A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on September 5 throughout history.
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The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that occurred in central London from Sunday 2 September to Wednesday 5 September 1666, gutting the medieval City of London inside the old Roman city...
Twelve of the thirteen American colonies adopt a trade embargo against Great Britain at the First Continental Congress in Carpenters' Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A French fleet of 24 ships under Comte de Grasse defeats British forces under Admiral Thomas Graves and Samuel Hood at the Battle of the Chesapeake (Battle of the Virginia Capes) and traps General Lord Charles Cornwallis during the American Revolutionary War
The First Opium War, also known as the Anglo-Chinese War, was a series of military engagements fought between the British Empire and the Chinese Qing dynasty between 1839 and 1842.
First color video recording on magnetic tape is presented in Charlotte, North Carolina
Hurricane Irma becomes one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded in the Atlantic Basin region with winds of 185 mph (280 km/h)
The Muppet Show is a live-action/puppet television series that was created by Jim Henson and produced by ITC Entertainment and Henson Associates.
John Cage's musical composition "As Slow as Possible", intended to be played for 639 years, begins at St. Burchardi Church, Halberstadt, Germany
Eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and later killed by the Palestinian group Black September at the Munich Olympics
Louis XV, known as Louis the Beloved, was King of France from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774. He succeeded his great-grandfather Louis XIV at the age of five.
American singer-songwriter Boudleaux Bryant (25) weds aspiring songwriter Matilda Scaduto (19), whom he called 'Felice', five days after meeting, in Newport, Kentucky, until his death in 1987
American motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel (20) weds Linda Joan Bork; divorce in 1997
American lawyer Kathleen St. Johns divorces American best-selling author Michael Crichton (37) after nearly 2 years of marriage
Philips of Zwabia, Prince of Hohenstaufen, crowned King of Germany and King of the Romans
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (13 September 1520 – 4 August 1598), was an English statesman, the chief adviser of Queen Elizabeth I for most of her reign, twice Secretary of State (1550–1553 and...
The first public library in the Americas is established when Bishop Palafox y Mendoza donates his personal library of 5,000 volumes to Tridentine colleges in Puebla, Mexico [1]
Decree issued in Paderborn, Prussia, allows for the annual search of all Jewish homes for stolen or "doubtful" goods
The first Continental Congress, a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 British colonies that later become the United States, convenes at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia
USA and Algiers sign peace treaty
General Salicetti orders equal rights for the Jews of Bologna, Italy
Conscription, also known as the draft in American English, is the practice in which the compulsory enlistment in a national service, mainly a military service, is enforced by law.
The siege of Malta, also known as the siege of Valletta or the French blockade (Maltese: L-Imblokk tal-Franċiżi), was a two-year siege and blockade of the French garrison in Valletta and the Three...
Battle of Masurian Lakes: Germans chase Russians out of East Prussia (ends September 15, 1814)
The Centraal Museum is the main museum in Utrecht, Netherlands, founded in 1838. The museum has a wide-ranging collection, mainly of works produced locally.
Iron ore is discovered in Minnesota's Mesabi Mountains
Bread revolt in Mobile, Alabama
François Achille Bazaine was an officer of the French army. Rising from the ranks, during four decades of distinguished service (including 35 years on campaign) under Louis Philippe and then Napoleon...
German archaeologist Carl Mauch is the first European to explore the ruins of the medieval Shona city of Great Zimbabwe, the largest archaeological site in Sub-Saharan Africa [1]
Southern Blacks, led by Pap Singleton, settle in Kansas
American Arctic explorer George Washington De Long on board the Jeannette becomes trapped with his crew in pack ice during an attempt to reach the North Pole
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States.
First gasoline pump is delivered to a gasoline dealer in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Gas lamp at Theatre Royal in Exeter catches fire, killing about 200 people
German Christine Hardt patents the first modern brassiere
George Washington Murray (September 22, 1853 – April 21, 1926) was an American politician, teacher, and farmer.
A protectorate, in the context of international relations, is a state or dependent territory that has willingly given up its foreign policy and international identity to another state for defence,...
