There are six extant drafts. Only one copy is referred to as the “original rough draft” with copy edits by Franklin, Adams and the Congress. It is located in the Jefferson Papers at the Library of Congress. Four additional drafts were sent by Jefferson to colleagues and do not contain…
The first remake of the adorable love story The Shop Around the Corner was made into a musical with Judy Garland and Van Johnson. It’s a much lighter film than the 1940 version, with S.Z Sakall as the amiable shop owner, replacing Frank Morgan’s dark, depressive role in the original.…
The film also shows a large tidal wave, caused by the powerful eruption, which sends at least one ship from the nearby bay crashing into the city itself. Lopes says that although there was a small wave described by Pliny, it would not have been nearly large enough to carry…
It began as a conflict between the communist-dominated left-wing resistance organization EAM-ELAS and loosely allied anti-communist resistance forces, and later escalated into a major Civil War between the Greek state and the communists. Fighting resulted in the defeat of the DSE by the Hellenic Army. What war was going on…
A giant rhino that may have been the origin of the unicorn myth survived until at least 39,000 years ago – much longer than previously thought. Known as the Siberian unicornSiberian unicornElasmotherium is an extinct genus of large rhinoceros endemic to Eurasia during Late Miocene through the Pleistocene, existing at…
First released in 1997, AIM was a popular way for millions of people to communicate throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, and it helped form Internet culture and communication as we know them today. The free AIM software let users send instant messages to anyone on their “Buddy List.”…
The 1988 Upland earthquake caused minor damage in the epicentral area, but would have been of relatively little note were it not for the possibility that it may have been triggered by the Whittier Narrows earthquake — 9 months earlier, and 20 km away. An earthquake in Whittier, California, kills…
The earthquake occurred as a result of a shift along the San Andreas Fault, which bisects the San Francisco Peninsula just to the west of the city. The land on the eastern side of the fault, including the city and San Francisco Bay, moved southward, while the land on the…
Was there a earthquake today in Corona California? The last earthquake in Corona occurred 2 hours and 0 minutes ago: Minor mag. 0.9 earthquake – 19km ESE of Anza, CA, on Friday, Apr 29, 2022 at 3:17 pm (GMT -7). Was there an earthquake last night near Corona CA? The…
The 2007 United States elections were held on Tuesday, November 6. During this off-year electionoff-year electionAn off-year election is a general election in the United States which is held when neither a presidential election nor a midterm election takes place. Almost all “off-year” elections are held on odd-numbered years. At…