We may not be able to post all the major historical events that have happened this year, but we can summarize some of them! Here is the previous year by month, thanks to On This Day 2024 and 2025.
1st
President Joe Biden pardons his son Hunter Biden, reversing an earlier decision.
4th
The French government, led by Prime Minister Michel Barnier, was toppled by a no-confidence vote for the first time since 1962
United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson is shot and killed outside a hotel in Manhattan, New York, in a targeted attack
7th
Restored Notre Dame Cathedral re-opens after the 2019 fire with a VIP ceremony attended by world leaders in Paris, France
8th
43,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died in the country's war with Russia, with 370,000 injured, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky
American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift concludes "The Eras Tour" with her 149th show, at BC Place in Vancouver, Canada; the 21-month international concert tour is the highest-grossing of all time, with box office gross just over $2 billion
9th
Luigi Mangione (26) is arrested at an Altoona, Pennsylvania, fast food restaurant after a five-day manhunt, and charged with the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in NYC
12th
A suspected Chinese spy, with links to Prince Andrew, is banned from the UK by a government tribunal
13th
British rock band Coldplay released a music video for their song "All My Love" featuring American entertainer Dick Van Dyke, on his 99th birthday
The US Centers for Disease Control confirms the first severe case of a person with bird flu in Louisiana, out of more than 60 in 2024
14th
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached by a vote in the National Assembly after his failed attempt to impose martial law
16th
New research indicates 37 Bronze-Age Britons were butchered and cannibalized, and their remains thrown down a shaft in Charterhouse Warren in England
A rare school shooting in Wisconsin leaves 1 teacher and one student dead, with others injured - a rare case of a female carrying out a mass shooting
17th
Pope Francis says two assassination attempts on him were foiled by British intelligence and Iraqi police during his visit to Mosul, Iraq, in 2021
19th
France's largest-ever rape trial ends with Dominique Pelicot found guilty of all charges and sentenced to 20 years for drugging and raping his wife, Gisèle Pelicot, and inviting at least 50 other men to do so
24th
NASA's Parker Solar Probe makes a record-breaking approach to the Sun, coming within 3.8 million miles (6 million kilometers) of the star
25th
Baltimore Ravens Lamar Jackson breaks NFL career rushing record for quarterbacks in 31-2 win over the Texans in Houston; he runs for 87 yards, pushing his career rushing total to 6,110
1st
A 42-year-old American army veteran plows through a New Year's Eve celebration on Bourbon Street in New Orleans in a rented pick-up truck; 14 people die and dozens are injured, and the driver is killed in a shoot-out with police
6th
The US records its first person to die from bird flu in southwest Louisiana
10th
Climate Scientists and NASA confirm 2024 was the world's warmest year on record- the previous high was set in 2023.
Us President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced by a federal NY court to no punishment after being convicted (May 2024) of falsifying business records in a hush money case.
12th
The Governor of California said the California wildfires will be one of the worst natural disasters in US history, having burned through 40,000 acres, damaged about 12,000 structures, and killed at least 24 people
16th
Actor and director Justin Baldoni countersues actress Blake Lively for $400 million for defamation and extortion, over their film "It Ends With Us", after Lively earlier sued him for harassment and a smear campaign
19th
The TikTok app stops working in the US shortly before a federal ban on the app is due to take effect
20th
On the first day of his return to office, President Donald Trump issued pardons to over 1500 of his supporters charged in connection with the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, declared a national emergency at the southern border, and withdrew the US from the World Health Organization and the Paris Agreement on Climate
Marco Rubio is confirmed as the US Secretary of State by the US Senate
Republican Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States of America, and JD Vance as the 50th Vice-President; Trump is the oldest person to take the office, and joins Grover Cleveland as only the second elected to non-consecutive White House terms.
