N 41° 58' 36.3504"
W 70° 58' 52.5"
Source: Steve Morse
Our last visit of the school year will be to one of our closest neighbors. We are looking forward to bringing EarthView to the George Mitchell Elementary School.
Some geographically interesting events on this day in history include:
1661 Isaac Newton began studying Trinity College, Cambridge; he later described the law of gravity
1846 Telegraph line opened between Philadelphia and Baltimore
1907 Automatic washer and dryer were introduced
1945 U.S., U.K., U.S.S.R., France declared authority over Germany
1947 Secretary of State George C. Marshall outlined Marshall Plan for rebuilding Europe after World War II
1972 U.N. Conference on Human Environment opened in Stockholm, Sweden
1979 Seychelles adopted its constitution -- Seychelles National Day
1991 Space Shuttle Columbia 12 launched
also in 1991 Mikhail Gorbachev received the Nobel Peace Prize
Learn more events and birthdays at Brainy History.
Visit the EarthView web site to meet the team and learn about the project.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
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