A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on May 2 throughout history.
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Battle of Berlin ends as the Soviet army storms the capital, forcing German commander of the city, General Helmuth Weidling, to surrender
Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American actor and writer of plays in the 20th-century American theater.
Argentine cruiser General Belgrano is sunk by British submarine HMS Conqueror with the loss of more than 350 men during the Falklands War
Cyclone Nargis makes landfall in Myanmar, killing over 130,000 people and leaving millions homeless
Osama bin Laden, the suspected mastermind behind the September 11 attacks and the FBI's most wanted man, is killed by US special forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan
First film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe released: "Iron Man" directed by Jon Favreau, starring Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark
From May 2 to September 27, 2023, the Writers Guild of America (WGA)—representing 11,500 screenwriters—went on strike over a labor dispute with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers…
Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67, a "symphonic tale for children", is a programmatic musical composition written by Sergei Prokofiev in 1936.
Leicester City Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Leicester, East Midlands, England.
Daughter of the Prince of Orange, Albertine Agnes marries William Frederick Prince of Nassau-Dietz
Léopold (Léopold I)of Saxe-Coburg, 1st King of Belgium following independence from the Netherlands marries British Princess Charlotte Augusta
US Secretary of State James F. Byrnes marries Maude Busch
Marla Ann Maples is an American singer, television personality, model, actress and presenter. She was the second wife of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States.
William de Braose (1197 – 2 May 1230) was the son of Reginald de Braose by his first wife, Grecia Briwere.
Otto the Merry, Duke of Austria, becomes Duke of Carinthia
"Quaden Maendach" in Ghent: battles between fullers & weavers
German evangelical monarchy joins the Schmalkaldic League
The Peace of Vervins or Treaty of Vervins was signed between the representatives of Henry IV of France and Philip II of Spain under the auspices of the papal legates of Clement VIII, on 2 May 1598 at...
Battle of Long Sault begins between 17 French colonist militia, their Huron and Algonquin allies and a large Iroquois army (credited with saving settlement of Ville-Marie) [1]
Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, 1st peace of Aachen: ends War of Devolution, French-Spanish war in The Netherlands
John Maitland, administrator of Scotland for Charles II, made the Duke of Lauderdale and Earl of March
Portugal signs a treaty with England to become a Great Covenant
Austrian Empress Maria Theresa signs new economic state reforms to be administrated by her chief advisor Friedrich Wilhelm von Haugwitz
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the armed conflict that comprised the final eight years...
Uprising against French occupation begins in Madrid
Dartmoor Prison in England opens to house French prisoners of war
After anchoring nearby, Captain Charles Fremantle of HMS Challenger, declares the Swan River Colony in Australia
Russian Tsar Nicolas I bans the public sale of serfs
Civilization and Barbarism: Life of Juan Facundo Quiroga (original Spanish title: Civilización i Barbarie: Vida de Juan Facundo Quiroga), later published and better known as Facundo, is a book...
Franconi's Hippodrome opens in New York City
The Battle of Callao (Spanish: Combate del Dos de Mayo, as it is known in South America) occurred on May 2, 1866, between a Spanish fleet under the command of Admiral Casto Méndez Núñez and the...
The Folies Bergère is a cabaret music hall in Paris, France. Located at 32 Rue Richer in the 9th Arrondissement, the Folies Bergère was built as an opera house by the architect Plumeret.
Charles Roscoe Barnes (May 8, 1850 – February 5, 1915) was one of the stars of baseball's National Association (1871–1875) and the early National League (1876–1881), playing second base and...
US stops minting 20 cent coin
Good Housekeeping is an American lifestyle media brand that covers a wide range of topics from home decor and renovation, health, beauty and food, to entertainment, pets and gifts.
Gioachino Rossini's corpse transferred from Paris, France to thr Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence, Kingdom of Italy
The Territory of Oklahoma was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 2, 1890, until November 16, 1907, when it was joined with the Indian Territory under a new...
Jules baron de Trooz forms Belgian government
Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer register their popular song "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" for copyright
Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa.
