1841 events
Same-sex marriage became legal in Spain with the coming into effect of a law passed by the Cortes Generales.
The Provisional Irish Republican Army announced the formal end of its armed campaign to overthrow British rule in…
The Provisional Irish Republican Army announced the formal end of its armed campaign to overthrow British rule in…
Mauritanian president Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya was overthrown in a military coup while he attended the funeral of…
Mauritanian president Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya was overthrown in a military coup while he attended the funeral of…
A software bug caused a simulated pandemic in the online video game World of Warcraft, serving as a model for…
The New Yorker published an online article and photographs detailing accounts of torture and abuse by American military
Indonesia held its first direct presidential elections, which resulted in the election of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as…
French Directorate General for External Security personnel aborted an operation to rescue Colombian politician Íngrid…
A Hamas suicide bomber killed 23 people and wounded more than 130 others, including many Orthodox Jewish children, on…
A car bomb destroyed the United Nations headquarters at Baghdad's Canal Hotel, killing Brazilian diplomat Sérgio…
A car bomb destroyed the United Nations headquarters at Baghdad's Canal Hotel, killing Brazilian diplomat Sérgio…
The first public release of Steam, a distribution service for computer games, was made available for download.
President Kumba Ialá (pictured) of Guinea-Bissau was deposed in a bloodless military coup.
President Kumba Ialá (pictured) of Guinea-Bissau was deposed in a bloodless military coup.
An independent commission appointed by the Football Association voted two-to-one to allow Wimbledon F
The Israel Defense Forces bombed the home of Salah Shehade, the leader of the military arm of Hamas, killing him, his…
Hamas detonated a bomb at the Mount Scopus campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, killing nine students and…
Hamas attackers detonated a bomb at the Mount Scopus campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, killing nine…