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French Revolution begins (storming of the Bastille) vs American Declaration of Independence signed Earlier #71 — 3 June 2026
Tetris invented by Alexey Pajitnov vs Microwave oven invented (Percy Spencer) Earlier #70 — 2 June 2026
Hindenburg airship disaster vs Titanic sinks Earlier #69 — 1 June 2026
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Michael Jackson's Thriller released vs Saturday Night Fever released Earlier #67 — 30 May 2026
Jimmy Carter becomes US President vs Richard Nixon resigns as US president Earlier #66 — 29 May 2026
First successful ascent of Mount Everest vs Apollo 11 Moon landing Earlier #65 — 28 May 2026
Big Mac introduced vs Whopper introduced Earlier #64 — 27 May 2026
Chrysler Building opens in New York vs Burj Khalifa opens (world's tallest building) Earlier #63 — 26 May 2026
Casablanca premieres in New York vs Marilyn Monroe born Earlier #62 — 25 May 2026
Kofi Annan becomes UN Secretary-General vs Ghana becomes first sub-Saharan African nation to gain independence Earlier #61 — 24 May 2026
Wimbledon holds its first Championship vs French Championships first held (later French Open) Earlier #60 — 23 May 2026
Charles Darwin visits the Galapagos Islands vs Lonesome George (last Pinta Island tortoise) dies Earlier #59 — 22 May 2026
Dodo becomes extinct vs Passenger pigeon becomes extinct (Martha dies at Cincinnati Zoo) Earlier #58 — 21 May 2026
Boston Tea Party vs First tea bag invented (Thomas Sullivan) Earlier #57 — 20 May 2026
Winnie the Pooh first published (A.A. Milne) vs The Beatles release their debut album Please Please Me Earlier #56 — 19 May 2026
Henry VIII becomes King of England vs Anne Boleyn executed at the Tower of London Earlier #55 — 18 May 2026
Mount Vesuvius erupts destroying Pompeii vs British Museum opens to the public Earlier #54 — 17 May 2026
Roald Dahl publishes Charlie and the Chocolate Factory vs Roald Amundsen reaches the South Pole Earlier #53 — 16 May 2026
Channel 4 launches in the UK vs UK finishes last in Eurovision with nul points (Jemini) Earlier #52 — 15 May 2026
First contraceptive pill approved by FDA vs Sextuplets born to McCaughey family (first surviving set) Earlier #51 — 14 May 2026
Penguin Books founded (first paperback publisher) vs First performance of Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky) Earlier #50 — 13 May 2026
The Singapore Sling is invented at Raffles Hotel vs Las Vegas’ Flamingo Hotel opens with celebrity cocktail lounges Earlier #49 — 12 May 2026
Penicillin discovered (Fleming) vs Launch of the NHS in UK Earlier #48 — 11 May 2026
World Wide Web announced vs Compact Disc introduced Earlier #47 — 10 May 2026
Launch of “Mumsnet” vs Launch of The Oprah Winfrey Show Earlier #46 — 9 May 2026
Schuman Declaration vs United Kingdom joins the European Communities Earlier #45 — 8 May 2026
International Committee of the Red Cross founded vs British Red Cross founded Earlier #44 — 7 May 2026
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima vs D-Day landings Earlier #43 — 6 May 2026
KitKat launched vs Nutella first sold Earlier #42 — 5 May 2026
Titanic wins 11 Oscars vs Avatar becomes highest-grossing film ever Earlier #41 — 4 May 2026
First Star Wars film released vs E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial released Earlier #40 — 3 May 2026
First issue of The Times vs First issue of The Guardian Earlier #39 — 2 May 2026
London Mayor role established (Ken Livingstone elected) vs Nelson Mandela released from prison Earlier #38 — 1 May 2026
First International Workers’ Day demonstrations held globally vs Empire State Building opens Earlier #37 — 30 April 2026
BBC One launches (originally BBC Television Service) vs Glastonbury Festival first held Earlier #36 — 29 April 2026
Shrek released (US premiere) vs Toy Story released Earlier #35 — 28 April 2026
Execution of Benito Mussolini vs Original Wembley Stadium opens Earlier #34 — 27 April 2026
Telephone patented (US) vs First Morse code message sent Earlier #33 — 26 April 2026
First nonstop transatlantic solo flight (Lindbergh) vs South Pole reached (Amundsen) Earlier #32 — 25 April 2026
First official Arbor day (UK) vs First Earth Day Earlier #31 — 24 April 2026
First Super Bowl vs Falklands War begins Earlier #30 — 23 April 2026
Martin Luther King Jr I Have a Dream speech vs Margaret Thatcher becomes first female elected leader of Britain's Conservative Party Earlier #29 — 22 April 2026
First Winter Olympics vs Return of the Jedi released Earlier #28 — 21 April 2026
Michael Jackson's Thriller released vs First ISS module launched (Zarya) Earlier #27 — 20 April 2026
Empire State Building opens vs Mickey Mouse debuts (Steamboat Willie) Earlier #26 — 19 April 2026
First human heart-lung machine used successfully vs First heart transplant performed Earlier #25 — 18 April 2026
LEGO brick patented vs Watergate scandal begins Earlier #24 — 17 April 2026
MTV launches vs Hurricane Andrew makes landfall in Florida Earlier #23 — 16 April 2026
Rwandan genocide begins vs Vietnam War ends (Fall of Saigon) Earlier #22 — 15 April 2026
Wall Street Crash vs First women allowed to vote in the UK (limited) Earlier #21 — 14 April 2026
Wright brothers first flight vs Russian Revolution Earlier #20 — 13 April 2026
US Capitol attack vs SARS global alert issued by WHO Earlier #19 — 12 April 2026
First Star Wars film released vs Fall of the Berlin Wall Earlier #18 — 11 April 2026
First PlayStation released vs Windows 95 released Earlier #17 — 10 April 2026
Nirvana releases Nevermind vs Indian Ocean tsunami Earlier #16 — 9 April 2026
Exxon Valdez oil spill vs Channel Tunnel opens Earlier #15 — 8 April 2026
Hong Kong handover to China vs Elon Musk completes purchase of Twitter Earlier #14 — 7 April 2026
First Star Wars film released vs First mobile phone call Earlier #13 — 6 April 2026
Steve Jobs dies vs Chilean miners rescued Earlier #12 — 5 April 2026
Freddie Mercury dies vs Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappears Earlier #11 — 4 April 2026
World Wide Web invented vs Channel Tunnel opens Earlier #10 — 3 April 2026
First Moon landing vs Korean Air Lines Flight 007 shot down Earlier #9 — 2 April 2026
First PlayStation released vs First Xbox released Earlier #8 — 1 April 2026
Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov vs FIFA World Cup begins in Brazil Earlier #7 — 31 March 2026
First mobile phone call vs Seoul Olympics opening ceremony Earlier #6 — 30 March 2026
Google founded vs Facebook launches Earlier #5 — 29 March 2026
SpaceX lands Falcon 9 booster (first orbital-class landing) vs Taylor Swift's Eras Tour begins Earlier #4 — 28 March 2026
First iPod released vs Launch of the iPhone Earlier #3 — 27 March 2026
First Moon landing vs World Wide Web invented Earlier #2 — 26 March 2026
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