Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day ago80 years ago today, France had a constitutional referendum in which 53% of voters (with 68% turnout) approved the constitution of the French Fourth Republic. It would last for 12 years.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down10
arrow-up17arrow-down1external-link80 years ago today, France had a constitutional referendum in which 53% of voters (with 68% turnout) approved the constitution of the French Fourth Republic. It would last for 12 years.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgArthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day ago145 years ago today in Paris, proto-Zionist Eliezer Ben Yehuda and two friends had what is thought to be the first conversation in modern Hebrewplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down10
arrow-up16arrow-down1external-link145 years ago today in Paris, proto-Zionist Eliezer Ben Yehuda and two friends had what is thought to be the first conversation in modern Hebrewplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgArthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days ago9 years ago today, the United States withdrew from UNESCO. It stopped paying its dues six years earlier, due to a US law prohibiting funding any organization which accepts Palestine as a full member.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up127arrow-down10
arrow-up127arrow-down1external-link9 years ago today, the United States withdrew from UNESCO. It stopped paying its dues six years earlier, due to a US law prohibiting funding any organization which accepts Palestine as a full member.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgArthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square2linkfedilink
Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days ago125 years ago today, US President Theodore Roosevelt issued an executive order officially renaming the "Executive Mansion" to "The White House"plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down10
arrow-up123arrow-down1external-link125 years ago today, US President Theodore Roosevelt issued an executive order officially renaming the "Executive Mansion" to "The White House"plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgArthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square2linkfedilink
Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days ago15 years ago today, Dennis Ritchie died. At Bell Labs in the early 1970s he created the C programming language and was one of the creators of the UNIX operating system. Both remain ubiquitous today.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down10
arrow-up140arrow-down1external-link15 years ago today, Dennis Ritchie died. At Bell Labs in the early 1970s he created the C programming language and was one of the creators of the UNIX operating system. Both remain ubiquitous today.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgArthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days ago21 years ago today, Shenzhou 6 launched on a Long March 2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. It was China's second human spaceflight.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down10
arrow-up112arrow-down1external-link21 years ago today, Shenzhou 6 launched on a Long March 2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. It was China's second human spaceflight.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgArthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-22 days ago62 years ago today, the Soviet Union launched Voskhod 1. It was the first human spaceflight to carry more than one person, and the first without pressure suits. It completed 16 orbits.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up111arrow-down10
arrow-up111arrow-down1external-link62 years ago today, the Soviet Union launched Voskhod 1. It was the first human spaceflight to carry more than one person, and the first without pressure suits. It completed 16 orbits.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgArthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-22 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-22 days ago534 years ago today, Christopher Columbus's first transatlantic expedition made landfall on an island the Taíno people called Guanahani in what is today the Bahamas.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10
arrow-up15arrow-down1external-link534 years ago today, Christopher Columbus's first transatlantic expedition made landfall on an island the Taíno people called Guanahani in what is today the Bahamas.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgArthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-22 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days ago52 years ago today, the final episode of Star Trek: The Animated Series airedplus-squarememory-alpha.fandom.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down10
arrow-up17arrow-down1external-link52 years ago today, the final episode of Star Trek: The Animated Series airedplus-squarememory-alpha.fandom.comArthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days ago155 years ago today, in British India the first "Criminal Tribes Act" was enacted. It criminalized entire communities by designating them and their members as habitual criminals.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down10
arrow-up16arrow-down1external-link155 years ago today, in British India the first "Criminal Tribes Act" was enacted. It criminalized entire communities by designating them and their members as habitual criminals.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgArthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days ago55 years ago today, the Shah of Iran's "2,500-year celebration of the Persian Empire" began.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-link55 years ago today, the Shah of Iran's "2,500-year celebration of the Persian Empire" began.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgArthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 days ago40 years ago today, Star Trek: The Next Generation was announced in a press conference in the Paramount Studios backlotplus-squarewww.startrek.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down10
arrow-up17arrow-down1external-link40 years ago today, Star Trek: The Next Generation was announced in a press conference in the Paramount Studios backlotplus-squarewww.startrek.comArthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 days ago115 years ago today, an armed rebellion began in the Wuchang District of Wuhan. It would eventually lead to the end of monarchy in China.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down10
arrow-up16arrow-down1external-link115 years ago today, an armed rebellion began in the Wuchang District of Wuhan. It would eventually lead to the end of monarchy in China.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgArthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 days ago30 years ago today, Fox News was launched. To accelerate its adoption by cable providers, Fox News paid systems up to $11 per subscriber to distribute the channel.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up172arrow-down11
arrow-up171arrow-down1external-link30 years ago today, Fox News was launched. To accelerate its adoption by cable providers, Fox News paid systems up to $11 per subscriber to distribute the channel.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgArthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square6linkfedilink
Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 days ago70 years ago today, NASA astronaut Janice Elaine Voss was born. She flew on five space shuttle missions and spent a total of 49d 3h 49m in space.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down10
arrow-up121arrow-down1external-link70 years ago today, NASA astronaut Janice Elaine Voss was born. She flew on five space shuttle missions and spent a total of 49d 3h 49m in space.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgArthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 days ago25 years ago today, George W. Bush issued an executive order creating the "Office of Homeland Security", headed by Tom Ridge. It would become an executive department a year later.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down10
arrow-up118arrow-down1external-link25 years ago today, George W. Bush issued an executive order creating the "Office of Homeland Security", headed by Tom Ridge. It would become an executive department a year later.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgArthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 days ago25 years ago today, the United States invaded Afghanistan. Although victory was declared five weeks later, it was the beginning of a war in which it would take the US two decades to admit defeat.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up128arrow-down10
arrow-up128arrow-down1external-link25 years ago today, the United States invaded Afghanistan. Although victory was declared five weeks later, it was the beginning of a war in which it would take the US two decades to admit defeat.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgArthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-27 days ago110 years ago today, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets beat the Cumberland College Bulldogs 222–0 in what remains the most lopsided college football game in US historyplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down10
arrow-up120arrow-down1external-link110 years ago today, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets beat the Cumberland College Bulldogs 222–0 in what remains the most lopsided college football game in US historyplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgArthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-27 days agomessage-square4linkfedilink
Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 days ago67 years ago today, the Soviet spacecraft Luna 3 captured the first-ever photographs of the far side of the Moonplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down11
arrow-up123arrow-down1external-link67 years ago today, the Soviet spacecraft Luna 3 captured the first-ever photographs of the far side of the Moonplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgArthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 days ago170 years ago today, the Second Opium War beganplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down10
arrow-up17arrow-down1external-link170 years ago today, the Second Opium War beganplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgArthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
