IN A NUTSHELL
ANNIVERSARIES. 1086. —Domesday Book completed. 1781.—William' Cowper bom. 1769.—Captain Cook took possession of New Zealand at Mercury Bay. 1839.—Death of "William Murdock, inventor of gas lighting. 1861. —First issue of the ‘ Otago Daily Times.’ , 1863.—-Christian IN’, (father of Queen Alexandra) became King of Denmark. 1889.—Revolution in Brazil ; Emperor deposed and republic declared. 1899.—Armoured train wrecked at Chieveley; severe British losses. 1914.—Germans captured Dixmude; Austrians invaded Serbia. 1920.—First meeting of League of Nations at Geneva.
An Englishwoman has put 1,000,000 stars in their exact places on a map of the sky. In Britain’s elementary schools more than 8,000 classes contain over fifty children each.
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Evening Star, Issue 21878, 15 November 1934, Page 1
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106IN A NUTSHELL Evening Star, Issue 21878, 15 November 1934, Page 1
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