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CuriositiesIt happened today... on November 23
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The events and anniversaries: Report: 1971 - The representatives of the People's Republic of China first attended the United Nations, including the United Nations Security Council, as China's representatives. Report:... more
CuriositiesIt happened today...on November 22
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The events and anniversaries: Curiosity: 1718 - Off the coast of North Carolina, British pirate Edward Teach (best known as "Blackbeard") is killed in battle with a boarding party led by Lieutenant... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on November 21
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The events and anniversaries: Balloon: 1783 - In Paris, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent, Marquis d'Arlandes, make the first untethered hot air balloon flight (a flight of 25 mi... more
CuriositiesIt happened today...on November 20
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The events and anniversaries: Report: 1917 - World War I: Battle of Cambrai begins - British forces make early progress in an attack on German positions but are later pushed back. Report: 1917 - Ukraine... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on November 19
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Gli eventi e le ricorrenze: Aerospace: 1881 - A meteorite lands near the village of Großliebenthal, southwest of Odessa, Ukraine. Report: 1941 - World War II: Battle between "HMAS Sydney" and "HSK... more
CuriositiesIt happened today...on November 18
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The events and anniversaries: Report: 1918 - Latvia declares its independence from Russia. Report: 1940 - World War II: German leader Adolf Hitler and Italian Foreign Minister Galeazzo Ciano meet... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on November 17
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The events and anniversaries: Report: 1869 - In Egypt, the Suez Canal, linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, is inaugurated in an elaborate ceremony. Report: 1903 - The Russian Social Democratic... more
CuriositiesIt happened today...on November 16
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The events and anniversaries: Civil Aviation: 1920 - Qantas, the national airline of Australia is registered as an aerial carrier under the name of "Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services... more
CuriositiesIt happened today...on November 15
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The events and anniversaries: Aerospace: 1852 - The Lutetia minor planet was decovered. In 2010 it will fly over from the "Rosetta" European probe. Defense: 1920 - First assembly of the League of Nations... more
CuriositiesThe "Aeronautical Film Festival" awards ATR
Gimont, France - A spot titled "Talent Shows"
During the II edition of the "Aeronautical Film Festival" in Gimont, France, ATR awarded for the best film of the firm category. The film is a spot presented on the occasion of the "Farnborough Air Show... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on November 14
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The events and anniversaries: Report: 1918 - Czechoslovakia becomes a republic. Military Aviation: 1940 - World War II: in England, the city of Coventry is heavily bombed by German Luftwaffe bombers.... more
CuriositiesIt happened today...on November 13
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The events and anniversaries: Report: 1941 - World War II: the aircraft carrier "HMS Ark Royal" is torpedoed by U-81, she sinks on November 14. Report: 1942 - World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal... more
CuriositiesIt happened today...on November 12
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The events and anniversaries: Report: 1918 - Austria becomes a republic. Report: 1927 - Leon Trotsky is expelled from the Soviet Communist Party, leaving Joseph Stalin with undisputed control of... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on November 11
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The events and anniversaries: Report: 1620 - In what is now Provincetown Harbor near Cape Cod, the Mayflower Compact is signed on the Mayflower, establishing the basic laws for the Plymouth Colony.... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on November 10
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The events and anniversaries: Defense: 1775 - American Revolutionary War: the Continental Congress passes a resolution creating two battalions of Continental Marines (later renamed the United States... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on November 9
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The events and anniversaries: Defense: 1729 - Spain, France & England sign the Treaty of Seville. Defense: 1799 - Napoleon Bonaparte leads the Coup d'état of 18 Brumaire ending the Directory government,... more
CuriositiesIt happened today...on November 9
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The events and anniversaries: Defense: 1729 - Spain, France & England sign the Treaty of Seville. Defense: 1799 - Napoleon Bonaparte leads the Coup d'état of 18 Brumaire ending the Directory government,... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on November 8
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The events and anniversaries: Report: 1520 - Stockholm Bloodbath begins: a successful invasion of Sweden by Danish forces flows into the execution of around 100 people. Defense: 1861 - American Civil... more
CuriositiesThe "USS Intrepid" stuck in a mud
New York, USA - It has been anchored in a Manhattan wharf since 25 years
