World History

Inventing Tomorrow: The Legacy of Philo T. Farnsworth in Pixels and Dreams
In the pantheon of technological innovators, few names shine as brightly yet remain as understated as Philo T. Farnsworth—the visionary who transformed how humanity perceives and connects with the world through the invention of electronic television. His journey from a humble potato farm in Utah to the forefront of the technological revolution represents not just a personal triumph, but a testament to human imagination and relentless innovation.
By Muhammah Hanzalahabout a year ago in History
Confucianism or Catholicism?
Summary: “The Book of Fish” is a historical period Korean drama film, set during the 1800s, and released in 2021. It is about the persecution of Catholics in Joseon and specifically about a scholar who was exiled for teaching the “evil learning” from the Westerners. The film is based on a preface to “The Book of Fish” written by CHUN Yak-jeon.
By Treathyl Fox (aka cmoneyspinner)about a year ago in History
Franklin's Paris Mission
The Establishing Fathers may have been optimistic approximately Edification standards like “Life, Freedom and the interest of Happiness,” but they were profoundly reasonable around the chances of a crude, underfunded colonial armed force to overcome the affluent and effective British Empire.
By Shams Saysabout a year ago in History
The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami: A Tale of Survival
1. The Day the Sea Turned Against Them December 26, 2004, began as an ordinary day for Aneesha and her family in their small fishing village along Tamil Nadu's serene coastline. The village, nestled between palm trees and golden sands, was alive with its usual rhythm. Aneesha’s husband, Arvind, had left early that morning with his fishing crew. Aneesha, a devoted mother of two, spent her morning preparing breakfast and chatting with neighbors, unaware of the catastrophe brewing deep beneath the ocean.
By Willow Writerabout a year ago in History
Top 10 Mysterious Facts About Oceans: That Will Scars You
The ocean has long been a source of fascination and fear for humanity. It covers over 70% of the Earth's surface, carrying with it thousands of mysteries beneath its waves. From the shore, the ocean looks quite peaceful and inviting, but its depths are an entirely different world-a place that is filled with terrifying creatures, unexplained disappearances, and eerie phenomena. Indeed, some of the mysteries deep within the ocean are enough to make one blink twice before making a toe-wade into its waters.
By soman Goswamiabout a year ago in History
Brooklyn’s Hidden Hero
The development of the Brooklyn Bridge started with a crack mishap. In late June 1869, John Augustus Roebling, the celebrated architect and builder of wire rope suspension bridges, was studying his unused extend location in Lower Manhattan when an drawing closer ship pulverized his foot against a few wooden pilings. Roebling passed on of lockjaw three weeks afterward, and the work of chief design went to his eldest child, Washington Roebling, who had been his father’s right-hand man for development of the extraordinary bridge crossing the Ohio Stream at Cincinnati, as well as on the plan of the modern bridge.
By Shams Saysabout a year ago in History
WiFi's Hollywood Genius
In the 1940s, few Hollywood on-screen characters were more celebrated and more broadly wonderful than Hedy Lamarr. However in spite of featuring in handfuls of movies and gracing the cover of each Hollywood celebrity magazine, few individuals knew Hedy was too a skilled innovator. In truth, one of the innovations she co-invented laid a key establishment for future communication frameworks, counting GPS, Bluetooth and WiFi.
By Shams Saysabout a year ago in History
Equal Pay Pioneer
On June 10, 1963, President John F. Kennedy marked the Rise to Pay Act to secure against sex-base wage segregation. One of the driving powers behind the unused act was Esther Eggertsen Peterson, the highest-ranking lady in JFK’s administration.
By Shams Saysabout a year ago in History
The Crown’s Dark Side
Regal embarrassments are nothing unused. A crown does not purchase resistance from trials of adore, misfortune, and treachery, in spite of the fact that in numerous cases, it bought resistance from results. Most of the lords and rulers of Europe claimed run the show by divine right, but their exceptionally human issues split the persona encompassing the monarchy… whereas giving their subjects something to conversation around. Underneath are eight illustrious embarrassments that undermined the validity of governments over Europe.
By Shams Saysabout a year ago in History
The Road to Dictatorship
On November 8, 1923, Adolf Hitler entered a lager corridor in Munich and terminated his gun at the ceiling, the to begin with step in his arranged topple of Germany’s majority rule government. The overthrow endeavor, to be known as the Lager Lobby Putsch, failed out nearly instantly. Hitler was captured and detained, a few of his devotees were slaughtered, and the Nazi Party was banned.
By Shams Saysabout a year ago in History
Katharine Wright: The Silent Engine
More than a century after making the to begin with controlled, maintained flights of a heavier-than-air flying machine, Wilbur and Orville Wright stay family names and key figures in the account of early 20th-century American advancement and inventiveness. But the Wright Brothers didn’t basically float over the sandy shorelines encompassing Kitty Peddle, North Carolina and into the history books.
By Shams Saysabout a year ago in History
The Tech That Built Disney
For the past century, Walt Disney and the company he made have been at the cutting edge of a few of the most imperative developments in entertainment—from film and tv to subject parks, inns and live attractions. Nowadays, the company allegedly holds more than 4,000 dynamic licenses around the world. Indeed so, numerous of its most noteworthy victories have come from being an early adopter—and noteworthy improver—of the developments of others. Here are nine mechanical advancements that made a difference Disney ended up Disney.
By Shams Saysabout a year ago in History