23 July 2018
Belgian priest Father Georges Lemaître postulated The Big Bang Theory in 1927. It was a black day in July-the Detroit Riot-began today in 1967. 43 died, 342 injured 1,400 buildings burnt. Trans-Canada Air began flights to the UK, carrying mail and military personnel, on this date in 1943. As a child, Narendra Modi, India’s 14th Prime Minister, helped his father sell tea. The first satellite to orbit Earth was the moon. More than 13,500 Canadians have served in Afghanistan since 2002--lest we forget. There are 20 fields of veterinary dentistry. Jack and Jill first went up the hill in the 1760s. Americans fill prescriptions at any of 67,000 pharmacies. Panamanians identify dental care as a ‘route canal’. Today in 1974, the Bank of Canada hiked the lending rate to 9.4%. Forbes fingers Xi, Putin, Trump and Merkel as Earth's most powerful people. Germany and France are the world’s leading producers of biodiesel. Louis XV g...