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Emergency craft surround plane after it plunges into the Hudson River near midtown Manhattan. The jet (at right) was Flight 1549, an afternoon flight heading from New York’s LaGuardia airport to Charlotte, N.C. The passengers and crew are out of danger. (marketwatch)
During the Saturday anti-Israeli demonstration in Oslo, which initially was quite peaceful, its participants began to send text messages saying that the local McDonald’s decided to transfer all its proceeds to aid Israel. Organized protester were gradually replaced by the radicals, who began to destroy everything around.
Press Service of the Norwegian McDonald’s network immediately sent out a letter that the company did not intend to transfer money to Israel, does not deal with policy and simply sell hamburgers to people, but it was too late. Several shops on the main street of the city were also damaged by the chain reaction of unrest.
2008 was full of events, happy and terrifying, bright and sad! We give you a selection of photos that will remind you of some of them! The whole year in one selection of professional photos.
On the photo immediately below we can see children playing with the boots of their neighbor – a journalist Muthathar al Zaidi, who after yesterday’s “shoe fight” with the President of the United States, virtually became a national hero. Shoes became a weapon of Iraqi proletariat, hundreds of people went to the streets to demand the release of a journalist who was arrested after yesterday’s incident. More photos of the protest are inside the post.
On the night of Saturday, December 6th, two Special Guards of the Greek police clashed with a small group of young men. The exact details of what took place are still unclear, but it is known that one of the Guards fired three shots, and one of those bullets caused the death of 15-year-old Alexander Grigoropoulos – whether the injury was made by an accidental ricochet or deliberate shot remains to be determined. The two Guards are now in jail awaiting trial, the shooter charged with homicide. This incident sparked an immediate and widespread response in the form of angry demonstrations and riots in many Greek cities that have continued at varying levels to this day – though dimming in intensity recently. Alexander’s death appears to have been a catalyst, unleashing widespread Greek anger towards many issues – police mistreatment of protesters, unwelcome education reforms, economic stagnation, government corruption and more.
Residents and tourists waded through knee-deep water today as they navigated the city’s narrow streets and alleys, and its historic St. Mark’s Square was inundated. Boxes of tourist merchandise floated inside the flooded shops around the square and even the city’s famed pigeons sought refuge on rooftops and windowsills.
One of the highest tides in its history brought Venice to a virtual halt, rekindling a debate over a plan to build moveable flood barriers in an effort to save the lagoon city from high tides.
City officials said the tide peaked at 61 inches, well past the 40-inch flood mark, as strong winds pushed the sea into the city.
Alarms went off at 6:37 a.m. to alert citizens, but many residents were taken by surprise because authorities had initially not forecast such a high water level.
A history of US presidents’ autos in pictures! Which one do you like the best?
Truman’s Lincoln
Forest fires started in Southern California 4 days ago. During that time, 6.2 hectares of forest burnt down. In three districts of the state of emergency was introduced, thousands of residents evacuated because of severe fires and hundreds of homes burned down.
10. Titanic – $ 150 million
One of the most famous disasters cost only $ 150 million (in today’s money).
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