On this day: August 31

August 31: Day of Arafah (Islam, 2017) Interior view of Kinetoscope with peephole viewer 1897 – Thomas Edison was granted a patent for the Kinetoscope (pictured), a precursor to the movie projector. 1939 – Nazi forces, posing as Poles, staged an attack against the German radio station Sender Gleiwitz in Gleiwitz, Upper Silesia, Germany, creating an excuse to invade Poland the next day. 1969 – Approximately 150,000 people attended the Isle of...

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The meteorological history of Hurricane Ivan (2004) spans 26 days from late August to late September, the tenth longest storm duration of any Atlantic hurricane on record. The tropical cyclone developed from a tropical wave that moved off the coast of Africa on August 31. Tracking westward due to a ridge, it developed into Tropical Depression Nine on September 2, gradually intensifying until September 5, when it underwent rapid deepening and...

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[Bons Plans] Gagner de l’argent grâce aux brocantes et aux sites de petites annonces

Retrouvez le contenu original de l'article [Bons Plans] Gagner de l’argent grâce aux brocantes et aux sites de petites annonces sur ABC Argent. Gagnez facilement un petit extra d'argent en achetant et vendant sur des brocantes et des sites de petites annonces L'article [Bons Plans] Gagner de l’argent grâce aux brocantes et aux sites de petites annonces est apparu en premier sur ABC Argent. from ABC Argent http://ift.tt/2x5hD...

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On this day: August 30

August 30: Constitution Day in Kazakhstan (1995) Amalasuntha 526 – Upon the death of her father, Theoderic the Great, Amalasuntha (pictured) became the regent for her 10-year-old son Athalaric. 1862 – American Civil War: In separate actions, Confederate forces were victorious in both the Battle of Richmond in Kentucky and the Second Battle of Bull Run in Prince William County, Virginia. 1896 – Philippine Revolution: In the Battle of San Juan...

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Pallas's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus proregulus) is a migratory bird that breeds in mountain forests from southern Siberia east to northern Mongolia and northeastern China. It is named for German zoologist Peter Simon Pallas, who first described it. It winters mainly in and near southern China, although in recent decades increasing numbers have been found in Europe in autumn. One of the smallest Eurasian leaf warblers, it has a relatively large...

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On this day: August 29

August 29 Michael Faraday 1831 – Michael Faraday (pictured) discovered electromagnetic induction, leading to the formation of his law of induction. 1842 – The Treaty of Nanking, an unequal treaty ending the First Opium War, was signed, forcing the Chinese Qing dynasty to give control of the island that is now the site of Hong Kong, and other concessions to the British. 1903 – The Russian battleship Slava, the last of the five Borodino-class...

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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908) was a Russian composer, a member of a group of prominent composers known as The Five, who worked together in Saint Petersburg in the mid-19th century. Considered a master of orchestration, his best-known compositions, which include Capriccio Espagnol, the Russian Easter Festival Overture, and the symphonic suite Scheherazade, are considered staples of the classical music repertoire, along with suites and excerpts...

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On this day: August 28

August 28: Qixi Festival (Chinese calendar, 2017); National Heroes' Day in the Philippines (2017) Martin Luther King giving his "I have a dream" speech 1789 – With the first use of his new 1.2 m (3.9 ft) telescope, then the largest in the world, William Herschel discovered a new moon of Saturn, which was later named Enceladus. 1830 – Tom Thumb, the first American-built steam locomotive, engaged in an impromptu race against a horse-drawn...

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W. E. B. Du Bois (1868–1963) was an American sociologist, historian and civil rights activist. The first African American to earn a doctorate from Harvard, he became a professor of history, sociology and economics at Atlanta University. He rose to national prominence as the leader of the Niagara Movement, a group of African-American activists who wanted equal rights for blacks, and was one of the co-founders of the National Association for...

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On this day: August 27

August 27 Battle of Grand Port 1810 – Napoleonic Wars: The French Navy defeated (pictured) the Royal Navy, preventing them from taking the harbour of Grand Port on Île de la Passe. 1893 – The Sea Islands hurricane made landfall near Savannah, Georgia, U.S., causing at least 1,000 deaths. 1927 – Five Canadian women filed a petition to ask the Supreme Court of Canada, "Does the word 'Persons' in Section 24 of the British North America Act, 1867,...

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August 27 Wikipedia featured article

Lead is a chemical element with symbol Pb and atomic number 82. A heavy metal with a density exceeding that of most common materials, it is malleable and has a low melting point for a metal. Chemically, it is a relatively unreactive post-transition metal. Lead was known to prehistoric people. A principal ore of lead, galena, often bears silver; interest in silver sparked lead extraction and use in ancient Rome. Lead production declined after...

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August 26 Wikipedia featured article

Operation Bernhard was an exercise by the Nazis to forge British bank notes. The initial plan was to drop the notes over Britain to bring about a collapse of the economy, but the operation was closed in early 1942 after its head, Alfred Naujocks, fell out of favour with his superior officer, Reinhard Heydrich. It was reopened in July as a counterfeiting operation to finance German intelligence operations. Prisoners were sent to Sachsenhausen concentration...

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On this day: August 26

August 26: Heroes' Day/Herero Day in Namibia; Women's Equality Day in the United States Bomb explosion at Harvey's Resort Hotel 1071 – Byzantine–Seljuq wars: Seljuk Turks led by Alp Arslan captured Byzantine Emperor Romanos IV at the Battle of Manzikert. 1810 – Juan José Castelli ordered the execution of Santiago de Liniers, during the Argentine War of Independence. 1914 – First World War: The German colony of Togoland surrendered to French...

