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14 hours ago · The continent of Australia, sometimes known in technical contexts by the names Sahul ( / səˈhuːl / ), Australia-New Guinea, Australinea, or Meganesia [1] [2] [3] to distinguish it from the country of Australia, is located within the Southern and Eastern hemispheres. [4] The continent includes mainland Australia, Tasmania, the island of New ...
14 hours ago · The Strasbourg Cathedral in France, completed in 1439, was the world's tallest building until 1874. The first skyscraper was pioneered in Chicago with the 138 ft (42.1 m) Home Insurance Building in 1885. The United States would remain the location of the world's tallest building throughout the 20th century until 1998, when the Petronas Towers ...
14 hours ago · Tue, 11 June 2024, 10:00 pm GMT-4 · 1-min read. The buildings that will be demolished under the approved plans (Image: T&A) BRADFORD Council have given the green light for a fire damaged structure on a major road to be demolished. A building known as Consortium House and a stretch of wall that was once part of the Associated Waste Management ...
1 day ago · Founding and early years (1870–1899) University Hall was the first building on campus, built in 1873 and reconstructed in 1976. The proposal of a manufacturing and agriculture university in central Ohio was initially met in the 1870s with hostility from the state's agricultural interests and competition for resources from Ohio University, which was chartered by the Northwest Ordinance and ...
1 day ago · The Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955–58: 6x30 min: The progress of Vivian Fuchs and his Commonwealth expedition's overland crossing of Antarctica. Presenter and producer Panorama: "Programme 12"-Guest interviewee 1956: The Berbers of the Atlas Mountains-Producer 1957: Bororo: The Unknown Nomads-Presenter Mainly for Women-BBC series. Producer 1958
1 day ago · In 618–619, when the newly established Tang dynasty was fighting to take control of the whole country, rebel soldiers tried to conquer a district near Luoyang. The inhabitants resisted, and the siege situation lead to famine and cannibalism on both sides. The rebel soldiers "took to abducting children, whom they steamed and ate." Their leader ...
1 day ago · People across Aotearoa will be dreaming of what it might feel like to take home New Zealand’s largest Powerball jackpot in tomorrow’s $50 million Powerball Must Be Won draw.
