Date: August 8, 2007
A train derails on an evening express service near Grayrigg, Cumbria, England, killing one person and injuring 88. This results in hundreds of points being checked over the UK after a few similar accidents. Date: February 23, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in…
Insurgency in the Maghreb: Two car bombs explode in Algiers, Algeria, one near the Supreme Constitutional Court and the other near the offices of the United Nations. Date: December 11, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 11 📅 Events on this day in 2007 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
Taiwan opposition leader Ma Ying-jeou resigns as the chairman of the Kuomintang party after being indicted on charges of embezzlement during his tenure as the mayor of Taipei; Ma also announces his candidacy for the 2008 presidential election. Date: February 13, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 13 📅 Events…
Japan launches its fourth spy satellite, stepping up its ability to monitor potential threats such as North Korea. Date: February 24, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 2007 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2007Microsoft Releases Windows Vista Major Operating System…
NASA launches the Dawn probe to the asteroid belt. Date: September 27, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 27 📅 Events on this day in 2007 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2007Calder Hall Demolished, World’s First Commercial Nuclear Power Station, September 29, 2007Pope Benedict XVI Restores Two-Thirds…
A general strike begins in Guinea in an attempt to get President Lansana Conté to resign. Date: January 10, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 10 📅 Events on this day in 2007 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2007Baghdad Market Bombing Kills 135, Injures 339 – February…