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, better known as Minor League Baseball, is formed at the Leland Hotel in Chicago
Fifty prominent men meet in Sydney's Australia Hotel to found the National Defence League, fueled by fear of Japan after its victory over Russia
Saint Louis University quarterback Bradbury Robinson throws the first legal forward pass in the history of American football for a touchdown to Jack Schneider at Carroll College in Waukesha, Wisconsin; Saint Louis wins 22-0
Brooklyn Superbas pitcher Nap Rucker no-hits the Boston Braves 6-0 at Washington Park, Brooklyn
Philadelphia Athletics player Jack Coombs begins a record streak of 53 consecutive shutout innings
Phillies and Braves tie the record of only one run in a doubleheader; Phillies win the first game 1-0, then a scoreless tie into the 10th
French headquarters move to Châtillon-sur-Seine
The Zimmerwald Conference, held in Zimmerwald, Switzerland, from September 5 to 8, 1915, was the first of three international conferences convened by anti-militarist socialists in response to the...
The Red Terror was a campaign of political repression and executions in Soviet Russia which was carried out by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War, chiefly through the Cheka, the Bolshevik...
Flyweights Gene LaRue and Kid Pancho knock each other out simultaneously [1]
Alabama (AL-ə-BAM-ə) is a state in the Southeastern and Deep Southern regions of the United States.
French Upper Volta is broken apart between Ivory Coast, French Sudan, and Niger
Spanish Civil War: Llanes falls
American sailor Charles J. French (22) swims for over six hours in waters near Guadalcanal while towing a life raft with fifteen survivors from his US Navy ship, which is sunk by Japanese gunfire [1]
The US airlands at Nadzab, New Guinea
"Mad Tuesday" sees 65,000 Dutch Nazi collaborators flee to Germany
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill travels to Scotland
In France, Robert Schuman becomes President of the Council while being Foreign Minister; as such, he is the negotiator of the major treaties at the end of World War II
38.7 inches (98.3 cm) of rainfall over several days at Yankeetown, Florida (state record)
General Carlos Ibáñez is elected president of Chile
First privately operated atomic reactor becomes operational in Raleigh, North Carolina
Dutch Super Constellation crashes at Shannon, killing 28
The 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers season was the 66th season for the Brooklyn Dodgers franchise in the MLB. The Dodgers finally fulfilled the promise of many previous Dodger teams.
20 die in a train crash in Springer, New Mexico
Washington Senators player Jim Lemon becomes the seventh player to achieve six RBIs in an inning (third)
Cubs' Ken Hubbs sets second base record for consecutive errorless games at 78 and consecutive errorless chances at 418; he errors in the fourth
Hurricane Beulah kills 54 in the Caribbean, Mexico, and Texas
A nuclear and radiation accident is defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as "an event that has led to significant consequences to people, the environment or the facility."...
Frente Obrero wins Dutch Antilles' national elections
Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico.
James Rodney Richard (March 7, 1950 – August 4, 2021) was an American professional baseball player.
Chemical spill with fog sickens hundreds in Meuse Valley, Belgium
Conference of less developed countries approves forming "producers' associations" and calls for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from occupied Arab lands
Cleveland Indians stage first "I Hate the Yankee Hanky Night," inspired by local radio personality Pete Franklin; home team sweeps a doubleheader over New York at Cleveland Municipal Stadium
The sovereign is a British gold coin with a nominal value of one pound sterling (£1) and contains 0.2354 troy ounces (113.0 gr; 7.32 g) of pure gold.
Edward Gierek resigns under pressure from his position as Poland's Communist Party leader
Eddie Hill sets a propeller-driven boat water speed record of 229 mph (368.54 km/h)
Eighth NASA Space Shuttle Mission: Challenger 3 lands at Edwards AFB
NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery completes its first spaceflight, STS-41-D, with a landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California
Pan Am Flight 73 was a Pan American World Airways flight from Bombay, India, to New York City, United States, with scheduled stops in Karachi, Pakistan, and Frankfurt, West Germany. On September 5,...