US President Donald Trump issued an executive order halting all foreign aid programs for 90 days, with some exceptions for humanitarian aid
US President Donald Trump issued an executive order for Federal agencies to slash diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives throughout the Federal government
21st
Historic snowstorm hits the US deep south, with Louisiana and parts of Texas issuing their first-ever blizzard warnings: record snow accumulations in Louisiana and Florida
23rd
Former U.S. Representative John Ratcliffe was confirmed by the US Senate as Director of the CIA
US President Donald Trump issued pardons to 23 anti-abortion activists convicted of illegally blocking access to clinics
24th
US President Donald Trump fired over a dozen independent Inspectors General, without the required 30-day advance notice, citing reasons for the firing to Congress
27th
James McHenry, the acting US Attorney General, fires more than a dozen prosecutors who worked on special counsel Jack Smith's prosecution of Donald Trump
29th
The US Army helicopter practicing night vision flying, crashes mid-air into a commercial jet, killing all 67 passengers, including dozens of figure skaters, and crew members, over the Potomac River while approaching Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington D.C.
30th
Former US Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey received an 11-year prison sentence for his conviction of bribery while in office
The Global Planetary Defence procedures triggered for the first time after a 100-meter Asteroid 2024 YR4 is found to have a 1.3% chance of hitting Earth in 2032.
1st
Us President Trump announces 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico and 10% tariffs on China. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces retaliatory tariffs of 25% on $106.6 billion worth of American goods
2nd
Grammys ended with Beyonce winning Album of the Year and Best Country Album. Kendrick Lamar won Song and Record of the Year, and Chappell Roan won Best New Artist
4th
The first clinical trial approved to transfer genetically modified pigs' kidneys into humans by the US Food and Drug Administration
5th
President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning transgender women from competing in female sports
9th
Kendrick Lamar performs halftime at Super Bowl LIX, with an appearance by Samuel L Jackson
12th
Tulsi Gabbard confirmed as Director of National Intelligence by the US Senate
13th
Robert F Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as Health and Human Services Secretary by the US Senate, after concerns over his anti-vaccine views
US National Park Service quietly removes all references to transgender and queer people from Stonewall National Monument website
16th
Saturday Night Live celebrates 50 years with a special show, “SNL50: The Anniversary Special,” with celebrity guests and returning cast members
17th
An airplane crashed and flipped over at Toronto airport, injuring 21 people, the fourth major aviation accident in North America in a month
20th
Trump supporter and counterterrorism official Kash Patel is narrowly confirmed as FBI Director by the US Senate
21st
US President Donald Trump fires US Air Force Chief of Staff General Charles Q. Brown as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as part of a Pentagon shake-up
26th
The first death from measles in the US occurred in Texas in a decade, and the first child to die in 22 years amid an outbreak affecting 124 people
2nd
The Oscars ended with Anora winning Best Film, Best Director to Sean Baker, and Best Acting Awards to Adrien Brody, Mikey Madison, Kieran Culkin, and Zoe Saldana
4th
President Trump speaks to the US Congress in the longest-ever speech by a president at 99 minutes, including a vow that the US will acquire Greenland, "we're going to get it - one way or another"
US tariffs of 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada come into effect, along with increasing tariffs on Chinese goods to 20%; Canada and China immediately retaliate
9th
Colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni), a species identified in 1925, is filmed for the first time by scientists from the Schmidt Ocean Institute; the 30 sm (11.8 inches) juvenile was captured on video at a depth of 600 meters (1968 feet) near the South Sandwich Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean using SuBastian, a remotely operated vehicle
10th
NASA is the first US federal agency to begin firing career employees under President Trump's downsizing directives
11th
132-year-old shipwreck rediscovered in Lake Superior, of the steel steamer "The Great Western" which sank in 1892 with the loss of 27 lives
Astronomers announce the discovery of 128 new moons orbiting the planet Saturn, bringing the planet's total to 274 moons
14th
A severe storm system begins across the US South and Midwest, bringing high winds, dust storms, and more than 60 tornadoes over two days, killing at least 42 people
18th
NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore finally return to Earth from the International Space Station after nine months, instead of one week, aboard a SpaceX capsule
19th
New data on dark energy from the DESI telescope further upends scientific belief that the universe is constantly expanding; its results show it has instead weakened over the last 4.5 million years
24th
"The Atlantic" publishes "The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans," claiming US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth included a journalist in a group chat detailing airstrikes in Yemen
27th
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces a major restructure of the US Department of Health, including laying off 33 % of its workforce, about 10,000 employees
1st
Legendary movie poster artist Drew Struzan announces he can no longer paint due to Alzheimer's; Struzan is known for illustrating over 150 movie posters, including Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Blade Runner, and Back to the Future
2nd
Powerful spring storms begin crossing the US Midwest and mid-South, killing at least 23 people in Kentucky, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Missouri
President Trump announces "Liberation Day", unveiling wide-ranging tariffs on foreign countries importing into the US, including 34% on China and 20% for the European Union
5th
Science's $3 million Breakthrough Prize awarded to scientists who led the development of weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, Daniel Drucker, Joel Habener, Jens Juul Holst, and Lotte Bjerre Knudsen
9th
US President Donald Trump announces reversal on global tariffs, proposing a 90-day pause–excluding China
11th
China raises US tariffs to 125% in retaliation against Trump, excluding China from the 90-day tariff pause and increasing China's tariffs to 145%
14th
Blue Origin's NS-31 sub-orbital flight with the first all-female crew takes flight. The crew included Amanda Nguyen, Aisha Bowe, Gayle King, Katy Perry, Kerianne Flynn, and Lauren Sanchez.
