On World Earth day a tree in the middle of Galliot Park in Glenhazel, Johannesburg, shows the colors of the Incoming winter
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A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. – Albert Einstein
Teaching someone else is one of the fastest ways to master a subject.
1516 – Duke Wilhelm IV of Bavaria endorses the German Beer Purity Law, ensuring beer is brewed only from water, malt, and hops.
1616 – William Shakespeare dies, aged 52. The Oxford English Dictionary credits him with introducing 3,000 words to the English language.
1729 – Cape Governor Pieter Gysbert van Noodt dies of a heart attack as four deserters are hanged on his order, fuelling speculation about a curse.
1867 – Queen Victoria and France’s Napoleon III reject plans for a Channel Tunnel.
1880 – French Empress Eugénie arrives in Durban to visit the grave of her son, the Prince Imperial, who died in the Zulu War.
1914 – Afrikaans receives its first official recognition when poet CJ Langenhoven addresses the Cape Provincial Council.
1970 – President Richard Nixon signs the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act, banning cigarette advertisements on television and radio.
2005 – YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim uploads the platform’s first video, the 18-second Me at the Zoo.
2019 – Southampton striker Shane Long scores the then-fastest goal in English Premier League history after 7.69 seconds in a 1–1 draw at Watford.
2023 – At least 100 bodies are discovered in shallow graves in Shakahola Forest, Kenya, believed to be members of the Good News International Church.
2024 – Details of ancient Greek philosopher Plato’s final night and burial place are revealed through the deciphering of a carbonised scroll using advanced technologies, including AI.
2024 – Britain approves a controversial bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.
2024 – Widespread flooding in southern China forces the evacuation of 110,000 people.
2025 – Earth Day: National Geographic releases Secrets of the Penguins, featuring drone footage of penguin chicks leaping off a 50-foot cliff for their first swim.
2025 – Gunmen kill at least 26 people, mostly Indian tourists, and injure several others in Pahalgam, Kashmir; the Resistance Front claims responsibility via social media.
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