Sahan Thanthiriwatte

The chemist doing computing

[Mulindwa Moses @mulindwa_guy]

This article is 109 years old. And we still aren't doing enough to act on climate change.

[Licypriya Kangujam @LicypriyaK]

Heat wave will continue across the country with 50° Celsius (122F).

Empty pledges to plant more trees will not save from #heatwave. I'm really worried for the health of school going children. We're already the victim of air pollution. This is Climate Crisis.
📹 @ScottDuncanWX

[Today In History @URDailyHistory]

8 May 1886: Coca-Cola, aka #Coke, is sold for the first time at Jacob's #Pharmacy in #Atlanta, Georgia. #softdrink #drink #history #OTD #ad https://t.co/c2Lv8OZs2n

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[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

"I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy."

Literature laureate Rabindranath Tagore dedicated his life to poetry, art and music, composing the Indian national anthem and the national anthem of Bangladesh.

[Chris Jenks @chrisjenks]

Just in case y'all need an upgrade, I got the hookup!

[Today In History @URDailyHistory]

26 Feb 1802: French #author and #poet Victor #Hugo is born in Besancon, France, He is probably best known for Les Misérables and The #Hunchback of Notre Dame. He died in #Paris #SendTips on May 22, 1885. #NotreDame #history #ad https://t.co/h9NkqpyOIW https://t.co/PRuD3HZBEz

[Sahan Thanthiriwatte @sahanchem]

@shafraz77 @kalinga Not typical

[Today In History @URDailyHistory]

22 Feb 1784: The #Empress of China, aka Chinese Queen, sails from New York City to China. It was the first U.S. ship to #trade with China. The ship wouldn’t return until May 11, 1785. #history #ChinaTrade #OTD #HistoryMatters #ad https://t.co/PVncBuHS8d https://t.co/PRuD3HZBEz

[Brad Nitz @BradNitzWSB]

There is a new record for the longest lightning strike ever measured. It stretched approximately 477.2 miles (± 5 mi) horizontally. It reached from Texas, across Louisiana, into Mississippi!

[Today In History @URDailyHistory]

17 Jan 1706: American statesman Ben #Franklin is born in Boston. He is the youngest boy in a family of 17 children. Among his many accomplishments, he helped draft the Declaration of Independence. He dies on April 17, 1790. #OTD #ad https://t.co/YaDYeSoKJv https://t.co/PRuD3Ihd39

[Sahan Thanthiriwatte @sahanchem]

@kalinga Skyline is much different than then.

[Today In History @URDailyHistory]

12 Jan 1932: Arkansas #Democrat Hattie Wyatt Caraway is the first woman to be elected to serve a full term in the U.S. Senate. She had been appointed to the #Senate two months earlier, filling the vacancy of her late husband, Thaddeus Caraway. #history #ad https://t.co/HZWbWiy8iy

[Today In History @URDailyHistory]

11 Jan 1757: The first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, is born on the island of #Nevis. He was killed in a duel with former Vice #President Aaron Burr on July 12, 1804. The duel took place on the 11th. #history #OTD #HistoryMatters #ad https://t.co/Bl1ULafaKj

[Today In History @URDailyHistory]

10 Jan 1776: British emigre to the American Colonies, Thomas Paine, anonymously publishes "Common Sense," a scathing attack on #King George III's reign over the #colonies and calls for the colonies’ #independence. #history #OnThisDay #HistoryMatters #ad https://t.co/QLOk3HDC0i

[Today In History @URDailyHistory]

7 Jan 1955: Marian #Anderson becomes the first black person to sing at New York's Metropolitan #Opera in New York City. She was Ulrica in Giuseppe #Verdi's Un ballo in maschera and it was the only time she #sang in an opera role. #NYC #history #OTD #ad https://t.co/jZkuAug9VZ

[බන්ස් | BΛNZ @__Banz]

වෙන රටවල ඉස්සරහට හම්බුනාම හෙඩ්ලයිට් ගහලා කියන්නෙ මම ඉන්නම් ඔයා එන්න කියලලු. ලංකාවෙ නම් තෝ හිටු මං එනවා කියන එකලු. රට ඉඳන් ආව යාලුවෙක් කිව්වෙ කාරෙකේ යන ගමන්.

[Today In History @URDailyHistory]

26 Dec 1776: During the American #Revolutionary War, General George #Washington defeats the #British at the Battle of #Trenton. The battle occurred after Washington's troops famously crossed the #Delaware River into New Jersey on #Christmas Day. #otd #ad https://t.co/d2XZt67Lek

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25 Dec 1642: British #physicist and #scientist Sir Isaac #Newton is born in Woolsthorpe, England. He died in 1726 (or 1727) and is buried in #Westminster Abbey. #HappyBirthday #Christmas #history #OTD #Britain #MerryChristmas #ad https://t.co/K3eY9WZG0Z https://t.co/PRuD3HZBEz

[Sahan Thanthiriwatte @sahanchem]

@kalinga Hi 👋 Kalinga

[Today In History @URDailyHistory]

5 Dec 1933: The 21st #amendment to the U.S. #Constitution is ratified, ending the #prohibition of #alcohol, when Utah became the last state to ratify it. #beer #wine #whiskey #history #21stamendment #OTD #ad https://t.co/PRuD3Ihd39 https://t.co/q6sdXHDeJJ