Today in History for 27th December 2021: Historical Events 1703 – England and Portugal sign Methuen-Asiento-trade agreement 1918 – The Great Poland Uprising against the Germans begins. 1937 – Mae West performs Adam and Eve skit that gets her banned from NBC radio 1941 – Japan bombs Manila even though it was declared an “open …
Today in History for 26th December 2021: Historical Events 1705 – Fateh Singh (6) and Zorawar Singh (7), sons of Guru Gobind Singh, are murdered by Wazir Khan for refusing to convert to Islam; they are now among the most hallowed martyrs in Sikhism 1831 – Vincenzo Bellini’s opera “Norma” premieres in Milan 1957 – …
10 Raspberry Pi project ideas from 2021: The Raspberry Pi is one of the most popular brands of single-board computers. Part of the reason for this popularity is the massive number of unique and interesting projects that people have built using Raspberry Pi. Several Opensource.com authors have used Raspberry Pi in various projects and provided instructions …
Today in History for 25th December 2021: Historical Events 1902 – Pope Leo XIII, at his annual Christmas reception, endorses the Christian Democratic movement now emerging in Europe as an attempt to offer an alternative to more radical movements 1905 – V Herbert/H Blossoms musical “Mlle Modiste” premieres in NYC 1947 – Constitution of the …
10 reasons to love Linux in 2021: Opensource.com published well over 150 articles about Linux in 2021. From articles about small utilities for desktop Linux users to tutorials about working with Linux as a server operating system and everything in between, these articles have covered many facets of the Linux ecosystem. It is well worth …
Today in History for 24th December 2021: Historical Events 1798 – Russia and Britain sign Second anti-French Coalition 1922 – BBC broadcasts first British radio play “The Truth about Father Christmas” 1930 – F Garcia Lorca’s “La Zapatera Prodigiosa” premieres in Madrid 1953 – René Coty elected president of France 1966 – Soviet spacecraft Luna …
2021: a grim year for journalists and free speech in an increasingly turbulent and authoritarian world: A protester calls for the release of journalist, who covered the initial outbreak of COVID in Wuhan in 2019 and 2020 and was sentenced to four years in prison. EPA-EFE/Miguel Candela Hundreds of journalists killed or arrested, rising numbers …
10 open source career lessons from 2021: The ongoing pandemic kept 2021 far from normal, yet there were glimmers of hope through the uncertainty. In-person conferences slowly resumed, if smaller and with more masks than in years past. And the asynchronous essence of open source allowed many people to keep working on passion projects while …
Today in History for 23rd December 2021: Historical Events 1692 – Nahum Tate is appointed the third Poet Laureate by English monarchs William and Mary 1917 – 3 British warships come close to Holland 1930 – Police Bureau of Criminal Alien Investigation started in NYC 1937 – First flight of the Vickers Wellington bomber 1958 …
South Africa in the news: The English cricket Christmas 2021 gift guide: If English cricket really is in the doldrums, then a look at the cricketing gifts available for loved ones this year tells a different story. If not bathed in quality, the 18 first-class counties and …: “South Africa” – BingNews Rugby League Heroes: …
5 open source security resources from 2021: One of the most prevalent discussions on Opensource.com in 2021 was about the security and privacy of your own data. A noticeable theme was that your data is yours and that passwords were key to security. This year’s security authors provided helpful tips and open source tools for keeping …
Today in History for 22nd December 2021: Historical Events 1216 – Pope Honorius III delegates decree “Religiosam vitam eligentibus” 1923 – Bill Ponsford and Edgar Mayne make 456 opening stand for Vict 1939 – Finnish counter offensive at Petsamo 1947 – Italian constituent assembly adopts new constitution 1974 – Provisional Irish Republican Army bomb home …
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Today in History for 21st December 2021: Historical Events 1929 – Coco the Clown first appears for Bertram Mills Circus in Manchester, England 1937 – The first full-length animated feature film and the earliest in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series, “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”, premieres at the Carthay Circle Theatre 1970 – …
South Africa in the news: 2021: The year death robbed Kenya of sports talents: Ayimba, the ‘prince’ of local rugby was the first Kenyan and African, outside of South Africa, to won a World Rugby Sevens Series Cup He guided Shujaa Shujaa to a top podium at the Singapore Sevens in …: “South Africa” – …
Today in History for 20th December 2021: Historical Events 1862 – -Dec 20th] Battle of Kelly’s Ford, VA 1917 – Cheka formed – Soviet state security force and forerunner to the KGB, under Felix Dzerzhinsky after decree by Lenin 1941 – Free France under adm Muselier occupies St-Pierre et Miquelon 1949 – Maurice Ravel and …
Today in History for 19th December 2021: Historical Events 1777 – Washington settles his troops at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania for the winter 1842 – US recognizes independence of Hawaii 1862 – Skirmish at Jackson, Salem Church, Tennessee (80 casualties) 1931 – Joseph A Lyons (C) becomes premier of Australia 1948 – Cleveland Browns beats Buffalo …
South Africa in the news: South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Sunday 19 December 2021: A lot can change overnight, but we’ll keep you in the know with the latest news stories and headlines in South Africa on Sunday 19 December 2021. The Pietermaritzburg K9 Unit found Viper Booster …: “South Africa” – BingNews …