In 15 May 1800, President John Adams ordered the federal government to be moved to Washington, D.C.
President Adams was pleased by his decision to move the seat of government from Philadelphia to Washington.
On this day. 1800: President John Adams ordered the federal government to leave Philadelphia and move to the new capital city: Washington, D.C., which stood for "District of Columbia." Washington officially became the U.S. capital on June 11, 1800. At the time the entire federal workforce numbered about 125.
What is today known as the White House was still under construction, so when Adams arrived in Washington, he took a room over a Capitol Hill tavern, Tunnicliff's, at the corner of 1st and A NE. Adams enjoyed it. In a letter to his wife, Abigail, on June 13, 1800, he said:
"I like the seat of government very well and shall sleep or lie awake next winter in the President's house.... (Secretary of State John) Mr Marshall and (Secretary of War Samuel) Mr Dexter lodge with me at Tunnicliff's City Hotel very near the capitol. The establishment of the public offices in this place has given it the air of the seat of government and all things seem to go on well."
It was orbited at an angle of 65 degrees to the equator. Initial reports place its apogee at 1,880 kilometres. It takes 106 minutes to circuit the Earth. It was detached from the carrier rocket, which is travelling along a similar orbit.
At 1.41 p.m. (Moscow time) on May 15 it passed over Moscow from the south-west to the north-east.
Soviet Sputnik 3 is in the form of a cone 1.73 metres in diameter at the base and 3.57 metres in height, excluding the protruding antennae.
It weighs 1,327 kilogrammes. The weight of the instruments for scientific research, the radio measuring apparatus and the sources of electric power aboard weigh 968 kilogrammes.
Instruments are installed in the sputnik to study the pressure and composition of the atmosphere in its upper layers; the concentration of positive ions; the magnitudes of the electric charge of the sputnik and the tension of the Earth's electrostatic field; the tension of the Earth's magnetic field; the intensity of the Sun's corpuscular radiation; the composition and variation of primary cosmic radiation, the distribution of the photons and heavy nuclei in cosmic rays; micrometeors; the temperature in the sputnik and on its surface.
The programme planned for the sputnik will make it possible to study a number of geophysical and physical problems with the aid of the instruments taken up by the sputnik to great heights.
A multi-channel telemetering system with a high selectivity has been installed on the sputnik to transmit the data to recording stations on the Earth. The sputnik is equipped with special transmitting devices which enable the co-ordinates of its trajectory to be measured.
With the aim of enlisting broad scientific circles in the observation of Soviet Sputnik III, a radio-transmitter has been installed in it which constantly emits powerful telegraph-beats on a frequency of 20.005 megacycles lasting 150-300 milliseconds.
A programme device controls the operation of the scientific and radiotechnical instruments aboard the sputnik. Apart from electro-chemical batteries the sputnik is equipped with solar batteries.
A thermal regulating system which, with the aid of special devices, changes the coefficients of radiation and reflection of the sputnik's surface serves to ensure a temperature regime for the normal operation of the apparatus on board.
Observations of the sputnik, registration of the scientific data and the measurement of the co-ordinates of its trajectory are being carried out by specially organised stations equipped with great quantities of radiotechnical and optical instruments. The data on the sputnik's co-ordinates received by the radar stations are processed automatically, reduced to a standard astronomic time and transmitted by communication lines to a co-ordinating and calculating centre.
The measurements received by the calculating centre from the various stations are automatically fed into high-speed electronic computers which determine the basic parameters of the sputnik's orbit and the calculations of its ephemerides. A great number of optical observation posts, astronomical observatories, radio clubs and radio amateurs are engaged in the observation of the sputnik.
The sputnik and its carrier rocket will be visible in the rays of the rising and setting sun.
Soviet Sputnik 3 - a new stage in the extensive research of the upper layers of the atmosphere and in the study of cosmic space - is a major contribution by Soviet scientists to world science.
The first Academy Awards ceremony, Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel (1929) | Photo courtesy of Wikipedia
The first Academy Awards honored the best films of 1927 and 1928 and were presented at a private dinner on May 16, 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Named for President Theodore Roosevelt, the hotel opened in 1927 and was financed by a group that included Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford and Sid Grauman. The ceremony was held in the hotel’s Blossom Ballroom, where 270 guests each paid five dollars per ticket to attend the dinner and watch the presentation. Winners were announced three months before the ceremony, which was not broadcast on radio or television. The event was hosted by Academy President Douglas Fairbanks, who presented all of the golden statuettes in fifteen minutes.
Japan 2010 Japan Couple Married by Robot 16th May, 2010 : Japan conducts the first wedding in which the couple was married by a robot. The couple had a connection to the robotics industry and wished for the robot, the I-Fairy, to officiate their wedding in Tokyo.
