on this day
In 1838 the coronation of Queen Victoria, aged 19, took place at Westminster Abbey; in 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife were assassinated in Sarajevo; in 1960 45 miners died in a gas explosion at the Six Bells Colliery in Monmouthshire, Wales; in 1991 the former prime minister Margaret Thatcher (obituary, April 8, 2013) declared that she would retire from the House of Commons at the next general election; in 2004 US-led coalition forces in Iraq transferred sovereignty to an interim Iraqi government in Baghdad, two days ahead of schedule. It came just over a year after the March 2003 invasion.
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We make our world significant by the courage of our questions and by the depths of our answers.
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WW2 where did the soldiers come from?
" India mobilised two and half million soldiers, the largest volunteer army ever assembled, while a thousand men from the Cayman Islands joined the Royal Navy – equivalent to roughly two thirds of the adult male population."
" India mobilised two and half million soldiers, the largest volunteer army ever assembled, while a thousand men from the Cayman Islands joined the Royal Navy – equivalent to roughly two thirds of the adult male population."
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Steam fog horn (1853/1854)
Conceived by Scottish-born Canadian Robert Foulis in either 1853 or 1854, the first steam-powered fog horn was installed on New Brunswick's Partridge Island in 1859.
Foulis was inspired to create the warning device after reading about a shipwreck off the Newfoundland coast. His invention has undoubtedly saved an untold number of lives around the world.
Conceived by Scottish-born Canadian Robert Foulis in either 1853 or 1854, the first steam-powered fog horn was installed on New Brunswick's Partridge Island in 1859.
Foulis was inspired to create the warning device after reading about a shipwreck off the Newfoundland coast. His invention has undoubtedly saved an untold number of lives around the world.
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Electric oven (1882)
©Courtesy Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation
Wowing his dinner guests, Ottawan engineer Thomas Ahearn scored a world-first in 1882 when he cooked a meal in an electric range he had developed in secret.
The technology was brought to market a decade later when the first commercial electric oven was installed in the Canadian capital's Windsor Hotel.
©Courtesy Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation
Wowing his dinner guests, Ottawan engineer Thomas Ahearn scored a world-first in 1882 when he cooked a meal in an electric range he had developed in secret.
The technology was brought to market a decade later when the first commercial electric oven was installed in the Canadian capital's Windsor Hotel.
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Paint roller (1940)
Professional decorators and DIY-ers the world over have Toronto's Norman Breakey to thank for inventing the paint roller, the time-saving marvel that almost guarantees the smoothest of paint finishes.
Sadly, Breakey failed to patent his innovation and was pipped to the post by American Richard Croxton Adams, who registered a rival design.
Professional decorators and DIY-ers the world over have Toronto's Norman Breakey to thank for inventing the paint roller, the time-saving marvel that almost guarantees the smoothest of paint finishes.
Sadly, Breakey failed to patent his innovation and was pipped to the post by American Richard Croxton Adams, who registered a rival design.
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The first Coke was red wine mixed with cocaine
Pemberton’s inspiration for the drink was a popular concoction called Vin Mariani, invented in France. It was a mixture of Bordeaux red wine and cocaine. From 1895,it was marketed as a tonic that "fortifies and refreshes the body and brain". However, the US, especially the Deep South, was in the midst of an anti-alcohol movement. This gave Pemberton the idea of creating a drink for those who were abstinent.
Pemberton’s inspiration for the drink was a popular concoction called Vin Mariani, invented in France. It was a mixture of Bordeaux red wine and cocaine. From 1895,it was marketed as a tonic that "fortifies and refreshes the body and brain". However, the US, especially the Deep South, was in the midst of an anti-alcohol movement. This gave Pemberton the idea of creating a drink for those who were abstinent.
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There is no official language in the USA
You might assume that English is the official tongue of the USA – but although it's the most widely spoken language in the States, it's not federally recognized as the official language. In fact, the US has no official vernacular at all. It's estimated that more than 350 languages are spoken in the country today, from Spanish to Swahili and everything in between.
You might assume that English is the official tongue of the USA – but although it's the most widely spoken language in the States, it's not federally recognized as the official language. In fact, the US has no official vernacular at all. It's estimated that more than 350 languages are spoken in the country today, from Spanish to Swahili and everything in between.
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The Library of Congress has 838 miles of bookshelves
The dizzying Library of Congress is a book lover's dream. About 173 million items are piled up on its shelves. If the bookshelves were arranged in a line, they would spool out for a whopping 838 miles. The tomes range from children's fiction to important political titles and they sit alongside photos, journals, maps, sound recordings and more.
The dizzying Library of Congress is a book lover's dream. About 173 million items are piled up on its shelves. If the bookshelves were arranged in a line, they would spool out for a whopping 838 miles. The tomes range from children's fiction to important political titles and they sit alongside photos, journals, maps, sound recordings and more.