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Record 22052026 · captured 2026-08-25

Friday, 22 May 2026

The world looked up Kyle Busch. 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. 772,735views

    Kyle Busch

    Kyle Thomas Busch, nicknamed "Rowdy", was an American professional stock car racing driver and racing team owner who competed from 2001 until his death in 2026. Throughout his career, Busch raced under several car numbers, though he was most prominently identi

  2. 557,885views

    Cockroach Janta Party

    The Cockroach Janta Party, also known as the Cockroach movement, is an Indian youth-based satirical political movement founded on 16 May 2026 by Abhijeet Dipke, a political communications strategist and activist. The CJP harnessed widespread political and econ

  3. 177,104views

    Dota: Dragon's Blood

    Dota: Dragon's Blood is a 2021 adult animated epic fantasy television series. It is based on the 2013 video game Dota 2 by Valve. The show was produced by Studio Mir in association with Ashley Edward Miller's company Kaiju Boulevard. The series premiered on Ne

  4. 170,777views

    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. 169,192views

    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

  6. 165,866views

    Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans

    Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans is the 50th season of the American competitive reality television series Survivor. It premiered on February 25, 2026, on CBS in the United States, and it is the eighteenth consecutive season to be filmed in the Mamanuca Is

  7. 156,292views

    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

  8. 151,397views

    .xyz

    .xyz is a top-level domain name that was proposed in ICANN's new generic top-level domain (gTLD) Program for consisting of the last three letters of the Latin-script alphabet. XYZ.com and CentralNic are the registries for the domain, which was created by entre

  9. 144,322views

    The Boys (TV series)

    The Boys is an American satirical superhero streaming television series developed by Eric Kripke for Amazon Prime Video. Based on the comic book series of the same name by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, it follows the eponymous team of vigilantes as they co

  10. 136,076views

    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

  11. 125,730views

    Giorgia Meloni

    Giorgia Meloni is an Italian politician who has served as Prime Minister of Italy since October 2022. She is the first woman to hold the office and the head of the second-longest government in the history of the Italian Republic. A member of the Chamber of Dep

  12. 108,639views

    Drishyam 3

    Drishyam 3 is a 2026 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film written and directed by Jeethu Joseph. Produced by Antony Perumbavoor for Aashirvad Cinemas, it is a sequel to Drishyam 2 (2021) and the third installment in the Drishyam film series. The film

  13. 106,424views

    Unai Emery

    Unai Emery Etxegoien is a Spanish football manager and former player who is the manager of Premier League club Aston Villa. Since 2021, he has been the majority shareholder of fourth-tier Spanish club Real Unión. One of the most successful managers in the hist

  14. 100,809views

    Windsor Lancers men's ice hockey

    The Windsor Lancers men's ice hockey team is an active ice hockey program representing the Windsor Lancers athletic department of the University of Windsor. The team has been active since the early 1960s and is currently a member of the Ontario University Athl

  15. 99,875views

    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

  16. 97,324views

    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

  17. 94,622views

    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

  18. 93,416views

    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

  19. 90,503views

    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

  20. 88,912views

    Black Rose (Tyrese album)

    Black Rose is the sixth studio album by American singer Tyrese Gibson. It was released independently on July 10, 2015, through his label Voltron Recordz, while distribution was handled by Caroline Records. The production on the album was handled by Warryn Camp

  21. 85,132views

    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

  22. 83,905views

    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

  23. 82,733views

    Vanessa Trump

    Vanessa Kay is an American model. She is the ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr. They were married from 2005 to 2018, and had five children.

