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- M 5.3 earthquake, southeast of Easter IslandStrongest in 24 hours · USGS
- Tropical Cyclone SIMON-26, MexicoHighest alert now · red · GDACS
- Flood Watch, Ashe, Alleghany, Surry and 6 moreMost severe US alert · severe · National Weather Service
- Hurricane SimonStrongest of 3 storms now · National Hurricane Center
- Navi PillayIn the news · Wikipedia
- Margaret Hamilton (software engineer)In the news · Wikipedia
- Henri B. KaganIn the news · Wikipedia
- Acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Paramount SkydanceIn the news · Wikipedia
- Columbus Day, 2026Newest official record · Federal Register
- Starlink Group 15-25Next 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 5.67 forecastStorm forecast · NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
- Mexican peso (MXN)Biggest move · European Central Bank
- MonacoHighest GDP per person · World Bank
- UserkareFeatured today · Wikipedia
- Archaeological area of Cantona, Puebla, MexicoPicture of the day · Wikimedia Commons
- A bomb exploded in the Myyrmanni shopping center in Helsinki, Finland (aftermath pictured), resulting in seven deaths and 159 injuries.On this day, 2002 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Sri Lankan Civil War: The Indian Peace Keeping Force began Operation Pawan to take control of Jaffna from the Tamil Tigers and enforce their disarmament as a part of the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord.On this day, 1987 · Wikipedia, On this day
- An estimated 750,000 people attended the "Great March" in Washington, D.C., to demand greater civil rights for the LGBT community.On this day, 1987 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan (pictured) became the first American woman to perform a space walk.On this day, 1984 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Typhoon Nora, the fourth-most intense tropical cyclone on record, dissipated after killing 40 people and leaving more than a million homeless across Taiwan and the Philippines.On this day, 1973 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Apollo 7, the first manned mission of NASA's Apollo program, and the first three-man American space mission, launched from Complex 34 in Cape Kennedy, Florida.On this day, 1968 · Wikipedia, On this day
- A field-sequential color system developed by Hungarian-American engineer Peter Goldmark became the first color television system to be adopted for commercial use, only for it to be abandoned a year later.On this day, 1950 · Wikipedia, On this day
- CBS's field-sequential color system for television was the first to be licensed for broadcast by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.On this day, 1950 · Wikipedia, On this day
- ... that a 300-year-old bell formerly hung in the Old North Church in Boston now hangs in a one-room schoolhouse in Charlton, Massachusetts?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that Natsuki Takaya requested that the second anime adaptation of her manga series Fruits Basket be done with an entirely different team than the first one?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that the horns and dome of the dinosaur Stygimoloch were thought to belong to different animals until the discovery of a more complete skull?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that Simon Nkoli's contributions to the anti-apartheid movement as an openly gay man motivated the movement's leadership to support gay rights?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that King Abdullah II donated towards and supported the construction of the first Christian university in Jordan?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that Edwin Masuge temporarily stepped away from athletics to focus on his schooling after placing seventh in the 400 metres T13 final at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- Money in the Bank (2026)Fastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views
- Katie ZachariaFastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views
- Susan DellFastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views
- Daily Kennebec journal, Augusta, Me.100 years ago today · Library of Congress, Chronicling America
- Eleanor Roosevelt, American humanitarian and politician, 32nd First Lady of the United States (died 1962)Born on this day, 1884 · Wikipedia, On this day
- James Prescott Joule, English physicist and brewer (born 1818)Died on this day, 1889 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Eva Marie SaintDied this week · Wikipedia, Deaths in 2026
- Jeffrey Archer, Baron Archer of Weston-super-MareDied this week · Wikipedia, Deaths in 2026
- 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
- FjordNew film this week · Wikidata
- Star Wars: Galactic RacerNew video game this week · Wikidata