20 July 2018
On this date in 1871, British Columbia joined Confederation as the seventh province. Founded in 1946, Sony set up shop in the United States in 1960. The name Omar means ‘eloquent speaker’ and is common in Hebrew, Arabic and Spanish. 140 grams of groundcherries have 74 calories. Democracy is two wolves and a lamb deciding what to eat for lunch. Plastic can be made from milk. Le Tour de France covers 3 500 kilometres. Galileo was first to measure speed as distance over time. The baker’s man has been making pattycakes since 1698. The hardest part or learning to ride a bike is the pavement. British Columbia is larger than France. Neil Armstrong walked on the moon today in 1969. As one of four stages, green cheese was first identified in 1542. Today in 2005, Royal Assent was given to Bill C-38, making Canada the fourth nation to recognize same-sex marriages. Those who iron four-leaf clovers could be pressing their luck. ...