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20 hours ago · Infanticide (or infant homicide) is the intentional killing of infants or offspring. Infanticide was a widespread practice throughout human history that was mainly used to dispose of unwanted children, [1] : 61 its main purpose being the prevention of resources being spent on weak or disabled offspring.
20 hours ago · The United States occupation of Haiti began on July 28, 1915, when 330 U.S. Marines landed at Port-au-Prince, Haiti, after the National City Bank of New York convinced the President of the United States, Woodrow Wilson, to take control of Haiti's political and financial interests. The July 1915 invasion took place following years of ...
- July 28, 1915 – August 1, 1934, (19 years and 4 days)
- U.S. victory, U.S. interests in Haiti protected, Profits for National City Bank of New York
- Haiti
20 hours ago · Just for Feet – bankrupt in 1999, acquired by Footstar, final stores closed in 2004. MC Sports – filed for bankruptcy and closed in 2017. Modell's Sporting Goods – first store opened in 1889. On March 11, 2020, the company filed for bankruptcy, and announced it would close all 115 stores.
20 hours ago · Henri Nestlé (1814–1890), a German-born Swiss confectioner, was the founder of Nestlé and one of the main creators of condensed milk. Nestlé's origin dates back to the 1860s when two separate Swiss enterprises were founded that would later form Nestlé. In the following decades, the two competing enterprises expanded their businesses ...
- 1866; 157 years ago (for the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company branch)
- Food processing
- Henri Nestlé (for the Farine Lactée Henri Nestlé branch)
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20 hours ago · August misst MeteoSchweiz in Grono ( Graubünden) 41,5 °C. 2003 geht als heißestes Jahr in Deutschland seit 1540 in die Geschichte ein. Zusätzliche Todesfälle wegen der Sommerhitze gehen als Hitzetote ins öffentliche Bewusstsein ein. Zahlen für Frankreich, Italien und Deutschland gehen in die Tausende.
20 hours ago · Die Schweinegrippe wird zur Pandemie erklärt. Das Jahr 2009 stand insbesondere im Zeichen der globalen Finanzkrise. Mit Barack Obama trat im Januar erstmals ein Afroamerikaner die US-Präsidentschaft an. In der Musikgeschichte prägte vor allem der frühe Tod des sogenannten King of Pop Michael Jackson das Jahr 2009.
