Revolving machine gun invented by Richard J. Gatling.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Fact 15
Stephen Fry, who inherited the role of the Guide from the late Peter Jones, was a close friend of the late Douglas Adams. They were also both graduates of Cambridge University, although Fry was five years younger.
Quote by Cherie Lunghi
I enjoy art, architecture, museums, churches and temples; anything that
gives me insight into the history and soul of the place I’m in. I can also
be a beach bum – I like to laze in the shade of a palm tree with a good
book or float in a warm sea at sundown.
2016 Turkish coup d’état attempt
A coup d’état is launched against Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government of Turkey, but ultimately fails on 16 July.
Greek government-debt crisis
Greece became the first advanced economy to miss a payment to the International Monetary Fund in the fund’s 71-year history.
