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2020-05-17

January 1 - This Day in History


45 BC - Julius Caesar's Julian calendar takes effect, with the start of the year January 11
1801 AD - The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland formed2
1808 AD - US Congress bans the importation of slaves from Africa3
1852 AD - John George Children, a British Chemist dies4
1899 AD - Spanish rule in Cuba ends5
1912 AD - Several provinces declare independence from China and Sun Yatsen as the first Provisional President of China6
1937 AD - In Britain, safety glass becomes mandatory in vehicle windshields7
1947 AD - The Canadian Citizenship Act 1946 comes into effect, changing British citizens to Canadian8
1954 AD - NBC makes the first coast-to-coast NTSC color broadcast9
1965 AD - The People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan founded10
1971 AD - Cigarette commercials on US television banned11
1989 AD - The Montreal Protocol to regulate chemicals that deplete the ozone layer comes into effect12
1999 AD - The Euro introduced as an accounting currency13
2007 AD - Leon Davidson, a chemical engineer and scientist who worked on the atomic bomb dies14

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[2] "History of Ireland (1801–1923) - Wikipedia." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Ireland_(1801%E2%80%931923). Accessed 2 Dec. 2019.
[3] "Congress abolishes the African slave trade - HISTORY." 9 Feb. 2010, https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-abolishes-the-african-slave-trade. Accessed 2 Dec. 2019.
[4] "John George Children (1777–1852) | The Embryo Project ...." 25 Mar. 2018, https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/john-george-children-1777-1852. Accessed 2 Dec. 2019.
[5] "When did Spanish rule in Cuba end." https://www.answers.com/Q/When_did_Spanish_rule_in_Cuba_end. Accessed 2 Dec. 2019.
[6] "Republic of China (1912-1949) - Totally History." http://totallyhistory.com/the-republic-of-china-1912-1949/. Accessed 2 Dec. 2019.
[7] "1937 in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1937_in_the_United_Kingdom. Accessed 2 Dec. 2019.
[8] "Canadian Citizenship | The Canadian Encyclopedia." https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/citizenship. Accessed 2 Dec. 2019.
[9] "NTSC - Doctor HDMI." http://www.drhdmi.eu/dictionary/ntsc.html. Accessed 2 Dec. 2019.
[10] "People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan | Military Wiki ...." https://military.wikia.org/wiki/People%27s_Democratic_Party_of_Afghanistan. Accessed 2 Dec. 2019.
[11] "History of Tobacco Regulation - The Ban on ... - Drug Library." http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/library/studies/nc/nc2b_10.htm. Accessed 2 Dec. 2019.
[12] "Montreal Protocol | international treaty | Britannica." https://www.britannica.com/event/Montreal-Protocol. Accessed 2 Dec. 2019.
[13] "History of Euro." http://www.euro-dollar-currency.com/europic/history_of_euro.htm. Accessed 2 Dec. 2019.
[14] "Leon Davidson - Wikipedia." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Davidson. Accessed 2 Dec. 2019.

2020-05-09

Name Abbreviations You Might Not Have Known About

There are a lot of names in the world. Sometimes peoples' names can be a little too long, so they sometimes get abbreviated. This is a list of common name abbreviations you might not have known about.

Harold
- Harry

Samuel / Samantha
- Sam

James
- Jacob

Joshua
- Josh

Kenneth
- Ken

Leopold
- Leo

Leonard
- Leon

Michael
- Mike

Nicholas
- Nick

Mathew / Matthias
- Matt

Gwendolyn
- Gwen

Alexander
- Alex

Christopher
- Chris

Clifford
- Cliff

Daniel
- Dan

Douglas
- Doug

Edward
- Ed

Frederick
- Fred

Patrick
- Pat

Phillip
- Phil

Raymond
- Ray

Walter
- Walt

Thomathy / Thomas
- Tom

Timothy
- Tim

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