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This Happened - February 21: Malcolm X Assassinated
Updated Feb. 21, 2024 at 12:45 p.m.Malcolm X was assassinated on this day in 1965, at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem, New York City. Get This Happened straight to your inbox ✉️ each day! Sign up here....
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Reported Israeli Airstrikes On Damascus, New U.S. Sanctions On Russia, Stinky...
👋 გეგაჯგინას*Welcome to Wednesday, where Syrian state media says Israeli-led airstrikes on Damascus have killed at least two, Washington announces new sanctions on Russia over the war in Ukraine and...
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Was Navalny Poisoned? Novichok's Creator Casts Doubt On The Current Storyline
Alexei Navalny's family has no doubt he was killed by the Russian state — and little doubt that the cause of death was the poison Novichok. The Russian opposition leader's mother has been fighting to...
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This Happened - February 22: People Power In The Philippines
Updated Feb. 22, 2024 at 12:20 p.m.The People Power Revolution in the Philippines started on this day in 1986. Get This Happened straight to your inbox ✉️ each day! Sign up here. What was the People...
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U.S. Strikes Houthi Targets, West vs. Russia In Rio, 546 “Drunkonyms”
👋 Aniin!*Welcome to Thursday, where the U.S. has struck Houthi-controlled areas inside Yemen, Western foreign ministers gathered in Rio face off against Russia’s Lavrov and two German researchers find...
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Worldcrunch Magazine #72 — World War I Lessons For Ukraine
Here's the latest edition of Worldcrunch Magazine, a selection of our best articles of the week from top international journalists, produced exclusively in English for Worldcrunch readers. >>...
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This Happened - February 23: Raising The Flag, Iwo Jima
Updated Feb. 23, 2024 at 12:15 p.m.On this day in 1945, the American flag was raised at Iwo Jima to signal the capture of Mount Suribachi, the highest point on the island, by U.S. Marines during the...
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Israel Shells Central Gaza, U.S. Moon Touchdown, World’s Oldest Dog No More
👋 வணக்கம்*Welcome to Friday, where Israeli strikes kill at least 40 in central Gaza, a private U.S. company lands successfully on the Moon, and Bobi is officially disqualified as world’s oldest dog....
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Freud In The Time Of WhatsApp
If Freud and I are — all things considered — colleagues, why is it that he was asked by patients to interpret dreams, while I, on the other hand, am asked to interpret the stupid emoji faces I receive...
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This Happened - February 24: Russia Invasion Of Ukraine Begins
Updated Feb. 24, 2024 at 1:30 p.m.On this day two years ago, Russia invaded Ukraine. Get This Happened straight to your inbox ✉️ each day! Sign up here. Why did Russia invade Ukraine?Russia launched a...
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Le Weekend: Paris Crookies Craze, Neruda Investigation Reopened, 3D-Printed...
Feb. 24-25Live, from Rafah2.31-second goooooooooalWaiting for (an elderly, South Korean) Godot… and much more.🎲 OUR WEEKLY NEWS QUIZ1. Which South American leader accused Israel of committing...
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This Happened - February 26: Oscars Mix-Up
Updated Feb. 26, 2024 at 1:15 p.m.During the 89th Academy Awards ceremony on this day in 2017, presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway mistakenly announced "La La Land" as the winner of the Best...
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Palestinian PM Resigns, S. Korea’s Ultimatum To Striking Doctors, India’s...
👋 Esama!*Welcome to Monday, where Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh announces his resignation, Hungary is set to vote on Sweden's bid to join NATO and we get some unexpected news from...
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This Happened - February 27: Wounded Knee Occupation Begins
Updated Feb. 27, 2024 at 11:50 a.m.On this day in 1973, American Indian Movement members occupied the Wounded Knee village on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota to protest the federal...
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Macron vs. Russia, Hamas vs. Biden, Tractors In Madrid
👋 اسلام عليكم*Welcome to Tuesday, where President Emmanuel Macron says he doesn’t rule out the possibility of sending Western troops to Ukraine, Joe Biden has hopes for a Gaza ceasefire as early as...
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Smartphones, Seatbelts And The Italian Art Of Approximate Road Safety
Italy, 2024, and some things never change. Again. The Italian Ministry of Transport has produced a Public Service Announcement video meant to spread the gospel of road safety to the younger...
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Could Jailed Palestinian Icon Barghouti Be Released As Part Of Gaza Ceasefire...
CAIRO — As Israel and Hamas appear to be inching towards a ceasefire in their months-long war in Gaza, it has been widely reported that part of a broader deal to end the war would be the release of...
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This Happened - February 28: Olof Palme Shot Dead In Stockholm
Updated Feb. 28, 2024 at 1:15 p.m.On this day in 1986, Sweden's Prime Minister Olof Palme was shot dead while he was walking home from a movie theater with his wife. Get This Happened straight to your...
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Navalny’s Funeral Set, Biden Faces Gaza Protest Vote, Alain Delon’s Guns
👋 ሰላም ሃለው*Welcome to Wednesday, where Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is to be buried at a cemetery in Moscow, Joe Biden is called out by protest voters in his own party over his stance on Gaza, and...
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