Good morning #CoSo! (This one was done with Dynamic Auto Painter, but with my own style called "Paradise")
#History -- 150 years ago today, Baltic Sea residents were hit by the worst Baltic Sea storm surge to date. Meter-high waves washed away sleeping coastal residents early in the morning. 271 people lost their lives, and over 15,000 were left homeless.
#History -- 450 years ago today, Tycho Brahe observed the supernova SN 1572, one of only eight supernovae visible to the naked eye in historical records. The picture is showing its remnants as seen in X-ray light from the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
#History -- 150 years ago today, the Great Boston Fire happened. It still ranks as one of the most costly fire-related property losses in American history, causing $73.5 million in damage ($1.5 billion in 2022). 30 people died.
#History -- 100 years ago today, South African cardiac surgeon Christiaan Barnard was born. He was the one who famously performed the world's first human-to-human heart transplant operation, in the early morning hours of 3 Dec 1967.
#History -- 50 years ago today, US President Richard Nixon was re-elected in the largest landslide victory in the country's entire history, receiving almost 18 million votes more than his opponent. Well, we all know how that one turned out.
#History -- 100 years ago today, in Egypt, British archaeologist Howard Carter and his men found the entrance to Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings. #Egypt #Tutankhamun #HowardCarter
European (6 months Germany, 6 months Spain). #Trekkie, #scifi fan in general, #screenwriter, and worldwide #climate observer. Lover of #cats and #tarantulas.