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100 Years Ago: 1923 A Bath man dug through four feet of snow Sunday and found parsnips which he left in the ground last fall. He says that the ground was so soft and free from frost that he pulled the parsnips up by hand. 50 Years Ago: 1973 (from a Journal photo) Representatives of […]
'I will survive': 2020 slinks into history as fireworks light deserted streets A woman sells a 2021 decoration at a popular entertainment street on New Year's Eve during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bangkok, Thailand December 31, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun reuters_tickers This content was published on December 31, 2020 - 23:58 December 31, 2020 - 23:58 By Gareth Jones and Peter Graff (Reuters) -Fireworks soared into the sky above the Sydney Opera House, but the harbour below was a deserted ghost town, a fittingly creepy send-off for a year that will not be missed. No light ...
Only after polishing can a piece of jade be finer." 'HELL OF A YEAR' In the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the pandemic originated a year ago, large crowds took to the streets including a group of hundreds who gathered in front of the old Hankow Customs House building. "What a hell of a year it's been," said Gladys Berejiklian, premier of New South Wales state, which includes Sydney.
While some cities would launch fireworks over empty streets, others, such as London and Singapore, called off their displays. Paris, Rome and Istanbul were under curfew.
Watch: How people around the world celebrated the New Year. Credits: Image - Getty; Video - Newshub People around the world are saying goodbye to the unprecedented year of 2020 and entering the New Year, but celebrations are looking starkly different to previous years as COVID-19 continues to ravage around the world. No light show illuminated Beijing from the top of the TV tower. St Peter's in Rome was nearly empty for vespers. London's Trafalgar Square, Moscow's Red Square, Madrid's Puerta del Sol and New York's Times Square were all barricaded off. Related News For decades, tens of thousand...