๐ฅ๐จโ๐ Fire at the well number 37 of Tengiz field. Huge fire lasted 398 days - from June 23, 1985 to July 27, 1986 @facethenation
Tengiz field is an oil and gas field located in northwestern Kazakhstan ๐ฐ๐ฟ, first discovered in 1979.
In case of liquidation of the accident was not without casualties. Have tried a variety of ways to extinguish the flames - from the air, from the ground. Offered to throw off the sky or drag on the ground to the mouth of the burning well as cover, multi-ton steel nashlัpku. As a result, a year later the well number 37 managed to drown out using directional explosion inside.
Tengiz field is an oil and gas field located in northwestern Kazakhstan ๐ฐ๐ฟ, first discovered in 1979.
In case of liquidation of the accident was not without casualties. Have tried a variety of ways to extinguish the flames - from the air, from the ground. Offered to throw off the sky or drag on the ground to the mouth of the burning well as cover, multi-ton steel nashlัpku. As a result, a year later the well number 37 managed to drown out using directional explosion inside.
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๐ฎ๐น Italian singer and actor Adriano Celentano released a song in the 70's with nonsense lyrics meant to sound like ๐บ๐ธ American English, apparently to prove Italians would like any English song. @facethenation
๐คฏ "Prisencolinensinainciusol" is so nonsensical that Celentano didn't even write down the lyrics, but instead improvised them over a looped beat.
It was a huge hit ๐คช
๐คฏ "Prisencolinensinainciusol" is so nonsensical that Celentano didn't even write down the lyrics, but instead improvised them over a looped beat.
It was a huge hit ๐คช
Georges Mรฉliรจs at his toy shop at the Montparnasse station in Paris, 1929 @facethenation
Georges Melies, early French experimenter with motion pictures, the first to film fictional narratives. ๐ Melies made over 500 films, acting, financing, directing, photographing, and designing the stage and costume for each one of them.
๐ฅ๐๐ His 1902 silent film A Trip to the Moon is his most famous work, and is considered the first science fiction movie and one of the most influential films of cinema history.
The brutal realities of the Word War I of 1914 made the public lose interest in his fantasy films. Georges Melies' film company was forced into bankruptcy ๐. After being driven out of business Melies became a toy salesman at the Montparnasse station.
Georges Melies, early French experimenter with motion pictures, the first to film fictional narratives. ๐ Melies made over 500 films, acting, financing, directing, photographing, and designing the stage and costume for each one of them.
๐ฅ๐๐ His 1902 silent film A Trip to the Moon is his most famous work, and is considered the first science fiction movie and one of the most influential films of cinema history.
The brutal realities of the Word War I of 1914 made the public lose interest in his fantasy films. Georges Melies' film company was forced into bankruptcy ๐. After being driven out of business Melies became a toy salesman at the Montparnasse station.
๐ Senator Robert "Bobby" Kennedy during a campaign appearance in central Philadelphia, April 2, 1968 @facethenation
The younger brother of President John F. Kennedy, Robert served as his attorney general and was then elected senator from New York.
Robert entered the 1968 presidential race in opposition โ to the Johnson administration's Vietnam policy and as a progressive voice on urban and racial issues.
The younger brother of President John F. Kennedy, Robert served as his attorney general and was then elected senator from New York.
Robert entered the 1968 presidential race in opposition โ to the Johnson administration's Vietnam policy and as a progressive voice on urban and racial issues.
๐บ๐ธ American trainer trains ๐จ๐ณ Chinese soldiers, July 4, 1942 @facethenation
China was the first country to enter what would become WWII. On July 7, 1937, a clash between Chinese and Japanese troops at the Marco Polo Bridge, just outside Beijing, led to all-out war ๐ฅ.
Some 14 million Chinese died and up to 100 million became refugees during the eight years of conflict with Japan from 1937 to 1945.
China was the ally of the United States and the British empire from just after Pearl Harbor in 1941, to the Japanese surrender in 1945.
China was the first country to enter what would become WWII. On July 7, 1937, a clash between Chinese and Japanese troops at the Marco Polo Bridge, just outside Beijing, led to all-out war ๐ฅ.
Some 14 million Chinese died and up to 100 million became refugees during the eight years of conflict with Japan from 1937 to 1945.
China was the ally of the United States and the British empire from just after Pearl Harbor in 1941, to the Japanese surrender in 1945.
๐ซ Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, with his wife, Empress Farah, leaving Iran for the last time, Mehrabad Airport, Tehran, January 16, 1979 @facethenation
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi left Iran after 37 years in power. He traveled to ๐ช๐ฌ Egypt, ๐ฒ๐ฆ Morocco, ๐ง๐ธ Bahamas, ๐ฒ๐ฝ Mexico, ๐บ๐ธ United States, ๐ต๐ฆ Panama, and back to ๐ช๐ฌ Egypt.
