- Jan 1 9,500-year-old cremation pyre is discovered in Malawi, believed to be the oldest in the world containing adult remains [1]
- Jan 1 Bulgaria adopts the euro, becoming the 21st member of the eurozone
- Jan 1 Fire at Le Constellation bar in the ski resort of Crans-Montana, Switzerland, likely caused by sparklers on champagne bottles, kills 40 people and injures 116 [1] [2]
- Jan 1 Fireworks set the historic Vondelkerk Dutch church ablaze during New Year celebrations in Amsterdam [1]
Mamdani Sworn in as Mayor of NYC
Jan 1 Zohran Mamdani is sworn in as the 112th Mayor of New York City and is the first NYC Mayor to use the Quran during his swearing-in
- Jan 3 18-year-old Luke Littler claims back-to-back titles with a commanding 7-1 win over Dutchman Gian van Veen in the World Darts Championship final in London
Avatar Sequel Earns $1B
Jan 3 James Cameron's sci-fi film sequel "Avatar: Fire and Ash" crosses the $1 billion worldwide box office threshold in its third week in theaters, exceeding $300 million in North America
US Attack on Venezuela
Jan 3 US military raids the presidential compound in Caracas and captures Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores; they are transported to New York City to face US federal drug trafficking charges, while Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez assumes interim power [1]
- Jan 4 Cleveland DE Myles Garrett sets a new NFL sack record when he takes down Bengals QB Joe Burrow for his 23rd sack of the season during the Browns' 20-18 win in Cincinnati
- Jan 5 Board of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, tasked with distributing government funding to public television and radio broadcasters since 1967, votes to dissolve itself after Congress canceled previously approved funding
- Jan 5 Record $3.2 million (510.3 million yen) price for a 535 lbs (243 kg) giant bluefin tuna at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market is paid by Kiyomura Corp, the operator of the sushi chain Sushi Zanmai [1]
- Jan 6 Buddhist monks enter South Carolina during their 2,300 mile peace walk from Fort Worth, Texas to Washington, D.C.
Europe Supports Greenland
Jan 6 European leaders issued joint statement in support of Greenland and Denmark amid unsolicited interest from the US administration in acquiring control of the island; letter signed by Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, as well as leaders of Italy, Spain, and Poland [1]
- Jan 7 US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent fatally shoots Renee Good (37), an American citizen and mother of three, as she attempts to drive away from observing ICE actions in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Trump Quits UN Bodies
Jan 7 US President Donald Trump withdraws the US from several United Nations organizations, including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the Framework Convention on Climate Change, and the UN Conference on Trade and Development [1]
- Jan 8 Iranian government responds to mass protests by blocking the internet and international telephone calls in an attempt to suppress protesters [1]
- Jan 9 The Nobel Committee issues a statement that prizes cannot be revoked, shared, or transferred [1]
- Jan 10 In Australia, regions in Far North Queensland see over 14 inches of rain from a tropical storm, while over 30 wildfires sparked by a heat wave in Victoria kill at least one person, destroy dozens of homes, and burn nearly 900,000 acres in last week
- Jan 11 Nationwide anti-ICE protests spark across the US following the death of civilian Renee Good in Minneapolis, who was shot by an ICE agent last Wednesday [1]
- Jan 12 Aloka, the "paece dog" accompanying Buddhist monks during their 2,300 mile peace walk from Fort Worth, Texas to Washington, D.C. undergoes surgery for a chronic leg ligament issue in Charleston, South Carolina
- Jan 12 Price of gold on the New York Mercantile Exchange hits $4,600.00 an ounce for the first time
- Jan 14 1950s nuclear bunker is "just a few days" away from falling off a cliff on the East Yorkshire coast, England, due to coastal erosion; the bunker was more than 100 yards away from the sea when it was built [1]
- Jan 14 Average global temperatures are now around 1.4°C higher than during the pre-industrial era, and 2025 was the third hottest year on record, according to data released by the European Union’s Copernicus planetary observation service [1]
- Jan 14 Buddhist monks enter North Carolina during their 2,300 mile peace walk from Fort Worth, Texas to Washington, D.C.