Japan has hosted the world's first wedding to be conducted by a robot.
The automated creature, known as the I-Fairy, oversaw the wedding of Tomohiro Shibata and Satoko Inoue in the capital, Tokyo.
The couple decided to use the robot as they are both connected with Japan's thriving robotics industry.
Since robots had brought them together in the first place, they said, having one officiate at their wedding was a natural choice.
During the ceremony, I-Fairy - which has flashing eyes and plastic pigtails - instructed the groom to lift the bride's veil for the kiss.
The wedding took part in a rooftop restaurant in the Japanese capital.
Almost everyone stood when the bride walked down the aisle in her white gown, but not the wedding conductor, because she was bolted to her chair.
The nuptials at this ceremony were led by “I-Fairy,” a 4-foot tall seated robot with flashing eyes and plastic pigtails. Sunday’s wedding was the first time a marriage had been led by a robot, according to manufacturer Kokoro Co.
“Please lift the bride’s veil,” the robot said in a tinny voice, waving its arms in the air as the newlyweds kissed in front of about 50 guests.
The wedding took place at a restaurant in Hibiya Park in central Tokyo, where the I-Fairy wore a wreath of flowers and directed a rooftop ceremony. Wires led out from beneath it to a black curtain a few feet away, where a man crouched and clicked commands into a computer.
18 MEI 1970. Penubuhan UKM : Pencarian Kakitangan Perintis
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia telah ditubuhkan secara rasminya pada 18 Mei 1970, dan ianya beroperasi dalam bulan yang sama di kampus sementaranya, iaitu di Maktab Perguruan Persekutuan di Lembah Pantai. Penggunaan premis tersebut dilakukan setelah 80 orang pelatih tahun dua maktab berkenaan dipindahkan ke Maktab Perguruan Temenggong Ibrahim, Johor Bharu. Dalam pentadbiran mana-mana organisasi sekalipun, modal insan adalah modal yang utama, justeru bagi UKM, pengambilan modal insan perintis bagi UKM perlu dilaksanakan.
Sebaik sahaja kerajaan bersetuju untuk menubuhkan sebuah universiti kebangsaan, jawatankuasa penubuhan universiti kebangsaan yang dipengerusikan oleh Tun Syed Nasir telah memohon kerajaan memilih segera calon-calon yang bakal mengisi jawatan Naib Canselor dan Pendaftar bagi universiti tersebut. Selain daripada itu, program latihan bagi bakal pensyarah juga perlu dilaksanakan dengan segera, ianya bagi memastikan mereka sudah terlatih untuk mengajar bakal pelajar perintis UKM. Kumpulan pertama tutor yang dihantar ke luar negara bagi melanjutkan pengajian adalah seramai 8 orang, pada masa yang sama, 2 orang pensyarah telah terlebih dahulu dihantar ke luar negara atas tujuan yang sama.
Kerajaan kemudiannya melantik Tan Sri Rashdan Baba sebagai Naib Canselor UKM yang pertama, dan Tun Abdullah Salleh, selaku pendaftar yang pertama. Tan Sri Rashdan Baba dan Tun Abdullah Salleh kemudiannya turut menyertai Menteri Pelajaran Malaysia, Tun Abdul Rahman Ya'akub ke Indonesia bagi mencari calon yang sesuai sebagai ahli akademik UKM, rombongan ini juga turut disertai oleh Dato' Dr. Hassan Ahmad yang ketika itu merupakan pemangku Pengarah Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. Misi rombongan ini adalah mencari calon pengajar yang mampu mengajar subjek sains dengan menggunakan bahasa penghantar Bahasa Melayu. Sebelumnya, kementerian pendidikan sendiri telah mengadakan tinjauan bagi mengenalpasti calon bagi tujuan yang sama dari kalangan anak tempatan. Seterusnya pelantikan Tun Abdul Razak sebagai Canselor UKM yang pertama pula diumumkan, persetujuan Tun Abdul Razak menerima pelantikan tersebut telah diumumkan oleh Pemangku Menteri Pendidikan, Tan Sri Hj, Ghazali Jawi. (Berita Harian, 27 Ogos 1970:5).
Berita Harian, 27 Ogos 1970, P. 5
Menurut Tun Abdullah Salleh (The Straits Times, 24 November 1969), sebelum mula beroperasi dalam bulan Mei 1970, Universiti Kebangsaan perlu mengisi lebih kurang 20 jawatan kosong yang merangkumi jawatan seperti berikut;
Antara kaedah yang digunakan dalam mengisi jawatan-jawatan kosong ini ialah melalui pengiklanan di akhbar-akhbar tempatan, dan menurut Tun Abdullah, kaedah ini amat berkesan kerana UKM telah menerima permohonan yang sangat menggalakkan bagi jawatan-jawatan yang telah diiklankan.