The repair of the "USS Intrepid" will have to expect. The aircraft carrier has been anchored since 25 years in a Manhattan wharf. The naval unit, which survived bombings and kamikaze attacks, got stuck... more
Curiosities"Time" awards Korean Air for the Skypass program
Seoul, South Korea - The most voted by the readers of the American magazine
Korean Air has been awarded with "Time Readers Travel Choice Awards 2006" in the Best First/Business Class Airline and Best Frequent Flyer Program categories for its Skypass programme. The South Korean... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on November 7
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The events and anniversaries: Curiosity: 1665 - The "London Gazette", the oldest surviving journal, is first published. Civil Aviation: 1910 - The first air freight shipment (from Dayton, Ohio,... more
CuriositiesQatar Airways: the ball of the German Football Championship final match went under the hammer
Rome, Italy - During a benefit gala organized by the airline to raise funds
"The ball with which Italy won the World Football Championship 2006 was the protagonist of a benefit gala to raise funds for populations struck by natural calamities in Asia, organized by Qatar Foundation... more
CuriositiesThe "SAS Crew Guide 2007"
Copenhagen, Denmark - The third edition of the guide by SAS employees
SAS (Scandinavian Airlines) cabin crew and pilots gathered their favourite addresses of restaurants, hotels and shops around the world in a guide, the "SAS Crew Guide 2007". This unique initiative was... more
CuriositiesIt happened today...on November 6
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The events and anniversaries: Report: 1860 - US presidential election, 1860: Abraham Lincoln is elected as the 16th president of the United States, the first Republican to hold that office. Report:... more
CuriositiesThe centenary of the first flight in Europe
Rome, Italy - It will be celebrated today at the Historic Museum of Vigna di Valle
On October 23rd 1906 the Brazilian pilot Alberto Santos-Dumont took off with a plane "14 bis" from the Bagatelle air field in Paris, flying for about 60 meters at about three meters of altitude. After... more
CuriositiesIt happens today...on November 5
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The events and annniversaries: Report: 1911 - After declaring war on the Ottoman Empire on September 29, 1911, Italy annexes Tripoli and Cyrenaica. Report: 1914 - United Kingdom annexes Cyprus,... more
CuriositiesIt happens today...on November 4
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The events and anniversaries: Defense: 1918 - World War I: Austria-Hungary surrenders to Italy. Report: 1921 - The Sturmabteilung or SA is formally formed by Adolf Hitler. Report: 1939 - World... more
CuriositiesIt happens today... on November 3
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The events and anniversaries: Defense: 1903 - With the encouragement of the United States, Panama proclaims itself independent from Colombia. US President Theodore Roosevelt had wanted the United States... more
CuriositiesIt happens today...on November 2
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The events and anniversaries: Report: 1914 - Russia declares war on the Ottoman Empire. Report: 1936 - Italian dictator, Benito Mussolini, proclaims the Rome-Berlin Axis, establishing the alliance... more
CuriositiesIt happens today...on November 1st
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The events and anniversaries: Defense: 1765 - The British Parliament enacts the Stamp Act on the 13 colonies in order to help pay for British military operations in North America. Defense: 1914... more
CuriositiesGB: a cat is missing and the flight delays
Manchester, United Kingdom - 26 hour delay because the cat was lost in the cabin
A cat missing on board a plane provoked a 26 hour delay in a flight departing from Manchester, causing an economic damage for the airline equal to GBP 26.000. The crew had found the moggy on the way to... more
CuriositiesIt happens today...on October 31
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The events and anniversaries: Defense: 1940 - World War II: battle of Britain ends - The United Kingdom prevents Germany from invading Great Britain. Incidents: 1941 - World War II: the destroyer... more
CuriositiesUSA: false boarding cards
Washington, USA - On a website by a 24-year-old student
A Minneapolis computer student realized false boarding cards to demonstrate the vulnerability of the US air transport security system. The standard name appearing on the counterfeit boarding cards is "Bin... more
CuriositiesIt happened today...on October 28, 29 and 30
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The events and anniversaries on October 28: Defense: 1918 - World War I: Czechoslovakia grant its independence from Austria-Hungary. Defense: 1918 - The German fleet immobilize when sailors mutiny... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on October 27
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The events and anniversaries: Defense: 1775 - Foundation of the US Navy; Defense: 1795 - The United States and Spain sign the Treaty of Madrid, which establishes the boundaries between Spanish colonies... more
CuriositiesCentralwings was awarded as "Coolbrand"
Warsaw, Poland - The Polish low-cost airline was considered a trendy brand
"Coolbrands" is an European contest which awards brands that are recognized as trendy and with a great impact on public opinion. The jury, made of notorious journalists, celebrities and trendy people,... more
CuriositiesIt happened today...on October 26
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The events and anniversaries: Defense: 1917 - Battle of Caporetto: Italy suffers a catastrophic defeat at the hands of Germany and Austria during the First World War; Military Aviation: 1940 - The... more
CuriositiesDrugs in the airplane for Paris Hilton?
