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===1901–present===
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Costa Rica]] signs the [[Buenos Aires Convention]], a [[copyright]] treaty.
*[[1936]] &ndash; In London, [[the Crystal Palace]] is destroyed by fire.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Musgrave |first1=Michael |last2=Musgrave |first2=Reader in Music Michael |title=The Musical Life of the Crystal Palace |date=13 April 1995 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-37562-7 |page=3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RkOxic097w4C&pg=PA3 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: The Soviet [[Red Army]] crosses the [[Finland–Russia border|Finnish border]] in several places, [[Bombing of Helsinki in World War II|bombing Helsinki]] and several other Finnish cities, starting the [[Winter War]].
*[[1940]] &ndash; World War II: Signing of the Sino-Japanese Treaty of 1940 between the [[Empire of Japan]] and the newly formed [[Wang Jingwei]]-led [[Reorganized National Government of the Republic of China]]. This treaty was considered so unfair to China that it was compared to the [[Twenty-One Demands]].<ref>{{Cite journal|journal=The American Journal of International Law|volume=35|number=3|title=China-Japan: Treaty Concerning Basic Relations|year=1941 |pages=125–128 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2213492|access-date=2021-06-24|publisher=Cambridge University|doi=10.2307/2213492 |jstor=2213492|s2cid=246007132 }}</ref>
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[The Holocaust]]: The [[Einsatzgruppen|SS-Einsatzgruppen]] round up roughly 25,000 Jews from the [[Riga Ghetto]] and kill them in the [[Rumbula massacre]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Holocaust and World War II: Key Dates|url=https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/the-holocaust-and-world-war-ii-key-dates|access-date=2022-01-17|website=encyclopedia.ushmm.org|language=en}}</ref> 
*[[1942]] &ndash; World War II: [[Battle of Tassafaronga]]; A smaller squadron of [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] destroyers led by [[Raizō Tanaka]] defeats a [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] cruiser force under [[Carleton H. Wright]].
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine|Civil War in Mandatory Palestine]] begins, leading up to the creation of the [[Israel|State of Israel]] and the [[1948 Arab–Israeli War]].
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Mutesa II of Buganda|Edward Mutesa II]], the ''[[Kabaka of Buganda|kabaka]]'' (king) of [[Buganda]] is deposed and exiled to London by [[Andrew Cohen (colonial governor)|Sir Andrew Cohen]], Governor of [[Uganda]].
*[[1954]] &ndash; In [[Sylacauga, Alabama]], United States, the [[Hodges meteorite]] crashes through a roof and hits a woman taking an afternoon nap; this is the only documented case in the [[Western Hemisphere]] of a [[human]] being hit by a rock from space.
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Eastern Air Lines Flight 512]] crashes at [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|Idlewild Airport]], killing 25 people.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-7B N815D New York-Idlewild International Airport, NY (IDL) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19621130-0 |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Decolonization]]: [[Barbados]] becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
*[[1967]] &ndash; The [[People's Republic of Southern Yemen]] gains its [[Withdrawal from Aden|independence]] from the [[United Kingdom]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-02-22 |title=Parallels with the retreat from Aden |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1543462/Parallels-with-the-retreat-from-Aden.html |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=The Telegraph |language=en}}</ref>
*  1967   &ndash; The [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] is founded by [[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto]], who becomes its first chairman.
*  1967   &ndash; [[Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas-1930|Pro-Soviet communists]] in the Philippines establish [[Malayang Pagkakaisa ng Kabataan Pilipino]] as its new youth wing.
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Pahlavi dynasty|Iran]] seizes the [[Seizure of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs|Greater and Lesser Tunbs]] from the [[Emirate of Sharjah|Emirates of Sharjah]] and [[Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah|Ras Al Khaimah]].
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Vietnam War]]: [[White House]] Press Secretary [[Ron Ziegler]] tells the press that there will be no more public announcements concerning American troop withdrawals from [[Vietnam]] because troop levels are now down to 27,000.
