Places

The Soviet Union is formally dissolved

Hard-line coup attempt fails in Moscow

Chernobyl disaster exposes systemic failures

Gorbachev launches the era of perestroika and glasnost

Soviet intervention in Afghanistan escalates into long war

Soviet-led invasion crushes the Prague Spring

Cuban Missile Crisis brings superpowers to the brink

Sputnik 1 inaugurates the Space Age

USSR detonates its first atomic bomb

Yalta Conference confirms Soviet influence in postwar Europe

UNESCO inscribes the Chang’an-Tianshan Silk Road corridor as World Heritage

China announces the Silk Road Economic Belt

The Suez Canal opens and strengthens maritime alternatives to overland Asia trade

The fall of Constantinople alters Eurasian trade patterns

The Black Death spreads west along connected trade networks

Marco Polo reaches China through trans-Eurasian routes

The Mongol Empire begins to unify much of Eurasia

The An Lushan era disruptions weaken overland traffic

The Battle of Talas reshapes power along Central Asian routes

Tang-era prosperity ushers in a high point of Silk Road exchange

The Second Vatican Council opens and launches sweeping church reform

The Lateran Treaty creates Vatican City State

Italian troops capture Rome, ending the Papal States

The First Vatican Council opens in Saint Peter’s

The new Saint Peter’s Basilica is consecrated

The Sack of Rome devastates the Vatican and shocks Christendom

Construction begins on the new Saint Peter’s Basilica

The Vatican Museums begin to take shape after the discovery of Laocoön

Gregory XI returns the papacy to Rome

The papacy moves to Avignon, weakening the Vatican’s role as papal residence

First Commercial Crew Launch

One-Year Mission Begins

First 3D Printer Installed

Final Space Shuttle Mission

Launch of Rassvet Module

Launch of Columbus Laboratory

Launch of Destiny Laboratory Module

First Long-term Crew Arrives

Launch of Unity Module

Launch of Zarya Module

Amazon Synod Opens

Conclusion of the Jubilee Year of Mercy

Election of Pope Francis

Pope Benedict XVI Resigns

Pope John Paul II's Day of Pardon

Vatican Library Reopens

Vatican City Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Second Vatican Council Opens

Vatican City's First Railway Station Opens

Lateran Treaty Signed

Petra Named One of the New Seven Wonders of the World

Hollywood Film "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" Features Petra

Petra Becomes a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Founding of Petra

