However, it was McLaren's next venture that truly solidified his place in cultural history. In 1975, McLaren stepped into the music industry as the manager of the iconic punk band, the Sex Pistols. Under his management, the group became notorious for their anarchic performances and provocative ...
taken in the wake of the 1972 Marine Mammal Protection Act have helped populations recover to perhaps 128,000 worldwide by the early 21st century. Still, sea otters are highly vulnerable to both natural phenomena such as killer whale predation and to anthropogenic factors such as oil spills. ...
1989:The Exxon Valdez spills over two hundred and forty thousand barrels of crude oil in Prince William Sound in the state of Alaska. 1993:The Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 is discovered on this day. 1998:10 people are wounded and 5 are killed when teachers and students at Westside Middle School...
The Foundation also works on ways to help protect the oceans from large oil spills such as the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Suzuki has also served as a director of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association from 1982 to 1987. Suzuki was awarded the Right Livelihood Award in 2009. His ...
Interestingly, the San Francisco earthquake was not even remotely the most powerful earthquake in US history. It comes in at #16 in strength, but first in terms of damage. You probably already know this, but the ten worst US earthquakes all took place in Alaska. ...