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Wednesday, 20 May 2026

The world looked up Murder of Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan. 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. 295,851views

    Murder of Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan

    The murder of Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan occurred during the early morning hours of July 31, 2022, when Mackenzie Shirilla intentionally crashed her vehicle into a brick wall in Strongsville, Ohio, United States, killing two passengers: her boyfriend, D

  2. 233,083views

    Victor Wembanyama

    Victor Wembanyama, nicknamed "Wemby" and "the Alien", is a French professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected first overall by the Spurs in the 2023 NBA draft and is considered one of t

  3. 184,752views

    Mark Fuhrman

    Mark Fuhrman was an American law enforcement officer, author, and commentator. As a detective for the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), he became known for his role in the Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman murder investigation and the subsequent prosecu

  4. 181,535views

    Obsession (2025 film)

    Obsession is a 2025 American supernatural horror film written, directed, and edited by Curry Barker. The film follows Bear, a music store employee who buys a supernatural toy that grants his wish for his friend Nikki to fall in love with him, which makes her b

  5. 159,481views

    Tom Kane

    Thomas Kane Roberts was an American voice actor. He was known for his work in animation and video games, most notably the Star Wars franchise, voicing established characters Yoda, Admiral Ackbar, Boba Fett, Qui-Gon Jinn, and C-3PO. Other notable roles include

  6. 134,999views

    Deaths in 2026

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  7. 132,835views

    Judy Blume

    Judith Marcia Blume is an American writer of children's, young adult, and adult fiction. She began writing in 1959 and has published more than 26 novels. Among her best-known works are Superfudge (1980), Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (1970), Tales of a

  8. 125,442views

    Karuppu (film)

    Karuppu (transl. Black) is a 2026 Indian Tamil-language fantasy action drama film directed by RJ Balaji from a screenplay he co-wrote with Ashwin Ravichandran, Rahul Raj, T. S. Gopi Krishnan and Karan Aravind Kumar. Produced by Dream Warrior Pictures, the film

  9. 122,886views

    Enzo Maresca

    Enzo Maresca is an Italian professional football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Premier League club Manchester City.

  10. 121,969views

    Off Campus

    Off Campus is an American romantic drama television series created by Louisa Levy for Amazon Prime Video. It is based on the Off-Campus book series by Elle Kennedy. The series premiered on May 13, 2026 and received positive reviews. In February 2026, ahead of

  11. 120,708views

    2026 Islamic Center of San Diego shooting

    On May 18, 2026, a shooting occurred at the Islamic Center of San Diego (ICSD), the largest mosque in San Diego, California, United States. Two teenage gunmen, identified as 17-year-old Cain Lee Clark and 18-year-old Caleb Liam Vazquez, fatally shot a security

  12. 111,808views

    Pep Guardiola

    Josep "Pep" Guardiola Sala is a Spanish football manager and former player from Catalonia. He is the global ambassador of the City Football Group and was most recently the manager of Premier League club Manchester City. Widely regarded as one of the greatest f

  13. 107,649views

    2026 FIFA World Cup

    The 2026 FIFA World Cup was the 23rd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men's soccer championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament began on June 11, 2026, and concluded on July 19 with Spain winning

  14. 106,021views

    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

  15. 100,609views

    Prorenoic acid

    Prorenoic acid, or prorenoate, is a synthetic steroidal antimineralocorticoid which was never marketed.

  16. 99,534views

    Michael Jackson

    Michael Joseph Jackson was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is widely regarded as one of the most culturally significant figures of the 20th century. His musical achievements broke American racial barrier

  17. 97,929views

    Arsenal F.C.

