February 6, or Barmen's and Safe Internet Day and First Radio Signal Transmission
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
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Aquarius, February 6. Born on this day are able to create history and endowed with an elusive, difficult to understand quality.
As a rule, have an athletic physique that helps them withstand heavy physical exertion.
Sexual and sensual self-expression is of great importance to them, but they should observe reasonable measure in their search for passionate love.
Harmonious relationships with loved ones will help them in personal and spiritual development.
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Aquarius men born on February 6: Bob Marley, Ronald Reagan, Babe Ruth.
- possess the following properties:
- smart,
- inventive,
- liberal.
- Aquarius, like no other, need love and attention to their person.
- They are dreamers, although at the same time they are well aware that not all of their dreams will come true.
Aquarius women born on February 6: Alice Eve, Dewi Sukarno, Eva Braun.
- endowed with such facets of temperament:
- friendly,
- clever,
- curious.
- They are very sociable, ready to chat about anything, sometimes even beyond measure,
- and they are also able to generate a variety of ideas, and, interestingly, even bring them to their logical conclusion.
Main event
For the first time in the world, a radio signal about a disaster at sea has been transmitted
February 6, 1900
Popov's "thunderstormmeter''
This device is considered the world's first wireless telegraphy device, a radio receiver.
In 1897, with the help of wireless telegraphs, Popov carried out the reception and transmission of messages between the shore and a military ship.
The practical debut of the Popov system took place later. In November 1899.
The Russian battleship "General-Admiral Apraksin" ran into an underwater rock near the island of Hogland (near the shores of Finland, then part of the Russian Empire). To free the battleship, it was required to destroy the rock with explosions. This operation took considerable time. Meanwhile, the sea soon turned out to be covered with ice, and the work had to be completed before the spring ice drift.
To speed up the rescue operation, an uninterrupted connection with the command in St. Petersburg was required. From St. Petersburg to the nearest to the site of events in the Finnish city of Kotka, there was a telegraph line, but it did not reach the island of Hogland. It was decided to use the wireless telegraph of the Popov system. Necessary equipment for the Gogland was brought by the icebreaker ''Ermak''.
The system did not work right away, but by February 6, 1900, it was possible to establish a reliable connection.
And on the same day near the other Finnish island - Lavansari - tore and carried away in the sea an ice floe with 50 fishermen. Only the icebreaker could save them. The message about this tragedy came from St. Petersburg to Kotka by telegraph. The foreman could not reach the ice on Gogland, where the ''Ermak'' was.
And then Popov gave the order to ''Ermak'' on the radio. The icebreaker immediately went into the sea and successfully rescued the fishermen.
This order became the first official Russian radiogram.
By April 1900 the battleship "Apraksin" was successfully removed from the cliff. The wireless telegraph proved its reliability and was adopted by the Russian.
Holidays
Barmen's Day
Oddly enough, religious roots are at the heart of International Bartender Day. February 6 in the Catholic calendar is the day of Saint Amand. It is he who is considered the heavenly patron of all who are associated with alcohol - bartenders, wine-makers, brewers, restaurateurs.
Saint Amand lived at the end of the sixth - seventh century and was, of course, at first not a saint, but simply the Bishop of Maastricht. However, this bishop made great efforts in converting the population into Catholic the main wine-growing regions of Europe: in Germany, Flanders and France. And after the canonization, Saint Amand began to be considered the patron saint of representatives of the wine-related professions.
So in fact, on February 6, two completely different holidays are celebrated: the religious by the Catholic calendar - St. Amand's Day and the secular - International Bartender's Day.
The bartender’s craft did not accidentally deserve its own calendar holiday. Despite the fact that this profession unites people of very different age, gender and life positions, it is far from being as simple as it looks from the outside, it requires a fair "school". Sometimes bartenders spend on their feet almost the whole day, in addition, they are excellent psychologists and often guess the client's favorite drink at first sight.
This day is usually celebrated with bartenders' competitions, dancing and wine tasting - all this in an atmosphere of fun, friendliness and good mood. And, of course, the master classes of the top bartender's skill - flaring (juggling with "props" - bottles, glasses and other containers).
World Day for Safe Internet
Today, the Day is held under the slogan "Create, communicate and respect: the best Internet starts with you."
The holiday is set to promote the safe and responsible use of on-line technology and mobile phones, especially among children and young people around the world.
Also on February 6...
1840 - The British imposed the Treaty of Waitangi on the Maori leaders, by which the latter gave the Queen of England "all the rights and powers of sovereignty" and received land guarantees and the "rights and privileges of the subjects of Britain." New Zealand became a colony of Great Britain.
1895 - born Paul Bragg, American nutritionist, author of the book “The Miracle of Fasting.”
1900 - Russian scientist Alexander Popov for the first time in the world broadcast a distress signal to the sea (a radiogram to the commander of the Yermak icebreaker).
1901 - The first public telephones appeared at the stations in Paris.
1911 - Ronald Reagan, actor and 40th President of the USA (from 1981 to 1989), Republican, was born.
1932 - born Francois Truffaut, the famous French director, one of the founders of the new wave in cinema.
1945 - Bob Marley was born, Jamaican reggae musician.
1945 - The First World Trade Union Conference, organized by the British Trade Union Congress, begins its work in London. A World Trade Union Federation is being established.
1950 - It is believed that the ''MiG-17'' was the first production aircraft that exceeded the speed of sound in horizontal flight.
1952 - Elizabeth II, the reigning queen and head of state of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, head of the 15 states of the Commonwealth of Nations, ascended the throne. True, the official ceremony was held on the second of June of the following year.
1971 - during a walk on the Moon, American astronaut Alan Shepard showed a blow to a golf ball.
1985 - Microsoft announced the creation of a word processor designed for IBM PCs.
1996 - the British Antarctic station "Faraday" was transferred to Ukrainian polar explorers. The Ukrainian station Akademik Vernadsky was created at its base.
2004 - acrobatics set a record - 357 parachutists formed a giant flower in the sky of Thailand.
2004 - a powerful explosion occurred in a train car between the Avtozavodskaya and Paveletskaya stations of the Moscow metro. 39 people were killed, 120 injured. Chechen terrorists were accused of bombing.
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