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1 day ago · Most launches from Earth. 10 launches. Frederick W. Sturckow (USA), Space Shuttle and SpaceShipTwo (1998–2024) Note: The six SpaceShipTwo flights surpass the U.S. definition of spaceflight (50 mi (80.47 km)), but fall short of the Kármán line (100 km (62.14 mi)), the definition used for FAI space recordkeeping.
2 days ago · Impact event. Damage to trees caused by the Tunguska event. The object, just 50–80 metres (150–240 feet) across, exploded 6–10 km (4–6 miles) above the surface, shattering windows hundreds of km away. An impact event is a collision between astronomical objects causing measurable effects. [1]
May 8, 2024 · Rush, Canadian rock band that rose to popularity in the 1970s and became one of Canada’s most successful groups, with some 45 million records sold worldwide by 2023. The band was known for its inventive meld of progressive rock with heavy metal, alternative rock, and other styles and for its eclectic lyrics, which often echoed literary themes, drawing particularly from fantasy and science ...
1 day ago · Sean Love Combs (born Sean John Combs; November 4, 1969), also known by his stage name Diddy, formerly Puff Daddy and P. Diddy, [4] [5] is an American rapper, record producer and record executive. Born in Harlem and raised in Mount Vernon, New York, Combs worked as a talent director at Uptown Records before founding his own record label, Bad ...
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May 17, 2024 · 1700 – The 8.7–9.2 M w Cascadia earthquake takes place off the west coast of North America, as evidenced by Japanese records. [7] 1788 – The British First Fleet , led by Arthur Phillip , sails into Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) to establish Sydney , the first permanent European settlement on Australia.
1 day ago · History Formation: 1966–1968 The band's logotype, used since 1973 In 1966, London-based session guitarist Jimmy Page joined the blues-influenced rock band the Yardbirds to replace bassist Paul Samwell-Smith. Page soon switched from bass to lead guitar, creating a dual lead guitar line-up with Jeff Beck. Following Beck's departure in October 1966, the Yardbirds became a four-piece with Page ...
2 days ago · Historical earthquakes is a list of significant earthquakes known to have occurred prior to the early 20th century. As the events listed here occurred before routine instrumental recordings, they rely mainly on the analysis of written sources, observations of shaking objects and/or animal behavior during earthquakes and religious/traditional beliefs about earthquakes such as "God's punishment".