    The Arsenal Football Club is a professional football club based in Islington, North London, England. They compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Domestically, Arsenal have won 14 league titles, a record 14 FA Cups, 2 League Cups, 18 F

  18. 92,541views

    Thomas Massie

    Thomas Harold Massie is an American politician and engineer. A member of the Republican Party, Massie has been the United States representative for Kentucky's 4th congressional district since 2012. The district is dominated by the Kentucky side of the Cincinna

  19. 87,773views

    Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide from Love)

    "Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide from Love)" is a single from American R&B vocal group The Delfonics. The song was produced by Thom Bell and released on October 22, 1968 by Philly Groove Records. The song peaked at number 35 on the U.S. pop chart, and num

  20. 79,818views

    Dylan Harper

    Dylan Robert Harper is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, and was drafted second overall in the 2025 NBA draft by the

  21. 78,938views

    Michael (2026 film)

    Michael is a 2026 biographical film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by John Logan. It follows the early life of the American singer Michael Jackson, from his time with the Jackson 5 in the 1960s to the Bad World Tour in the late 1980s. Jackson is portray

  22. 78,158views

    Neymar

    Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior, known mononymously as Neymar, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a forward for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Santos. A goalscorer and playmaker, he is known for his dribbling, tech

  23. 76,089views

    Ebola

    Ebola, also known as Ebola virus disease (EVD) and Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF), is a zoonotic viral hemorrhagic fever in humans and other primates, caused by four of the six known ebolaviruses. Symptoms typically start anywhere between two days and three wee

  24. 75,243views

    Eurovision Song Contest 2026

    The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 was the 70th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It consisted of two semi-finals on 12 and 14 May and a final on 16 May 2026, held at Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria, and presented by Victoria Swarovski and Michael Ost

  25. 74,289views

    2026 FIFA World Cup squads

    The 2026 FIFA World Cup was an international football tournament held in Canada, Mexico, and the United States, from June 11 to July 19, 2026. The 48 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of up to 26 players, including thr

  26. 71,787views

    The Mandalorian and Grogu

    Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu is a 2026 American science fiction film directed by Jon Favreau, who co-wrote the film with Dave Filoni and Noah Kloor. Produced by Lucasfilm and Fairview Entertainment, and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture

  27. 68,625views

    The Boys season 5

    The fifth and final season of the American satirical superhero television series The Boys, the first series in the franchise based on the comic book series of the same name created by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, was developed for television by Eric Kripk

  28. 68,522views

    Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

    Shaivonte Aician Gilgeous-Alexander, also known by his initials SGA, is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a four-time NBA All-Star, a four-time All-NBA First Team member,

  29. 67,635views

    Clash in Italy

    Clash in Italy was a 2026 professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by the American company WWE. The event took place on Sunday, May 31, 2026, at the Inalpi Arena in Turin, Italy, and was held for wrestlers from the promotion's

  30. 65,036views

    Limonene

    Limonene is a slightly yellow-green liquid aliphatic hydrocarbon classified as a cyclic monoterpene, and is the major component in the fragrance and essential oil of citrus fruit peels, taking its name from Italian limone ("lemon").

Frontier 25

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

  1. 1,429points

    An OpenAI model has disproved a central conjecture in discrete geometry

    1,055 comments

  2. 1,080points

    Meta blocks human rights accounts from reaching audiences in Saudi Arabia, UAE

    470 comments

  3. 1,054points

    GitHub confirms breach of 3,800 repos via malicious VSCode extension

    460 comments

  4. 959points

    Goodbye Visa and Mastercard: 130M Europeans switching to sovereign payment

    777 comments

  5. 768points

    Tennessee man jailed 37 days for Trump meme wins settlement after lawsuit

    515 comments

  6. 721points

    Qwen3.7-Max: The Agent Frontier

    290 comments

  7. 638points

    Google Declaring War on the Web

    446 comments

  8. 634points

    GitHub is investigating unauthorized access to their internal repositories

    339 comments

  9. 560points

    Incident Report: Railway Blocked by Google Cloud [resolved]

    357 comments

  10. 526points

    Flipper One Tech Specs

    177 comments

  11. 508points

    Apparently Google hates us now

    253 comments

  12. 505points

    Everything in C is undefined behavior

    718 comments

  13. 458points

    SpaceX S-1

    380 comments

  14. 457points

    Incident Report: May 19, 2026 – GCP Account Suspension

    268 comments

  15. 449points

    Map of Metal

    192 comments

  16. 428points

    Show HN: I reverse engineered Apple's video wallpapers

    108 comments

  17. 410points

    Saying goodbye to asm.js

    158 comments

  18. 384points

    Declining America

    178 comments

  19. 380points

    FiveThirtyEight articles on the Internet Archive

    88 comments

  20. 379points

    College students drown out AI-praising commencement speeches with boos

    386 comments

  21. 365points

    Japan is gripped by mass allergies. A 1950s project is to blame

    166 comments

  22. 358points

    My two-part desk setup (2025)

    223 comments

  23. 356points

    DOS Zone

    81 comments

  24. 339points

    Google’s AI is being manipulated. The search giant is quietly fighting back

    215 comments

  25. 307points

    Anthropic is expanding to Colossus2. Will use GB200

    351 comments

Research 25

Papers submitted to arXiv cs.AI that day.

