Pegasus Airlines Flight 2193 overshoots the runway at Sabiha Gökçen International Airport and crashes, killing three people and injuring 179.
Pegasus Airlines Flight 2193 overshoots the runway at Sabiha Gökçen International Airport and crashes, killing three people and injuring 179.
United States President Donald Trump is acquitted by the United States Senate in his first impeachment trial.
United States President Donald Trump is acquitted by the United States Senate in his first impeachment trial.
Pope Francis becomes the first Pope in history to visit and perform papal mass in the Arabian Peninsula during his visit to Abu Dhabi.
Pope Francis becomes the first Pope in history to visit and perform papal mass in the Arabian Peninsula during his visit to Abu Dhabi.
New Zealand politician Steven Joyce is hit by a flung rubber dildo in a Waitangi Day protest.
New Zealand politician Steven Joyce is hit by a flung rubber dildo in a Waitangi Day protest.
A major tornado outbreak across the Southern United States kills 57.
A major tornado outbreak across the Southern United States kills 57.
Rebels from the Revolutionary Artibonite Resistance Front capture the city of Gonaïves, starting the 2004 Haiti rebellion.
Rebels from the Revolutionary Artibonite Resistance Front capture the city of Gonaïves, starting the 2004 Haiti rebellion.
Russian forces massacre at least 60 civilians in the Novye Aldi suburb of Grozny, Chechnya.
Russian forces massacre at least 60 civilians in the Novye Aldi suburb of Grozny, Chechnya.
The so-called Big Three banks in Switzerland announce the creation of a $71 million fund to aid Holocaust survivors and their families.
The so-called Big Three banks in Switzerland announce the creation of a $71 million fund to aid Holocaust survivors and their families.
Byron De La Beckwith is convicted of the 1963 murder of civil rights leader Medgar Evers.
Byron De La Beckwith is convicted of the 1963 murder of civil rights leader Medgar Evers.
Markale massacres, more than 60 people are killed and some 200 wounded as a mortar shell explodes in a downtown marketplace in Sarajevo.
Markale massacres, more than 60 people are killed and some 200 wounded as a mortar shell explodes in a downtown marketplace in Sarajevo.
Manuel Noriega is indicted on drug smuggling and money laundering charges.
Manuel Noriega is indicted on drug smuggling and money laundering charges.
Ugo Vetere, then the mayor of Rome, and Chedli Klibi, then the mayor of Carthage, meet in Tunis to sign a treaty of friendship officially ending the T...
Ugo Vetere, then the mayor of Rome, and Chedli Klibi, then the mayor of Carthage, meet in Tunis to sign a treaty of friendship officially ending the Third Punic War which lasted 2,131 years.
Operation Soap: The Metropolitan Toronto Police Force raids four gay bathhouses in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, arresting just under 300, triggering mass...
Operation Soap: The Metropolitan Toronto Police Force raids four gay bathhouses in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, arresting just under 300, triggering mass protest and rallies.
Riots break out in Lima, Peru after the police forces go on strike the day before. The uprising (locally known as the Limazo) is bloodily suppressed b...
Riots break out in Lima, Peru after the police forces go on strike the day before. The uprising (locally known as the Limazo) is bloodily suppressed by the military dictatorship.
Astronauts land on the Moon in the Apollo 14 mission.
Astronauts land on the Moon in the Apollo 14 mission.
Cultural Revolution: The Shanghai People's Commune is formally proclaimed, with Yao Wenyuan and Zhang Chunqiao being appointed as its leaders.
Cultural Revolution: The Shanghai People's Commune is formally proclaimed, with Yao Wenyuan and Zhang Chunqiao being appointed as its leaders.
The European Court of Justice's ruling in Van Gend en Loos v Nederlandse Administratie der Belastingen establishes the principle of direct effect, one...
The European Court of Justice's ruling in Van Gend en Loos v Nederlandse Administratie der Belastingen establishes the principle of direct effect, one of the most important, if not the most important, decisions in the development of European Union la...
French President Charles de Gaulle calls for Algeria to be granted independence.
French President Charles de Gaulle calls for Algeria to be granted independence.
Gamal Abdel Nasser is nominated to be the first president of the United Arab Republic.
Gamal Abdel Nasser is nominated to be the first president of the United Arab Republic.
World War II: General Douglas MacArthur returns to Manila.
World War II: General Douglas MacArthur returns to Manila.
World War II: Allied forces begin the Battle of Keren to capture Keren, Eritrea.
World War II: Allied forces begin the Battle of Keren to capture Keren, Eritrea.
Stephen W. Thompson shoots down a German airplane; this is the first aerial victory by the U.S. military.
Stephen W. Thompson shoots down a German airplane; this is the first aerial victory by the U.S. military.
SS Tuscania is torpedoed off the coast of Ireland; it is the first ship carrying American troops to Europe to be torpedoed and sunk.
SS Tuscania is torpedoed off the coast of Ireland; it is the first ship carrying American troops to Europe to be torpedoed and sunk.
The Congress of the United States passes the Immigration Act of 1917 over President Woodrow Wilson's veto.
The Congress of the United States passes the Immigration Act of 1917 over President Woodrow Wilson's veto.
Greek military aviators Michael Moutoussis and Aristeidis Moraitinis perform the first naval air mission in history, with a Farman MF.7 hydroplane.
Greek military aviators Michael Moutoussis and Aristeidis Moraitinis perform the first naval air mission in history, with a Farman MF.7 hydroplane.
Claudio Monteverdi's last opera L'incoronazione di Poppea was performed theatrically for the first time in more than 250 years.
Claudio Monteverdi's last opera L'incoronazione di Poppea was performed theatrically for the first time in more than 250 years.
Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announces the creation of Bakelite, the world's first synthetic plastic.
Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announces the creation of Bakelite, the world's first synthetic plastic.
Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Prince of Moldavia, is also elected as prince of Wallachia, joining the two principalities as a personal union called the United...
Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Prince of Moldavia, is also elected as prince of Wallachia, joining the two principalities as a personal union called the United Principalities, an autonomous region within the Ottoman Empire, which ushered in the birth of the mo...