There have been only two official revisions to the FFA Creed — at the 38th convention in 1965 and at the 63rd convention in 1990. However, there have been some editorial changes over the years. The words “can not” found in the 2nd paragraph became “cannot” sometime between 1965 and…
As part of the Local Government Act 1972, the eastern and western divisions of Sussex were made into the ceremonial counties of East and West Sussex in 1974. Tania tells us: ‘It is thought that Anglo-Saxon Sussex was divided up for local government and following the conquest of Sussex in…
When Mexico achieved its independence from Spain in 1821, it included most of the viceroyalty of New Spain, minus the Caribbean and the Philippines. On 27 September 1821, the Army of the Three Guarantees entered Mexico City, and the following day Iturbide proclaimed the independence of the Mexican Empire, as…
The first picture of a lily appeared in Crete around 1580 BC. These white, graceful flowers became a symbol of fertility for pagans and Christians. A lily is a flower that has beautiful, tubular blooms. This family includes around 280 genera and 4,200 species worldwide. In North America alone, there…
On September 1, 1939, German forces under the control of Adolf Hitler bombard Poland on land and from the air. Germany had twice as many airplanes as Poland did — and its planes were more advanced. So Poland found itself overmatched. And because the German army in 1939 was a…
There is no age that your child must know how to write his name. It will probably start emerging around 4 years, maybe a little earlier or later. If your child is too young developmentally to be expected to write, then the same applies to his name. When should a…
Cucumbers are a tender, warm-weather crop. Start cucumbers indoors 6 to 3 weeks before you plan to transplant them into the garden or direct sow seed in the garden 2 to 3 weeks after all danger of frost is past and the soil has warmed. If you’re wondering, “When should…
The first electric can opener, based on the cutting wheels principle, able to open more than 20 cans for a minute, was patented by Preston C. West in the USA on December 1 1931 but with scarce diffusion (US Patent 1.834. 563). Today I found out the can opener wasn’t…
a) A plate is a flat, cocave vessel. b) Plates as we know them today were invented in European potteries likely sometime shortly after 1708. From discovering this, our discussion become one of the practicality of the plate, specifically; what did people eat from before the creation of plates? It…
A Christmas Story establishes its timeframe as the late ’30s. However, some moments challenge the exact year the story takes place. A Christmas Story was initially released in 1983 but was set just over 40 years in the past. In the 1940s, a young boy named Ralphie attempts to convince…