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 ## Events
 
-An event represent something to monitor at a defined date. For example if I'm monitoring the temperature in my home, I'll post an event `home.temperature` with a property `temp`:
+An event represent something to monitor at a defined date. For example if I'm monitoring the temperature in my home, I'll post an event `home.temperature` with a property `temperature`:
 
 ```
-$ curl -X POST --data '{ "type":"home.temperature", "properties": { "temperature": 66 } }' http://localhost:5000/api/events
+$ curl -X POST -H "Content-Type:application/json" --data '{ "type":"home.temperature", "properties": { "temperature": 66 } }' http://localhost:5000/api/events
 ```
 
 ## Visualizations