Iklan jawatan Penolong Pustakawan. Sumber : The Straits Times, 30 Mac 1970.
1927 – The Bath School Disaster: forty-five people are killed by bombs planted by a disgruntled school-board member in Michigan.
On May 18, 1927, 45 people, mostly children, were killed and 58 were injured when disgruntled and demented school board member Andrew Kehoe dynamited the new school building in Bath, Michigan out of revenge over his foreclosed farm due in part to the taxes required to pay for the new school.
May 19, 1962 "A birthday salute to U.S. President John F. Kennedy takes place at Madison Square Garden, New York. The highlight is Marilyn Monroe's infamous rendition of Happy Birthday."
Happy Birthday, Mr. President
"Happy Birthday, Mr. President" was a song sung by actress and singer Marilyn Monroe on Saturday, May 19, 1962, for then-President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, at a celebration of his forty-fifth birthday, ten days before the actual day of his 45th birthday (Tuesday, May 29). Sung in a sultry voice, Monroe sang the traditional "Happy Birthday to You" lyrics, with "Mr. President" inserted as Kennedy's name.
Monroe continued the song with a snippet from the classic song, "Thanks for the Memory", for which she had written new lyrics specifically aimed at Kennedy. Thanks, Mr. PresidentFor all the things you've doneThe battles that you've wonThe way you deal with U.S. SteelAnd our problems by the tonWe thank you so much Afterwards, President Kennedy came on stage and joked about the song, saying, "I can now retire from politics after having had Happy Birthday sung to me in such a sweet, wholesome way," alluding to Monroe's delivery, her racy dress, and her general image as a sex symbol.[1]
The song and Monroe's performance have been remembered for numerous reasons. First, it was one of her last major public appearances (Monroe died August 5, 1962). In addition, there are persistent rumors that President Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe had had an affair,[2] giving Monroe's performance another layer of meaning.
Monroe's performance was accompanied by jazz pianist Hank Jones.[3]
On May 19th, 1780 a sense of doom swept over New England andparts of Canada at around noon. The darkness was seen as far north asPortland, Maine and as far south as New Jersey. However, it was notseen in Pennsylvania.
Much of the region was plunged into darkness. Chickens settleddown to roost and frogs began their nighttime croaking. When nightactually came in, the moon was as red as blood. There was no eclipseto blame for the blanket of darkness which would require the use ofcandles from noon on. For several days prior to this dark occurrence,the sun appeared to be red and the sky yellow.
Many people concluded that the Day of Judgement had come. Mostpeople found the sudden darkness baffling and inexplicable. Sciencecould not explain the phenomenon. Therefore, leaving it open toreligious interpretations. The Dark Day of 1780 is still regarded bymany as a supernatural event caused by God.
A response to the fears of his colleagues from Connecticutlegislative, Abraham Davenport, made him famous. His response was, “Ichoose, for one, to meet Him face to face, No faithless servantfrightened from my task, But ready when the Lord of the harvestcalls; And therefore, with all reverence, I would say, Let God do Hiswork, we will see to ours. Bring in the candles.”
The only possible cause may have been a high-altitude pall ofwind-bourne soot from huge forest fires burning in the West. Duringthe “blackout,” soot was seen collecting in rivers and in rainwater. This suggests the presence of smoke. Some recalled morningrain, indicative of cloud cover. The blanket of darkness would linger until the middle of thenext night and to this day remains an unsolved mystery.
Sejarah penerimaan Bendera Persekutuan Tanah Melayu ialah melalui perjanjian dengan Majlis Raja-Raja di mana sebuah Jawatankuasa telah ditubuhkan dalam tahun 1949 untuk menimbang dan membuat perakuan berhubung dengan reka bentuk Bendera Persekutuan Tanah Melayu.
Satu pertandingan Peringkat Kebangsaan telah diadakan bagi memilih Bendera Persekutuan Tanah Melayu yang baru. Pertandingan ini diadakan oleh Majlis Perundangan Persekutuan dalam tahun 1949. Seramai 373 karyawan telah mengambil bahagian di mana tiga reka bentuk bendera dipilih ke peringkat akhir.
Reka bentuk pertama ialah lambang keris bersilang di tengah-tengah dengan dikelilingi oleh 11 bintang pecah lima. Reka bentuk kedua hampir serupa dengan rekabentuk pertama kecuali 11 bintang pecah lima itu disusun dalam dua bulatan mengelilingi Keris Bersilang tersebut. Reka bentuk ketiga ialah 11 jalur biru-putih dengan Bulan Bintang berwarna kuning di bahagian tepi kiri.
