Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev fled Bishkek amid fierce anti-government riots as the opposition seized control.
Set 2
Scottish independence referendum, 2014
Thursday, 18 September 2014
Source: Wikipedia
In the Scottish independence referendum, Scotland voted to remain in the United Kingdom, with 55.3% of votes against independence while 44.7% voted in favour.
Italian presidential election, 2013
Saturday, 20 April 2013
Source: Wikipedia
Amid growing financial tensions, Italian President Giorgio Napolitano was re-elected, the first ever Italian president to be re-elected. Napolitano appointed Enrico Letta Prime Minister, at the head of a grand coalition.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Fact 16
Source: IMDB
The registration of Arthur’s caravan is T863 XT0.
South Korean presidential election, 2012
Wednesday, 19 December 2012
Source: Wikipedia
Park Geun-hye was elected President of South Korea, the first woman to hold the position.
Predictions and Events for the 2030s #5
Source: Wikipedia
Gerontologist Aubrey de Grey predicts there is a “50/50 chance” of significantly extending the healthy human lifespan by around the year 2036.
Resignation of John Key
Sunday, 11 December 2016
Source: Wikipedia
Bill English becomes Prime Minister of New Zealand after the resignation of John Key.
European Parliament election, 2014 (United Kingdom)
Thursday, 22 May 2014
Source: Wikipedia
The UK Independence Party received the most votes in the European election for the United Kingdom, the first time a third party won an election in the country since 1906.
Crowning of Tupou VI
Saturday, 4 July 2015
Source: Wikipedia
Tupou VI was crowned King of Tonga, succeeding his brother George Tupou V, who died in 2012.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Fact 15
Source: IMDB
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
Source: 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.
Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Source: Ralph Waldo Emerson
With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.