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- M 6.1 earthquake, 17 km W of Río Grande, PanamaStrongest in 24 hours · USGS
- Tropical Cyclone SIMON-26, MexicoHighest alert now · orange · GDACS
- Flood Warning, Okaloosa, FLMost severe US alert · severe · National Weather Service
- Hurricane SimonStrongest storm now · National Hurricane Center
- October 2026 attacks on Saudi Arabia airportsIn the news · Wikipedia
- Navi PillayIn the news · Wikipedia
- Anne CarsonIn the news · Wikipedia
- Margaret Hamilton (software engineer)In the news · Wikipedia
- Columbus Day, 2026Newest official record · Federal Register
- Dragon CRS-2 SpX-35Next 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 5.00 forecastStorm forecast · NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
- Indian rupee (INR)Biggest move · European Central Bank
- NigeriaShortest life expectancy at birth · World Bank
- Beauty RevealedFeatured today · Wikipedia
- Desert elephant (Loxodonta africana) spraying sand on herself while guarding her sleeping baby. She has covered the baby with a branch. In Damaraland, NamibiaPicture of the day · Wikimedia Commons
- At the Chicago Marathon, Kenyan runner Brigid Kosgei (pictured) set the marathon world record for women running in a mixed-sex race.On this day, 2019 · Wikipedia, On this day
- The King of Thailand, Bhumibol Adulyadej, died after 70 years on the throne, at which point was the longest-reigning current monarch.On this day, 2016 · Wikipedia, On this day
- During the Hindu festival of Navaratri at a temple in Madhya Pradesh, India, rumours about an impending bridge collapse caused a stampede that resulted in 115 deaths.On this day, 2013 · Wikipedia, On this day
- The Dragon King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (pictured) married Jetsun Pema at the Punakha Dzong.On this day, 2011 · Wikipedia, On this day
- The Troubles: In a meeting at Fernhill House, Belfast, loyalist leader Gusty Spence announced that the Combined Loyalist Military Command would observe a ceasefire.On this day, 1994 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashed into a remote area in the Andes mountains near the border of Chile and Argentina; the 16 remaining survivors were not rescued until more than two months later.On this day, 1972 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Newly elected Burundian prime minister Louis Rwagasore was assassinated by his political rivals.On this day, 1961 · Wikipedia, On this day
- The Soviet republics of Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia signed the Treaty of Kars with the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, establishing the current borders between Turkey and the Caucasian states.On this day, 1921 · Wikipedia, On this day
- ... that when the residence of musician Charlie "Bird" Parker was nominated for New York City landmark designation, one person sent a bird feather to the city government in support?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that Trisno Sumardjo considered art to be the fruit of honesty?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that ten American soldiers were awarded the Distinguished Service Cross after ships of the US Army Small Ships Section were attacked by Japanese aircraft?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that Margaret Curphey's opera career as an adult was harmed by health issues stemming from a bad playground accident as a child?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that Malcolm X once remarked that nutmeg "had the kick of three or four reefers"?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that sharbel Maroun does not capitalize his given name out of respect for Sharbel Makhlouf?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- RJ MitteFastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views
- Selma BlairFastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views
- Ilhan OmarFastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views
- Margaret Thatcher, English chemist and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 2013)Born on this day, 1925 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX), King of Thailand (born 1927)Died on this day, 2016 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Nana PatekarDied this week · Wikipedia, Deaths in 2026
- RJ MitteDied this week · Wikipedia, Deaths in 2026
- 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
- 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
- Clive Barker's Hellraiser: RevivalNew video game this week · Wikidata