- Jan 14 High-speed rail project construction crane collapses onto a moving train causing it to derail in northeastern Thailand, killing at least 32 people [1]
- Jan 15 NASA Crew-11 astronauts return to Earth a month early after the first-ever medical evacuation from the ISS [1]
Machado Gifts Nobel
Jan 15 Venezuelan democracy advocate María Corina Machado gives her recently awarded Nobel Peace Prize medal to US President Donald Trump [1]
South Korean President Sentenced
Jan 16 Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is sentenced to five years in prison on charges including obstructing his arrest during the December 2024 martial law crisis [1]
- Jan 16 University art student from Alaska, US, is arrested for eating another student's AI-generated art in an anti-AI art protest [1]
- Jan 17 Thousands of Greenlanders, including Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, march in protest against US President Donald Trump's takeover threat [1]
- Jan 17 US President Donald Trump threatens the UK and seven other countries with 10% tariffs starting February 1, and an increase to 25% on June 1 until a deal is reached for the US's "complete and total purchase of Greenland" [1] [2]
- Jan 18 "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms," a prequel to "Game of Thrones," starring Peter Claffey and Dexter Sol Ansell, premieres on HBO
- Jan 18 Tail end of a high-speed train derails into path of a second high-speed train headed in opposite direction on adjacent track in Adamuz, near Córdoba, Spain; at least 42 people killed and over four dozen injured [1]
- Jan 19 After two and a half weeks of protests in Iran, officials say there are at least 5,000 verified deaths and more than 24,000 arrests; the most serious and deadliest unrest Iran has faced since 1979 [1]
- Jan 20 Fourth shark attack in New South Wales, Australia, in less than 48 hours; three adults and one child are injured
Songwriters Hall of Fame
Jan 21 Taylor Swift (36) is named as youngest inductee to the Songwriters Hall of Fame; Kenny Loggins, Alanis Morissette, and Kiss members Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley are among the other honorees [1]
Sinners
Jan 22 Ryan Coogler’s period vampire horror movie "Sinners," starring Michael B. Jordan, breaks Oscar nomination record with 16 nominations; record previously of 14 held by "All About Eve," "Titanic" and "La La Land" [1]
Philadelphia Sues Over Slavery Exhibit
Jan 22 US Department of the Interior is sued by the City of Philadelphia over the removal of a long-standing exhibit on slavery from a historic park at the former home of President George Washington [1]
- Jan 22 US President Donald Trump signs a charter for his "Board of Peace" in Davos, Switzerland, alongside representatives from Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bulgaria, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Morocco, Pakistan, Paraguay, Qatar, and Turkey [1]
- Jan 23 Iliana Iotova (61) becomes Bulgaria's first female president, assuming office upon the resignation of Rumen Radev
- Jan 23 Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolves parliament in advance of a snap election scheduled for February 8 [1]
- Jan 24 Alex Pretti (39) is the second person shot and killed by federal immigration agents in Minnesota in recent weeks; footage of his death posted to social media almost immediately after the shooting seems to contradict the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the event [1]
- Jan 24 Landslides in West Bandung Regency, West Java, Indonesia result in the deaths of up to 80 people, and destruction of dozens of homes
- Jan 25 American rock climber Alex Honnold (40) climbs 1,667-foot-tall skyscraper Taipei 101 in Taiwan without a rope during livestream on Netflix [1]
- Jan 25 Cyclone Harry triggers landslide in Sicilian town of Niscemi, Italy forcing evacuation of more than 1,500 people [1] [2]
- Jan 25 Passenger ferry with 359 aboard sinks near Baluk-Baluk Island, Philippines; at least 18 dead, over two dozen missing, and more than 300 rescued [1]
- Jan 25 Price of gold surges to record $5,058 a troy ounce [1]
Neil Young's Gift to Greenland
Jan 27 Rock singer-songwriter Neil Young gives all residents of Greenland free access to his entire on-line music catalog
- Jan 27 US officially leaves the Paris Climate Agreement, for the second time [1]
- Jan 28 Buddhist monks enter Virginia during their 2,300 mile peace walk from Fort Worth, Texas to Washington, D.C.
