On This Day

50 years ago Viking-2 was launched.

I remember well the excitment of the Viking program.

190 years ago the "Great Monn Hoax" was admitted to be just that: a hoax.

only 275 years ago the last burning of a "witch" took place in Austria.
Maria Pauer was the name of the unfortunate woman.

is World Post Day

I think Philately is on the retareat however.

in 1886 the Statue of Liberty is officially dedicated by Grover Clevenland.

@Ponderable said
in 1886 the Statue of Liberty is officially dedicated by Grover Clevenland.

1916 the first woman (Jeanette Rankin) is elected into the US House of Representatives.

50 yeras ago the treaty of Osimo was signed.

This treaty cleras terrororial claims between Italy (and then) yugoslawia. Slowenia has declared to adhere to the treaty.

50 years ago the short lived kingdom of Laos came to an end.

45 yeras ago Led Zeppelin was dissolved.

5th December
1941 – World War II: UK declares war on Finland, Hungary and Romania

600 years ago the university of Leuven was established.

1799 France officially adopts metre as its unit of length.

Now ALL the world uses metric except backward
countries like Liberia and Myanmar.