Bronx, New York City; Old Fordham Road renamed Landing Road
In the Bronx, New York City: 2nd Ave & Bronx Terrace renamed Bronx Blvd; Seward Place renamed Sycamore Ave; Herald Ave renamed Dickinson Ave; Monroe & Selwyn Avenue named
Cincinnati's Fred Toney and Chicago's Hippo Vaughn pitch a dual no-hitter. Vaughn gives up 2 hits and a run in the 10th, letting Cincinnati win 1-0
General Motors Company (GM) is an American multinational automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
The Negro leagues were professional baseball leagues primarily in the United States comprising teams of African Americans.
Start of 3rd anti-German revolt in Upper Silesia
WBAP-AM begins broadcasting from Fort Worth, Texas
Netherlands refuses to recognize USSR
Kezar Stadium () is an outdoor athletics stadium in San Francisco, California, United States, located adjacent to Kezar Pavilion in the southeastern corner of Golden Gate Park.
Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the geographically largest country in Central America, comprising 130,370 km2 (50,340 sq mi).
International Economic Conference (52 countries including USSR) opens
The year 1928 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting history.
Des Moines (Western League) defeats Wichita 13-6 to open 1st ballpark with permanently installed lights
Like many other nations at the time, Germany suffered the economic effects of the Great Depression, with unemployment soaring after the Wall Street crash of 1929.
FCC approves regular scheduled commercial TV broadcasts to begin July 1
MLB baseball player Ted Williams' batting average hits lowest point of the season at .308; finishes over .400
The Japanese occupation of Burma was the period between 1942 and 1945 during World War II, when Burma was occupied by the Empire of Japan.
German troops vacate Jefna, Tunisia
WABD (WNEW, now WNYW) TV channel 5 in NYC (DUM/MET/FOX) 1st broadcast
Allies occupy Wismar, Northern Germany
Carlo Terron's comedy "Giuditta" premieres in Milan
First scheduled jet airliner passenger service begins with a British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) Comet from London to Johannesburg, carrying 36 passengers [1]
Feisal II installed as King of Iraq
India proposal to discrimination against Dalits or "Untouchables" punishable
Microwave is a form of electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths shorter than other radio waves but longer than infrared waves.
MLB New York Yankees threaten to broadcast games nationwide if NL goes ahead with plans to broadcast, games into NYC
Allen Drury wins Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his novel "Advise and Consent"
Harry Belafonte ( BEL-ə-FON-tee; born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) was an American singer, actor, and civil rights activist who popularized calypso music with...
French paramilitary and terrorist organization the Secret Army organization (OAS) strikes in Algeria
The eight-thousanders are 14 mountains recognized by the International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation (UIAA) with summits that exceed 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) in elevation above sea level and...
A satellite or an artificial satellite is an object, typically a spacecraft, placed into orbit around a celestial body.
Israeli television begins transmitting
British liner Queen Elizabeth II leaves Southampton on its maiden voyage to NY
KOAI (now KNAZ) TV channel 2 in Flagstaff, Arizona (NBC) 1st broadcast
Gretchen Cryer and Nancy Ford's rock musical "The Last Sweet Days of Isaac" closes off-Broadway at the East Side Playhouse, NYC
killed in an electrical fire in Sunshine Silver mine, Kellogg, Idaho
Apple records closes down
Earl Christian Campbell, nicknamed "the Tyler Rose", is an American former professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons, primarily with the...
-May 10] Vivekananda (Sri Lanka) begins nonstop ride, cycling 187 hrs, 28 min, around Vihara Maha Devi Park, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Joseph Doherty and 3 other IRA men are arrested for murder
Radio Shack re-releases Model III TRSDOS 1.3 with 2 fixes
6.7 earthquake injures 487 in Coalinga, California
MLB Cleveland Indians' infielder Andre Thornton ties record for most walks (6 in 16 innings)
US performs underground nuclear test "Towanda" at Nevada Test Site, with an estimated 150 ton yield
The 1986 World Exposition on Transportation and Communication, or simply Expo 86, was a world's fair held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from May 2 until October 13, 1986.
