Events on February 20: important events that occurred on this date.
Numerous significant events have occurred on February 20 in the past, including John Glenn becoming the first American to orbit the Earth and the Paricutn volcano eruption. Today, February 20, is commemorated by a number of significant events that are…
South Koreans will once again receive short-term visas from China.
The move comes in response to South Korea’s decision last week to lift travel restrictions on Chinese nationals based on Covid. These rules sparked a furious response from Beijing, which also took tit-for-tat measures. The Chinese embassy in Seoul announced…
Florida’s national park is shut down by an influx of Cuban migrants.
Due to an influx of Cuban migrants, Dry Tortugas National Park in the Florida Keys is temporarily closed to the public. According to a press release issued by the National Park Service, the closure, which went into effect on Monday,…
In California, a teen pilot makes an emergency landing near a highway with two lanes.
On Monday, in the San Bernardino National Forest in California, a teen pilot in a single-engine aircraft with several family members aboard made an emergency landing close to a two-lane highway. In an interview, 18-year-old pilot Brock Peters stated, “We’re…
Antarctic tourism is back and booming: Is it harmful to the ecosystem of ice?
Antarctica is being visited by more than 100,000 tourists. The effects on the environment, such as black carbon from cruise ship funnels, will also increase with the number of tourists. Over 100,000 tourists will head to the ice as the…