Petra Annexed by the Roman Empire

Earthquake Damages Petra

Petra Declines

Rediscovery of Petra by Johann Ludwig Burckhardt

European Capital of Culture 2016

La Tamborrada Festival Declared of International Tourist Interest

Inaugural San Sebastián International Film Festival

Spanish Civil War Impact

Opening of the Peine del Viento Sculptures

City Expansion and Modernization

Batallón de Cazadores de Montaña Formation

Reconstruction of San Sebastián

Destruction in the Peninsular War

Foundation of San Sebastián

Orange County Great Park Development Begins

Irvine Named Safest City in America

UCI Medical Center Institutional Review Board Formed

Irvine Company Headquarters Completed

Irvine Barclay Theatre Opened

1984 Summer Olympics Road Cycling Event

Irvine Spectrum Center Opened

City of Irvine Incorporated

Irvine Ranch Water District Formed

University of California, Irvine Opens

COVID-19 Impact on Tourism

Nature Reserve Expansion

Ibiza Declaration on Climate Change

Ibiza Music Scene Recognition

World Heritage Designation

Emergence as Tourist Destination

Decretos de Nueva Planta

Catalan Conquest of Ibiza

Islamic Conquest of Ibiza

Conquest of Ibiza by Byzantine Empire

Quake Shakes Springfield, Missouri

Springfield, Massachusetts Tornado

Springfield, Massachusetts Church Fire

Agnew's Visit to Springfield, Missouri

Salem Avenue Barracks in Springfield, Massachusetts

Springfield Race Riot of 1908

President Abraham Lincoln's Funeral in Springfield

Springfield Incorporates as a City

Snow Riot of Springfield, Ohio

Founding of Springfield, Kentucky

Desenzano Cultural Festival

Commemoration of Liberation Day

Desenzano Wine Festival First Edition

First Desenzano Jazz Festival

Inauguration of Desenzano Archaeological Museum

15th August Fireworks Festival

Desenzano International Film Festival

Desenzano del Garda becomes part of Lombardy

Regional Championship Regatta

Armistice of Cassibile announced

Colombian-Venezuelan Border Reopens

Venezuela Aid Live Concert

Closure of Colombia-Venezuela Border

Floods in Cúcuta

Opening of Francisco de Paula Santander International Bridge

Battle of Cúcuta

Thousand Days' War Begins

Cúcuta Earthquake

Congress of Cúcuta

Declaration of Independence of Cúcuta

Christchurch Mosque Shootings

Christchurch Rebuild Announced

Christchurch Earthquake

Canterbury Earthquake

Boxing Day Snowstorm of 2005

First Christchurch City Council Meeting

Ballantynes Fire

Opening of Christchurch International Airport

Armistice Day Flood

Christchurch Becomes a City

Wuxi Hosts 2023 World Internet of Things Exposition

Wuxi Metro Loop Line Opens

Wuxi Wins Title of National Civilized City

Wuxi Tangshan Train Collision

Yuan Dynasty Shipwreck Discovery

Establishment of the Wuxi New District

Completion of Lihu Bridge in Wuxi

Wuxi Becomes a Key IoT Pilot City

Opening of Wuxi Grand Theatre

Construction of Taihu Lake Tunnel Begins

Coup of Gaius Gracchus

Liberation of Nîmes in World War II

Winegrowers' Revolt in Languedoc

Founding of the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nîmes

Discovery of the Maison Carrée Inscription

Opening of the Nîmes-Montpellier Railway

Designation of Arenas of Nîmes as a Historical Monument

Siege of Nîmes during the French Revolution

Inauguration of the Royal Theater in Nîmes

Massacre of the Catholics in Nîmes

Festival of San Juan in Las Palmas

Inauguration of the Atlantic Center of Modern Art

Inscription of Las Palmas in UNESCO's List of Creative Cities

Opening of Auditorio Alfredo Kraus

Statute of Autonomy of the Canary Islands Approved

Inauguration of Las Palmas International Film Festival

Spanish Civil War Begins in Canary Islands

Establishment of the Diocese of Canarias

Dutch Attack on Las Palmas

Founding of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Amazon Names Brooklyn as HQ2 Finalist

Renovation of Kings Theatre

Brooklyn Tech Triangle Initiative

Nets Play First Game at Barclays Center

Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival Launch

Brooklyn Cyclones' First Game

Opening of Floyd Bennett Field

Maltese Falcon Premiere at Brooklyn's Fox Theatre

Opening of the Brooklyn Bridge

Battle of Long Island

Somerset Levels, Major Flooding

Festival of British Archaeology in Somerset

Somerset Coalfield Closure

Cheddar Man DNA Analysis

Completion of M5 Extension in Somerset

Bath International Music Festival Launch

Discovery of Roman Villa at Ilchester

Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Tour in Somerset

Inauguration of Marchwood Power Station

Taunton Meeting: The Formation of the United Nations Association Somerset Branch

Nuclear Security Summit 2014

Inauguration of King Willem-Alexander

Hofstad Network Arrests

Establishment of the International Criminal Court (ICC)

Peace Palace Opens to the Public

Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property

Founding of the Council of Europe

First Congress of Europe

Founding of the World War II War Crimes Tribunal

First Hague Peace Conference

Launch of South San Francisco's Digital Inclusion Program

Opening of The Shops at Tanforan

Opening of the South San Francisco BART Station

Establishment of the South San Francisco Chamber of Commerce

Genentech Goes Public - Milestone in Biotechnology

Opening of Sign Hill Park to Preserve the Iconic Sign

Establishment of the South San Francisco Unified School District

Opening of South San Francisco City Hall

Founding of Genentech, a Pioneer in Biotechnology

Incorporation of South San Francisco

Gurgaon witnesses severe air pollution crisis

Launch of Delhi-Mumbai Expressway segment in Gurgaon

Gurgaon becomes Gurugram

COVID-19 Pandemic hits Gurgaon

Launch of Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority

Demonetization impact on Gurgaon

Inauguration of Kingdom of Dreams

Introduction of Rapid Metro Gurgaon

Opening of DLF Cyber City

Establishment of Maruti Suzuki in Gurgaon

G20 Riyadh Summit

Murder of Jamal Khashoggi

Saudi-led Blockade of Qatar

Gulf War Scud Missile Attack

Gulf Cooperation Council Established

Assassination of King Faisal

Opening of Riyadh University

Discovery of Oil in Saudi Arabia

Capture of Riyadh by King Abdulaziz

Battle of Riyadh (628)

Construction of New Texas Tech Medical School

Wildfires threaten Amarillo

Historic Snowstorm

Amarillo Liberty Wind Farm Opening

Boeing Plant Closure

Palace Hotel Demolition

Tascosa Drive-In Theater Fire

Tornado Outbreak in Amarillo

Amarillo High School Fire

The Dust Storms of the 1930s

Senkata and Sacaba Massacres

Cochabamba Prefecture Conflict

Cochabamba Water War

Cochabamba Floods

Capture of Che Guevara

Bolivian National Revolution

Manuel Isidoro Belzu Assassination Attempt

Founding of Universidad Mayor de San Simón

Heroine of Coronilla

Battle of Cochabamba