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These timelines of world history detail recorded events since the creation of writing roughly 5000 years ago to the present day. For events from c. 3200 BC – c. 500 see: Timeline of ancient history. For events from c. 500 – c. 1499, see: Timeline of post-classical history. For events from c. 1500, see: Timelines of modern history.
On this day/Today. AD 96 – Nerva, the first of the "Five Good Emperors" of ancient Rome, came to power following the assassination of his predecessor Domitian. 1809 – The second Theatre Royal, Covent Garden (interior pictured), opened in London after the original was destroyed by fire.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1945. 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1945th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 945th year of the 2nd millennium, the 45th year of the 20th century, and the 6th year of the 1940s decade.
2005 – The first YouTube video, titled "Me at the zoo", was published by co-founder Jawed Karim. [11] 2013 – At least 111 people are killed and 233 injured as violence breaks out in Hawija, Iraq. [12] 2018 – A vehicle-ramming attack kills 11 people and injures 15 in Toronto. A 25-year-old suspect, Alek Minassian, is arrested. [13]
August 25. August 25 is the 237th day of the year (238th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 128 days remain until the end of the year.
1920 – Tina Strobos, Dutch psychiatrist known for rescuing Jews during World War II (d. 2012) [18] 1921 – Leslie Broderick, English lieutenant and pilot (d. 2013) 1921 – Harry W. Brown, American colonel and pilot (d. 1991) 1921 – Daniel Gélin, French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2002) 1921 – Yuri Kochiyama, American activist ...
1943 – World War II: The United States Eighth Air Force loses 60 of 291 B-17 Flying Fortresses during the Second Raid on Schweinfurt. 1943 – World War II: The Second Philippine Republic, a puppet state of Japan, is inaugurated with José P. Laurel as its president. 1947 – Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to exceed the speed of sound.
January 31. January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 334 days remain until the end of the year (335 in leap years).