Exchange 2013

Historical events, DBH 1

LONDON FIRE The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that swept through the central parts of the English city of London , from Sunday , 2 September to Wednesday , 5 September 1666 . TSUNAMI A tsunami is a serious of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water , typically an ocean or a large lake . BY : Miriam

26th December 2004 The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea mega thrust earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on Sunday, 26 December 2004, with an epicenter of the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The quake itself is known by the scientific community as the Sumatra–Andaman earthquake. The resulting tsunami was given various names, including the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, South Asian tsunami, Indonesian tsunami and the Boxing Day tsunami. The earthquake was caused by subduction and triggered a series of devastating tsunamis along the coasts of most landmasses bordering the Indian Ocean, killing over 230,000 people in fourteen countries, and inundating coastal communities with waves up to 30 meters (98 ft) high. It was one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history. Indonesia was the hardest-hit country, followed by Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand. With a magnitude of Mw 9.1–9.3, it is the third largest earthquake ever recorded on a seismograph. The earthquake had the longest duration of faulting ever observed, between 8.3 and 10 minutes. It caused the entire planet to vibrate as much as 1 centimeter (0.4 inches)and triggered other earthquakes as far away as Alaska. Its epicenter was between Simeulue and mainland Indonesia. The plight of the affected people and countries prompted a worldwide humanitarian response. In all, the worldwide community donated more than $14 billion (2004 US$) in humanitarian aid. Aitor Basterretxea Aldana. White House The white house is the official residence and principal workplace of the Presiden of th United Stata,located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northewest, Washintone. It has been the residence of every U.S. President since Jhon Adams in 1800. By: BOGDAN

11th September 1940 From mid-afternoon onwards Luftflotte 3 delivered a raid on Southampton. This was followed by several raids on London by Luftflotte 2. As well as hitting London, aircraft attacked Biggin Hill, Kenley and Brooklands. Later that day raids also came in from the Cherbourg peninsula which once again ended up bombing Southampton and Portsmouth. There were also raids by Me109s which attacked Kenley, Detling and a convoy heading its way round the Kent coast. That day the RAF flew 678 sorties and lost 29 aircraft with 17 pilots killed. The Germans lost 25 aircraft. Meanwhile there was intense speculation concerning the imminence of invasion. All this, however, was conditional on air superiority being achieved. At the same time it was noted by German aircrews that despite the losses inflicted on the RAF, the latter still appeared to have undiminished strength. Victory was still eluding the Luftwaffe. 249 Squadron Operational Record Book ? 11 September Brought to readiness at 16:10 hours and ordered to patrol London Docks and Thames Estuary. Large formations of He111s with fighter escorts intercepted East of London. For the first time, it was possible to carry out a head-on attack, this resulted in 2 He111s being destroyed and 1 probable. Sgt Davis was wounded during this battle and had to bale out at Beneden owing to fire in his aircraft. Squadron patrolled Dover at 18:15 hours, and although a number of enemy fighters were seen high above, it was not possible to make contact. A stick of bombs was seen to fall slap outside the entrance to Dover harbour in the sea but no-one could see the enemy aircraft from which they were dropped. BY : Gabriel Daneasa

German pps, DBH 4