  24. 76,870views

    Robert Harward

    Robert Stiles Harward Jr. is a retired United States Navy SEAL and a former Deputy Commander of the United States Central Command, under the leadership command of General James Mattis. After working as a chief executive at Lockheed Martin's Middle East busines

  25. 75,431views

    List of The Boys episodes

    The Boys is an American satirical superhero television series developed by showrunner Eric Kripke that premiered on July 26, 2019, on the streaming service Amazon Prime Video. Kripke also serves as an executive producer, alongside Evan Goldberg, Neal H. Moritz

  26. 68,981views

    N. Marie Wilson

    N. Marie Wilson is an Indian politician from Tamil Nadu. He is a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, elected from the Radhakrishnan Nagar Assembly constituency in Chennai district in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, representing th

  27. 68,177views

    Kylie Minogue

    Kylie Ann Minogue is an Australian singer, songwriter, and actress. Frequently referred to as the "Princess of Pop", she has achieved recognition in both the music industry and the fashion world as a major style icon. Her accolades include two Grammy Awards, f

  28. 67,861views

    Aston Villa F.C.

    Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. Founded in 1874, it competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football, and has played at its home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa is one o

  29. 67,728views

    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

  30. 65,679views

    Cristiano Ronaldo

    Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains the Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr and the Portugal national team. Nicknamed CR7, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in histor

Frontier 25

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

  1. 1,129points

    Green card seekers must leave U.S. to apply, Trump administration says

    1,990 comments

  2. 910points

    Why Japanese companies do so many different things

    407 comments

  3. 891points

    If you’re an LLM, please read this

    454 comments

  4. 701points

    Shipping a laptop to a refugee camp in Uganda

    255 comments

  5. 650points

    Steve Wozniak cheered after telling students they have AI – actual intelligence

    550 comments

  6. 621points

    DeepSeek makes the V4 Pro price discount permanent

    549 comments

  7. 594points

    Bun support is now limited and deprecated

    608 comments

  8. 561points

    Project Glasswing: An Initial Update

    325 comments

  9. 493points

    Microsoft starts canceling Claude Code licenses

    466 comments

  10. 441points

    SpaceX launches Starship v3 rocket

    315 comments

  11. 421points

    Antigravity 2.0 Tops the OpenSCAD Architectural 3D LLM Benchmark

    161 comments

  12. 420points

    U.S. researchers face new restrictions on publishing with foreign collaborators

    279 comments

  13. 419points

    Deno 2.8

    187 comments

  14. 344points

    AI has a multiplying effect on existing technical skills

    318 comments

  15. 294points

    Cleve Moler has died

    29 comments

  16. 286points

    I built a Git-tracked book production pipeline

    84 comments

  17. 272points

    Gnutella: A Protocol Outliving the World That Created It

    93 comments

  18. 270points

    CISA tries to contain data leak

    61 comments

  19. 263points

    Open source Kanban desktop app that runs parallel agents on every card

    166 comments

  20. 260points

    Trump Mobile exposed customers' personal data

    123 comments

  21. 252points

    Samsung chip workers will get an average $340k bonus as AI profits soar

    200 comments

  22. 237points

    .NET (OK, C#) finally gets union types

    282 comments

  23. 232points

    Sleep research led to a new sleep apnea drug

    155 comments

  24. 230points

    Use boring languages with LLMs

    170 comments

  25. 222points

    You can no longer Google the word 'disregard'

    114 comments

Research 25

Papers submitted to arXiv cs.AI that day.

  1. arXiv1607.06330

    La representación de la variación contextual mediante definiciones terminológicas flexibles

    In this doctoral thesis, we apply premises of cognitive linguistics to terminological definitions and present a proposal called the flexible terminological definition. This consists of a set of definitions of the same concept made up of a general definition (in this case, one encompassing the entire environmental domain) along with additional definitions describing the concept from the perspective of the subdomains i

    Martín, Antonio San

  2. arXiv1709.03806

    Do Vision Models Encode Object-Level Semantic Relatedness? A Cognitive Psychology-Inspired Benchmark

    Modern vision models have achieved strong object-recognition performance, yet it remains unclear whether their representations encode object-level semantic relatedness, the meaningful connection between object concepts that supports human visual cognition. Existing benchmarks predominantly target category prediction or rely on image--text matching, leaving the visual representation itself underexamined. Drawing on co