Carlton Fisk hits his 300th career home run off Danny Jackson
Jerry Lewis's 23rd Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $41,132,113
Dan O'Brien sets a world record in the decathlon with 8891 points
F. Murray Abraham is released from hospital after a car accident
Jerry Lewis's 29th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $47,100,000
SF wide receiver Jerry Rice catches 2 touchdown passes and runs for another score in the 49ers' 44-14 rout of the Raiders, surpassing Jim Brown as the NFL's career TD leader with 127
Following US cruise missile strikes on Iraq, crude oil prices rise as the market speculates about when Iraq will begin exporting oil under UN Resolution 986
Athens in Greece is selected to host the 2004 Olympics
The Haverstraw-Ossining Ferry makes its maiden voyage
Mandala Airlines Flight 91 crashes into a heavily populated residential area seconds after taking off from Medan in Sumatra, Indonesia, killing 100 people on board and 49 people on the ground
Three terrorists suspected to be part of Al-Qaeda are arrested in Germany after allegedly planning attacks on both Frankfurt International Airport and US military installations
Haiti's government reports a death toll of at least 529 people as a result of flooding caused by Tropical Storm Hanna around the northern port city of Gonaïves
Denmark celebrates the first national Flag Day in memory of the fallen Danes in international operations since 1948
25 people are killed and 4 wounded after an ammunition store explodes in Afyon, Turkey
World Health Organization estimates 1,900 people have died from the Ebola virus out of 3,500 infected in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone
US health officials confirm a salmonella outbreak linked to cucumbers from Mexico is responsible for one death and for making hundreds sick
Ruby chocolate is a style or distinct variety of chocolate that is pink or purple in color.
Anonymous senior White House official opinion piece "I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration" published by The New York Times
Erramatti Mangamma is an Indian woman who currently holds the record for having given birth at the oldest age. At the age of 74, she gave birth to twin girls on 5 September 2019.
Police brutality is the use of excessive or unwarranted force by law enforcement, resulting in physical or psychological harm to a person.
Coup by soldiers in Guinea led by Colonel Doumbouya deposes President Alpha Condé and his government, citing rampant corruption
A Mw 6.7 (Ms 6.8) earthquake struck Luding County in Sichuan province, China on 5 September 2022 at 12:52:19 local time.
The Eagles are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1971. With five number-one singles, six number-one albums, six Grammy Awards and five American Music Awards, the Eagles were one of the...
American singer Joe Jonas (34) files for divorce from English actress Sophie Turner (27) in Miami, Florida, after 4 years of marriage [1]
China confirms it is ending its foreign adoption program following a suspension that began with the COVID-19 pandemic in January 2020 [1]
Around 475 people, including 300 South Korean workers, are detained in an immigration raid at Hyundai plant in Georgia, United States; the largest single site enforcement operation in Homeland Security Investigations history
Archduke Charles, Austrian archduke and general, known for austrian archduke and general, was born on 1771-09-05.
Paul Volcker economist, known for american economist, was born on 1927-09-05. Paul Adolph Volcker Jr.
Raquel Welch, American actress and model, known for american actress and model, was born on 1940-09-05. Jo Raquel Welch was an American actress.
Michael Keaton, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1952-09-05. Michael John Douglas, known professionally as Michael Keaton, is an American actor.
Rose McGowan, American actress and activist, known for american actress and activist, was born on 1974-09-05. Rósa Arianna McGowan is an American actress and activist.
Amy Beach, American musician, known for american composer and pianist, was born on 1867-09-05. Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (September 5, 1867 – December 27, 1944) was an American composer and pianist.
John Cage musician, known for american avant-garde composer, was born on 1912-09-05. John Milton Cage Jr. (September 5, 1912 – August 12, 1992) was an American composer, artist, and music theorist.
Freddie Mercury, British musician, known for british rock musician, was born on 1946-09-05.
Suleiman the Magnificent dies
Crazy Horse lakota war leader, known for lakota war leader, died on 1877-09-05. Crazy Horse was a Lakota war leader of the Oglala band.
Rudolf Virchow, German doctor and polymath, known for german doctor and polymath, died on 1902-09-05.
