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History ( timelines) – records of past events and the way things were. It is also a field responsible for the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about the past. History, by period (See also Timeline of world history )
These timelines of world history detail recorded events since the creation of writing roughly 5000 years ago to the present day. For events from c. 3200 BC – c. 500 see: Timeline of ancient history. For events from c. 500 – c. 1499, see: Timeline of post-classical history.
January 1: Five former Soviet Union countries form the Eurasian Economic Union. January 3 – 7: Boko Haram perpetrates a massacre of over 2,000 people in Baga, Nigeria, and allies itself with ISIL. April 2: Al-Shabaab perpetrates a mass shooting in Kenya, killing 148.
Topics in the news. Willie Mays in 1961. American baseball player Willie Mays (pictured) dies at the age of 93. In basketball, the Boston Celtics defeat the Dallas Mavericks to win the NBA Finals. A fire in a residential building in Mangaf, south of Kuwait City, kills fifty people.
Time periods: On this day (June 7) • Months • This Year (2024) • By year • By decade, century, or millennium. Timelines of events. By chronology: Big Bang • Ancient Mesopotamia • Ancient Greece • Rome • Roman Empire • French Revolution • World War I • World War II (Evacuations) • Space Race • Cold War
1 day ago · Learn which important and interesting historical events happened on today in history. Hundreds of events, facts and photos from history, film, music and sport.
On This Day In History: anniversaries, birthdays, major events, and time capsules. This day's facts in the arts, politics, and sciences.