Baltimore Orioles sign a 15 year lease to remain in Baltimore and get a new park
The African National Congress (ANC) has been the governing party of the Republic of South Africa since 1994.
Centesimus annus (Latin for "the hundredth year") is an encyclical which was written by Pope John Paul II in 1991 on the hundredth anniversary of Rerum novarum, an encyclical issued by Pope Leo XIII...
The 1992 Yugoslav campaign in Bosnia was a series of engagements between the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) and the Territorial Defence Force of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (TO BiH) and then...
The 1994 Gdańsk bus crash was a bus crash near Gdańsk involving a commuter bus of PKS (Przedsiębiorstwo Komunikacji Samochodowej) that veered into a road-side tree.
Expos bat out of order against Mets in 6th inning
Battle of Hogwarts: Fictional battle that ended the Second Wizarding War with the death of Lord Voldemort at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Her Royal Highness Princess Margriet of the Netherlands unveils the Man With Two Hats monument in Apeldoorn and another in Ottawa on May 11, 2000, symbolically linking the Netherlands and Canada for their assistance in World War II
Marad massacre of eight Hindus near Palakkad in Kerala
Yelwa massacre of more than 630 nomad Muslims by Christians in Nigeria
E. coli O104:H4 outbreak strikes Europe, mostly in Germany, leaving more than 30 people dead and many others sick
William Jonathan Drayton Jr., known by his stage name Flavor Flav ( FLAY-vər FLAYV), is an American rapper and television personality.
The Bayda and Baniyas massacres were two widely reported massacres that occurred in May 2013 in the village of Bayda and the city of Baniyas, in Tartus Governorate, Syria, where Syrian Army troops,...
From the end of February 2014, in the aftermath of the Euromaidan and the Revolution of Dignity, which resulted in the ousting of Russian-leaning Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych, demonstrations...
The 2014–15 Scottish Premiership was the second season of the Scottish Premiership, the highest division of Scottish football. The season began on 9 August 2014 and ended on the 31 May 2015.
A clean-up on Mt Everest has removed three metric tons (6,613 pounds) of rubbish and four bodies in just two weeks
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, the Icelandic actor who played Ser Gregor "The Mountain" Clegane in Game of Thrones, sets a world deadlifting record by lifting 501kg (1,104lb)
New Zealand reopens its borders to international visitors from more than 60 countries after being closed for two years during the pandemic [1]
40-year-old US weight loss company Jenny Craig announces it will close after failing to secure further financial backing [1]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports 216 children in the US have died this flu season, the deadliest year since the 2009 swine flu pandemic [1]
Elijah McCoy inventor and engineer, known for canadian inventor and engineer, was born on 1844-05-02. Elijah J.
Theodor Herzl, Hungarian father of modern political zionism, known for father of modern political zionism, was born on 1860-05-02.
James F. Byrnes is born
Dwayne Johnson, American actor and professional wrestler, known for american actor and professional wrestler, was born on 1973-05-02.
Lily Allen, English singer, known for english singer, was born on 1986-05-02. Lily Rose Beatrice Allen is an English singer, songwriter, and actress.
Lorenz Hart, American musician, known for american lyricist, was born on 1895-05-02.
Luis Suárez Miramontes, Spanish athlete, known for spanish footballer, was born on 1935-05-02. Luis Suárez Miramontes was a Spanish professional footballer and manager.
Brian Lara, Trinidadian athlete, known for trinidadian cricketer, was born on 1970-05-02.
David Beckham, English athlete, known for english footballer, was born on 1976-05-02.
Kyle Busch, American athlete, known for american racing driver, was born on 1986-05-02. Kyle Thomas Busch is an American professional stock car racing driver.
William Petty is born
Clyde Fitch, American playwright, known for american playwright, was born on 1865-05-02.
Nancy Astor, American politician, known for british politician, died on 1964-05-02.
Franz von Papen, German politician, known for german politician, died on 1969-05-02.
J. Edgar Hoover, American law enforcement administrator, known for american law enforcement administrator, died on 1972-05-02.
