On this Day: On April 30, 1989 the World Wide Web (WWW) is first launched in the public domain by CERN scientist Tim Berners-Lee. The…
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Smile of the Day: April 29, 1852 Roget's Thesaurus 1st published. Blog post: https://wp.me/pcBdid-1oX. A history of Thesauri, a synonym joke, a Weird Al grammar video and a Thought on Thesauri. A thesaurus (plural thesauri or thesauruses) or synonym dictionary is a reference work for finding synonyms and sometimes antonyms of words. They are often used by writers to help find the best word to express an idea: ...to find the word, or words, by which [an] idea may be most fitly and aptly expressed— Peter Mark Roget, 1852
Smile of the Day: April 28, 1947 Thor Heyerdahl and the "Kon-Tiki" sail from Peru. Blog post: https://bit.ly/3OEz7zm. A history of Thor Heyerdahl, a Heyerdahl joke, a Kon-Tiki video and a Thought by Thor Heyerdahl.
Smile of the Day: April 27, 1840 the foundation stone for Palace of Westminster, London, was laid. Blog post: https://bit.ly/3KkvwCR. A history of the Palace, a politician joke, an England Swings video and a Thought by Henry Kissinger.
Frédéric François Chopin (born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin; 1 March 1810 – 17 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period who wrote primarily for solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown as a leading musician of his era, one whose "poetic genius was based on a professional technique that was without equal in his generation."
On April 25, 1928 Buddy, a German Shepherd, became the first guide dog for a US citizen, Morris Frank. A history of guide dogs, the life of Morris Frank, a guide dog joke, a video on Morris Frank and a Thought on guide dogs.
Yousef Karsh, Winston Churchill. Karsh called this picture "The Roaring Lion" - public domain. On this Day: On April 24, 1953 Winston Churchill is knighted…
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On April 23, 2019 the world's first malaria vaccine, giving partial protection to children, began in Malawi by the World Health Organization. Ghana and Kenya were also part of this project.
On this Day: On April 22, 1692, Edward Bishop is jailed for proposing flogging as a cure for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts. In January 1692…
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On this Day: On April 21, 2004 "Rock for the Rainforest" benefit concert was held at Carnegie Hall, New York City. Performers included: Sting, Elton…
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