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CuriositiesIt happened today... on September 24th
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The events and anniversaries: Airlines: 1946 - Cathay Pacific Airways is founded in Hong Kong Report: 1948 - The Honda Motor Company is founded. Report: 1973 - Guinea-Bissau declares its independence... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on September 22nd
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The events and anniversaries: Science: 1949 - Soviet Union explodes its first nuke. Defense: 1960 - The Sudanese Republic is renamed Mali after the withdrawal of Senegal from the Mali Federation. Defense:... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on September 21st
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The events and anniversaries: Military Aviation: 1942 - The Boeing B-29 Superfortress aircraft makes its maiden flight. Report: 1950 - George Marshall sworn in as the 3rd Secretary of Defense of United... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on September 20th
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The events and anniversaries: Curiosities: 1519 - Ferdinand Magellan sets sail from Sanlúcar de Barrameda with about 270 men on his expedition to circumnavigate the globe. Report: 1633 - Galileo... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on September 19th
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The events and anniversaries: Sport Aviation: 1783 - The Montgolfier brothers present the balloon with hot air in front of King Louis XVI, in the gardens of Versailles. Report: 1934 - Bruno Hauptmann... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on September 18th
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The events and anniversaries: Report: 1931 - The Mukden Incident gives Japan the pretext to invade and occupy Manchuria. Report: 1947 - The United States Air Force becomes an independent service.... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on September 17th
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The events and anniversaries: Report: 1394 - King Charles VI of France orders the expulsion of all the Jews from France. Report: 1787 - In Philadelphia signed the U.S. Constitution. Aerospace: 1796... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on September 16th
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The events and anniversaries: Industry: 1908 - General Motors is founded. Report: 1941 - Concerned that Reza Pahlavi the Shah of Persia was about to align his petroleum-rich country with Germany during... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on September 15th
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The events and anniversaries: Report: 1914 - World War I: the battle of Aisne begins between Germany and France. Curiosities: 1916 - World War I: tanks are used for the first time in battle, at the... more
CuriositiesGoogle founders' Boeing-767 aircraft will park at Nasa
San Francisco , USA - One-year contract for the use of an air-field in Silicon Valley
How many times, stuck in the traffic, you may have dreamed: "If I just had a private jet to go to work!" Well, you ought to know that also rich air-transported have sometimes tough moments. It might seem... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on September 14th
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The events and anniversaries: Report: 1901 - President of the United States William McKinley dies after an assassination attempt on September 6, and is succeeded by Theodore Roosevelt. Report: 1923... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on September 13th
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The events and anniversaries: Civil Aviation: 1906 - First fixed-wing aircraft flight in Europe. Civil Aviation: 1913 - Aurel Vlaicu dies. He was the pioneer of the Romania's civil aviation. Report:... more
CuriositiesDelta Air Lines awards the 101st passenger of the Pisa-New York route
Pisa, Italy - On the occasion of the 101st operativeness day from Pisa airport
On the occasion of the 101st operativeness day of Delta Air Lines from the airport of Pisa "Galileo Galilei", the 101st passenger of the Pisa-New York route has been awarded. Shortly before the take-off,... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on September 12th
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The events and anniversaries: Report: 1933 - Leó Szilárd, waiting for a red light on Southampton Row in Bloomsbury, conceives the idea of the nuclear chain reaction. Report: 1938 - Adolf Hitler d... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on September 11th
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The events and anniversaries: Report: 1914 - Australia invades New Britain, defeating a German contingent there. Report: 1919 - U.S. Marines invade Honduras. Report: 1926 - An assassination attempt... more
CuriositiesToo provocative miniskirt: get off the plane
San Diego , USA - Sensational intimation to a girl on a Southwest Airlines aircraft
She was in her seat, ready to leave from San Diego to Tucson, Arizona, when a flight attendant went up to ask her to get off the plane, because her style of clothing was not in line with the sober style... more
CuriositiesNew flight endurance record in solar aircraft
London, Great Britain - The Zephyr flew for 54 hours
An unmanned aircraft, built by UK defence firm Qinetiq, flew for 54 hours during tests conducted on US military White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico skies, reaching an altitude of over 18,000 meters,... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on September 10th
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The events and anniversaries: Report: 1919 - Austria and the Allies sign the "Treaty of Saint-Germain" recognizing the independence of Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia. Report: 1939... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on September 9th
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The events and anniversaries: Report: 1776 - The Continental Congress officially names their new union of sovereign states the United States (the United States didn't become a country until the ratification... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on September 8th
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The events and anniversaries: Report: 1636 - Founded Harvard, the first university of America. Military aviation: 1923 - Honda Point Disaster. Nine US Navy destroyers run aground off the California... more
CuriositiesCoconuts will alert on sound limits overcoming
San Josè , Costa Rica - To fight acoustic pollution
In order to fight the noise pollution, airport of San Josè, Costa Rica, decided to use a special "Coconut" identical to a real coconut, but equipped with a series of sound sensors and a cellular phone. These... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on September 7th
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The events and anniversaries: Report: 1822 - Dom Pedro I declares Brazil independent from Portugal. People: 1911 - French poet Guillaume Apollinaire is arrested and put in jail on suspicion of stealing... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on September 6th
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The events and anniversaries: Report: 1915 - The first prototype of tank is tested by British Army for the first time. Report: 1939 - World War II: South Africa declares war on Germany. Military... more
CuriositiesA-380 inaugural flight: record auction for two tickets
Singapore, Republic of Singapore - Won for over 150,000 Australian dollars
It was communicated by Singapore Airlines, first carrier in the world operating the giant of the air A-380, built by the European society Airbus, with a capacity going from 555 to 850 passengers, depending... more
CuriositiesA super-jumbo A-380 as a personal jet
Moscow, Russia - A special toy for the chosen few
