What's today?

Post by **Render** » Wed Apr 09, 2014 5:38 am

Think I got it...

April 05, 1949 the first episode of the television series Fireside Theater aired.

PS: When seeing the firestation I first thought of this lightbulb.

Post by **ArcWolf** » Wed Apr 09, 2014 8:46 am

ArcWolf wrote:Go Render Go Render Go!

Post by **Render** » Wed Apr 09, 2014 11:41 am

Now here's something for you for today, April 9th. I'm looking for a person.

(Hope it's not too easy. But probably it is.)

Post by **Render** » Thu Apr 10, 2014 4:32 pm

Maybe it's time for some hints...

- I'm looking for the person wearing the helmet.
- The picture is from his first season.
- In his first race, he has directly taken the pole position and finished it on the podium.
- He won the first time in his fourth race.
- He nearly finished his first season as world champion, but lost it against his team mate because he couldn't finish the last race due to technical problems.

Should be sufficient...

VEB152 · Post by **VEB152** » Fri Apr 11, 2014 4:40 am

Jacques Villeneuve being born on 9/4/1971? The first hint seemed helpful

Post by **Render** » Fri Apr 11, 2014 4:43 am

And it's your turn again!

VEB152 · Post by **VEB152** » Fri Apr 11, 2014 8:59 am

Well... Let's see how it goes, I guess shouldn't be too difficult

What is the event that took place on 11th of April?

Post by **Render** » Fri Apr 11, 2014 2:28 pm

Official end of Napoleon Bonaparte first reign in 1814.

The Allied Powers having declared that Emperor Napoleon was the sole obstacle to the restoration of peace in Europe, Emperor Napoleon, faithful to his oath, declares that he renounces, for himself and his heirs, the thrones of France and Italy, and that there is no personal sacrifice, even that of his life, which he is not ready to do in the interests of France.
Done in the palace of Fontainebleau, 11 April 1814.

Signed by Napoleon on the 13th, dated to the 12th by him.

VEB152 · Post by **VEB152** » Fri Apr 11, 2014 2:53 pm

*nods* exactly that, Render. *sighs* I should have used the palace of Fontainebleau instead...
...your turn anyways now.

Post by **Render** » Fri Apr 11, 2014 7:32 pm

And today, the 12th, we search for a person.

Post by **ArcWolf** » Fri Apr 11, 2014 11:31 pm

Yuri Gangarin! The first human in space!

Post by **Render** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 6:03 am

Seems that it was WAY too easy...
Go on Arc!

Sorry VEB, knowing that was 'your day', but I needed to do that.

Post by **ArcWolf** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 1:13 pm

An aircraft of the same model as the one depicted was the main part of the event that happened on April 12th [insert year here].

'ave fun!

VEB152 · Post by **VEB152** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 4:14 pm

1928, Junkers W33 took off from (nearly) Dublin, and landed 37 hours later on a Greenly island in Canada, becoming the first airplane to fly across Atlatic east to west non-stop.
...right?

Post by **ArcWolf** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 5:27 pm

Go VEB! Go VEB! Go!

VEB152 · Post by **VEB152** » Sun Apr 13, 2014 1:30 am

Well, let's roll then!

There is a person related both to this picture and the 13th of April.

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Sun Apr 13, 2014 4:17 am

That is the "Catch-Me-Who-Can Steam Circus" built by Richard Trevithick who was born on April 13th, 1771.

VEB152 · Post by **VEB152** » Sun Apr 13, 2014 4:19 am

Knew I needed something difficult

Your turn, Hlaoroo.

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Sun Apr 13, 2014 5:24 am

I was a little confused at first because I was thinking it was relating to when they tried a fast train some time around the turn of the century (I can't remember exactly when) and they though that going that fast would horribly disfigure and injure people because of the g-forces so they put up screens so spectators couldn't see it. I got there in the end though.

