GlyphSignal
2025-12-22

2025-12-22

Top reads and historical moments for this date. 6 min read

Top Reads

12 articles
1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
#1 Trending

1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre

1,605,725 views · 1 min read

Protests led by students, known in China as the June Fourth Incident, were held in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, from 15 April to 4 June 1989. After weeks of unsuccessful attempts between the demonstrators and the Chinese government to find a peaceful resolution, the Chinese government deployed troops to occupy t…

.xxx
#3
.xxx
1,091,666 views

.xxx is a sponsored top-level domain (sTLD) intended as a voluntary option for pornographic sites on the Internet. The s…

James Ransone
#4
James Ransone
955,251 views

James Finley Ransone III was an American actor. Known for his roles in horror and drama, he played Ziggy Sobotka in the …

Share

On This Day

10 events
2010
Don't_Ask,_Don't_Tell_Repeal_Act_of_2010
The United States repealed its "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gay, lesbian and bisexual people in the military (signing pictured).
2008
Kingston_Fossil_Plant_coal_fly_ash_slurry_spill
A dike ruptured at a waste containment area for a coal-fired power plant in Kingston, Tennessee, releasing 1.1 billion gallons (4.2 million m3) of coal fly ash slurry (aftermath pictured) in the largest industrial spill in US history.
2001
Burhanuddin_Rabbani
Burhanuddin Rabbani of the Northern Alliance handed over power in Afghanistan to the interim government headed by Hamid Karzai.
2001
Richard_Reid
Richard Reid unsuccessfully attempted to detonate a bomb in his shoe on a transatlantic flight from Paris to Miami.
1997
Hussein_Farrah_Aidid
Hussein Farrah Aidid relinquished the disputed title of President of Somalia.
1988
Trade_union
Brazilian unionist and environmental activist Chico Mendes was murdered at his home in Xapuri.
1984
New_York_City_Subway
While riding a New York City Subway train, Bernhard Goetz shot four African-American youths who had attempted to rob him, sparking a nationwide debate on vigilantism, racism, and the legal limits of self-defense.
1948
Sjafruddin_Prawiranegara
Chaired by Sjafruddin Prawiranegara, the Emergency Government of the Republic of Indonesia was established to counter Dutch attempts to re-assert colonial control.
1939
All-India_Muslim_League
Members of the All-India Muslim League observed a "Day of Deliverance" to celebrate the resignations of members of the Indian National Congress over the decision to enter the Second World War at the request of the United Kingdom.
1937
Lincoln_Tunnel
The Lincoln Tunnel, connecting New York City to Weehawken, New Jersey, opened.

Related dates

Last month (2025-11-22)Last week (2025-12-15)Last year (2024-12-22)Two years ago (2023-12-22)

Pick another date · Today’s signal

Continue reading: