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2,400 | 8,044 | 640,235 | J. M. Barrie | 2023-10-28T08:13:37Z | Sir **James Matthew Barrie, **1st Baronet, OM (9 May 1860 – 19 June 1937) was a Scottish writer. His best-known work is *Peter Pan*.
Barrie was born in Kirriemuir. He died of pneumonia in London.
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2,401 | 8,046 | 10,358,027 | Riga | 2025-06-27T18:41:33Z | **Riga** is the capital city of the European country of Latvia. Riga is on river Daugava near the Baltic Sea. The historical center of Riga is in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List and is notable for its Art Nouveau architecture, which, according to UNESCO, has no equal in the world.
The mayor of Riga was Mārti... | [] |
2,402 | 8,047 | 693,482 | Pope John Paul II | 2026-07-26T17:41:21Z | **Pope John Paul II** (Ioannes Paulus PP. II; Giovanni Paolo II; Jan Paweł II), sometimes called **Saint John Paul** or **John Paul the Great**, born **Karol Józef Wojtyła** (<template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="IPA-pl"><div data-arg>ˈkarɔl ˈjuzɛf vɔjˈtɨwa</div><div data-arg>lang</div></template>; 18 May... | [] |
2,403 | 8,050 | 1,881,315 | Marvel Comics | 2026-09-29T03:57:00Z | **Marvel Comics** is a leading American comic book publisher known for its vast universe of superheroes and interconnected stories. Marvel Comics was founded in 1939 as Timely Publications and later rebranded as Marvel in the 1960s. Key characters include:
- Spider-Man
- Iron Man
- Captain America
- Thor
- Hulk
- Bla... | [] |
2,404 | 8,060 | 532,461 | Lincoln, Nebraska | 2026-09-23T01:01:45Z | The city of **Lincoln** is the capital city of Nebraska, United States. Only Omaha has more people of any city in Nebraska. Lincoln is also the county seat of Lancaster County and the home of the University of Nebraska. Lincoln's 2020 Census population was 291,082.
Lincoln was founded in 1856 as the village of Lancast... | [] |
2,405 | 8,061 | 1,694,566 | Nuclear fission | 2025-11-17T17:43:36Z | **Nuclear fission,** is a kind of nuclear reaction. It is when an atom splits apart into smaller atoms. Some fission reactions give off a lot of energy, and are used in nuclear weapons and nuclear reactors. Nuclear fission was discovered in December 1938 by physicists Lise Meitner and Otto Frisch, who observed a uraniu... | [] |
2,406 | 8,064 | 863,768 | February 14 | 2025-05-30T00:32:14Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 842 – Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German languages respectively.
- 1009 – First documented mention of Lithuania
- 1014 – Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor is crowned.
- 1076 – Pope Gregory VII excommunicates Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor.
... | [] |
2,407 | 8,065 | 1,011,873 | 1903 | 2025-07-05T14:38:41Z | **1903** (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday in the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Wednesday in the Julian calendar.
## Aer, music, theatre, literature
- Edwin S. Porter's *The Great Train Robbery* is released.
## Events
- July 1–19 – The first Tour de France is held. Maurice Garin win... | [] |
2,408 | 8,066 | 1,878,172 | Fantastic Four | 2026-09-25T20:49:09Z | The **Fantastic Four** are a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They first appeared in the 1961 comic *The Fantastic Four* \#1 and were created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
The members of the group are scientist Reed Richards, his wife Susan Storm, her teenage brother Joh... | [] |
2,409 | 8,070 | 532,461 | Bob Barker | 2026-09-29T23:43:07Z | **Robert William "Bob" Barker** (December 12, 1923 – August 26, 2023) was an American television game show host and animal rights activist. He was best known for hosting CBS's *The Price is Right* from 1972 to 2007 and for hosting *Truth or Consequences* from 1956 to 1974.
## Early life
Barker was born **Robert Will... | [] |
2,410 | 8,071 | 1,530,097 | Connect Four | 2026-01-23T15:32:11Z | **Connect Four** is a simple game. To win, players must put four of the same color markers in the yellow square so that they touch. The yellow player usually starts, dropping a tile down one row, so that it falls to the bottom. Then the red player follows, dropping a red tile in any row. The first player to get 4 of th... | [] |
2,411 | 8,073 | 532,461 | Nintendo DS | 2026-07-26T05:02:56Z | The **Nintendo DS** (spelled **DS**, or **NDS** for short) is a handheld game console from Nintendo. The system was first released in 2004 in America, Japan, and South Korea then in 2005 in Europe and Australia. The system was lastly released in China on June 15, 2005 by local distributor iQue, which branded it as **iQ... | [] |
2,412 | 8,074 | 1,452,189 | Sam Neill | 2026-07-26T14:01:46Z | **Sir Nigel James Dermot "Sam" Neill** (14 September 1947 – 13 July 2026) was a New Zealand actor. He appeared in many movies. Neill was in *Jurassic Park*, *Dead Calm*, *Event Horizon*, *Sirens* and lots of other very famous movies. In recent years, he appeared in *Thor: Ragnarok* (2017) and *Peter Rabbit* (2018).
