BEIJING, China — Snowboard is among the more popular events in the Winter Olympics despite being one of the newer sports to be added. Snowboarding made its Olympic debut during the 1998 games in Nagano, Japan. There are 11 different snowboarding events in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing: Men’s…
Societies did not develop monetary commodity systems until the mid-nineteenth century. Capitalism is an example of a planned economy. Tariffs are used to encourage global trade between two countries. Commodity money system. A commodity money system is a monetary system in which a commodity such as gold or silver is…
However, it was for Macintosh only, the Windows version was release in May 1990. When did PowerPoint become popular? According to Google Trends, PowerPoint had its peak in popularity in November 2009 (measured by number of searches). However, PowerPoint was already a popular presentation software in the 1990s. Although PowerPoint’s…
Olympe de Gouges, originally Marie Gouze was born on May 7, 1748 in Montauban (Occitanie region of southwestern France) and died on November 3, 1793 in Paris. ### WHY DID Olympe de Gouges go to jail? De Gouges was charged on July 25, 1793, with having written works contrary to…
The following day (November 24, 1991), Freddie Mercury died at the age of 45 at his home in Kensington. The official cause of death was bronchial pneumonia resulting from AIDS. On Sunday Buckingham Palace announced the death of Queen Elizabeth II at midnight with a black box around the gates…
The band went on indefinite hiatus in January 2016, allowing all members to pursue other projects. As of 2020, the band have sold a total of 70 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling boy bands of all time. When Was One Direction Formed? 20 May 2020, 11:20…
In 1902, Oregon voters overwhelmingly approved a legislatively referred ballot measure that created Oregon’s initiative and referendum process. Transcript of oregon becomes the first state to pass inititative referendu. 1902. 1904. 1913. 1906. The Rise of the Modern Nation. Oregon Becomes the First State to Pass Initiative Referendum Laws. The…
On October 5, 2001, De La Hoya married Millie Corretjer. They have three children together. He also has two sons from previous relationships. ### How much is Oscar De La Hoya worth right now? The world’s best American professional boxer “Oscar De La Hoya” has a net worth of $200…
Summary: The Comprehensive Cambodian Peace Agreement commonly referred to as the Paris Agreement is comprised of 4 Parts signed the 23 of October 1991 ending the conflict in Cambodia. This Comprehensive Agreement consists of : The Final Act of the Paris Conference on Cambodia. An American news report on the…
The Italian presence in Australia predates the First Fleet. James Matra and Antonio Ponto, both of Italian descent, were aboard the ship ’Endeavour’ with Captain James Cook on his voyage of discovery in 1770. Convict Giuseppe Tuzo arrived with the First Fleet, and eventually settled in Sydney. Since Italian immigration…