics discovers the universe's largest known diamond, white dwarf star BPM 37093
The 47th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 13, 2005, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles honoring the best in music for the recording of the year beginning from October 1, 2003, through...
Taiwan opposition leader Ma Ying-jeou resigns as chairman of the Kuomintang party after being indicted by Taiwan High Prosecutors Office on charges of embezzlement when mayor of Taipei; Ma also announces his candidacy for 2008 presidential election.
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd makes an historic apology to Indigenous Australians, especially to the Stolen Generations who suffered forced child removal and assimilation [1]
The European recession is part of the Great Recession that began in mid-2007. The crisis spread rapidly and affected much of the region, with several countries already in recession as of February...
Pune, previously spelled in English as Poona (the official name until 1978), is a city in the state of Maharashtra in the Deccan Plateau in Western India.
Kunar is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northeastern part of the country. Its capital is Asadabad.
French biathlete Martin Fourcade wins his 2nd gold medal of the Sochi Winter Olympics in the individual competition; also claims the pursuit title
Twelve presidential debates and nine forums were held between the candidates for the Republican Party's nomination for president in the 2016 United States presidential election, starting on August 6,...
After winning Olympic gold in the women's curling in Sochi (2014), Canadian Kaitlyn Lawes wins the mixed doubles with dual gold medallist John Morris in Pyeongchang
Flinders River swells to 37 miles wide (60km) creating its own weather system after intense flooding in Queensland, Australia
Fire in US-run orphanage kills 15 children near Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Archaeologists announce the discovery of the oldest known beer factory in Abydos, Egypt, from the early Dynastic period, 3150 B.C. to 2613 B.C.
Canadian police arrest truckers who have protested a vaccine mandate for blocking Ambassador's Bridge, between Detroit and Windsor, for a week at the busiest land border crossing in North America [1]
Eduardo Romero, Argentine professional golfer, known for argentine professional golfer, died on 2022-02-13.
A humpback whale is filmed briefly swallowing a man on a kayak off Chilean Patagonia, before releasing him unharmed [1]
Iconic "Hello Kitty" designer Yuko Yamaguchi steps down after 46 years [1]