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Wednesday, 7 January 2026

The world looked up Liam Rosenior. 30 tracked subjects, 25 discussions, 25 papers. This record is frozen and will not change.

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Attention 30

What the most people looked up, ranked by Wikipedia pageviews for that day.

  1. 413,395views

    Liam Rosenior

    Liam James Rosenior is an English professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Ligue 1 club Paris FC.

  2. 377,487views

    Nicolás Maduro

    Nicolás Maduro Moros is a Venezuelan politician and former union leader who served as the 53rd president of Venezuela from 2013 until his capture during the United States intervention in Venezuela in 2026 for alleged drug trafficking to which he pleaded not gu

  3. 234,860views

    Greenland

    Greenland is an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark and is the largest of the kingdom's three constituent parts by land area, the others being Denmark proper and the Faroe Islands. Citizens of Greenland are citizens of Denmark. They are thus citizen

  4. 201,705views

    Dhurandhar

    Dhurandhar is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language spy action thriller film written and directed by Aditya Dhar. It is produced by Aditya Dhar, Lokesh Dhar and Jyoti Deshpande under Jio Studios and B62 Studios. The film features an ensemble cast consisting of Ranveer

  5. 199,731views

    2026 United States intervention in Venezuela

    On 3 January 2026, the United States launched a military strike in Venezuela and captured incumbent Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The US operation, codenamed Operation Absolute Resolve, began around 2 a.m. local time, when exp

  6. 181,201views

    Venezuela

    Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and various islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It comprises an area of 912,050 km2 (352,140 sq mi), with

  7. 161,961views

    Avatar: Fire and Ash

    Avatar: Fire and Ash is a 2025 American epic science fiction film directed by James Cameron from a screenplay he co-wrote with Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. Produced by Lightstorm Entertainment, it is the third installment in the Avatar film series and the seq

  8. 160,403views

    Stranger Things

    Stranger Things is an American television series created by the Duffer Brothers for Netflix. Produced by Monkey Massacre Productions and 21 Laps Entertainment, the first season was released on Netflix on July 15, 2016. The second and third seasons followed in

  9. 144,342views

    Delcy Rodríguez

    Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez is a Venezuelan lawyer, politician and diplomat who has been interim president of Venezuela since 2026, following the United States intervention in Venezuela. She is the first woman in Venezuelan history to perform the duties of th

  10. 143,281views

    Doug LaMalfa

    Douglas Lee LaMalfa was an American politician and businessman who served as the U.S. representative for California's 1st congressional district from 2013 until his death in 2026. A member of the Republican Party, his district covered nearly all of interior No

  11. 136,409views

    Anna's Archive

    Anna's Archive is an open source search engine for shadow libraries that was launched by the pseudonymous Anna shortly after law enforcement efforts to shut down Z-Library in 2022. The site aggregates records from Z-Library, Sci-Hub, and Library Genesis (LibGe

  12. 132,143views

    Hugo Chávez

    Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías was a Venezuelan politician, revolutionary, and military officer who was the president of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013. Chávez changed the country's name from the Republic of Venezuela to the Bolivarian Republic of Venez

  13. 126,535views

    List of highest-grossing Indian films

    This ranking lists the highest-grossing Indian films produced by Indian cinema, based on conservative global box office estimates as reported by organisations classified as green by Wikipedia. The figures are not adjusted for inflation. However, there is no of

  14. 125,504views

    Deaths in 2026

    The following notable deaths occurred in 2026. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence:Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality, what subject was

  15. 121,724views

    John Harbaugh

    John William Harbaugh is an American professional football coach who is the head coach for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He previously coached the defensive backs for the Philadelphia Eagles and served as their special teams coach

  16. 114,421views

    Bruce Lee

    Bruce Lee was a Hong Kong and American martial artist, actor, and filmmaker. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy, which was formed from his experiences in unarmed fighting and self-defense—as well as eclectic, Zen Buddhist, and

  17. 107,454views

    Neatsville, Kentucky

    Neatsville is an unincorporated community in Adair County, in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is located at the junction of Kentucky Route 206 and Kentucky Route 76. Its elevation is 705 feet (215 m). For unknown reasons, the town's name was spelled as Neetsvil

  18. 103,447views

    Marty Supreme

    Marty Supreme is a 2025 American sports comedy-drama film directed by Josh Safdie, who co-wrote it with Ronald Bronstein. Set in the 1950s, it stars Timothée Chalamet as table tennis player Marty Mauser and follows his quest to become world champion. Gwyneth P

  19. 102,299views

    Jayne Trcka

    Jayne Marie Trcka was an American bodybuilder, fitness model and actress.