  1. arXiv1912.11333

    Audio-based automatic mating success prediction of giant pandas

    Giant pandas, stereotyped as silent animals, make significantly more vocal sounds during breeding season, suggesting that sounds are essential for coordinating their reproduction and expression of mating preference. Previous biological studies have also proven that giant panda sounds are correlated with mating results and reproduction. This paper makes the first attempt to devise an automatic method for predicting ma

    Yan, WeiRan, Tang, MaoLin, Zhao, Qijun, Chen, Peng et al.

  2. arXiv2002.09053

    Adapted Center and Scale Prediction: More Stable and More Accurate

    Pedestrian detection benefits from deep learning technology and gains rapid development in recent years. Most of detectors follow general object detection frame, i.e. default boxes and two-stage process. Recently, anchor-free and one-stage detectors have been introduced into this area. However, their accuracies are unsatisfactory. Therefore, in order to enjoy the simplicity of anchor-free detectors and the accuracy o

    Wang, Wenhao, Zhang, Jusheng

  3. arXiv2102.11840

    Convergence rates for gradient descent in the training of overparameterized artificial neural networks with piecewise affine activation

    In recent years, artificial neural networks have developed into a powerful tool for addressing a multitude of problems for which classical solution approaches reach their limits. However, it is still unclear why gradient descent optimization algorithms with random initialization, such as the well-known batch gradient descent, are able to achieve zero training loss in many situations, even though the objective functio

    Jentzen, Arnulf, Kröger, Timo

  4. arXiv2105.00933

    Deep Neural Network for Musical Instrument Recognition using MFCCs

    The task of efficient automatic music classification is of vital importance and forms the basis for various advanced applications of AI in the musical domain. Musical instrument recognition is the task of instrument identification by virtue of its audio. This audio, also termed as the sound vibrations are leveraged by the model to match with the instrument classes. In this paper, we use an artificial neural network (

    Mahanta, Saranga Kingkor, Khilji, Abdullah Faiz Ur Rahman, Pakray, Partha

  5. arXiv2112.08507

    Algorithms for Adaptive Experiments that Trade-off Statistical Analysis with Reward: Combining Uniform Random Assignment and Reward Maximization

    Traditional randomized A/B experiments assign arms with uniform random (UR) probability, such as 50/50 assignment to two versions of a website to discover whether one version engages users more. To more quickly and automatically use data to benefit users, multi-armed bandit algorithms such as Thompson Sampling (TS) have been advocated. While TS is interpretable and incorporates the randomization key to statistical in

    Li, Tong, Nogas, Jacob, Song, Haochen, Rafferty, Anna et al.

  6. arXiv2310.11203

    Federated Learning with Nonvacuous Generalisation Bounds

    We introduce a novel strategy to train randomised predictors in federated learning, where each node of the network aims at preserving its privacy by releasing a local predictor but keeping secret its training dataset with respect to the other nodes. We then build a global randomised predictor which inherits the properties of the local private predictors in the sense of a PAC-Bayesian generalisation bound. We consider

    Jobic, Pierre, Haddouche, Maxime, Guedj, Benjamin

  7. arXiv2312.02652

    What Machine Learning Can Do for Focusing Aerogel Detectors

    Particle identification at the Super Charm-Tau factory experiment will be provided by a Focusing Aerogel Ring Imaging CHerenkov detector (FARICH). The specifics of detector location make proper cooling difficult, therefore a significant number of ambient background hits are captured. They must be mitigated to reduce the data flow and improve particle velocity resolution. In this work we present several approaches to

    Shipilov, Foma, Barnyakov, Alexander, Bobrovnikov, Viktor, Kononov, Sergey et al.

