Month: June 2020

Summer Solstice 2020 Live from Stonehenge

Stonehenge will be silent this summer solstice for the first time in probably centuries, but anyone will be able to watch the sunrise via the internet instead. Due to the virus, even as the lockdown is eased, English Heritage have decided that social distancing rules will make allowing crowds into the site unwise, so they’ve decided to... Continue Reading →

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Τα Φθορίζοντα Ορυκτά που Μαγεύουν!

Το Μεταλλευτικό Μουσείο Sterling Hill Mining Museum στο New Jersey των Ηνωμένων Πολιτειών είναι γνωστό για την ποικιλία εκθεμάτων εκπαιδευτικού χαρακτήρα, αλλά είναι κυρίως φημισμένο για τη μεγάλη του συλλογή φθοριζόντων ορυκτών, που παρουσιάζονται κατά μήκος των τοίχων του διανοιχθέντος το 1990 Rainbow Tunnel! Στις επιφάνειες αυτές μπορεί, πράγματι, να θαυμάσει κανείς σπάνια ορυκτά, που... Continue Reading →

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323, June 13th… Alexander the Great dies

Alexander the Great, the young Macedonian military genius who forged an empire stretching from the eastern Mediterranean to India, dies in Babylon, in present-day Iraq, at the age of 33. Born in Macedonia to King Phillip II and Queen Olympias, Alexander received a classical education from famed philosopher Aristotle and a military education from his father. At the age... Continue Reading →

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Anne Frank receives a diary

On June 12, 1942, Anne Frank, a young Jewish girl living in Amsterdam, receives a diary for her 13th birthday. A month later, she and her family went into hiding from the Nazis in rooms behind her father’s office.  For two years, the Franks and four other families hid, fed and cared for by Gentile friends.... Continue Reading →

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Six-Day War ends

1967 June 11 The Six-Day War between Israel and its Arab neighbors ends with a United Nations-brokered cease-fire. The outnumbered Israel Defense Forces achieved a swift and decisive victory in the brief war, rolling over the Arab coalition that threatened the Jewish state and more than doubling the amount of territory under Israel’s control. The greatest fruit... Continue Reading →

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UNESCO’S online international expert workshop on Culture|2030 Indicators begins

On 2 June 2020, UNESCO successfully launched its first online international Expert Workshop on the Culture|2030 Indicators, with an opening speech by Mr Ernesto Ottone R., UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Culture and Ms Silvia Montoya, Director of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The Culture|2030 Indicators were developed in collaboration with the UNESCO Institute for... Continue Reading →

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