15 October 2018
Today in AD 1529, the Ottoman army was rousted at the Gates of Vienna, ending Turkey’s European expansion. in a global agreement inked in 1931, colours were numerically standardized. The Bank of Nova Scotia is the nation’s third largest chartered bank. This year’s National Spelling Bee ended in a tye. On this date in 1954, Hurricane Hazel killed 81 people in the GTA and left 4,000 homeless. The cardigan is named for Major General James Brudenell, the 7th Earl of Cardigan. Wayne Gretzky became the NHL’s all-time leading scorer today in 1989. The typical lightening bolt measures 300,000 volts; a taser emits 50,000. A group of teenaged girls is called a giggle. 19 million people go on cruises every year. Stop sign B2a is red and must measure 75 centimetres across opposite flats of the octagon. China blasted Yang Liwei, its first astronaut, into space today in 2003. The most common surname in Aus...