- Jan 28 Several mineral ore mines in Rubaya, Democratic Republic of Congo, collapse following heavy rains and landslides, killing at least 400 people
- Jan 29 Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg (19) becomes first teenager to score 49 points in an NBA game in 123-121 loss to visiting Charlotte Hornets at American Airlines Center
- Jan 29 President Donald Trump, his two eldest sons, and the family business sue the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department for failing to prevent leaks of their confidential tax return information, seeking at least $10 billion in damages in a lawsuit filed in federal court in Miami [1]
- Jan 29 Two independent journalists, Don Lemon and Georgia Fort, are arrested by federal agents in connection with an anti-ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) protest that disrupted a church service in St. Paul, Minnesota on January 18th; both of the accused were live-streaming the event [1]
Grammy Awards
Feb 1 68th Grammy Awards: Bad Bunny wins Album of the Year and Best Latin Urban Album for “Debí Tirar Más Fotos," Kendrick Lamar wins Record of the Year for "Luther," the Dalai Lama wins for Best Spoken Word; "Debí Tirar Más Fotos" is the first fully Spanish-language album to win Album of the Year [1] [2]
Spielberg Achieves EGOT Status
Feb 1 Director-producer Steven Spielberg wins his first Grammy for "Music by John Williams," earning him the esteemed EGOT status [1]
The Muppet Show Revival Special
Feb 4 "The Muppet Show" revival TV special, guest starring Sabrina Carpenter, Maya Rudolph, and Seth Rogen, premieres on Disney+ and ABC for the first time in four decades [1]
- Feb 4 Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning playwright Michael R. Jackson's debut opera "Complications in Sue," with each of ten vignettes scored by a different composer, world premiere at the Academy of Music by Opera Philadelphia [1] [2]
- Feb 5 Last nuclear arms control treaty between the US and Russia expires; the countries have no limits on their arsenal size for the first time since 1972 [1]
Michelangelo Sketch
Feb 5 Working sketch of a foot by Michelangelo, used for the Sistine Chapel, sells for $27.2 million at auction by Christie’s in New York City [1]
- Feb 6 Dow Jones Industrial Average surpasses 50,000 points for 1st time, closing at 50,115.67 [1]
- Feb 6 Japanese authorities cancel the annual Arakurayama Sengen Park Cherry Blossom Festival due to disruptive tourist behavior; the festival attracts about 200,000 tourists annually [1]
- Feb 8 Anti-Olympic protests in Milan, Italy, turn violent, causing investigators to suspect sabotage in three separate railway networks in Bologna [1]
- Feb 8 Bad Bunny performs the halftime show at Super Bowl LX, with an appearance by Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin [1]
Vonn Crashes, Johnson Wins Gold
Feb 8 Lindsey Vonn breaks leg in an ugly crash near the top of the women's downhill course at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics; American reigning world champion Breezy Johnson takes gold
- Feb 8 Socialist politician António José Seguro (63) wins run-off election for President of Portugal, with 66.8% against right-wing populist cabdidate André Ventura
- Feb 8 Super Bowl LX, Levi's St. Santa Clara, CA: Seattle Seahawks claim second title in franchise history with a comfortable 29-13 win over the New England Patriots; MVP: Kenneth Walker III (SEA RB)
- Feb 9 NYC Water announces a significant spike in water usage during the 15 minutes after Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime performance equivalent to 761,719 toilets flushing across NYC
- Feb 10 Al Jazeera investigation reveals the US supplied Israel thermal weapons used against Gaza in 2024, "evaporating" nearly 3,000 Palestinians with explosives that reached between 4,532 to 5,432 degrees Fahrenheit [1]
- Feb 10 Buddhist monks from the Huong Dao Vipassana Bhavana Center in Fort Worth, Texas arrive in Washington, D.C., completing a 2,300 mile peace walk to Washington, D.C. in 108 days [1] [2]
- Feb 11 Gallup confirms they will no longer track public opinions of presidential approval ratings in the US after 88 years [1]
- Feb 12 US Environmental Protection Agency disavows the 2009 scientific 'endangerment' finding which concluded that greenhouse gases pose a danger to health and welfare [1] [2]
