Today In History: 8 December 2024

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Hello all Hivians and good people of the Gems community. Let me take us round the globe to look at some historical events that took place this day in history.

We begin today from Trinidad and Tobago. [Birthday of Nicki Minaj]. On this day in 1983, the Trinidad and Tobago born singer, rapper, songwriter and television personality Nicki Minaj was born in St. James, Trinidad and Tobago.

From Trinidad and Tobago, we move over to the USA [ the death of John Glenn]. Do you also know that on this day in 2016, the first United States of America astronaut to orbit the earth, John Gleen passed away in Columbus, Ohio at the rope age of 95.

From the United States of America, we move over to the world of space exploration [the release of the spacecraft named Dragon capsule]. Now, on this day in 2010, dragon capsule, a spacecraft owned by the company SpaceX was successfully released into the orbit and it returned back t earth. This experiment made SpaceX the first commercial company to achieve this feat.

From the world of space exploration, we move over to Israel [the death of Golda Meir]. Do you know that on this day in 1978, Golda Meir, the first woman Prime Minister of the state of Israel died in. Jerusalem. It will be recalled that Golda Meir helped to midwife the state of Israel in 1948 and later became the country's 4th Prime Minister, between (1969–1974).

Gentlemen, we'll round off our today's look in history from the world of international organizations [the birth of commonwealth of independent states]. Do you know that on this day in 1991, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus signed a pact to form the Commonwealth of Independent States in the aftermath of the collapse and death of the Soviet Union.

My good people, that will be all from me today. Let's do it again tomorrow.