16th
A juvenile colossal squid (11.8 inches long) is filmed in its natural environment at 1,968 feet deep for the first time since its discovery in 1925 near the South Sandwich Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean
The US Navy launches a wave of missile strikes across Houthi-controlled Yemen, killing at least 31 people and injuring 101 others
21st
Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church since 2013, dies; succeeded by Pope Leo XIV
22nd
At least 5,000 residents are evacuated as wildfire burns across 12,500 acres in Pine Barrens, New Jersey
Earth Day: National Geographic releases a new documentary, "Secrets of the Penguins," featuring the first drone footage in the world of penguin chicks jumping off a 50-foot cliff to take their first swim
23rd
International Coral Reef Initiative releases study showing that 84% of the world's coral reefs have been impacted by an ongoing bleaching event that started in January 2023
2nd
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports 216 children in the US have died this flu season, the deadliest year since the 2009 swine flu pandemic
3rd
Lady Gaga's free concert at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, drew a crowd estimated at 2.5 million attendees, the largest concert in history for a female artist; police later revealed they thwarted a bombing attempt.
4th
Nearly three weeks of uninterrupted 24-hour live streaming (478 hours) of Sweden's 'Great Moose Migration' ended after moose crossed the Ångerman River
President Trump announces 100% tariffs on foreign films brought to the US
5th
Skype, the pioneering online video calling service established in 2003, has been taken offline for good by Microsoft
7th
Conclave to elect new Pope begins with 133 cardinal electors
8th
Cardinal Robert Prevost is elected as the 267th pope of the Catholic Church, the first American to hold the office takes the name of Pope Leo XIV
12th
US and China agree to a 90-day trade deal in which tariffs on most Chinese imports will drop from 145% to 30%, and tariffs on US imports will drop from 125% to 10%
Rock band Foo Fighters fire drummer Josh Freese after two years with the group
16th
Princess Opeyemi Bright becomes the youngest UK mayor in history at 29 years old
A rash of tornadoes and severe weather resulted in 27 deaths in the Midwestern US states of Kentucky and Missouri
18th
English rock band "The Who" announced the resignation of Zak Starkey, their drummer since 1996; Starkey claims that he did not quit, but was fired, later revising that he instead "had been retired"
Papal inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV is held at Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
20th
Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen plays to a draw against an online team of 143,000 players from around the world
21st
The US Department of Defense accepts a luxury 747 jetliner as a gift from the government of Qatar, with an eye towards converting it for use as a temporary Air Force One presidential transport, despite bipartisan ethical, security, and cost concerns
27th
US National Park Service quietly removes all references to bisexual people from Stonewall National Monument, further erasing LGBTQ+ history following the removal of references to transgender and queer people in February
28th
Three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of International Trade unanimously rules President Donald Trump exceeded his authority in using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 to justify his "Liberation Day" tariffs; the administration immediately appeals
30th
Taylor Swift announces she has bought back the rights to her entire discography from Shamrock, including the master recordings of her first six studio albums
1st
Freedom Flotilla ship Madleen, carrying humanitarian aid en route to Gaza, Palestine, sets sail with Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, member of the European Parliament Rima Hassan, and 10 other volunteers.
