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Il y a 90 ans, on savait déplacer une tour avec ses occupants à l intérieur
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Ramsay MacDonald (Image Source: Wikipedia)
After Stanley Baldwin’s resignation, Ramsay MacDonald forms Britain’s first Labour Government, climaxing 24 years of struggle by the Labour Party. James Ramsay MacDonald was a British politician. In addition, he was the first Labour Party member to become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, leading minority Labour governments for nine months in 1924 and then from 1929–31.
1930: Clyde Tombaugh photographs planet Pluto
The dwarf planet, Pluto. (Image Source: space.com)
With a surface temperature estimated at approximately -360 Fahrenheit, Pluto was appropriately given the Roman name for the “God of the Underworld” in Greek mythology. On this day in History, Clyde Tombaugh did a photoshoot of Pluto, discovered by Percival Lowell. However, the discovery was publically announced on March 13, 1930 – the anniversary of Lowell’s birth. In addition, William Herschel’s discovery of Uranus was announced.
Satellite images capture major events of 2020
01/03/2021 14 Minutes Read
The pandemic surely brought the world to a grinding halt, but it didn’t stop the satellites orbiting Earth from recording and documenting the historic year. We take a look at some of the most noteworthy events of 2020 through the eyes of the satellites.
Year 2020 has largely been defined by one unprecedented pandemic that would go on to shape many things even in years to come. But even otherwise, there were many notable events and happenings that shaped this historic and difficult year. From COVID lockdowns to the melting Arctic and Antarctic reminding us of the fast-changing climate, natural disasters like the unprecedented number of hurricanes and widespread wildfires to manmade ones like the Beirut explosion or the oil tanker collisions, from geopolitical tensions like the Sino-India border issues or the nuclear developments in Iran to social unrest like the Black Li
Sideswipe: The real meaning of fair enough . . .
1 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
2 minutes to read Noise pollution An enthusiastic backyard-sweeper writes: Cycling around a city buzzing with the sounds of summer gardening, I find myself wondering whether the leaf blower (electric or petrol-fuelled) is the most anti-social invention in the history of the world. It replaces a perfect piece of technology (the broom) as old as the caveman; it consumes fossil fuels in its manufacture and operation; its penetrating whine breaks the holiday silence and, to judge by the way I see it used on my rides, it exists for the purpose of making the user s problem (the leaves) someone else s - it seems to be used mainly to blow leaves off the user s land onto his neighbour s or into the gutter.
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