BOOK OF THE WEEK
- 13 Jan - 19 Jan, 2024
The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, a U.N. affiliate organisation that works for the welfare of children around the world, was founded on this day.
A bomb exploded at the building of the National Agrarian Bank, Milan, Italy, killing 17 people and injuring 88.
Major Edward Topham owned the land where the meteorite crashed. He exhibited it later, and today it is placed in the Natural History Museum in London.
Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his team reached the South Pole, becoming the first men in the recorded history ever to set foot on the most southern point on Earth.
The award winning film was adapted from the Pulitzer winner Margaret Mitchell's book by the same name.
After 25 years of being on TV, the last episode of Larry King Live, one of CNN's most watched TV program was aired. While the official end date for the talk show was December 16, an episode on cancer was aired two days later on December 18.
The popular American animated series directed by Matt Groening is set in the fictional town of Springfield and it follows the life of the Simpson family.
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