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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 ...
The following is the list of most watched television broadcasts in the United States by average viewership, according to Nielsen. Of the 30 most-watched telecasts, 27 are Super Bowls. The Apollo 11 moon landing is generally considered to have been the most watched event in American television history with an estimated viewership of between 125 ...
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.
Lists of deadliest natural disasters by cause. Toggle Lists of deadliest natural disasters by cause subsection. Avalanches/landslides (or landslips) Disease outbreaks. Earthquakes. Famines. Floods. Heat waves. Limnic eruptions.
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.
Approximately 50 and 30 million people attended the Allahabad Ardh Kumbh Mela in 2019 and Maha Kumbh Mela in 2013, respectively to bathe in the Ganges, making them the largest peaceful gathering events in the world. [1][2] People taking part in the Arba'een Pilgrimage. Attendees at the funeral of Ruhollah Khomeini.
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.
Presidency of Barack Obama. 2010 – The Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico explodes, spilling millions of gallons of oil into the sea. The spill becomes the worst oil spill in American history. 2010 – In the 2010 Midterm elections, the Republicans retake the House of Representatives as the Democrats lose 63 seats.