  8. arXiv2402.00267

    Not All Learnable Distribution Classes are Privately Learnable

    We give an example of a class of distributions that is learnable up to constant error in total variation distance with a finite number of samples, but not learnable under $(\varepsilon, δ)$-differential privacy with the same target error. This weakly refutes a conjecture of Ashtiani.

    Bun, Mark, Kamath, Gautam, Mouzakis, Argyris, Singhal, Vikrant

  9. arXiv2403.07183

    Monitoring AI-Modified Content at Scale: A Case Study on the Impact of ChatGPT on AI Conference Peer Reviews

    We present an approach for estimating the fraction of text in a large corpus which is likely to be substantially modified or produced by a large language model (LLM). Our maximum likelihood model leverages expert-written and AI-generated reference texts to accurately and efficiently examine real-world LLM-use at the corpus level. We apply this approach to a case study of scientific peer review in AI conferences that

    Liang, Weixin, Izzo, Zachary, Zhang, Yaohui, Lepp, Haley et al.

  10. arXiv2404.07106

    3DMambaComplete: Exploring Structured State Space Model for Point Cloud Completion

    Point cloud completion aims to generate a complete and high-fidelity point cloud from an initially incomplete and low-quality input. A prevalent strategy involves leveraging Transformer-based models to encode global features and facilitate the reconstruction process. However, the adoption of pooling operations to obtain global feature representations often results in the loss of local details within the point cloud.

    Li, Yixuan, Yang, Weidong, Fei, Ben

  11. arXiv2404.16676

    Multilayer Correlation Clustering

    We establish Multilayer Correlation Clustering, a novel generalization of Correlation Clustering to the multilayer setting. In this model, we are given a series of inputs of Correlation Clustering (called layers) over the common set $V$ of $n$ elements. The goal is to find a clustering of $V$ that minimizes the $\ell_p$-norm ($p\geq 1$) of the multilayer-disagreements vector, which is defined as the vector (with dime

    Miyauchi, Atsushi, Adriaens, Florian, Bonchi, Francesco, Tatti, Nikolaj

  12. arXiv2407.13193

    Retrieval-Augmented Generation for Natural Language Processing: A Survey

    Large language models (LLMs) have achieved strong empirical performance in various fields, benefiting from their huge amount of parameters that store knowledge. However, LLMs still suffer from several key issues, such as hallucination problems, knowledge update issues, and lacking domain-specific expertise. The appearance of retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), which leverages an external knowledge base to augment L

    Wu, Shangyu, Xiong, Ying, Cui, Yufei, Wu, Haolun et al.

  13. arXiv2407.17200

    Generalization Bounds of Surrogate Policies for Combinatorial Optimization Problems

    Many real-world decision problems require solving, again and again, combinatorial optimization instances drawn from a common distribution. A recent line of structured learning methods exploits this regularity by learning policies that pair a statistical model with a tractable combinatorial oracle, instead of solving each instance independently. Training such policies is notoriously difficult, however: the resulting e

    Aubin-Frankowski, Pierre-Cyril, De Castro, Yohann, Parmentier, Axel, Rudi, Alessandro

  14. arXiv2408.12385

    Sharper Bounds for Chebyshev Moment Matching, with Applications

    We study the problem of approximately recovering a probability distribution given noisy measurements of its Chebyshev polynomial moments. This problem arises broadly across algorithms, statistics, and machine learning. By leveraging a global decay bound on the coefficients in the Chebyshev expansion of any Lipschitz function, we sharpen prior work, proving that accurate recovery in the Wasserstein distance is possibl

    Musco, Cameron, Musco, Christopher, Rosenblatt, Lucas, Singh, Apoorv Vikram

  15. arXiv2409.03192

    PEPL: Precision-Enhanced Pseudo-Labeling for Fine-Grained Image Classification in Semi-Supervised Learning

    Fine-grained image classification has witnessed significant advancements with the advent of deep learning and computer vision technologies. However, the scarcity of detailed annotations remains a major challenge, especially in scenarios where obtaining high-quality labeled data is costly or time-consuming. To address this limitation, we introduce Precision-Enhanced Pseudo-Labeling(PEPL) approach specifically designed

    Tian, Bowen, Lai, Songning, Li, Lujundong, Shuai, Zhihao et al.

  16. arXiv2409.08248

    TextBoost: Boosting Text Encoder for Personalized Text-to-Image Generation

    In this paper, we introduce TextBoost, an efficient one-shot personalization approach for text-to-image diffusion models. Traditional personalization methods typically involve fine-tuning extensive portions of the model, leading to substantial storage requirements and slow convergence. In contrast, we propose selectively fine-tuning only the text encoder, significantly improving computational and storage efficiency.

    Park, NaHyeon, Kim, Kunhee, Shim, Hyunjung

  17. arXiv2410.15362

    Faster-GCG: Efficient Discrete Optimization Jailbreak Attacks against Aligned Large Language Models

    Aligned Large Language Models (LLMs) have attracted significant attention for their safety, particularly in the context of jailbreak attacks that attempt to bypass guardrails via adversarial prompts. Among existing approaches, the Greedy Coordinate Gradient (GCG) attack pioneered automated jailbreaks through discrete token optimization; however, its low sample efficiency limits practical applicability. In particular,

    Li, Xiao, Zhang, Wei, Li, Zhuhong, Li, Qiongxiu et al.

  18. arXiv2410.18856

    Entry-level guide to the use of large language models for medical research

    Frontier large language models (LLMs), such as GPT-5, Claude 4.5, Gemini 3, Llama 4, and DeepSeek-R1, represent a transformative class of AI tools capable of revolutionizing various aspects of healthcare by generating human-like responses across diverse contexts and adapting to novel tasks following human instructions. Their potential application spans a broad range of medical tasks, such as clinical documentation, m

    Jin, Qiao, Wan, Nicholas, Leaman, Robert, Tian, Shubo et al.

  19. arXiv2410.20238

    A Survey of Large Language Models for Arabic Language and its Dialects

    This survey offers a comprehensive overview of Large Language Models (LLMs) designed for Arabic language and its dialects. It covers key architectures, including encoder-only, decoder-only, and encoder-decoder models, along with the datasets used for pre-training, spanning Classical Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic, and Dialectal Arabic. The study also explores monolingual, bilingual, and multilingual LLMs, analyzing t

    Mashaabi, Malak, Al-Khalifa, Shahad, Al-Khalifa, Hend

  20. arXiv2411.08982

    Lynx: Enabling Efficient MoE Inference through Dynamic Batch-Aware Expert Selection

    Selective parameter activation provided by Mixture-of-Expert (MoE) models have made them a popular choice in modern foundational models. However, MoEs face a fundamental tension when employed for serving. Batching, critical for performance in serving, forces the activation of all experts, thereby negating MoEs' benefits and exacerbating memory bandwidth bottlenecks. Existing work on efficient MoE inference are un

    Gupta, Vima, Ju, Jae Hyung, Sinha, Kartik, Gavrilovska, Ada et al.

  21. arXiv2412.00404

    Hard-Label Black-Box Attacks on 3D Point Clouds

    With the maturity of depth sensors in various 3D safety-critical applications, 3D point cloud models have been shown to be vulnerable to adversarial attacks. Almost all existing 3D attackers simply follow the white-box or black-box setting to iteratively update coordinate perturbations based on back-propagated or estimated gradients. However, these methods are hard to deploy in real-world scenarios (no model details

    Liu, Daizong, Tao, Yunbo, Dong, Junhao, Tang, Keke et al.

  22. arXiv2412.02818

    RoboMD: Uncovering Robot Vulnerabilities through Semantic Potential Fields

    Robot manipulation policies, while central to the promise of physical AI, are highly vulnerable in the presence of external variations in the real world. Diagnosing these vulnerabilities is hindered by two key challenges: (i) the relevant variations to test against are often unknown, and (ii) direct testing in the real world is costly and unsafe. We introduce a framework that tackles both issues by learning a separat

    Sagar, Som, Duan, Jiafei, Vasudevan, Sreevishakh, Zhou, Yifan et al.

