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YouTube video by The Quite Interesting Channel 40: Honey

A Quite Interesting podcast about honey. How sweet.

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Trump targets ally Marjorie Taylor Greene ahead of Epstein files vote The Georgia congresswoman has criticised Trump's foreign policy and handling of Jeffrey Epstein files.

I'll be honest, I didn't have "being on the same side of any issue as the crazy space-laser woman" on my 2025 bingo card.

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Artemis 1 launch

16 November 2022: #NASA launched Artemis 1. This was an uncrewed lunar-orbiting mission, and the first flight of the #Space Launch System (SLS). #History #exploration

The Hoxne Hoard on display at the British Museum.

16 November 1992: Metal detectorist Eric Lawes discovered the Hoxne Hoard. #History #archaeology

As a responsible metal detectorist, Eric Lawes reported the discovery, & a team of archaeologists from the Suffolk Archaeological Unit carried out an emergency excavation of the site the following day.

Photograph of Benazir Bhutto

16 November 1988: Benazir Bhutto was elected to be Prime Minister of #Pakistan. #History

Launch of the Saturn 1B rocket carrying the Skylab 4 mission into low-Earth orbit.

16 November 1973: #NASA launched the #Skylab 4 mission from Cape Canaveral, carrying a crew of three astronauts aboard a Saturn IB rocket to the Skylab #space station for an 84-day mission. #History

Museum replica of the Venera 3 space probe.

16 November 1965: The Soviet Union launched the Venera 3 space probe toward Venus. #History #Space #Exploration #Venera3

UNECO logo

16 November 1945: #UNESCO (The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) was established. #History

16 November 1940: In occupied #Poland, the Nazis built a wall, sealing the #Warsaw Jewish Ghetto from the outside world. #History #Holocaust

Early Quantas biplane in front of a Quantas Ltd hanger.

16 November 1920: The airline #Qantas was founded as 'Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited'. #History #Australia

16 November 1915: Coca-Cola patented the design of its classic "Contour" bottle (US Patent 48,160). #History #CocaCola

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The badge of the US Federal Reserve

16 November 1914: The official opening of the Federal Reserve Bank of the United States. #History #USA

Photograph of the Mauretania under steam.

16 November 1907: The #Cunard Liner RMS #Mauretania set sail from #Liverpool on its maiden voyage to New York. #History

16 November 1904: John Ambrose Fleming received a patent for the thermionic valve (vacuum tube). #History #electronics

patents.google.com/patent/US803...

The Victoria Cross - Britain's highest military award for valour.

16 November 1857: The 2nd relief of #Lucknow during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 (the "Indian Mutiny"). 24 Victoria Crosses were awarded, the most ever in a single day. #History #India

Contemporary drawing depicting Jack Sheppard.

16 November 1724: The notorious thief and gaol-breaker, Jack Sheppard, was hanged at #Tyburn. #History

16 November 1532: Francisco Pizarro and his men captured the #Inca Emperor Atahualpa at the Battle of Cajamarca. #History

16 November 1272: Edward I became king of England upon the death of Henry III. #History

Edward was away on Crusade when Henry III died. It would be two years before he returned to assume the throne.

XBox game console

15 November 2001: Microsoft launched the #Xbox game console in North America. #History

The Soviet uncrewed Shuttle "Buran"

15 November 1988: The Soviet uncrewed Shuttle " #Buran " made its first, and only, space flight. #History #Space

British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Irish Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald signing the 1985 Anglo-Irish Agreement.

15 November 1985: The Anglo-Irish Agreement was signed at Hillsborough Castle by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Irish Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald. #History #Ireland

Intel 4004 microprocessor

15 November 1971: #Intel released the world's first commercial single-chip microprocessor - the 4004. #History #Computing

Astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Jim Lovell on board the US aircraft carrier USS Wasp, following the recovery of their Gemini 12 capsule.

15 November 1966: Gemini 12 splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean, successfully completing the final mission of the #Gemini program. #History #Space #Exploration

Following their decisive victory in the naval Battle of #Guadalcanal the United States was able to switch from their defensive strategy and take the offensive for the remainder of this campaign. #History #WW2 #USNavy (4/4)

During the battle, the U.S. lost the light cruisers, Atlanta and Juneau, and a total of 7 destroyers (Barton, Monssen, Cushing, Laffey, Preston, Benham and Walke). #History #WW2 #Guadalcanal #USNavy (3/4)

#Japan had lost the battleships Hiei and Kirishima, the heavy cruiser Kinugasa, 3 destroyers (Akatsuki, Yudachi, and Ayanami), and a large number of transport ships. #History #WW2 #USNavy (2/4)

15 November 1942: The naval Battle of #Guadalcanal in the #Pacific ended in a decisive victory for the US Navy. #History #WW2 #USNavy (1/4)

First assembly of the League of Nations.

15 November 1920: The first assembly of the League of Nations convened in #Geneva. #History #LeagueOfNations

15 November 1915: Winston Churchill resigned from the Government.

In 1916, #Churchill would command the 6th Battalion of the Royal Scots Fusiliers on the Western Front while remaining an MP. #History #WW1

Photograph of Winston Churchill in about 1900.

15 November 1899: Winston #Churchill was captured by #Boer troops while acting as a civilian war reporter for the Morning Post. #History