Everything in today's pool (38)
World (9)
- M 5.6 earthquake, 43 km S of Puerto San José, GuatemalaStrongest in 24 hours · USGS
- Flood Warning, DeSoto, FLMost severe US alert · severe · National Weather Service
- Tropical Storm PenaStrongest storm now · National Hurricane Center
- U.S. soldier arrested in U.K. on suspicion of assisting Russian intelligenceMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- Bomb alerts sent to schools in Italy and Northern Ireland in latest threatsMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- Train drivers strike in Spain after 115 killed in two crashes this yearMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- Iranian operative used coded messages on NY jail call to direct failed UK terror plotMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- U.S. Aircraft Evacuated From Second U.K. Base Due to Iran ThreatMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- Establishment of the Oval Office National MonumentNewest official record · Federal Register
Space (4)
- USSF-627Next launch · Launch Library 2, The Space Devs
- International Space StationOverhead now · 18th Space Defense Squadron via Space-Track.org, retrieved from CelesTrak
- 11 people are in spaceIn space now · Launch Library 2, The Space Devs
- Asteroid 2026 VS8Nearest in 60 days · NASA/JPL CNEOS
Money (2)
- Brazilian real (BRL)Biggest move · European Central Bank
- MonacoLongest life expectancy at birth · World Bank
History (9)
- After 30 years in power, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was succeeded by Mohamed Nasheed as the president of the Maldives.On this day, 2008 · Wikipedia, On this day
- The House of Lords Act was given royal assent, removing most hereditary peers from the British House of Lords.On this day, 1999 · Wikipedia, On this day
- During a constitutional crisis, Governor-General Sir John Kerr (pictured) dismissed Prime Minister Gough Whitlam's government and dissolved the Parliament of Australia for a double-dissolution election.On this day, 1975 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Rhodesia, led by Prime Minister Ian Smith (pictured), unilaterally declared independence from the United Kingdom.On this day, 1965 · Wikipedia, On this day
- A coup attempt by the Army of the Republic of Vietnam against President Ngô Đình Diệm was crushed after he falsely promised reform, allowing loyalists to rescue him.On this day, 1960 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Second World War: The Royal Navy launched the first all-aircraft ship-to-ship naval attack in history against the Italians in the Battle of Taranto.On this day, 1940 · Wikipedia, On this day
- The Shrine of Remembrance (pictured), a memorial to all Australians who have served in war, opened in Melbourne.On this day, 1934 · Wikipedia, On this day
- The plan for the United States Numbered Highway System was approved by the American Association of State Highway Officials.On this day, 1926 · Wikipedia, On this day
- The Milwaukee leader, Milwaukee, Wis.100 years ago today · Library of Congress, Chronicling America
Culture (2)
- Alan JonesDied this week · Wikipedia, Deaths in 2026
- Stacy KeachDied this week · Wikipedia, Deaths in 2026
Curious (12)
- U.S. Route 101Featured today · Wikipedia
- Panoramic view towards Świnica from Kościelec, Tatra National Park, Zakopane. Today is Poland's National Independence Day.Picture of the day · Wikimedia Commons
- ... that before being accepted to theatre school, Swedish actress Amanda Jansson worked at a nuclear power plant?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that the Xi Jinping–promoted Great Chinese Football Dream has pledged to make China PR win a FIFA World Cup by 2050?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that after eight volumes in the self-published The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion sold a million copies in the U.S., author Beth Brower sold the rights to major publishers?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that the singer of "Sunny Sunny" described it as the "most stupid song" he ever wrote?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that the Los Angeles Times called Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid "a new odd couple in Israeli politics"?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that VAT's the Problem was launched by celebrity chef Tom Kerridge?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- David WalliamsFastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views
- Carson WentzFastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views
- SS Edmund FitzgeraldFastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views
- magic carpetWord of the day · Wiktionary