##... | [] |
2,413 | 8,081 | 863,768 | March 18 | 2025-05-30T00:32:17Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 1068 – An earthquake in the Levant and the Arabian Peninsula, leaves up to 20,000 dead.
- 1229 – Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, declares himself King of Jerusalem in the Sixth Crusade.
- 1241 – First Mongol invasion of Poland: Mongols overwhelm Polish armies in Kraków in the Battle of Ch... | [] |
2,414 | 8,092 | 5,295 | 1928 | 2026-02-02T23:33:03Z | **1928** (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday in the Gregorian calendar.
## Events
- January 31 – Leon Trotsky is exiled to Kazakhstan
- February 8 – British inventor John Logie Baird sends the first television signal across the Atlantic Ocean, from London to New York
- May 7 – The United Kingdom gives equa... | [] |
2,415 | 8,093 | 1,744,214 | Meteor | 2026-02-09T17:50:04Z | A **meteor** is what you see when a space rock falls to Earth. It is often known as a **shooting star** or **falling star** and can be a bright light in the night sky, though most are faint. A few survive long enough to hit the ground. That is called a **meteorite**, and a large one sometimes leaves a hole in the groun... | [] |
2,416 | 8,105 | 1,558,358 | Notepad | 2026-06-28T02:13:15Z | **Notepad** is a word processing program, which allows changing of text in a computer file. Notepad was created by the Microsoft corporation. It is a text editor, a very simple word processor. It has been a part of Microsoft Windows since 1985. The program has options such as changing the font, the font size, and th... | [] |
2,417 | 8,106 | 1,729,256 | Max Planck | 2026-01-18T09:20:30Z | **Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck** (April 23, 1858 in Kiel – October 4, 1947 in Göttingen) was a physicist from Germany. He discovered quantum mechanics. He won the Nobel Prize in physics.
## Life
Planck came from an old fashioned, intelligent family. His great-grandfather and grandfather were both theology professors... | [] |
2,418 | 8,109 | 1,508,758 | Jay Leno | 2025-03-08T14:50:21Z | **James Douglas Muir** "**Jay**" **Leno** (IPAC: ˈlɛnoʊ; born April 28, 1950) is an American actor, comedian, producer, writer, television host and television presenter.
## Early life
Leno was born **James Douglas Muir Leno** in New Rochelle, New York on April 28, 1950. His mother Catherine (née Muir; 1911–1993) was ... | [] |
2,419 | 8,110 | 1,843,854 | Vancouver | 2026-07-25T00:16:10Z | **Vancouver** (IPAC: væn'kuvær, ) is a coastal city and major seaport on the mainland of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. The city has a population of over 630,000 and is the most populous city in British Columbia. Metro Vancouver has a population of over 2 million people, which makes it the third-largest metropo... | [] |
2,420 | 8,112 | 1,879,297 | Nunavut | 2026-09-26T01:35:54Z | **Nunavut** is a territory in Canada. It is the newest, largest, and northernmost territory of Canada. It was founded on April 1, 1999 when many Inuit living in the Northwest Territories wanted to have an independent province and government. Its capital is named Iqaluit. It is in the north of Canada, and has a particul... | [] |
2,421 | 8,113 | 593,910 | Steve Martin | 2025-10-29T03:57:19Z | **Stephen Glenn Martin** (born August 14, 1945) is an American comedian, actor, writer, producer, and musician.
## Early years
Martin was born in Waco, Texas to Glenn Vernon Martin, a real estate salesman and aspiring actor, and Mary Lee Stewart, a housewife. Martin was raised in Inglewood, California and Garden Grov... | [] |
2,422 | 8,114 | 1,674,404 | Richard Attenborough | 2025-12-18T17:01:20Z | **Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough**, <template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="post-nominals"><div data-arg data-name="country">GBR</div><div data-arg data-name="sep">,</div><div data-arg data-name="size">100%</div><div data-arg>CBE</div></template> (IPAC: ˈætənbərə; 29 August 1923 – 24 August... | [] |
2,423 | 8,118 | 532,461 | Robin Williams | 2026-07-24T12:33:08Z | **Robin McLaurin Williams** (July 21, 1951 – August 11, 2014) was an American actor and stand-up comedian. He first became famous on the television show *Mork and Mindy*. He starred in many movies.
On August 11, 2014, Williams was found dead in his home. His death was believed to have been a suicide by asphyxiation.
