#Yesterday & #Today #History:
1923 Sisters of Mercy nun Mary Xavier McCaffery "Angel of the Tombs" died, being known for #religious #rescue work of convicts at Sing Sing maximum-security prison.
Today #inequality in the #CatholicChurch continues but Sisters of Mercy promote #equality for women in #Church & #Society, #justice for #issues such as #Earth #Immigration #Nonviolence & #Racism.
#Yesterday & #Today #History:
1923 Both #French & #Danish #scientists claim to have found Number 72 as missing #chemical element on periodic table w name debate of Celtium (French) & Hafnium (Danish).
Today Number 72 is Hafnium from old Latin name for #Copenhagen which was settled by IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) in 1930.
#Yesterday & #Today #History:
1923 Judge E.R. Burgess, Racine #Municipal #Wisconsin #Court fined #traffic law violators for #speeding by making them walk 30 or 60 or 90 days.
Today #Switzerland has highest speeding fines in the world with largest reported as $290K for #driving 137km/h (85mph) in a 80Km/h (50mph) zone.
#Yesterday & #Today #History:
1923 Licensing #RealEstate agents was sought in #Ontario #Canada as Ontario #government asked to pass bill - It wasn't until 1930 that real estate agents were finally licensed in Ontario when government passed the Real Estate & Business Brokers Act.
Today homes have been #sold without #homeowners knowing - real estate agents are suppose to verify the #identity of buyers with photo I.D. and completing & submitting FINTRAC form (large cash transaction report form).
#Yesterday & #Today #History: 1923 A new method of fitting double #glass into windows avoids the old method of attaching additional windows.
Today six types of window glass: float, laminated, obscured, tempered, insulated & low-e or low emissivity (blocks certain types of light).
#Yesterday & #Today #History:
1923 #Pneumonia & #influenza caused the #death of 143 in #Toronto with 32 #dying in 1 day despite 1918 #pandemic start 5 years earlier.
Today 100+ Toronto #Covid deaths reported so far for Feb 2023 w current 7-day average in #USA 453 deaths despite 2019 pandemic start 4 years earlier.