William de Braose (1197 – 2 May 1230) was the son of Reginald de Braose by his first wife, Grecia Briwere.
Otto the Merry, Duke of Austria, becomes Duke of Carinthia
"Quaden Maendach" in Ghent: battles between fullers & weavers
German evangelical monarchy joins the Schmalkaldic League
The Peace of Vervins or Treaty of Vervins was signed between the representatives of Henry IV of France and Philip II of Spain under the auspices of the papal legates of Clement VIII, on 2 May 1598 at...
Daughter of the Prince of Orange, Albertine Agnes marries William Frederick Prince of Nassau-Dietz
Battle of Long Sault begins between 17 French colonist militia, their Huron and Algonquin allies and a large Iroquois army (credited with saving settlement of Ville-Marie) [1]
Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, 1st peace of Aachen: ends War of Devolution, French-Spanish war in The Netherlands
John Maitland, administrator of Scotland for Charles II, made the Duke of Lauderdale and Earl of March
Portugal signs a treaty with England to become a Great Covenant
William Petty is born
Austrian Empress Maria Theresa signs new economic state reforms to be administrated by her chief advisor Friedrich Wilhelm von Haugwitz
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the armed conflict that comprised the final eight years...
Uprising against French occupation begins in Madrid
Dartmoor Prison in England opens to house French prisoners of war
Léopold (Léopold I)of Saxe-Coburg, 1st King of Belgium following independence from the Netherlands marries British Princess Charlotte Augusta
After anchoring nearby, Captain Charles Fremantle of HMS Challenger, declares the Swan River Colony in Australia
Russian Tsar Nicolas I bans the public sale of serfs
Elijah McCoy inventor and engineer, known for canadian inventor and engineer, was born on 1844-05-02. Elijah J.
Civilization and Barbarism: Life of Juan Facundo Quiroga (original Spanish title: Civilización i Barbarie: Vida de Juan Facundo Quiroga), later published and better known as Facundo, is a book...
Franconi's Hippodrome opens in New York City
Theodor Herzl, Hungarian father of modern political zionism, known for father of modern political zionism, was born on 1860-05-02.
Clyde Fitch, American playwright, known for american playwright, was born on 1865-05-02.
The Battle of Callao (Spanish: Combate del Dos de Mayo, as it is known in South America) occurred on May 2, 1866, between a Spanish fleet under the command of Admiral Casto Méndez Núñez and the...
The Folies Bergère is a cabaret music hall in Paris, France. Located at 32 Rue Richer in the 9th Arrondissement, the Folies Bergère was built as an opera house by the architect Plumeret.
Charles Roscoe Barnes (May 8, 1850 – February 5, 1915) was one of the stars of baseball's National Association (1871–1875) and the early National League (1876–1881), playing second base and...
US stops minting 20 cent coin
James F. Byrnes is born
Good Housekeeping is an American lifestyle media brand that covers a wide range of topics from home decor and renovation, health, beauty and food, to entertainment, pets and gifts.
Gioachino Rossini's corpse transferred from Paris, France to thr Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence, Kingdom of Italy
The Territory of Oklahoma was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 2, 1890, until November 16, 1907, when it was joined with the Indian Territory under a new...
Lorenz Hart, American musician, known for american lyricist, was born on 1895-05-02.
US Secretary of State James F. Byrnes marries Maude Busch
Jules baron de Trooz forms Belgian government
Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer register their popular song "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" for copyright
Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa.
Bronx, New York City; Old Fordham Road renamed Landing Road
In the Bronx, New York City: 2nd Ave & Bronx Terrace renamed Bronx Blvd; Seward Place renamed Sycamore Ave; Herald Ave renamed Dickinson Ave; Monroe & Selwyn Avenue named
Cincinnati's Fred Toney and Chicago's Hippo Vaughn pitch a dual no-hitter. Vaughn gives up 2 hits and a run in the 10th, letting Cincinnati win 1-0
General Motors Company (GM) is an American multinational automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
The Negro leagues were professional baseball leagues primarily in the United States comprising teams of African Americans.
