24 Things That Happened for the First Time in 2024
Dec 9, 2024 · 5. An extreme marathoner runs the length of Africa. The extreme marathoner Russ Cook became the first person to run the length of Africa, traversing around 10,000 miles over the course of 352 days ...
21 Things That Happened for the First Time in 2021
Dec 6, 2021 · Surprising and serious events and trends noted for the first time ever this year.
Russia has used its hypersonic Oreshnik missile for the first time ...
Dec 9, 2024 · Keep your pulse on the news with breaking news alerts from The AP. The Morning Wire. Our flagship newsletter breaks down the biggest headlines of the day. ... based on Russia’s RS-26 Rubezh intercontinental ballistic missile, or ICBM. The attack marked the first time such a weapon was used in a war. Intermediate-range missiles can fly between ...
22 Things That Happened for the First Time in 2022
Dec 6, 2022 · 1. Apple becomes the first company to reach a stock market value of $3 trillion. In January, Apple’s value briefly hit the $3 trillion mark, making it the first publicly traded company to do so...
Invasive 'murder hornets' found in Europe for the first time - NBC News
Dec 5, 2024 · The Summary. Southern giant hornets, sometimes referred to as "murder hornets," have been found in Europe for the first time. A study last month confirmed that two pairs of the hornets have been ...
Two Hundred Years of Global Communications - CFR Education …
Dec 17, 2022 · The combination of these changes meant that news began to travel much faster during this period: for the first time, news could reach people in hours instead of days or weeks. A lithograph from...
President Biden takes questions in White House briefing room for first time
Oct 4, 2024 · WASHINGTON — After 1,080 days as president, Joe Biden on Friday decided to pop in and take questions in the White House briefing room for the first time, striding in with a grin after a strong...
Here’s how scientists reached nuclear fusion ‘ignition’ for the first time
Feb 16, 2024 · In the experiment, 192 lasers blasted a small chamber, setting off fusion reactions — in which smaller atomic nuclei merge to form larger ones — that released more energy than initially kicked them...
Boeing's Starliner ready for historic NASA mission ... - NBC News
May 6, 2024 · After years of delays, Boeing is finally set to launch two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station on its Starliner spacecraft. The capsule is scheduled to lift off Monday at 10:34 p.m....
Downtown San Francisco experiences first tornado warning in …
1 day ago · For the first time in recorded history, downtown San Francisco was issued a tornado warning on Saturday as severe storm conditions swept through the city, prompting local authorities to warn ...