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Canada and U.S.A. agree to further defence industry mobilization at level of cooperation seen in Second World War [7] "It is the function of diplomacy to seek accommodation" - Canada and allies send in diplomats as well as military to end Korean War [ 8 ]
Geography is subject to the laws of physics, and in studying things that occur in space, time must be considered. Time in geography is more than just the historical record of events that occurred at various discrete coordinates; but also includes modeling the dynamic movement of people, organisms, and things through space. [10]
Oakland was the center of a general strike during the first week of December 1946, one of six cities across the country that experienced such a strike after World War II. [50] It was one of the largest strike movements in American history, as workers were determined not to let management repeat the union busting that followed World War I. [51]
The distinction must be made between a singular geographic information system, which is a single installation of software and data for a particular use, along with associated hardware, staff, and institutions (e.g., the GIS for a particular city government); and GIS software, a general-purpose application program that is intended to be used in ...
The Great Smog of London, or Great Smog of 1952, was a severe air pollution event that affected London, England, in December 1952.A period of unusually cold weather, combined with an anticyclone and windless conditions, collected airborne pollutants—mostly arising from the use of coal—to form a thick layer of smog over the city.
The 1957–1958 Asian flu pandemic was a global pandemic of influenza A virus subtype H2N2 that originated in Guizhou in Southern China. [3] [4] [1] The number of excess deaths caused by the pandemic is estimated to be 1–4 million around the world (1957–1958 and probably beyond), making it one of the deadliest pandemics in history.
Year Date Event Source c.200 AD The Maitum Jars are anthropomorphic jars that were depicting children (head is the lead of the jar with ears and the body was the jar itself with hands and feet as the handle) with perforations in red and black colors, had been used as a secondary burial jars in Ayub Cave, Pinol, Maitum Sarangani province, each of the jars had a "facial expression".
28 June – In the World Cup, the England national football team is humiliated by losing 1–0 to the United States in Belo Horizonte. [ 2 ] 29 June – The England cricket team loses the Test Match by 326 runs to the West Indies at Lord's , an event commemorated in Lord Beginner 's calypso Victory Test Match .