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Bruce Springsteen Opened His Saturday Concert With Prince's 'Purple Rain'

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Bruce Springsteen Opened His Saturday Concert With Prince's 'Purple Rain'

The Average Webpage Is Now the Size of the Original Doom

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The Average Webpage Is Now the Size of the Original Doom

Bruce Springsteen Opened His Saturday Concert With Prince's 'Purple Rain'

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Bruce Springsteen Opened His Saturday Concert With Prince's 'Purple Rain' Bruce's fans have been wondering if he would pay tribute to Prince in his Brooklyn show on Saturday. The Boss delivered. April 24, 2016 at 06:46PM

The Average Webpage Is Now the Size of the Original Doom

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The Average Webpage Is Now the Size of the Original Doom Today the average webpage is about the same size, data-wise, as the classic computer game "Doom," according to software engineer Ronan Cremin.

total football: Word of the day for April 25, 2016

total football , n : (soccer) A football (soccer) tactic in which the outfield players assume different roles during a game, while keeping an organised structure. Dutch footballer and coach Johan Cruyff, a noted exponent of total football, was born on this day in 1947.

Article of the day for April 25, 2016

The Article of the day for April 25, 2016 is Battle of Kaiapit . The Battle of Kaiapit was fought in 1943 between Australian and Japanese forces in New Guinea during the Finisterre Range campaign of World War II. Following landings at Nadzab and at Lae, the Allies attempted to exploit their success with an advance into the upper Markham Valley, starting with Kaiapit (pictured). The Australian 2/6th Independent Company flew in to the valley from Port Moresby in 13 USAAF C-47 Dakotas, making a difficult landing on a rough airstrip. Unaware that a much larger Japanese force was also headed for Kaiapit and Nadzab, the company attacked the village on 19 September to secure the area so that it could be developed into an airfield. They then held it against a strong counterattack. During two days of fighting the larger force, the Australians suffered relatively few losses. Their victory at Kaiapit enabled the Australian 7th Division to be flown in to the upper Markham Valley, stopping the Jap

Article of the day for April 25, 2016

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Article of the day is Battle of Kaiapit. Check it out: http://ift.tt/1oWeX6W