... | [] |
2,424 | 8,121 | 15,149 | Bamboo | 2023-10-16T17:08:47Z | **Bamboo** is a name for over 1,400 species of giant grasses in 115 different genera. All bamboos have wood-like stems. Bamboo mainly grows in Africa, America and in Asia but can easily grow in Europe.
Bamboo grows in clumps (although running varieties exist). The runners can be up to 40 metres (130 feet). David Farre... | [] |
2,425 | 8,126 | 1,731,479 | Trojan War | 2026-01-21T15:48:00Z | The **Trojan War** was one of the most important wars in the history of Ancient Greece. It happened between the Trojans and the Greeks. It is mostly known through the *Iliad,* an epic poem written by the Ancient Greek poet Homer.
In the middle 19th century scholars thought Troy and the war were mythical; that they nev... | [] |
2,426 | 8,127 | 314,522 | Cruise ship | 2023-10-04T17:12:16Z | A **cruise ship** (or **cruise liner** or **ocean liner**, though the latter mainly refers to large vessels designed for mass leisure travel which cross the ocean) is a large ship with sleeping cabins and other facilities that takes people on holiday and vacation trips. Hundreds of thousands of people take cruises each... | [] |
2,427 | 8,128 | 1,721,801 | Windows Media Player | 2026-04-23T00:44:59Z | **Windows Media Player** is a digital media player made by Microsoft. It is already installed on Microsoft Windows operating systems, and an older version is available for some Apple Macintosh operating systems. The program allows people to watch certain video files and play music files that are in a compatible file fo... | [] |
2,428 | 8,129 | 10,403,306 | Listen Up | 2025-07-18T23:26:01Z | ***Listen Up!*** was a 2004 CBS television series. It was a sitcom starring Jason Alexander as Tony Kleinman, a sportscaster from the fictional "*Listen Up!*" His cohost is named Bernie, and is a hall of famer. Jason has a wife, Dana, and two kids, one named Mickey. Mickey is very good at golf, but gets low grades.
Th... | [] |
2,429 | 8,130 | 652,309 | Jurassic Park III | 2026-09-07T14:24:43Z | ***Jurassic Park III*** is a 2001 American science fiction adventure movie and the third *Jurassic Park* movie. It follows *The Lost World: Jurassic Park*. Paul Kirby, who says he is a rich business owner, convinces Coop Burtonburger and his assistant, Mister Brennigan, to take him and his wife to Isla Sorna as a vacat... | [] |
2,430 | 8,133 | 1,739,171 | Laura Dern | 2026-02-02T12:41:30Z | **Laura Elizabeth Dern** (born February 10, 1967) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. Born in Los Angeles, she is the daughter of Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd.
Dern received an Oscar and Golden Globe Award for her performance as Rose in *Rambling Rose*. For the HBO film *Afterburn*, she received an Emmy Award ... | [] |
2,431 | 8,134 | 22,027 | Trailer (movie) | 2022-05-17T20:38:29Z | A **movie trailer** (also called a **preview** or **coming attraction**) is a short showing of a future (not yet released) movie. They are shown in a theater before the current movie starts. They are often later shown in advertisements for DVD releases, and broadcasts of the movie on television.
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2,432 | 8,135 | 1,658,935 | Michael Crichton | 2026-02-25T16:11:05Z | **Michael Crichton** (October 23, 1942 – November 4, 2008) was an American author of many books. His books were usually in the science fiction, medical fiction, and thriller genres. He was also a producer, director, and doctor.
Crichton is well known for writing novels that later became well-known Hollywood movies. Hi... | [] |
2,433 | 8,136 | 640,235 | Andreas Baader | 2023-06-22T10:38:30Z | **Andreas Bernd Baader** (6 May 1943-18 October 1977) was a German terrorist.
He was born in Munich and was one of the first leaders of the Red Army Faction (RAF). It was often called the *Baader-Meinhof gang*
## Start of the Baader-Meinhof gang
In 1968, Baader and his girlfriend Gudrun Ensslin were convicted of the... | [] |
2,434 | 8,137 | 1,734,355 | Meher Baba | 2026-06-24T08:37:50Z | **Meher Baba** (25 February 1894 – 31 January 1969) referred to himself as the Avatar of the Age. His birth name was Merwan Irani and his parents' names were Sheriar and Shireen Irani. His family lived in Poona (Pune) India, but they were of Persian descent. Today Persia is called Iran. They were not Hindus or Muslims,... | [] |
2,435 | 8,141 | 863,768 | Uno (card game) | 2025-12-26T10:35:15Z | ***Uno*** (stylized on usual branding as **UNO**) is an American board game that was made by Merle Robbins in 1971. It has since been bought by a company named Mattel. It uses 108 special cards made just to play *Uno*. It is similar to Crazy Eights.
