A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on March 31 throughout history.
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Bernard of Clairvaux preaches his famous sermon in a field at Vézelay, urging the necessity of a Second Crusade. Louis VII and Eleanor of Aquitaine are present and join the Crusade.
The Alhambra Decree (also known as the Edict of Expulsion; Spanish: Decreto de la Alhambra, Edicto de Granada) was an edict issued on 31 March 1492 by the joint Catholic Monarchs of Spain, Isabella I...
English Parliament presents the Humble Petition and Advice to Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell, offering him the crown, but he declines
Eiffel Tower officially opens for dignitaries and an award ceremony in Paris, France; designed by Gustave Eiffel and built for the Exposition Universelle, at 300 meters high, it holds the record for the tallest man-made structure for 41 years
The Government of Ireland Act 1920 (10 & 11 Geo. 5. c. 67) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The Motion Pictures Production Code is instituted, imposing strict guidelines on the treatment of sex, crime, religion and violence in film for the next 38 years
The 1st Golden Raspberry Awards were held on March 31, 1981, at founder John J. B. Wilson's living room alcove to recognize the worst the film industry had to offer in 1980.
Jimi Hendrix first burns his guitar (and his fingers) at Finsbury Park Astoria theatre in London; the guitar is sold at auction for nearly $500K, the building is currently a church
Test cricket debut of feared Australian fast bowler Fred "The Demon" Spofforth; Australia loses the second Test by four wickets to England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
Roman Emperor Constantine I marries Fausta, daughter of the Emperor Maximian, later murdering her in 326
Religious leader Brigham Young (32) weds herbalist Mary Ann Angell (27)
Actor Yul Brynner (39) weds fashion house executive Doris Kleiner (32) in Mexico City; divorce in 1967
"Dawson's Creek" actor James Van Der Beek (32) divorces actress Heather Ann McComb (33) after almost 7 years of marriage
Bollywood star Karisma Kapoor (41) divorces businessman Sunjay Kapur (44) after 12 years of marriage
Anti-pope Clement crowns German King Hendrik IV as Holy Roman Emperor
France & Spain sign truce
Pope Urbanus VIII and Duke of Parma sign Peace of Ferrara
Great earthquake at Cuzco, Peru
France & England sign anti-Dutch military accord
Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I and King John III Sobieski of Poland sign a covenant against Turkey, beginning of the Holy League
A sermon on "The Nature of the Kingdom of Christ" by Benjamin Hoadly, the Bishop of Bangor, provokes the Bangorian Controversy
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States.
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia.
French created Kingdom of Westphalia orders Jews to adopt family names
Massacre of the population of the Greek island of Chios by soldiers of the Ottoman Empire following a rebellion attempt, (later depicted by artist Eugène Delacroix)
Mainzer Rijnvaart Convention ends
John White Geary (December 30, 1819 – February 8, 1873) was an American lawyer, politician, Freemason, and a Union general in the American Civil War.
US population hits 23,191,876 (Black population: 3,638,808 (15.7%))
Matthew Calbraith Perry (April 10, 1794 – March 4, 1858) was a United States Navy officer who commanded ships in several wars, including the War of 1812 and the Mexican–American War.
The New Orleans Mint (French: Monnaie de La Nouvelle-Orléans) operated in New Orleans, Louisiana, as a branch mint of the United States Mint from 1838 to 1861 and from 1879 to 1909.
The Battle of Island Number Ten was an engagement at the New Madrid or Kentucky Bend on the Mississippi River – forming the border between Missouri and Tennessee – during the American Civil War,...
Battle of Grand Gulf, Mississippi and Dinwiddie Court House, Virginia
The Battle of Dinwiddie Court House was fought on March 31, 1865, during the American Civil War at the end of the Richmond-Petersburg Campaign and in the beginning stage of the Appomattox Campaign.
Valparaíso is a major city, commune, seaport, and naval base facility in the Valparaíso Region of Chile.
