- North magnetic pole: was found for the first time, by English explorer James Clark Ross on the Boothia Peninsula (1831)
- CNN: Ted Turner's network began 24-hour live news broadcasts (1980)
- Nepalese royal massacre: 10 people were slain in Narayanhity Royal Palace, including the king and queen; Crown Prince Dipendra was accused of murder-suicide (2001)
A Guide For Creative Thinking
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A Guide For Creative Thinking by Brian Tracy
Einstein once said, “Every child is born a genius.” But the reason why most people do not function at genius levels is because they are not aware of how creative and smart they really are.I call it the “Schwarzenegger effect.” No one would look at a person such as Arnold Schwarzenegger and think how lucky he is to have been born with such …
Einstein once said, “Every child is born a genius.” But the reason why most people do not function at genius levels is because they are not aware of how creative and smart they really are.I call it the “Schwarzenegger effect.” No one would look at a person such as Arnold Schwarzenegger and think how lucky he is to have been born with such …
Africain Literature
Wed Mar 04, 2009 8:15 pm by Lily
Things Fall Apart is a 1959 English-language novel by Nigerian author Chinua Achebe. It is a staple book in schools throughout Africa and widely read and studied in English-speaking countries around the world. It is seen as the archetypal modern African novel in English, and one of the first African novels written in English to receive global critical acclaim. The title of the novel comes from [url=http://www.answers.com/topic/william-butler-yeats-3]…
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American English
Fri Mar 13, 2009 4:00 pm by Maria
Going to is pronounced GONNA when it is used to show the future. But it is never reduced when it means going from one place to another.
We're going to grab a bite to eat. = We're gonna grab a bite to eat.
I'm going to the office tonight. = I'm going to the office tonight.
2. Want to and want a are both pronounced WANNA and wants to is pronounced WANSTA. Do you want to can also be reduced …
We're going to grab a bite to eat. = We're gonna grab a bite to eat.
I'm going to the office tonight. = I'm going to the office tonight.
2. Want to and want a are both pronounced WANNA and wants to is pronounced WANSTA. Do you want to can also be reduced …
American Slangs
Sat Mar 21, 2009 8:54 pm by Maria
airhead: stupid person.
"Believe it or not, Dave can sometimes act like an airhead!"
amigo: friend (from Spanish).
"I met many amigos at Dave's ESL Cafe."
ammunition: toilet paper.
"Help! We're completely out of ammunition!"
antifreeze: alcohol.
"I'm going to need a lot of antifreeze tonight!"
armpit: dirty, unappealing place.
…
"Believe it or not, Dave can sometimes act like an airhead!"
amigo: friend (from Spanish).
"I met many amigos at Dave's ESL Cafe."
ammunition: toilet paper.
"Help! We're completely out of ammunition!"
antifreeze: alcohol.
"I'm going to need a lot of antifreeze tonight!"
armpit: dirty, unappealing place.
…
An Introduction to the British Civilization
Wed Nov 18, 2009 10:54 am by Maria
University of Batna First Year
English Department G: 6-7-8-9
General Culture
[center]An Introduction to the British Civilization
*The United Kingdom :
Full Name : The UK's full and official name is the "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland".
Location: The United Kingdom (UK) of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country …
English Department G: 6-7-8-9
General Culture
[center]An Introduction to the British Civilization
*The United Kingdom :
Full Name : The UK's full and official name is the "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland".
