43 years of Jørn Utzon’s timeless masterpiece
The Sydney Opera House is built on Bennelong Point, a promontory that forms the east bank of Sydney Cove. The first known concert on Bennelong …
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October 20, 2016 43 years of Jørn Utzon’s timeless masterpiece
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October 17, 2016 48 years since the OLYMPICS BLACK POWER SALUTE- Does the world need another?
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October 13, 2016 ‘I had to eat piece of my friend to survive’ – 16 mens’ 72 day-struggle at 13000 ft. post disastrous plane crash 44 years ago
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October 12, 2016 206 years of Oktoberfest
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September 28, 2016 British soldier doesn’t shoot a young wounded Lance Corporal, Adolf Hitler during World War-I 98 years ago
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48 years since the OLYMPICS BLACK POWER SALUTE- Does the world need another?
Mexico City 16th October 1968 US athlete Tommie Smith wins the 200 meter race with a world-record time of 19.83 seconds. Australia’s Peter Norman finishes second with …
‘I had to eat piece of my friend to survive’ – 16 mens’ 72 day-struggle at 13000 ft. post disastrous plane crash 44 years ago
Its been 44 years today of the famous Andes Plane Crash which saw perhaps the most gruesome struggle for survival by its passengers at 13000 …
206 years of Oktoberfest
When the Crown Prince Ludwig, later to become King Ludwig I, was married to Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen on 12 October 1810, the citizens of …
British soldier doesn’t shoot a young wounded Lance Corporal, Adolf Hitler during World War-I 98 years ago
“I took aim but couldn’t shoot a wounded man,” Tandey remembered, “so I let him go.” British soldier serving near the French village of Marcoing, …
The first-ever patent for electric guitar was awarded today
The modern acoustic guitar first came into being in the 18th century. Over time it became a staple of American rural being versatile, inexpensive and …
231 years ago James Hutton goes against biblical interpretations with his Uniformitarianism theory
Uniformitarianism is one of the most important unifying concepts in the geosciences. This concept developed in the late 1700s, suggests that catastrophic processes were not responsible for the …
The first Tour de France trail was hit today
The 103rd Tour de France is going to start from Mont Saint-Michel – Utah Beach tomorrow on 2nd of July and this brings us to …
The Great Santhal Rebellion of 1855
Away from the gaze of Delhi rulers; under the shadow of Bengal and the bhadralok discourse, Jharkhand has seldom been a subject of great …
62 years since the CIA destroyed the Guatemalan democracy on private interests
Most historians now agree that the CIA-sponsored military coup in 1954 was the poison arrow that pierced the heart of Guatemala’s young democracy. Code-named “PBSUCCESS,” …