Organizations

Re-release of Hybrid Theory for 20th Anniversary

Linkin Park and Friends: Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington

Passing of Chester Bennington

Release of One More Light

Release of The Hunting Party

Release of Recharged

Release of Living Things

Transformers: Dark of the Moon Soundtrack Contribution

Release of A Thousand Suns

Release of Minutes to Midnight

VanEck Files for Solana ETF, SOL Rises 8%

Solana Launches Blinks

Helium Successfully Completes Migration to Solana Network

SAGA Solana Mobile launched

Austin Federa head of Solana strategy on Bloomberg

Google Cloud Collaborates With Solana

Helium Community Approves Crypto Wireless Network's Migration to Solana

Solana Mobile Stack

Improvement Solana network

Solana and OpenSea Join Forces

U.S. diplomatic network spans 272 posts in 174 countries

Suspension of U.S. embassy operations in Tripoli, Libya

U.S. embassy bombing in Beirut prompts security reforms

Creation of Foreign Service Buildings Commission

United States uses title “Ambassador” for first time

U.S. acquires first owned diplomatic property: Tangier Legation

First U.S. overseas consulate established in Liverpool

First U.S. ambassador received by Dutch Republic

First overseas U.S. diplomatic mission established in Paris

Morocco first sovereign to recognize independent United States

Labour Returns to Power Under Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer Elected Leader of the Labour Party

Tony Blair’s New Labour Wins Landslide Election

Labour Returns to Power with Wilson’s Majority Government

Harold Wilson Leads Labour Back into Government

Labour Landslide Victory and the Attlee Government

Labour Becomes Largest Party in House of Commons

First Labour Government under Ramsay MacDonald

Adoption of Clause IV in Labour Party Constitution

LRC Renamed as the Labour Party and Keir Hardie elected Chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party

First women’s wrestling championship held

New streamlined constitution ratified

First Canadian institution admitted

Women’s championships incorporated

Adoption of three‑division system

Split into two divisions: University and College

NCAA begins regulation of televised football

First NCAA men’s basketball championship game

First NCAA national championship held

IAAUS renamed as NCAA

25‑year AU‑EU Partnership commemorated

Establishment of the African Space Agency

Morocco rejoins African Union

First sitting U.S. President addresses AU

Establishment of African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights

Inauguration of the Pan‑African Parliament

Protocol establishing African Court of Justice initiated

Launch of the African Union in Durban

Constitutive Act comes into force

Adoption of the Constitutive Act of the African Union

Formation of Stellantis

Merger forming Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA)

Purchase of Maserati

Control of Alfa Romeo

Construction of Lingotto factory with rooftop test track

Stake in Ferrari

Acquisition of Lancia

Dominance in Italian automotive market

First exports and diversification

First profit and production growth

Launch of Meta Small Business Initiative

Acquisitions of Limitless and Manus AI

Facebook Pay Becomes Meta Pay

Rebranding to Meta Platforms, Inc.

Launch of Libra (later Diem) Initiative

Daily Active Users Reach 1 Billion

Acquisition of Oculus VR

Acquisition of WhatsApp

Initial Public Offering (IPO) on Nasdaq

Acquisition of Instagram

Announcement of upcoming album 'Foreign Tongues'

Release of 'Hackney Diamonds'—first album of original material in 18 years

Induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Release of 'Exile on Main St.'

Release of 'Sticky Fingers' album

Death of Brian Jones

Release of debut studio album 'The Rolling Stones'

Formation of The Rolling Stones

Meeting Brian Jones at Ealing Jazz Club

Mick Jagger and Keith Richards reunite and bond musically

NASA Opens Competition for JPL Management

Launch of Perseverance Rover and Ingenuity Helicopter

Mars Science Laboratory 'Curiosity' Lands on Mars

Launch of Voyager 1 and Voyager 2

Mariner 9 Becomes First Planetary Orbiter

Mariner 2, First Successful Planetary Flyby

Transfer of JPL to NASA

Launch of Explorer 1, First U.S. Satellite

Launch of Corporal Missile at White Sands

Development of First U.S. Guided Ballistic Missile 'Corporal'

World First: AI‑Powered Screening of Premature Babies in Mongolia

Introduction of Kathleen Sherwin as New CEO

Participation in Women Deliver 2026 Conference

FedEx and Orbis Win Best Halo Award

CEO Kathleen Sherwin Visits Asia Programs

Flying Eye Hospital Grounded for Inspections and Repairs

Introduction of Third‑Generation Flying Eye Hospital

Establishment of Country Program Office in South Africa

Announcement to Replace DC‑10 Flying Hospital

Launch of Cybersight Telemedicine Platform

Establishment of the PLA Aerospace Force, Cyberspace Force, and Information Support Force

PLA’s Largest Post‑1949 Military Exercise in North China

Sino‑Vietnamese War

Sino‑Indian War

Introduction of Military Ranks in the PLA

Intervention in the Korean War as People’s Volunteer Army

Establishment of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force

Naming of PLA during Chinese Civil War after WWII

Integration into the National Revolutionary Army as Eighth Route Army and New Fourth Army