- Feb 13 Iconic "Hello Kitty" designer Yuko Yamaguchi steps down after 46 years [1]
- Feb 13 Mikhail Shaidorov makes history at the Winter Olympics as the first figure skater from Kazakhstan to win an Olympic gold medal and the second Kazakhstani athlete to win gold [1]
- Feb 13 Priceless Egyptian artifacts, including a 2,600-year-old cat sculpture and a 3,300-year-old necklace, are stolen from the Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology in Caboolture, Australia; police recover the artifacts and arrest a 52-year-old man two days later [1]
- Feb 13 Shipwreck hunters Paul Ehorn and Bruce Bittner announce their discovery of SS Lac La Belle in Lake Michigan 150 years after it sank [1] [2]
- Feb 13 The UK high court rules that the Palestine Action ban under terrorism legislation is unlawful [1]
- Feb 14 Brazilian skier Lucas Pinheiro Braathen wins gold in the men's giant slalom race, the first Winter Olympics medal ever for any nation in South America
- Feb 14 Italy's famous rock structure, the "Lovers' Arch," collapses on Valentine's Day after heavy rain and strong winds [1]
Daytona 500
Feb 15 68th Daytona 500: Toyota Racing driver Tyler Reddick makes a last lap pass of Chase Elliott to win in a car co-owned by the NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan
800th Episode of The Simpsons
Feb 15 The 800th episode of animated TV show "The Simpsons" is set in Philadelphia and parodies the film "National Treasure"
Pokémon Card Sets Record
Feb 16 YouTuber Logan Paul sells his ultra-rare Pokémon Pikachu Illustrator card for a world record-breaking $16.5 million at Golden Auctions [1]
- Feb 17 Deadliest avalanche in California’s history in remote part of the Sierra Nevada Mountains leaves nine dead and six survivors [1]
- Feb 17 José Jerí, appointed President of Peru, is removed from office after just four months by the Peruvian Congress in a 75–24 vote upon allegations of secret meetings with Chinese businessmen
- Feb 18 José María Balcázar is appointed President of Peru after the the censure and removal of José Jerí from the office
- Feb 19 Alysa Liu wins the first Olympic women’s figure skating gold medal for the United States in 24 years [1]
- Feb 19 Amazon surpasses Walmart as the world’s largest company, measured by sales, announcing posting of $717 billion in sales for 2025; Walmart held the top spot for the past 13 years [1]
- Feb 19 Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, former British prince, is arrested on his 66th birthday on suspicion of misconduct in public office [1]
- Feb 19 Chinese skier Eileen Gu successfully defends her Halfpipe gold medal at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics; becomes most decorated Olympic freestyle skier in history with 6 medals [1]
- Feb 19 Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is semtenced to life in prison for masterminding an insurrection; five police and military accomplices are sentenced for 3 to 30 years [1]
- Feb 19 National Park Service employees, under court order, reinstall exhibits about slavery at the President’s House in Philadelphia, a month after removing them [1]
- Feb 19 Oriol Cardona wins the men's sprint event, earning Spain its first Winter Olympics gold medal in 54 years [1]
- Feb 20 158 juvenile giant tortoises are reintroduced to Galápagos island after more than 180 years [1]
- Feb 20 Japanese city Osaka receives an anonymous donation of $3.6 million in 46 lbs of gold bars to help fix its water system [1]
Sagrada Familia Tops Out
Feb 20 The final piece of Barcelona's Sagrada Familia’s central tower is put in place 144 years after construction began; the church's height is at 172.5 meters, making it the tallest church in the world [1]
- Feb 20 US Supreme Court rules 6-3 that President Donald Trump’s use of International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEPPA) to enact global tariffs was unconstitutional; he is deeply disappointed [1] [2]
- Feb 21 Norwegian cross country skier Johannes Høsflot Klæbo wins the 50k Classical event at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics for an unprecedented 6 gold medal haul at the one Games
- Feb 22 Mexican government effort to arrest drug cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes (59), known as "El Mencho," results in his death, sparking a nationwide wave of mayhem by his gang members
