BOOK OF THE WEEK
- 13 Jan - 19 Jan, 2024
The Swiss watch company invented a new unit of time called the .beat, which corresponds to one minute and 26.4 seconds. Under the Internet Time system, a day is divided into 1000 .beats.
The world famous escape artist performed for the last time at the Garrick Theater in Detroit, Michigan.
An alliance of Britain, France, and the Ottoman Empire fought the Battle of Balaclava against the Russian Empire during the Crimean War.
The world’s oldest governing football body was created in London. The foundation was instrumental in creating and formalising rules of the game.
The oldest underground subway system in the United States, construction of the transit system began in 1902. Today, the NYC subway is one of the largest and the most used rapid transit systems in the world.
The country had been a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire since the late 1700s. With the end of the Empire on the horizon, nationalists under the leadership of Thomas Masaryk pushed for independence.
Also known as the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Red Cross is a humanitarian institution that has been a three-time recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
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