Historical

THE ESSENCES OF TURKISH TEA
One thing you must know when visiting Turkey is that Turkish people love to drink tea and not just any kind of tea, Turkish tea. When I say they love their tea, I genuinely mean that drinking tea is a component of their everyday life, any time of the day. Although Turkey is known for its coffee, the most overwhelming choice of drink is tea. I would say drinking tea is more popular than in countries such as England or China.
By Lanell Rachid 4 years ago in FYI
Did 'Divine Aid' Kill All the Hoppers Near Jefferson, SD?
The first seven years of the 1870s decade were darned good ones . . . if you happened to be a grasshopper in the Dakotas. Not so much if you were a human living in and around places like Elk Point, Richland, McCook, and Adelscat -- which eventually became Jefferson -- or anywhere else in what is now eastern South Dakota.
By Gary Dickson4 years ago in FYI
Automobile
India became the fourth largest automobile market in the year 2019 surpassing Germany and is expected to beat the Japanese auto market in the year 2021. It will also make India the world’s third largest automobile sector. For India, the auto sector is highly crucial as it contributes 49 percent to the manufacturing Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and 7.5% to the overall GDP.
By sunil4 years ago in FYI
Rickshaw facts for kids
History Origin Rickshaws were invented in Japan circa 1869, after the lifting of a ban on wheeled vehicles from the Tokugawa period (1603–1868), and at the beginning of a rapid period of technical advancement in Japan.
By rahil4 years ago in FYI
5 Historical figures that school “forgot” to tell you were socialists
Schools have a lot to cover, they can't do it all. I'm sure that its a perfectly innocent mistake that they just keep neglecting to mention these important people were dyed in the wool socialists.
By Buck Hardcastle4 years ago in FYI
Black entertainers- Musicians
Whenever black history is taught in schools we only cover certain topics or even people such as Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King Jr, and Rosa Parks because they are considered safe to teach about. Slavery is rarely taught and it usually goes straight to the civil rights movement of the 60’s. Black history is more than that because every aspect of American history has been touched and built up on by a black person. Let me introduce to you several people might have heard of along with some that you probably haven't.
By Kia T Cooper-Erbst4 years ago in FYI
Benjamin Franklin's Basement
Benjamin Franklin—scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, publisher, and philosopher. More well-known than any modern "influencer."
By J.A. Hernandez4 years ago in FYI
Battle of Haldighati
The siege of Chittorgarh in 1568 had led to the loss of the fertile eastern belt of Mewar to the Mughals. However, the rest of the wooded and hilly kingdom was still under the control of the Rana. Akbar was intent on securing a stable route to Gujarat through Mewar; when Pratap Singh was crowned king (Rana) in 1572, Akbar sent a number of envoys entreating the Rana to become a vassal like many other Rajput leaders in the region. When the Rana refused to personally submit to Akbar, war became inevitable.
By dev4 years ago in FYI
INDIAN CULTURE
The national language of India is Hindi, although it has around 22 official languages in India in its various states and territories and 400 other languages are spoken daily.
By dev4 years ago in FYI
What happen to your SSN Number when you die?
Since 1935, the Social Security Administration has been issuing numbers to permanent residents of the United States. Nine simple digits distinguish each American from his or her fellow residents.
By NIkhil Desk4 years ago in FYI
Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer, the first person to sail directly from Europe to India, and one of the most influential in the European Age of Exploration. Commissioned to find Christian lands in the East by King Manuel I of Portugal (the king, was under the impression that India was the mythical Christian kingdom of Prester John) and to obtain Portuguese access to the commercial markets of the Orient, Vasco da Gama expanded the discovery of the sea route of his predecessor, Bartolomeu Dias, who had first rounded the Cape of Good Hope in Africa. Vasco da Gama was born into a noble family. In 1497, he was given command of a Portuguese government-equipped expedition tasked with discovering a maritime route to the East. He became sick after arriving in Cochin. He died on December 24, 1524, and was buried in a Catholic church in Kochi but in 1538, his remains were returned to Portugal.
By pardum4 years ago in FYI
The Story of the Birth of the Egyptian Civilization
In 1897, archaeologists Frederick Green and James Quibble made an astonishing discovery while excavating the Temple of Horus at Nekhen, Egypt. They unearthed a 5,000-year-old stone palette that was 2 feet long. The palette featured a mace-wielding warrior. He was wearing a crown, implying that he was a king.
By Prateek Dasgupta4 years ago in FYI