Sunday, November 23, 2014

31 January - History and Importance of the Day


Nauru - Independence Day
            http://mb.com.ph/node/349792/national-day-of-nauru-today#.UQdpNh1kynI



1862 - Astronomer Alvan Graham Clark makes first observation of Sirius B (first known white dwarf star) in Cambridgeport, Massachusetts while testing his new telescope
1863 - 1st black Civil War regiment, SC Volunteers, mustered into US army
1871 - Millions of birds fly over western San Francisco, darkening the sky
1905 - 1st automobile to exceed 100 mph (161 kph), A G MacDonald, Daytona Beach
1934 - FDR devalus dollar in relation to gold at $35 per ounce
1943 - Gen Friedrich von Paul surrenders to Russian troops at Stalingrad
1946 - Yugoslavia adopts new constitution, becomes a federal republic
1948 - Magnetic tape recorder developed by Wireway
1950 USA President Truman announced Hydrogen bomb development program.
         http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/truman-announces-development-of-h-bomb
1958 - James van Allen discovers radiation belt
1958 - US launches their 1st artificial satellite, Explorer 1
1968 - Nauru (formerly Pleasant Island) declares independence from Australia



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