Dodo rests in Oxford
The Raphus cucullatus is an extinct flightless bird that was endemic to the island of
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Drina river house in Višesava
According to local legends, Medieval hero Kraljević Marko was travelling through the area and wanted
The Death of Captain Cook in Hawaii Island
A British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the British Royal Navy. He achieved the
The idea of Photoshop is being born in Ann Arbor
The software was developed in 1987 by two brothers Thomas and John Knoll. Thomas Knoll,
The birthplace and childhood of David Bowie in Brixton
David Robert Jones was born on 8 January 1947 in Brixton, London. The family lived
Shoes on the Danube Bank in Budapest
The monument is located on the Pest side of the Danube, south of the Hungarian
Delorean DMC-12 – The time travel device is being exhibited in Los Angeles
Several special-edition DeLorean cars have been produced over the years, and the car
Edith Cavell – The nurse is being executed by firing squad in Brussels
She is celebrated for saving the lives of soldiers from both sides without discrimination and
La Soufrière – The deadly volcanic activity in Saint Vincent
The eruption of 6 May 1902, just hours before the eruption of Mount Pelée
The Birthplace of Jean Sibelius in Hämeenlinna
Composer was a Finnish composer and violinist of the late Romantic and early-modern periods. He
The Rock Palace in Sana’a
The five-storey palace was constructed as a summer residence for Imam Yahya in the 1930s,
Fry’s chocolate – The birthplace of chocolate bar in Bristol
Joseph Fry, started making chocolate around 1759. In 1761 Joseph Fry and John Vaughan purchased
Shenzhou 5 – The first Chinese manned flight in space
China became the third country in the world to have independent human spaceflight capability after
Prometea – The first ever cloned horse born in Cremona
The horse is the seventh species to be cloned. Prometea born in May 28, 2003,
Miss Baker rests in Huntsville
The squirrel monkey who was to become known as Miss Baker was purchased at a
Mata Hari – Her personal scrapbooks are being exhibited in Leeuwarden
Margaretha Geertruida “Margreet” MacLeod was born 7 August 1876, better known by the stage name
The World’s Oldest Piano in New York
Dating from 1720, the piano was one of the earliest creations by Bartolomeo Cristofori, the
The first ever penalty kick in Airdrie
Airdrieonians Football Club, were a Scottish professional football team from the town of Airdrie, in
Project Mohole – The deep ocean drilling project in Guadalupe Island
The project was an attempt in the early 1960s to drill through the Earth’s crust
Maria Dalle Donne’s birthplace in Roncastaldo
Italian physician and a director at the University of Bologna. She was the first female
The Kelpies – The horse powered heritage in Grangemouth
The sculptures were designed by sculptor Andy Scott and were completed in October 2013. Built
No Man’s Land Fort in Portsmouth
It is one of the Palmerston Forts built between 1867 and 1880 after the recommendations
Bob Marley dies in Miami
In July 1977, Marley was found to have a type of malignant melanoma under the
STS 1 – The first orbital NASA’s Space Shuttle program
Space Transportation System-1 was the first orbital spaceflight of NASA’s Space Shuttle program. Columbia, launched
