Random Chronicles In History :JANUARY

[iceprince]

On this day in 1920, Jujiro Matsuda (1875-1952) forms Toyo Cork Kogyo, a business that makes cork, in Hiroshima, Japan; just over a decade later the company produces its first automobile and eventually changes its name to Mazda. Today, Mazda is known for its affordable, quality-performance vehicles, including the Miata, the world's best-selling two-seat roadster.

In 1931, the company launched the Mazda-Go, a three-wheeled vehicle that resembled a motorcycle with a cargo-carrier at the back. The company's car development plans were halted during World War II and the bombing of Hiroshima. In the 1950s, Mazda began making small, four-wheel trucks. The company launched its first passenger car, the R360 Coupe, in 1960 in Japan. Seven years later, Mazda debuted the first rotary engine car, the Cosmo Sport 110S. Mazda entered the American market in 1970, with the R100 coupe, the first mass-produced, rotary-powered car in the U.S. In 1978, the Mazda RX-7, an affordable, "peak-performing" sports car debuted. The following year, the Ford Motor Company took a 25 percent stake in the company.

In 1989, at the Chicago Auto Show, Mazda unveiled the MX-5 Miata, a two-door sports car carrying a starting price tag of $13,800. According to Mazda, the concept for the car was: "affordable to buy and use, lightweight, Jinba Ittai ('rider and horse as one') handling, and classic roadster looks." The 2000 "Guinness Book of World Records" named the Miata the best-selling two-seat convertible in history.

In 1991, in another milestone for the company, a Mazda 787 B won the 24 Hours of Le Mans race, becoming the first rotary-powered car as well as the first Japanese-made auto to do so. However, Mazda was impacted by the economic slump in Japan in the 1990s and in 1996, Ford took a controlling stake in the automaker and rescued it from potential bankruptcy. The two companies shared manufacturing facilities in several countries along with vehicle platforms and other resources. In 2008, Ford, which had been hurt by the global economic crisis and slumping auto sales, relinquished control of Mazda by selling 20 percent of its controlling stake for around $540 million. (Also that year, General Motors sold its stake in Japan-based Suzuki Motor.)

In 2009, Mazda celebrated the 20th anniversary of the MX-5 Miata, whose sales by then had topped nearly 900,000 and which had won almost 180 major automotive awards.


Source: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/japans-mazda-founded

[iceprince]

Apollo 14, piloted by astronauts Alan B. Shepard Jr., Edgar D. Mitchell, and Stuart A. Roosa, is successfully launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a manned mission to the moon. On February 5, after suffering some initial problems in docking the lunar and command modules, Shepard and Mitchell descended to the lunar surface on the third U.S. moon landing. Upon stepping out of the lunar module, Shepard, who in 1961, aboard Freedom 7, was the first American in space, became the fifth astronaut to walk on the moon. Shepard and Mitchell remained on the lunar surface for nearly 34 hours, conducting simple scientific experiments, such as hitting golf balls into space with Shepard's golf club, and collecting 96 pounds of lunar samples. On February 9, Apollo 14 safely returned to Earth.


Source: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/iapollo-14i-departs-for-the-moon

[iceprince]

yan pala ang history ng boys scout...member sin ako nito nung elementary ako e...naging patrol leader ako ng company nmen...

Sent from my mind to the people out there...

Salamat sa pagdaan sir kylun...

Once, naging Member din ako... Hahaha...

Boy Scout Laging Handa...
 

[kylun]

Salamat sa pagdaan sir kylun...

Once, naging Member din ako... Hahaha...

Boy Scout Laging Handa...
 

required yata talaga yun dati..ewan ko lang ngayon...

Sent from my mind to the people out there...

[iceprince]

required yata talaga yun dati..ewan ko lang ngayon...

Sent from my mind to the people out there...

Sa Grade School sir kylun ...

Required nga...

Pero nung High School... Bahala na sila...
 

[jamesbond]

Aws BSP.... Hindi naman rewuired sa amin yan, mahaal ang jamboree those days and puro international pa...

[jamesbond]

Heyun... Buti na-mention na inspired by, ahahaha, gaya gaya kasi mga kano... Live Aid or Band aid ang orig na nagtipon tipon...

[iceprince]

Heyun... Buti na-mention na inspired by, ahahaha, gaya gaya kasi mga kano... Live Aid or Band aid ang orig na nagtipon tipon...

Hahaha... Salamat sa pagdaan dito sir jamesbond...

Tama ka jan... Pero para daw naman sa magandang layunin ang "We Are The World"...

Kaya okay lang naman...
 

[iceprince]

Aws BSP.... Hindi naman rewuired sa amin yan, mahaal ang jamboree those days and puro international pa...

Ang natatandaan ko pumunta kami sa Boy's Town...

Dun na din kami natulog...

Camping nang mga Boys Scout...