Historical

THE CHARNEL HOUSE OF SPITALFIELDS
By the late 19th century, Spitalfields had become known as the worst criminal rookery in London. The common lodging-houses in the Flower and Dean Street area were a focus for the activities of robbers and pimps.
By Paul Asling4 years ago in FYI
Coca Leaf and Kola Nut
Did you know it all started in a lab? Spend more time in labs people, there's greatness in trying new things. Experimenting, and taking notes on what works and what doesn't is all well and good, but let's not miss the point. John S. Pemberton, an Atlanta pharmacist, at his Pemberton Chemical Company, first cooked up Coca-Cola as a tonic, for common ailments. He based it on cocaine from the coca leaf and caffeine-rich extracts of the kola nut. It is said that Dr. Pemberton carried a jar of his tonic to Jacob's bar where it was sampled and pronounced excellent; a delicious and refreshing taste.
By Esther Ami4 years ago in FYI
Merry Christmas
As the year draws to a close, it will soon be time to turn the page and greet each other a happy new year in 2022! Of course, you must wait until January 1, but not everyone is impatient: some people create greetings messages before midnight, some wait until the morning, and still others like to write a neat message during the first week of the new year. What is clear is that writing Happy New Year messages is not easy: sometimes a dash of humour is required to send a happy new year 2022!
By RACHID4 years ago in FYI
LONDONS BIGGEST EXPLOSION
On 19 January 1917, the most enormous explosion in its history rocked London. At 6.52 pm, a massive blast ripped through London’s Royal Docks in the East End of London. Fifty tonnes of TNT exploded in what remains London’s largest ever explosion.
By Paul Asling4 years ago in FYI
WHY VICTORIANS INADVERTENTLY POISONED THEMSELVES EVERY DAY
In Victorian times, poison was a part of everyday life. Readily available in a staggering array of forms, they used arsenic in many products, primarily in the inks and dyes of beautifully printed wallpapers and clothing. Odourless and colourless, it also found its way into food as colouring, and was used in beauty products. As a poison, its effects were unmistakable, unconsciousness, convulsions, nausea, cardiac arrest and death, often in a matter of seconds.
By Paul Asling4 years ago in FYI
ST OLAVE’S CHURCH – LONDON
St Olave’s Church is one of the smallest churches in the city of London, and is one of only a tiny number of churches from the Middle Ages that survived the Great Fire of London in 1666.
By Paul Asling4 years ago in FYI
Words of Banaban War Chant
A Dance Inciting Warriors to Battle [1] The chant Emananga emanangananga is part of a much longer chant used in the historic Te Karanga. It is a preface to war. Among its cries is IA IA E MATE (the enemy is already dead). This shows that it probably has been used as a coercive chant that will bring victory to the Banaban against their enemies.
By Stacey King4 years ago in FYI
How We Named Days and Months
Long before physicists took on the baffling subject of time, our ancestors recognized the paramount sovereignty it held over all things. So, how better to mark the passage of time than by using the names of, or references to, the gods?
By Otis Adams4 years ago in FYI
This 450-Year Old Painting Contains Over 100 Hidden Proverbs We Still Use Today
While scrolling through some interesting paintings, I stumbled upon a fascinating 450-year old painting that encapsulates over 100 hidden proverbs and idioms identified in the English language. Some of them are still in popular use.
By Kamna Kirti4 years ago in FYI
THE OTHER GREAT FIRE OF LONDON
The Tooley Street fire has been described as the worst London fire since the Great Fire of London. The fire began on Saturday, 22nd June 1861, at Cotton’s Wharf, where many warehouses were situated. At 5 p.m. workers in the warehouse along the river by London Bridge, near Tooley Street, were preparing for the Sunday shutdown. Almost everyone had left for the Sunday shutdown when a fire began.
By Paul Asling4 years ago in FYI
A Brief Look at Native American Art
Hello! Today is another installment of "Art History Tuesdays" where we take a look at art around the world that influenced art movements, represented a small capsule of time, and represented a way of living and culture. Today we're going to be briefly looking at Native American Art by region. They're split up into 4 sections: Eastern Woodlands, Great Plains, Northwest Coast and the Southwest.
By QuirkyMin4 years ago in FYI
5 Richest People In The History Of Mankind
The well-known publishing house Forbes “is not lazy” to regularly acquaint us with the mighty of this world. However, the owners of colossal fortunes lived before these people. BBC News in one of its materials tried to identify the richest people in the history of mankind.
By Michail Bukin4 years ago in FYI