- Feb 23 Latest US military strike of suspected drug smuggling vessel in international waters of the Caribbean kills three, bringing total deaths in the program to 150 since September
- Feb 23 Rob Jetten is sworn in as the Prime Minister of the Netherlands at 38, simultaneously becoming the first openly gay and youngest leader in the country's history [1]
- Feb 25 50th season of "Survivor: In the Hands of the Fans," celebrating 25 years of the show, hosted by Jeff Probst, premieres on CBS
- Feb 26 US Library of Congress releases restored long-lost film “Gugusse and the Automaton,” a 45-second film, made by French filmmaker George Méliès, around 1897 [1]
- Feb 28 32nd Actor Awards: Michael B. Jordan wins Male Outstanding Performance for "Sinners" and Jessie Buckley wins Female Outstanding Performance for "Hamnet" [1]
- Feb 28 Sinkhole reveals an abandoned wine cellar under a golf course in Manchester, England, sealed for over 100 years [1]
US and Israel Attack Iran
Feb 28 The United States and Israel launch “major combat operations” against Iran, targeting the country’s missile capabilities and its military and political leaders, while encouraging regime change; Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Rear Adm. Ali Shamkhani (Secretary of the Defense Council), and Maj. Gen. Mohammad Pakpour (Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) are killed in the joint strikes
- Feb 28 Up to 175 people, mostly children, are reportedly killed at girls' school during Israeli-US missile strikes in Minab, Iran [1] [2]
- Mar 1 First-place Olympic medal from the first modern Olympics in 1896 sells at auction for USD $178,510 (DKK 1,152,000) by Danish auction house Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers [1]
- Mar 2 Iraqi women's rights activist Yanar Mohammed is assassinated outside of her home in Baghdad [1]
- Mar 3 Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz as tensions with the US and Israel rise, with an Iranian commander stating that any vessel attempting to pass through the waterway would be set "ablaze" [1]
- Mar 3 Max Alexander becomes the youngest ever fashion designer to debut at Paris Fashion Week at 10 years old [1]
- Mar 4 New Zealand batsman Finn Allen smashes 100 not out in 33 balls for the fastest century in T20 Cricket World Cup history as Black Caps beat South Africa by 9 wickets in Kolkata to reach the final
- Mar 4 US Navy submarine USS Charlotte torpedos and sinks Iranian Navy frigate IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean as Dena returns from joint exercise hosted by India; 104 reported killed, with 32 survivors in first US torpedo attack since WWII
- Mar 5 20 camels are disqualified from the Camel Beauty Show Festival for receiving cosmetic enhancements to their humps and faces [1]
- Mar 5 US President Donald Trump fires Kristi Noem as Secretary of Homeland Security after months of controversy and growing bipartisan criticism [1] [2]
- Mar 6 Nairobi River in Kenya floods due to heavy rain, killing 112 people
- Mar 8 Iran names Mojtaba Khamenei (56) as its new Supreme Leader, replacing his recently deceased father who held the position for 37 years [1]
- Mar 8 Ugandan runner Jacob Kiplimo (25) sets new world half-marathon record in Lisbon, Portugal, besting Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha's 2024 mark by 10 seconds
Project Hail Mary
Mar 9 Sci-fi film "Project Hail Mary" based on the novel by Andy Weir, directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, and starring Ryan Gosling, premieres at the Cineworld Leicester Square, London
- Mar 10 Bam Adebayo scores 83 points in Miami Heat's 150-129 win over the Washington Wizards; second-highest single-game total in NBA history; surpasses Kobe Bryant (81), trailing only Wilt Chamberlain (100)
- Mar 11 Italian government purchases rare 16th-century Caravaggio portrait for €30 million (USD $34.7m), one of the most expensive artworks it has ever paid for [1]
- Mar 11 UK Parliament passes a bill to remove hereditary aristocrats from the House of Lords, ending a parliamentary role dating back hundreds of years [1]
Black Strat Sets Record
