Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine following an internationally unrecognized referendum on the status of the region.
1967 AD
United States, Great Britain and the Soviet Union sign a treaty banning the use of nuclear weapons in space.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Fact 10
A painting of Douglas Adams and his wife Jane Belson appears on the Heart of Gold. Other Adams cameos include a few handles on some cupboards in Humma Kavula’s office being shaped like Adams’ nose.
Death of King Abdullah
Abdullah, the King of Saudi Arabia from 2005 to 2015, died and is replaced by King Salman.
Predictions and Events for the 2020s #5
Voyager 2 is expected to stop transmitting back to Earth in the 2020s.
Ousting of François Bozizé
Séléka rebels conquered the capital of the Central African Republic, Bangui, and forced President François Bozizé to flee the country, resulting in widespread sectarian violence.
2014 Thai coup d’état
Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is home-arrested in the wake of a military coup.
