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The History of Firefighters
Firefighters are some of the core members of our society. Fire has always been around, whether man-made or a force of nature. However, there weren’t always the organized firefighting coalitions that we have today. Large red firetrucks with blaring sirens would have been an otherworldly oddity in centuries past, but communities also had to derive methods to put out destructive fires. This begs the question: how did organized firefighting get its start?
By Marty Lancton4 years ago in FYI
The Biloxi Lighthouse a South Mississippi Landmark
The gulf coast of Mississippi is rich in history and the south loves to declare its history. The coast has been under several flags and nationalities creating a mixture of cultures. From American Indians, French, English, Spanish, the Civil War, the seafood industry, casinos, military bases, and manmade beaches you name it we've got it. The landmark everyone knows though is the Biloxi Lighthouse.
By Erika Wood4 years ago in FYI
Biography of Putin: The Modern Warmonger
1. Introduction President Vladimir Putin has been Russia's president since May 7, 2000, when the new chief of the small and economically stagnant Russian Federation succeeded Boris Yeltsin. With a mediocre background in politics, Putin was the first President not to have graduated from a university, but he skillfully leveraged his connections to seize power. He was born on October 7, 1952, as an only child. When he was in his teens, his father, Vladimir Spiridonovich Putin, worked as a conscript in Soviet Navy while his mother worked in a samovar factory.
By Umesh Kurmi4 years ago in FYI
The Benefits Of Sunflowers Are More Than Just Beautification. Top Story - March 2022.
Besides being pretty and beautifying a landscape, what might flowers do for us? They might help return the soil to usable faster in the case of a nuclear incident or Russian Missile strike!
By Jason Ray Morton 4 years ago in FYI
Creative Cleaning Trends for Businesses in 2022
Say whatever you want but what we deem as the most boring businesses have the massive money-making capacity and even a lot of scope for innovation. One of the most under-rated industries is certainly the cleaning industry. As per the data of the British Cleaning Council (BCC) in the year 2020, £55.5 billion to the UK’s economy was contributed by the cleaning industry. This is a huge number, considering that businesses that offer services for office cleaning in Manchester and residential cleaning are not as hyped, as other business ventures.
By Michael Shaw4 years ago in FYI
Tracking Tahoe Tessie Down
Of course, you can't see the monstrous snake creature in the photo because then we wouldn't have a mystery on our hands. Research into the unknown—especially cryptids—is fraught with booby traps, half-truths, pitfalls, lack of physical, photographic, or video evidence, and dead ends. It's dangerous out there, but I'm happy to be your guide as I hack and slash my way through the information danger jungle called the Internet.
By J.A. Hernandez4 years ago in FYI
The Passing of Voices
Time passes without our notice when we are children, as a teen a turtle moves faster than the hands of the clock, and as an adult those same hands move at lightning speed. We transverse this earth one day at a time. And at different seasons of our lives, we seem to be at different speed limits. The passing of time can be measured in the scars left behind and the memories we leave.
By Erika Wood4 years ago in FYI