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Cold War]]: In [[Geneva]], representatives from the United States and the [[Soviet Union]] begin to negotiate intermediate-range [[nuclear weapon]] reductions in Europe. (The meetings end inconclusively on December 17.)
*[[1995]] &ndash; Official end of [[Operation Desert Storm]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Thompson |first1=James G. |title=Complete Guide to United States Marine Corps Medals, Badges, and Insignia: World War II to Present |year=2003 |publisher=Medals of America Press |isbn=978-1-884452-42-0 |page=91 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ee7lKl1XnfsC&pg=RA1-PA91 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1995   &ndash; U.S. President [[Bill Clinton]] visits [[Northern Ireland]] and speaks in favor of the "[[Northern Ireland peace process]]" to a huge rally at [[Belfast City Hall]]; he calls [[Irish Republican Army|IRA]] fighters "yesterday's men".
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Exxon]] and [[Mobil]] sign a US$73.7&nbsp;billion agreement to merge, thus creating [[ExxonMobil]], the world's largest company.
*  1999   &ndash; In [[Seattle]], United States, demonstrations against a [[1999 Seattle WTO protests|World Trade Organization meeting]] by [[anti-globalization movement|anti-globalization protesters]] catch police unprepared and force the cancellation of opening ceremonies.
*  1999   &ndash; [[British Aerospace]] and [[Marconi Electronic Systems]] merge to form [[BAE Systems]], Europe's largest defense contractor and the fourth largest aerospace firm in the world.
*[[2000]] &ndash; NASA launches [[STS-97]], the 101st [[Space Shuttle program|Space Shuttle]] mission.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Warnock|first=Lynda|title=STS-97|url=https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-97.html|access-date=2021-06-24|website=www.nasa.gov|publisher=NASA}}</ref>
*[[2004]] &ndash; A [[McDonnell Douglas MD-80|McDonnell Douglas MD-82]], operating as [[Lion Air Flight 538]], [[Runway excursion|overran]] the runway and crashed, killing 25 people.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Runway excursion Accident McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82) PK-LMN |url=https://aviation-safety.net/asndb/322504 |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lion Air PK-LMN |url=https://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-md80-49189.htm |access-date=29 May 2024}}</ref>
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[John Sentamu]] becomes the first black archbishop in the [[Church of England]] with his enthronement as the 97th [[Archbishop of York]].
*[[2018]] &ndash; A [[2018 Anchorage earthquake|magnitude 7.1 earthquake]] with its epicenter only {{convert|15|mile|km|disp=out}} from [[Anchorage, Alaska]] causes significant property damage but no deaths.
*[[2021]] &ndash; [[Barbados]] becomes a republic.<ref>{{cite web |title=Barbados cuts ties with the queen, becomes a republic in spectacular ceremony |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/barbados-queen-republic-ceremony-prince-charles-rcna6901 |website=NBC News |access-date=30 November 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*  2021   &ndash; A 15-year-old gunman murders four students and injures seven people, including a teacher, in [[2021 Oxford High School shooting|a mass shooting]] at [[Oxford High School (Michigan)|Oxford High School]] in [[Oxford Township, Michigan]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/11/30/us/school-shooting-michigan |title=Michigan High School Shooting: 3 Students Killed and Several Critically Injured |work=The New York Times |date=30 November 2021 |last1=Atkinson |first1=Scott |last2=Smith |first2=Mitch |last3=Boudette |first3=Neal E. }}</ref>
* [[2022]] &ndash; The AI chatbot [[ChatGPT]] is launched by [[OpenAI]].<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.techopedia.com/chatgpt-birthday-1-year-of-changing-the-world |last=Keary |first=Tim |title=ChatGPT's Birthday Special: Celebrating 1 Year of Changing the World |journal= Technopedia |date=30 November 2023}}</ref>