Wednesday, October 13, 2010 The rescue of the Chilean miners trapped in the San José Mine in Copiapó, codenamed Operación San Lorenzo (San Lorenzo Operation), […]
Read MoreUS intercity passenger train collides with truck, derails
Tuesday, July 17, 2007 An Amtrak passenger train de-railed after hitting a pickup truck in Plant City, Florida, in the United States. The driver of […]
Read MoreArtists erect giant bunny on Italian mountainside
Monday, September 19, 2005 Gelitin, a group of artists from Vienna, has erected a pink bunny measuring 200 feet in length (about 60 metres) on […]
Read MoreGuadalupe River Park and Gardens opens in San Jose, CA, USA
Saturday, September 10, 2005 The city of San Jose, California greeted the opening of the Guadalupe River Park and Gardens today with festivities, music, and […]
Read MoreNew method of displaying time patented
Saturday, October 14, 2006 An American inventor has patented a pair of new time formats with a footprint less than 50% of that of conventional […]
Read MoreRobert Boyle wins Honorary Oscar for his art direction career
Monday, February 25, 2008American art director and production designer Robert F. Boyle was honoured last night at the Academy Awards. Hired as an extra in […]
Read MoreCleveland, Ohio clinic performs US’s first face transplant
Thursday, December 18, 2008 A team of eight transplant surgeons in Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, USA, led by reconstructive surgeon Dr. Maria Siemionow, age 58, […]
Read MoreWarren Buffett to host world’s most expensive lunch
Wednesday, June 16, 2010 Billionaire Warren Buffett, Chief Executive of Berkshire Hathaway, auctioned lunch with himself on eBay for US$2.63 million. Bidding, which started on […]
Read MoreU.S. commuter blows up section of Washington D.C. Bridge
Tuesday, August 29, 2006 Regular commuter Dan Ruefly detonated a half-mile (800 m) section of the old Woodrow Wilson Bridge just after 12:30 a.m. local […]
Read MoreUnited States begins testing equipment for demolition of a major VX nerve gas stockpile
Saturday, May 7, 2005 Testing began on a chemical reactor at the Newport Chemical Depot near Terre Haute, Indiana on Friday morning. If successful, the […]
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