Washington, USA - An ex-boyfriend's revelations
From now on, Paris Hilton will have some more troubles when she passes check points at the airport, if the rich girl receives a common treatment at customs. Her ex-boyfriend and ex-Backstreet Boy Nick... more
CuriositiesStop at the airport: troubles in sight for Snoop Dogg
New York, USA - The rapper could be denounced
American authorities are thinking if rapper and actor Snoop Dogg must be incriminated. The star in fact was stopped by security agents last September 27 at New York airport with a bludgeon in his bag,... more
CuriositiesThe spider web: "Operation Gladio"
Rome, Italy - Yesterday October 24 was the anniversary
During the Cold War era, "Operation Gladio" was a clandestine "Stay-behind" operation sponsored by the CIA and NATO to counter communist influence after World War II in Italy, as well as in other European... more
CuriositiesIt happened today...on October 25
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The events and anniversaries: Defense: 1917 - The Bolshevik Revolution commences (according to the Julian calendar, which Russia used at the time of the Revolution. On the Gregorian calendar, the date... more
CuriositiesIt happened today... on October 24
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The events and anniversaries: Defense: 1648 - The Peace of Westphalia is signed, marking the end of the Thirty Years' War; Defense: 1795 - Partitions of Poland: the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth... more
CuriositiesNorth Korea (3): it has been created a "Nuclear umbrella"
Pyongyang, North Korea - On the same example of the South Africa?
The Pyongyang government has announced to have created a "Nuclear umbrella" as protection of the whole Korean peninsula. "It concerns of an 'Umbrella' which has the purpose to defend the North and South... more
CuriositiesAn artifact representing an half-naked Putin has been blocked at Moscow airport
Moscow, Russia - According to the London gallery responsible the reason was not the official one
The customs officers at Moscow airport did not allowed to depart to a collage containing the artistic portrayals of US President George W. Bush, the Russian Vladimir Putin and Osama Bin Laden, where Putin... more
CuriositiesNew York dedicates a park to the astronaut McNair
New York, Usa - The cosmonaut was one of the seven who died in the incident of the Challenge shuttle in 1986
On January 28th 1986 the Space Shuttle Challenger got destroyed 73 seconds after the take off because of a damage to a lining which caused a violent fire to the fuel tank. The crew compartment and many... more
CuriositiesIt happened today...on October 21, 22 and 23
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The events and anniversaries on October 21: Defense: 1797 - In Boston Harbor, the 44-gun United States Navy frigate USS Constitution is launched; Defense: 1805 - Napoleonic Wars: battle of Trafalgar... more
CuriositiesHappened today... on October 20
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The events and anniversaries: Defense: 1818 - The Convention of 1818 signed between the United States and the United Kingdom which, among other things, settled the US-Canada border on the 49th parallel... more
CuriositiesHappened today... on October 19
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The events and anniversaries: Defense: 1912 - Italy takes possession of Tripoli (Libya), at the end of the war between Italy-Turkey; Defense: 1933 - Germany withdraws from the League of Nations; Defense:... more
CuriositiesHappened today.....on October 18
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A voyage in the history, a view in the past, a memory drawer are the proposals of this space dedicated to the humanity and its legs...since it has been known. The events and anniversaries: Defense:... more
CuriositiesA little of light on the Mach numbers
Los Angeles, USA - Its overtaking became an obsession
Mach number (Ma) is defined as a ratio of the speed of an object or flow relative to the speed of sound in the medium through which it is travelling. In other words, Mach is the number of times the speed... more