Start of 3rd anti-German revolt in Upper Silesia
WBAP-AM begins broadcasting from Fort Worth, Texas
Netherlands refuses to recognize USSR
Kezar Stadium () is an outdoor athletics stadium in San Francisco, California, United States, located adjacent to Kezar Pavilion in the southeastern corner of Golden Gate Park.
Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the geographically largest country in Central America, comprising 130,370 km2 (50,340 sq mi).
International Economic Conference (52 countries including USSR) opens
The year 1928 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting history.
Des Moines (Western League) defeats Wichita 13-6 to open 1st ballpark with permanently installed lights
Like many other nations at the time, Germany suffered the economic effects of the Great Depression, with unemployment soaring after the Wall Street crash of 1929.
Luis Suárez Miramontes, Spanish athlete, known for spanish footballer, was born on 1935-05-02. Luis Suárez Miramontes was a Spanish professional footballer and manager.
Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67, a "symphonic tale for children", is a programmatic musical composition written by Sergei Prokofiev in 1936.
FCC approves regular scheduled commercial TV broadcasts to begin July 1
MLB baseball player Ted Williams' batting average hits lowest point of the season at .308; finishes over .400
The Japanese occupation of Burma was the period between 1942 and 1945 during World War II, when Burma was occupied by the Empire of Japan.
German troops vacate Jefna, Tunisia
WABD (WNEW, now WNYW) TV channel 5 in NYC (DUM/MET/FOX) 1st broadcast
Battle of Berlin ends as the Soviet army storms the capital, forcing German commander of the city, General Helmuth Weidling, to surrender
Allies occupy Wismar, Northern Germany
Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American actor and writer of plays in the 20th-century American theater.
Carlo Terron's comedy "Giuditta" premieres in Milan
First scheduled jet airliner passenger service begins with a British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) Comet from London to Johannesburg, carrying 36 passengers [1]
Feisal II installed as King of Iraq
India proposal to discrimination against Dalits or "Untouchables" punishable
Microwave is a form of electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths shorter than other radio waves but longer than infrared waves.
MLB New York Yankees threaten to broadcast games nationwide if NL goes ahead with plans to broadcast, games into NYC
Allen Drury wins Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his novel "Advise and Consent"
Harry Belafonte ( BEL-ə-FON-tee; born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) was an American singer, actor, and civil rights activist who popularized calypso music with...
French paramilitary and terrorist organization the Secret Army organization (OAS) strikes in Algeria
The eight-thousanders are 14 mountains recognized by the International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation (UIAA) with summits that exceed 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) in elevation above sea level and...
Nancy Astor, American politician, known for british politician, died on 1964-05-02.
A satellite or an artificial satellite is an object, typically a spacecraft, placed into orbit around a celestial body.
Israeli television begins transmitting
British liner Queen Elizabeth II leaves Southampton on its maiden voyage to NY
Franz von Papen, German politician, known for german politician, died on 1969-05-02.
KOAI (now KNAZ) TV channel 2 in Flagstaff, Arizona (NBC) 1st broadcast
Brian Lara, Trinidadian athlete, known for trinidadian cricketer, was born on 1970-05-02.
Gretchen Cryer and Nancy Ford's rock musical "The Last Sweet Days of Isaac" closes off-Broadway at the East Side Playhouse, NYC
killed in an electrical fire in Sunshine Silver mine, Kellogg, Idaho
J. Edgar Hoover, American law enforcement administrator, known for american law enforcement administrator, died on 1972-05-02.
Dwayne Johnson, American actor and professional wrestler, known for american actor and professional wrestler, was born on 1973-05-02.
Apple records closes down
David Beckham, English athlete, known for english footballer, was born on 1976-05-02.
Earl Christian Campbell, nicknamed "the Tyler Rose", is an American former professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons, primarily with the...
