Today it´s January, 19th. Do you know why is it a special day? Well... if you love reading, and most of all horror stories, you should already know that today is Edgar Allan Poe´s birthday anniversary. Here you are the views of one of his most famous poems: ANNABEL LEE by different people: SARAH JARO SZ RADIO FUTURA
Jules Verne wrote Around the World in 80 days. The novel tells the adventures of Mr. Philieas Fogg travelling around the world in .... just 80 days!!!!! These are some of the places he stopped at: SUEZ LIVERPOOL SHANGAI PARIS NEW YORK TURIN HONG KONG CHICAGO QUEENSTOWN CALCUTA SINGAPORE BRINDISI LONDON SAN FRANCISCO ...
THE ORIGINS OF THE MARATHON. The origin of the current marathon dates back to 490 B.C. when the Battle of Marathon took place: The Athenians commanded by general Militiades defeated the Persian army on the Marathon plain close to Attica. An Athenian soldier, Pheidippides ,, was sent to the Greek capital to report the victory. He bursted into the Athenian assembly and said “we have won!”. After that he collapsed and died of exhaustion. Nevertheless the distance between the plain of Marathon and Athens is of nearly 25 miles (about 40 km). Why is the current marathon 26.2 miles (42, 195 km)? THE MODERN MARATHON The additional distance was added in the London Olympic Games of 1908. Queen Alexandra requested the marathon to start from Windsor Castle and finish at the Olympic Stadium in front of the royal box so all the Royal family could enjoy it without any inconvenience at all. It wasn´t until 1921 that the distance was standarzided at 26.2 miles (4...
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