On December 7, 36 years ago, the Armenian earthquake occurred. The destruction from the earthquake spread across approximately 10,300 square kilometers of rural areas. The officially announced death toll was 55,000, while other estimates suggest that the number of deaths approached 100,000, leaving 500,000 people homeless.
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Today is 8 December and this happened on this date in the past:
1️⃣ On 8 December 1854, Pope Pius IX proclaimed the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception, asserting that Mary, Jesus' mother, was preserved free from the effects of “original sin” from the first instant of her conception. I copied this from the newswebsite where i always look for the things that happened in the past on this date, but it means i think that Mary was a virgin but she still got Jesus as her baby.
2️⃣ English sociologist and philosopher Herbert Spencer, who introduced the term “survival of the fittest,” died in England on 8 December 1903.
3️⃣ On this day in 1978, the American classic film The Deer Hunter - starring Robert De Niro and Christoper Walken, among others - had its world premiere; an emotionally shattering look at the effects of the Vietnam War on the young American men sent to fight in it, the movie later won an Oscar for best picture.
4️⃣ U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev signed a nuclear weapons reduction treaty on this day in 1987.
5️⃣ On this day in 2010, SpaceX became the first commercial company to release a spacecraft - the Dragon capsule - into orbit and successfully return it to Earth.
6️⃣ American astronaut John Glenn - who was the first U.S. astronaut to orbit Earth, for which he was regarded as a national hero - died at age 95.
7️⃣ American actor and puppeteer Caroll Spinney - who created the characteristics and mannerisms of Big Bird, a larger-than-life puppet he played for nearly 50 years - died at age 85 on 8 December 2019.
8️⃣On this day in 2022, American basketball player Brittney Griner was released from a Russian penal colony after several months of imprisonment that many saw as politically motivated.
9️⃣ On 8 December 1980, British musician John Lennon - who rose to fame with the Beatles and had a successful solo career - was fatally shot by Mark David Chapman in New York City, causing a global outpouring of grief.
🔟 These people were born on this day:
Queen Mary (1542)
American singer Jim Morrison (1943)
American political commentator Ann Coulter (1961)
Trinidadian-born singer Nicki Minaj (1982)
In the Legendary forums post there was a comment from @Lianshen that this forum with news from the past should come back!! Sorry that i did not update it! But it does not take a lot of time so i will try to make it several times in the week again! 🙂
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Today is 24 January and this happened on this date in the past:
1️⃣ On this day in the year 41, the Roman emperor Caligula was murdered at the Palatine Games by Cassius Chaerea (a tribune of the Praetorian Guard), Cornelius Sabinus and others. Maybe this news is nice for @diogenes_cask and maybe also @psysarah15 because she also likes history!! 🙂
2️⃣ In 1556 the most deadly earthquake ever took place in Shaanxi (China). It killed 830,000 people!! 😢🥀
3️⃣ Carpenter James Wilson Marshall found nuggets of gold in California's American River near the site of a sawmill he was building for John Sutter, ushering in a gold rush. He found it first on 24 January 1848.
4️⃣ The Grapes of Wrath, the acclaimed adaptation of John Steinbeck's classic novel, had its world premiere on this day in 1940.
5️⃣ On this day in 1984, Steve Jobs introduced Apple's revolutionary computer Macintosh. Maybe this news is nice for @Etienne and anybody who likes super old computers!! 😊😊
6️⃣ American serial killer Ted Bundy - who confessed to murdering 30 women, though many believe the number to be much higher - was executed on 24 January 1989 at age 42. Maybe this news is nice for @Idkbro and @Mulanyyy because they like true crime stories. And i saw that on Netflix there is a docu about Ted Bundy but i didnt watch it.
7️⃣ On this day in 1965, the old prime minister of United Kingdom Winston Churchill died. There was also a movie about Churchill on Netflix.
8️⃣ Launched in mid-2003, the six-wheeled robotic rover Opportunity landed on Mars this day in 2004 and - like its twin rover, Spirit, which had landed on January 3 - analyzed rocks and soils and relayed pictures back to Earth.
9️⃣ These people were born on this day: king of Prussia Frederick II (1712), American writer Edith Wharton (1862) and American singer-songwriter Neil Diamond (1941).
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6/ their is also a good movie about him but its not for you @Yue_ your going to be scared
I will not watch True Crime series on Netflix!! I prefer other things more but i thought maybe it is nice for @Idkbro and @Mulanyyy and perhaps also you and @Simone724! 🙂
Today is 8 February and this happened on this date in the past:
1️⃣ French ballerina and dance director Violette Verdy, who was known for her eloquent and buoyant dancing, died at age 82 on 8 February 2016.