Beginning of the Long March

Rehabilitation of New Courtyards at Beit Hanina Campus

Achieves 5‑Star Rating in Global QS Stars Rankings

25‑Year Anniversary of the College of Medicine

Launch of the Dual Studies (Bilateral Studies) College

Establishment of Quds – Bard and Faculty of Educational Sciences

Recognition of the Medical School by US and European Authorities

Formation of the Faculties of Pharmacy and Business & Economics

Creation of Colleges of Quran & Islamic Studies and Dentistry

Inception of the Najeem Al‑Zaini College of Engineering

Establishment of the School of Public Health

Expansion of Ads Across App Announced

Reed Hastings to Step Down from Board

Hastings Becomes Executive Chairman

Leadership Transition to Co‑CEO Structure

Closure of Red Envelope Entertainment

Launch of Streaming Service

Netflix Goes Public

Subscription Model Introduced

First DVD Mailed to a Customer

Netflix is Founded in Scotts Valley, California

40th Anniversary of the Free Software Foundation

35th Anniversary celebrated online

30th Anniversary of FSF celebrated in Boston and worldwide

Launch of “Respects Your Freedom” hardware certification

FSF sues Cisco over GPL violations

Launch of FSF Associate Membership Program

Formation of FSF’s Licensing and Compliance Lab (informally)

Publication of GNU General Public License Version 2

Publication of the Free Software Definition in GNU’s Bulletin

Founding of the Free Software Foundation

Haoliang Xu Appointed Acting Administrator

Administrator Leadership: Achim Steiner Begins Term

Creation of United Nations Development Group (UNDG)

First Human Development Report Published

Establishment of the Innovation Facility

First Meeting of UNDP’s Governing Council

Launch of the Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN)

UNDP Assistance to India’s IIT Kharagpur Establishment

Establishment of United Nations Volunteers under UNDP

UNDP Begins Operations Globally

Establishment of Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division

Dedication of J. Edgar Hoover Building

Death of J. Edgar Hoover

Enactment of Organized Crime Control Act and RICO

Launch of National Crime Information Center (NCIC)

Establishment of Special Intelligence Service (SIS)

Renaming to Federal Bureau of Investigation

J. Edgar Hoover Appointed Director of Bureau of Investigation

Passage of the National Motor Vehicle Theft Act

Creation of the Bureau of Investigation

Volkswagen Workers in Tennessee Ratify First UAW Contract

UAW Organizes First Foreign‑Owned Plant in the South

Historic Strike Against Big Three Automakers

Merger with District 65

Death of Walter Reuther in Plane Crash

UAW Disaffiliates from AFL‑CIO

Name Change to International Union, UAW

Reuther Negotiates Major Industry‑Wide Benefits

Walter Reuther Elected UAW President

Chrysler Auto Strike in Detroit

Appointment of Adil Najam as WWF International President

Joint launch of Bioplastic Feedstock Alliance

Dry Tortugas no‑fishing zone initiative

Launch of Living Planet Campaign and Global 200

First transboundary marine protected area

Largest debt‑for‑nature swap in Philippines

Name change to World Wide Fund for Nature

Creation of TRAFFIC network

Establishment of African Wildlife Management College

Support for Charles Darwin Research Station

72nd Bilderberg Meeting in Washington, D.C.

71st Bilderberg Meeting in Stockholm, Sweden

70th Bilderberg Meeting in Madrid, Spain

Bilderberg returns in person in Washington, D.C.

Bilderberg Meetings cancelled due to COVID‑19 pandemic

2009 Meeting amid Greek debt crisis in Vouliagmeni, Greece

1976 Meeting cancelled due to Lockheed scandal

Second Bilderberg Meeting at Barbizon, France

First Bilderberg Meeting held at Hotel de Bilderberg

Establishment of the Bilderberg Steering Committee and institutional continuity

End of NSDAP following Germany’s defeat in World War II

Enabling Act grants Hitler dictatorial powers

Hitler appointed Chancellor of Germany, NSDAP enters government

Adolf Hitler becomes Chairman of NSDAP

Adoption of the Swastika Symbol

Transformation into National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP)

Issuance of first official membership numbering

Hitler delivers first speech for the DAP

Adolf Hitler joins and begins to influence DAP

Founding of the German Workers' Party (DAP)

NBA Partners with Reuters for Global Content Distribution

NBA Announces Anti‑Tanking Measures in New Collective Bargaining Agreement

NBA 50th Anniversary Game Recreates First Game

NBA Expansion to Canada: Raptors and Grizzlies

ABA–NBA Merger Completed

Divisional Realignment Introduced

NBA Breaks Color Barrier

Merger of BAA and NBL to Form the NBA

First BAA/NBA Game Played

Founding of the Basketball Association of America (BAA), predecessor to the NBA

United Arab Emirates Announces OPEC Withdrawal

Formation of OPEC+ Expanded Group

Early 21st‑Century Resurgence of OPEC Influence

Persian Gulf War Impact on OPEC Output

1980s Oil Glut and Decline in Revenues

Establishment of the OPEC Fund for International Development

OPEC Summit and Special Fund Creation in Algiers

1973 Oil Embargo and Price Surge

OPEC Headquarters Moved to Vienna

Founding of OPEC in Baghdad

Ajay Banga becomes 14th President of World Bank Group

Pandemic Fund established to bolster preparedness and response

$12 billion COVID‑19 vaccine plan announced

New Environmental and Social Framework implemented

Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) established

Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) created within WBG

International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) established

International Development Association (IDA) formed

Establishment of International Finance Corporation (IFC)

First loan approved, to France for postwar reconstruction