-May 10] Vivekananda (Sri Lanka) begins nonstop ride, cycling 187 hrs, 28 min, around Vihara Maha Devi Park, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Joseph Doherty and 3 other IRA men are arrested for murder
Radio Shack re-releases Model III TRSDOS 1.3 with 2 fixes
Argentine cruiser General Belgrano is sunk by British submarine HMS Conqueror with the loss of more than 350 men during the Falklands War
6.7 earthquake injures 487 in Coalinga, California
MLB Cleveland Indians' infielder Andre Thornton ties record for most walks (6 in 16 innings)
US performs underground nuclear test "Towanda" at Nevada Test Site, with an estimated 150 ton yield
The 1986 World Exposition on Transportation and Communication, or simply Expo 86, was a world's fair held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from May 2 until October 13, 1986.
Lily Allen, English singer, known for english singer, was born on 1986-05-02. Lily Rose Beatrice Allen is an English singer, songwriter, and actress.
Kyle Busch, American athlete, known for american racing driver, was born on 1986-05-02. Kyle Thomas Busch is an American professional stock car racing driver.
Baltimore Orioles sign a 15 year lease to remain in Baltimore and get a new park
The African National Congress (ANC) has been the governing party of the Republic of South Africa since 1994.
Centesimus annus (Latin for "the hundredth year") is an encyclical which was written by Pope John Paul II in 1991 on the hundredth anniversary of Rerum novarum, an encyclical issued by Pope Leo XIII...
The 1992 Yugoslav campaign in Bosnia was a series of engagements between the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) and the Territorial Defence Force of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (TO BiH) and then...
The 1994 Gdańsk bus crash was a bus crash near Gdańsk involving a commuter bus of PKS (Przedsiębiorstwo Komunikacji Samochodowej) that veered into a road-side tree.
Expos bat out of order against Mets in 6th inning
Marla Ann Maples is an American singer, television personality, model, actress and presenter. She was the second wife of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States.
Battle of Hogwarts: Fictional battle that ended the Second Wizarding War with the death of Lord Voldemort at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Her Royal Highness Princess Margriet of the Netherlands unveils the Man With Two Hats monument in Apeldoorn and another in Ottawa on May 11, 2000, symbolically linking the Netherlands and Canada for their assistance in World War II
Marad massacre of eight Hindus near Palakkad in Kerala
Yelwa massacre of more than 630 nomad Muslims by Christians in Nigeria
Cyclone Nargis makes landfall in Myanmar, killing over 130,000 people and leaving millions homeless
First film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe released: "Iron Man" directed by Jon Favreau, starring Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark
Osama bin Laden, the suspected mastermind behind the September 11 attacks and the FBI's most wanted man, is killed by US special forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan
E. coli O104:H4 outbreak strikes Europe, mostly in Germany, leaving more than 30 people dead and many others sick
William Jonathan Drayton Jr., known by his stage name Flavor Flav ( FLAY-vər FLAYV), is an American rapper and television personality.
The Bayda and Baniyas massacres were two widely reported massacres that occurred in May 2013 in the village of Bayda and the city of Baniyas, in Tartus Governorate, Syria, where Syrian Army troops,...
From the end of February 2014, in the aftermath of the Euromaidan and the Revolution of Dignity, which resulted in the ousting of Russian-leaning Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych, demonstrations...
The 2014–15 Scottish Premiership was the second season of the Scottish Premiership, the highest division of Scottish football. The season began on 9 August 2014 and ended on the 31 May 2015.
Leicester City Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Leicester, East Midlands, England.
A clean-up on Mt Everest has removed three metric tons (6,613 pounds) of rubbish and four bodies in just two weeks
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, the Icelandic actor who played Ser Gregor "The Mountain" Clegane in Game of Thrones, sets a world deadlifting record by lifting 501kg (1,104lb)
New Zealand reopens its borders to international visitors from more than 60 countries after being closed for two years during the pandemic [1]
From May 2 to September 27, 2023, the Writers Guild of America (WGA)—representing 11,500 screenwriters—went on strike over a labor dispute with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers…
40-year-old US weight loss company Jenny Craig announces it will close after failing to secure further financial backing [1]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports 216 children in the US have died this flu season, the deadliest year since the 2009 swine flu pandemic [1]