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Statue of Stamford Raffles, the first British governor of Singapore This is a timeline of Singaporean history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Singapore and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Singapore. See also the list of years in Singapore. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy ...
The Live Turtle and Tortoise Museum. Buddha Tooth Relic and Temple Museum. Hell's Museum. Museum of Ice Cream Singapore. Fort Canning Heritage Gallery. Singapore Musical Box Museum. MINT Museum of Toys. Ode To Art.
Location. 510 Upper Jurong Road, Singapore 638365. Public transit access. EW29 Joo Koon. The Singapore Discovery Centre ( SDC) is an ' edutainment ' and tourist attraction by the Ministry of Defence of Singapore [ 1] in Jurong West, Singapore. The centre includes exhibits which display the history of Singapore as well as an insight on the future.
The early history of Singapore refers to its pre-colonial era before 1819, when the British East India Company led by Stamford Raffles established a trading settlement on the island and set in motion the history of modern Singapore. Prior to 1819, the island was known by several names; an early reference may be in the 2nd century work by ...
The building's foundation stone was laid on 14 April 1879. It was consecrated on 27 December. The Masonic Club, which was occupied the ground floor, was inaugurated on 2 July 1888. The building was designed by Thomas A. Cargill, a municipal engineer and a Freemason. A basement was excavated from 1953 to 1956 and housed the Masonic Library.
1971. 29 December 1971: In a case known as the Gold Bars Triple Murders, 55-year-old businessman Ngo Cheng Poh and his two employees, 57-year-old Ang Boon Chai and 51-year-old Leong Chin Woo, were murdered by a group of ten men. The group had also robbed the three men of 120 gold bars worth S$500,000.
A view of the Avon Gorge, designated as an SSSI for both its biological and its geological interest. This is a list of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in the former county of Avon, England, United Kingdom. In England the body responsible for designating SSSIs is Natural England, which chooses a site because of its fauna, flora ...
August 2, 2024 at 10:30 AM. This weekend marks the grand opening of the York County History Center. Free admission will be offered Friday through Sunday to the new museum at 121 N. Pershing Ave ...