Here's one for April 13th. It might be hard. I'm looking for an event that relates in an indirect manner to this picture.

Post by **Render** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 6:35 am

I'm totally stuck. Have no idea at the moment.

These information I found out:
- it's an Olifant.
- displayed in the Louvre OA4069
- dated late 11th century
- origin: south Italy

Maybe it helps somebody, maybe not. I don't know.

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 6:52 am

Did I make it too difficult? Perhaps this will help.

Post by **ArcWolf** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 4:56 pm

America's first elephant sets foot on American soil in 1796v

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 11:53 pm

Correct! I suppose the first clue was a bit hard. I was hoping you'd think ivory>elephant but oh well.

Your turn, Arc!

Post by **ArcWolf** » Tue Apr 15, 2014 3:44 pm

This should be simple.

Post by **ArcWolf** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 10:27 pm

Hint:

It has to do with the washing machine.

Gaaaaaaaaaaaasp

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 4:59 am

There were two separate patents for different types of washing machines filed on April 16, on in 1928 and one in 1936. Are they what you're after?

Post by **ArcWolf** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 9:27 pm

Nope.

Think of the brand.

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 9:35 pm

The brand appears to be General Electric (which we don't have in Australia) but I can't find any link between that and April 16 unless I'm looking in the wrong place.

Post by **ArcWolf** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 11:22 pm

Oh...
The date's April 15...

I'm really bad with timezones.

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 10:52 am

*facepaw* This was much easier with the right date.
GE was formed on April 15, 1892 by the amalgamation of two smaller companies.

Post by **Render** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 11:15 am

I would like to ask everybody to state the right date in the post, just to prevent such misunderstandings.

Post by **ArcWolf** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 11:27 am

Hlaoroo wrote:*facepaw* This was much easier with the right date.
GE was formed on April 15, 1892 by the amalgamation of two smaller companies.

Yes!

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 12:11 pm

This is for April 20. I don't think it'll be too difficult either.

Post by **Render** » Sun Apr 20, 2014 8:39 am

On April 20th, 1951 the Romanian surgeon Dan Gavriliu performed the first total surgical replacement of the human esophagus, it was the first successful replacement of a human organ.

That's probably much to far away from the Dracula picture, but...

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Sun Apr 20, 2014 8:46 am

Yeah, not it, sorry. Not even close.

This is not so much an event as something that happened to a particular person on the 20th April, if that makes any sense.

VEB152 · Post by **VEB152** » Sun Apr 20, 2014 3:35 pm

COULD have found it
20.04.1912 - Bram Stoker, author of "Dracula", dies?

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Mon Apr 21, 2014 1:46 am

You got it, VEB!

VEB152 · Post by **VEB152** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 10:18 am

And, now we have the 22nd of April, ladies and gentlemen. What has happened with such a beautiful thing a "few" years ago?

Added - not a single guess? O_o Okay, hint time then it is!
The event I'm asking for is closely related to the ship's route (or, rather, what was on the route). And that is guessed by the flags you see on the ship.

Post by **Render** » Sun Apr 27, 2014 9:56 am

So long time and nobody tried it... So I needed to get it.

Long searching for the right details, first I got the wrong flag, I thought it's the old british merchant flag with the old Union Jack, but there was no clue of these ships when the flag was in use (1707-1801). So it was probably the newer version with the new Union Jack (since 1801) (shame on the artist who wasn't really good at drawing the flag).
Then I found the SS President which looked similar, but not the same. The same company owned SS Sirius, which arrived in New York on her first voyage from Cork after only 18 days on April 22nd, 1838. Despite the fact that she was overpacked with coal, the coal ran low, the crew burned cabin furniture, spare yards and one mast.

VEB152 · Post by **VEB152** » Sun Apr 27, 2014 10:00 am

Well, hooray! That is the ship and event I had in my mind! Would have been a nice event to go along with ArcWolf's Atlantic crossing of Junkers W33

Your turn, Mr. Render!