Talk about megalomania. After "Eclipse", a huge 167 mt yacht with two helipads, a cinema, a swimming pool and a crew of over 50 men, at the cheap price of EUR 300 million, the Russian magnate Roman... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on September 5th
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The events and anniversaries: Report: 1918 - Decree "On Red Terror" is published in Russia. Report: 1939 - World War II: the United States declares its neutrality in the war. Report: 1943 - World... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on September 4th
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The events and anniversaries: Report: 1900 - The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) comes into effect in Italy. Civil Aviation: 1923 - Maiden flight of the first US airship, the "USS Shenandoah". Report:... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on September 3rd
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The events and anniversaries: Report: 1939 - World War II begins when France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Australia declare war on Germany after the invasion of Poland, starting the Allies.... more
CuriositiesIt happened on September 2nd
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The events and anniversaries: Report: 1939 - World War II: following the invasion of Poland, Freie Stadt Danzig (now Gda?sk, Poland) is annexed to Nazi Germany. Report: 1945 - Combat in World War... more
CuriositiesIt happened on September 1st
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The events and anniversaries: Report: 1914 - St. Petersburg, Russia changes its name to Petrograd. Report: 1917 - Russia declares itself a Republic. Report: 1939 - World War II: Nazi Germany attacks... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on August 31st
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The events and anniversaries: Report: 1907 - Count Alexander Izvolsky and Sir Arthur Nicolson sign the St. Petersburg Convention, which results in the "Triple Entente Alliance". Report: 1939 - Nazi... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on August 30th
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The events and anniversaries: Report: 1918 - Fanya Kaplan, an assassin, shoots and seriously injures Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin. This, along with the assassination of Bolshevik senior official... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on August 29th
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The events and anniversaries: Science: 1831 - Michael Faraday discovers electromagnetic induction. Report: 1943 - German-occupied Denmark scuttles most of its navy; Germany dissolves Danish Government.... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on August 28th
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The events and anniversaries: Report: 1914 - The British fleet beats the German fleet in the Battle of Heligoland Bight. Report: 1916 - Germany declares war on Romania. Report: 1916 - Italy declares... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on August 27th
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The events and anniversaries: Report: 1916 - Italy goes in war against Germany. Report: 1928 - Kellogg-Briand Pact, outlawing war, signed by sixty nations. Civil Aviation: 1939 - First flight of... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on August 26th
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The events and anniversaries: Report: 1914 - World War I: Germans defeat Russians in battle of Tannenberg, a decisive engagement which resulted in the almost complete destruction of the Russian 2nd... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on August 25th
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The events and anniversaries: Report: 1912 - The Guomindang, the Chinese nationalist party, is founded. Report: 1920 - Polish-Soviet War: battle of Warsaw, started on August 13, now ends. The Red... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on August 24th
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The events and anniversaries: Report: 1914 - World War I: German troops capture Namur. Report: 1929 - Turkey and Persia sign a friendship treaty. Report: 1931 - France and the Soviet Union sign... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on August 23rd
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The events and anniversaries: Report: 1839 - The United Kingdom captures Hong Kong as a base as it prepares to war with Qing China. The ensuing 3-year conflict will later be known as the first Opium... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on August 22nd
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The events and anniversaries: Report: 1902 - Theodore Roosevelt became the first President of the United States to ride in an automobile. Report: 1910 - Japan illicitly annexes Korea with the signing... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on August 21st
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The events and anniversaries: Report: 1944 - Dumbarton Oaks Conference, prelude to the United Nations, begins. Report: 1959 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an executive order proclaiming Hawaii... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on August 20th
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The events and anniversaries: Report: 1914 - World War I: German forces occupy Brussels. Report: 1940 - Exiled Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky is fatally wounded in Mexico City by an assassin's... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on August 19th
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The events and anniversaries: Report: 1919 - Afghanistan gains full independence from the United Kingdom. Military Aviation: 1942 - World War II: Operation Jubilee - The 2nd Canadian Infantry Division... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on August 18th
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The events and anniversaries: Aerospace: 1868 - French astronomer Pierre Jules César Janssen discovers helium. Aerospace: 1877 - Asaph Hall discovers Martian moon Phobos. Civil Aviation: 1903 -... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on August 17th
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The events and anniversaries: Report: 1943 - World War II: The U.S. Seventh Army under General George S. Patton arrive in Messina, Italy, followed several hours later by the British 8th Army under Field... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on August 16th
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The events and anniversaries: Report: 1942 - World War II: The two-person crew of the U.S. naval blimp L-8 disappears without a trace on a routine anti-submarine patrol over the Pacific Ocean. The blimp... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on August 15th
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The events and anniversaries: Report: 1812 - In Plaza Mayor, Madrid, the Spanish Constitution is proclaimed with solemnity and enacted in Cadize on March 19th. Report: 1915 - World War I: Japan declares... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on August 14th
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The events and anniversaries: Civil Aviation: 1901 - The first claimed powered flight, by Gustave Whitehead in his Number 21. Report: 1912 - United States Marines invade Nicaragua to support the U.S.-backed... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on August 13th
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The events and anniversaries: Report: 1920 - Polish-Soviet War: Battle of Warsaw begins, lasts till August 25. The Red Army is defeated. Military Aviation: 1940 - World War II: Battle of Britain begins... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on August 12th
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The events and anniversaries: Report: 1866 - Italy and Austria sign the Armistice of Cormons. Report: 1914 - World War I - Britain declares war on Austria-Hungary; British Empire countries automatically... more