  20. 101,848views

    Joe Keery

    Joseph David Keery, also known by his musical stage name Djo, is an American actor, singer, musician, and songwriter. He rose to international prominence for his role as Steve Harrington in the sci-fi horror series Stranger Things (2016–2025). He has also star

  21. 97,061views

    Run Away (TV series)

    Run Away is a British television miniseries made for streaming service Netflix, adapted from a novel by Harlan Coben. The series premiered on 1 January 2026 and it stars James Nesbitt, Alfred Enoch, Ruth Jones, Minnie Driver, and Ellie de Lange.

  22. 95,761views

    Cilia Flores

    Cilia Adela Flores de Maduro is a Venezuelan lawyer and politician who served as the first lady of Venezuela from 2013 to 2026, as the wife of Nicolás Maduro, the 53rd president of Venezuela. A member of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela, she served as p

  23. 95,240views

    The Housemaid (2025 film)

    The Housemaid is a 2025 American erotic psychological thriller film directed by Paul Feig and written by Rebecca Sonnenshine. It is based on the 2022 novel by Freida McFadden, and stars Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried. In the film, Millie Calloway, a young

  24. 94,210views

    Epiphany (holiday)

    Epiphany, also known as Theophany in Eastern Christian tradition, is a Christian feast day commemorating the visit of the Magi, the baptism of Jesus, and the wedding at Cana.

  25. 93,878views

    Manuel Noriega

    Manuel Antonio Noriega Moreno was a Panamanian military officer and politician who was the de facto ruler of Panama from 1983 to 1989. He never officially served as president of Panama, instead ruling as an unelected military dictator through puppet presidents

  26. 93,586views

    Millie Bobby Brown

    Millie Bonnie Bongiovi, known professionally as Millie Bobby Brown, is a British actress and film producer. She gained international recognition for playing Eleven in the Netflix science fiction series Stranger Things (2016–2025), for which she received nomina

  27. 91,205views

    Stephen Miller

    Stephen N. Miller is an American political advisor serving as White House deputy chief of staff for policy and homeland security advisor since 2025. He previously served as senior advisor to the president and director of speechwriting from 2017 to 2021 during

  28. 85,502views

    Leroy Rosenior

    Leroy De Graft Rosenior is a football coach and pundit. He is a former footballer whose clubs included Fulham, Queens Park Rangers, Bristol City and West Ham United. Rosenior represented his birthplace England as a youth international, before formally switchin

  29. 84,677views

    Al Sharpton

    Alfred Charles Sharpton Jr. is an American civil rights and social justice activist, Baptist minister, radio talk show host, and TV personality, who is also the founder of the National Action Network civil rights organization. In 2004, he was a candidate for t

  30. 84,161views

    2025 Africa Cup of Nations

    The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations was the 35th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, a biennial football tournament contested by the men's national teams of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). It was hosted by Morocco — the second time the country had ho

Frontier 25

What the people building things argued about, from Hacker News.

  1. 1,457points

    Creators of Tailwind laid off 75% of their engineering team

    840 comments

  2. 1,163points

    Eat Real Food

    1,638 comments

  3. 1,052points

    US will ban Wall Street investors from buying single-family homes

    1,140 comments

  4. 803points

    Shipmap.org

    119 comments

  5. 797points

    Sugar industry influenced researchers and blamed fat for CVD (2016)

    501 comments

  6. 580points

    Dell admits consumers don't care about AI PCs

    405 comments

  7. 438points

    ChatGPT Health

    656 comments

  8. 392points

    LaTeX Coffee Stains (2021) [pdf]

    93 comments

  9. 387points

    A4 Paper Stories

    185 comments

  10. 367points

    Tailscale state file encryption no longer enabled by default

    140 comments

  11. 352points

    Minneapolis driver shot and killed by ICE

    351 comments

  12. 352points

    US Job Openings Decline to Lowest Level in More Than a Year

    351 comments

  13. 350points

    Personal thoughts/notes from working on Zootopia 2

    80 comments

  14. 322points

    JRR Tolkien reads from The Hobbit for 30 Minutes (1952)

