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As human evolution the caused by evolutionary emergence of modern man (is Homo sapiens) and its closest relatives from common ancestors. According to today's view, human tribal history began with the splitting up of the last common ancestral population of chimpanzees and humans. That of the two subpopulations from which humans emerged, as well as all of their extinct and still living descendants are referred to as hominini. Research into tribal history "takes into account all fossil and current forms of life of the apes within the framework of the doctrine of primates, primatology or primatology founded by T. H. Huxley as early as 1863". A steadily growing number of well-preserved fossils from different regions of Africa, Asia and Europe has expanded the knowledge about the ancestors of man, but has not led to a consensus about their lifespan and areas of distribution. -Go to Article …
What happened on January 24th?
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41 - The Roman Emperor Caligula ismurderedby the Praetorian Guard together with his wife Milonia Caesonia and his daughter Iulia Drusilla .
- 1861 - The Prussian East Asia expedition under Count Friedrich zu Eulenburg signsa friendship, trade and shipping treatywith Japan , which marks the beginning of German-Japanese relations .
- 1941 - Singer and songwriter Neil Diamond ( Sweet Caroline ) is born in New York City.
- 1986 - The Voyager 2 space probe passes Uranus and discovers two more rings on the planet.
- 2011 -A suicide bomber killed 36 people ina Chechen terrorist attack at Moscow's Domodedovo airport ; 152 are injured by the explosion.
In the news
- The feature film Borga of York-Fabian Raabe has the main prize at the Max Ophüls Prize Film Festival received.
- The co-initiated by Austria, not signed by Germany and Switzerland, UN - Nuclear Ban Treaty entered into force.
- The concept artist and philosopher Adrian Piper has been awarded the Goslarer Kaiserring .
Recently deceased
- Walter Bernstein (101), American screenwriter († January 23)
- Jonas Gwangwa (83), South African musician († January 23)
- Larry King (87), American journalist and presenter († January 23)
- Luton Shelton (35), Jamaican soccer player († January 22)
- Sammy Nestico (96), American jazz musician († January 17)
Already knew?
- The identity of the friend in a self-portrait with a friend has not yet been clearly clarified.
- Kentschkau had to give way to Wroclaw Airport.
- After Harry and the Potters came Draco and the Malfoys, Tonks and the Aurors and The Remus Lupins.
- The " Ekeko case " developed into a thriller about ancient cultural assets.