An Easter egg valued at $33 million, which was made by the Russian jeweler Carl Fabergé and which had been found by a scrap dealer in a market of antiques in the United States, will be exhibiting at the Wartski of London Gallery the first Monday in April. The piece, carved in gold and decorated […]readmore
The temple was consecrated by Pope Benedict XVI in 2010, the year in which was completed inside On this day in 1882 Barcelona work began on the expiatory Temple of the Sagrada Familia. The original neo-Gothic project was the creation of the diocesan architect Francisco de Paula del Villar, but in 1883 the continuation of the […]readmore
Governor Lincoln D. Chafee today signed a Proclamation announcing March 17-23, 2014, as «Diversity & Inclusion Awareness Week». The Proclamation builds off of Governor Chafee’s May 2013 Executive Order on Diversity, which had two main goals: increasing diversity in the state workforce and increasing the utilization of Minority Business Enterprises in state contracts. Governor Chafee […]readmore
March 17 is celebrated worldwide as St. Patrick’s day, patron of Ireland. St. Patrick was born in the year 387 in Kilpatrick, near Dumbarton, in Scotland. His father was an officer of the Roman army. Irish pirates took Patrick prisoner at the age of 16 year and sold him as a slave. He spent six […]readmore
The Return of the La Gomera Giant Lizard A species long thoughtto be extinct for 500 years Back in 2000, this day was marked by a sensational find. The Department of Animal Biology from the University of La Laguna and the Department of territorial planning and environment of the Canary Islands had reported sightings of the La […]readmore
Today the world celebrates a rare event: PI Day, an invention of an American scientist to commemorate mathematical science, which has gained some importance to the point such that the search engine Google has decided to modify – as in other opportunities – their logo in honor of the date. PI day was officially declared […]readmore
Albert Einstein Is Born Although a self described pacifist, his works contributed to the creation of the atomic bomb Albert Einsten was born in the German town of Ulm on March 14, 1879. His rejection of the education system and militarism of Germany at the time led him to move to Switzerland in 1895. There […]readmore
After ten days in space, one of the most important missions in the race to reach the moon landed in the Atlantic ocean. On this day in 1969, at five o’clock, Apollo 9 splashed down into the North Atlantic Ocean, after 10 days, one hour and 54 seconds of flight. The objective of the mission […]readmore
Despite being one of the years in which carnival has fallen carnival later in the calendar , the weather was the main character of the Mardi Gras parades called Fat Tuesday in New Orleans, where the city celebrates the last day before the beginning of Lent. The usual procession of floats and marching bands remained […]readmore
The Sambadrome began Monday in the second and final day of the big parade of samba schools of Rio for Carnival, which paid tribute to former star Zico, legend of ‘ Selecao’, and the 100 day countdown to the World Cup in Brazil . Six schools paraded on Sunday night , spreading samba and fantasy […]readmore
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