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19 December 1972 Apollo 17 returns to Earth
The last mission of the United States' Apollo program spent 12 days in space and was the first human spaceflight launched at night from the United States. The three-member crew spent more time orbiting the Moon and on the surface of the Moon than during any other Moon landings. It was also the last time humans set foot on Earth's only natural satellite.
The last mission of the United States' Apollo program spent 12 days in space and was the first human spaceflight launched at night from the United States. The three-member crew spent more time orbiting the Moon and on the surface of the Moon than during any other Moon landings. It was also the last time humans set foot on Earth's only natural satellite.
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21 December 1995 Palestinians take control of Bethlehem
Israeli troops withdrew from the city under the Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip signed in September 1995. The city was under a British mandate from 1920 to 1948, and then it was captured by Jordan during the Arab Israeli War in 1948. Most recently, it was taken over by Israel during the Six-Day War in 1967.
Israeli troops withdrew from the city under the Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip signed in September 1995. The city was under a British mandate from 1920 to 1948, and then it was captured by Jordan during the Arab Israeli War in 1948. Most recently, it was taken over by Israel during the Six-Day War in 1967.
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Oldest Civilizations in the World - Part 01
Akkadian Empire
Era: c.2350 BCE – 2150 BCE
Location: Mesopotamia, the Levant, and Anatolia (modern-day Iraq, Syria, and Turkey)
Notable Achievements: One of the world’s first empires
Still Around: No
The Akkadian Empire is often called the world’s first empire. The empire united Akkadian and Sumerian speakers under one rule and their civilization stretched across Mesopotamia, the Levant, and Anatolia (modern-day Iraq, Syria, and Turkey).
Since the empire combined two distinct yet similar civilizations, its people were bilingual, speaking both Sumerian and Akkadian and writing in the Akkadian version of Cuneiform.
The Akkadians regularly traded with the nearby Indus Valley Civilization. The Sumerians and Akkadians had a surplus of agricultural products, which they traded for metal ores, timber, and building stone.
The people of the Akkadian Empire were skilled craftsmen and made a number of beautifully carved seals and cast metal statues.
Did You Know?
The fall of the Akkadian Empire gave rise to two famous empires, Assyria in the north and Babylon in the south.
Akkadian Empire
Era: c.2350 BCE – 2150 BCE
Location: Mesopotamia, the Levant, and Anatolia (modern-day Iraq, Syria, and Turkey)
Notable Achievements: One of the world’s first empires
Still Around: No
The Akkadian Empire is often called the world’s first empire. The empire united Akkadian and Sumerian speakers under one rule and their civilization stretched across Mesopotamia, the Levant, and Anatolia (modern-day Iraq, Syria, and Turkey).
Since the empire combined two distinct yet similar civilizations, its people were bilingual, speaking both Sumerian and Akkadian and writing in the Akkadian version of Cuneiform.
The Akkadians regularly traded with the nearby Indus Valley Civilization. The Sumerians and Akkadians had a surplus of agricultural products, which they traded for metal ores, timber, and building stone.
The people of the Akkadian Empire were skilled craftsmen and made a number of beautifully carved seals and cast metal statues.
Did You Know?
The fall of the Akkadian Empire gave rise to two famous empires, Assyria in the north and Babylon in the south.
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21 December 1965 The adoption of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD)
The human rights convention was adopted by the United Nations' member states and was put into force on January 4, 1969. It attempts to eliminate racial discrimination in the world.
The human rights convention was adopted by the United Nations' member states and was put into force on January 4, 1969. It attempts to eliminate racial discrimination in the world.
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21 December 1872 Phileas Fogg wins his wager
The fictional character created by French writer Jules Verne for his book, Around the World in Eighty Days, finished circumnavigating the world and reached London to win the wager he had set with his friends. The date also coincides with the publication of the last of the series that ended up becoming the now popular science fiction novel.
The fictional character created by French writer Jules Verne for his book, Around the World in Eighty Days, finished circumnavigating the world and reached London to win the wager he had set with his friends. The date also coincides with the publication of the last of the series that ended up becoming the now popular science fiction novel.
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Marilyn Monroe photographed by Frank Powolny in 1953.
"The magazines are full of girls who are slim as reeds, but I think men like to see a girl with curves. I like a dress that follows the natural line of the body, and I have never worn one that had the waistline where it shouldn't be." - Marilyn Monroe to Lydia Lane, 1960.
"The magazines are full of girls who are slim as reeds, but I think men like to see a girl with curves. I like a dress that follows the natural line of the body, and I have never worn one that had the waistline where it shouldn't be." - Marilyn Monroe to Lydia Lane, 1960.