Location: The United Kingdom (UK) of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country …
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Applying for Research Study in the Department of English
Sun Apr 12, 2009 11:32 pm by Lily
Applying for Research Study in the Department of English
The process of applying for a research studentship begins with the identification of a potential supervisor. If you already know a staffmember who is willing to work with you to develop a research proposal,please start by contacting them. If you do not have a supervisor inmind already, …
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- Copyright Act of 1790: was signed into law by US president George Washington; it initially covered only books, maps and charts
- Ancash earthquake: killed more than 47,000 in Peru (1970)
- Deep Throat: Watergate whistleblower's identity was revealed after 30 years of secrecy; he was W. Mark Felt, a former associate director of the FBI (2005)
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Mount Everest
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- Rhode Island: ratified the US constitution; it was the last of the original 13 colonies to do so (1790)
- Wisconsin: became the 30th US state; it leads the country in cheese production (1848)
- Mount Everest: the world's highest peak was summited for the first time, by New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing Norgay (1953)
- Discovery: space shuttle completed the first docking with the International Space Station (1999)
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Dionne Quintuplets Meet the Queen-To-Be
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- Indian Removal Act: law forcing the relocation of eastern tribes to the other side of the Mississippi River was signed by US President Andrew Jackson (1830)
- Sierra Club: environmental activist group was founded by Scottish-American conservationist John Muir, among others; it now has nearly three quarters of a million members (1892)
- Dionne quintuplets: first known surviving set was born; the five identical girls became Ontario's biggest tourist attraction (1934)
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Alexander Solzhenitsyn
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- St. Petersburg: city was founded by Peter the Great as his "window on Europe" (1703 N/S)
- Golden Gate Bridge: opened to pedestrians; bicycles and wheelchairs are also allowed on the bridge's sidewalks (1937)
- Alexander Solzhenitsyn: Soviet dissident novelist returned to Russia after 20 years in exile (1994)
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Ellis Island
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- Andrew Johnson: 17th president of the United States was acquitted by one vote in his impeachment trial (1868)
- Dow Jones Industrial Average: stock market index was first published by The Wall Street Journal (1896)
- George Willig: the "human fly" scaled the South Tower of the World Trade Center in 3.5 hours; he was fined $1.10 for the illegal feat — a penny per story (1977)
- Ellis Island: the US Supreme Court ruled that the immigration landmark belonged more to New Jersey than New York (1998)
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- Oscar Wilde: homosexual Irish novelist and playwright was convicted of "gross indecency" and spent two years in jail (1895)
- OAU: was founded at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with the goals of encouraging African unity, promoting development and fighting neocolonialism (1963)
- Hands Across America: more than five million people joined hands in a line that stretched for 4,000 mi/6,400 km from New York City to Long Beach, CA; participants raised money for the fight against hunger and homelessness (1986)
- Erik Weihenmayer: became the first blind man to climb Mt. Everest (2001)
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The Brooklyn Bridge
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- "What hath God wrought?": inventor Samuel F.B. Morse transmitted the first telegraph message; it went from Washington, DC, to Baltimore and it quoted Numbers 23:23 (1844)
- Brooklyn Bridge: engineering marvel linking Brooklyn and Manhattan opened to traffic (1883)
- Concorde: supersonic passenger aircraft began flying to Washington, DC (1976)
- James Jeffords: Republican senator became an Independent, giving control of the US Senate to the Democrats (2001)
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- Captain Kidd: was hanged in London for murder and piracy (1701)
- Mounties: the North West Mounted Police was created; it would later become the federal police force of Canada (1873)
- Bonnie and Clyde: Depression-era outlaws were ambushed and killed by police in Louisiana (1934)
- West Germany: was reconstituted from post-WWII occupation zones (1949)
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Sri Lanka
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- War of the Roses: series of civil wars began, pitting York against Lancaster (1455)
- Truman Doctrine: became US law; it encouraged aid to countries under communist threat (1947)
- Sri Lanka: became a republic, changing its name from Ceylon (1972)
- Republic of Yemen: was formed by the union of North Yemen and South Yemen (1990)
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Bikini Atoll Explosion
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- The Spirit of St. Louis: one-seater plane touched down as Charles Lindbergh completed the first solo non-stop transatlantic flight (1927)
- Amelia Earhart: became the first woman to perform the same feat (1932)
- hydrogen bomb: first aerial detonation took place over Bikini atoll (1956)
- Rajiv Gandhi: former Indian prime minister was assassinated while running for reelection (1991)
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- First Council of Nicaea: opened in present-day Turkey; it dealt with the relationship of Jesus to God the Father, and the date of Easter, among other issues (325)
- Cheers: the final episode of the TV sitcom was seen by 93 million viewers (1993)
- East Timor: became an independent nation and the first new sovereign state of the 21st century (2002)
