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Es passierte an einem 18 July

64 : Fire in Rome On July 18, 64, a fire broke out in Rome and had continued for one week during which two-thirds of the city were destroyed. Legend said it was the Emperor Nero that has triggered the fire in order to rebuild the city in a more Greek style. However, according to some accounts, this would not be accurate. However, it is true that Nero used the disaster for political purposes. He said that Christians were responsible for the fire and used this pretext to persecute them.
1918 : Counter-offensive of the Allies in the Second Battle of the Marne On July 18, 1918, three days after the failed attack of the Germans near Reims, the Allies launched an successful counter-offensive which ended with the retreat of the Germans. The casualties were enormous, once again, however, after this battle, the Germans did not launch major attacks anymore until the end of the war.
1969 : Accident on Chappaquiddick Island On July 18, 1969 at Chappaquiddick Island near the island of Martha's Vineyard in Edgartown, Massachusetts, Senator Ted Kennedy, who had taken over the family torch after the assassination of his brother Bobby, left a party with Mary Jo Kopechne a young woman who had worked in the presidential campaign of 1968, driving an Oldsmobile. Senator missed the ramp to a small wooden bridge and fell into the water. He managed to leave the water but the young woman could not be found. Senator called friends for help but none of them found Kopechne. Kennedy swam to his hotel and called the police only 10 hours later. Even with its political support, Kennedy was sentenced to 2 months suspended sentence. The accident cost him the Democratic nomination in 1972.
1984 : 21 people killed in a McDonald's restaurant On July 18, 1984, an unemployed weapons lover entered into a McDonald's restaurant in Southern California with automatic weapons and fired on employees and customers. 20 people were killed and 19 injured. The madman was killed by a SWAT sharpshooter.
1998 : Tidal wave in Papua New Guinea July 18, 1998, a 7m tidal wave striked the coast of Papua New Guinea and destroyed entire fishing villages. 3000 people were killed.
2007 : Plane crash in Sao Paulo On July 18, 2007, a plane crashed on a fuel depot in Sao Paulo. None of the 186 passengers and crew survived and 14 people on the ground were killed.

Zitat des Tages : 18 July

Ted Kennedy
Frankly, I don't mind not being President. I just mind that someone else is.

Geburtstage : 18 July

Hendrik Lorentz, Dutch physicist, Nobel Prize (1853)
Nathalie Sarraute, French writer (1900)
Jessamyn West, American writer (1902)
Chill Wills, American actor (1902)
Lupe Vélez, Mexican actress (1908)
Mohammed Daoud Khan, Pakistani politician (1909)
Andrei Gromyko, Soviet politician (1909)
Red Skelton, American comedian (1913)
Henri Salvador, French singer (1917)
Nelson Mandela, President of South Africa (1994 - 1999), Nobel Peace Prize (1918)
John Glenn, American astronaut and politician (1921)
Jean Yanne, French actor and director (1933)
Roald Hoffmann, American chemist, Nobel Prize (1937)
Paul Verhoeven, Dutch director (1938)
James Brolin, American actor, director and producer (1940)
Hartmut Michel, German chemist, Nobel Prize Laureate (1948)
M.J. Alexander, American photographer (1961)
Elizabeth McGovern, American actress (1961)
Vin Diesel, American actor (1967)
Daron Malakian, American musician (1975)
Elsa Pataky, Spanish actress (1976)
Mélissa Theuriau, French journalist (1978)
Kristen Bell, American actress (1980)
Chace Crawford, American actor (1985)

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Antoine Watteau, French painter (1721)
Jane Austen, English novelist (1817)
Benito Juárez, Mexican politician (1872)
James Hatfield, American writer (2001)
William Westmoreland, US Army General (2005)

Tipp des Tages : 18 July

Maintenance of new sod

Once the sod is installed, you must follow a specific watering schedule.
After installation, you must soak the soil to a depth of approximately 20cm.
Then a sprinkling of about 3 cm of water should be done every day during the first 3 weeks (except rainy days). To measure the water, you can use pails on the floor. You stop watering when the desired height is reached.
You can mow after a week. The grass should have a height of 7 to 8 cm and the grass should grow a few centimeters between two mowings.
After 3 weeks, water every 5-7 days about 3 cm of water.
At the first spring or fall after the installation, fertilize the lawn.
After two months, you can aerate the lawn, preferably with an aerator.

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