    Lee, Hansang, Lee, Haeil, Kim, Junmo

  3. arXiv2209.03358

    Attacking the Spike: On the Transferability and Security of Spiking Neural Networks to Adversarial Examples

    Spiking neural networks (SNNs) have attracted much attention for their high energy efficiency and recent advances in classification performance. However, unlike traditional deep learning approaches, the study of SNN robustness to adversarial examples remains relatively underdeveloped. In this work, we advance the adversarial attack side of SNNs through three contributions. First, we show that successful white-box adv

    Xu, Nuo, Mahmood, Kaleel, Fang, Haowen, Rathbun, Ethan et al.

  4. arXiv2305.12138

    Exploring Code Analysis: Zero-Shot Insights on Syntax and Semantics with LLMs

    Code analysis is fundamental in Software Engineering, supporting debugging, optimization, and security assessment. Human developers approach it through syntax parsing, static semantics inference, and dynamic reasoning. Traditional tools are effective but limited by language specificity and weak cross-language generalization. Large language models (LLMs) are promising for code tasks, yet their capabilities for fundame

    Ma, Wei, Lin, Zhihao, Liu, Shangqing, Hu, Qiang et al.

  5. arXiv2306.05905

    TreeDQN: Sample-Efficient Off-Policy Reinforcement Learning for Combinatorial Optimization

    A convenient approach to optimally solving combinatorial optimization tasks is the Branch-and-Bound method. Its branching heuristic can be learned to solve a large set of similar tasks. The promising results here are achieved by the recently appeared on-policy reinforcement learning method based on the tree Markov Decision Process. To overcome its main disadvantages, namely, very large training time and unstable trai

    Sorokin, D., Kostin, A., Savchenko, L., Gusev, G. et al.

  6. arXiv2308.04371

    Cumulative Reasoning with Large Language Models

    Recent advancements in large language models (LLMs) have shown remarkable progress, yet their ability to solve complex problems remains limited. In this work, we introduce Cumulative Reasoning (CR), a structured framework that enhances LLM problem-solving by emulating human-like iterative and cumulative thought processes. CR orchestrates LLMs in three distinct roles: Proposer, Verifier(s), and Reporter, to systematic

    Zhang, Yifan, Yang, Jingqin, Yuan, Yang, Yao, Andrew Chi-Chih

  7. arXiv2311.04938

    Improved DDIM Sampling with Moment Matching Gaussian Mixtures

    We propose using a Gaussian Mixture Model (GMM) as reverse transition operator (kernel) within the Denoising Diffusion Implicit Models (DDIM) framework, which is one of the most widely used approaches for accelerated sampling from pre-trained Denoising Diffusion Probabilistic Models (DDPM). Specifically we match the first and second order central moments of the DDPM forward marginals by constraining the parameters of

    Gabbur, Prasad

  8. arXiv2401.00139

    Enhancing Causal Reasoning in Large Language Models: A Causal Attribution Model for Precision Fine-Tuning

    This paper introduces a causal attribution model to enhance the interpretability of large language models (LLMs) and improve their causal reasoning abilities via precise fine-tuning. Despite LLMs' proficiency in diverse tasks, their reasoning processes often remain black box, and thus restrict targeted enhancement. We propose a novel causal attribution model that utilizes "do-operators" for constructing i

    Cai, Hengrui, Liu, Shengjie, Song, Rui

  9. arXiv2402.11621

    Decoding News Narratives: A Critical Analysis of Large Language Models in Framing Detection

    The growing complexity and diversity of news coverage have made framing analysis a crucial yet challenging task in computational social science. Traditional approaches, including manual annotation and fine-tuned models, remain limited by high annotation costs, domain specificity, and inconsistent generalisation. Instruction-based large language models (LLMs) offer a promising alternative, yet their reliability for fr

