Wikipedia article of the day is Australasian Antarctic Expedition. Check it out: https://ift.tt/1OY9Nzm Summary: The Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911–1914), headed by Douglas Mawson, explored the largely uncharted coast of Antarctica due south of Australia. Mawson was inspired to lead his own venture by his experiences on Ernest Shackleton’s Nimrod expedition in 1907–1909. During its time […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on May 26, 2020: Berlin central station, as seen from south-east. The building is reflecting in the water of the Humboldt harbour. It was built by architect Meinhard von Gerkan of Gerkan, Marg and Partners and was opened on May 26, 2006. https://wp.me/p4wJUi-6BP
Wikipedia article of the day is Paul E. Patton. Check it out: https://ift.tt/2Xrpbzq Summary: Paul E. Patton (born May 26, 1937) is an American politician who served as the 59th governor of Kentucky from 1995 to 2003. He became wealthy operating coal mines for 20 years, then sold most of his coal interests in the late 1970s […]
Wikipedia article of the day is Hurricane Fred (2015). Check it out: https://ift.tt/1O3nuf4 Summary: Hurricane Fred was the easternmost Atlantic hurricane ever to form in the tropics, and the first to move through Cape Verde since 1892. The second hurricane of the 2015 Atlantic hurricane season, Fred became a Category 1 hurricane on August 31 as it […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on May 25, 2020: Winged altar at the pilgrimage church St. Wolfgang ob Grades, municipality of Metnitz, Carinthia, Austria. Shrine statues by an anonymous master probably of the elder Villach Workshop, 1490; reliefs and arrangement by the younger Villach Workshop, around 1520. https://ift.tt/2ZxKUIt
Wikipedia picture of the day on May 24, 2020: Purple Phalaenopsis Mini cultivar https://ift.tt/2WVh2UA
Wikipedia article of the day is Worcestershire v Somerset, 1979. Check it out: https://ift.tt/2qk7YoF Summary: On 24 May 1979, in a game against Worcestershire, Somerset County Cricket Club captain Brian Rose chose to declare his team’s innings closed after one over, throwing the game to manipulate a loophole in the rules. He was aiming to avoid elimination […]
Wikipedia article of the day is Anne Hathaway. Check it out: https://ift.tt/1KA2NUw Summary: Anne Hathaway (born 1982) is an American actress. The recipient of multiple awards, she was one of the highest-paid actresses in the world in 2015, and her films have earned more than $6.8 billion worldwide. She made her breakthrough in The Princess Diaries […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on May 23, 2020: Davidson Glacier, Haines, Alaska, United States. The glacier, a tourist attraction in Haines, was discovered by 1867. https://ift.tt/2WXFMMe
Wikipedia article of the day is 1962 Tour de France. Check it out: https://ift.tt/1Ojb9Dx Summary: The 1962 Tour de France was the 49th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling’s Grand Tours. The 4,274-kilometre (2,656 mi) race consisted of 22 stages, including two split stages, starting in Nancy on 24 June and finishing at the Parc […]