Tag: Environment

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5th December 1952: The Great Smog descends on London and last for four days

5th December 2022
Tagged as: coal, England, Environment, London, Pollution, Smog, United Kingdom

The Great Smog of London descended on the British capital due to a combination of air pollution and weather conditions.

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24th March 1989: Start of the Exxon Valdez oil spill disaster in Alaska’s Prince William Sound

24th March 2022
Tagged as: Alaska, disaster, Environment, Exxon Valdez, Oil, Ship, Wildlife

Exxon Valdez had only recently departed the Valdez Marine Terminal when the captain, Joseph Hazelwood, left Third Mate Gregory Cousins in charge of steering the vessel while he retired to his quarters.

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5th December 1952: The Great Smog descends on London and last for four days

24th March 1989: Start of the Exxon Valdez oil spill disaster in Alaska’s Prince William Sound

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21st June 1919: The German High Seas naval fleet is scuttled at Scapa Flow

HistoryPod Extra: The Myth of Gavrilo Princip’s Sandwich

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

2nd August 1934: Hitler becomes Führer after President Hindenburg dies

31st January 1983: It became compulsory for drivers in the UK to wear a seat belt

30th January 1649: Execution of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland outside the Banqueting House in London

29th January 1942: Desert Island Discs, the longest-running radio show in the UK, first broadcast

28th January 1986: NASA Space Shuttle orbiter Challenger breaks apart 73 seconds after launch from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida

28th June 1914 & 1919: Trigger and end of the First World War

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

8th July 1932: Dow Jones falls to lowest point in the Great Depression

9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall

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