    132 comments

  15. 312points

    ICE Is Going on a Surveillance Shopping Spree

    260 comments

  16. 311points

    Changes to Android Open Source Project

    223 comments

  17. 304points

    Polymarket refuses to pay bets that US would 'invade' Venezuela

    315 comments

  18. 279points

    “Stop Designing Languages. Write Libraries Instead” (2016)

    278 comments

  19. 266points

    Git Rebase for the Terrified

    297 comments

  20. 259points

    Firefox extension to redirect x.com to xcancel.com

    162 comments

  21. 246points

    LMArena is a cancer on AI

    100 comments

  22. 236points

    How Google got its groove back and edged ahead of OpenAI

    312 comments

  23. 226points

    The Q, K, V Matrices

    79 comments

  24. 222points

    Everyone hates OneDrive, Microsofts cloud app that steals and deletes files

    232 comments

  25. 216points

    Health care data breach affects over 600k patients, Illinois agency says

    77 comments

Research 25

Papers submitted to arXiv cs.AI that day.

  1. arXiv2012.07784

    At the Intersection of Deep Sequential Model Framework and State-space Model Framework: Study on Option Pricing

    Inference and forecast problems of the nonlinear dynamical system have arisen in a variety of contexts. Reservoir computing and deep sequential models, on the one hand, have demonstrated efficient, robust, and superior performance in modeling simple and chaotic dynamical systems. However, their innate deterministic feature has partially detracted their robustness to noisy system, and their inability to offer uncertai

    Ding, Ziyang, Mukherjee, Sayan

  2. arXiv2102.02115

    TEyeD: Over 20 million real-world eye images with Pupil, Eyelid, and Iris 2D and 3D Segmentations, 2D and 3D Landmarks, 3D Eyeball, Gaze Vector, and Eye Movement Types

    We present TEyeD, the world's largest unified public data set of eye images taken with head-mounted devices. TEyeD was acquired with seven different head-mounted eye trackers. Among them, two eye trackers were integrated into virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR) devices. The images in TEyeD were obtained from various tasks, including car rides, simulator rides, outdoor sports activities, and daily indoo

    Fuhl, Wolfgang, Kasneci, Gjergji, Kasneci, Enkelejda

  3. arXiv2210.06094

    Teeth3DS+: An Extended Benchmark for Intraoral 3D Scans Analysis

    Intraoral 3D scanning is now widely adopted in modern dentistry and plays a central role in supporting key tasks such as tooth segmentation, detection, labeling, and dental landmark identification. Accurate analysis of these scans is essential for orthodontic and restorative treatment planning, as it enables automated workflows and minimizes the need for manual intervention. However, the development of robust learnin

    Ben-Hamadou, Achraf, Neifar, Nour, Rekik, Ahmed, Smaoui, Oussama et al.

  4. arXiv2305.02109

    Elastic Federated Learning over Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) for Concurrent Execution of Multiple Distributed Learning Tasks

    Federated learning (FL) is a popular distributed machine learning (ML) technique in Internet of Things (IoT) networks, where resource-constrained devices collaboratively train ML models while preserving data privacy. However, implementation of FL over 5G-and-beyond wireless networks faces key challenges caused by (i) dynamics of the wireless network conditions and (ii) the coexistence of multiple FL-services in the s

    Abdisarabshali, Payam, Accurso, Nicholas, Malandra, Filippo, Su, Weifeng et al.

  5. arXiv2310.11143

    Development of a high-resolution indoor radon map using a new machine learning-based probabilistic model and German radon survey data

    Accurate knowledge of indoor radon concentration is crucial for assessing radon-related health effects or identifying radon-prone areas. Indoor radon concentration at the national scale is usually estimated on the basis of extensive measurement campaigns. However, characteristics of the sampled households often differ from the characteristics of the target population owing to the large number of relevant factors that

    Petermann, Eric, Bossew, Peter, Kemski, Joachim, Gruber, Valeria et al.