Chinese Embassy arrives aboard steamship China
Thomas Mundy Peterson of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, is the first African American to vote in the US under the provisions of the 15th Amendment to the Constitution in a local election on the town's charter [1]
British High Commissioner Sir Bartle Frere arrives in Capetown
1st town to claim to be completely illuminated by electric lighting (Wabash, Indiana)
1st performance of Caesar Franck's symphonic poem for orchestra "Le Chasseur Maudit" (The Accursed Huntsman) at the Salle Érard in Paris
Great Britain declares Bechuanaland a protectorate
At " Surprise of Sanna’s Post" in the Second Boer War 150 troops under Brigadier General Robert Broadwood are killed
Richard Pearse flies a monoplane several hundred yards in New Zealand
Romanian Army puts down Moldavian farmers' revolt
Dutch government ends all military engagements
The United States Virgin Islands, often abbreviated USVI, are a group of islands and cays located in the Lesser Antilles of the Eastern Caribbean, consisting of three main islands (Saint Croix, Saint...
1st daylight savings time in US goes into effect
Strike against Ruhrgebied government of Scheidemann
British coal miners goes on strike
KFI-AM in Los Angeles CA begins radio transmissions
First dance marathon in New York City; Alma Cummings sets record of 27 hours with 6 different partners
Croydon Airport (ICAO: EGCR) was the United Kingdom's main international airport during the interwar period.
WOWO-AM, Ft Wayne Indiana begins radio transmission (500 watts)
German Special Court of Justice for state security disbands
Brilliant Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne (43) is killed with 7 others when light plane crashes on trip from Kansas City to Los Angeles; record 105-12-5 @ .881 remains best ever
wild swans die in Niagara Falls
"Soperton News" publishes 1st newspaper on pine pulp paper, in Soperton, Georgia
Netherlands Indies BC Ltd begins radio transmission (Indonesia)
Karelo-Finnish SSR becomes 12th Soviet republic (until 1956)
Ground broken for Union Square Garage, San Francisco
US errantly bombs Rotterdam, kills 326
Hungary orders all Jews to wear yellow stars
3rd Algerian division crosses the Rhine
The Van Acker I Government was the government coalition in the Kingdom of Belgium from 1945-1946, after the fall of Hubert Pierlot's 6th coalition government in the aftermath of the Second World War.
The Marshall Plan (officially the European Recovery Program, ERP) was an American initiative enacted in 1948 to provide foreign aid to Western Europe.
The premier of Newfoundland and Labrador is current title of the first minister for the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, which was at certain points in its history a colony, dominion,...
US tanks exceed 38° of latitude in Korea
USSR offers to join NATO
Merger of Chase National Bank (3rd largest bank) and Bank of the Manhattan Company (15th largest bank) forms Chase Manhattan
US Navy forms atomic submarine division
First Nations people first granted the right to vote in Canada, without giving up their Indian status, in repeal of part of Canada Elections Act [1]
Tsehafi Taezaz Aklilu Habte-Wold was an Ethiopian statesman and politician who served as Prime Minister of Ethiopia during the reign of Emperor Haile Selassie I from 1961 to 1974 until his...
LA ends streetcar service after 90 years
Iberia Airlines Convair 440 crashes into the sea on approach to Tangier killing 47 of 51 occupants
25,000 anti war demonstrators march in NYC
Pirate Radio Station Pegaus (NZ) begins transmitting
Explorer 1 re-enters the Earth's atmosphere after 12 years in orbit
South Africa national debt hits 5.45 billion
Cleveland Cavaliers beat Jazz, 110-101 in New Orleans to clinch club's first ever NBA playoff berth
Michael Cristofer's play "Shadow Box" premieres in NYC (Tony award for Best Play 1977)
USSR launches Kosmos 1000 navigational satellite
Montreal Canadiens beat visiting Pittsburgh Penguins, 5-3 to become just the 2nd team in NHL history to win 50 (or more) games for 4 straight years
American rock group The Doobie Brothers split up
15th Easter Seal Telethon raises $27,400,000
English Hampton Court palace badly damaged by fire, 1 dead
Last East Limburg coal mine closes in Gent Belgium
Albania hold first multi-party election in 50 years
Phoenix coach Cotton Fitzsimmons guides the Suns to a 128-111 home win over Portland to become the 6th coach in NBA history to record 800 career wins
Actor James Farentino pleads no contest to stalking ex-girlfriend Tina Sinatra
Federal judge Sonia Sotomayor of US District Court in NYC issues an injunction against Major League Baseball owners in move that effectively ends 232-day strike
First time in MLB history, the regular season opens in March with Seattle Mariners beating Chicago White Sox, 3-2 in 12 innings at the Kingdome, Seattle
"Daytime to Remember" a series showing old soaps premieres on ABC-TV
Expansion clubs, Tampa Bay and Arizona both suffer bad losses in their MLB debuts; Devil Rays lose, 11-6 to the Detroit Tigers and the Diamondbacks fall, 9-2 to Colorado Rockies
Australian swimmer Lisbeth Lenton breaks Inge de Bruijn's 4-year old 100m freestyle women's world record in 53.66s at the Australian Olympic trials in Sydney
Earth Hour is a worldwide movement organized by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The event is held annually, encouraging the individuals, communities, and businesses to give an hour for Earth, and...
