Matthew's Blog about LIFE. and the universe
776 BC First written Olympics, hosted in Olympia. The time between Olympics were measured in Olympiads, a new unit of time that the Greeks had recently invented. 393 BC The Roman Emperor Theodosius II bans the Olympics. 16-23 June 1894 The Olympic Congress is hosted for 7 days at the Sorbonne University. Organised…
Sir Peter Jackson is a world-acclaimed director and film producer of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and many other movies. Early Childhood Peter Robert Jackson was born on the thirty-first of October, nineteen-sixty-one, in Pukerua Bay, just about thirty kilometres from Wellington. When he was eight years of age, his parents, Joan…
A little recount of the battle of Gallipoli 24 April 1915 ANZAC troops leave for Anzac Cove at evening, hoping to launch a sneak attack at the enemy at dawn. 25 April 1915 – Night ANZAC troops arrive on the coast of the Ottoman Empire, lead by Lieutenant-General Sir William Birdwood. They were planned…
Polyfest is livestreamed in 2022 for the first time ever, with no physical audience Polyfest is started in 1976 at Hillary College, Otara The last day of Polyfest is canceled in 2019, due to the Christchurch tragedy Polyfest moves to the Manukau sports bowl in 1996 Polyfest is canceled again in 2020, due to COVID-19
The Night Sky Small spheres of light shimmer in the black void. The moon, as bright as a torch, glistens in the sky, reflecting the rays of the sun. A group of comets shoot across the sky, painting it with light. Mars, ever so tiny in the sky, slowly glides across the blankness, as a…
Welcome to a little instruction manual about HTML. First of all, what is HTML? HTML, or HTML5 (5 means the fifth version of HTML), is a widely used coding language for making websites. Even this post has been created using html and also javascript and css which are other programming languages that go along with…
It actually was my first day at school last week (just saying). So basically I have to write about my first day. The day was okay. For the first block we put our names and student numbers on our stationary and books. We then had morning tea. After morning tea, we set up our wātaka,…