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JanWhat Changed Dr. Bondar’s View
Piya Chattopadhyay | The Sunday Magazine (CBC) | January 16 2022 Roberta Bondar left Earth 30 years ago and never saw the planet the same after that Thirty years after becoming the first neurologist and the first Canadian woman in … Continue reading →
04
DecHappy Birthday, Roberta!
On this day in Sault Ste Marie Ontario, future neuro-ophthalmologist and payload specialist Roberta Lynn Bondar was born. Of course, no one knew all that at the time. Or even what those words meant. She had to learn to walk … Continue reading →
Category Archives: On This Day
Happy Birthday, Roberta!
On this day in Sault Ste Marie Ontario, future neuro-ophthalmologist and payload specialist Roberta Lynn Bondar was born. Of course, no one knew all that at the time. Or even what those words meant. She had to learn to walk … Continue reading
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An Herb For That
On October 18, 1616, English botanist and herbalist physician Nicholas Culpeper was born. Receiving early lessons in Latin and Greek, he read widely in his grandfather’s library. He learned about the application of medical plants from his grandmother. Culpeper … Continue reading
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World Migratory Bird Day
The Second Weekends of May and OCTOBER are events observed twice each year as World Migratory Bird Day to focus world attention on the need to protect migratory bird populations, their habitats, and their international flyways. Through exchanges of … Continue reading
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BIRDCAST ALERTS!
NOW! BIRDCAST ALERTS to give us Real Time heads-up about migratory birds on the move. This BirdCast Alert is a project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Colorado State University, and University of Massachusetts Amherst. THEN check out the … Continue reading
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United States National Park Service Birthday!
On August 25, 1916, the United States National Park Service was created by Congress through the National Park Service Organic Act to care for all national parks, historic battlefields, and monuments throughout the country. More than 400 National Parks … Continue reading
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Pliny’s Play-by-Play
On August 24, 79, the first recorded explosion of Mount Vesuvius, Italy, was witnessed by the 18-year-old nephew of the Commander of the Roman Fleet. His uncle sailed with ships to rescue survivors, leaving the teen to observe the … Continue reading
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Ukkusiksalik National Park
On August 23, 2003, Ukkusiksalik, became Nunavut’s 4th and Canada’s 41st national park. Pronounced /ooo koo SIK sa lik/, the name Ukkusiksalik refers to the carvable stone found in the area from which an ukkusik [pot] is made. Just … Continue reading
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Earth Day
April 22, Earth Day, is celebrated around the world as tens of millions of people make time to attend their environment. Thousands of governments – from local to regional to state, provincial or federal – plan awareness campaigns and activities … Continue reading
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International Day
of Human Space Flight
On April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person to travel into space. He made a 108-minute orbital flight in the fully automated Vostok 1 space capsule. Gagarin did not land in his space capsule. Vostok … Continue reading
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of Human Space Flight
of Human Space Flight
International Day of Forests and Trees
On March 21, 1971, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization declared this as World Forestry Day to share information, research, and project updates on forests and forestry around the world. This day was chosen because it is the … Continue reading
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