Mar 12 "Black Strat" electric guitar once owned by Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour sells for record $14.5 million at Christie's in NYC, during auction of collection from the estate of late sports executive Jim Isray; "Tiger" custom built for Jerry Garcia fetches $11.5 million and Kurt Cobain's Fender Mustang $6.9 million [1]
The Other Bennet Sister
Mar 15 "The Other Bennet Sister," a TV adaptation of Janice Hadlow's novel based on Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, and starring Ella Bruccoleri as Mary Bennet, premieres on BBC One
- Mar 15 98th Academy Awards: Best Film "One Battle After Another"; Best Director Paul Thomas Anderson; acting awards to Michael B. Jordan for "Sinners" and Jessie Buckley for "Hamnet" [1]
- Mar 15 Autumn Durald Arkapaw becomes the first woman and person of color to win an Oscar for cinematography with "Sinners" [1]
- Mar 15 Broadway musical "Chicago" achieves its highest weekly ticket sales in the show's 29-year history, earning $1.45 million with new lead actress Whitney Leavitt [1]
- Mar 16 An island-wide blackout strikes the country of Cuba as the power grid continues to crumble [1]
- Mar 17 6th World Baseball Classic: Venezuela wins the international tournament for the first time, with a 3-2 win over United States at LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida
- Mar 17 Two southern white rhinos are reintroduced to Uganda's Kidepo Valley National Park, more than 40 years after poachers killed the last one [1]
- Mar 18 The Association for Computing Machinery announces American Dr. Charles H. Bennett (82) and Canadian Dr. Gilles Brassard (70), the inventors of quantum cryptography, as winners of the 2025 Turing Award [1]
England Coast Path
Mar 19 England's King Charles III inaugurates the world's longest coastal footpath, spanning 2,689 miles along the entire coast of England [1]
- Mar 19 LeBron James of the LA Lakers ties Robert Parrish's all-time mark of 1,611 NBA games played
- Mar 20 "Company Retreat" fake reality TV series, from the creators of "Jury Duty," follows Anthony Norman starring as himself, who is unaware of the hoax, while working for a hot sauce company, premieres on Amazon Prime [1]
- Mar 20 New baby dinosaur species, the Doolysaurus huhmin, is discovered in South Korea and named after a famous South Korean cartoon [1]
- Mar 20 Paramount Skydance, the new corporate parent of CBS, announces it will shutter the 99-year old radio news network [1] [2]
Most Games Played in NBA History
Mar 21 LA Lakers forward LeBron James (41) becomes the NBA's player with most games played in his 1,612th regular season game, a 105-104 victory over the Magic in Orlando, Florida
Saturday Night Live in the UK
Mar 21 UK version of "Saturday Night Live," created by Lorne Michaels, premieres on Sky One with host Tina Fey and musical guest Wet Leg [1]
- Mar 21 US President Donald Trump marks the passing of former FBI Director Robert Mueller, who was tasked with investigating Russian election interference, posting on social media: "Good, I'm glad he's dead." [1]
$10m Art Heist
Mar 22 Thieves steal three paintings by French masters from Magnani Rocca Foundation's Villa of Masterpieces, near the city of Parma, Italy; Paul Cézanne’s watercolor “Tasse et plat de cerises" (1890), Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s oil “Les Poissons” (1917), and Henri Matisse’s work “Odalisque sur la terrasse” (1922) have combined estimated value of €9 million ($10.34 million) [1] [2] [3]
Giant
Mar 23 Mark Rosenblatt's stage drama "Giant", starring John Lithgow as children's book author Roald Dahl, opens at The Music Box Theater, NYC
- Mar 24 "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" trailer released by Sony on March 17 makes history as the first movie trailer to exceed 1 billion views and breaks the record for most views in 24 hours at 718.6 million [1]
- Mar 25 A California jury finds Meta and YouTube liable on all counts in lawsuit accusing the tech giants of negligence, intentionally designing addictive platforms, and failing to provide adequate warnings, thereby injuring a young woman's mental health; plaintiff is awarded nearly $6 million, Snap and TikTok had quietly settled their aspects of the case before trial [1]
- Mar 25 Sarah Mullally (63) is installed as the Archbishop of Canterbury, the most senior cleric in the Church of England, she is the first female to hold the office [1]
