1968 in the Vietnam War
The year 1968 saw major developments in the Vietnam War. The military operations started with an attack on a US base by the North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and the Viet Cong (VC) on January 1, ending a truce declared by the Pope and agreed upon by all sides.
List of geothermal power stations
This is a list of operational geothermal power stations with a current installed capacity of at least 10 MW. The Geysers in California, United States is the largest geothermal power station in the world, with a nameplate capacity of 1,590 MW and an annual generation of 6,516 GWh in 2018.
Zero-carbon city
A zero-carbon city is a goal of city planners that describes a significant reduction in carbon use by a city. The term describes a range of carbon reduction, ranging from a city that generates as much or more carbon-free sustainable energy as it uses, to a city that manages greenhouse gas emissions and reduces its…
Tidal heating
Tidal heating (also known as tidal dissipation or tidal damping) occurs through the tidal friction processes: orbital and rotational energy is dissipated as heat in either (or both) the surface ocean or interior of a planet or satellite. When an object is in an elliptical orbit, the tidal forces acting on it are…
Lawrence Weston Wind Turbine
The Lawrence Weston Wind Turbine, also known as the Ambition Community Energy Wind Turbine, is a community-owned wind turbine located in Avonmouth, Bristol, England, near the Seabank Power Station. It is situated beside the A403 road and Severn Estuary, just north of the Avonmouth Docks and Chittening industrial…
List of Blaze and the Monster Machines episodes
Blaze and the Monster Machines is a CGI-animated computer-animated interactive children's television series with a focus on teaching STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). It premiered on Nickelodeon on October 13, 2014, and ended its run on December 1, 2025, after nine seasons, 180 episodes, and 11…
Harlan Ellison
Harlan Jay Ellison (May 27, 1934 – June 28, 2018) was an American writer, known for his prolific and influential work in New Wave speculative fiction and for his outspoken, combative personality. His published works include more than 1,700 short stories, novellas, screenplays, comic-book scripts, teleplays, essays,…
2024 Lebanon electronic device attacks
On 17 and 18 September 2024, thousands of handheld pagers and hundreds of walkie-talkies intended for use by Hezbollah exploded simultaneously in two separate events across Lebanon and Syria, in an Israeli attack nicknamed Operation Grim Beeper. According to an unnamed Hezbollah official, the attack took 1,500…
2021 Texas power crisis
In February 2021, the state of Texas suffered a major power crisis, which came about during three severe winter storms sweeping across the United States on February 10–11, 13–17 (known as Winter Storm Uri), and 15–20. The storms triggered the worst energy infrastructure failure in Texas state history, leading to…
Ellison D. Smith
Ellison DuRant Smith (August 1, 1864 – November 17, 1944) was an American cotton planter, lobbyist, and Democratic Party politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1909 until 1944. Smith was widely known for his virulently racist and segregationist views, his advocacy of white…