More than 96 people are killed and hundreds injured following a series of air-raids by the Syrian Arab Air Force on the rebel-held market town of Douma. Date: August 16, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 16 📅 Events on this day in 2015 📅 On This Day (Today)
North Korea moves its clock back half an hour to introduce Pyongyang Time, 81⁄2 hours ahead of UTC. Date: August 15, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 2015 📅 On This Day (Today)
The U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba re-opens after 54 years of being closed when Cuba–United States relations were broken off. Date: August 14, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 14 📅 Events on this day in 2015 📅 On This Day (Today)
At least 76 people are killed and 212 others are wounded in a truck bombing in Baghdad, Iraq. Date: August 13, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 13 📅 Events on this day in 2015 📅 On This Day (Today)
At least two massive explosions kill 173 people and injure nearly 800 more in Tianjin, China. Date: August 12, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 12 📅 Events on this day in 2015 📅 On This Day (Today)
Eight people are killed in a shooting in Harris County, Texas. Date: August 8, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 8 📅 Events on this day in 2015 📅 On This Day (Today)
A suicide bomb attack kills at least 15 people at a mosque in the Saudi city of Abha. Date: August 6, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 6 📅 Events on this day in 2015 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Environmental Protection Agency at Gold King Mine waste water spill releases three million gallons of heavy metal toxin tailings and waste water into the Animas River in Colorado. Date: August 5, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 5 📅 Events on this day in 2015 📅 On This Day…
The first piece of suspected debris from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is discovered on Réunion Island. Date: July 29, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 29 📅 Events on this day in 2015 📅 On This Day (Today)
Seven people are killed and many injured after gunmen attack an Indian police station in Punjab. Date: July 27, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 27 📅 Events on this day in 2015 📅 On This Day (Today)