Here you can see a VERY NICE video on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKNvAxtSx2U, If you want more i can give a LOTTTT of other links too of other nice videos. 🙂
2️⃣ On this day in 1867, the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary was created.
@Sabri_KC and @Pennarossa2024 i also added the flag above ⬆️⬆️ because you are the PPG flag experts!! 😊😊
3️⃣ The use of Skylab, a U.S. space station came to on 8 February 1974. I looked online and here you can read more about it: https://www.nasa.gov/skylab/
4️⃣ Mary, Queen of Scots, rival of Queen Elizabeth I of England, was beheaded this day in 1587 at Fotheringhay Castle, her execution a chilling scene redeemed by the great personal dignity with which she met her fate.
5️⃣ The American film classic Taxi Driver, directed by Martin Scorsese, had its world premiere on 8 February 1976; the drama was especially known for the performance of Robert De Niro as a mentally unstable Vietnam War veteran.
6️⃣ On 8 February 1999, British novelist and philosopher Dame Iris Murdoch - who wrote more than 25 novels that were distinguished by a mixture of vivid storytelling, cultural allusions, and complex philosophical inquiry - died at age 79.
7️⃣ These people were born on this day:
Italian artist Il Guercino (1591)
American actor James Dean (1931)
American actor Nick Nolte (1941)
President of Argentina Mauricio Macri (1959)
President of Philippines Benigno Aquino III (1960)
Didn't know about Violette Verdy at all. She's from Brittany apparently, ahah
I put her first in the news list!! 😛 😛 Because i think she DESERVES that!! And even if you maybe dont like ballet it is really nice to watch the youtube video!! And i know MANYYY more! 🙂 But you should be super proud of her i think because you are also from Brittany!!
When i have some time i will try to make a day overview in this forum more often!! 😃
The video of Violette Verdy is beautiful, Yue.
There is some similarity with me and my teacher.
But we don`t do balet.
Even though the last times we had some funny dance moves.
That is really nice!!!!! And i am happy that you like it and i did not know that you dance!!! With Michael? What kind of dance if it is not ballet? Maybe ballroom or latin dances? Or streetdance!!! 😛 😛
Today is 9 February and this happened on this date in the past:
1️⃣ On this day in 1943, the Battle of Guadalcanal ended with an Allied victory over Japan. I found online that there is a series on Netflix about it The Pacific, but i did not watch it so i dont know if it is a good series to watch.
2️⃣ German physicist Peter Armbruster and his team of scientists synthesized chemical element 112, a heavy transuranium element that was later named copernicium. This happened on 9 February 1996.
3️⃣ Concluded this day in 1757 by Robert Clive, the Treaty of Alinagar restored Calcutta (now Kolkata) - which Clive had recovered in January from Siraj al-Dawlah - to British control and served as a prelude to the seizure of Bengal.
4️⃣ These people were born on this day:
Brazilian singer and actress Carmen Miranda
American singer-songwriter Carole King
American economist Joseph E. Stiglitz
American writer Alice Walker
Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi
Sometimes people ask about the information and i wanted to say i use three websites and i select the news i think is nice for this forum!!! I almost forgot it today!! 😛 But there was not A LOTTT of news! 🙂
Today is 11 February and this happened on this date in the past:
1️⃣ After serving 27 years in prison, Nelson Mandela was released on this date in 1990, and he subsequently began negotiations with President F.W. de Klerk that ended apartheid in South Africa.
2️⃣ On 11 February 1929, Benito Mussolini of Italy and Pietro Gasparri of the Vatican signed the Lateran Treaty, recognizing papal sovereignty over Vatican City, an enclave in Rome.
3️⃣ The Yalta Conference between the Allied leaders of World War II came to a close on this day in 1945. I looked online and found this about the Yalta Conference: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z3h9mnb/revision/3
4️⃣ ON 11 February 1975, British politician Margaret Thatcher was elected leader of the Conservative Party, replacing Edward Heath; she became Europe's first woman prime minister in 1979.
5️⃣ On 11 February 2011, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stepped down after nearly 30 years in power, following mass demonstrations that were part of the pro-democracy uprisings known as the Arab Spring. This news is maybe nice to read for @psysarah15! 🥰🥰
6️⃣ American singer Whitney Houston - who was as a pop superstar in the 1980s, especially known for her soaring voice - died at age 48 on 11 February 2012.
7️⃣ On this day in 1858 in Lourdes, France, 14-year-old Bernadette Soubirous, a miller's daughter, first had visions of the Virgin Mary that were authenticated by Pope Pius IX in 1862, initiating the cult of Our Lady of Lourdes.
8️⃣ These people were born on this day: French mathematician and philosopher René Descartes (1596), American politician Jeb Bush (1953), American politician Sarah Palin (1964), American actress Jennifer Aniston (1969) and British actor Damian Lewis (1971)