GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY THREAD APRIL 21ST 2026
Compliments of A I.
753 BC – Rome is traditionally founded by Romulus… who, according to legend, was raised by a wolf
1926 – Queen Elizabeth II is born, and decades later becomes the longest-reigning British monarch at age 96+
1934 – One of the most famous “Loch Ness Monster” photos starts spreading, convincing people a giant lake creature might be real
1952 – The world’s first commercial jetliner (de Havilland Comet) begins service, making flying suddenly much faster — and a little terrifying for first-time passengers
1967 – A group of Greek military officers takes over the government in a sudden coup, catching the country off guard overnight
1976 – The musical “Annie” debuts, and “Tomorrow” proceeds to live rent-free in everyone’s head for the next 50 years
1989 – Student protests begin in Tiananmen Square, starting small before growing into a massive global news story
1994 – Scientists announce early discoveries of planets outside our solar system, basically confirming “yeah…there’s probably stuff out there”
1997 – Cloning becomes real-world nightmare fuel as breakthroughs following Dolly the sheep spark debates about cloning humans
2000 – Brazil celebrates 500 years since its “discovery,” which also sparks debate about what that word really means
2012 – Massive national celebrations in the Netherlands turn entire cities into orange-colored parties
Now for the modern weirdness:
2016 – Prince passes away, and within hours, fans around the world gather for spontaneous dance parties and tributes
2019 – Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka shock the world, showing how coordinated global events can unfold rapidly
2020 – Oil prices go so haywire during the pandemic that, briefly, it costs less than a bottle of water in some markets
2021 – A tiny helicopter named Ingenuity buzzes around Mars, which sounds like science fiction but is very real
2022 – Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 96th birthday, still actively working — outlasting generations of leaders
2023 – SpaceX’s Starship explodes shortly after launch, and somehow that still counts as progress in space exploration
2024 – AI tools explode into everyday life, with people suddenly using them for everything from art to business to…writing lists like this
2025 – The pace of tech gets even stranger, with AI, space travel, and automation blurring the line between sci-fi and normal life