  6. arXiv2311.16086

    MAST: Model-Agnostic Sparsified Training

    We introduce a novel optimization problem formulation that departs from the conventional way of minimizing machine learning model loss as a black-box function. Unlike traditional formulations, the proposed approach explicitly incorporates an initially pre-trained model and random sketch operators, allowing for sparsification of both the model and gradient during training. We establish the insightful properties of the

    Demidovich, Yury, Malinovsky, Grigory, Shulgin, Egor, Richtárik, Peter

  7. arXiv2312.11714

    Time-Transformer: Integrating Local and Global Features for Better Time Series Generation (Extended Version)

    Generating time series data is a promising approach to address data deficiency problems. However, it is also challenging due to the complex temporal properties of time series data, including local correlations as well as global dependencies. Most existing generative models have failed to effectively learn both the local and global properties of time series data. To address this open problem, we propose a novel time s

    Liu, Yuansan, Wijewickrema, Sudanthi, Li, Ang, Bester, Christofer et al.

  8. arXiv2312.16713

    CSAI: Conditional Self-Attention Imputation for Healthcare Time-series

    We introduce the Conditional Self-Attention Imputation (CSAI) model, a novel recurrent neural network architecture designed to address the challenges of complex missing data patterns in multivariate time series derived from hospital electronic health records (EHRs). CSAI extends state-of-the-art neural network-based imputation by introducing key modifications specific to EHR data: a) attention-based hidden state init

    Qian, Linglong, Raj, Joseph Arul, Ellis, Hugh Logan, Zhang, Ao et al.

  9. arXiv2401.05322

    A Large-Scale Analysis on the Use of Arrival Time Prediction for Automated Shuttle Services in the Real World

    Urban mobility is on the cusp of transformation with the emergence of shared, connected, and cooperative automated vehicles. Yet, for them to be accepted by customers, trust in their punctuality is vital. Many pilot initiatives operate without a fixed schedule, enhancing the importance of reliable arrival time (AT) predictions. This study presents an AT prediction system for automated shuttles, utilizing separate mod

    Schmidt, Carolin, Tygesen, Mathias, Rodrigues, Filipe

  10. arXiv2402.05187

    Learning mirror maps in policy mirror descent

    Policy Mirror Descent (PMD) is a popular framework in reinforcement learning, serving as a unifying perspective that encompasses numerous algorithms. These algorithms are derived through the selection of a mirror map and enjoy finite-time convergence guarantees. Despite its popularity, the exploration of PMD's full potential is limited, with the majority of research focusing on a particular mirror map -- namely,

    Alfano, Carlo, Towers, Sebastian, Sapora, Silvia, Lu, Chris et al.

  11. arXiv2402.13662

    A Method For Bounding Tail Probabilities

    We present a method for upper and lower bounding the right and the left tail probabilities of continuous random variables (RVs). For the right tail probability of RV $X$ with probability density function $f (x)$, this method requires first setting a continuous, positive, and strictly decreasing function $g (x)$ such that $-f (x)/g' (x)$ is a decreasing and increasing function, $\forall x>x_0$, which results in

    Zlatanov, Nikola

  12. arXiv2403.11565

    Convergence of Decentralized Stochastic Subgradient-based Methods for Nonsmooth Nonconvex functions

    In this paper, we focus on the decentralized stochastic subgradient-based methods in minimizing nonsmooth nonconvex functions without Clarke regularity, especially in the decentralized training of nonsmooth neural networks. We propose a general framework that unifies various decentralized subgradient-based methods, such as decentralized stochastic subgradient descent (DSGD), DSGD with gradient-tracking technique (DSG

    Zhang, Siyuan, Xiao, Nachuan, Liu, Xin

  13. arXiv2404.03527

    HAPNet: Toward Superior RGB-Thermal Scene Parsing via Hybrid, Asymmetric, and Progressive Heterogeneous Feature Fusion

    Data-fusion networks have shown significant promise for RGB-thermal scene parsing. However, the majority of existing studies have relied on symmetric duplex encoders for heterogeneous feature extraction and fusion, paying inadequate attention to the inherent differences between RGB and thermal modalities. Recent progress in vision foundation models (VFMs) trained through self-supervision on vast amounts of unlabeled

    Li, Jiahang, Yun, Peng, Xu, Yang, Zhang, Ye et al.

  14. arXiv2404.16883

    Myopically Verifiable Probabilistic Certificates for Safe Control and Learning

    This paper addresses the design of safety certificates for stochastic systems, with a focus on ensuring long-term safety through fast real-time control. In stochastic environments, set invariance-based methods that restrict the probability of risk events in infinitesimal time intervals may exhibit significant long-term risks due to cumulative uncertainties/risks. On the other hand, reachability-based approaches that

    Wang, Zhuoyuan, Jing, Haoming, Kurniawan, Christian, Chern, Albert et al.

  15. arXiv2405.18376

    Empowering Source-Free Domain Adaptation via MLLM-Guided Reliability-Based Curriculum Learning

    Existing SFDA methods struggle to fully use pre-trained knowledge and often rely on a single model's predictions or handcrafted prompts, limiting robustness under domain shift. Multimodal Large Language Models (MLLMs) offer a promising alternative: they encode rich visual-semantic knowledge and generalize well without task-specific tuning. However, their use in SFDA is hindered by instruction-following failures,

    Chen, Dongjie, Patwari, Kartik, Lai, Zhengfeng, Zhu, Xiaoguang et al.

  16. arXiv2405.18867

    Topological Perspectives on Optimal Multimodal Embedding Spaces

    Recent strides in multimodal model development have ignited a paradigm shift in the realm of text-to-image generation. Among these advancements, CLIP stands out as a remarkable achievement which is a sophisticated autoencoder adept at encoding both textual and visual information within a unified latent space. This paper delves into a comparative analysis between CLIP and its recent counterpart, CLOOB. To unravel the

    B, Abdul Aziz A., Rahim, A. B Abdul

  17. arXiv2407.00125

    A Survey on Failure Analysis and Fault Injection in AI Systems

    The rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has led to its integration into various areas, especially with Large Language Models (LLMs) significantly enhancing capabilities in Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC). However, the complexity of AI systems has also exposed their vulnerabilities, necessitating robust methods for failure analysis (FA) and fault injection (FI) to ensure resilience and r

    Yu, Guangba, Tan, Gou, Huang, Haojia, Zhang, Zhenyu et al.

  18. arXiv2407.12850

    Limits to Predicting Online Speech Using Large Language Models

    Our paper studies the predictability of online speech -- that is, how well language models learn to model the distribution of user generated content on X (previously Twitter). We define predictability as a measure of the model's uncertainty, i.e. its negative log-likelihood. As the basis of our study, we collect 10M tweets for ``tweet-tuning'' base models and a further 6.25M posts from more than five thou

    Remeli, Mina, Hardt, Moritz, Williamson, Robert C.

  19. arXiv2407.19031

    Artificial Neural Networks on Graded Vector Spaces

    This paper presents a transformative framework for artificial neural networks over graded vector spaces, tailored to model hierarchical and structured data in fields like algebraic geometry and physics. By exploiting the algebraic properties of graded vector spaces, where features carry distinct weights, we extend classical neural networks with graded neurons, layers, and activation functions that preserve structural

    Shaska, Tony

  20. arXiv2408.05629

    Quantum-secure multiparty deep learning

    Secure multiparty computation enables the joint evaluation of multivariate functions across distributed users while ensuring the privacy of their local inputs. This field has become increasingly urgent due to the exploding demand for computationally intensive deep learning inference. These computations are typically offloaded to cloud computing servers, leading to vulnerabilities that can compromise the security of t

    Sulimany, Kfir, Vadlamani, Sri Krishna, Hamerly, Ryan, Iyengar, Prahlad et al.

  21. arXiv2409.14305

    An Uncertainty-Aware Generalization Framework for Cardiovascular Image Segmentation

    Deep learning models have achieved significant success in segmenting cardiovascular structures, but there is a growing need to improve their generalization and robustness. Current methods often face challenges such as overfitting and limited accuracy, largely due to their reliance on large annotated datasets and limited optimization techniques. This paper introduces the UU-Mamba model, an extension of the U-Mamba arc

    Tsai, Ting Yu, Gui, Liangqiao, Chen, Yineng, Lin, Li et al.

