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Usually at this time of year the Atlantic hurricane season is long over. But on Dec. 31, 1954, 70 years ago today, a storm named "Alice" first became a hurricane several hundred miles northeast of ...
Visual representation of the Logarithmic timeline in the scale of the universe. This timeline shows the whole history of the universe, the Earth, and mankind in one table. . Each row is defined in years ago, that is, years before the present date, with the earliest times at the top of the ch
1725 – J. S. Bach led the first performance of his chorale cantata Jesu, nun sei gepreiset, which features trumpet fanfares at the start and end.; 1801 – Italian astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi discovered the dwarf planet Ceres, naming it after the Roman goddess of agriculture and of motherly love.
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Vespasian and Titus (or, less frequently, year 823 Ab urbe condita). The denomination AD 70 for this year has been used since the early medieval period , when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Korean War. Thursday is the 70th anniversary of the end of the 1950-1953 Korean War, one of the first international conflicts of the Cold War era.
Keith Leslie, Samaritans chair, said: “Today is a landmark day for Samaritans, as we celebrate 70 years of life-saving work. “We are proud to have met all the challenges we have faced since ...
1970 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1970th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 970th year of the 2nd millennium, the 70th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1970s decade.
Since the industrial revolution, humans have had an unmistakable impact on Earth -- and it has only accelerated over time. 20 images of Earth over the past 70 years show why countries signed the ...