May 17
On this day in history:
218: 7th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet
1620: The first Merry-go-round was built, in Turkey.
1756: Britain declared war on France and the French and Indian war started
1845: The rubber band was patented.
1890: The first weekly comic was published in London.
1916: British Summer Time was introduced.
1932: Porto Rico purchased a rename token and became Puerto Rico
1954: The US supreme court ruled that segregrated schools were unconstitutional.
1961: Enya was born
1976: Big earthquake in Uzbekistan.
1989: Nelson Mandela received a BA degree from the University of South Africa
1996: Megan's law was signed
2004: fvinnash was granted i2s in gunk
I looked high and low for finnish history but bah.
218: 7th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet
1620: The first Merry-go-round was built, in Turkey.
1756: Britain declared war on France and the French and Indian war started
1845: The rubber band was patented.
1890: The first weekly comic was published in London.
1916: British Summer Time was introduced.
1932: Porto Rico purchased a rename token and became Puerto Rico
1954: The US supreme court ruled that segregrated schools were unconstitutional.
1961: Enya was born
1976: Big earthquake in Uzbekistan.
1989: Nelson Mandela received a BA degree from the University of South Africa
1996: Megan's law was signed
2004: fvinnash was granted i2s in gunk
I looked high and low for finnish history but bah.