Horizon Air employee Richard Russell hijacks and performs an unauthorized takeoff on a Horizon Air Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 plane at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport in Washington, flying it for more than an hour before crashing the plane and killing himself on Ketron Island in Puget Sound. Date: August 10, 2018 Read more on Wikipedia →…
Crisis in Venezuela: Seven people are injured when two drones detonate explosives on Avenida Bolívar, Caracas while president Nicolás Maduro is giving a speech to the Venezuelan National Guard. Date: August 4, 2018 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 4 📅 Events on this day in 2018 📅 On This Day…
Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) expel the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from the Iraq–Syria border, concluding the second phase of the Deir ez-Zor campaign. Date: August 4, 2018 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 4 📅 Events on this day in 2018 📅 On…
Two burka-clad men kill 29 people and injure more than 80 in a suicide attack on a Shia mosque in eastern Afghanistan. Date: August 3, 2018 📅 Other events on August 3 📅 Events on this day in 2018 📅 On This Day (Today)
Australian Wendy Tuck becomes the first female skipper to win the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. Date: July 28, 2018 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 28 📅 Events on this day in 2018 📅 On This Day (Today)
As-Suwayda attacks: Coordinated attacks occur in Syria. Date: July 25, 2018 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 25 📅 Events on this day in 2018 📅 On This Day (Today)
A wildfire in East Attica kills at least 102 people. It is the deadliest wildfire in the history of Greece. Date: July 23, 2018 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 23 📅 Events on this day in 2018 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Knesset passes the controversial Nationality Bill, which defines the State of Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people. Date: July 19, 2018 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 19 📅 Events on this day in 2018 📅 On This Day (Today)
France win their second World Cup title, defeating Croatia 4–2. Date: July 15, 2018 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 15 📅 Events on this day in 2018 📅 On This Day (Today)
Tham Luang cave rescue: A group of Thai school children and their football coach are all rescued from a cave after being stuck there for 18 days; one Thai Navy SEAL diver dies during the rescue mission. Date: July 10, 2018 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 10 📅 Events on…