Election of Interest
2012 Rick Santorum suspends his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination making Mitt Romney the overwhelming favourite
- 2012 United Nations deadline for Syrian troop withdrawal passes as violence continues
- 2013 Japan and Taiwan sign an agreement on fishing rights around the Senkaku Islands
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
2014 "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" directed by Marc Webb and starring Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone premieres in London
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
2014 29th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: Peter Gabriel; Hall & Oates; KISS; Nirvana; Linda Ronstadt; Cat Stevens; The E Street Band; Brian Epstein; and Andrew Loog Oldham
- 2014 88 civilians are killed by barrel bombs from Syrian war planes in Aleppo, Syria
- 2014 The Council of Europe suspends Russia's right to vote
US Masters Golf
2016 80th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: England's Danny Willett wins his first major title, 3 strokes ahead of Lee Westwood and defending champion Jordan Spieth
- 2016 Explosions and a fire caused by fireworks at Puttingal Temple in Kerala, India, kills more than 100 and injures nearly 400
Event of Interest
2016 Hong Kong pro-democracy political party Demosistō established by Nathan Law, Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow
- 2017 "British Vogue" magazine announces Edward Enninful as new editor; first male and Black person to hold position
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2017 "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" directed by James Gunn, and starring Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldana premieres in Tokyo, Japan
- 2017 Alabama Governor Robert Bentley resigns over relationship with an aide and possible misuse of state funds to cover it up
Event of Interest
2018 Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg begins testifying before US Congress about data use and security
- 2019 China announces move to cull more than 1 million pigs in effort to eliminate African swine fever
- 2019 First home delivery service by drone begins in Canberra, Australia by Wing, part of Google's Alphabet company
1st Photo of a Black Hole
2019 First-ever photo of a black hole announced, taken by The Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration in 2017 in galaxy M87, 6.5 billion times the mass of earth, 55 million light-years away
- 2019 Four tiny sweat bees removed alive from a woman's eye in world's first operation of its kind at Fooyin University Hospital, Taiwan
- 2019 New species of human announced named Homo luzonensis, 3ft tall, remains dated 50-60,000 years old found in cave on island of Luzon, Philippines
- 2019 New York declares a public health emergency and compulsory vaccinations after a measles outbreak in Brooklyn with 285 cases
- 2022 86th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: World #1 golfer Scottie Scheffler wins first career major title; beats Irishman Rory McIlroy by 3 strokes for record $2.7m payout
Sports History
2022 Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan removed from power after losing a no-confidence vote in parliament [1]
Music History
2022 Revival of "Cabaret" starring Eddie Redmayne wins best musical at UK's Olivier Awards, "Life of Pi" wins best play [1]
Dalai Lama Apologizes
2023 The Dalai Lama apologizes for a video showing him asking a boy to suck his tongue, after widespread criticism [1]
