Tornadoes touch down in midwestern and southern United States, including Washington County, Arkansas; Greater St. Louis, Sunset Hills, Missouri, Illinois, and Oklahoma, with a few tornadoes in the early hours. A total of 36 tornadoes touched down, resulting in the deaths of nine people and $113 million in damages. Date: December 31, 2010 Read more…
NASA succeeds in putting the first of two Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory satellites in orbit around the Moon. Date: December 31, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 31 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today)
A New Year's Eve celebration stampede in Shanghai kills at least 36 people and injures 49 others. Date: December 31, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 31 📅 Events on this day in 2014 📅 On This Day (Today)
A fire breaks out at the Downtown Address Hotel in Downtown Dubai, United Arab Emirates, located near the Burj Khalifa, two hours before the fireworks display is due to commence. Sixteen injuries were reported; one had a heart attack, another suffered a major injury, and fourteen others with minor injuries. Date: December 31, 2015 Read…
Thirty-nine people are killed after a ten-story building collapses in the industrial city of Magnitogorsk, Russia. Date: December 31, 2018 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 31 📅 Events on this day in 2018 📅 On This Day (Today)
The World Health Organization is informed of cases of pneumonia with an unknown cause, detected in Wuhan. This later turned out to be COVID-19, the cause of the COVID-19 pandemic. Date: December 31, 2019 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 31 📅 Events on this day in 2019 📅 On This…
The World Health Organization issues its first emergency use validation for a COVID-19 vaccine. Date: December 31, 2020 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 31 📅 Events on this day in 2020 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Discovery Expedition under Robert Falcon Scott attains a Farthest South at 82°17′S in Antarctica. Date: December 30, 1902 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 30 📅 Events on this day in 1902 📅 On This Day (Today)
A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois kills at least 605. Date: December 30, 1903 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 30 📅 Events on this day in 1903 📅 On This Day (Today)
Former Idaho Governor Frank Steunenberg is assassinated at the front gate of his home in Caldwell. Date: December 30, 1905 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 30 📅 Events on this day in 1905 📅 On This Day (Today)