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On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, a groundbreaking scientific work by British naturalist Charles Darwin, is published in England. Darwin’s theory argued that organisms gradually evolve through a process he called “natural selection.” In natural selection, organisms with genetic variations that suit their environment tend to propagate more descendants than organisms of the same species that lack the variation, thus influencing the overall genetic makeup of the species. Darwin, who was influenced by the work of French naturalist Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck and the English economist Thomas Mathus, acquired most of the evidence for his theory during a five-year surveying expedition aboard the HMS Beagle in the 1830s. Visiting such diverse places as the Galapagos Islands and New Zealand, Darwin acquired an intimate knowledge of the flora, fauna, and geology of many lands. This information, along with his studies in variation and interbreeding after retu...

November 23, 1963: Doctor Who is first broadcast on BBC TV The family science fiction show that would become a global phenomenon was first broadcast to a Britain shocked by the death of US President Kennedy a day earlier. On November 23, 1963, the first episode of a family science fiction show which would go on to become a global television phenomenon was broadcast. Doctor Who, the story of an alien traveller in space and time who finds adventure with his granddaughter and companions, had had a fraught beginning, its pilot episode re-shot after performance and technical errors.     Its eventual launch on Saturday 23 November was somewhat overshadowed by the news from America of the assassination of President John F Kennedy the previous day. Viewing figures for the opening episode, An Unearthly Child, featuring William Hartnell as the Doctor, Carole Ann Ford as his granddaughter Susan, and Jacqueline Hill and William Russell as her teachers Barbara and Ian, suffe...

Nguồn gốc Từ rất lâu thú chơi lọ lộc bình đã được hình thành trong các gia đình hoặc dòng họ có thế lực, điều đó được lưu giữ cho đến ngày nay người Việt vẫn ưu chuộng mẫu lục bình bởi sự sang trọng cũng như ý nghĩa phong thủy. Lọ lộc bình thường đi theo cặp vì thế sẽ đem lại sự cân đối hài hòa trong căn phòng. Vì thế từ lâu ông cha ta đã nghiên cứu cách đặt lọ lộc bình và đưa ra một số nguyên tắc nhất định.       Ý nghĩa phong thủy Lọ lộc bình là tượng trưng cho tiền tài phú quý, tấn tài tấn lộc cho gia chủ. Ngoài ra còn một ý nghĩa là ít người biết đến là cặp lộc bình cất giữ của cải tích tài sản cho gia đình. Nếu trên lọ còn đường đắp ...

After she failed to win enough support from Conservative MPs in a leadership contest, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher resigned after 11 years at Number 10. On November 22, 1990, Margaret Thatcher, the longest-serving Prime Minister of the 20th Century, announced her resignation from the office after 11 and a half years. The Conservative leader chose to stand down after her Cabinet refused to commit their support to her ahead of a second round of leadership elections. Growing party opposition to her stance over Britain’s involvement in Europe, a 14-point deficit to Labour in opinion polls, and the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister Geoffrey Howe had left her position in jeopardy. She was challenged for the leadership by her former Defence Secretary Michael Heseltine; despite being defeated in the first ballot, Heseltine won enough support to force a second vote. Initially Mrs Thatcher said she would “fight on and fight to win”, but consultation with her...

After she failed to win enough support from Conservative MPs in a leadership contest, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher resigned after 11 years at Number 10. On November 22, 1990, Margaret Thatcher, the longest-serving Prime Minister of the 20th Century, announced her resignation from the office after 11 and a half years. The Conservative leader chose to stand down after her Cabinet refused to commit their support to her ahead of a second round of leadership elections. Growing party opposition to her stance over Britain’s involvement in Europe, a 14-point deficit to Labour in opinion polls, and the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister Geoffrey Howe had left her position in jeopardy. She was challenged for the leadership by her former Defence Secretary Michael Heseltine; despite being defeated in the first ballot, Heseltine won enough support to force a second vote. Initially Mrs Thatcher said she would “fight on and fight to win”, but consultation with her...