Guernica (1937): Picasso's Masterpiece in memoriam of a terrible event (click on image for more information)A Brand-Spanking Shiny New Feature For History Freaks and Lovers of Random Trivia!
History
1478 - Pazzi conspirators attacked Lorenzo and kill Giuliano de'Medici.
1514 - Copernicus made his first observations of Saturn.
1607 - The British established an American colony at Cape Henry, Virginia. It was the first permanent English establishment in the Western Hemisphere.
1937 - German planes attacked Guernica, Spain, during the Spanish Civil War.
1982 - Argentina surrendered to Britain over the Falkland Island Crisis.
1986 - The world’s worst nuclear disaster to date occurred at Chernobyl, in the Ukraine. 31 died in the incident and thousands more were exposed to radioactive material.
Happy Birthday
Charles Richter, American seismologist and physicist, inventor of the Richter Scale: 1900 - 1985
Roger Taylor, Drummer for Duran Duran: b.1960
History
1478 - Pazzi conspirators attacked Lorenzo and kill Giuliano de'Medici.
1514 - Copernicus made his first observations of Saturn.
1607 - The British established an American colony at Cape Henry, Virginia. It was the first permanent English establishment in the Western Hemisphere.
1865 - John Wilkes Booth (Lincoln's Assassin) was killed by the U.S. Federal Cavalry.
1929 - First non-stop flight from England to India was completed.
1929 - First non-stop flight from England to India was completed.
1937 - German planes attacked Guernica, Spain, during the Spanish Civil War.
1982 - Argentina surrendered to Britain over the Falkland Island Crisis.
1986 - The world’s worst nuclear disaster to date occurred at Chernobyl, in the Ukraine. 31 died in the incident and thousands more were exposed to radioactive material.
Happy Birthday
Charles Richter, American seismologist and physicist, inventor of the Richter Scale: 1900 - 1985
Roger Taylor, Drummer for Duran Duran: b.1960
I like, I like a lot. History was my favourite subject at the Prydonian Academy. In fact, if I was ever 2 b edurkated proper like, it wud b in histry.
ReplyDeleteSeriously, I look forward to further updates.
An excellent Picasso, btw, I've never seen that piece...
ka-os|theory - seriously, you've never heard of that painting? It's one of the most famous works of fine art of the 20th century.
ReplyDeleteGlad you like the new feature. It will be pretty regular.
PS: re your interest in history, I remember reading, somewhere, that Doctor Who fans fitted into five categories: Science geeks; Horror and Fantasy geeks; History geeks; Writers and Actors (ie, hammy loudmouthed geeks); and people who are a little bit of some/all of the above. How many do YOU fit into...?