#OnThisDay Birth Anniversary of Bertrand Russell (1872) - British philosopher, logician, historian, writer, political activist, and Nobel laureate.
Birth Anniversary of Omar Khayyam (1048) - Persian #Mathematician, #Astronomer, and poet.
Today is International #MuseumDay, and World #AIDS #Vaccine Day.
Colour Photography #OnThisDay
On 17 May 1861 the first colour photograph of a tartan ribbon was shown by Scottish scientist James Clerk Maxwell to the Royal Institution in London The Scots scientist James Clerk Maxwell was born at 14 India Street, Edinburgh, 13 June 1831. This great physicist presented the first durable colour photograph in 1861, and showed that any colour can be produced with a mixture of any three primary colours, those being red, green, and blue,…
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On 17 May 1861 the first colour photograph of a tartan ribbon was shown by Scottish scientist James Clerk Maxwell to the Royal Institution in London The Scots scientist James Clerk Maxwell was born…theorkneynews (The Orkney News)
Dr Cluny Macpherson #OnThisDay
On 10 May 1915 Canadian physician Cluny Macpherson first presented his gas mask invention to the British War Office. Cluny Macpherson (18 March 1879 - 16 November 1966) in the First World War was a captain and Principal Medical Officer of the new 1st Newfoundland Regiment. The German army used poison gas for the first time against Allied troops at the
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On 10 May 1915 Canadian physician Cluny Macpherson first presented his gas mask invention to the British War Office. Cluny Macpherson (18 March 1879 – 16 November 1966) in the First World War…theorkneynews (The Orkney News)
On this day in 1429, Joan of Arc lifts the Siege of Orléans by the English, turning the tide of the Hundred Years’ War.
On this day in 1899, Ernest Rutherford publishes his discovery of Alpha and Beta radiation.
On this day in 1927, aviators Nungesser and Coli take off from Paris for the first non-stop transatlantic flight. Their disappearance remains a mystery.
On this day in 1945, the end of WW2 in Europe marks Victory in Europe (VE) Day.
Chernobyl #OnThisDay
On 26 April 1986 he world's worst nuclear disaster occurred when the fourth reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power station in the Soviet Union exploded, resulting in 31 deaths and radioactive contamination spreading to much of Western Europe. Following the explosion, which killed two engineers and severely burned two others, an emergency operation began to put out the fires and stabilize the reactor.
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On 26 April 1986 he world’s worst nuclear disaster occurred when the fourth reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power station in the Soviet Union exploded, resulting in 31 deaths and radioactive…theorkneynews (The Orkney News)
18 avril 1988 : Mort de l’humoriste français Pierre Desproges, réputé pour son humour noir, son anticonformisme et son sens de l'absurde.
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