Today In History: 5 December 2024
Hello all Hivians and good people of the Gems community. History was made today in the world of cryptocurrency. Today will go down as a memorable day in the annals of history as the day Bitcoin $BTC peaked and soared above $100,000.00! That's crazy man. It's been anticipated for some weeks now that $BTC will reach this ATH but nobody expected this to happen today. It even traded at some point at $102,000.00. That's massive I must say and a good one for the crypto world.
Having said that let us also dive into the world of history to see what other notable events took place today.
We begin today from the world of Olympics [Doping in sports]. On this day in 2017, Russian athletes were banned from participation in the 2017 winter Olympics which was held in Pyongyang, South Korea after the International Olympics Committee (IOC) discovered a state sponsored doping scandal. Too bad for Russia.
From the world of Olympics, we move over to South Africa [The Death of Madiba]. Do you also know that on this day in 2013, the South African first black President Nelson Mandela who championed the end of apartheid in his country died in Johannesburg, South Africa.
From South Africa, we move over to Fiji [coup in Fiji]. Now, on this day in 2006, following a military take over of government, that is coup, Fijian military leader Frank Bainimarama assumed the position of the acting President of the country.
From Fiji, we move over to Nicaragua [Birthday of Anastasio Somoza Debayle]. Do you know that on this day in 1925, Anastasio Somoza Debayle, the Nicaraguan President from 1967–1979 was born in León, Nicaragua. Happy posthumous birthday to him.
Gentlemen, we'll round off our today's look in history from Thailand [Birthday of Bhumibol Adulyadej]. Do you know that on this day in 1927, Bhumibol Adulyadej, the longest serving monarch in Thailand spanning a period from 1950 – 2016 and also the ninth king of the Chakkri dynasty was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Happy posthumous birthday to him.
My good people, that will be all from me today. Let's do it again tomorrow.