English Wine and It’s History As an addendum to the history of English Wine I thought to mention that we English Invented Sparkling Champagne and Wine in the 1650′s. Because of the leading English Technolgy in 1615 by Admiral Sir Robert Mansell in bottle making and cork making and the ability of the wine bottle’s [...]
The Emergence of Electronics in the History of the Computer The history of the computer inevitably includes the development of electronics, we look at the explosive (!) growth of electronics in the late 1930s and early 1940s. If anything could be said in favor of war, it may be that it speeds up the development [...]
English Crop Circles – The History From 1115 AD My name is Paul Hussey and I was born in Portsmouth, England in 1961, the same day as my older brother but a year later. As a fan of English History I thought readers may be interested in the history of English Crop Circles. Excuding some [...]
The History of Log Cabins When you think of log cabins, you no doubt think of them as rustic, and identify them with rural America, but actually they began in Europe and Scandinavia. Records show that the first one was built in 3500BC in Northern Europe. When the Europeans settled in this country, they already [...]
Kicker Car Amplifiers: A History of Raising Car Audio Performance In 1980, Steve Irby, who is still the head of brand owners Stillwater Design today, developed the first original Kicker – the first full-range speaker box set designed solely for the car. Steve Irby had a dream to make car audio systems like no other [...]
A Little About History Of Australia Many people have many question regarding the history of Australia, here we have tried to provide our readers the history of Australia in quite short space. In the later 1600s, the Dutch developed into being the original identified Europeans to travel around the western shoreline, intriguing the concern of [...]
Chihuahua Dog Breed History, Temperament, Grooming and Description Unlike other breeds, the Chihuahua breed can vary in height, and are more measured by their weight. American and British standards state this breed should weigh no more than six pounds, but the British standards, recommends between two and four pounds. This breed can grow as tall [...]
The TRUTH Behind The History Of Softball The history of softball. Have you ever wondered where it all began. I can tell you that softball originated from Chicago, on Thanksgiving Day, 1887. After a group of about twenty young men had gathered in a Boat Club, to hear the outcome of a football game. After [...]
A Brief History of the Earth’s Climate In this essay we will explore some of the major trends in the study of climate change. As far as we know the Earth is a unique planet in that it is the only one in our solar system that has an atmosphere and oceans of water. Currents [...]
The History of Gold Coins and Understanding Gold Coin Values According to history, King Croesus of Lydia was the one who introduced gold coins around 643-630 B.C. A pale yellow mixture of gold and silver called the electrum was a natural resource in Lydia. As people did not know how to separate these two metals, [...]