1912 ⟶ Scott's Antarctic Expedition: Fatal Return from South Pole

late March: Captain Scott and his companions die in a blizza...
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🚢 HMS Challenger Surveys the Challenger Deep

HMS Challenger surveys the deepest point in the Earth's oceans, the Challenger Deep.⟶
HMS Challenger Surveys the Challenger Deep (1875)
OceanographyExplorationScientific ExpeditionMappingGeographyBritish Empire
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🏔️ Scott's Antarctic Expedition: Fatal Return from South Pole

late March: Captain Scott and his companions die in a blizzard on their way back from the South Pole.⟶
Scott's Antarctic Expedition: Fatal Return from South Pole (1912)
ExplorationPolar ExplorationBritish EmpireImperialismDisaster
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

⚛️ Moseley Defines Atomic Number

Henry Moseley: defined atomic number⟶
Moseley Defines Atomic Number (1913)
PhysicsChemistryAtomic TheoryPeriodic TableErnest RutherfordScientific RevolutionModern Physics
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

⛰️ Aberfan Disaster: Colliery Spoil Tip Collapse

October 21: The Aberfan disaster, the catastrophic collapse of a colliery spoil tip (pile of waste coal mining material) in Aberfan, Wales results in 144 deaths.⟶
Aberfan Disaster: Colliery Spoil Tip Collapse (1966)
DisasterIndustrial AccidentsMiningSocial Impact
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🐒 Monkeypox Outbreak Begins

May 6: Monkeypox outbreak.⟶
Monkeypox Outbreak Begins (2022)
DiseaseEpidemicPublic HealthVirusPandemicWorld Health OrganizationGlobal Health
United KingdomUnited Kingdom