6th Day of January – Fatcowco – 1947 – The first commercial airline to offer a round-the-world ticket

1947 – The first commercial airline to offer a round-the-world ticket

A round-the-world ticket (also known as round-the-world fare or RTW ticket in short) is a product that enables travellers to fly around the world for a relatively low price.

On 6th January, 1947 Pan American World Airways becomes the first commercial airline to offer a round-the-world airline flight.

Source: 6th Day of January – Fatcowco

Origin of Jury – English History

A hot controversy has been waged as to whether Alfred is entitled to the honour of introducing the practice of trial by jury into England, but, in fact, the jury appears to have been an institution of progressive growth, and its principle may be traced to the earliest Anglo-Saxon times. One of the judicial customs of the Saxons was that a man might be cleared of the accusation of certain crimes, if an appointed number of persons came forward and swore that they believed him innocent of the allegation. These men were literally jurators, who swore to a veredictum, who so far determined the facts of the case as to acquit the person in whose favour they swore. Such an oath, and such an acquittal, is a jury in its earliest and rudest shape, and it is remarkable that for accusations of any consequence among the Saxons of the Continent, twelve jurators were the number required for an acquittal. Thus for the wound of a noble, which produced blood, or disclosed the bone, or broke a limb, or if one seized another by the hair, or threw him into the water, in these and some other cases twelve jurators were required.

 In the treaty between Alfred and Guthrun, more lights appear, “If any accuse the king’s thane of manslaughter, if he dares absolve himself, let him do it by twelve king’s thanes. If the accused be less than a king’s thane, let him absolve himself by eleven of his equals, and one king’s thane.” Here the number of twelve, and the principle of the peers, both appear to us…

Source: Origin of Jury – English History

Life is not a Game – PeoPlaid

Life is not a Game

Life is not a game
Where you win or lose.
Life is a journey
Where you can walk or run at your own pace;
Where you can experience
stumbling down and rising up;
Where you can be sneered at or cheered up.
Life is a journey
Where you and you alone will travel.
At some points, people will join you
Then they will leave you
And you will be on your own again.
Your journey is a given.
How you travel it is up to you.
You can make it miserable or enjoyable.
But you have to travel it.
You cannot avoid it
Nor can you let another person travel it for you.
Don’t be afraid and never give up.
At the end of the journey, you will look back and say:
“Thank you God for the journey. You designed perfectly just for me.”

Source: Life is not a Game – PeoPlaid

Bold leadership needed to loosen Ohio’s COVID-19 vise: Matthew Wellington and Ryan Marino – cleveland.com

Many public officials cite economic concerns as the reason to not take more drastic action, but many top economists argue that the long-term health of our economy is tied to suppressing the virus. A pandemic with a longer duration or more dire effects will only prolong economic damage. The only way to get the economy back on track is to get the pandemic under control. The key message from our public officials should be that, unless you’re an essential worker — a health care worker, a grocery clerk, a food bank worker, etc. — the best thing you can do for society right now is to stay home. Federal lawmakers should pass legislation that gives Americans the financial, medical and emotional support they need to do so — so we can control the pandemic and get back to normal more quickly. Waiting to take bold action until hospitals fill up even more would be a waste of human life, especially with the prospect of widely available vaccines so close on the horizon. Our public officials should pull the wool from their eyes and take necessary steps to save lives now.

Source: Bold leadership needed to loosen Ohio’s COVID-19 vise: Matthew Wellington and Ryan Marino – cleveland.com

Covid-19: UK daily coronavirus cases top 60,000 for first time – BBC News

According to government figures on Tuesday, the number of people who tested positive was 60,916.

One in 50 people in private households in England had Covid last week – and one in 30 in London, according to estimates based on the latest data.

A further 830 people have also died within 28 days of a positive test.

It comes as England and Scotland announced new strict lockdowns, with people told to stay at home.

Source: Covid-19: UK daily coronavirus cases top 60,000 for first time – BBC News