The world got on with things long before you woke up. A sample of what happened on today’s date, newest first.
2024
A 14-year-old gunman kills four people and injures seven in a mass shooting at Apalachee High School near Winder, Georgia. ↗ 2024 Apalachee High School shooting
2022
Ten people are killed and 15 are injured in a stabbing spree in 13 locations on the James Smith Cree Nation and in Weldon, Saskatchewan. ↗ 2022 Saskatchewan stabbings
2020
Pope Benedict XVI becomes the longest-lived pope, 93 years, four months, 16 days, surpassing Pope Leo XIII, who died in 1903. ↗ Pope Benedict XVI
2007
Three terrorists suspected to be a part of Al-Qaeda are arrested in Germany after allegedly planning attacks on both the Frankfurt International airport and US military installations. ↗ Al-Qaeda
2002
The Oakland Athletics win their 20th consecutive game, an American League record, until the Cleveland Indians surpassed it in 2017. ↗ Oakland Athletics
2001
Tokyo DisneySea opens to the public as part of the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan. ↗ Tokyo DisneySea
1998
Google is founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two PhD students at Stanford University. ↗ Google
1995
The 1995 Okinawa rape occurred, when 3 US servicemen abducted and raped a schoolchild. This would cause widespread protest against the US military presence on the prefecture. ↗ 1995 Okinawa rape incident