World Penguin Day
Coincides with the annual northern migration of Adélie penguins. Researchers at McMurdo Station started the tradition; climate change is making the migration less predictable.
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Full history →Notable · 2026
Malian minister of defence Sadio Camara is killed during the start of coordinated attacks in the country.- 2026Shots are fired outside of the White House Correspondents' Dinner in the Washington Hilton where U.S. President Donald Trump and members of his cabinet are attending. One injury is reported and a suspect is taken into custody.
- 2015At least 8,962 are killed in Nepal after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Nepal.
- 2014The Flint water crisis begins when officials at Flint, Michigan switch the city's water supply to the Flint River, leading to lead and bacteria contamination.