Hello all Hivians and good people of the Gems community. Most of us may not be aware of some major happenings or events around the globe that took place on this day many years ago. Thus, today, I will take us round the globe to have a look at some of such historical events that took place on this day, tuesday the 27/8/2024 in history.
We begin today from the United States of America. Do you know that on this day in 2008, Barack Obama, a Democratic politician, became the first African American to be nominated for President by either major party; he went on to defeat Republican John McCain for the post.
From the USA, we move over to the world of natural disasters. On this day in 2011, Hurricane Irene struck North Carolina's Outer Banks and then moved along the Eastern Seaboard after causing significant damage to several Caribbean islands. Irene was one of the most costly Atlantic hurricanes in American history, with property damage in the US reaching over $7 billion.
From the world of natural disasters, we move over to the world of oil and natural gas. Now, on this day in 1859, Edwin Laurentine Drake discovered oil while drilling in Titusville, Pennsylvania, making him the first driller in the United States to produce oil.
From the world of oil and natural gas, we move over to the world of religion. On this day in 1910, Mother Teresa who founded the Order of the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic women's community committed to the needy, notably the destitute in India was baptised in Skopje, Macedonia, Ottoman Empire (now in Republic of North Macedonia). She went on to received various awards, including the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize.
Gentlemen, we'll round off our today's look in history from The Gambia. Do you know that on this day in 2019, Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara, a politician and veterinarian, who served as The Gambia's Prime Minister from 1962 to 1970 and President from 1970 until his overthrow in 1994, died in Fajara.
My good people, that will be all from me today. Let's do it again tomorrow.
