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The new beginning of the 20th century marked significant changes. The 1900s saw the decade herald a series of inventions, including the automobile, airplane and radio broadcasting. From 1914 to 1918, the First World War, and its aftermath, caused major changes in the power balance of the world, destroying or transforming some of the most ...
September 10: Storm Daniel becomes the deadliest Mediterranean storm in history, with over 4000 deaths in Libya. September 19 – 20: 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh. October 3: Kevin McCarthy's expulsion via a motion introduced by Matt Gaetz is the first ousting of a Speaker of the United States House of Representatives in history.
Late modern period. For a timeline of events from 1801 to 1900, see Timeline of the 19th century. For a timeline of events from 1901 to 1945, see Timeline of the 20th century. For 1914–1918, see Timeline of World War I. For 1939–1945 see Timeline of World War II.
August 16–17 – Woodstock '89 festival. August 20 – In Beverly Hills, California, Lyle and Erik Menéndez shoot their wealthy parents to death in the family's den. August 22 – Nolan Ryan becomes the first pitcher in the history of Major League Baseball to get 5,000 strikeouts.
November 21 – President Richard Nixon 's attorney, J. Fred Buzhardt, reveals the existence of an 18 + 1⁄2 -minute gap in one of the White House tape recordings related to Watergate. November 27 – The United States Senate votes 92–3 to confirm Gerald Ford as Vice President of the United States.
November – The unemployment rate peaks at 10.8%. November 2 – United States elections, 1982. The Republican Party loses 27 seats to the majority Democratic Party in the House. November 3 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average surges 43.41 points, or 4.25%, to close at 1,065.49, its first all-time high in more than 9 years.
February 14: Arizona. January 6 – New Mexico is admitted as the 47th U.S. state (see History of New Mexico). January 11–March 12 – 1912 Lawrence textile strike ("Bread and Roses" strike): Immigrant textile workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts, strike in response to a pay cut corresponding to a new law shortening the working week.
Timelines of events. By chronology: Big Bang • Ancient Mesopotamia • Ancient Greece • Rome • Roman Empire • French Revolution • World War I • World War II ( Evacuations) • Space Race • Cold War. By event type: Battles • Coups d'état and coup attempts • Disasters ( By death toll ) • Earthquakes • Epidemics • Famous ...