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 The first Formula 1 championship ... On This Day - May 13. 1950. was held the first race of the first championship of "Formula 1" on the Silverstone track, laid along the runways of the former military airfield. [hidden image - please register] The first World Championship for Drivers was won by 44-old Italian Giuseppe Farina in his Alfa Romeo. |
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 This day in history: May 10, 1869 - Transcontinental railroad completed ... On this day in 1869, the presidents of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads meet in Promontory, Utah, and drive a ceremonial last spike into a rail line that connects their railroads. This made transcontinental railroad travel possible for the first time in U.S. history. No longer would western-bound travelers need to take the long and dangerous journey by wagon train, and the West would surely lose some of its wild charm with the new connection to the civilized East. [hidden image - please register] Harsh winters, staggering summer heat, Indian raids and the lawless, rough-and-tumble conditions of newly settled western towns made conditions for the Union Pacific laborers–mainly Civil War veterans of Irish descent–miserable. The overwhelmingly immigrant Chinese work force of the Central Pacific also had its fair share of problems, including brutal 12-hour work days laying tracks over the Sierra Nevada Mountains. On more than one occasion, whole crews would be lost to avalanches, or mishaps with explosives would leave several dead. For all the adversity they suffered, the Union Pacific and Central Pacific workers were able to finish the railroad–laying nearly 2,000 miles of track–by 1869, ahead of schedule and under budget. |
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On This Day May 8, 1945 - It marked the end of World War II in Europe. On this day in 1945, both Great Britain and the United States celebrate Victory in Europe Day. Cities in both nations, as well as formerly occupied cities in Western Europe, put out flags and banners, rejoicing in the defeat of the Nazi war machine. [hidden image - please register] The act of military surrender was signed on 7 May in Reims, France and on 8 May in Berlin, Germany. Upon the defeat of Germany, celebrations erupted throughout the world. From Moscow to Los Angeles, people celebrated. |
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On This Day - Birthday " Chanel No. 5 ' Chanel No. 5 is the first perfume launched by French couturier Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel. The chemical formula for the fragrance was compounded by French-Russian chemist and perfumer Ernest Beaux. [hidden image - please register] In 1920, when presented with small glass vials containing sample scent compositions numbered 1 to 5 and 20 to 24 for her assessment, she chose the fifth vial. Chanel told her master perfumer, Ernest Beaux, whom she had commissioned to develop a fragrance with modern innovations: "I present my dress collections on the fifth of May, the fifth month of the year and so we will let this sample number five keep the name it has already, it will bring good luck." So was Released 5 May 1921, Bottle of Chanel No. 5, Eau de Parfum version to select clientele in Chanel rue Cambon boutique |
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April 26. 1986. - Nuclear explosion at Chernobyl ... On this day in 1986, the world’s worst nuclear accident to date occurs at the Chernobyl nuclear plant near Kiev in Ukraine. A huge fireball erupted into the sky. Flames shot 1,000 feet into the air for two days, as the entire reactor began to melt down. Radioactive material was thrown into the air like fireworks. [hidden image - please register] The full toll from this disaster is still being tallied, but experts believe that thousands of people died and as many as 70,000 suffered severe poisoning. In addition, a large area of land may not be livable for as much as 150 years. [hidden image - please register] The 18-mile radius around Chernobyl was home to almost 150,000 people who had to be permanently relocated. |
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On This Day - 753 B.C. Rome founded... According to tradition, on April 21, 753 B.C., Romulus and his twin brother, Remus, found Rome on the site where they were suckled by a she-wolf as orphaned infants. [hidden image - please register] Actually, the Romulus and Remus myth originated sometime in the fourth century B.C., and the exact date of Rome’s founding was set by the Roman scholar Marcus Terentius Varro in the first century B.C. |
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On This Day - was published the first detective story ... [hidden image - please register] April 20. 1841.In Philadelphia, PA, Edgar Allen Poe's first in history detective story, "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," was published in Graham's Magazine. |