Skyway Airlines was an American ramp and aircraft ground handling services and catering company based in Oak Creek, Wisconsin.
"Boom Boom Pow" single released by The Black Eyed Peas (Grammy Award for Best Music Video 2010, Billboard Song of the Year 2009)
Fiji Floods kill 2 people and force thousands to be evacuated
Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, located about 2,000 kilometres (1,100 nautical miles) off the southeastern coast of East Africa, east of...
Mudslides caused by heavy rains sweep through Mocoa, Colombia killing more than 200
British pensioner Robert Weighton becomes the world's oldest man at 112 years
The ACM A. M. Turing Award is an annual prize given by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) for contributions of lasting and major technical importance to computer science.
First truly complete sequence of a human genome published by Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) consortium, after breakthroughs in new technology (previously just over 90% coded) [1]
Large storm system crosses the mid US from Mississippi and Alabama to Illinois and Wisconsin, unleashing numerous tornadoes and leaving at least 32 dead [1]
Henry II is born
Benjamin Baker is born
Cesar Chavez, American civil rights activist, known for american civil rights activist, was born on 1927-03-31. Cesario Estrada Chavez was an American labor leader and civil rights activist.
Liz Claiborne, American fashion designer, known for american fashion designer, was born on 1929-03-31.
Al Gore is born
Shirley Jones, American actress and singer, known for american actress and singer, was born on 1935-03-31. Shirley Mae Jones is an American actress and singer.
Christopher Walken, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1944-03-31. Christopher Walken is an American actor.
Ewan McGregor, Scottish actor, known for scottish actor, was born on 1972-03-31. Ewan Gordon McGregor ( YOO-ən; born 31 March 1971) is a Scottish actor.
Chloé Zhao, Chinese chinese-born filmmaker, known for chinese-born filmmaker, was born on 1983-03-31. Chloé Zhao is a Chinese filmmaker. She is known primarily for her work on independent films.
Johann Sebastian Bach musician, known for german composer, was born on 1685-03-31. Johann Sebastian Bach (31 March [O.S.
Joseph Haydn, Austrian musician, known for austrian composer, was born on 1732-03-31. Franz Joseph Haydn was an Austrian composer of the Classical period.
Herb Alpert, American musician, known for american musician, was born on 1936-03-31.
Angus Young, Australian musician, known for australian musician; lead guitarist of ac/dc, was born on 1956-03-31.
Jack Johnson, American athlete, known for american boxer, was born on 1878-03-31. John Arthur Johnson (March 31, 1878 – June 10, 1946), nicknamed the "Galveston Giant", was an American boxer who, at…
Gordie Howe, Canadian athlete, known for canadian ice hockey player, was born on 1928-03-31. Gordon Howe (March 31, 1928 – June 10, 2016) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player.
Pavel Bure, Russian athlete, known for russian ice hockey player, was born on 1972-03-31.
Arthur Griffith, Irish politician and writer, founder of sinn féin, known for irish politician and writer, founder of sinn féin, was born on 1871-03-31.
Francis I of France dies
Charlotte Brontë, English novelist and poet, known for english novelist and poet, died on 1855-03-31.
J. P. Morgan financier, banker, and art collector, known for american financier, banker, and art collector, died on 1913-03-31. John Pierpont Morgan Sr.
Hans Fischer, German chemist, known for german chemist, died on 1945-03-31. Hans Fischer was a German organic chemist and the recipient of the 1930 Nobel Prize for Chemistry "for his researches into…
Jesse Owens, American track and field athlete, known for american track and field athlete, died on 1980-03-31.
