On this day
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
Portrait 1080 × 1920 PNG · created on your device
Far from laying the foundation to transform a presidential bid into a fierce progressive movement, Mr. Sanders is wrapped up in the race itself.
The convention brings together online video creators and their fans. Roughly 30,000 people are expected to attend this year, and previews from 20th Century Fox, Lionsgate and Warner Bros. will be presented.
At the Las Vegas paper now owned by the casino magnate, current and former employees cite untenable editorial oversight, particularly of coverage related to Mr. Adelson.
The actresses who replaced Jennifer Hudson in “The Color Purple” and Kelli O’Hara in “The King and I” brought a new feistiness to the roles.
The collection of three short vintage works at the Pershing Square Signature Theater includes Edward Albee’s “The Sandbox.”
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 18, 2016, covering May 23, 2016.
Drake
Beyonce
Prince And The Revolution
Prince
Rihanna
2016Two suicide bombings, conducted by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, kill at least 45 potential army recruits in Aden, Yemen.[†]
The Islamic State (IS), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and Daesh, is a transnational Salafi jihadist militant organisation and was a unrecognised quasi-state. IS occupied significant territory in Iraq and Syria in 2013, but lost most of it in 2017 and 2019. In 2014, the group proclaimed itself to be a worldwide caliphate, and claimed religious and political authority over all Muslims worldwide, a claim not accepted by the vast majority of Muslims. It is designated as a terrorist organisation by the United Nations and many countries around the world, including Muslim countries.
2016Eight bombings are carried out by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in Jableh and Tartus, coastline cities in Syria. One hundred eighty-four people are killed and at least 200 people injured.[†]
The Islamic State (IS), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and Daesh, is a transnational Salafi jihadist militant organisation and was a unrecognised quasi-state. IS occupied significant territory in Iraq and Syria in 2013, but lost most of it in 2017 and 2019. In 2014, the group proclaimed itself to be a worldwide caliphate, and claimed religious and political authority over all Muslims worldwide, a claim not accepted by the vast majority of Muslims. It is designated as a terrorist organisation by the United Nations and many countries around the world, including Muslim countries.
In 2016, the world population was approximately 7,558,554,526 people[†]