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I see that the Prime Minister Teresa May has called for a snap General Election ear marked for June 8th. Let's hope that the general populace see sense and vote these iniquitous Tories out and elect a truly Socialist Government to undo the harm that we the people have endured and suffered over the years. Come on, Jeremy, you have my full support
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On This Day April 14, 1929. 88 years ago - Monaco Grand Prix The 1929 Monaco Grand Prix was the first Grand Prix to be run in the Principality. [hidden image - please register] It was set up by wealthy cigarette manufacturer, Antony Noghès, who had set up the Automobile Club de Monaco with some of his friends. This offer of a Grand Prix was supported by Prince Louis II, and the Monégasque driver of that time, Louis Chiron. On 14 April 1929, their plan became reality, when 16 invited participants turned out to race for a prize of 100,000 French francs. |
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On This Day - April 6. 1896. Opened the first Summer Olympic Games in Athens (Greece) The 1896 Summer Olympics , officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, was the first international Olympic Games held in modern history. [hidden image - please register] Organised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which had been created by Pierre de Coubertin, it was held in Athens, Greece, from 6 to 15 April 1896. |
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April 4, 1949 - The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 68 years ago on April 4th 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty was signed by 12 nations. [hidden image - please register] They were sworn to stand together against aggression. An attack against one, would be an attack against all. |
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 On This Day - Today (Mon 3rd Apr, 2017) is... World Party Day World Party Day is based on the idea that peace is not the opposite of war, merely its absence. The real opposite of war is party, and World Party Day aims to synchronise a massive, world-wide party to celebrate everything that’s good and optimistic. [hidden image - please register] “Pass the food and turn up the music” is a common slogan on World Party Day, but it doesn’t really matter how you celebrate, or even whether you celebrate alone or in company. The premise is that everyone in the world is joined in party, so you can really do anything you like as long as it involves celebrating the joy of existence. |
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 April 1 - April Fools' Day [hidden image - please register] Hi guys! Today - April Fools' Day or All Fools' Day is celebrated every year on April 1 by playing practical jokes and spreading hoaxes. People playing April Fool jokes expose their prank by shouting April Fool. Some newspapers, magazines, and other published media report fake stories, which are usually explained the next day or below the news section in small letters. Although popular since the 19th century, the day is not a public holiday in any country. [hidden image - please register] The jokes and their victims are called April fools. 
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March 31. 1889. - Eiffel Tower opens ... On March 31, 1889, the Eiffel Tower is dedicated in Paris in a ceremony presided over by Gustave Eiffel, the tower’s designer, and attended by French Prime Minister Pierre Tirard, a handful of other dignitaries, and 200 construction workers. [hidden image - please register] In 1889, to honor of the centenary of the French Revolution, the French government planned an international exposition and announced a design competition for a monument to be built on the Champ-de-Mars in central Paris. Out of more than 100 designs submitted, the Centennial Committee chose Eiffel’s plan of an open-lattice wrought-iron tower that would reach almost 1,000 feet above Paris and be the world’s tallest man-made structure. Eiffel, a noted bridge builder, was a master of metal construction and designed the framework of the Statue of Liberty that had recently been erected in New York Harbor. |
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March 27, 1990 - Opened Sherlock Holmes Museum ... The Sherlock Holmes Museum , dedicated to the famous fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. [hidden image - please register] It opened in march 27, 1990 and is situated in Baker Street, bearing the number 221B by permission of the City of Westminster, although it lies between numbers 237 and 241, near the north end of Baker Street in central London close to Regent's Park. [hidden image - please register] The Georgian town house which the museum occupies as "221B Baker Street" was formerly used as a boarding house from 1860 to 1936, and covers the period of 1881 to 1904 when Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson were reported to have resided there as tenants of Mrs Hudson. The museum is run by the Sherlock Holmes Society of England, a non-profit organisation. |
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