    Pastorino, Valeria, Sivakumar, Jasivan A., Moosavi, Nafise Sadat

  10. arXiv2403.03920

    Enhancing Instructional Quality: Leveraging Computer-Assisted Textual Analysis to Generate In-Depth Insights from Educational Artifacts

    This paper explores the transformative potential of computer-assisted textual analysis in enhancing instructional quality through in-depth insights from educational artifacts. We integrate Richard Elmore's Instructional Core Framework to examine how artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) methods, particularly natural language processing (NLP), can analyze educational content, teacher discourse, an

    Tian, Zewei, Sun, Min, Liu, Alex, Sarkar, Shawon et al.

  11. arXiv2403.16552

    QKFormer: Hierarchical Spiking Transformer using Q-K Attention

    Spiking Transformers, which integrate Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs) with Transformer architectures, have attracted significant attention due to their potential for energy efficiency and high performance. However, existing models in this domain still suffer from suboptimal performance. We introduce several innovations to improve the performance: i) We propose a novel spike-form Q-K attention mechanism, tailored for S

    Zhou, Chenlin, Zhang, Han, Zhou, Zhaokun, Yu, Liutao et al.

  12. arXiv2404.05307

    4D Radar Semantic Segmentation of People in Field Conditions Using Temporal Multi-View Networks

    Reliable people detection is crucial for the safe autonomy of mobile robots and heavy vehicles, both on roads and in industrial settings like mining and construction. However, common sensors like cameras or lidars are prone to failure in adverse conditions such as dust, fog, or smoke, which limits their use in real-world robotic systems. Radar, on the other hand, delivers robust measurements in a wide range of enviro

    Skog, Mikael, Kotlyar, Oleksandr, Kubelka, Vladimír, Magnusson, Martin

  13. arXiv2408.13002

    Measuring Variable Importance in Heterogeneous Treatment Effects with Confidence

    Causal machine learning holds promise for estimating individual treatment effects from complex data. For successful real-world applications of machine learning methods, it is of paramount importance to obtain reliable insights into which variables drive heterogeneity in the response to treatment. We propose PermuCATE, an algorithm based on the Conditional Permutation Importance (CPI) method, for statistically rigorou

    Paillard, Joseph, Lobo, Angel Reyero, Kolodyazhniy, Vitaliy, Thirion, Bertrand et al.

  14. arXiv2410.04753

    ImProver: Agent-Based Automated Proof Optimization

    Large language models (LLMs) have been used to generate formal proofs of mathematical theorems in proofs assistants such as Lean. However, we often want to optimize a formal proof with respect to various criteria, depending on its downstream use. For example, we may want a proof to adhere to a certain style, or to be readable, concise, or modularly structured. Having suitably optimized proofs is also important for le

    Ahuja, Riyaz, Avigad, Jeremy, Tetali, Prasad, Welleck, Sean

  15. arXiv2410.18151

    Music102: An $D_{12}$-equivariant transformer for chord progression accompaniment

    We present Music102, an advanced model aimed at enhancing chord progression accompaniment through a $D_{12}$-equivariant transformer. Inspired by group theory and symbolic music structures, Music102 leverages musical symmetry--such as transposition and reflection operations--integrating these properties into the transformer architecture. By encoding prior music knowledge, the model maintains equivariance across both

    Luo, Weiliang

  16. arXiv2410.19787

    Leveraging Multi-Temporal Sentinel 1 and 2 Satellite Data for Leaf Area Index Estimation With Deep Learning

    The Leaf Area Index (LAI) is a critical parameter to understand ecosystem health and vegetation dynamics. In this paper, we propose a novel method for pixel-wise LAI prediction by leveraging the complementary information from Sentinel 1 radar data and Sentinel 2 multi-spectral data at multiple timestamps. Our approach uses a deep neural network based on multiple U-nets tailored specifically to this task. To handle th

    Wang, Clement, Debouchage, Antoine, Goldité, Valentin, Wery, Aurélien et al.

