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1842 – The University of Notre Dame (building pictured) was founded by Edward Sorin of the Congregation of Holy Cross as an all-male institution in the U.S. state of Indiana.
These timelines of world history detail recorded events since the creation of writing roughly 5000 years ago to the present day. For events from c. 3200 BC – c. 500 see: Timeline of ancient history; For events from c. 500 – c. 1499, see: Timeline of post-classical history; For events from c. 1500, see: Timelines of modern history
1649 – New Ross town in Ireland surrenders to Oliver Cromwell.; 1781 – American Revolutionary War: The siege of Yorktown comes to an end.; 1789 – John Jay is sworn in as the first Chief Justice of the United States.
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1900 – The Scofield Mine disaster kills over 200 men in Scofield, Utah in what is to date the fifth-worst mining accident in United States history. 1901–present [ edit ]
2011 – An EF5 tornado strikes Joplin, Missouri, killing 158 people and wreaking $2.8 billion in damages, the costliest and seventh-deadliest single tornado in U.S. history. 2012 – Tokyo Skytree opens to the public. It is the tallest tower in the world (634 m), and the second tallest man-made structure on Earth after Burj Khalifa (829.8 m).
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador apologizes for the Torreón massacre that happened during the Mexican Revolution in 1911, in which revolutionaries led by Francisco I. Madero targeted immigrant Asian merchants, among whom 303 Chinese Mexicans and five Japanese Mexicans were slaughtered. This is the first time the Mexican ...
Investigators are searching for answers in regards to what led to Liam Payne’s death. On October 16, 2024, the former One Direction member fell to his death from a balcony at the CasaSur Palermo ...