2024

Facts and Events That Happened in This Year

Nov 6

Donald Trump wins U.S. Presidency for second time.

Sep 15

Trump Target of Apparent Assassination Attempt in Florida.

Aug 24

Pavel Durov, founder of the encrypted messaging app Telegram, was arrested in France for alleged involvement in organized crime.

Aug 11

Regions around Athens, Greece, were evacuated due to wildfires after the hottest June and July on record.

Aug 6

Kamala Harris chose Tim Waltz as her running mate for the 2024 US presidential election.

Aug 5

British graffiti artist Banksy created the first in a series of animal artworks in London.

Jul 26

The Summer Olympic Games opening ceremony was held outdoors for the first time ever.

Jul 24

'Inside Out 2' became the highest-grossing animated film ever, earning $1.462 billion worldwide and surpassing 'Frozen II,' which previously held the record with $1.453 billion.

Jul 21

US President Joe Biden withdrew from his re-election campaign and endorsed Kamala Harris as his preferred successor.

Jul 13

Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Jun 24

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange walked free after a 14-year legal battle.

Jun 8

While rescuing four captives in central Gaza, Israeli soldiers killed 247 Palestinians and injured 698.

Jun 2

Mexico elected its first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum.

Jun 1

642 million people voted in India's general election, setting the record for the world’s largest election.

May 30

Donald Trump was found guilty of 34 felony counts of falsified business records.

May 21

The International Criminal Court requested arrest warrants for Israeli leaders for alleged war crimes.

May 13

OpenAI's newest version of ChatGPT, GPT-4 Omni (GPT-4o), went live.

May 4

Madonna ended her 'Celebration' world tour with a free concert in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Apr 22

A controversial bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda was approved by the UK's parliament.

Apr 17

Dua Lipa made the cover of the TIME100 list of the world’s most influential people.

Apr 13

Iran launched a drone and missile strike on Israel following an Israeli attack on its Damascus embassy.

Apr 7

New York and New Jersey were struck by the strongest earthquake in over one hundred years.

Apr 2

Taylor Swift became the world's first musician to become a billionaire solely from songs and concerts.

Mar 26

Baltimore's iconic Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed after being struck by a cargo ship.

Mar 21

Reddit was listed for the first time on the New York Stock Exchange.

Mar 17

Vladimir Putin won the Russian Presidential election again.

Mar 10

Christopher Nolan won Best Director, and his film 'Oppenheimer' won Best Film at the 96th Academy Awards.

Mar 10

Christopher Nolan won Best Director, and his film 'Oppenheimer' won Best Film at the 96th Academy Awards.

Mar 4

France became the first country in the world to include access to abortion in its constitution.

Feb 25

Algeria officially inaugurated the Grand Mosque of Algiers, the world's third-largest mosque.

Feb 22

Odysseus became the first private spacecraft to land on the Moon.

Feb 15

Greece legalized same-sex marriage and adoption, becoming the first Orthodox Christian Country to do so.

Feb 11

Argentina canonized its first female saint, Saint MarĂ­a Antonia de Paz y Figueroa.

Feb 6

King Charles III of the United Kingdom was diagnosed with cancer.

Jan 27

Icon of the Seas, the largest cruise ship in the world, embarked on its maiden voyage from Miami.

Jan 18

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter took off for its 72nd and final flight on Mars.

Jan 16

North Korea officially abandoned all reunification plans with South Korea.

Jan 11

The ruins of an ancient lost city were discovered in eastern Ecuador.

Jan 9

The European Union's climate service declared that 2023 was the hottest year on record.

Jan 3

Jeffery Epstein's associates were revealed in court documents from Ghislaine Maxwell's 2015 trial.