Storm Ophelia strikes the U.K. and Ireland causing major damage and power loss. Date: October 16, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 16 📅 Events on this day in 2017 📅 On This Day (Today)
An Al-Shabaab suicide bomber detonated a massive truck bomb at the Zobe junction in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, killing 587 people, injuring 316 others, and leaving more than 500 missing. Date: October 14, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 14 📅 Events on this day in 2017 📅 On This Day…
The United States announces its decision to withdraw from UNESCO. Israel immediately follows. Date: October 12, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 12 📅 Events on this day in 2017 📅 On This Day (Today)
Joint Nigerien-American Special Forces are ambushed by Islamic State militants outside the village of Tongo Tongo. Date: October 4, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 4 📅 Events on this day in 2017 📅 On This Day (Today)
Sixty people are killed and 867 others injured in a mass shooting at a country music festival at the Las Vegas Strip in the United States; the gunman, Stephen Paddock, later commits suicide. Date: October 1, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 2017…
An independence referendum, later declared illegal by the Constitutional Court of Spain, takes place in Catalonia. Date: October 1, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 2017 📅 On This Day (Today)
Hurricane Maria makes landfall in Puerto Rico as a powerful Category 4 hurricane, resulting in 2,975 deaths, US$90 billion in damage, and a major humanitarian crisis. Date: September 20, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 20 📅 Events on this day in 2017 📅 On This Day (Today)
The 2017 Puebla earthquake strikes Mexico, causing 370 deaths and over 6,000 injuries, as well as extensive damage. Date: September 19, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 19 📅 Events on this day in 2017 📅 On This Day (Today)
Toy retail chain Toys "R" Us files for bankruptcy protection in the United States and Canada. Date: September 18, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 18 📅 Events on this day in 2017 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Parsons Green bombing takes place in London. Date: September 15, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 15 📅 Events on this day in 2017 📅 On This Day (Today)