4th
20,500 people are evacuated in Cologne, Germany, while experts defuse three huge unexploded WWII bombs recently discovered during preparations for road construction
6th
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) sweeps in Los Angeles spark protest demonstrations
7th
US President Trump orders the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops to Southern California to quell protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) sweeps in and around Los Angeles
9th
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth deploys 700 US Marines to protect National Guard troops in southern California who were sent to quell protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) sweeps in and around Los Angeles
12th
The National Weather Service offices in Fairbanks and Juneau, Alaska, issued the first-ever heat advisory, warning of temperatures up to 88°F (31.1°C)
14th
A series of 'No Kings' protests occurred in all 50 states across the United States, opposing the Trump administration on the same day as the United States Army military parade in Washington, D.C.
22nd
US joins Israeli offensive against Iranian nuclear facilities, bombing three sites, including more than a dozen massive “bunker buster” bombs on subterranean Fordow and Natanz facilities, while Tomahawk missiles struck Isfahan; Operation Midnight Hammer involved 125 aircraft and submarine-launched missiles
23rd
Iran launches missiles at US military base in Qatar and Iraq
26th
Anna Wintour announces she is stepping down as editor-in-chief of American Vogue after 37 years
A meteorite fragment that predates Earth at 4.56 billion years old crashes through the roof of a house in Georgia, United States
27th
The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to limit lower courts' ability to issue nationwide injunctions in cases involving an executive order banning birthright citizenship
28th
More than 100,000 people marched through Budapest, Hungary, despite a government ban on the annual Pride parade; prior to the ban, the event, held since 1995, usually involved only a few thousand people
United Kingdom Border Force seizes 2.4 metric tons of cocaine worth US$132 million, one of the country's largest drug busts
1st
Largest healthcare fraud initiative in US history: US Justice Department announces it has halted healthcare fraud schemes worth US$14.6 billion, charging 324 defendants, including 93 doctors and other medical professionals
2nd
The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, confirms he will have a reincarnated successor after his death; Chinese officials reject his declaration, announcing that the next Dalai Lama will be born in China and approved by the government.
Sean "Diddy" Combs is found guilty on two counts of transportation for prostitution and acquitted of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking
3rd
Archaeologists announce the discovery of a 3,500-year-old ancient city in Peru named Peñico
4th
MLB Chicago Cubs belt franchise record 8 home runs in 11-3 win over visiting St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field
Overnight flash flood in Kerr County, Texas, along the Guadalupe River kills at least 116
President Trump signs his 'One Big Beautiful Bill' into law, narrowly passed by the Senate, 51-50, and by the House of Representatives, 218-214; 5 Republicans joined all Democrats in opposition
8th
Queens of the Stone Age performed in the Paris Catacombs. This concert was the first time a band had received legal permission from the city to play in the ossuary.
10th
The original "Birkin bag," designed for singer and fashion icon Jane Birkin in 1984 by French design firm Hermès, becomes the most expensive handbag ever, selling at a Sotheby's auction for €8.6 M ($10M), with fees; the purchaser was later revealed to be Japanese CEO Shinsuke Sakimoto
12th
New Caledonia is declared a state by France in a historic autonomy deal, but remains within the Republic
14th
American billionaire Alice Walton opens the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine in Arkansas, United States, and covers tuition for the first five graduating classes
French woman Gisèle Pelicot receives the Legion of Honour award for her courage in testifying about her decades-long sexual abuse by her husband
17th
The British government announces the voting age will be lowered to 16 years old across the UK in time for the next general election
CBS announces the cancellation of "The Late Show with Stephan Colbert" after running since 2015
21st
28 countries, including the UK, issued a joint statement calling for an immediate end to the Israeli war on Gaza, stating that the suffering of civilians has "reached new depths. "
The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee announces a ban on transgender women competing in women's Olympic sports, in compliance with an executive order issued by Donald Trump
23rd
Idaho killer Bryan Kohberger is sentenced to four consecutive life sentences in prison without parole after pleading guilty to murdering four University of Idaho students in 2022
28th
Cambridge researchers discover a 4,000-year-old Egyptian handprint
India overtakes China as the top exporter of smartphones to the United States, accounting for 44% of US imports, as Apple shifts manufacturing to New Delhi due to increased tariff threats