- Mar 26 C-3PO light-up head used in "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back" sells for $1.05 million at Propstore auction house in Los Angeles [1]
- Mar 26 Thieves steal more than 12 tons of KitKat's new Formula One-themed chocolate bars while en-route to Poland [1]
- Mar 27 Former rapper Balen Shah is sworn in as Nepal's 40th Prime Minister after a landslide victory in the country's first election since youth protests in 2025 [1]
- Mar 28 More than 3,000 'No Kings' protests are held in all 50 US states and 16 countries to push back against the Trump administration [1]
- Mar 29 Partial US government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security becomes the longest in American history at 44 days, causing chaos at airports due to a shortage of TSA agents [1]
- Mar 30 Canadian ballader Celine Dion announces her return to full concert performances after a 6-year health related hiatus, with a 10-show residency at the Paris La Défense Arena in Nanterre, France scheduled in the autumn
- Mar 30 Israeli Knesset passes death penalty law for Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks, but not for Jewish people convicted of the same crimes; UN responds stating this constitutes a war crime [1]
- Apr 1 Donald Trump becomes first sitting US president known to attend oral arguments at the Supreme Court, in case involving executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship of the constitution's 14th amendment; he departs shortly after opposing arguments begin [1]
Artemis II
Apr 1 NASA launches Artemis II from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida carrying four astronauts (three Americans and a Canadian) on the first mission around the Moon in more than 50 years; Christina Koch and Victor Glover become the first woman and Black man to orbit the moon [1]
Archaeologists Discover Sunken Warship
Apr 2 Danish marine archaeologists discover a warship sunk by Horatio Nelson during the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801 [1]
- Apr 2 US President Donald Trump announces that Attorney General Pam Bondi has been fired, after months of controversy and growing bipartisan criticism; Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is named as interim replacement [1]
- Apr 6 Charlisse Leger-Walker becomes the first Māori and New Zealand woman drafted into the US WNBA [1]
- Apr 6 NASA's Artemis II breaks the record for the farthest human travel from Earth at roughly 252,760 miles (406,788 km); the previous record was set by Apollo 13 in 1970 [1] [2]
- Apr 7 Anthropic releases Claude Mythos as a limited "preview" to a small number of strategically important companies, saying the model is too powerful for public release and poses significant cybersecurity risks [1]
- Apr 7 President of Vietnam Tô Lâm, previously appointed to the office, wins election to a full term
- Apr 10 NASA's Artemis II splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean near San Diego, California, slowing from 24,661 mph to 19 mph during its descent after a 10-day mission flying around the Moon
- Apr 11 Deadly stampede at the Laferriere Citadel in northern Haiti crushes dozens, including “many young people” [1]
- Apr 12 Australian 18-year-old Gout Gout sets new 200m under-20 sprint record with a time of 19.67 seconds [1]
Election of Interest
Apr 12 Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán loses the parliamentary election to Péter Magyar, leader of the center-right opposition Tisza Party, who wins two-thirds of the vote and ends Orbán's 16 years in power [1] [2]
Carpenter Rocks Coachella
Apr 17 Sabrina Carpenter is joined on stage by surprise guest Madonna during her Coachella headlining set, singing "Vogue" and "Like A Prayer" [1]
- Apr 18 After ongoing ceasefire negotiations with the US, Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz again in response to the US maintaining port blockades [1]
- Apr 19 Archaeologists discover a papyrus fragment of Homer's Iliad inside a 1,600-year-old mummy buried in a Roman-era tomb in Middle Egypt; the first known case of a Greek literary text found in the embalming process [1]
The Devil Wears Prada 2
Apr 20 "The Devil Wears Prada 2," the sequel to the 2006 film, starring original cast members Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci, premieres in New York; its opening weekend earns $233 million
