The Syracusia was an ancient sailing vessel designed by Archimedes in the 3rd century BCE. She was fabled as being one of the largest ships ever built in antiquity and as having a sumptuous decor of exotic woods and marble along with towers, statues, a gymnasium, a library, and even…
Tampa Bay Rays, American professional baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida, that plays in the American League (AL). The Rays began play in 1998 and were known as the Devil Rays until the end of the 2007 season. Devil Rays was also the name selected by the owner, Vince…
The Tang welcomed traders from all over the world. Trade and diplomacy brought thousands of foreigners to Chang’an, Quanzhou, and Guangzhou. To a large degree, international trade during the Tang period was dominated by foreigners, especially the Persians, Arabs, and Uighurs. Silk, paper, and porcelain were manufactured during the Tang…
The tax on tea had existed since the passing of the 1767 Townshend Revenue Act. Along with tea, the Townshend Revenue Act also taxed glass, lead, oil, paint, and paper. Due to boycotts and protests, the Townshend Revenue Act’s taxes were repealed on all commodities except tea in 1770. The…
Advantages of Deductive Method. Coverage of a wider scope of subject matter – Because our instruction is direct by stating at once the rule or the principle at the beginning of the class, we cover more subject matter over a period of time. No bother. on the part of the…
The company has argued that exhibiting the radio will help sustain the ship’s legacy while honoring passengers and crew. Known in 1912 as a Marconi wireless telegraph machine, the radio sent distress calls to nearby ships that helped save 700 people in lifeboats. At the end of an article in…
The First Transcontinental Railroad (known originally as the “Pacific Railroad” and later as the “Overland Route”) was a 1,912-mile (3,077 km) continuous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 that connected the existing eastern U.S. rail network at Council Bluffs, Iowa with the Pacific coast at the Oakland Long Wharf…
(National Park Service) Transcontinental Railroad summary: The First Transcontinental Railroad was built crossing the western half of America and it was pieced together between 1863 and 1869. It was 1,776 miles long and served for the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States to be connected by rail for…
Within ten years of its completion, the railroad shipped $50 million worth of freight coast to coast every year. Just as it opened the markets of the west coast and Asia to the east, it brought products of eastern industry to the growing populace beyond the Mississippi. The Transcontinental Railroad…
No provisions were made to end secret diplomacy or preserve freedom of the seas. WilsonWilsonThomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924) was an American politician and academic who served as the 28th president of the United States from 1913 to 1921.https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Woodrow_WilsonWoodrow Wilson –…