Philips of Zwabia, Prince of Hohenstaufen, crowned King of Germany and King of the Romans
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (13 September 1520 – 4 August 1598), was an English statesman, the chief adviser of Queen Elizabeth I for most of her reign, twice Secretary of State (1550–1553 and...
Suleiman the Magnificent dies
The first public library in the Americas is established when Bishop Palafox y Mendoza donates his personal library of 5,000 volumes to Tridentine colleges in Puebla, Mexico [1]
The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that occurred in central London from Sunday 2 September to Wednesday 5 September 1666, gutting the medieval City of London inside the old Roman city...
Louis XV, known as Louis the Beloved, was King of France from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774. He succeeded his great-grandfather Louis XIV at the age of five.
Decree issued in Paderborn, Prussia, allows for the annual search of all Jewish homes for stolen or "doubtful" goods
Archduke Charles, Austrian archduke and general, known for austrian archduke and general, was born on 1771-09-05.
Twelve of the thirteen American colonies adopt a trade embargo against Great Britain at the First Continental Congress in Carpenters' Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The first Continental Congress, a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 British colonies that later become the United States, convenes at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia
A French fleet of 24 ships under Comte de Grasse defeats British forces under Admiral Thomas Graves and Samuel Hood at the Battle of the Chesapeake (Battle of the Virginia Capes) and traps General Lord Charles Cornwallis during the American Revolutionary War
USA and Algiers sign peace treaty
General Salicetti orders equal rights for the Jews of Bologna, Italy
Conscription, also known as the draft in American English, is the practice in which the compulsory enlistment in a national service, mainly a military service, is enforced by law.
The siege of Malta, also known as the siege of Valletta or the French blockade (Maltese: L-Imblokk tal-Franċiżi), was a two-year siege and blockade of the French garrison in Valletta and the Three...
Battle of Masurian Lakes: Germans chase Russians out of East Prussia (ends September 15, 1814)
The Centraal Museum is the main museum in Utrecht, Netherlands, founded in 1838. The museum has a wide-ranging collection, mainly of works produced locally.
The First Opium War, also known as the Anglo-Chinese War, was a series of military engagements fought between the British Empire and the Chinese Qing dynasty between 1839 and 1842.
Iron ore is discovered in Minnesota's Mesabi Mountains
Bread revolt in Mobile, Alabama
François Achille Bazaine was an officer of the French army. Rising from the ranks, during four decades of distinguished service (including 35 years on campaign) under Louis Philippe and then Napoleon...
Amy Beach, American musician, known for american composer and pianist, was born on 1867-09-05. Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (September 5, 1867 – December 27, 1944) was an American composer and pianist.
German archaeologist Carl Mauch is the first European to explore the ruins of the medieval Shona city of Great Zimbabwe, the largest archaeological site in Sub-Saharan Africa [1]
Southern Blacks, led by Pap Singleton, settle in Kansas
Crazy Horse lakota war leader, known for lakota war leader, died on 1877-09-05. Crazy Horse was a Lakota war leader of the Oglala band.
American Arctic explorer George Washington De Long on board the Jeannette becomes trapped with his crew in pack ice during an attempt to reach the North Pole
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States.
First gasoline pump is delivered to a gasoline dealer in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Gas lamp at Theatre Royal in Exeter catches fire, killing about 200 people
German Christine Hardt patents the first modern brassiere
George Washington Murray (September 22, 1853 – April 21, 1926) was an American politician, teacher, and farmer.
A protectorate, in the context of international relations, is a state or dependent territory that has willingly given up its foreign policy and international identity to another state for defence,...
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, better known as Minor League Baseball, is formed at the Leland Hotel in Chicago
Rudolf Virchow, German doctor and polymath, known for german doctor and polymath, died on 1902-09-05.
