January 30 - January 30 January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 335 days remaining, (336 in leap years). Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 1595 - William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is performed for the first time. 1649 - King Charles I of England is beheaded. 1781 - Articles of Confederation ratified by 13th state, Maryland. 1790 - The first boat specialized as a lifeboat is tested on the River Tyne. 1820 - Edward Bransfield discovers Antarctica. 1835 - Unsuccessful assassination attempt against President Andrew Jackson in the United States Capitol -- first assassination attempt against a President. 1847 - Yerba Buena, California is renamed San Francisco. 1862 - The first American.
June 30 - June 30 June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 1651 - Battle of Beresteczko ends with Polish victory 1908 - Tunguska impact event occurs in Siberia 1936 - Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell published 1956 - A TWA Super Constellation and a United Airlines DC-7 collided above Grand Canyon, Arizona killing 128 1971 - Crew of Soyuz 11 spacecraft killed when air supply escapes through faulty valve 1971 - The 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, lowering the voting age to 18, ratified as Ohio became the 38th state to approve it 2002 - May 31.
July 30 - July 30 July 30 is the 211th day (212th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 154 days remaining. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 1619 - In Jamestown, Virginia, the first representative assembly in the Americas, the House of Burgesses, convenes for the first time. 1729 - Baltimore, Maryland is founded. 1733 - First Freemasons lodge opened in what will become the United States. 1825 - Malden Island discovered. 1863 - Indian Wars: Chief Pocatello of the Shoshone tribe signs the Treaty of Box Elder, promising to stop harassing the emigrant trails in southern Idaho and northern Utah. 1864 - American Civil War: Battle of the Crater - Union forces attempt to break.
IBM 7030 - Univac, the dominant computer manufacturer at the time, had won the contract for LARC, the Livermore Automatic Research Computer. In September, 1955 fearing that Los Alamos might also order a LARC, IBM submitted a preliminary proposal for a high-performance binary computer, which they received with interest. In January, 1956, Project Stretch was formally initiated. In November, 1956 IBM won the contract for a binary computer with the aggressive performance goal of a "speed at least 100 times the IBM 704" to the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory. Delivery was slated for 1960. During design it proved necessary to reduce the clock speeds, making it clear that Stretch could not meet its aggressive performance goals, but estimates of performance ranged from 60 to 100 times the IBM 704. In 1960, the price of.
Karl August von Hardenberg - von Hardenberg (May 31, 1750 - November 26, 1822), Prussian statesman, was born at Essenroda in Hanover. Biography After studying at Leipzig and Göttingen he entered the Hanoverian civil service in 1770 as councillor of the board of domains (Katnmerrat); but, finding his advancement slow, he set out--on the advice of King George III--on a course of travels, spending some time at Wetzlar, Regensburg (where he studied the mechanism of the Imperial government), Vienna and Berlin. He also visited France, the Netherlands and England, where he was kindly received by the king. On his return he married, by his father's desire, the countess Reventlow. In 1778 he was raised to the rank of privy councillor and created a count. He now again went to England, in the hope of obtaining the.
Ken Livingstone - years) after he stood against the official Labour Party candidate as an independent in the first mayoral election. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 GLC leadership 2 Livingstone in Parliament 3 London's first Mayor 4 Recent events GLC leadership In the election of May 7 1981, the Labour Party won control of the GLC, with moderate Labourite Andrew McIntosh (later Lord McIntosh) as leader. The day after the election, Livingstone challenged McIntosh for the leadership, defeating him by 30 votes to 20. The GLC immediately set about reducing the exorbitantly high bus and London Underground fares, subsidised by an increase in real estate taxes; this was dubbed the "Fares Fair" policy. Although the measure was generally popular and led to an increase in the use of public transportation, it was challenged by.
Venera - of the pair. 1VA (proto-Venera) - Flyby - launched February 4, 1961 : Failed to leave earth orbit Venera 1 - Flyby - launched February 12, 1961 : Communications lost enroute to Venus Venera 2 - Flyby - launched November 12, 1965 : Communications lost just before arival Venera 3 - Atmospheric Probe - launched November 16, 1965 : Communications lost just before atmospheric entry Venera 4 - Atmospheric Probe - launched June 12, 1967 : Arrived October 18, 1967 and was the first probe to enter another planet's atmosphere and return data Venera 5 - Atmospheric Probe - launched January 5, 1969 : Arrived May 16, 1969 and successfully returned atmoshperic data before being crushed by pressure within 26km of the surface Venera 6 - Atmospheric Probe - launched January.