30th
High-resolution images reveal intricate tattoos on a 2,500-year-old female Siberian 'ice mummy'
1st
Corporation for Public Broadcasting, tasked with distributing government funding to public television and radio broadcasters since 1967, announces that it will begin shutting down, weeks after Congress canceled previously approved funding
The head of the US Bureau of Labor Statistics was fired two hours after the release of a weak monthly jobs report
5th
Kokichi Akuzawa (102) becomes the oldest person to climb to the top of Mount Fuji in Japan, surpassing the record he previously set at age 96
8th
Rapper Sean Kingston [Kisean Anderson] is convicted of a $1 million fraud scheme in South Florida that scammed vendors out of luxury merchandise, jewelry, and a bulletproof Cadillac Escalade
10th
Sean Dunn (37) confronts Customs and Border Protection agents patrolling the streets of Washington, D.C., and throws a submarine sandwich at one of the officers; video of the clash goes viral
11th
Fictional girl group HUNTR/X from Netflix movie 'Kpop Demon Hunters' reaches number one on Billboard Hot 100, the first all-woman group to do so in 24 years (the last being Destiny's Child in 2001)
US Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that "One Big Beautiful Bill" will result in a budget deficit increase totaling $3.4 trillion over the 2025-2034 period, resulting from a decrease in direct spending of $1.1 trillion and a decrease in revenues of $4.5 trillion. Annual resources for households in the lowest tenth of the income distribution will decrease by about $1,200; households in the middle will see resources increase by about $1,200; and households in the highest tenth will see resources increase by about $13,600.
12th
Bones of a British polar researcher who died in Antarctica in 1959 are discovered in a melting glacier; he is formally recognized as Dennis Bell
President Trump deploys at least 800 National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., and declares federal control of the DC police force
17th
Bodhana Sivanandan (10) defeats grandmaster Pete Wells (60) in the final round of the 2025 British Chess Championships in Liverpool, England, becoming the youngest female player to beat a grandmaster
21st
A 1642 Will at the center of a legal battle over Shakespeare's home is found after 150 years in an unlabeled box at the National Archives
Egyptian authorities unveil parts of a 2,000-year-old sunken city submerged off the coast of Alexandria, including buildings, statues, artifacts, and an ancient dock
22nd
FBI raids the home and office of John Bolton, former White House national security advisor and current vocal critic of the president
25th
Haboob dust storm swallows parts of metro Phoenix, Arizona, creating near-zero visibility, followed by severe thunderstorms causing wind damage and widespread power outages
26th
American pop singer Taylor Swift and American NFL football player Travis Kelce reveal their engagement in a social media post, garnering 1.2 million 'likes' in under 10 minutes
30th
The MacLean brothers, Ewan (32), Jamie (31), and Lachlan (27) of Scotland, arrive in Cairns, Australia, in a rowboat from Lima, Peru, setting a new record for non-stop, unsupported crossing of the Pacific Ocean (139 days, 5 hours, 52 minutes)
1st
The International Association of Genocide Scholars declares Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, Palestine, noting attacks on healthcare, aid, and educational sectors as contributing factors
2nd
US military launches lethal strike against a suspected drug vessel in international waters of the Caribbean Sea, killing 11, in a departure from typical law enforcement interdiction and arrest of suspects
4th
"The Office" spinoff mockumentary sitcom "The Paper," created by Greg Daniels and Michael Koman, starring Domhnall Gleeson and Chelsea Frei, premieres on Peacock
Long-lost painting, 'Portrait of a Lady' by Giuseppe Ghislandi, is handed over to the Argentine justice system after being discovered in an estate that belonged to the daughter of a Nazi fugitive; the painting was looted in Nazi-occupied Europe, missing for 80 years
5th
President Trump deploys ten F-35 fighter jets to Puerto Rico to take part in military action against drug cartels in the Caribbean region
7th
Pope Leo XIV canonizes English-Italian teenager Carlo Acutis after his death at 15 years old, making Acutis the first millennial saint
1st
The International Association of Genocide Scholars declares Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, Palestine, noting attacks on healthcare, aid, and educational sectors as contributing factors
2nd
More than 85 international scientists submit comments condemning a Trump administration draft report that calls the threat of climate change overblown
US military launches lethal strike against a suspected drug vessel in international waters of the Caribbean Sea, killing 11, in a departure from typical law enforcement interdiction and arrest of suspects
4th
"The Office" spinoff mockumentary sitcom "The Paper," created by Greg Daniels and Michael Koman, starring Domhnall Gleeson and Chelsea Frei, premieres on Peacock
