A black cat named Macak was Tesla’s favorite childhood companion. Decades later, in a 1939 letter to a 12-year-old, Tesla recalled how this cat shocked him into a lifelong fascination with electricity. Part-Time Genius co-host Will Pearson read some of the letter on an episode about cats. Nikola Tesla’s Cat…
Just like any subgenre, it’s impossible to name one band as the true originators of grunge. But it had to start somewhere. And no, it wasn’t with Nirvana — though they had an obvious impact on where the scene went. To put it simply, grunge was basically a blend of…
Nixon is considered a crucial precedent limiting the power of any U.S.U.S.In its noun form, the word generally means a resident or citizen of the U.S., but is also used for someone whose ethnic identity is simply “American”. The noun is rarely used in English to refer to people not…
1968 United States presidential election. Richard Nixon was able to win the Electoral College, dominating several regions in the Western United States, Midwest, Upland South, and portions of the Northeast, while winning the popular vote by a relatively small 511,944 votes over Democratic nominee Hubert Humphrey. Because of the strong…
Land owning nobles seized power from kings. Nobles ruled the city states for a long time. Gave citizenship to Athens who didn’t own land. Males could join assembly and vote for laws. Did the Kings fight the nobles and regain power? 4. Tyrants seized power and ruled the city-states harshly.…
Noel Thomas David Gallagher (born 29 May 1967) is an English singer, songwriter, record producer and musician. He was chief songwriter, lead guitarist, and co-lead vocalist of the rock band Oasis until their split in 2009. Weller described Gallagher’s ability as a guitarist as “rudimentary”, saying, “Noel doesn’t pretend to…
A part of the suggested span transcript after expanded is The bishop has married he is a long-time girlfriend loretta. He popped the big question arya this year to his fiancee. Bishop Noel Jones was married for 22 years. He once said: ”I was married for 22 years and I’m…
According to the baseball documentary “Fastball”, Nolan Ryan? s final fastball, which he threw at age 46, was clocked at 98 MPH. Yep, you read that right. Ryan’s pitch was measured at 10 feet in front of home plate. When the proper adjustments are made, his 100.9 mph fastball becomes…
Dike survived the assault, and eventually returned to the rear in the company of a medic. Afterwards, he was transferred to 506th Regimental Headquarters to become an assistant operations officer. Only after his European tour ended did the real-life Band of Brothers character Norman Dike finish his law degree at…
The Korean War provided the first confrontation between two nuclear powers. And as the war progressed the conflict demonstrated how difficult it would be for either side to use atomic bombs decisively in battle. The war broke out on June 25, 1950 when North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel,…