Kenyan hotel bombing - Kenyan hotel bombing On November 28, 2002, the Kenyan hotel bombing terrorist attack took place. Three suicide bombers detonated themselves at a hotel in Mombasa, Kenya, killing 13 other people, including three Israeli tourists who have been presumed to be the targets of the attack. At the same time two anti-aircraft missiles were fired at an Arkia Boeing 757 airliner, which only narrowly missed. The two attacks are suspected to be connected, and it is suspected that al-Qaeda may be involved in the attacks. 12 people were detained in connection with the hotel bombing, including six Pakistanis and four Somalis, as well as an American and her Spanish husband, both of whom were later released. Al Qaeda claimed responsibility for this attack on the Jehad.net website, which since had.
Kefallinia - or 38' 12 and 38'18 N. The Island is named after Cephalus, some think its an island with a head, because the island's name and Cephalus comes from the Greek word for "head". Geography Its capital of the prefecture is Argostoli. The population has almost reached 45,000. It used to be the fastest growing part of Greece with a growth rate of 35% to 40% in 10 years, reaching 30,000 in the 1990s. The size of the island is around 800 km² (300 sq miles), and the present population density is 55 people per km² (140 per sq mile). Argostoli is home to one-third of the island's habitants. Lixouri is the second major city. The two cities account for almost two-thirds of the prefecture's population. In ancient times, before it was.
Kevin Rudd - John Howard over their support for the United States in the 2003 Iraq war, while maintaining Labor's position of support for the Australian-American alliance. Rudd's policy experience and parliamentary performances during the Iraq war made him one of the best-known members of the Labor front bench. When Opposition Leader Simon Crean was challenged by his predecessor Kim Beazley in June, Rudd did not commit himself to either candidate, though it was believed that he voted for Beazley. When Crean finally resigned in late November, Rudd was considered a possible candidate for the Labor leadership. On 30 November, however, he announced that he would not be a candidate in the leadership ballot on 2 December..
Kiev - until 1169 Kiev was the capital of the principal Varangian/East-Slavic state, known as Kievan Rus' (or Kyivan Rus'). Devastated by the invading Mongols in 1240, it subsequently passed under the rule of Lithuania (1362), Poland (1569), a short-lived Ukrainian Cossack state (1648), and Russia (1654-1667). On September 19, 1941 during World War II as part of Operation Barbarossa, Nazi Germany occupied Kiev. On September 29 and 30 at Babi Yar, near Kiev, SS Einsatzgruppen carried out the mass murder of 33,771 Jews. The city remained in German hands until it was retaken by the Soviet Red Army on November 6, 1943. After 57 years as the capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union, Kiev in 1991 became the capital of independent Ukraine. The church of Hagia Sophia.
Kid Gavilan - in 10 rounds in his first of three consecutive fights in Mexico City. It was there that he suffered his first defeat, at the hands of Carlos Macalara by a decision. They had an immediate rematch, this time in Havana, and Gavilan avenged that loss, winning by decision too. Gavilan had a record of 25 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw already when he had his first fight on American soil. This happened on November 1 of 1946, when he beat Johnny Ryan by a knockout in five at New York City. He would split his time between the Eastern coast of the United States and Havana in 1947, a year in which he went 11-1-1 with 3 knockouts. However, by 1948 he had decided to stay in the United States.
Vernonia, Oregon - from two or more races. 2.24% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 789 households out of which 41.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% are married couples living together, 10.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% are non-families. 20.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.82 and the average family size is 3.29. In the city the population is spread out with 34.0% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median.
Kingdom of Romania - upholds Romanian unification. 1921 (Generally unsuccessful) agrarian reform. 1923 Liberal constitution of 1923. Christian National Defense League (LANC) founded. 1924 LANC member (later Iron Guard founder) C.Z. Codreanu assassinates Prefect of Police in Iaşi but is acquitted. 1926 Liberal Electoral Law adopted. "Little Entente" with Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia and Franco-Romanian Treaty. 1927 National Peasant Party takes over government from National Liberal Party. Legion of the Archangel Michael, later Iron Guard, splits off from LANC. Carol II becomes Regent, with his 5-year-old son Michael (Mihai) as king. 1929 Beginning of the Great Depression. 1930 Carol II crowned King. 1931 First ban on Iron Guard. 1933 (February 16) Griviţa Railcar Workshops strike violently put down by police. (December 10) Prime Minister Ion Duca "dissolves" the Iron Guard, arresting thousands; 19 days later he.
