Benjamin Franklin lived in Philadelphia and worked to improve the city. William Penn designed Philadelphia with wide streets and many public parks. What helped make Philadelphia the fastest growing city in the colonies? Why did Philadelphia become the fastest growing city in the colonies? Because of its location along the…
Corazon Aquino’s accession to the presidency marked the end of authoritarian rule in the Philippines. Aquino is the first female president of the Philippines and is still the only president of the Philippines to have never held any prior political position. Aquino is regarded as the first female president in…
The entire Tower is painted by hand. 25 painters strip, clean, apply rust-proofing and the final coat of paint to the whole 300 metres. It should be mentioned that even today the painters still work using traditional methods dating back to Gustave Eiffel’s day – the painting of the Eiffel…
Asiatic cholera originated in India and spread to Europe in the early years of the nineteenth-centurynineteenth-centuryThe 19th (nineteenth) century began on 1 January 1801 (MDCCCI), and ended on 31 December 1900 (MCM). The 19th century was the ninth century of the 2nd millennium.https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki19th century – Wikipedia. In Britain…
CorncobsCorncobsA corncob, also called cob of corn or corn on the cob, is the central core of an ear of corn (also known as maize). It is the part of the ear on which the kernels grow. The ear is also considered a “cob” or “pole” but it is not…
Said tights were called “hose” and were a staple item in a male’s wardrobe. European men used to wear them all the way through the middle-ages while horseback riding. Medieval Trousers: Tunic. History of the trousers, uses and cloak styles. Medieval trousers were traditionally worn under a short tunic or…
Some have also suggested that “Pepsi” may have been a reference to the drink aiding digestion like the digestive enzyme pepsin, but pepsin itself was never used as an ingredient to Pepsi-Cola. What did Pepsi used to have in it? In the small town of New Bern, North Carolina, local…
In 480 BC, Xerxes personally led the second Persian invasion of Greece with one of the largest ancient armies ever assembled. Victory over the allied Greek states at the famous Battle of Thermopylae allowed the Persians to torch an evacuated Athens and overrun most of Greece. The wars between Persia…
1- “Thinking Out Loud”—Ed Sheeran. 2- “All of Me”—John Legend. 3- “Endless Love”—Lionel Richie and Diana Ross. 4- “Love”—Lana Del Ray. 5- “Better Together”—Jack Johnson. 6- “How Deep Is Your Love”—Bee Gees. 7- “Speechless”—Dan + Shay. 8- “No One”—Alicia Keys. “Wedding Song (There Is Love)” is a song written by…
In 480 BC, Xerxes personally led the second Persian invasion of Greece with one of the largest ancient armies ever assembled. Victory over the allied Greek states at the famous Battle of Thermopylae allowed the Persians to torch an evacuated Athens and overrun most of Greece. The fighting was most…