• General
    • Home
    • Contact Us
    • Privacy Policy
    • Sitemap
  • Photographs
    • 2018
    • 2017
    • 2016
    • 2015
  • Literature
    • Poems
  • News
    • Announcements
    • Charity
    • Legal
    • Medicine
    • Politics
  • Education
    • Code Samples
      • Basic
      • Simple
      • Intermediate
      • Advanced
      • Tips
    • History
    • Literature
    • Quotes
    • Videos
    • Vocabulary
  • Entertainment
    • Art
    • Humor
    • Photos
    • Video
  • Technology
    • Software
      • Support
      • Tweaks
    • Company
    • Science
    • Security
Major Mike

Knowledge is Power - Share the Power

1746

Today in History 09/20 (Battle of the Sexes)

September 20, 2018 by GµårÐïåñ
Billie Jean King shakes hands with retired tennis champion Bobby Riggs after defeating him in a 'Battle of the Sexes' match (© Bettmann/Corbis)(1973) No love lost in tennis battle of the sexes
Having bested Margaret Court months earlier, former Wimbledon champ Bobby Riggs, 55, meets women’s tennis superstar Billie Jean King, 29, in what the media dub “the battle of the sexes.” Riggs’ dream of proving male athletic superiority is smashed when King handily wins the match in front of spectators and millions of TV viewers.
In tennis, “Battle of the Sexes” is a term that has been used to describe various exhibition matches played between a man and a woman. Most famously, the term is used for a nationally televised match in 1973, held at the Houston Astrodome, between 55-year-old Bobby Riggs and 29-year-old Billie Jean King, which King won in three sets. The match attracted massive attention and was viewed by an estimated 90 million people around the world; King’s win is considered a milestone in public acceptance of women’s tennis.
First occurred: May 13, 1973

From the
Paraphernalia from the Billie Jean King vs Bobby Riggs match
wiki/Battle_of_the_Sexes_(tennis)
4.15.A18

(1973) No love lost in tennis battle of the sexes.
Also on this day,

1746 | Bonnie Prince Charlie escapes Scotland after failed uprising
As the second Jacobite claimant to Britain’s throne, Charles Edward Stuart has spent a year in Scotland struggling to do what his father, ‘The Old Pretender,’ could not. This ‘Young Pretender’ has no better luck, and breaks for France as the dream of a Catholic British king dies out.
1873 | Panic on Wall Street as bonds and banks fail as a depression looms
Wall Street is in free fall in the wake of US railroad bonds defaulting and the biggest banks in the US failing, and the crisis will close the New York Stock Exchange for 10 days. A major worldwide economic collapse follows and will not let up in some countries for two decades.
1946 | 1st Cannes opens to glamour, commerce, and art converging
Scheduled to hold an inaugural gala in 1939, Cannes had to delay its film festival’s rollout for seven years while WWII raged. Now that the all-clear has sounded, the Cannes Film Festival begins its annual tradition as the film world descends on the French Riviera resort.

Today in History 09/20/17

Illustration of officials closing the doors of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during the panic of 1873 (© Hulton Archive/Getty Images)(1873) Bonds and banks fail as a depression looms
Wall Street is in free fall in the wake of US railroad bonds defaulting and the biggest banks in the US failing, and the crisis will close the New York Stock Exchange for 10 days. A major worldwide economic collapse follows and will not let up in some countries for two decades.
The Panic of 1873 was a financial crisis that triggered a depression in Europe and North America that lasted from 1873 until 1879, and even longer in some countries. In Britain, for example, it started two decades of stagnation known as the "Long Depression" that weakened the country's economic leadership. The Panic was known as the "Great Depression" until the events in the early 1930s set a new standard.
Start date: 1873
End date: 1879
Panic of 1873 bank run
A bank run on the Fourth National Bank No. 20 Nassau Street, New York City, from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 4 October 1873

wiki/Panic_of_1873
4.4.j17


Posted in: History Tagged: 1746, 1873, 1946, 1973, Battle of the Sexes, Billie Jean King, Bobby Riggs, Cannes Film Festival, Charles Edward Stuart, French Riviera, Great Britain, history, Panic of 1873, Tennis, Wall Street