Fifty prominent men meet in Sydney's Australia Hotel to found the National Defence League, fueled by fear of Japan after its victory over Russia
Saint Louis University quarterback Bradbury Robinson throws the first legal forward pass in the history of American football for a touchdown to Jack Schneider at Carroll College in Waukesha, Wisconsin; Saint Louis wins 22-0
Brooklyn Superbas pitcher Nap Rucker no-hits the Boston Braves 6-0 at Washington Park, Brooklyn
Philadelphia Athletics player Jack Coombs begins a record streak of 53 consecutive shutout innings
John Cage musician, known for american avant-garde composer, was born on 1912-09-05. John Milton Cage Jr. (September 5, 1912 – August 12, 1992) was an American composer, artist, and music theorist.
Phillies and Braves tie the record of only one run in a doubleheader; Phillies win the first game 1-0, then a scoreless tie into the 10th
French headquarters move to Châtillon-sur-Seine
The Zimmerwald Conference, held in Zimmerwald, Switzerland, from September 5 to 8, 1915, was the first of three international conferences convened by anti-militarist socialists in response to the...
The Red Terror was a campaign of political repression and executions in Soviet Russia which was carried out by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War, chiefly through the Cheka, the Bolshevik...
Flyweights Gene LaRue and Kid Pancho knock each other out simultaneously [1]
Alabama (AL-ə-BAM-ə) is a state in the Southeastern and Deep Southern regions of the United States.
Paul Volcker economist, known for american economist, was born on 1927-09-05. Paul Adolph Volcker Jr.
French Upper Volta is broken apart between Ivory Coast, French Sudan, and Niger
Spanish Civil War: Llanes falls
Raquel Welch, American actress and model, known for american actress and model, was born on 1940-09-05. Jo Raquel Welch was an American actress.
American sailor Charles J. French (22) swims for over six hours in waters near Guadalcanal while towing a life raft with fifteen survivors from his US Navy ship, which is sunk by Japanese gunfire [1]
The US airlands at Nadzab, New Guinea
"Mad Tuesday" sees 65,000 Dutch Nazi collaborators flee to Germany
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill travels to Scotland
American singer-songwriter Boudleaux Bryant (25) weds aspiring songwriter Matilda Scaduto (19), whom he called 'Felice', five days after meeting, in Newport, Kentucky, until his death in 1987
Freddie Mercury, British musician, known for british rock musician, was born on 1946-09-05.
In France, Robert Schuman becomes President of the Council while being Foreign Minister; as such, he is the negotiator of the major treaties at the end of World War II
38.7 inches (98.3 cm) of rainfall over several days at Yankeetown, Florida (state record)
General Carlos Ibáñez is elected president of Chile
Michael Keaton, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1952-09-05. Michael John Douglas, known professionally as Michael Keaton, is an American actor.
First privately operated atomic reactor becomes operational in Raleigh, North Carolina
Dutch Super Constellation crashes at Shannon, killing 28
The 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers season was the 66th season for the Brooklyn Dodgers franchise in the MLB. The Dodgers finally fulfilled the promise of many previous Dodger teams.
20 die in a train crash in Springer, New Mexico
First color video recording on magnetic tape is presented in Charlotte, North Carolina
American motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel (20) weds Linda Joan Bork; divorce in 1997
Washington Senators player Jim Lemon becomes the seventh player to achieve six RBIs in an inning (third)
Cubs' Ken Hubbs sets second base record for consecutive errorless games at 78 and consecutive errorless chances at 418; he errors in the fourth
Hurricane Beulah kills 54 in the Caribbean, Mexico, and Texas
A nuclear and radiation accident is defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as "an event that has led to significant consequences to people, the environment or the facility."...
Frente Obrero wins Dutch Antilles' national elections
Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico.
James Rodney Richard (March 7, 1950 – August 4, 2021) was an American professional baseball player.
Eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and later killed by the Palestinian group Black September at the Munich Olympics
Chemical spill with fog sickens hundreds in Meuse Valley, Belgium
Conference of less developed countries approves forming "producers' associations" and calls for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from occupied Arab lands
Rose McGowan, American actress and activist, known for american actress and activist, was born on 1974-09-05. Rósa Arianna McGowan is an American actress and activist.
The Muppet Show is a live-action/puppet television series that was created by Jim Henson and produced by ITC Entertainment and Henson Associates.
