Many think that the 2010 FIFA World Cup starts tonight with the grand opening ceremony tonight at 6 PM EDT / 4 PM PDF, but the actual World Cup will only start when the referee signals the beginning of the first match tomorrow. There are two matches scheduled for the first day of the World [...]
June 6, 1944 remains the D-Day, the day the US troops and French allies landed in Normandy. The operations, known as Operation Neptune and Operation Overlord happened during the World War II. The landings started at 6.30 a.m. The Allies invaded Normandy on June 6, 1944 starting the end of the World War II and [...]
Google is trying to fix the problem with the gathered data from unprotected WiFi networks by the code used in the Street View application and has decided to turn over the data to the European regulators. If you recall, last month Google announced that it had discovered that the program used to collect Street View [...]
Coach Raymond Domenech named the 30-man preliminary squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa. Domenech will not give hopes for World Cup trip for two big European football stars, to Manchester City player Patrick Vieira and Real Madrid star Karim Benzema. France will play in Group A alongside hosts South Africa, Mexico and [...]
Apple announced that iPad will be available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK on Friday, May 28. Customers can pre-order all iPad models from Apple‘s online store in all nine countries beginning on Monday, May 10. In the US, Apple has already sold over one million iPads and customers [...]
Cinco de Mayo History, what is commemorated ? The French invade Mexico In early 1862 Mexico was invaded by the French. A few months earlier, in June 1861, the Mexican Congress at the initiative of President Juarez had declared the suspension for a period of two years of international debt payments, because the country’s economy was [...]
Brazil is the new leader of the FIFA national football (soccer for Americans) teams rankings, Spain moving to the second position. European champions Spain was the leader for 5 months, but now Brazil is back at the top of the ranking. The South American team has held the leader position for 143 weeks since the [...]
While the Fourth of July barbecue is as uniquely American as baseball and apple pie, the first International Weber GrillWatch Survey(TM) shows that outdoor cooks around the globe celebrate their own national holidays in much the same way. Independence Day is the number one grilling holiday in the United States, according to the Survey, with [...]
Leading cheap flight site, Skyscanner reveals this summer’s fastest growing destinations for British holidaymakers, and those that are losing out. With anti-eurozone sentiment still strong, Brits are increasingly looking to non-euro destinations this year. Thailand, the USA and Portugal are the top three climbers; at the other end of the scale, the Czech Republic, Ireland [...]