Historical
Chicago
Chicago city Chicago (city), Illinois, United States. Chicago is the third-largest city in the United States and one of the country's leading industrial, commercial, financial, and transport centres. It extends some 47 km (29 mi) along the south-western shore of Lake Michigan, occupying flatland traversed by two short rivers: the Chicago River and the Calumet River. Both rivers have been linked by canals with the Illinois and Mississippi rivers, establishing Chicago as the connecting point in the waterway route between the Mississippi Valley and the Great Lakes-St Lawrence Seaway. The city's rapid growth was due in large part to its location, with ready access to markets and raw materials; it has the world's busiest airport, Chicago-O'Hare International Airport. The population of Chicago in 1992 was estimated to be 2,768,483 (3,005,072 in 1980). The immigrant heritage of Chicago's population remains very strong, and there is hardly an ethnic group in America not represented there. In 1990, German ancestry was claimed by more people in Chicago (270,334) and in the metropolitan area (1,429,336), than any other, and this was followed by Polish (261,899) and Irish (237,113) ancestry in the city. Among the major minority groups, blacks account for almost one in five in the metropolitan region as a whole, while Hispanics represent approximately one in nine residents. Black presence in the suburban zone has hardly altered in the recent past, whereas Hispanic proportions outside the central city are growing.
By Alvaro Fraseniuc4 years ago in FYI
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital and largest city of Romania, located in the southeastern part of the country. The city is situated about 65 km north of the Danube River, near Ploieşti, on the banks of the Dîmboviţa River. Bucharest lies on a generally level plain and, including suburban districts, occupies an area of about 300 sq km.
By Alvaro Fraseniuc4 years ago in FYI
Caerphilly Castle
Caerphilly Castle Caerphilly Castle is one of the great medieval castles of western Europe. Several factors give it this pre-eminence - its immense size (1.2h), making it the largest in Britain after Windsor, its large-scale use of water for defence and the fact that it is the first truly concentric castle in Britain. Of the time of its building in the late 13th century, it was a revolutionary masterpiece of military planning
By Alvaro Fraseniuc4 years ago in FYI
Father's Day
Father's Day, as the name implies, is a holiday of thanksgiving for fathers. It began around the turn of the twentieth century in the United States and has spread widely around the world, with the date varying from region to region. The most widespread date is the third Sunday in June, and Father's Day is celebrated on this day in 52 countries and regions around the world. The holiday is celebrated in a variety of ways, most of which are associated with gift-giving, family dinners or activities. Mainland China does not officially have an official Father's Day. However, mainlanders customarily use the third Sunday in June as Father's Day; Father's Day in Taiwan, China, is celebrated on August 8. Father's Day in Taiwan is celebrated on August 8 of each year, also known as the "8th of August Day". This is because the word "888" is similar to father, and the word "888" is joined together to resemble the word "father", so Father's Day is specifically set on August 8.
By Dylan M Parkin4 years ago in FYI
Demi-Gods of Ancient Egypt
The Third and Most Powerful Major Feline Goddess According to Egyptian legend, long ago, the sun god Ra grew angry with the behavior of his human subjects and sent his daughter, Sakhmet, a lion-headed goddess, to punish them (Source 1). Sakhmet, whose name evolved from the Egyptian word for “She who is Powerful,” was mentioned in the Book of the Dead several times as a destructive force and a healing force. In addition, she was the patron goddess for Healers and Physicians and could cure plagues and diseases for those she found favorable (Source 2). In this instance, however, she would be known more as a force for terror than for life. Sakhmet was extremely effective at punishing the humans for insulting her father. She also acquired a taste for the blood of her victims.
By Clifton Brown4 years ago in FYI
Norman Hartnell
“As a rule, ladies of the Royal Family wear light coloured clothes because such colours are more discernible against a crowd”. He gained the Royal Warrant as Dressmaker to Queen ELizabeth II in 1940 and in 1957. His first commission (for the ladies of the Royal Family) was to design the wedding dress and bridesmaids dresses for the marriage of Lady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott to Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester. The two bridesmaids were the Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret. His most famous design was the Coronation dress of Elizabeth II. He was Norman Hartnell.
By Ruth Elizabeth Stiff4 years ago in FYI
The Ancient Warlord Who Provided the Inspiration for Dracula
Vlad the Impaler was a vicious 14th-century ruler who brutally murdered many of his rivals. He is also the inspiration for the 19th-century horror book Dracula. Although Vlad was never considered a vampire, legend tells of him dipping his bread in the blood of his victims and ate it. Whether these legends are true or not remains to be proven. What has been proven is what a remarkable soldier Vlad III Prince of Wallachia, was.
By Sam H Arnold4 years ago in FYI
Before there was Ruby Bridges and Little Rock Nine, there was Linda Brown
Before Ruby Bridges, a six year old little black girl who desegregated William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana, Clinton Twelve, 12 teenaged black kids desegregated Clinton High School and Little Rock Nine, another nine teenaged black students Little Rock Central High School,there was Linda Carol Brown, a seven year old girl who changed the Broad of Education system. Linda Brown was a young black little girl from Topeka, Kansas who wants to go to school that's close by instead of going farther away from home. The problem is the school that's close by is an all white school and no negro children were allowed to attend the school.
By Gladys W. Muturi4 years ago in FYI
The secret history of my hometown
I grew up in a town on Lake Erie that was once known by its Native American name, Xeuma. It was later known, along with other neighboring towns, as the French Creek District, followed by its present name, Avon Lake. If you grew up in the Cleveland area, you probably know Avon Lake as a “new” suburb. But Avon Lake is not new, and its history is just as rich as Cleveland’s. While the city of Cleveland sits on what was once a no-man’s land, Avon Lake was home to Native American tribes living along the French Creek.
By Ashley Herzog4 years ago in FYI
"Top chameleon" Murdoch
The world's 'most influential People. In 1985, when 20th Century Fox was in trouble, Murdoch took a swing and overpaid for its stock. He also bought seven other television stations to form Fox television, even selling two of his newspapers to do so. In the same year, Murdoch acquired six local TV stations in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Dallas and Washington D.C. under the former fourth largest TV group "Metro Media Corporation" with 1.5 billion DOLLARS, thus sensational the Western world with "Murdoch whirlwind". However, U.S. law prohibits non-citizens from owning both a newspaper and a television station. Murdoch even took American citizenship to launch his own network. In September 2010, The British magazine New Politico put out a list of the 50 most powerful people in the world based on their power and influence around the world, and Murdoch topped the list.
By Thu Hà Khương4 years ago in FYI
