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May 3, 2024 · The 2018 North American cold wave takes place, with record low temperatures in the Midwestern and Eastern United States. Times Square in New York City has a temperature of 9 °F (−13 °C), with −4 °F (−20 °C) wind chill, [1] in addition to Omaha having a temperature of −15 °F (−26 °C) on December 30, 2017, lower than the previous ...
Apr 24, 2024 · Here, against a backdrop of myth and ritual, the inaugural Olympic Games took root — a convergence of mythology, religion, and athletic prowess destined to leave an indelible mark on the course of human history. Traditionally traced back to the summer of 776 BC, the date given in the Olympic victor list of Hippias of Elis, composed in the ...
2 days ago · v. t. e. The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (French: Jeux olympiques) [a] [1] are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games are considered the world's foremost sports competition with ...
6 days ago · Wilmington, Delaware (November 13) 1919 – Annapolis riot of 1919, June 27, Annapolis, Maryland. 1919 – Boston Police Strike, September 9–11, Boston, Massachusetts. 1919 – Steel Strike of 1919, September 22 – January 8 Pennsylvania. 1919 – Coal Strike of 1919, November 1 – December 10 Pennsylvania.
Apr 25, 2024 · 1250 BC. The earliest European battle is fought at the Battle of the Tollense Valley in Bronze Age Germany with 5,000 warriors armed with bronze weapons and flint arrowheads. 11,000 BCE. Hunter-gathers create stunning limestone monuments at Gobekli Tepe, in Turkey, 8,000 years before Stonehenge. 3500.
Apr 22, 2024 · The Rose Bowl stadium opened in 1922, in time for the 1923 game. (Because of restrictions on crowds on the West Coast during World War II, the 1942 game was relocated to Durham, North Carolina.) Originally, the championship team of the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (now the Pacific-12) simply invited a winning team from ...
4 days ago · This is a timeline of space exploration which includes notable achievements, first accomplishments and milestones in humanity's exploration of outer space . This timeline generally does not distinguish achievements by a specific country or private company, as it considers humanity as a whole. See otherwise the timeline of private spaceflight or ...
