The leap year is February 29, not December 32 due to a Roman calendar quirk – and fastidious medieval monks: St Benedict delivering his rule to the monks of his order. WikiCommons, CC BY-SA Have you ever wondered why the extra day of the leap year falls on February 29, an odd date in the …
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Acer Predator to showcase the future of gaming tech at #rAgeExpo2022 in December: Acer’s gaming division, Predator, will be participating at the rAge Expo, which is happening at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand this December. “Because Acer’s committed to advancing the future of gaming and eSports in South Africa, we’re particularly excited to see …
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Today in History for 31st December 2021: Historical Events 1906 – French, British and Italian treaty concerning rights on Abyssinia 1953 – WFBC (now WYFF) TV channel 4 in G’ville-Spartanburg, SC (NBC) begins 1964 – Indonesia proclaims expelled from the UN 1966 – Toboggan Chutes begin operation in Cleveland Metroparks 1977 – Cambodia drops diplomatic …
Today in History for 30th December 2021: Historical Events 1610 – Hungarian aristocrat Elizabeth Báthory arrested at Csejte Castle on suspicion of killing and torturing hundreds of young girls and women 1836 – Lehman Theater in St Petersburg catches fire; 100s die 1853 – Dinner party held inside life-sized model of an Iguanodon (ornithopod dinosaur), …
Today in History for 29th December 2021: Historical Events 1708 – Great Alliance occupies Gent 1934 – Federico Garcia Lorca’s “Yerma” premieres in Madrid 1977 – Ronald Ribman’s “Cold Storage” premieres in NYC 1978 – Spain constitution goes into effect 1994 – Shane Warne takes a hat-trick v England at cricket MCG 1997 – Cricket …
Today in History for 28th December 2021: Historical Events 1612 – First observation of Neptune – Galileo observes and records a “fixed star” without realising it is a planet 1926 – Ponsford scores 352 and Ryder 295 against NSW 1927 – George Kaufman and Moss Hart’s “Royal Family” premieres in NYC 1973 – Akron Ohio’s …
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 – …
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 …
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 …