The cards are put into four different groups: Red cards, green cards,... | [] |
2,436 | 8,149 | 314,522 | Electrical engineering | 2025-03-29T18:00:38Z | **Electrical engineering** is a subject of engineering. Its goal is to develop (think and make) different things that use electricity in a helpful way. Electrical engineers fix or design new and better ways of using devices that use electricity.
Big subjects in electrical engineering include power generation, automati... | [] |
2,437 | 8,150 | 693,482 | Design | 2026-07-26T14:53:48Z | **Design** is the visual appearence or shape given to an object. Design aims to make things prettier, more comfortable, or better in some way by making them work well and look good.
Good design decisions can make a space, for example, a hospital or an airport, more accessible or an image more attractive for advertisem... | [] |
2,438 | 8,151 | 532,461 | Star Trek | 2026-09-26T10:07:11Z | ***Star Trek*** is an American media franchise owned by Paramount and CBS, as well as various spin-offs.
The main parts of the *Star Trek* franchise are:
- Fourteen television series (first shown from 1966 to today) and
- Fourteen movies (The first thirteen were shown in theaters from 1980 to 2016, but the last one,... | [] |
2,439 | 8,152 | 920,495 | Tunnel | 2026-05-17T08:28:42Z | A **tunnel** is an underground passage. Some tunnels are used for cars, and others are used for trains. Sometimes, a tunnel is used for movement of ships. Some tunnels are built for communication cables and some are built for electricity cables. Other tunnels are built for animals.
Tunnels are dug in different kinds o... | [] |
2,440 | 8,155 | 1,687,111 | The Salvation Army | 2026-01-05T02:21:43Z | **The Salvation Army** is a Protestant Christian organization William and Catherine Booth founded it in the East End of London, England in 1865. It was called the Christian Mission to start with, but in 1878, the name was changed. The Booths came from a Buddhist tradition, but today the teachings of the movement are m... | [] |
2,441 | 8,156 | 103,847 | Orphanage | 2023-06-12T10:42:56Z | An **orphanage** is an institution that takes in and cares for orphans. It can also mean the state of being an orphan.
Historically it was very often the church or the state who cared for orphans. Children in orphanages may have suffered from child abuse or trauma from their parents.
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2,442 | 8,157 | 1,856,142 | London Underground | 2026-08-16T08:39:05Z |
The **London Underground** is a form of public transport in London. It is a rapid transit system that uses electric trains. It is the oldest underground railway in the world. It started running in 1863 as the *Metropolitan Railway*. After the opening the system was copied in many other cities, for example New York a... | [] |
2,443 | 8,158 | 1,667,609 | Democracy Now! | 2025-09-27T19:05:25Z | ***Democracy Now!*** is a radio and TV program. It is entirely paid for through donations from listeners, viewers, and foundations and does not accept advertisers, corporate underwriting, or government funding. It is one of the biggest independent news organizations in the United States.
## Other websites
- [Officia... | [] |
2,444 | 8,159 | 1,377,006 | Socialist Party (England and Wales) | 2024-03-22T17:02:04Z | The **Socialist Party** is a Trotskyist political party active in England and Wales and part of the Committee for a Workers' International. They publish a weekly newspaper entitled *The Socialist* and a monthly *Socialism Today*. As an organisation, it has evolved from the Militant Tendency, who in the early 1980s st... | [] |
2,445 | 8,161 | 640,235 | National Union of Teachers | 2023-07-24T19:25:59Z | The **National Union of Teachers** was the largest teachers' union in the United Kingdom. It has a policy of campaigning on educational issues as well as the conditions of service of its members.
In 2017 it joined with the Association of Teachers and Lecturers to form the National Education Union.
## Other websites
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2,446 | 8,166 | 863,768 | June 5 | 2025-05-30T00:32:20Z | ## Events
### Up to 1950
- 70 – Titus and his Roman legions breach the middle of the Wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem.
- 1224 – The University of Naples is founded.
- 1257 – Krakow receives city rights.
- 1283 – Battle of the Gulf of Naples: Roger of Lauria, admiral to King Peter III of Aragon, captures Ch... | [] |
2,447 | 8,167 | 863,768 | February 20 | 2025-05-30T00:32:23Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 1472 – Orkney and Shetland are annexed to the crown of Scotland.
- 1547 – Edward VI of England is crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey.
- 1724 – The premiere of *Giulio Cesare*, an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel, takes place in London.
- 1725 – The first reported case of wh... | [] |
2,448 | 8,168 | 314,522 | Dave Grohl | 2026-08-23T10:15:37Z | **David Eric** "**Dave**" **Grohl** (born January 14, 1969) is an American rock musician and singer. He is best known as the lead singer, occasionally drummer, and guitarist of rock band Foo Fighters and the drummer of the grunge band Nirvana from 1990 to 1994. He has also been part of thirty different bands in his lif... | [] |
2,449 | 8,169 | 10,350,797 | 1740 | 2025-06-23T21:50:52Z | **1740** (MDCCXL) was a leap year starting on Friday in the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Tuesday in the Julian calendar.