Long-lost painting, 'Portrait of a Lady' by Giuseppe Ghislandi, is handed over to the Argentine justice system after being discovered in an estate that belonged to the daughter of a Nazi fugitive; the painting was looted in Nazi-occupied Europe, missing for 80 years
5th
President Trump deployed ten F-35 fighter jets to Puerto Rico to take part in military action against drug cartels in the Caribbean region
7th
Pope Leo XIV canonizes English-Italian teenager Carlo Acutis after his death at 15 years old, making Acutis the first millennial saint
8th
Erin Patterson (50) is sentenced to life in prison for the mushroom murder of three of her in-laws by an Australian court
The United States House Oversight Committee releases a "birthday book" compiled for Jeffrey Epstein in 2003, including a letter allegedly signed by President Donald Trump; the White House denies its authenticity
9th
German politician Annalena Baerbock becomes the 80th United Nations General Assembly President, the fifth woman to serve in the post
10th
Australia approves the first vaccine to combat the chlamydia epidemic in koalas
11th
Suspect in the assassination of US political activist Charlie Kirk surrenders at the urging of his father and a family clergyman
15th
The US military carried out a lethal strike in international waters against a second suspected Venezuelan drug smuggling vessel, killing three people
Emilia D’Albero becomes the first American to ever win the Mondial du Fromage, considered the "Cheesemonger World Cup," in Tours, France
16th
Jerry Greenfield of Ben & Jerry’s resigns from the ice cream maker he co-founded in 1978, citing corporate parent company Unilever's curbing of the brand's activism
17th
Disney-ABC indefinitely suspends production of late-night television talk show "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" after complaints about his political jokes, and threat of broadcast license revocation by FCC chairman Brendan Carr
19th
The US military carries out its third lethal strike in international waters against a suspected drug smuggling vessel, killing three people
21st
Nearly 100,000 attend memorial service for slain political activist Charlie Kirk at the State Farm Stadium near Phoenix, Arizona; Kirk's wife Erika, the president, vice-president, and other administration officials speak
23rd
Late-night television talk show "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" returns to most ABC stations after being halted due to complaints about his political jokes. The suspension triggered boycotts and concerns of censorship; approximately 20% of network affiliates initiate their own pre-emptions
25th
A Paris court sentenced former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to five years in prison after finding him guilty of criminal conspiracy regarding funds from Libya to finance his 2007 campaign
30th
Internet provider AOL discontinues its dial-up service
3rd
American rapper and hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs (55) is sentenced to four years and two months in a federal criminal case of transportation for prostitution
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announces via social media the fourth known lethal military strike on a civilian boat in the Caribbean, off the coast of Venezuela, killing four people thought to be drug smugglers
8th
Israel and Hamas agreed to the first phase of the U.S.-backed cease-fire plan two years and a day after the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel that sparked the military assault on Gaza. Plan calls for exchanging remaining Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, Israeli troops pulling back from Gaza, and expansion of humanitarian aid there
10th
An explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems, a commercial and military munitions manufacturing plant in Bucksnort, Tennessee, kills 18 workers; there are no survivors
Venezuelan politician and democracy advocate María Corina Machado (58) is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2025
13th
Hamas returns the last 20 surviving Israeli hostages, and Israel frees about 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees, just over two years after the Hamas terrorist attack and Israel's military response
14th
The US military carried out the fifth known lethal strike in international waters against a suspected drug smuggling vessel in the Caribbean Sea, killing six people
The army in Madagascar seizes power after President Andry Rajoelina is impeached for abandoning his office after several weeks of massive anti-government protests
16th
US military launches sixth known strike of a boat in the Caribbean suspected of drug trafficking; two survivors are returned to their home countries of Ecuador and Colombia for prosecution
17th
The seventh known lethal military strike on a civilian boat in the Caribbean, killing three people, was said to be associated with a Colombian rebel group, according to US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's social media announcement
19th
Thieves disguised as construction workers force open a Louvre museum upper-floor window, smash display cases, and flee with 8 pieces of Napoleonic jewels worth over $100M; daylight heist occurs 30 minutes after opening, with visitors already inside
20th