Roman Emperor Constantine I marries Fausta, daughter of the Emperor Maximian, later murdering her in 326
Anti-pope Clement crowns German King Hendrik IV as Holy Roman Emperor
Bernard of Clairvaux preaches his famous sermon in a field at Vézelay, urging the necessity of a Second Crusade. Louis VII and Eleanor of Aquitaine are present and join the Crusade.
The Alhambra Decree (also known as the Edict of Expulsion; Spanish: Decreto de la Alhambra, Edicto de Granada) was an edict issued on 31 March 1492 by the joint Catholic Monarchs of Spain, Isabella I...
France & Spain sign truce
Henry II is born
Francis I of France dies
Pope Urbanus VIII and Duke of Parma sign Peace of Ferrara
Great earthquake at Cuzco, Peru
English Parliament presents the Humble Petition and Advice to Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell, offering him the crown, but he declines
France & England sign anti-Dutch military accord
Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I and King John III Sobieski of Poland sign a covenant against Turkey, beginning of the Holy League
Johann Sebastian Bach musician, known for german composer, was born on 1685-03-31. Johann Sebastian Bach (31 March [O.S.
A sermon on "The Nature of the Kingdom of Christ" by Benjamin Hoadly, the Bishop of Bangor, provokes the Bangorian Controversy
Joseph Haydn, Austrian musician, known for austrian composer, was born on 1732-03-31. Franz Joseph Haydn was an Austrian composer of the Classical period.
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States.
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia.
French created Kingdom of Westphalia orders Jews to adopt family names
Massacre of the population of the Greek island of Chios by soldiers of the Ottoman Empire following a rebellion attempt, (later depicted by artist Eugène Delacroix)
Mainzer Rijnvaart Convention ends
Religious leader Brigham Young (32) weds herbalist Mary Ann Angell (27)
Benjamin Baker is born
John White Geary (December 30, 1819 – February 8, 1873) was an American lawyer, politician, Freemason, and a Union general in the American Civil War.
US population hits 23,191,876 (Black population: 3,638,808 (15.7%))
Matthew Calbraith Perry (April 10, 1794 – March 4, 1858) was a United States Navy officer who commanded ships in several wars, including the War of 1812 and the Mexican–American War.
Charlotte Brontë, English novelist and poet, known for english novelist and poet, died on 1855-03-31.
The New Orleans Mint (French: Monnaie de La Nouvelle-Orléans) operated in New Orleans, Louisiana, as a branch mint of the United States Mint from 1838 to 1861 and from 1879 to 1909.
The Battle of Island Number Ten was an engagement at the New Madrid or Kentucky Bend on the Mississippi River – forming the border between Missouri and Tennessee – during the American Civil War,...
Battle of Grand Gulf, Mississippi and Dinwiddie Court House, Virginia
The Battle of Dinwiddie Court House was fought on March 31, 1865, during the American Civil War at the end of the Richmond-Petersburg Campaign and in the beginning stage of the Appomattox Campaign.
Valparaíso is a major city, commune, seaport, and naval base facility in the Valparaíso Region of Chile.
Chinese Embassy arrives aboard steamship China
Thomas Mundy Peterson of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, is the first African American to vote in the US under the provisions of the 15th Amendment to the Constitution in a local election on the town's charter [1]
Arthur Griffith, Irish politician and writer, founder of sinn féin, known for irish politician and writer, founder of sinn féin, was born on 1871-03-31.
Test cricket debut of feared Australian fast bowler Fred "The Demon" Spofforth; Australia loses the second Test by four wickets to England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
British High Commissioner Sir Bartle Frere arrives in Capetown
Jack Johnson, American athlete, known for american boxer, was born on 1878-03-31. John Arthur Johnson (March 31, 1878 – June 10, 1946), nicknamed the "Galveston Giant", was an American boxer who, at…
1st town to claim to be completely illuminated by electric lighting (Wabash, Indiana)
1st performance of Caesar Franck's symphonic poem for orchestra "Le Chasseur Maudit" (The Accursed Huntsman) at the Salle Érard in Paris
Great Britain declares Bechuanaland a protectorate
Eiffel Tower officially opens for dignitaries and an award ceremony in Paris, France; designed by Gustave Eiffel and built for the Exposition Universelle, at 300 meters high, it holds the record for the tallest man-made structure for 41 years
At " Surprise of Sanna’s Post" in the Second Boer War 150 troops under Brigadier General Robert Broadwood are killed
Richard Pearse flies a monoplane several hundred yards in New Zealand
Romanian Army puts down Moldavian farmers' revolt
J. P. Morgan financier, banker, and art collector, known for american financier, banker, and art collector, died on 1913-03-31. John Pierpont Morgan Sr.