Today in History 04/16/17

April 16, 2017 by GµårÐïåñ
Storerooms in the Jewish fort of Masada, scene of a siege and mass-suicide during the first Jewish revolt against the Romans, 1st century CE (© CM Dixon/Print Collector/Getty Images)(73 CE) Roman troops end siege of Jewish rebel stronghold Masada
Having spent months building a giant ramp to reach Masada, a mountaintop fortress defended by just 967 Jewish rebels, a massive Roman force uses a battering ram to breach the walls. Inside, according to a Jewish chronicler of the events, the Romans find the rebels dead, having committed mass suicide.
The siege of Masada was one of the final events in the First Jewish–Roman War, occurring from 73 to 74 CE on a large hilltop in current-day Israel. The siege was chronicled by Flavius Josephus, a Jewish rebel leader captured by the Romans, in whose service he became a historian. According to Josephus the long siege by the troops of the Roman Empire led to the mass suicide of the Sicarii rebels and resident Jewish families of the Masada fortress. Masada has become a controversial event in Jewish history, with some regarding it as a place of reverence, commemorating fallen ancestors and their heroic struggle against oppression, and others regarding it as a warning against extremism and the refusal to compromise.
Israel 2013 - Masada Aerial

wiki/Siege_of_Masada
Painting depicting the Battle of Culloden on April 16, 1746 (© Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)(1746) The Battle of Culloden is Scottish Jacobites’ last stand
A pitched battle near Inverness between Scottish Highlanders and British Loyalists results in thousands of casualties for the Scots, and a victory for the Brits that will lead to a cracking down on the Scottish clan system and a depopulating of the Highlands.
The Battle of Culloden was the final confrontation of the Jacobite rising of 1745 and part of a religious civil war in Britain. On 16 April 1746, the Jacobite forces of Charles Edward Stuart were decisively defeated by loyalist troops commanded by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands.
Phone: 0844 493 2159
Date: Apr 16, 1746

wiki/Battle_of_Culloden
Undated file photo of Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann, discoverer of the mind-altering drug LSD and former head of the research department of Swiss chemical company Sandoz, at his home in Burg, Switzerland (© Reto Gisin/Keystone/AP)(1943) Scientist Albert Hofmann takes history’s first LSD trip
During research into compounds synthesized in part from a grain fungus, Swiss scientist Dr. Albert Hofmann accidentally touches and absorbs a small amount of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), and experiences a 2-hour-long hallucinogenic journey.
Albert Hofmann was a Swiss scientist known best for being the first person to synthesize, ingest, and learn of the psychedelic effects of lysergic acid diethylamide. Hofmann was also the first person to isolate, synthesize, and name the principal psychedelic mushroom compounds psilocybin and psilocin. He authored more than 100 scientific articles and numerous books, including LSD: Mein Sorgenkind. In 2007, he shared first place, alongside Tim Berners-Lee, in a list of the 100 greatest living geniuses, published by The Telegraph newspaper.
Born: Jan 11, 1906 · Baden, Switzerland
Died: Apr 29, 2008 · Burg im Leimental, Switzerland
Inventions: Lysergic acid diethylamide
Education: University of Zurich
Parents: Adolf Hofmann
Highlights
  • 1938: While researching lysergic acid derivatives, Hofmann first synthesized LSD on 16 November 1938.

  • 1958: He first synthesized 4-AcO-DET in 1958 in the Sandoz lab.

  • 1969: The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) honored him with the title D.Sc. (honoris causa) in 1969 together with Gustav Guanella, his brother-in-law.

  • 1971: After retiring from Sandoz in 1971, Hofmann was allowed to take his papers and research home.

