Former US president and Republican nominee
Donald Trump has tapped Ohio Senator James David
Vance as his running mate for the 2024 presidential
elections. The announcement was made on the first
day of the Republican National Convention, held in
Milwaukee, Minnesota, from July 15 to July 18, 2024.
If elected, Vance, 39, will be the nation's youngest ...
President Ronald Reagan's love for jelly beans was
well-known. However, America's 40th leader also had
a soft spot for ice cream. In 1984, he issued
Proclamation 5219. It declared July as National Ice
Cream Month and the third Sunday of July as
National Ice Cream Day. Americans are urged to
celebrate the month "with appropriate ceremonies ...
The countdown to the 2024 Summer Olympics has
begun. In just one month, on July 26, about 11,000
athletes from 206 nations will gather in Paris,
France, for the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad. Here
are a few trailblazers ready to make their mark on
the world stage.
Claudia Sheinbaum made history on June 2, 2024,
when she became the first female president of
Mexico. She is also the first person of Jewish heritage
to lead this primarily Catholic nation. Sheinbaum's
achievement is even more remarkable considering
that women in Mexico only gained the right to vote
70 years ago, in 1953.
On June 20, 2024, Northern Hemisphere residents
will celebrate the first official day of summer. Also
known as the June solstice, it is the day when the
North Pole is most tilted toward the Sun. As a result,
the Northern Hemisphere will enjoy its longest day of
2024. Conversely, those in the Southern
Hemisphere will mark the start of winter with the y...
Every year on the last Monday of May, thousands of
people from around the world gather at Cooper's Hill
in Gloucestershire, England, for the Cheese Rolling
competition. This unusual contest requires
participants to run, or as is usually the case, tumble,
down the steep hill to try to catch an 8-pound
(3.6-kg) rolling wheel of cheese.
Juneteenth is observed annually on June 19. The
federal holiday commemorates the end of slavery in
the United States (US). On this day in 1865, the last
enslaved people in America learned they were free.
Most crabs have strong exoskeletons to protect
them from predators. However, hermit crabs are
born with soft bodies. They have usually lived inside
sea shells or old snail shells. But, a recent study by
Polish scientists has found that the tiny crustaceans
are increasingly turning to trash for refuge.
Entertainers have readily adapted to new
technologies and audience preferences. However,
the physical spaces where they perform have largely
remained static. Now, Sphere, a groundbreaking
new entertainment venue in Las Vegas, Nevada, is
shattering this mold.