  22. arXiv2409.20412

    Conformal Prediction for Dose-Response Models with Continuous Treatments

    Understanding the dose-response relation between a continuous treatment and the outcome for an individual can greatly drive decision-making, particularly in areas like personalized drug dosing and personalized healthcare interventions. Point estimates are often insufficient in these high-risk environments, highlighting the need for uncertainty quantification to support informed decisions. Conformal prediction, a dist

    Verhaeghe, Jarne, Jonkers, Jef, Van Hoecke, Sofie

  23. arXiv2410.04054

    Large Language Models can Achieve Social Balance

    Large Language Models (LLMs) can be deployed in situations where they process positive/negative interactions with other agents. We study how this is done under the sociological framework of social balance, which explains the emergence of one faction or multiple antagonistic ones among agents. Across different LLM models, we find that balance depends on the (i) type of interaction, (ii) update mechanism, and (iii) pop

    Cisneros-Velarde, Pedro

  24. arXiv2410.15002

    How Many Images Does It Take? Estimating Imitation Thresholds in Text-to-Image Models

    Text-to-image models are trained using large datasets of image-text pairs collected from the internet. These datasets often include copyrighted and private images. Training models on such datasets enables them to generate images that might violate copyright laws and individual privacy. This phenomenon is termed imitation -- generation of images with content that has recognizable similarity to its training images. In

    Verma, Sahil, Rassin, Royi, Das, Arnav, Bhatt, Gantavya et al.

  25. arXiv2411.09510

    Communication Compression for Tensor Parallel LLM Inference

    Large Language Models (LLMs) have pushed the frontier of artificial intelligence but are comprised of hundreds of billions of parameters and operations. For faster inference latency, LLMs are deployed on multiple hardware accelerators through various Model Parallelism strategies. Our paper looks into the details on one such strategy - Tensor Parallel - and proposes to reduce latency by compressing inter-accelerator c

    Hansen-Palmus, Jan, Le, Michael Truong, Hausdörfer, Oliver, Verma, Alok

On this calendar day 17

Notable events recorded on this day and month across all years.

  1. 2020year

    After 253 days without an operational government, a second round of investiture votes produced Spain's first coalition government since the Second Republic.

  2. 2012year

    A hot air balloon flight from Carterton, New Zealand, collided with a power line while landing, causing it to crash and killing all eleven people on board.

  3. 2010year

    In Nag Hammadi, Egypt, Muslim gunmen opened fire on a crowd of Coptic Christians leaving church after attending Christmas Liturgy, killing eight of them, as well as one Muslim bystander.

  4. 1993year

    The Fourth Republic of Ghana was inaugurated with Jerry Rawlings, the country's former military ruler, as president.

  5. 1989year

    Representatives of Iranian leader Ruhollah Khomeini delivered a letter to Mikhail Gorbachev, inviting him to consider Islam as an alternative to communism, and predicting the dissolution of the Soviet Bloc.

  6. 1989year

    In one of the most famous upsets in FA Cup history, Sutton United, a team in the fifth tier of English league football, defeated top-tier Coventry City.

  7. 1979year

    The People's Army of Vietnam captured Phnom Penh, marking the end of large-scale fighting in the Cambodian–Vietnamese War.

  8. 1978year

    An article entitled "Iran and Red and Black Colonization" was published in the newspaper Ettela'at attacking Ruhollah Khomeini, then in exile in Iraq.

  9. 1955year

    Marian Anderson became the first African-American to perform with the Metropolitan Opera in New York.

  10. 1948year

    Air National Guard pilot Thomas Mantell, flying in pursuit of an alleged UFO, was killed when his P-51 Mustang crashed near Fort Knox, Kentucky.

  11. 1939year

    French physicist Marguerite Perey identified francium, the last element to be discovered in nature rather than by synthesis.

  12. 1931year

    Australian aviator Guy Menzies (pictured) flew from Sydney to New Zealand's West Coast, making the first solo trans-Tasman flight.

  13. 1904year

    The Marconi International Marine Communication Company specified CQD (audio featured) as the distress signal to be used by its operators.

  14. 1797year

    The Italian tricolour was first adopted as an official flag by the government of the Cispadane Republic.

  15. 1782year

    The Bank of North America (pictured) opened in Philadelphia as the de facto first central bank of the United States.

  16. 1610year

    Through his telescope, Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei made the first observation of Jupiter's Galilean moons: Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto, although he was not able to distinguish the first two until the following night.

  17. 1327year

    The Parliament of 1327, which was instrumental in the transfer of the English Crown from King Edward II to his son, Edward III, began at the Palace of Westminster.