Sunday, April 22, 2012

International Mother Earth Day

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"Earth provides enough for every man's need, but not everyone's greed." Mahatma Gandhi


TODAY IN HISTORY:
Hernando Cortes
Adolf Hitler

  • 1519 Spanish conquistador Hernando  Cortes establishes a settlement at Veracruz, Mexico.
  • 1945 After learning that Soviet forces have taken Eberswalde without a fight, Adolf Hitler admits defeat in his underground bunker and states that suicide is his only recourse. 
  • 1993 Version 1.0 of the Mosaic web browser is released.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:
What are the worst wedding pictures? Watch the ABC news report. A vegetarian chef going carnivore? Watch the BBC report. Have you spring-cleaned your computer yet? Watch the CNN interview. What's hot on the Billboard Latin Charts? Listen to the NPR report. Do you know which animal is good at learning English? Watch the Reuters report. How is Earth Day celebrated across the globe? Read the Time article. Who on earth is Ian Usher? Watch the Yahoo interview.

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