Kopete - Nick Betcher, Emoticons and history support. Various hackers join the team, including Martijn Klingens, who will be responsible for leading a deep Kopete restructure to make maintenance easier. June 1, 2002 - Kopete 0.4 is released. New Jabber plugin by Daniel Stone. Big refactorings were introduced thanks to Martijn Klingens and Ryan Cumming. June 16, 2002 - Kopete 0.4.2 is released September 30, 2002 - Kopete 0.5 is released. At this time, Olivier Goffart joins the team, and becomes responsible, along with Martijn Klingens for making the MSN plugin full featured. The new Metacontact concept is introduced. The ICQ plugin backend is now based on the SIM ICQ client. February 9, 2003 - Kopete 0.6 is released. A big bunch of misc. plugins are introduced. August 8, 2003 - After a.
Kronborg - of maintaining a fortress at this location. The castle has for centuries been one of the most important Renaissance castles in Northern Europe and was added to UNESCO's World Heritage Sites list on November 30 2000. The castle's story dates back to a fortress, Krogen, built in the 1420s by the Danish king, Eric of Pomerania. The reason was that the king insisted on the payment of Sound Dues by all ships wishing to enter or leave the Baltic. To help enforce his demands, he built a powerful fortress on the site where Kronborg is now located. It then consisted of a number of buildings inside a surrounding wall. Kronborg acquired its current name in 1585 when it was rebuilt by King Frederick II into a magnificent renaissance castle unique in.
Kristallnacht - Broken Glass, involved a massive pogrom against Jewish citizens throughout Germany in the night from November 9 to November 10, 1938. On November 7, 1938, Ernst vom Rath, secretary of the German Embassy in Paris, was shot dead by Herschel Grynszpan, a Jewish German who had fled to France. Herschel had received a letter from his family, who had been deported from Germany to Poland on October 28, together with 17,000 other Jews. Many of these people had resided most of their lives in Germany: some were decorated German veterans of the first World War. Without warning, the Nazis gathered these German-Polish families in the middle of the night and deported them to Poland. The Polish government refused to admit them. This impasse resulted in trudging between the German and Polish.
Kurdistan Workers Party - radical youth movement in Turkey during the 1970s proclaiming itself a revolutionary socialist national liberation movement following a Marxist-Leninist doctrine. The group became Kadek in April 2002. On November 11, 2003 Kadek announced that it would disband, to be replaced by a new group with "a new, more democratic organisational structure that allows for broader participation". The new group is People's Congress of Kurdistan (KONGRA GEL). Since 1978 the group was led by Abdullah Öcalan. Numerous events in history have left several million Kurds in the Middle East stateless, primarily in Turkey and northern Iraq where most of its members are based. As a result of the violence, more than 30,000 people have been killed, a great many of which were innocent civilians. Estimates of the total number of villagers in.
Kurt von Schleicher - Kurt von Schleicher (7 April 1882 - 30 June 1934) was a German general and the last Chancellor of the Weimar Republic. Schleicher became a major figure behind the scenes in the government of Heinrich Brüning between 1930 and 1932, serving as an aide to General Wilhelm Groener, the Minister of Defense. Eventually, Schleicher, who established a close relationship with President Paul von Hindenburg, came into conflict with Brüning and Groener, and his intrigues were largely responsible for their fall in May of 1932. Schleicher became Minister of Defense under the new Chancellor, Franz von Papen, whom he had hand-picked, but the two came into conflict, and when, following the November 1932 elections, the government could not maintain a working parliamentary majority, Papen was forced to resign, and Schleicher succeeded him.
Kuressaare - Kingissepp who was born here. Kuressaare was the first town in Estonia where the self-governing status was restored in October 1990. Today, Kuressaare is a safe and healthy town, open for international cooperation and communication and having eight twin-towns. Twin Towns Ekenäs, Finland since 21 November 1988 Rønne, Denmark since 3 October 1991 Mariehamn, Finland since 24 October 1991 Skövde, Sweden since 23 June 1993 Vammala, Finland since 30 June 1994 Turku, Finland since 30 May 1996 Talsi, Latvia since 27 May 1998 Kuurne, Belgium since 9 August 1998.
