Everything in today's pool (39)
World (9)
- M 5.6 earthquake, 43 km S of Puerto San José, GuatemalaStrongest in 24 hours · USGS
- Flood Warning, Val Verde, TXMost severe US alert · severe · National Weather Service
- Tropical Storm PenaStrongest storm now · National Hurricane Center
- Pete Hegseth to face expected impeachment vote this weekMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- US soldier assigned to NATO unit arrested in Britain on suspicion of espionage linked to RussiaMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- 2026 United States–Ukraine–Russia meetings in Abu DhabiMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- Iranian operative used coded messages on NY jail call to direct failed UK terror plotMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- Judge jails Thomas Markle, father of Meghan, after he cut off his ankle monitorMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- Presidential Message on National Diabetes MonthNewest official record · White House
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 (1)
- 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 Savannah tribune, Savannah [Ga.];Savannah, Ga.100 years ago today · Library of Congress, Chronicling America
Culture (4)
- Alan JonesDied this week · Wikipedia, Deaths in 2026
- Stacy KeachDied this week · Wikipedia, Deaths in 2026
- You Can See EverythingNew film this week · Wikidata
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of TimeNew video game this week · Wikidata
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 the flag of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast was investigated by Russian authorities because of its similarity to the rainbow pride flag?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that painter Itji Tarmizi escaped an anti-communist purge by hiding with his grandmother?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that Kendrick Lamar performed "The Blacker the Berry" at the 58th Grammy Awards while marching onto the stage in chains?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that, when Axel Wrede Sparre was appointed governor of Stockholm in 1770, Daniel Tilas remarked that "no more incompetent man" could have been appointed?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that employees of the Bureau of Land Management found the dinosaur quarry of Big Al while searching for wildfires?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that a single folio from a Polier album fetched more than £2,400,000 at auction in 2025?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