Sept 5 Events in History

1996 - MTV Video Music Awards (Trashwire Blog, MTV.com, ew.com)

  Events from history that occurred … on this day! 2011 Former French President Jacques Chirac begins stands trial in Paris for embezzlement charges 2011 Pakistan’s government announces the arrest of Younis al-Mauritani, the senior Al-Qaeda chief 2010 In Guatemala, heavy rains and landslides kill at least 18 people and a state of emergency is [...]

Portugal’s Firefighters Battle Blazes (Raw VIDEO)

Portugal's Firefighters Battle Blazes

  Portugal’s Civil Protection Service said firefighters have extinguished two major forest blazes that raced across thick woodland for more than 30 hours and claimed the life of one person. (Sept. 4) By  AssociatedPress Source: Youtube

Ghostly Blue ‘Impossible’ Cloud Mystery Finally Explained By Nasa

Ghostly Blue 'Impossible' Cloud Mystery Finally Explained By Nasa

  Mysterious clouds that ‘shine’ so brightly they can be seen at night have finally been explained by scientists. The blue-white clouds, known as noctilucent clouds, glow even after sunset because they form at such unusual heights – around 50 miles above sea level. At that height the clouds can reflect the sun’s light even [...]

Ukrainian Orphan Treated for Severe Burns (VIDEO)

Ukrainian Orphan Treated for Severe Burns

  A Ukrainian orphan is being treated for severe burns at Shriners Hospital for Children – Boston. Doctors said the burns fused his left arm to his chest for years until doctors recently separated it. (Sept. 4) By   AssociatedPress Source: Youtube

Sept 4 Events in History

1994 - Kansai International airport officially opens in Osaka - Japan (Sky Today)

  Events from history that occurred … on this day! 2011 A new world record is set by Jamaica’s 4×100-meter relay team of Nesta Carter, Usain Bolt, Michael Frater and Yohan Blake 2011 Sonya Thomas is declared the winner of the U.S. Chicken Wing Eating Championship after consuming 183 Buffalo wings in 12 minutes 2010 The [...]

Next Station Spacewalk Set For Wednesday Morning

Expedition 32 Flight Engineers Sunita Williams (foreground) and Akihiko Hoshide work with spacesuits aboard the International Space Station. Credit: NASA TV

  Spacewalk Set For 7:15 a.m. EDT Wednesday International Space Station Expedition 32 Flight Engineers Sunita Williams of NASA and Akihiko Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will conduct a spacewalk Wednesday, Sept. 5 to attempt to complete installation of a spare power unit on the station’s truss. The spacewalkers will venture outside the [...]

Sept 3 Events in History

1967 - Sweden begins driving on right-hand side of road ( Photo Leif Engberg:Scanpix)

  Events from history that occurred … on this day! 2011 The Libyan National Transitional Council will move to Tripoli from Benghazi next week 2011 In Texas, wildfires continue burning, destroying tens of thousands of acres of land 2010 The U.S. unemployment rate for August 2010 rises to 9.6% 2010 At least 40 people are killed [...]

On the Hunt | Yukon Men (VIDEO)

On the Hunt | Yukon Men

  Stan Zuray and his son, Joey, are on the hunt for Caribou in the Yukon Mountains. By  DiscoveryNetworks Source: Youtube


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