Amazon Web Services experiences an outage at its US-EAST-1 cloud hub in Virginia, affecting social media systems and other websites
21st
Experts commissioned by the UN Human Rights Council condemn US attacks on suspected drug smugglers in international waters as "extrajudicial executions"
Japan's parliament elects conservative Liberal Democrat Party leader Sanae Takaichi (64) as Prime Minister, the first female to hold the office
The US military carried out the eighth known lethal strike in international waters, the first in the Pacific Ocean, of a suspected drug smuggling vessel, killing two people
22nd
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announces via social media the ninth known lethal military strike in international waters, the second in the Pacific Ocean, of a suspected drug smuggling vessel, killing three people
24th
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announces via social media the tenth known lethal military strike in international waters of a suspected drug smuggling vessel, killing six in the Caribbean Sea
26th
Direct flights resume between India and mainland China after a five-year hiatus; service suspension had started during Covid-19, and continued amid border disputes in the Himalayan Mountains
27th
The US military sinks four civilian vessels suspected of drug trafficking in the Pacific Ocean, bringing the total to fourteen; fourteen are killed, and the lone survivor is left for Mexican authorities to recover
28th
Apple reached a market value of $4 trillion for the first time, but closed below the benchmark; Microsoft also reached and maintained $4 trillion valuation
Hurricane Melissa strikes Jamaica as a category 5 storm, over 500,000 lose electric power and communication, and island suffers significant infrastructure damage
29th
US military lethally strikes a fifteenth civilian vessel suspected of drug trafficking, the seventh in the Pacific Ocean, killing four; announced by Secretary of Defense Hegseth via social media
30th
Buckingham Palace announces Prince Andrew (65) will be stripped of all titles and evicted from the Royal Lodge due to his association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein; he shall be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and move into private lodgings
2nd
Former Olympian diver Tom Daley hosts new knitting competition show "Game of Wool: Britain's Best Knitter" on Channel 4
3rd
Jonathan Bailey makes history as the first openly gay man to be named People's Sexiest Man Alive
5th
Zohran Mamdani is elected as the 111th mayor of New York City, defeating former Governor Andrew Cuomo with 50.4% of the votes; Mamdani is set to be the first South Asian and Muslim mayor of NYC
6th
Jury in Washington, D.C., finds Sean Dunn not guilty of a misdemeanor charge of assaulting a federal officer with a sandwich
Seventeenth known lethal military strike in international waters of a suspected drug smuggling vessel, killing two, is announced by US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth meet with congressional leaders for about an hour, discussing military strikes on suspected drug smuggling vessels in the Caribbean and Pacific that have killed dozens of people since early September
7th
Eighteenth known lethal military strike in international waters of the Caribbean Sea against a suspected drug smuggling vessel, killing three
10th
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was freed from prison three weeks into his five-year sentence and put under house arrest as he appeals his guilty criminal conspiracy verdict
The twentieth known lethal military strike in international waters of the Caribbean Sea of a suspected drug smuggling vessel, killing four, and bringing the total deaths in the past ten weeks to 80
12th
The final US penny is minted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; the manufacturing cost of the 1-cent coin, produced for 232 years, had risen to nearly 3.7 cents, and an estimated 1.4 billion remain in circulation
13th
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announces a new military operation dubbed “Southern Spear” to quash “narco-terrorists” in the Western Hemisphere
18th
Gustav Klimt's 'Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer,' a painting from the estate of cosmetics executive Leainard Lauder, sells at auction for a record $236.4 million at Sotheby’s in New York City
Lakers forward LeBron James {40} begins his 23rd NBA season - the longest career in the league’s history
20th
'El sueño (La cama),' a 1940 self-portrait painting by Frida Kahlo, sells at auction at Sotheby's in New York City for $54.7 million, a new record for a work by a female artist
21st
"Wicked: For Good," the second part of the film adaptation of the Broadway musical "Wicked," is released; weekend box office receipts reach $150 million
22nd
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is arrested at his home after he tampered with his ankle bracelet surveillance monitor, sparking concerns of an attempt to escape his house arrest before his prison term begins
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Fire at seven apartment towers of the Wang Fuk Court in Hong Kong kills at least 128, with hundreds unaccounted for; combustible construction supplies fueled the blaze
