Fact of the Day .CA » Photo Facts http://factoftheday.ca Learn something every day. Sun, 20 Jun 2010 17:30:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc June 20 – The Red Phone – Fact of the Day (2 Comments) http://factoftheday.ca/2010/june-20-the-red-phone-fact-of-the-day/ http://factoftheday.ca/2010/june-20-the-red-phone-fact-of-the-day/#comments Sun, 20 Jun 2010 17:23:59 +0000 Steven Bush http://factoftheday.ca/?p=1986 June 20 – The Red Phone – Fact of the Day

Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow-Washington_hotline http://www.state.gov/t/isn/4785.htm http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/india-and-pakistan-to-have-nuclear-hotline-732980.html The phone was referenced in Hillary Clinton’s campaign ads. Blog this on Blogger Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Digg this! Post on Google Buzz Add to a lense on Squidoo Subscribe to the comments for this post?]]> June 20 – The Red Phone – Fact of the Day

Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow-Washington_hotline
http://www.state.gov/t/isn/4785.htm
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/india-and-pakistan-to-have-nuclear-hotline-732980.html

The phone was referenced in Hillary Clinton’s campaign ads.

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Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juneteenth http://www.infoplease.com/spot/juneteenth1.html http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ref/abouttx/juneteenth.html Blog this on Blogger Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Digg this! Post on Google Buzz Add to a lense on Squidoo Subscribe to the comments for this post?]]> June 19 – Juneteenth – Fact of the Day

Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juneteenth
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/juneteenth1.html
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ref/abouttx/juneteenth.html

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Sources: http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/96may/ride.html http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/ride-sk.html Blog this on Blogger Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Digg this! Post on Google Buzz Add to a lense on Squidoo Subscribe to the comments for this post?]]> June 18 – Sally Ride – Fact of the Day

Sources:

http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/96may/ride.html
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/ride-sk.html

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Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland Financial collapse Environmental Issues VOL CA NOES Blog this on Blogger Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Digg this! Post on Google Buzz Add to a lense on Squidoo Subscribe to the comments for this post?]]> June 17 – Iceland’s Independence – Fact of the Day

Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland
Financial collapse
Environmental Issues

VOL CA NOES

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Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentina_Tereshkova http://www.svengrahn.pp.se/trackind/Vostok5and6/Vostok56.htm http://www.astronautix.com/sites/baiurlc1.htm Blog this on Blogger Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Digg this! Post on Google Buzz Add to a lense on Squidoo Subscribe to the comments for this post?]]> June 16 – Valentina Tereshkova – Fact of the Day

Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentina_Tereshkova
http://www.svengrahn.pp.se/trackind/Vostok5and6/Vostok56.htm
http://www.astronautix.com/sites/baiurlc1.htm

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Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_transfusion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Denys Blog this on Blogger Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Digg this! Post on Google Buzz Add to a lense on Squidoo Subscribe to the comments for this post?]]> June 15 – First Blood Transfusion – Fact of the Day

Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_transfusion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Denys

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Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_Day_in_the_United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Flag_Code Video Tutorial on US Flag Code Blog this on Blogger Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Digg this! Post on Google Buzz Add to a lense on Squidoo Subscribe to the comments for this post?]]> June 14 – US Flag Day – Fact of the Day

Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_Day_in_the_United_States
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Flag_Code

Video Tutorial on US Flag Code

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Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miranda_warning http://www.oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1965/1965_759/argument/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miranda_v._Arizona Further Viewing: Don’t Talk to Police (how to use your US fifth amendment rights) Busted: A Citizen’s Guide to Surviving Police Encounters (how to use your US fourth and fifth amendment rights) Rights Cards (how to use your Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms rights) Blog this on Blogger Tweet This! [...]]]> June 13 – Miranda v. Arizona – Fact of the Day

Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miranda_warning
http://www.oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1965/1965_759/argument/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miranda_v._Arizona

Further Viewing:

Don’t Talk to Police (how to use your US fifth amendment rights)
Busted: A Citizen’s Guide to Surviving Police Encounters (how to use your US fourth and fifth amendment rights)

Rights Cards (how to use your Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms rights)

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Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Louisbourg_(1758) http://www.militaryheritage.com/louisbg.htm Blog this on Blogger Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Digg this! Post on Google Buzz Add to a lense on Squidoo Subscribe to the comments for this post?]]> June 12 – Siege of Louisbourg – Fact of the Day

Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Louisbourg_(1758)
http://www.militaryheritage.com/louisbg.htm

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Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vince_Lombardi http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.aspx?PLAYER_ID=132 Blog this on Blogger Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Digg this! Post on Google Buzz Add to a lense on Squidoo Subscribe to the comments for this post?]]> June 11 – Vince Lombardi – Fact of the Day

Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vince_Lombardi
http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.aspx?PLAYER_ID=132

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