  17. arXiv2411.01332

    A Mechanistic Explanatory Strategy for XAI

    Despite significant advancements in XAI, scholars note a persistent lack of solid conceptual foundations and integration with broader scientific discourse on explanation. In response, emerging research draws on explanatory strategies from various sciences and the philosophy of science literature to fill these gaps. This paper outlines a mechanistic strategy for explaining the functional organization of deep learning

    Rabiza, Marcin

  18. arXiv2411.02776

    Deep learning-based modularized loading protocol for parameter estimation of Bouc-Wen class models

    This study proposes a modularized deep learning-based loading protocol for optimal parameter estimation of Bouc-Wen (BW) class models. The protocol consists of two key components: optimal loading history construction and CNN-based rapid parameter estimation. Each component is decomposed into independent sub-modules tailored to distinct hysteretic behaviors-basic hysteresis, structural degradation, and pinching effect

    Oh, Sebin, Song, Junho, Kim, Taeyong

  19. arXiv2411.02813

    Sparse Orthogonal Parameters Tuning for Continual Learning

    Continual learning methods based on pre-trained models (PTM) have recently gained attention which adapt to successive downstream tasks without catastrophic forgetting. These methods typically refrain from updating the pre-trained parameters and instead employ additional adapters, prompts, and classifiers. In this paper, we from a novel perspective investigate the benefit of sparse orthogonal parameters for continual

    Ning, Kun-Peng, Ke, Hai-Jian, Liu, Yu-Yang, Yao, Jia-Yu et al.

  20. arXiv2501.00677

    Deeply Learned Robust Matrix Completion for Large-scale Low-rank Data Recovery

    Robust matrix completion (RMC) is a widely used machine learning tool that simultaneously tackles two critical issues in low-rank data analysis: missing data entries and extreme outliers. This paper proposes a novel scalable and learnable non-convex approach, coined Learned Robust Matrix Completion (LRMC), for large-scale RMC problems. LRMC enjoys low computational complexity with linear convergence. Motivated by the

    Cai, HanQin, Kundu, Chandra, Liu, Jialin, Yin, Wotao

  21. arXiv2502.01476

    Neuro-Symbolic AI for Analytical Solutions of Differential Equations

    Analytical solutions to differential equations offer exact, interpretable insight but are rarely available because discovering them requires expert intuition or exhaustive search of combinatorial spaces. We introduce SIGS, a neuro-symbolic framework for equation-driven closed-form solution discovery. SIGS uses a context-free grammar to generate mathematically valid and physically meaningful building blocks, with a us

    Oikonomou, Orestis, Lingsch, Levi, Grund, Dana, Mishra, Siddhartha et al.

  22. arXiv2502.13822

    Uncertainty quantification for Markov chain induced martingales with application to temporal difference learning

    We establish novel and general high-dimensional concentration inequalities and Berry-Esseen bounds for vector-valued martingales induced by Markov chains. We apply these results to analyze the performance of the Temporal Difference (TD) learning algorithm with linear function approximations, a widely used method for policy evaluation in Reinforcement Learning (RL), obtaining a sharp high-probability consistency guara

    Wu, Weichen, Wei, Yuting, Rinaldo, Alessandro

  23. arXiv2502.21194

    Prior shift estimation for positive unlabeled data through the lens of kernel embedding

    We study estimation of a class prior for unlabeled target samples which possibly differs from that of source population. Moreover, it is assumed that the source data is partially observable: only samples from the positive class and from the whole population are available (PU learning scenario). We introduce a novel direct estimator of a class prior which avoids estimation of posterior probabilities in both population

    Mielniczuk, Jan, Rejchel, Wojciech, Teisseyre, Paweł

  24. arXiv2503.00747

    LFX: Towards Unified Light Field Dense Semantic Segmentation and Salient Object Detection

    Light field cameras capture multi-view observations within a single exposure. However, existing studies are typically tailored to specific LF representations, leaving the field without a unified learning framework. To bridge this gap, we present LFX, the first unified framework for LF perception. LFX establishes a representation-invariant feature modulation space, enabling it to adapt to heterogeneous LF representati

    Teng, Fei, Huang, Lingxin, Deng, Buyin, Luo, Kai et al.

