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Monday, 23 February 2026
2006 The New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously rules in favor of marriage equality. [1] 
2007 The inaugural Airbus A380 passenger flight, operating for Singapore Airlines, with flight number SQ380, flew scheduled service between Singapore and Sydney, Australia
2010 An earthquake and consequent tsunami off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, results in the deaths of over 400 people and leave hundreds missing.
2012 Hurricane Sandy makes landfall in Cuba and Haiti killing 65 people and causing over $80 million in damage
2013 74 Boko Harem members have been killed in a coordinated assault in Borno State, Nigeria.
2017 Chinese Premier Xi Jinping unveils his new ruling council in the Great Hall of the People, none of the five are young enough to succeed him.
2017 inaugural fossil of a ichthyosaur (marine reptile, 152 million years old) are discovered in India. Reports published in "Plos One" science journal
2017 At the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Xi Jinping assumes his second term as General Secretary (China's paramount leader), and the political theory Xi Jinping Thought is written into the party's constitution
2018 inaugural work of art produced by artificial intelligence "Edmond de Belamy" concieved by Obvious sells for $432500 at Christie's in New York
2018 Flash floods near the Red Sea in Jordan kill 17 as a school bus is washed away
2018 Super Typhoon Yutu strikes the Northern Mariana Islands of Saipan and Tinian with winds of 180mph (290km/h).
2018 Sahle-Work Zewde is recorded as becoming Ethiopia's inaugural female President and Africa's only female head of state after being elected by parliament
2018 Google says it has fired 48 people for sexual harassment after New York Times reveals Android creator Andy Rubin got $90 package when let go for sexual harassment.
2019 Tourists visit the summit of Uluru (also known as Ayers Rock) for the last time, as a ban on climbing the famous rock in Australia's Northern Territory comes into effect
2020 Chile overwhelmingly votes to scrap their constitution, drafted during dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet
2021 Elon Musk makes a record $25 billion in one day pushing his estimated worth to $255.2 billion, likely making him the richest person ever according to Forbes [1].
2021 The Sudanese military launches a coup against the government. Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok is placed under house arrest. President Abdel Fattah al-Burhan declares a state of emergency and announces the dissolution of the government
2023 US President Joe Biden hosts a state dinner at the White House Australian PM Anthony Albanese [1]
2023 Hurricane Otis, an eastern Pacific tropical cyclone, makes landfall in Mexico near Acapulco, leaving at least 80 dead. It is the most powerful hurricane to make landfall in Mexico, with the highest winds reaching 165 mph, surpassing Hurricane Patricia's landfall in 2015.November 1 - The inaugural AI Safety Summit takes place in the United Kingdom, with 28 countries signing a "world inaugural agreement" on how to manage the riskiest forms of artificial intelligence.
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