  23. arXiv2412.13111

    Motion-2-To-3: Leveraging 2D Motion Data for 3D Motion Generations

    Text-driven human motion synthesis has showcased its potential for revolutionizing motion design in the movie and game industry. Existing methods often rely on 3D motion capture data, which requires special setups, resulting in high costs for data acquisition, ultimately limiting the diversity and scope of human motion. In contrast, 2D human videos offer a vast and accessible source of motion data, covering a wider r

    Guo, Ruoxi, Pi, Huaijin, Shen, Zehong, Shuai, Qing et al.

  24. arXiv2501.09203

    3D Modeling and Automated Measurement of Concrete Cracks via Segment Anything Refinement and Visual Inertial LiDAR Fusion

    Visual-Spatial Systems has become increasingly essential in concrete crack inspection. However, existing methods often lacks adaptability to diverse scenarios, exhibits limited robustness in image-based approaches, and struggles with curved or complex geometries. To address these limitations, an innovative framework for two-dimensional (2D) crack detection, three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction, and 3D automatic crac

    Deng, Pengru, Yao, Jiapeng, Li, Chun, Wang, Su et al.

  25. arXiv2502.04575

    Complexity Analysis of Normalizing Constant Estimation: from Jarzynski Equality to Annealed Importance Sampling and beyond

    Given an unnormalized probability density $π\propto\mathrm{e}^{-V}$, estimating its normalizing constant $Z=\int_{\mathbb{R}^d}\mathrm{e}^{-V(x)}\mathrm{d}x$ or free energy $F=-\log Z$ is a crucial problem in Bayesian statistics, statistical mechanics, and machine learning. It is challenging especially in high dimensions or when $π$ is multimodal. To mitigate the high variance of conventional importance sampling esti

    Guo, Wei, Tao, Molei, Chen, Yongxin

On this calendar day 18

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

  1. 2022year

    Russo-Ukrainian war: Russia claimed full control of Mariupol after a nearly three-month siege.

  2. 2013year

    A tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, United States, killing 24 people and causing an estimated $2 billion of damage.

  3. 2012year

    The first of two major earthquakes struck Northern Italy, resulting in seven deaths.

  4. 1996year

    In deciding Romer v. Evans, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a constitutional amendment in Colorado that prevented protected status under the law for homosexuals or bisexuals.

  5. 1993year

    "One for the Road", the series finale of American television sitcom Cheers, was watched by 42.4 million American households on its original airing.

  6. 1983year

    A team of researchers led by French virologist Luc Montagnier published their discovery of HIV, but were not then certain that it caused AIDS.

  7. 1965year

    While attempting to land at Cairo International Airport, Pakistan International Airlines Flight 705 crashed for unknown reasons, killing all but 6 of the 121 people on board.

  8. 1947year

    The first session of the National Diet opened in Tokyo, Japan.

  9. 1943year

    The Luttra Woman (skull pictured), a bog body from the Early Neolithic period, was discovered near Luttra, Sweden.

  10. 1941year

    World War II: German paratroopers began the Battle of Heraklion on the island of Crete, capturing the airfield and port in Heraklion ten days later.

  11. 1927year

    With the signing of the Treaty of Jeddah, the United Kingdom recognized the sovereignty of Ibn Saud over Hejaz and Nejd, which later merged to become Saudi Arabia.

  12. 1875year

    Representatives from seventeen countries signed the Metre Convention, which set up an institute for the purpose of coordinating international metrology and for coordinating the development of the metric system.

  13. 1811year

    A British squadron under Charles Marsh Schomberg defeated a French force off Tamatave, Madagascar, that was attempting to reinforce the French garrison on Mauritius.

  14. 1714year

    J. S. Bach led the first performance of his Pentecost cantata Erschallet, ihr Lieder at the chapel of Schloss Weimar.

  15. 1609year

    Thomas Thorpe published the first copies of Shakespeare's sonnets, possibly without William Shakespeare's consent.

  16. 1515year

    Ulysses, who would be famously depicted in a posthumous woodcut, landed in Lisbon, becoming the first of his species to visit Europe in a thousand years.

  17. 1217year

    First Barons' War: English forces under William Marshal defeated French troops at the Battle of Lincoln.

  18. 794year

    According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, King Æthelberht II of East Anglia was beheaded on the orders of Offa of Mercia.