60 events found for 2007
Pope Benedict XVI reinstates the traditional laws of papal election in which a successful candidate must receive two-thi
Tony Blair resigns as British Prime Minister, a position he had held since 1997
The Brazilian Military Police invades the favelas of Complexo do Alemão in an episode which is remembered as the Complex
A Jeep Cherokee filled with propane canisters drives into the entrance of Glasgow Airport, Scotland in a failed terroris
Smoking in England is banned in all public indoor spaces.
The first Live Earth benefit concert was held in 11 locations around the world.
Erden Eruç begins the first solo human-powered circumnavigation of the world.
The Pakistani military storms the Lal Masjid mosque in Islamabad, which had been seized by Islamist militants.
The Siege of Lal Masjid in Islamabad, Pakistan, ends after the Pakistan Army storms the mosque which had been occupied…
U.S. Army Apache helicopters engage in airstrikes against armed insurgents in Baghdad, Iraq, where civilians are…
An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 and 6.6 aftershock occurs off the Niigata coast of Japan killing eight people, injuring…
TAM Airlines Flight 3054, an Airbus A320, crashes into a warehouse after landing too fast and missing the end of the…
Pratibha Patil is sworn in as India's first female president.
Operation Banner, the presence of the British Army in Northern Ireland, and the longest-running British Army operation…
The I-35W Mississippi River bridge spanning the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota, collapses during the…
Former deputy director of the Chilean secret police Raúl Iturriaga is captured after having been on the run following…
At AT&T Park, Barry Bonds hits his 756th career home run to surpass Hank Aaron's 33-year-old record.
An EF2 tornado touches down in Kings County and Richmond County, New York, the most powerful tornado in New York to…