## Events
- God Save the Queen first performed.
- Madame Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve writes and publishes the folk story *Beauty and the Beast*.
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2,450 | 8,178 | 8,317,232 | Embryo | 2022-07-04T12:48:18Z | An **embryo** is the earliest stage in the development of a fertilised egg (the zygote). It is the term used for any animal or plant, from the first cell division until birth, or hatching, or germination in plants.
In humans, it is called an embryo until about eight weeks after fertilization, and from then until birth... | [] |
2,451 | 8,179 | 1,392,085 | WordPad | 2025-11-07T15:52:56Z | **WordPad** is a word processor application. It is made by Microsoft. WordPad is a basic word processor. It has simple formatting functions. The software comes free with Microsoft Windows operating systems. WordPad is similar to Notepad but lets the user format text, something users cannot do in Notepad. However, WordP... | [] |
2,452 | 8,180 | 1,558,358 | Microsoft Paint | 2026-06-15T22:29:54Z | **Microsoft Paint**, also called **MS Paint** or simply **Paint** is a computer program made by Microsoft. It allows people to create picture files as well as edit picture files saved on their computer. Microsoft Paint is also a program for adding texts to images saved on a computer. There are various tools to help peo... | [] |
2,453 | 8,183 | 1,721,801 | This PC | 2026-05-31T21:50:00Z | **This PC** is seen on the Microsoft Windows computers. This PC allows the user to access the local drives, such as the local disk, also known as the C: Drive. The user can also access external drives. Examples of an external drive are a floppy disk drive (A: Drive) and the CD Drive (D:). This PC also lets the user acc... | [] |
2,454 | 8,194 | 314,522 | Trilogy | 2024-12-27T02:32:28Z | A **trilogy** (**threelogy**)is a set of three dramatic or literary works.. For example, The Godfather series of movies is a trilogy because there are three movies in the series: *The Godfather*, *The Godfather Part II*, and *The Godfather Part III*.
The trilogy was originally a tradition of Ancient Greek theatre, whe... | [] |
2,455 | 8,195 | 1,572,762 | Series | 2025-04-24T19:29:27Z | A **series** is a group of similar things that are all related to the same topic.
In mathematics, a **series** is the adding of a sequence, a list of (usually never-ending) mathematical objects (such as numbers). It is sometimes written as \(\textstyle \sum_{n=i}^k a_n\), which is another way of writing \(a_i + \cdots... | [] |
2,456 | 8,196 | 693,482 | Synesthesia | 2026-07-26T16:45:40Z | **Synesthesia**, or **synaesthesia** depending on where you live and which dialect of English is used locally, is a condition where the brain mixes up the senses. People who have synesthesia are called **synesthetes**.
Synesthesia is usually inherited (called **congenital synesthesia**), but exactly how people inherit... | [] |
2,457 | 8,199 | 532,461 | Moose | 2026-07-26T04:35:55Z | **Moose** (*Alces alces*; called **elk** in Europe) are a large species of deer. Some authorities put the American moose in a different species, *Alces americanus*.
A male moose is called a *bull*, a female moose is called a *cow*, and a young moose is called a *calf*. A group of moose is called a *herd*. The plural f... | [] |
2,458 | 8,204 | 394,147 | Stanley Kubrick | 2026-05-16T02:26:37Z | **Stanley Kubrick** (26 July 1928 - 7 March 1999) was an American movie director. Kubrick is thought to have been one of the great directors of the 20th century.
He was born in New York City but lived most of his life in England. His movies are respected for their great amount of detail and symbolism. Some of his movi... | [] |
2,459 | 8,206 | 103,847 | Kyoto Protocol | 2025-12-11T21:51:05Z | The **Kyoto Protocol** is a plan created by the United Nations for the *United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change* that tries to reduce the effects of climate change, such as global warming. The plan says that countries that adopt (follow) the Kyoto Protocol have to try to reduce how much carbon dioxide (an... | [] |
2,460 | 8,213 | 532,461 | Movie director | 2026-08-06T05:36:43Z | A **movie director** is a person who leads the making of a movie (or *film*). They take care of the artistic things in the movie. They give instructions to the actors and direct the people that work on the movie.
Directors give many of their responsibilities to other members of their movie-making team (called a movie ... | [] |
2,461 | 8,233 | 2,133 | Jack Nicholson | 2025-07-19T06:50:01Z | **John Joseph Nicholson** (born April 22, 1937) is an American retired actor, director, producer and writer. He started out as a writer and part-time actor. He became a star in 1969 when he had a small part in the movie *Easy Rider*. He has won three Oscars, for *As Good as it Gets*, *One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest*, ... | [] |
2,462 | 8,234 | 1,441,744 | 1860s | 2024-04-02T10:31:07Z | The **1860s** was the decade that began on January 1, 1860 and ended on December 31, 1869. It is distinct from the decade known as the '''187st decade''' which began on January 1, 1861 and ended on December 31, 1870.
