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5 Trivia Making John Wick 3 A Must Watch!
May 23rd
Current time jumped an hour ahead! What time is it?
Mar 12th
In 1784 Benjamin Franklin suggested the idea of Daylight savings time. New Zealand entomologist George Hudson is also credited by many for Daylight Savings Time.
In the northern hemisphere, DST begins between March and ends in November. In November clocks will have to move back again. The United States Energy Policy Act of 2005 says Daylight Saving Time ends on the first Sunday of November. More >
Winter Solstice 2011: On December 22 the Shortest Day of the Year!
Dec 21st
The winter solstice is celebrated around the world as the beginning of the return of the sun, and darkness turning into light. In 2011, the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere will occur on Dec. 22, 2011 at 12:30 a.m. EST. Officially the first day of winter, the winter solstice occurs when the North Pole is tilted 23.5 degrees away from the sun. This is the longest night of the year, meaning that despite the cold winter, the days get progressively longer after the winter solstice until the summer solstice in 2012. For those in the Northern Hemisphere, it marks the shortest day and the longest night of the year.
The word “solstice” comes from the Latin word “solstitum”, that means the Sun standing still. This is reference to the fact that the Sun no longer appears to be moving either further north or south on the sky and afterward starts to reverse More >
Christopher Hitchens died at the age of 62
Dec 16th
Christopher Hitchens is a British born journalist who settled in United States died on Thursday at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston of pneumonia, a complication of his esophageal cancer.
Christopher Hitchens, the author, essayist and polemicist who waged verbal and occasional physical battle on several causes. In his 2007 book “God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything,” Hitchens took on major religions with his trenchant atheism.
The 2001 attacks on the United States by Islamic fundamentalists in hijacked passenger planes made Hitchens ever more critical of the role of religion in the world, and led him to appreciate the merits of American democracy. “I am More >
America’s War in Iraq came to an end Officially!
Dec 16th
The War in Iraq has officially come to an end, according to the Department of Defense. Secretary of Defense Leona Panetta leads a ceremony in Baghdad marking the formal end of America’s war in Iraq. Almost nine years after the first U.S. tanks crossed the Iraqi border, and approximately eight years and seven months after President George W. Bush declared “Mission More >
Ian Somerhalder Fights Keystone XL Pipeline for Environmental Concerns
Sep 19th
Ian Somerhalder, the heartthrob bad Vampire Damon Salvotare of The Vampire Diaries is also famous for his environmental efforts. Previously he raised voice against BP oil spill and now joining celebrities like Mark Ruffalo and Daryl Hannah to speak out against the Keystone XL Pipeline.
The handsome star of TVD has asked President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to stop the proposed pipeline, which would transport oil from Canada through the United States to refineries in Texas.
“The proposed Keystone XL pipeline puts fish and wildlife at risk, threatens the health and livelihood of countless American farmers, and perpetuates the United States’ unhealthy dependence on oil. More >
Constitution Day celebrations on 17th September 2011
Sep 16th
Constitution Day commemorates the drafting of the U.S Constitution 224 years ago by 39 brave men on Sept. 17, 1787, in Philadelphia. This year constitution Day falls on Saturday, September 17 so the holiday is observed on Friday, September 16.
The U.S. Constitution was just four hand-written pages. With a mere 4,543 words, it is the shortest and oldest written constitution of any major government in the world. Much of our nation’s rich history is tied to the Constitution. And much of today’s modern political debate centers around how More >