- Kingda Ka: the world's tallest and fastest roller coaster opened in New Jersey; it reaches 128 mph, and New York City, Atlantic City and Philadelphia are visible from the top of the tower (2005)
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New England On a Sunny Day
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- New England's Dark Day: clouds, smoke and fog combined to obliterate the sun over the northeastern United States (1780)
- Tariff of 1828: was passed to protect US industry; it was denounced as a "tariff of abominations" by critics in the South (1828)
- Marilyn Monroe: crooned ''Happy Birthday, Mr. President'' to John F. Kennedy at a Madison Square Garden fundraiser (1962)
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- Napoleon Bonaparte: crowned himself emperor (1804)
- Plessy v. Ferguson: the concept of separate but equal racial segregation in public places was affirmed by the US Supreme Court (1896
- Mount St. Helens eruption:Mount St. Helens, a stratovolcanic peak in Washington State, erupted, shooting a plume of gases 63,000 feet high and killing more than 50 people (1980)
- Les Misérables: closed after 16 years on Broadway (2003)
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New York Stock Exchange, 1853
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- Buttonwood Agreement: 24 prominent brokers created the foundation of the NYSE (1792)
- Norway: became a constitutional monarchy (1814)
- Kentucky Derby: horse race was run for the first time; Aristides won (1875)
- Brown v. Board of Education: the US Supreme Court unanimously banned segregation (1954)
- Watergate: the US Senate began hearings about the Nixon-era scandal (1973)
- Laurent Kabila: rebel leader declared himself president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire), deposing Mobutu (1997)
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Marie Antoinette
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- Marie Antoinette: married Louis XVI of France when they were 14 and 15 years of age, respectively (1770)
- Edgar Allan Poe: writer of the macabre wed his 13-year-old cousin,Virginia (1836)
- shield nickel: US Congress voted to replace the half dime with a new nickel (1866)
- Annie Get Your Gun: Irving Berlin musical opened on Broadway, starringEthel Merman (1946)
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Las Vegas: the glitzy "entertainment capital of the world" was founded (1905)
Standard Oil Company: in a historic ruling, the Supreme Court ordered the dissolution of Rockefeller's mega-monopoly; several of the pieces would later be known as Exxon, Mobil, Amoco and Chevron (1911)
Nylon stockings: first went on sale in the US (1940)
Portrait of Dr. Gachet: Van Gogh painting fetched a record high price of $82.5 million; the record stood till 2006, and Dr. Gachet is now No.4 (1990)
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Cast of 'Seinfeld'
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- Louis XIV: became king of France at age 4 (1643)
- Lewis and Clark expedition: began its exploratory journey to the Pacific Ocean (1804)
- Israel: the Jewish state was proclaimed independent; Egypt, Transjordan later Jordan), Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq declared war on it almost immediately (1948)
- Seinfeld: the final episode aired, with 76 million viewers watching (1998)
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The New US $20 Bill
- Mexican War: was declared by US president James Polk; the resulting land expansion was widely justified by manifest destiny (1846)
- "Blood, toil, tears and sweat": Winston Churchill famously offered these elements in his first address as prime minister; Theodore Roosevelt was the first to use the phrase 43 years earlier (1940)
- Pope John Paul II: was shot in Rome by militant right-wing Turkish militant Mehmet Ali Agca; the pontiff survived the assassination attempt (1981)
- $20 bill: the Andrew Jackson was revamped and colorized to thwart counterfeiters (2003)
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An Odometer In a Speedometer
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- Odometer: pioneer and inventor William Clayton first used his "roadometer," an early tool for measuring distance traveled (1847)
- Berlin blockade: the Soviets ended their nearly year-long blockade of the Western-held sectors of Berlin (1949)
- Hurricanes: the US Dept. of Commerce announced that storms would no longer be named after women only (1978)
- 2008 Sichuan earthquake: killed nearly 70,000 Chinese and left millions homeless (2008)
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Euro Coins
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- Minnesota: became the 32nd US state; its name is Sioux for "cloudy water" (1858)
- Israel: was admitted to the United Nations (1949)
- Deep Blue: IBM's supercomputer defeated world champion Garry Kasparov in game 6 of their chess tournament (1997)
- euro: the currency's first coin was struck in a French mint (1998)
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Nelson Mandela in April 2009
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- Transcontinental railroad: a golden spike linked the Union Pacific and Central Pacific lines at Promontory Summit (1869)
- J. Edgar Hoover: became director of the FBI; he held the post until his death 48 years later (1924)
- Nazi book burnings: as part of Goebbels' "synchronization of culture," some 25,000 "un-German" volumes were destroyed in a single day (1933)
- Micronesia: adopted a constitution, becoming a self-governing federation (1979)
- Nelson Mandela: South Africa's first black president was sworn in to office (1994)
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- the Pill: oral contraceptive was approved by the FDA; it all began with hormones from an inedible Mexican yam (1960)
- Aldo Moro: the bullet-riddled body of the five-term Italian prime minister was found; he had been kidnapped by violently left-wing Red Brigade terrorists (1978)
- Ebola: Kinshasa was quarantined after an outbreak (1994)
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