Wikipedia article of the day is Oppenheimer security hearing. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: The Oppenheimer security hearing, conducted by the US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) in 1954, explored the background, actions and associations of J. Robert Oppenheimer (pictured). He had headed the Los Alamos Laboratory during World War II, playing a key part in the Manhattan […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on December 17, 2023: A husband and wife sit in front of their house in Nubia. Nubia is characterized by its small houses of bright colors More Info
Wikipedia article of the day is Lever House. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Lever House is an office building at 390 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, that was originally the US headquarters of the soap company Lever Brothers, a subsidiary of Unilever. Constructed from 1950 to 1952, the building is 307 feet (94 m) […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on December 16, 2023: Nature reserve “Westruper Heide” at the flowering of the heath, Haltern am See, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany More Info
Wikipedia picture of the day on December 15, 2023: Violet sabrewing hummingbird (Campylopterus hemileucurus mellitus) male in flight in the Mount Totumas cloud forest, Panama. Violet Sabrewing was a character in Disney’s DuckTales. More Info
Wikipedia article of the day is Yugoslav torpedo boat T1. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: T1 was a seagoing torpedo boat, operational between 1914 and 1955. Built as 76 T for the Austro-Hungarian Navy, and armed with two 66 mm (2.6 in) guns and four 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes, she could carry 10 to 12 naval mines. During […]
Wikipedia article of the day is Temple of Apollo Palatinus. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: The Temple of Apollo Palatinus was a temple to the god Apollo in Rome, constructed on the Palatine Hill on the initiative of Augustus between 36 and 28 BCE. It was associated with Augustus’s victories at the battles of Naulochus and […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on December 14, 2023: View of Peak of Arieiro, Site of Community Importance of Central Mountain Range, Madeira Island, Portugal. More Info
Wikipedia picture of the day on December 13, 2023: Gas and dust condense, beginning the process of creating new stars in this image of Messier 8, also known as the Lagoon Nebula More Info
Wikipedia article of the day is Half sovereign. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: The half sovereign is a British gold coin denominated at one-half of a pound sterling. It was first struck in 1544, but was discontinued after 1604. In 1817, as part of the Great Recoinage, half sovereigns and sovereigns were reintroduced. Until the […]