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15 hours ago · Hirohito [a] (29 April 1901 – 7 January 1989), posthumously honored as Emperor Shōwa, [b] was the 124th emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession, reigning from 1926 until his death in 1989. He was one of the longest-reigning monarchs in the world, with his reign of 62 years being the longest of any Japanese emperor.
15 hours ago · The Old Fulling Mill, original home of the Durham University Museum in 1833, on the bank of the River Wear below Durham Cathedral. The university's Museums, Galleries and Exhibitions manages three museums open to the public, all accredited by Arts Council England through the UK Museum Accreditation Scheme, as well as two non-public collections ...
15 hours ago · Experience a recreated 1937 classroom! Join us for the grand opening and reception for our 2024 exhibit, SCHOOLED: Educating Rollinsford’s Youth From One-room School Houses To Rollinsford Grade School. Tour the exhibit and experience a recreated 1937 classroom. Meet exhibit curator Nancy Cook, and enjoy light refreshments! DATE: Saturday ...
15 hours ago · A full trip on the Shanghai Transrapid maglev train. Example of low-speed urban maglev system, Linimo. Maglev (derived from magnetic levitation) is a system of rail transport whose rolling stock is levitated by electromagnets rather than rolled on wheels, eliminating rolling resistance.
15 hours ago · Charles Edward (Leopold Charles Edward George Albert; [note 1] 19 July 1884 – 6 March 1954) was at various points in his life a British prince, a German duke and a Nazi politician. He was the last ruling duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, a state of the German Empire, from 30 July 1900 to 14 November 1918. He was later given multiple positions in ...
15 hours ago · The ( First) Slovak Republic ( Slovak: (Prvá) Slovenská republika ), otherwise known as the Slovak State (Slovak: Slovenský štát ), was a partially-recognized clerical fascist client state of Nazi Germany which existed between 14 March 1939 and 4 April 1945 in Central Europe. The Slovak part of Czechoslovakia declared independence with ...
15 hours ago · This article is published in issue 24-25 of Vanity Fair on newsstands until 18 June 2024."How old are you?". In Rwanda this is not a simple question. The answer always comes after a moment of silence, a kind of sigh, different than in the rest of the world.
