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Evidence of glass during the chalcolithic has been found in Hastinapur, India. [24] The earliest glass item from the Indus Valley civilization is a brown glass bead found at Harappa, dating to 1700 BCE. This makes it the earliest evidence of glass in South Asia. [3] [25] Glass discovered from later sites dating from 600 to 300 BCE displays ...
Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection.First held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by EARTHDAY.ORG (formerly Earth Day Network) [1] including 1 billion people in more than 193 countries.
Earth Day, which takes place on April 22, dates back to 1970, when U.S.-based organizers were hoping to bring awareness to the environmental degradation they were witnessing across the country.
National Cleanup Day [125] September 18, 2021, Third Saturday in September International Red Panda Day [126] Third Saturday of September Zero Emissions Day [127] September 21 Car Free Day: September 22 World Rhino Day [128] September 22 Ecological Debt Day (Earth Overshoot Day) September 23 in 2008, but receding World Gorilla Day [129] [130 ...
The date was chosen to appeal to college students. In part, April 22 was chosen as the date for Earth Day because it fell squarely between spring break and final exams — an important distinction ...
The constitution is suspended and a Transitional Military Council is established to govern the country for 18 months. [72] April 22 – World leaders mark Earth Day by hosting a virtual summit on climate change, during which more ambitious targets for greenhouse gas emission reductions are proposed, including a 40% cut by 2030 for the United ...
Trinitite, also known as atomsite or Alamogordo glass, [1] [2] is the glassy residue left on the desert floor after the plutonium-based Trinity nuclear bomb test on July 16, 1945, near Alamogordo, New Mexico.
John McConnell was born on March 22, 1915, in Davis City, Iowa, United States.He was the son of a Pentecostal preacher [9] and traveling doctor. [6] His first interest in the Earth began in 1939 while partnering with Albert Nobell, a chemist, in the Nobell Research Laboratory in Los Angeles that built a factory for the manufacture of plastics. [6]