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In New Zealand in the 1930s, farmers reportedly had trouble with exploding trousers as a result of attempts to control ragwort, an agricultural weed. [1] Farmers had been spraying sodium chlorate, a government recommended weedkiller, onto the ragwort, and some of the spray had ended up on their clothes. Sodium chlorate is a strong oxidizing ...
Nelson Burkhardt (portrayed by Jason Marsden in Full House, Hal Sparks in Fuller House) is a love interest for D.J. that is introduced in the season eight premiere "Comet's Excellent Adventure". Nelson is a teenager who comes from a very wealthy family, and dates D.J. on-and-off for some time (ironically, it is in his first appearance that D.J ...
Below is a list of actors and actresses that are or were part of the cast of the American drama television series House. The show's main stars have included, at some point, Hugh Laurie , Lisa Edelstein , Robert Sean Leonard , Omar Epps , Jesse Spencer , Jennifer Morrison , Peter Jacobson , Olivia Wilde , Kal Penn , Amber Tamblyn , Odette ...
New Zealand's first ever Test matches, a home series of four three-day games against England.Series won 1–0 by England 10,11,13 January Lancaster Park, Christchurch.New Zealand (112 and 131) lost by eight Wickets to England (181 and 66/2).
Returning the next evening to discover three members of the Home Guard in his house, Graham opened fire and killed home guardsmen Richard "Maxie" Coulson and Gregory Hutchison in a gunfight. [2] During that engagement, he was wounded in the right shoulder. [10] The ensuing manhunt was the biggest in New Zealand history.
13 September – Elizabeth McCombs wins the Lyttelton by-election, becoming New Zealand's first female MP. [5] 21 September – Parliament recommences. 22 December – Second session of the 24th Parliament concludes. New Zealand's first distinctive coins issued by the New Zealand Treasury, see New Zealand pound.
The First Labour Government of New Zealand was the government of New Zealand from 1935 to 1949. Responsible for the realisation of a wide range of progressive social reforms [1] during its time in office, it set the tone of New Zealand's economic and welfare policies until the 1980s, establishing a welfare state, a system of Keynesian economic management, and high levels of state intervention.
In 1954, Bartholomew began working for Benton & Bowles, a New York advertising agency, as a television producer and director. [32] At Benton & Bowles, he produced shows, such as The Andy Griffith Show , [ 32 ] and produced or directed several television soap operas , including As the World Turns , The Edge of Night and Search for Tomorrow .