Iranโs 1979 revolution overthrew the last Shah of Iran and paved the way to the formation of an Islamic Republic headed by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi left Iran after 37 years in power. He traveled to ๐ช๐ฌ Egypt, ๐ฒ๐ฆ Morocco, ๐ง๐ธ Bahamas, ๐ฒ๐ฝ Mexico, ๐บ๐ธ United States, ๐ต๐ฆ Panama, and back to ๐ช๐ฌ Egypt.
Iranโs 1979 revolution overthrew the last Shah of Iran and paved the way to the formation of an Islamic Republic headed by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
๐ฐ๐งโ๐ Astronaut Dale Gardner ๐ช retrieves Westar-6 Satellite in November, 1984 @facethenation
During NASA's Space Shuttle program STS-51A mission Dale Gardner flew untethered ๐ฑ to capture the errant Westar-6 communications satellite and steer it back into the orbiter for return to Earth.
This mission marked the first retrieval of satellites from space for return to their owners, avoiding a complete loss of insured property. The Westar-6 was refurbished and later re-launched, proving the value of this new ability ๐
During NASA's Space Shuttle program STS-51A mission Dale Gardner flew untethered ๐ฑ to capture the errant Westar-6 communications satellite and steer it back into the orbiter for return to Earth.
This mission marked the first retrieval of satellites from space for return to their owners, avoiding a complete loss of insured property. The Westar-6 was refurbished and later re-launched, proving the value of this new ability ๐
Workers and technicians celebrate China's first nuclear explosion ๐ฅ in 1964 @facethenation
Mao Zedong, Chinese communist leader, officially authorized the atomic bomb project in January 15, 1955: โ๏ธ โWe need the atom bomb. If our nation does not want to be intimidated, we have to have this thingโ.
China exploded an atom bomb at 15:00 hours on October 16, 1964, joining the United States, Soviet Union, Britain and France as the only nuclear powers at the time.
Mao Zedong, Chinese communist leader, officially authorized the atomic bomb project in January 15, 1955: โ๏ธ โWe need the atom bomb. If our nation does not want to be intimidated, we have to have this thingโ.
China exploded an atom bomb at 15:00 hours on October 16, 1964, joining the United States, Soviet Union, Britain and France as the only nuclear powers at the time.
๐ค Marshal of France Philippe Petain shaking hands with Adolf Hitler, in occupied France on October 24, 1940 @facethenation
โ Why do people say that the French always surrender?
๐ซ๐ท France had one of the most powerful ๐ช armies in the world in 1940. They boasted more than 1 million soldiers in their ranks, including World War I veterans and experienced generals.
But the troops did not have leadership worthy of them. ๐ฅด French politicians were bogged down in appeasement wishful thinking.
โก๏ธ In just over 6 weeks (May 10 - June 25, 1940), German armed captured Paris, and forced the surrender of the French government. The glory of France has been ground underfoot by German armies.
โ Why do people say that the French always surrender?
๐ซ๐ท France had one of the most powerful ๐ช armies in the world in 1940. They boasted more than 1 million soldiers in their ranks, including World War I veterans and experienced generals.
But the troops did not have leadership worthy of them. ๐ฅด French politicians were bogged down in appeasement wishful thinking.
โก๏ธ In just over 6 weeks (May 10 - June 25, 1940), German armed captured Paris, and forced the surrender of the French government. The glory of France has been ground underfoot by German armies.
๐ฎ๐ณ Indian space scientists carrying part of a rocket cone to the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station, 1963 @facethenation
๐ก From bicycle to a billion dreams
Back then, even rocket parts and payloads were transported by bullock carts and bicycle to the launch pad ๐ฒ๐จโ๐ฌ๐. It was in these unassuming settings that India staged its first launch.
On November 21, 1963 at 18:25, the world was watching as the rocket streaked away into the gathering dusk. Minutes later, a sodium vapour cloud had emerged in the sky high above, tinted orange by the setting sun ๐ . India had successfully put its first signature on space.
๐ก From bicycle to a billion dreams
Back then, even rocket parts and payloads were transported by bullock carts and bicycle to the launch pad ๐ฒ๐จโ๐ฌ๐. It was in these unassuming settings that India staged its first launch.
On November 21, 1963 at 18:25, the world was watching as the rocket streaked away into the gathering dusk. Minutes later, a sodium vapour cloud had emerged in the sky high above, tinted orange by the setting sun ๐ . India had successfully put its first signature on space.