  • 1971: In 1971 the Swedish Pharmaceutical Association (Sveriges Farmacevtförbund) granted him the Scheele Award, which commemorates the skills and achievements of the Swedish Pomeranian chemist and pharmacist Carl Wilhelm Scheele.

  • 2008: Hofmann died of a heart attack on 29 April 2008, surrounded by several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

wiki/Albert_Hofmann
In this April 16, 1947 photo, refineries and oil storage tanks at the Monsanto Chemical Company burn in the waterfront area in Texas City, Texas (© AP)(1947) A freighter’s payload explodes and wipes out Texas City
Ammonium nitrate fertilizer catches fire on a vessel in Galveston Bay and explodes, flattening much of the town of Texas City, Texas. The disaster will kill nearly 600 and wound over 3,000, becoming the worst industrial accident in US history.
The Texas City disaster was an industrial accident that occurred April 16, 1947, in the Port of Texas City. It was the deadliest industrial accident in U.S. history, and one of the largest non-nuclear explosions. Originating with a mid-morning fire on board the French-registered vessel SS Grandcamp, her cargo of approximately 2,200 tons of ammonium nitrate detonated, with the initial blast and subsequent chain-reaction of further fires and explosions in other ships and nearby oil-storage facilities. It killed at least 581 people, including all but one member of the Texas City fire department. The disaster triggered the first ever class action lawsuit against the United States government, under the then-recently enacted Federal Tort Claims Act, on behalf of 8,485 victims.
Date: Apr 16, 1947

wiki/Texas_City_disaster
4.0.a17

Posted in: History Tagged: 1746, 1943, 1947, 73 CE, history
1 2 Next »

Show Your Support – We Don’t Believe in Disruptive Ads

Donate in one of two ways :
(BitCoin - preferred)
1BTshbqMSx5AHrDFLEa1YdPAy5EFzRSjr9
(PayPal)
March 2021
M T W T F S S
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
293031  
« Apr    

Semper Fidelis

Always Faithful, Always Forward
United States Marine Corp

Places to find me:

StackExchange profile for GµårÐïåñ at StackExchange

CodeProject

Twitter : verified ➠Follow

GitHub ➠Follow @GuardianMajor

ello ➠

deviantArt profile for GµårÐïåñ on deviantArt

Facebook i have made a personal choice after their "name policy" witch hunt which repeats every 2 years it seems at the whim of the "bully mob" (even when they make you jump through hoops and verify you), to just quit it and be done with it, they are not worth my time. I don't need it, I don't miss it, in fact it has made my life more productive and void of gross hate, vitriol and drivel. To those who say they can't stay in touch if I am not on there, if you can't reach me because I am not on Facebook, then you are not trying AT ALL - therefore, good riddance.

Scribd profile for GµårÐïåñ on Scribd

NoScript/FLashGot (Informaction) profile for GµårÐïåñ on Informaction Forums

Subjects

1985 1981 1989 1998 1939 1977 1960 1951 code 1994 1971 1954 1950 1976 New York 1955 1973 NASA 1902 1986 holiday United States 1984 daily pic 1934 1915 1980 1865 1943 1935 1919 1953 1966 1889 1968 1901 1917 1945 1941 1863 has_video 1911 1949 history Germany 1974 has_audio 1938 1959 1991 1952 1946 1967 1870 1944 1846 1990 1859 1789 1965 1947 1958 1851 1962 2000 1979 memorial 1961 1908 1969 event 1933 1948 annual 1937 1970 1978 England 1993 1982 1972 vocabulary 1957 national park Soviet Union 1963 1956 1942 1916 1812 1964 1940 1975 1918 1898 1922 1983 1776 1995 1914

Archives

Access Options

  • Register
  • Log in
  • Entries RSS
  • Comments RSS
  • ∞ Guardian International
🎔
Brought to You
by Guardian International

Copyright © 2007-2021 Major Mike | Privacy Policy | DMCA | Contact | About
fortitudo fortis defendit

McAfee SecureNorton by SymantecVirusTotal