Kangaroos, koalas, and opossums—these unique animals are all marsupials. Marsupials are known for carrying their young in a special pouch. The name marsupial comes from the Latin word marsupium, which means “pouch.”
The largest living marsupials are the red and gray kangaroos of Australia.Some marsupials are carnivores, or meat eaters. For example, the Tasmanian devil feeds on birds, small mammals, and dead animals.
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The first vice president and second president of the United States, John Adams, born this day in 1735 in what is now Quincy, Massachusetts, is regarded as one of the most significant statesmen of the Revolutionary era.
Henry Tudor, who was crowned Henry VII on this day in 1485, founded the Tudor dynasty, ended the Wars of the Roses, used his children's marriages to build alliances, and signed treaties that increased England's power.
In 1974, Muhammad Ali knocked out George Foreman in the “Rumble in the Jungle,” regaining the world heavyweight boxing title.
In 1938, Orson Welle's radio dramatization of H.G.Wells's War of the Worlds caused a national panic as thousands of listeners feared a genuine invasion from Mars.
In 1905, Emperor Nicholas II issued the October Manifesto, bringing the end of unlimited autocracy in Russia and ushering in an era of constitutional monarchy.
In 1895, German bacteriologist and pathologist Gerhard Domagk, recipient of the 1939 Nobel Prise for Physiology or Medicine for his discovery (announced in 1932) of the antibacterial effects of Prontosil, was born.
In 1340, An allied force of Castilian and portuguese Christians defeated the Muslim marinds of North Africa at the Battle of Rio Salado.
In 130, The Roman emperor Hadrian officially founded the city of Antinoopolis in ancient Egypt.
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Looking back in history on this day 30th October
The first vice president and second president of the United States, John Adams, born this day in 1735 in what is now Quincy, Massachusetts, is regarded as one of the most significant statesmen of the Revolutionary era.
Henry Tudor, who was crowned Henry VII on this day in 1485, founded the Tudor dynasty, ended the Wars of the Roses, used his children's marriages to build alliances, and signed treaties that increased England's power.
In 1974, Muhammad Ali knocked out George Foreman in the “Rumble in the Jungle,” regaining the world heavyweight boxing title.
In 1905, Emperor Nicholas II issued the October Manifesto, bringing the end of unlimited autocracy in Russia and ushering in an era of constitutional monarchy.
In 1895, German bacteriologist and pathologist Gerhard Domagk, recipient of the 1939 Nobel Prise for Physiology or Medicine for his discovery (announced in 1932) of the antibacterial effects of Prontosil, was born.
In 1340, An allied force of Castilian and portuguese Christians defeated the Muslim marinds of North Africa at the Battle of Rio Salado.
In 130, The Roman emperor Hadrian officially founded the city of Antinoopolis in ancient Egypt.
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