Cleveland Indians stage first "I Hate the Yankee Hanky Night," inspired by local radio personality Pete Franklin; home team sweeps a doubleheader over New York at Cleveland Municipal Stadium
The sovereign is a British gold coin with a nominal value of one pound sterling (£1) and contains 0.2354 troy ounces (113.0 gr; 7.32 g) of pure gold.
American lawyer Kathleen St. Johns divorces American best-selling author Michael Crichton (37) after nearly 2 years of marriage
Edward Gierek resigns under pressure from his position as Poland's Communist Party leader
Eddie Hill sets a propeller-driven boat water speed record of 229 mph (368.54 km/h)
Eighth NASA Space Shuttle Mission: Challenger 3 lands at Edwards AFB
NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery completes its first spaceflight, STS-41-D, with a landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California
Pan Am Flight 73 was a Pan American World Airways flight from Bombay, India, to New York City, United States, with scheduled stops in Karachi, Pakistan, and Frankfurt, West Germany. On September 5,...
Carlton Fisk hits his 300th career home run off Danny Jackson
Jerry Lewis's 23rd Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $41,132,113
Dan O'Brien sets a world record in the decathlon with 8891 points
F. Murray Abraham is released from hospital after a car accident
Jerry Lewis's 29th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $47,100,000
SF wide receiver Jerry Rice catches 2 touchdown passes and runs for another score in the 49ers' 44-14 rout of the Raiders, surpassing Jim Brown as the NFL's career TD leader with 127
Following US cruise missile strikes on Iraq, crude oil prices rise as the market speculates about when Iraq will begin exporting oil under UN Resolution 986
Athens in Greece is selected to host the 2004 Olympics
The Haverstraw-Ossining Ferry makes its maiden voyage
John Cage's musical composition "As Slow as Possible", intended to be played for 639 years, begins at St. Burchardi Church, Halberstadt, Germany
Mandala Airlines Flight 91 crashes into a heavily populated residential area seconds after taking off from Medan in Sumatra, Indonesia, killing 100 people on board and 49 people on the ground
Three terrorists suspected to be part of Al-Qaeda are arrested in Germany after allegedly planning attacks on both Frankfurt International Airport and US military installations
Haiti's government reports a death toll of at least 529 people as a result of flooding caused by Tropical Storm Hanna around the northern port city of Gonaïves
Denmark celebrates the first national Flag Day in memory of the fallen Danes in international operations since 1948
25 people are killed and 4 wounded after an ammunition store explodes in Afyon, Turkey
World Health Organization estimates 1,900 people have died from the Ebola virus out of 3,500 infected in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone
US health officials confirm a salmonella outbreak linked to cucumbers from Mexico is responsible for one death and for making hundreds sick
Hurricane Irma becomes one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded in the Atlantic Basin region with winds of 185 mph (280 km/h)
Ruby chocolate is a style or distinct variety of chocolate that is pink or purple in color.
Anonymous senior White House official opinion piece "I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration" published by The New York Times
Erramatti Mangamma is an Indian woman who currently holds the record for having given birth at the oldest age. At the age of 74, she gave birth to twin girls on 5 September 2019.
Police brutality is the use of excessive or unwarranted force by law enforcement, resulting in physical or psychological harm to a person.
Coup by soldiers in Guinea led by Colonel Doumbouya deposes President Alpha Condé and his government, citing rampant corruption
A Mw 6.7 (Ms 6.8) earthquake struck Luding County in Sichuan province, China on 5 September 2022 at 12:52:19 local time.
The Eagles are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1971. With five number-one singles, six number-one albums, six Grammy Awards and five American Music Awards, the Eagles were one of the...
American singer Joe Jonas (34) files for divorce from English actress Sophie Turner (27) in Miami, Florida, after 4 years of marriage [1]
China confirms it is ending its foreign adoption program following a suspension that began with the COVID-19 pandemic in January 2020 [1]
Around 475 people, including 300 South Korean workers, are detained in an immigration raid at Hyundai plant in Georgia, United States; the largest single site enforcement operation in Homeland Security Investigations history