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Saturday, November 7
William Lear had quite a career, despite having dropped out after eighth grade. He sold the patent for the car radio to Galvin, which is now Motorola. He invented the 8-track tape cassette that became a '70s fad. And he founded a company that …Read more.
Friday, November 6
Built out of solid rock in the 1960s, Temppeliaukio Church is found largely underground in Helsinki. Architects Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen designed the church to burrow into solid rock, using designs that predated World War II. The back wall of the …Read more.
Thursday, November 5
Tonight is Guy Fawkes Night in Britain, which celebrates the thwarting of Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot in 1605. Fawkes and a group of Catholics wanted to blow up the Houses of Parliament. (At the time, Catholics were severely repressed in …Read more.
Thursday, November 5
Tonight is Guy Fawkes Night in Britain, which celebrates the thwarting of Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot in 1605. Fawkes and a group of Catholics wanted to blow up the Houses of Parliament. (At the time, Catholics were severely repressed in …Read more.
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Tuesday, May 26Planning the Capital: Australia set a precedent when it created a new city, Canberra, to be its capital. A lot of countries have followed suit, with mixed results. Brasilia, deep in the jungle, was a Brazilian disaster. Nigeria's move from Lagos to Abuja cost a fortune, while it seems that Burma's abandonment of Rangoon may have been done at the suggestion of a fortuneteller. Ivory Coast moved its capital to the hometown of its dictator, who also built the world's largest Catholic church there. Major Tom: David Bowie's first big hit, "Space Oddity," inspired two hit sequel songs. One was his own tune "Ashes to Ashes." The other was Peter Schilling's "Major Tom." The original song is about an astronaut stranded in space who cannot return home. Both Jose Ferrer and Gerard Depardieu, along with their noses, got Oscar nominations for playing what title character? A) Cyrano de Bergerac B) Robin Hood C) Napoleon D) Zorro Previous answer: Queen Elizabeth became an honorary New Yorker in 1976. TRIVIA FANS: Send the trivia questions you've always wanted answered, or original TriviaBits ideas of your own, with your full name and hometown, to Paul Paquet at paul@triviahalloffame.com or visit him online at www.triviahalloffame.com.
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