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- M 6.9 earthquake, 76 km NE of Ozernovskiy, RussiaStrongest in 24 hours · USGS
- Tropical Cyclone CHAMPI-26, GuamHighest alert now · red · GDACS
- Typhoon Warning, Guam Coastal Waters, Rota Coastal WatersMost severe US alert · extreme · National Weather Service
- Hurricane TrudyStrongest of 2 storms now · National Hurricane Center
- October 2026 Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabian airportsIn the news · Wikipedia
- Navi PillayIn the news · Wikipedia
- Anne CarsonIn the news · Wikipedia
- Margaret Hamilton (software engineer)In the news · Wikipedia
- Implementing the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Newest official record · White House
- Bandwagon 5 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)Next launch · Launch Library 2, The Space Devs
- International Space StationOverhead now · 18th Space Defense Squadron via Space-Track.org, retrieved from CelesTrak
- 10 people are in spaceIn space now · Launch Library 2, The Space Devs
- Asteroid 2025 UK9Nearest in 60 days · NASA/JPL CNEOS
- Kp 4.00 forecastStrongest forecast · NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
- New Zealand dollar (NZD)Biggest move · European Central Bank
- NigeriaShortest life expectancy at birth · World Bank
- French battleship BrennusFeatured today · Wikipedia
- Purple beautyberry, Daisen Park, Sakai, Osaka. Focus stack of 4 photos.Picture of the day · Wikimedia Commons
- Rehavam Ze'evi, the Israeli minister of tourism, was assassinated in revenge for the killing of PFLP leader Abu Ali Mustafa.On this day, 2001 · Wikipedia, On this day
- A fatal rail crash at Hatfield, Hertfordshire, led to the introduction of widespread speed limit reductions throughout the British rail network and eventually caused the collapse of the railway management group Railtrack.On this day, 2000 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Having gone to the wrong house in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for a Halloween party, Japanese exchange student Yoshihiro Hattori was shot and killed by the homeowner.On this day, 1992 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Yom Kippur War: Egyptian forces retreated from the Battle of the Chinese Farm, allowing Israeli forces to build their first bridge across the Suez Canal.On this day, 1973 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Prime Minister Robert Menzies inaugurated the artificial Lake Burley Griffin (pictured) in the centre of the Australian capital Canberra.On this day, 1964 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Indonesian Army elements surrounded the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, demanding that President Sukarno disband the Provisional People's Representative Council.On this day, 1952 · Wikipedia, On this day
- American gangster Al Capone was convicted on five counts of income-tax evasion.On this day, 1931 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Off the coast of the Dutch island of Texel, a British naval squadron sank the German 7th Half Flotilla of torpedo boats in the Battle off Texel.On this day, 1914 · Wikipedia, On this day
- ... that one former owner of Frank Lloyd Wright's Arthur Heurtley House bought it after reading a book about Wright's work?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that Niu Lai was created by a mother and son over the course of five years?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that the Burndy Library collected the classics of science only up to 1900 because its founder believed that most of the basic theories of physical science had been formulated by then?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that Buddhist monks using astrology divined the "precise" date and time of Genghis Khan's birth before a controversial celebration of its 800th anniversary?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that the International Astronomical Union named a minor planet after radio astronomer Bruce Slee just before his death in 2016?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that a building occupied by Google was variously used as a shipping pier, bus depot, and detention center?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- Jailer 2Fastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views
- Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series) season 20Fastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views
- Imran Khan (film actor)Fastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views
- Evening star, Washington, D.C.100 years ago today · Library of Congress, Chronicling America
- Eminem, American rapper, producer, and actorBorn on this day, 1972 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Frédéric Chopin, Polish pianist and composer (born 1810)Died on this day, 1849 · Wikipedia, On this day
- RJ MitteDied this week · Wikipedia, Deaths in 2026
- Bo JohanssonDied this week · Wikipedia, Deaths in 2026
- Robert E. Hall and Michael WoodfordSveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2026 · The Nobel Prize
- FjordNew film this week · Wikidata
- Castlevania: Belmont's CurseNew video game this week · Wikidata