## The most important events
- The Civil War in the United States
## Sports
College football is fir... | [] |
2,463 | 8,235 | 248,920 | June 20 | 2025-10-07T16:48:07Z | ## Events
### Up to 1950
- 451 – The Battle of Chalons, Flavius Aetius' victory over Attila the Hun.
- 1214 – University of Oxford receives its charter.
- 1605 – Tsar Feodor III of Russia is murdered.
- 1631 – The sack of Baltimore: the Irish village of Baltimore was attacked by Algerian pirates.
- 1667 – Pope Clemen... | [] |
2,464 | 8,236 | 217,550 | January 4 | 2026-04-17T19:34:27Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 46 BC – Julius Caesar defeats Titus Labienus in the Battle of Ruspina.
- 1490 – Anne of Brittany announces that all those who would ally (go on the same side) with the King of France will be guilty of the crime of lese–majesty.
- 1642 – Charles I of England sends soldiers in to arrest membe... | [] |
2,465 | 8,248 | 532,461 | Autism | 2026-09-29T14:30:03Z | The **autism spectrum**, commonly called **Autism**, or also known as **autism spectrum disorder** is a developmental condition.
## Overview
Autism changes how one thinks, understands the world, moves, communicates, and socializes. Autism may make it hard for someone to make friends, read facial expressions, or effec... | [] |
2,466 | 8,249 | 532,461 | Italian language | 2026-07-08T22:49:44Z | The **Italian language** is a Romance language spoken in Italy. Other countries that use Italian as their *official language* are San Marino, Vatican City and Switzerland. Slovenia, and Croatia also use Italian as an official language, but only in some regions. Italian is spoken by about 70 million people in several ... | [] |
2,467 | 8,250 | 532,461 | Namibia | 2026-06-17T20:30:47Z | The **Republic of Namibia** is a country in southern Africa on the Atlantic coast. It is bordered by the countries of Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east, and South Africa to the south. It does not border the country of Zimbabwe, but it is very close to it. It gained independence from South Africa in ... | [] |
2,468 | 8,251 | 18,539 | Jubal Early | 2019-05-22T11:29:00Z | **Jubal Anderson Early** (November 3, 1816 – March 2, 1894) was a Confederate general in the American Civil War. He commanded a corps in Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. He invaded the north in 1864. After the war, he was one of the major defenders of the Confederate.
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2,469 | 8,253 | 532,461 | Lewis Carroll | 2026-04-26T03:18:12Z | **Lewis Carroll** was the pen name of **Charles Lutwidge Dodgson** (Daresbury, Cheshire, 27 January 1832 – Guildford, Surrey, 14 January 1898). Dodgson was an Oxford don, a logician (mathematics expert), a writer, a poet, an Anglican clergyman, and a photographer. He is most famous for his story *Alice's Adventures in ... | [] |
2,470 | 8,260 | 248,920 | 1935 | 2025-10-14T15:06:29Z | **1935** (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday in the Gregorian calendar.
## Events
- April 15 – Roerich Pact signed in Washington D.C.
## Births
- January 8 – Elvis Presley, musician (d. 1977)
- January 22 – Saloma, Malaysian actress and singer, wife of P. Ramlee.
- February 5 – Hank Aaron, professional ... | [] |
2,471 | 8,284 | 532,461 | Belize | 2026-09-29T19:40:20Z | **Belize** (IPAC: bəˈliːz) is a country in Central America. It used to be called *British Honduras*, but changed its name in 1973. Long before that it was part of the Mayan Empire. Belize is the only English-speaking country in Central America.
Some people in Belize speak Spanish or Kriol, but English is the official... | [] |
2,472 | 8,290 | 687,039 | Michael Landon | 2022-07-01T08:05:20Z | **Michael Landon** (October 31, 1936 - July 1, 1991) was an American actor. He is best known for his roles on the TV shows, *Bonanza*, *Little House on the Prairie*, and *Highway to Heaven*.
## Other websites
- [Little House Wiki: Michael Landon](http://littlehouse.wikia.com/wiki/Michael_Landon)
| [] |
2,473 | 8,296 | 22,027 | Titanic | 2026-06-25T08:51:15Z | {\| class\="infobox" align\="right" cellpadding\="2" cellspacing\="0" width\="300" style\="margin-left:5px"
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2,474 | 8,299 | 314,522 | Steel | 2026-08-25T23:52:04Z | **Steel** is iron mixed with carbon and sometimes other metals. It is harder and stronger than iron. Iron with more than 1.7% percent carbon by weight is named cast iron. Steel is different from wrought iron, which has little or no carbon.