- Apr 20 A magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off the northeast coast of Japan, prompting tsunami warnings for waves up to 10 feet [1]
- Apr 20 US Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer announces her resignation amid a series of misconduct allegations and growing bipartisan criticism
- Apr 21 British Parliament approves legislation permanently banning sale or supply of tobacco products to anyone born in 2009 or after [1]
Sports History
Apr 24 Spanish tennis champion Carlos Alcaraz (22) announces a wrist injury will force him to miss the Italian Open and French Open tournaments, via social media
Long Long Road
Apr 24 UME releases "Long Long Road," the 22nd solo album by singing drummer Ringo Starr; his third country music tinged collection is produced by T-Bone Burnett and features guests Billy Strings, Molly Tuttle, and Sheryl Crow
- Apr 25 Terrorists detonate explosive device aboard bus travelling along the Pan-American Highway in Cajibio, Colombia, killing at least 20 people and injuring dozens
- Apr 25 US President Donald Trump and his officials rush offstage after a suspected gunman attempts to storm the White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. [1]
- Apr 26 Chevron Championship Women's Golf, Memorial Park GC: American Nelly Korda claims her 3rd career major title with an all-the-way 5 shot win over Yin Ruoning and Patty Tavatanakit
- Apr 26 Kenyan runner Sabastian Sawe becomes first athlete to run a sanctioned marathon in under 2 hours; wins London Marathon in 1:59:30; Yomif Kejelcha of Ethiopia also finishes under 2 hours (1:59:41); Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa sets new women’s WR of 2:15:41, beating her own 2025 mark [1]
- Apr 27 Daily heat index of the top 50 hottest cities in the world are all located in India [1] [2]
- Apr 27 King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla arrive in the US for the first British state visit since Queen Elizabeth II's visit in 2007
- Apr 27 One hundred Italian chefs set a new world record for the longest tiramisu at 1,445 feet (440.6 m) at Chelsea Old Town Hall in London, England [1]
- Apr 28 King Charles III becomes only the second British monarch to address US joint session of Congress, during trip commemorating 250th anniversary of American independence, in Washington D.C.
- May 2 Spirit Airlines, an ultra-low cost US passenger service based in Florida, abruptly announces cancellation of all flights, cessation of customer service, and closure of the business after 34 years; more than 17,000 employees lose their jobs
- May 3 ICARUS Initiative launches its second satellite 'Raven' into orbit; aims to observe animal behavior from space to combat poaching [1]
Event of Interest
May 4 Amazon workers, their unions, and activists stage a "Labor is Art" fashion show before the Met Gala to protest Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' role as honorary chair [1]
- May 4 American author Daniel Kraus wins the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, for "Angel Down," a World War I story written in one long sentence [1] [2]
- May 4 American composer Gabriela Lena Frank wins Pulitzer Prize in Music for her orchestral work "Picaflor: A future myth" [1] [2]
- May 4 American writer Bess Wohl wins Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play "Liberation" [1]
- May 4 Chinese writer Yiyun Li wins Pulitzer Prize for Memoir or Autobiography for "Things in Nature Merely Grow," recounting the suicides of her teenage sons [1]
- May 4 Juliana Spahr wins Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for her collection "Ars Poeticas" [1]
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May 4 Met Gala, "Costume Art," is hosted by Anna Wintour, Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, and Venus Williams
- May 4 Russia declares a two-day ceasefire from May 8 to 9 to commemorate Victory Day, the anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany; Ukraine announces a separate ceasefire from May 5 to 6 [1]
- May 7 Historic realignment in Welsh politics as Plaid Cymru wins the election and becomes the largest party in Wales for the first time under leader Rhun ap Iorwerth; Welsh Labour loses government for the first time in 27 years and loses its status as the largest party [1]
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