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1 day ago · Manhattan District The Trinity test of the Manhattan Project on 16 July 1945 was the first detonation of a nuclear weapon. Active 1942–1946 Disbanded 15 August 1947 Country United States United Kingdom Canada Branch U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Garrison/HQ Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S. Anniversaries 13 August 1942 Engagements Allied invasion of Italy Allied invasion of France Allied invasion of ...
1 day ago · D03063. D06466. The Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine is a vaccine primarily used against tuberculosis (TB). [9] It is named after its inventors Albert Calmette and Camille Guérin. [10][11] In countries where tuberculosis or leprosy is common, one dose is recommended in healthy babies as soon after birth as possible. [9]
1 hour ago · The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, [1][2] with several later modifications by Köppen, notably in 1918 and 1936. [3][4] Later, German climatologist Rudolf Geiger (1894–1981) introduced ...
1 day ago · Pierre Poilievre. Pierre Marcel Poilievre PC MP (/ ˌpɔːliˈɛv / PAW-lee-EV; [3][4] born June 3, 1979) is a Canadian politician who has served as the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and the leader of the Official Opposition since 2022. He has been a member of Parliament (MP) since 2004. Poilievre was born in Calgary, Alberta.
1 day ago · Skanderbeg. Gjergj Kastrioti (c. 1405 – 17 January 1468), commonly known as Skanderbeg, was an Albanian feudal lord [2][3][4] and military commander who led a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire in what is today Albania, North Macedonia, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, and Serbia. A member of the noble Kastrioti family, he was sent as a hostage ...
1 day ago · 1915 – François Langelier, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 10th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (b. 1838) [333] 1921 – George Formby Sr, English actor and singer (b. 1876) [334] 1921 – Peter Kropotkin, Russian zoologist, geographer, and philologist (b. 1842) [335] 1928 – Theodor Curtius, German chemist (b. 1857) [336]