Dutch government ends all military engagements
The United States Virgin Islands, often abbreviated USVI, are a group of islands and cays located in the Lesser Antilles of the Eastern Caribbean, consisting of three main islands (Saint Croix, Saint...
1st daylight savings time in US goes into effect
Strike against Ruhrgebied government of Scheidemann
The Government of Ireland Act 1920 (10 & 11 Geo. 5. c. 67) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
British coal miners goes on strike
KFI-AM in Los Angeles CA begins radio transmissions
First dance marathon in New York City; Alma Cummings sets record of 27 hours with 6 different partners
Croydon Airport (ICAO: EGCR) was the United Kingdom's main international airport during the interwar period.
WOWO-AM, Ft Wayne Indiana begins radio transmission (500 watts)
German Special Court of Justice for state security disbands
Cesar Chavez, American civil rights activist, known for american civil rights activist, was born on 1927-03-31. Cesario Estrada Chavez was an American labor leader and civil rights activist.
Gordie Howe, Canadian athlete, known for canadian ice hockey player, was born on 1928-03-31. Gordon Howe (March 31, 1928 – June 10, 2016) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player.
Liz Claiborne, American fashion designer, known for american fashion designer, was born on 1929-03-31.
The Motion Pictures Production Code is instituted, imposing strict guidelines on the treatment of sex, crime, religion and violence in film for the next 38 years
Brilliant Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne (43) is killed with 7 others when light plane crashes on trip from Kansas City to Los Angeles; record 105-12-5 @ .881 remains best ever
wild swans die in Niagara Falls
"Soperton News" publishes 1st newspaper on pine pulp paper, in Soperton, Georgia
Netherlands Indies BC Ltd begins radio transmission (Indonesia)
Shirley Jones, American actress and singer, known for american actress and singer, was born on 1935-03-31. Shirley Mae Jones is an American actress and singer.
Herb Alpert, American musician, known for american musician, was born on 1936-03-31.
Karelo-Finnish SSR becomes 12th Soviet republic (until 1956)
Ground broken for Union Square Garage, San Francisco
US errantly bombs Rotterdam, kills 326
Hungary orders all Jews to wear yellow stars
Christopher Walken, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1944-03-31. Christopher Walken is an American actor.
3rd Algerian division crosses the Rhine
Hans Fischer, German chemist, known for german chemist, died on 1945-03-31. Hans Fischer was a German organic chemist and the recipient of the 1930 Nobel Prize for Chemistry "for his researches into…
The Van Acker I Government was the government coalition in the Kingdom of Belgium from 1945-1946, after the fall of Hubert Pierlot's 6th coalition government in the aftermath of the Second World War.
The Marshall Plan (officially the European Recovery Program, ERP) was an American initiative enacted in 1948 to provide foreign aid to Western Europe.
The premier of Newfoundland and Labrador is current title of the first minister for the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, which was at certain points in its history a colony, dominion,...
Al Gore is born
US tanks exceed 38° of latitude in Korea
USSR offers to join NATO
Merger of Chase National Bank (3rd largest bank) and Bank of the Manhattan Company (15th largest bank) forms Chase Manhattan
Angus Young, Australian musician, known for australian musician; lead guitarist of ac/dc, was born on 1956-03-31.
US Navy forms atomic submarine division
Actor Yul Brynner (39) weds fashion house executive Doris Kleiner (32) in Mexico City; divorce in 1967
First Nations people first granted the right to vote in Canada, without giving up their Indian status, in repeal of part of Canada Elections Act [1]
Tsehafi Taezaz Aklilu Habte-Wold was an Ethiopian statesman and politician who served as Prime Minister of Ethiopia during the reign of Emperor Haile Selassie I from 1961 to 1974 until his...