## Making steel
Steel has a long history. People in India and Sri Lanka were m... | [] |
2,475 | 8,304 | 16,695 | Luftwaffe | 2025-06-06T13:28:59Z | The **Luftwaffe** (pronounced {{#IPA2}}'luft.ʋɑ.fə{{/IPA2}}) is the name for the air force of Nazi Germany. It was the name for the air force of Germany during the Third Reich when Adolf Hitler was in power (between 1933 and 1945) World War II. It has also been the name for the air force since it was re-established in ... | [] |
2,476 | 8,308 | 1,817,142 | The Velvet Underground | 2026-06-06T02:20:17Z | **The Velvet Underground** was an American rock band (not bebop) from New York City. It was formed in 1964.
The original line-up was Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison and Maureen Tucker. They were discovered by the famous artist Andy Warhol, who produced and designed the cover for their first album *The Velvet U... | [] |
2,477 | 8,310 | 1,392,959 | John F. Kennedy | 2026-09-29T20:19:35Z | **John Fitzgerald Kennedy** (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963) commonly known as **JFK**, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. Before becoming president, he was the junior U.S. senator representing Massachusetts from 1953 to 1960. He... | [] |
2,478 | 8,318 | 532,461 | Jyväskylä | 2026-01-04T18:56:48Z | **Jyväskylä** ({{#IPA-fi}}ˈjyʋæsˌkylæ{{/IPA-fi}}; Granivicus) is a city and municipality in Finland in the western part of the Finnish Lakeland. It is located about 150 km north-east from Tampere, the third largest city in Finland; and about 270 km north from Helsinki, the capital of Finland. The Jyväskylä sub-region i... | [] |
2,479 | 8,324 | 1,865,373 | Alfred Hitchcock | 2026-09-20T06:59:35Z | **Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock** <template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="post-nominals"><div data-arg data-name="country">GBR</div><div data-arg data-name="size">100%</div><div data-arg>KBE</div></template> (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was a British movie director who later became an American citizen, bu... | [] |
2,480 | 8,325 | 10,249,931 | 1659 | 2025-05-11T07:09:17Z | {{#Year article header}}1659{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- February 16 – The first known cheque (400 pounds) is written.
- May 21 – The Kingdom of France, the Commonwealth of England and the Dutch Republic sign the Treaty of The Hague.
- Thomas Hobbes publishes *De Homine*.
- Drought occurs in India.
- Christia... | [] |
2,481 | 8,327 | 863,768 | July 1 | 2025-05-30T00:32:32Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 69 – Tiberius Julius Alexander orders his Roman legions in Alexandria to swear allegiance to Vespasian as Emperor.
- 552 – Battle of Taginae: Byzantine forces under Narses defeat the Ostrogoths in present-day Italy.
- 1097 – Battle of Dorylaeum: Crusaders under Bohemond of Taranto defeat a ... | [] |
2,482 | 8,329 | 1,819,795 | Black comedy | 2026-07-04T00:18:00Z | **Black comedy** (also known as **dark comedy** or **dark humor**) is getting humor (something funny or comical) from something serious. It is known for its use of very sensitive subjects, such as war, tragedy, disease, death and suffering of the innocent. Black comedy is also a form of satire that uses irony and mock... | [] |
2,483 | 8,330 | 248,920 | Elliott Gould | 2025-09-28T03:48:39Z | **Elliot Gould** (born as **Elliott Goldstein** on August 29, 1938) is an American actor. He was born in Brooklyn, New York City. He is mostly known for his roles in many films including *M\*A\*S\*H* (1970), *Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice* (1970), and *Ocean's Eleven* (2001). He has also made guest appearances on many tele... | [] |
2,484 | 8,335 | 1,542,442 | Equation | 2025-06-06T19:38:16Z | A mathematical **equation** is a mathematical object containing two or more expressions connected by equals signs (\=). The equals sign says that all of the expressions describe the same mathematical object.
An equation should not be confused with an expression. An expression is one piece of an equation, and does not ... | [] |
2,485 | 8,336 | 248,920 | 1961 | 2025-10-21T15:06:27Z | **1961** (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday in the Gregorian calendar.
Its rendering using the Hindu-Arabic numeral system creates a numeral which looks the same when put upside down. The next such year will be 6009.
## Events
- John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States.
- *The Fantastic Fou... | [] |
2,486 | 8,337 | 1,797,015 | 1783 | 2026-05-03T01:30:00Z | {{#Year article header}}1783{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- February 3 – American Revolutionary War: Spain recognizes the independence of the United States.
- February 4 – American Revolutionary War: the Government of the United Kingdom formally declares that it will cease hostilities with the United States of A... | [] |
2,487 | 8,338 | 314,522 | 1809 | 2025-07-11T18:53:56Z | {{#Year article header}}1809{{/Year article header}}
## Events
## Births
- January 4 – Louis Braille, French teacher of the blind (d. 1852).
