May 06 2024
Seattle: The Amazon Books Editors announced their selections for the Best Books of 2022, naming Gabrielle Zevin’s novel Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow as the Best Book of the Year. The annual list is hand-picked by a team of editors who read […]
This day in history we feature the Victoria Falls. Explorer David Livingstone became the first European to see Victoria Falls on this day in 1855. Trivia – Victoria Falls In 1853, the missionary-explorer had set out from Linyanti, in what […]
This day in history we feature the Hoxne Hoard. Eric Lawes, a metal detectorist of Hoxne in Suffolk, England discovered the Hoxne Hoard on this day in 1992. Trivia – Hoxne Hoard The Hoxne Hoard is the largest hoard of […]
This day in history we feature Xbox. Microsoft released Xbox, a video game console system on this day in 2001. Trivia – Xbox The Xbox is a home video game console and the first installment in the Xbox series of […]
This day in history we feature Great Comet of 1680. German astronomer Gottfried Kirch discovers the first comet by telescope on this day in 1680. Trivia – Great Comet of 1680 C/1680 V1, also called the Great Comet of 1680, […]
This day in history we feature Whoopi Goldberg. She is an American actor, comedian, author, and television personality born on this day in 1955. Trivia – Whoopi Goldberg American actress Whoopi Goldberg has received many awards and nominations for her […]
This day in history we feature Bay Bridge. In California, the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opens to traffic on this day in 1936. Trivia – Bay Bridge The San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, known locally as the Bay Bridge, is a […]
This day in history we feature Louvre Abu Dhabi. The first universal museum in the Arab World was opened on this day in 2017. Trivia – Louvre Abu Dhabi The Louvre Abu Dhabi is an art museum located on Saadiyat […]
This day in history we feature Sesame Street. The American children’s TV series Sesame Street was premiered on National Educational Television network on this day in 1969. Trivia – Sesame Street Sesame Street is an American educational children’s television series […]
This day in history we feature Venus Express. The European Space Agency launched the first Venus exploration mission on this day in 2005. Trivia – Venus Express The Venus Express (VEX) mission is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, […]
This day in history we feature HBO. Home Box Office, otherwise known as HBO, was launched on this day in 1972. Trivia – HBO Home Box Office (HBO) is an American pay television network, which is the flagship property of […]
