Frankfurt am Main is the largest city in the German state of Hessen and the fifth largest city in Germany. The city has a lot to offer; From the top of the Main Tower there is a wonderful view of the city and in the Frankfurt Zoo you can meet around 450 different species of animals.
Friday, June 13, 1952, a DC-3 takes off from Bromma airport. On board are eight people on a top secret operation. The plane never returns and remains gone for over 50 years.
Behind the locked steel door in a backyard at Torshov in Oslo you will find the emergency communication center. From this premises the telephone communication would be secured in event of war or enemy sabotage.
Today
23 August 2019 Today is this year's day number 234. We are in week 34, and have 131 days left of 2019.
At this day in history:
686
Karl Martell, Frankish steward of the realm was born.
1572
Bartholomew Night: The night between 23 and 24 August, murdered 12,000 Huguenots in Paris.
1789
Hanna Winsnes Norwegian writer (d. 1872) was born.
1831
August von Gneisenau, Prussian general field marshal and hærreformator (b. 27 October 1760) died.
1888
Ivar Asbjørn Følling, Norwegian doctor (d. 1973) was born.
1911
Birger Ruud, Norwegian ski jumper (d. 1998) was born.
1939
Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact that divided Europe between Hitler's Germany and Stalin's Soviet Union was signed.
1944
Large parts of Vardo and Vadsø eradicated in Soviet bombings.
1947
Terje Rypdal, Norwegian jazz musician was born.
1956
Valgerd Svarstad Haugland, Norwegian politician was born.
1968
Chris DiMarco, American golfer was born.
1972
Petter Christian Singsaas, Norwegian footballer was born.
1978
Kobe Bryant, American professional basketball player was born.
1978
Julian Casablancas, American singer was born.
1979
Shrimp trawlers "J. Sandnes" capsize and sink in these waters. 3 are killed. .
1989
The Singing Revolution: Two million people from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania stood holding hands in a 600 km unbroken link along the main road from Vilnius to Tallinn (Baltic Way) . .
In the first week of June Fagerstrand Scouts went on this year's adventure. During the week, we should build our own rafts and sail 100 km on the Swedish river Klarälven. All fleets were APRS tracked so that parents and others who would follow us could see our positions on the map.
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