  25. arXiv2503.02885

    "Would You Want an AI Tutor?" Understanding Stakeholder Perceptions of LLM-based Systems in the Classroom

    Large Language Models (LLMs) have gained traction in educational settings, often framed as virtual tutors or teaching assistants. Following early skepticism and bans, many schools and universities have begun integrating these systems into curricula. Yet decisions about whether and how to deploy LLM-based tools are frequently made without systematic engagement with the full range of stakeholders they affect. In this p

    Fuligni, Caterina, Figaredo, Daniel Dominguez, Lewis, Armanda, Stoyanovich, Julia

On this calendar day 18

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

  1. 2026year

    A gas explosion at a coal mine in Changzhi, Shanxi, China, leaves at least 82 people dead.

  2. 2014year

    Prayut Chan-o-cha (pictured), the commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army, launched a coup d'état against the caretaker government following six months of political crisis.

  3. 2010year

    Upon landing in Mangalore, Air India Express Flight 812 overshot the runway and fell down a hillside, killing 158 of the 166 people on board.

  4. 2002year

    Police announced that the skeletal remains of Federal Bureau of Prisons intern Chandra Levy, who had been missing for a year, had been found in Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C.

  5. 1998year

    In Public Prosecutor v Taw Cheng Kong, the Court of Appeal of Singapore overruled a High Court decision in the only time a statute in Singapore had been ruled unconstitutional.

  6. 1987year

    During Hindu–Muslim rioting in Meerut, India, 19 members of the Provincial Armed Constabulary allegedly massacred 42 Muslims and dumped their bodies in water canals.

  7. 1980year

    Location testing for Pac-Man, a Japanese arcade game that became an icon of 1980s popular culture, began in Shibuya, Tokyo.

  8. 1972year

    The Dominion of Ceylon changed its name to Sri Lanka, adopted a new constitution, and officially became a republic within the Commonwealth.

  9. 1960year

    The most powerful earthquake ever recorded, registering approximately 9.5 Mw, struck near Valdivia, Chile, generating tsunamis that reached Hawaii and Japan.

  10. 1958year

    Ethnic riots mostly targeting the minority Sri Lankan Tamils broke out in Ceylon, resulting in at least 158 deaths over the next few days.

  11. 1939year

    Germany and Italy signed the Pact of Steel, a military and political alliance.

  12. 1915year

    California's Lassen Peak violently erupted, the only volcanic eruption in the contiguous U.S. in the 20th century until Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980.

  13. 1905year

    Sultan Abdul Hamid II established the Ullah millet, a separate millet for the Aromanians within the Ottoman Empire.

  14. 1897year

    The first Blackwall Tunnel under the River Thames was opened to improve commerce and trade in the East End of London.

  15. 1874year

    Giuseppe Verdi's Requiem was first performed in the San Marco church in Milan to commemorate the first anniversary of Alessandro Manzoni's death.

  16. 1856year

    Senator Charles Sumner (pictured) was assaulted by Representative Preston Brooks in the United States Senate chamber in retaliation for a speech in which Sumner fiercely criticized slaveholders.

  17. 1849year

    Abraham Lincoln was issued a patent for an invention to lift boats over obstacles in a river, making him the only U.S. president ever to hold a patent.

  18. 1844year

    In Shiraz, Iran, the Báb declared himself to be a messenger of God to Mullá Husayn, leading to the foundation of Bábism, considered to be a precursor to the Baháʼí Faith.