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August 25 Wikipedia featured article

The Fade Out is a crime comic created by writer Ed Brubaker and artist Sean Phillips with the help of colorist Elizabeth Breitweiser and research assistant Amy Condit. Twelve issues were published by Image Comics between August 2014 and January 2016, and republished in paperback and hardcover formats. The story, partly inspired by the life of Brubaker's uncle, is set in 1948 and features Charlie Parish, a Hollywood screenwriter suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder and fronting for his blacklisted best friend, Gil. When Charlie wakes from...

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On this day: August 25

August 25 Rings of Neptune 1258 – George Mouzalon, regent of the Empire of Nicaea, was assassinated as part of a conspiracy led by the nobles under future emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos. 1758 – Seven Years' War: Prussian forces engaged the Russians at the Battle of Zorndorf in present-day Sarbinowo, Poland. 1942 – World War II: Japanese forces attacked the Australian base at Milne Bay on the eastern tip of New Guinea. 1950 – Althea Gibson...

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August 24 Wikipedia featured article

Benjamin Cardozo Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co. (1928) is a leading case in American tort law on the question of liability to an unforeseeable plaintiff. Arising out of an unusual incident on August 24, 1924, the case has been studied by generations of law students. The plaintiff, Helen Palsgraf, was injured as she was boarding a train when a man (aided by railroad employees) dropped a package that exploded, causing a large coin-operated...

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On this day: August 24

August 24: Independence Day in Ukraine (1991) The 1888–89 New Zealand Native football team 49 BC – Caesar's Civil War: Forces loyal to Julius Caesar led by Gaius Scribonius Curio were crushingly defeated by Pompeian Republicans under Publius Attius Varus and King Juba I of Numidia. 1482 – Anglo-Scottish Wars: The border town of Berwick-upon-Tweed and its castle were captured by English forces. 1889 – The predominantly Māori New Zealand Native...

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On this day: August 23

August 23: Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism/Black Ribbon Day in Canada, parts of the European Union, Georgia, and the United States Sacco and Vanzetti 1873 – The Albert Bridge, spanning the River Thames in London, opened. 1898 – The Southern Cross Expedition, the first British venture of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, departed from London. 1927 – After a controversial trial, and despite worldwide protests, Italian-born...

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T3 was a sea-going torpedo boat operated by the Royal Yugoslav Navy between 1921 and 1941. Originally 78 T, a 250t-class torpedo boat commissioned on 23 August 1914 by the Austro-Hungarian Navy, she saw active service during World War I, performing convoy, escort and minesweeping tasks, anti-submarine operations and shore bombardment missions. Following Austria-Hungary's defeat in 1918, she was allocated to Yugoslavia and renamed T3. She...

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Comment gagner beaucoup de cadeaux (et d’argent) grâce aux jeux concours?

Retrouvez le contenu original de l'article Comment gagner beaucoup de cadeaux (et d’argent) grâce aux jeux concours? sur ABC Argent. Aujourd’hui sur ABC Argent nous allons parler de jeux-concours. 3 ans et demi d’existence et c’est un sujet que je n’avais encore jamais abordé. Et pourtant, certaines personnes gagnent de jolis cadeaux…. dont elles profitent ou qu’elles revendent ensuite sur Le Bon Coin ou dans des brocantes. Un bon moyen de se faire un joli […] L'article Comment gagner beaucoup de cadeaux (et d’argent) grâce aux jeux concours? est...

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On this day: August 22

August 22 America's Cup 1485 – Lancastrian forces under Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond, defeated Yorkist forces under Richard III of England at the Battle of Bosworth Field, decisively ending the Wars of the Roses. 1851 – The yacht America won the Cup of One Hundred Sovereigns race (trophy pictured), later renamed the America's Cup, near the Isle of Wight, England. 1910 – Japan annexed Korea with the signing of the Japan–Korea Annexation...

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Fabio Aru, the race winner The 2015 Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain) was the 70th edition of the three-week race, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The 3,358.1-kilometre (2,086.6 mi) race included 21 stages, from Marbella on 22 August to Madrid on 13 September. Astana Pro Team's Fabio Aru (pictured) won the race, with Joaquim Rodríguez (Team Katusha) second and Rafał Majka (Tinkoff–Saxo) third. The early leaders were Esteban Chaves (Orica–GreenEDGE)...

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On this day: August 21

August 21 Mona Lisa 1140 – Song dynasty general Yue Fei defeated an army led by Jin dynasty general Wanyan Wuzhu at the Battle of Yancheng during the Jin–Song Wars. 1858 – The first of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas, candidates for an Illinois seat in the United States Senate, was held in Ottawa, Illinois. 1911 – Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa (pictured) was stolen from the Louvre by a museum employee and was not...

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Powderfinger "My Happiness" is a song by Australian rock band Powderfinger (pictured), released by Universal Music Australia on 21 August 2000 as the first single from the band's fourth album, Odyssey Number Five. Frontman Bernard Fanning, inspired by a love of gospel and soul music, wrote the lyrics for "My Happiness" as a reflection on the loneliness the band felt while touring. The rest of the band are co-credited with Fanning for composing...

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On this day: August 20

August 20: Day of Restoration of Independence in Estonia (1991); St. Stephen's Day in Hungary Yellowstone fires 917 – Byzantine–Bulgarian Wars: Bulgarians led by Tsar Simeon I drove the Byzantines out of Thrace with a decisive victory in the Battle of Achelous. 1707 – The first Siege of Pensacola came to an end with the British abandoning their attempt to capture Pensacola in Spanish Florida. 1882 – The 1812 Overture by Russian composer Pyotr...

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