Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlMEnglish · 2 days ago56 years ago today, three days after a sperm whale washed ashore in the city of Florence, Oregon, the state's Department of Transportation attempted to remove it using a half ton (450 kg) of dynamiteplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down10
arrow-up118arrow-down1external-link56 years ago today, three days after a sperm whale washed ashore in the city of Florence, Oregon, the state's Department of Transportation attempted to remove it using a half ton (450 kg) of dynamiteplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgArthur Besse@lemmy.mlMEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlMEnglish · 2 days ago45 years ago today was the first time that a crewed, reusable orbital vehicle returned to space, when NASA launched the Space Shuttle Columbia on its STS-2 mission.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down10
arrow-up17arrow-down1external-link45 years ago today was the first time that a crewed, reusable orbital vehicle returned to space, when NASA launched the Space Shuttle Columbia on its STS-2 mission.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgArthur Besse@lemmy.mlMEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlMEnglish · 4 days ago51 years ago today, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 3379 which "determines that Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination"plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down10
arrow-up140arrow-down1external-link51 years ago today, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 3379 which "determines that Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination"plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgArthur Besse@lemmy.mlMEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlMEnglish · 3 days ago20 years ago today, the PlayStation 3 was released in Japanplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down10
arrow-up18arrow-down1external-link20 years ago today, the PlayStation 3 was released in Japanplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgArthur Besse@lemmy.mlMEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlMEnglish · 3 days ago60 years ago today, James Lovell and Buzz Aldrin flew on Gemini 12. It was the 10th and final crewed Gemini flight, the 18th crewed American spaceflight, and the 26th spaceflight of all time.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down10
arrow-up17arrow-down1external-link60 years ago today, James Lovell and Buzz Aldrin flew on Gemini 12. It was the 10th and final crewed Gemini flight, the 18th crewed American spaceflight, and the 26th spaceflight of all time.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgArthur Besse@lemmy.mlMEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlMEnglish · 3 days ago24 years ago today, Grigori Perelman posted the first of three papers outlining a solution of the Poincaré conjecture. Today it remains the only Millennium Prize Problem with a verified solution.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10
arrow-up15arrow-down1external-link24 years ago today, Grigori Perelman posted the first of three papers outlining a solution of the Poincaré conjecture. Today it remains the only Millennium Prize Problem with a verified solution.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgArthur Besse@lemmy.mlMEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlMEnglish · 4 days ago43 years ago today, two years before its eventual release, Microsoft announced Windows.plus-squarelemmy.mlimagemessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down10
arrow-up118arrow-down1image43 years ago today, two years before its eventual release, Microsoft announced Windows.plus-squarelemmy.mlArthur Besse@lemmy.mlMEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square2linkfedilink
Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlMEnglish · 3 days ago100 years ago today, the United States Numbered Highway System was approved by the American Association of State Highway Officialsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-link100 years ago today, the United States Numbered Highway System was approved by the American Association of State Highway Officialsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgArthur Besse@lemmy.mlMEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlMEnglish · 3 days ago115 years ago today, on 11-11-11, many cities in the midwestern United States broke high and low temperature records on the same dayplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-link115 years ago today, on 11-11-11, many cities in the midwestern United States broke high and low temperature records on the same dayplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgArthur Besse@lemmy.mlMEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlMEnglish · 4 days ago75 years ago today, the first NANP customer-dialed long-distance telephone call was made when Mayor M. Leslie Downing of Englewood, NJ dialed 10 digits and reached Mayor Frank Osborne in Alameda, CA.plus-squareweb.archive.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down12
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-link75 years ago today, the first NANP customer-dialed long-distance telephone call was made when Mayor M. Leslie Downing of Englewood, NJ dialed 10 digits and reached Mayor Frank Osborne in Alameda, CA.plus-squareweb.archive.orgArthur Besse@lemmy.mlMEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlMEnglish · 6 days ago20 years ago today, Israel bombed a row of houses in the Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoun, killing at least 19 Palestinians and wounding more than 40plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-link20 years ago today, Israel bombed a row of houses in the Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoun, killing at least 19 Palestinians and wounding more than 40plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgArthur Besse@lemmy.mlMEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlMEnglish · 7 days ago30 years ago today, NASA launched the Mars Global Surveyorplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-link30 years ago today, NASA launched the Mars Global Surveyorplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgArthur Besse@lemmy.mlMEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlMEnglish · 7 days ago95 years ago today, on the 14th anniversary of the Bolsheviks' October Revolution, the Communist Party of China proclaimed the Chinese Soviet Republicplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-link95 years ago today, on the 14th anniversary of the Bolsheviks' October Revolution, the Communist Party of China proclaimed the Chinese Soviet Republicplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgArthur Besse@lemmy.mlMEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlMEnglish · 7 days ago109 years ago today, the Bolsheviks overthrew the Russian Provisional Governmentplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-link109 years ago today, the Bolsheviks overthrew the Russian Provisional Governmentplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgArthur Besse@lemmy.mlMEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlMEnglish · 9 days ago30 years ago today, US President Bill Clinton defeated Bob Dole to win re-election, while Republicans maintained their majorities in both houses of Congress.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-link30 years ago today, US President Bill Clinton defeated Bob Dole to win re-election, while Republicans maintained their majorities in both houses of Congress.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgArthur Besse@lemmy.mlMEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlMEnglish · 9 days ago20 years ago today, Saddam Hussein was sentenced to deathplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-link20 years ago today, Saddam Hussein was sentenced to deathplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgArthur Besse@lemmy.mlMEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlMEnglish · 13 days ago85 years ago today, Ansel Adams photographed the Moon rising over Hernandez, New Mexicoplus-squarelemmy.mlimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1image85 years ago today, Ansel Adams photographed the Moon rising over Hernandez, New Mexicoplus-squarelemmy.mlArthur Besse@lemmy.mlMEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlMEnglish · 14 days ago15 years ago today is the day officially designated by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) as the approximate day on which the world's population reached seven billion people.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-link15 years ago today is the day officially designated by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) as the approximate day on which the world's population reached seven billion people.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgArthur Besse@lemmy.mlMEnglish · 14 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlMEnglish · 15 days ago65 years ago today, the Soviet Union tested the Tsar Bomba - the most powerful nuclear weapon or weapon of any kind ever constructed and tested. It yielded the equivalent of 50 megatons of TNT.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-link65 years ago today, the Soviet Union tested the Tsar Bomba - the most powerful nuclear weapon or weapon of any kind ever constructed and tested. It yielded the equivalent of 50 megatons of TNT.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgArthur Besse@lemmy.mlMEnglish · 15 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlMEnglish · 15 days ago35 years ago today, the Madrid Conference of 1991 began. Israel credits it as a turning point in their international recognition, gaining diplomatic relations with 25 countries in the following year.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-link35 years ago today, the Madrid Conference of 1991 began. Israel credits it as a turning point in their international recognition, gaining diplomatic relations with 25 countries in the following year.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgArthur Besse@lemmy.mlMEnglish · 15 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
