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M 5.9 earthquake, west of Macquarie IslandStrongest in 24 hours · USGS
Tropical Cyclone SIMON-26, MexicoHighest alert now · red · GDACS
Hurricane Warning, St. Andrews Bay Waterways, Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM, Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach from 20 to 60 NM and 1 moreMost severe US alert · extreme · National Weather Service
Hurricane IsaiasStrongest of 3 storms now · National Hurricane Center
Margaret Hamilton (software engineer)In the news · Wikipedia
Francis HalzenIn the news · Wikipedia
2026 World Rally ChampionshipIn the news · Wikipedia
2026 Spanish general electionIn the news · Wikipedia
Press Remarks by Commissioner Lahbib at the Foreign Affairs Council on DevelopmentNewest official record · European Commission
SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer ANext 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 2026 TP6Nearest in 60 days · NASA/JPL CNEOS
Kp 6.00 forecastStorm forecast · NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Mexican peso (MXN)Biggest move · European Central Bank
NigeriaShortest life expectancy at birth · World Bank
The Man with the Golden Gun (novel)Featured today · Wikipedia
PO boxes at the historic U.S. Post Office in downtown Chico, California. Today is International World Post Day.Picture of the day · Wikimedia Commons
Syrian civil war: Turkish forces began an offensive into north-eastern Syria following the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the region.On this day, 2019 · Wikipedia, On this day
Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai (pictured) was severely injured by a Taliban gunman in a failed assassination attempt.On this day, 2012 · Wikipedia, On this day
The Phantom of the Opera, a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and currently the longest-running Broadway show in history, opened in London's West End.On this day, 1986 · Wikipedia, On this day
Nick Holonyak, an engineer for General Electric, gave the first public demonstration of a light-emitting diode.On this day, 1962 · Wikipedia, On this day
A footman shot and killed two colleagues and wounded the lady of the house at Knowsley Hall, England.On this day, 1952 · Wikipedia, On this day
World War II: American forces defeated the Japanese at the Third Battle of the Matanikau in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, reversing the Japanese victory a couple of weeks earlier.On this day, 1942 · Wikipedia, On this day
The Mortimer War Memorial (pictured), designed by Herbert Maryon in memory of local servicemen who died in the First World War, was dedicated.On this day, 1921 · Wikipedia, On this day
World War I: The civilian authorities of Antwerp surrendered and allowed the German army to capture the city.On this day, 1914 · Wikipedia, On this day
... that South Australia's Old Parliament House and the present Parliament House were jointly added to the Australian National Heritage List in 2006?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
... that Franz Schnyder made his feature-film directorial debut after Swiss immigration authorities sought to prevent refugee filmmaker Leopold Lindtberg from directing another army-friendly film?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
... that a Texas lawmaker voted to submit a 1914 referendum to voters while saying that he would "vote and work against its adoption"?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
... that the English edition of Gottlob Herbert Bidermann's Eastern Front memoir includes events absent from the German original, added 36 years later from interviews with him?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
... that Dan Deacon wrote the song "When I Was Done Dying" because he liked the idea that his body, memory and consciousness are "three separate things that are constantly oscillating"?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
... that a suicide bomber disguised himself as a schoolboy while attempting to assassinate Timothy Torlot?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
Nana PatekarFastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views
Anne CarsonFastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views
Nana Patekar filmographyFastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views
Daily Kennebec journal, Augusta, Me.100 years ago today · Library of Congress, Chronicling America
John Lennon, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 1980)Born on this day, 1940 · Wikipedia, On this day
Che Guevara, Argentinian-Cuban physician, politician and guerrilla leader (born 1928)Died on this day, 1967 · Wikipedia, On this day
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg NagelNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026 · The Nobel Prize
Francis HalzenNobel Prize in Physics 2026 · The Nobel Prize
Henri B. Kagan and Kenso SoaiNobel Prize in Chemistry 2026 · The Nobel Prize
Anne CarsonNobel Prize in Literature 2026 · The Nobel Prize
Navi PillayNobel Peace Prize 2026 · The Nobel Prize