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#OnThisDay, 8 Dec 1972, Whetu Tirikātene-Sullivan is sworn in as Minister of Tourism in Aotearoa / New Zealand. She's the first Māori woman to be a Cabinet minister.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #NZHistory #Histodons
#OnThisDay, 8 Dec 1972, Whetu Tirikātene-Sullivan is sworn in as Minister of Tourism in Aotearoa / New Zealand. She's the first Māori woman to be a Cabinet minister.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #NZHistory #Histodons
"Oppressive language does more than represent violence; it is violence; does more than represent the limits of knowledge; it limits knowledge."
#OnThisDay, 7 Dec 1993, Toni Morrison gives her Nobel lecture, part of her acceptance of the Nobel prize in literature.
Watch her speech here: https://nobel-videocdn01.azureedge.net/video/lecture_1993_lit_morrison_98_496.mp4
#ReadMoreWomen #NobelWomen #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #Histodons
"Oppressive language does more than represent violence; it is violence; does more than represent the limits of knowledge; it limits knowledge."
#OnThisDay, 7 Dec 1993, Toni Morrison gives her Nobel lecture, part of her acceptance of the Nobel prize in literature.
Watch her speech here: https://nobel-videocdn01.azureedge.net/video/lecture_1993_lit_morrison_98_496.mp4
#ReadMoreWomen #NobelWomen #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #Histodons
"Most women think politics aren't lady-like. Well, I'm no lady. I'm a human being."
#OnThisDay, 6 Dec 1921, Agnes Macphail, wins a seat in the Canadian House of Commons. She was the first woman to be a Canadian MP.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #CanadianHistory #Histodons
"Most women think politics aren't lady-like. Well, I'm no lady. I'm a human being."
#OnThisDay, 6 Dec 1921, Agnes Macphail, wins a seat in the Canadian House of Commons. She was the first woman to be a Canadian MP.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #CanadianHistory #Histodons
Recorded #OnThisDay 44 years ago:
Steel Pulse - Peel Session 1981
The complete session recorded by Steel Pulse on 5 December 1981 for the John Peel show on BBC Radio 1 and broadcast on 6 January 1982.
Tracklist:
1. Ravers (0:30)
2. Blues Dance (5:35)
3. Man No Sober (12:01)
https://vibracobra23.blogspot.com/2018/06/steel-pulse-peel-session-1981.html
Recorded #OnThisDay 44 years ago:
Steel Pulse - Peel Session 1981
The complete session recorded by Steel Pulse on 5 December 1981 for the John Peel show on BBC Radio 1 and broadcast on 6 January 1982.
Tracklist:
1. Ravers (0:30)
2. Blues Dance (5:35)
3. Man No Sober (12:01)
https://vibracobra23.blogspot.com/2018/06/steel-pulse-peel-session-1981.html
Happy 25th anniversary to this Daily Mail article from the year 2000, proclaiming that internet "may be just a passing fad as millions give up on it".
Happy 25th anniversary to this Daily Mail article from the year 2000, proclaiming that internet "may be just a passing fad as millions give up on it".
Today in 1984, 41 years ago: in Bhopal (India) there is a leak of gaseous methyl isocyanate in a pesticide factory of the American company Union Carbide (Bhopal Disaster). In the first weeks it will cause the death of more than 20,000 people. The company did not respond for the damage caused. On June 7, 2010, an Indian court sentenced eight executives of the company to two years in prison and to pay about US $10,600.
Today in 1984, 41 years ago: in Bhopal (India) there is a leak of gaseous methyl isocyanate in a pesticide factory of the American company Union Carbide (Bhopal Disaster). In the first weeks it will cause the death of more than 20,000 people. The company did not respond for the damage caused. On June 7, 2010, an Indian court sentenced eight executives of the company to two years in prison and to pay about US $10,600.
“I was elected by the women of Ireland, who instead of rocking the cradle, rocked the system.”
#OnThisDay, 3 Dec 1990, Mary Robinson was inaugurated as the first woman to be President of the Republic of Ireland.
"In a society where the rights and potential of women are constrained, no man can be truly free. He may have power, but he will not have freedom."
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #IrishHistory #Histodons
“I was elected by the women of Ireland, who instead of rocking the cradle, rocked the system.”
#OnThisDay, 3 Dec 1990, Mary Robinson was inaugurated as the first woman to be President of the Republic of Ireland.
"In a society where the rights and potential of women are constrained, no man can be truly free. He may have power, but he will not have freedom."
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #IrishHistory #Histodons
Today in 1967, 58 years ago: At Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, a transplant team headed by Christiaan Barnard carries out the first heart transplant on a human (53-year-old Louis Washkansky).
Today in 1967, 58 years ago: At Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, a transplant team headed by Christiaan Barnard carries out the first heart transplant on a human (53-year-old Louis Washkansky).
Today in 1982, 43 years ago: At the University of Utah, Barney Clark becomes the first person to receive a permanent artificial heart.
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