Majlis Perundangan Persekutuan menjemput orang ramai memberikan pendapat kepada ketiga-tiga reka bentuk tersebut. Pendapat umum itu telah dikelolakan oleh akhbar The Malay Mail. Keputusan akhir yang disiarkan pada 28 November 1949 menunjukkan majoriti orang ramai memilih reka bentuk ketiga. Reka bentuk tersebut adalah ciptaan seorang Arkitek Kerajaan di Johor iaitu Encik Mohamad bin Hamzah.
Fakta: Bendera Malaysia dicipta berdasarkan Bendera Johor
Reka bentuk bendera tersebut dengan beberapa pindaan telah mendapat perkenan Mesyuarat Majlis Raja-Raja pada 22 dan 23 Februari 1950. Pada 19 April 1950 Majlis Perundangan Persekutuan telah meluluskan usul yang dibentangkan oleh Pemangku Ketua Setiausaha Negara.
Reka bentuk bendera tersebut telah mendapat kelulusan King George VI pada 19 Mei 1950. Pertama kali Bendera Persekutuan Tanah Melayu dikibarkan ialah dalam majlis menaikkan bendera tersebut yang dianjurkan oleh Pesuruhjaya Tinggi British pada 26 Mei 1950 di perkarangan Istana Sultan Selangor dengan dihadiri oleh D.Y.M.M. Raja-Raja Melayu dan Pegawai-Pegawai King George VI.
Bendera Malaysia adalah berasal dari Bendera Persekutuan Tanah Melayu. Duli-Duli Yang Maha Mulia Raja-Raja Melayu dan Tuan-Tuan Yang Terutama Gabenor-Gabenor dalam satu Persidangan Majlis Raja-Raja menjelang pembentukan Malaysia telah memperkenankan iaitu reka bentuk Bendera Malaysia hendaklah mengikut reka bentuk Bendera Persekutuan Tanah Melayu dengan pengubahsuaian pada bilangan jalur-jalur dan bintang pecah 14 bagi menunjukkan 14 buah negeri baru bagi Persekutuan Malaysia.
ercantuman Sabah, Sarawak dan Singapura dengan Persekutuan Tanah Melayu telah melahirkan sebuah negara baru iaitu Malaysia. Bendera Malaysia telah dikibarkan dengan rasminya di seluruh negara untuk melambangkan lahirnya Melaysia pada 16 September, 1963.
Sungguhpun Singapura berpisah daripada Malaysia pada 9 Ogos 1965, namun jalur-jalur dan bintang pecah 14 terus dikekalkan hingga sekarang. Kini jalur-jalur dan bintang pecah 14 itu membawa maksud keanggotaan yang sama dalam Persekutuan 13 buah negeri dan Kerajaan Persekutuan.
May 20, 1932: Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across Atlantic
May 20, 1932: Aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across Atlantic on this day in 1932 – five years before she mysteriously disappeared.
The American celebrity adventurer took off from Newfoundland, in eastern Canada, and spent 14 hours and 56 minutes in the air before landing in Northern Ireland.
Earhart, 34, – nicknamed Lady Lindy due to her likeness to the first transatlantic aviator Charles Linbergh – was filmed by British Pathé being cheered by villagers.
She is also seen grinning as she shook hands with farm labourer Dan McCallion, who first asked in his identifying Irish brogue: “Have you flown far?”
She had hoped to emulate Lindbergh’s feat and land near Paris – but was forced to come down near Londonderry after her Lockheed Vega plane began leaking fuel.
The footage also shows her in London, which was described by the plummy-voiced Pathé reporter as “pelting with rain, thunder and lightning, good old English weather”.
Amelia Earhart with Mr and Mrs Laughlin, the first people she met after her solo trans-Atlantic flight ended in …
The newsreel also included a clip of her landing in Wales four years earlier when she became the first woman to fly over the Atlantic as part of a crew.
Her 1928 endeavour – made while she was still social worker with a flying hobby – propelled her to fame.
But the former Crayola heiress, whose family blew the fortune before she could inherit anything, is probably best known today for her disappearance.
She vanished on July 2, 1937, while flying over the Pacific during her attempt to circumnavigate the globe.
Neither her body nor her plane has ever been discovered, although debris found last year suggests she may have plunged into the ocean near Nikumaroro island.
novelloverzz posted on 20-5-2013 08:40 AM
dia hilang mcm tu je ke @ciksurie ?
a'ah...yg kiter baca...dia hilang dlm penerbangan dia
ader teori mengatakan bangkai kapal terbangnya dijumpai
tapi tiada kesahihan...
Ada satu filem tentang tentang kisah hidup Amelia
"Amelia" pada 2009 yg bintangi oleh Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor
Post time 15-5-2013 04:31 PM
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x pe ada nnt tepek lagi..
Post time 18-5-2013 10:04 AM
Amelia Earhart with Mr and Mrs Laughlin, the first people she met after her solo trans-Atlantic flight ended in …