LA ends streetcar service after 90 years
Iberia Airlines Convair 440 crashes into the sea on approach to Tangier killing 47 of 51 occupants
25,000 anti war demonstrators march in NYC
Jimi Hendrix first burns his guitar (and his fingers) at Finsbury Park Astoria theatre in London; the guitar is sold at auction for nearly $500K, the building is currently a church
Pirate Radio Station Pegaus (NZ) begins transmitting
Explorer 1 re-enters the Earth's atmosphere after 12 years in orbit
South Africa national debt hits 5.45 billion
Ewan McGregor, Scottish actor, known for scottish actor, was born on 1972-03-31. Ewan Gordon McGregor ( YOO-ən; born 31 March 1971) is a Scottish actor.
Pavel Bure, Russian athlete, known for russian ice hockey player, was born on 1972-03-31.
Cleveland Cavaliers beat Jazz, 110-101 in New Orleans to clinch club's first ever NBA playoff berth
Michael Cristofer's play "Shadow Box" premieres in NYC (Tony award for Best Play 1977)
USSR launches Kosmos 1000 navigational satellite
Montreal Canadiens beat visiting Pittsburgh Penguins, 5-3 to become just the 2nd team in NHL history to win 50 (or more) games for 4 straight years
Jesse Owens, American track and field athlete, known for american track and field athlete, died on 1980-03-31.
The 1st Golden Raspberry Awards were held on March 31, 1981, at founder John J. B. Wilson's living room alcove to recognize the worst the film industry had to offer in 1980.
American rock group The Doobie Brothers split up
Chloé Zhao, Chinese chinese-born filmmaker, known for chinese-born filmmaker, was born on 1983-03-31. Chloé Zhao is a Chinese filmmaker. She is known primarily for her work on independent films.
15th Easter Seal Telethon raises $27,400,000
English Hampton Court palace badly damaged by fire, 1 dead
Last East Limburg coal mine closes in Gent Belgium
Albania hold first multi-party election in 50 years
Phoenix coach Cotton Fitzsimmons guides the Suns to a 128-111 home win over Portland to become the 6th coach in NBA history to record 800 career wins
Actor James Farentino pleads no contest to stalking ex-girlfriend Tina Sinatra
Federal judge Sonia Sotomayor of US District Court in NYC issues an injunction against Major League Baseball owners in move that effectively ends 232-day strike
First time in MLB history, the regular season opens in March with Seattle Mariners beating Chicago White Sox, 3-2 in 12 innings at the Kingdome, Seattle
"Daytime to Remember" a series showing old soaps premieres on ABC-TV
Expansion clubs, Tampa Bay and Arizona both suffer bad losses in their MLB debuts; Devil Rays lose, 11-6 to the Detroit Tigers and the Diamondbacks fall, 9-2 to Colorado Rockies
Australian swimmer Lisbeth Lenton breaks Inge de Bruijn's 4-year old 100m freestyle women's world record in 53.66s at the Australian Olympic trials in Sydney
Earth Hour is a worldwide movement organized by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The event is held annually, encouraging the individuals, communities, and businesses to give an hour for Earth, and...
Skyway Airlines was an American ramp and aircraft ground handling services and catering company based in Oak Creek, Wisconsin.
"Boom Boom Pow" single released by The Black Eyed Peas (Grammy Award for Best Music Video 2010, Billboard Song of the Year 2009)
"Dawson's Creek" actor James Van Der Beek (32) divorces actress Heather Ann McComb (33) after almost 7 years of marriage
Fiji Floods kill 2 people and force thousands to be evacuated
Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, located about 2,000 kilometres (1,100 nautical miles) off the southeastern coast of East Africa, east of...
Bollywood star Karisma Kapoor (41) divorces businessman Sunjay Kapur (44) after 12 years of marriage
Mudslides caused by heavy rains sweep through Mocoa, Colombia killing more than 200
British pensioner Robert Weighton becomes the world's oldest man at 112 years
The ACM A. M. Turing Award is an annual prize given by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) for contributions of lasting and major technical importance to computer science.
First truly complete sequence of a human genome published by Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) consortium, after breakthroughs in new technology (previously just over 90% coded) [1]
Large storm system crosses the mid US from Mississippi and Alabama to Illinois and Wisconsin, unleashing numerous tornadoes and leaving at least 32 dead [1]