- January 15 – Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, French anarchist (d. 1864)
- January 19 – Edgar Allan Poe, American writer (d. 1849)
- February 3 – Felix Mendelssohn, German composer (... | [] |
2,488 | 8,340 | 10,343,531 | 1968 | 2025-06-20T04:55:06Z | **1968** (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar.
## Events
- January 5 – Alexander Dubček elected as leader of the Czechoslovakian Communist Party – the "Prague Spring" begins in Czechoslovakia
- January 15 – An earthquake in Sicily – 231 dead, 262 injured
- January 21 – US B-52 Stra... | [] |
2,489 | 8,341 | 593,910 | October 31 | 2025-11-18T15:01:56Z | ## Events
### Up to 1950
- 475 – Romulus Augustus is proclaimed Roman Emperor.
- 1517 – Protestant Reformation: Martin Luther posts his 95 theses on the door of the Wittenberg Castle Church.
- 1587 – Leiden University Library opens its doors after its founding in 1575.
- 1822 – Emperor Agustín de Iturbide attempts to... | [] |
2,490 | 8,343 | 640,235 | Beadle | 2023-02-17T16:45:07Z | A **beadle** is someone who works at a church or a Jewish synagogue and helps the clergy. A beadle's main job is to show people to their seats and to keep order during church services. In the past they were important in running workhouses.
Like many words that describe a person's job, the word **beadle** can also be ... | [] |
2,491 | 8,355 | 10,343,503 | 1947 | 2025-06-20T04:49:20Z | **1947** (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday in the Gregorian calendar.
## Events
- February 28 incident in Taiwan was an affair in which large numbers of people protested against the government, in which thousands were killed by the regime's forces.
- April 15 – Jackie Robinson, an African-American, p... | [] |
2,492 | 8,356 | 863,768 | July 17 | 2025-05-30T00:32:38Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 180 – 12 inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians.
- 1203 – The Fourth Crusade captures Constantinople by assault.
- 1402 – Yongle becomes Emperor of China.
- 1429 – Hundred Years' War: Charles VIII of France is crowned King.
- 1453 – Battle of Castillon: Fr... | [] |
2,493 | 8,364 | 532,461 | Vegetable | 2026-04-26T05:23:30Z | **Vegetables** are a **health food** that are eaten by humans as part of a meal. This meaning is often used: it is applied to plants to mean all edible plant matter, including the flowers, fruits, stems, leaves, roots, and seeds.
Carrots and potatoes are parts of the root of the plants, but since they are eaten by hum... | [] |
2,494 | 8,365 | 1,542,442 | Olivine | 2025-05-29T17:28:35Z | **Olivine** (or chrysolite) is a silicate mineral made of magnesium iron silicate with the formula <template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="chem2"><div data-arg data-name="auto">1</div><div data-arg>(Mg,Fe)2SiO4</div></template>.
It ranges in colour from chartreuse green to pale olive. In its gem form, it ... | [] |
2,495 | 8,374 | 863,768 | May 18 | 2025-05-30T00:32:41Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 44 BC – Comet Caesar is discovered by Chinese astronomers.
- 332 – Emperor Constantine announces distributions of food to citizens in Constantinople.
- 1152 – Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine.
- 1388 – During the Battle of Buyur Lake, General Lan Yu leads a Chinese army forw... | [] |
2,496 | 8,375 | 10,249,115 | 30 BC | 2025-05-11T03:16:28Z | The year **30 BC** was either a common year starting on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday or a leap year starting on Thursday. At the time, it was known as the **Year of the Consulship of Octavian and Crassus**.
## Events
### Roman Republic
- Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian becomes Roman Consul for the fourth time. His par... | [] |
2,497 | 8,376 | 1,398,040 | January 29 | 2026-04-07T10:36:53Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 757 – An Lushan, leader of the revolt against China's Tang dynasty, is murdered by his son An Qingxu.
- 904 – Pope Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher.
- 1616 – Dutch seafarers Jacob Le Maire and Willem Cornelisz Schouten success... | [] |
2,498 | 8,377 | 532,461 | Economy | 2026-05-27T07:24:02Z | An **economy** is a system of making and trading things of value. It is usually divided into goods (materials and objects) and services (things people do). An economy assumes that there is a medium of exchange, which, in the modern world, is called 'finance'. This makes trade possible. The alternative – systems of bart... | [] |
2,499 | 8,378 | 248,920 | March 7 | 2025-10-21T15:06:08Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 161 – Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies.
- 238 – Roman subjects in North Africa revolt against Maximus Thrax and elect Gordian I as Roman Emperor.
- 321 – Constantine announces that Sunday is a rest day in Europe.
- 1277 – Stephen Tempier, Bishop of Paris, condemns 219 philosophical and the... | [] |
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