The first TV
The first opto-mechanical system that functioned was breveted in 1884 by a student named P. Nipkow.
The first demonstration with the television system, made by Nipkow, was made in 1925 by the Scottish inventor that is known as the inventor of the television, John Logie Baird, and the first demonstration with a color televisi ... Continuare
The Nile River-the longest river in the world
The Nile River
Nile, longest river in the world, located in northeastern Africa. From its principal source, Lake Victoria, in east central Africa, the Nile flows north through Uganda, Sudan, and Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea, a distance of 5584 km (3470 mi). From i ... Continuare
The novel - The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo
Short Summary
The novel begins with the handsome young sailor Edmond Dantes. He has just returned from a journey aboard the Pharaon. The Pharaon's shipowner, M. Morrel, rushes out to meet the ship. He finds that the captain has died en route, and Dantes has assumed the post with admirable skill. He thus ... Continuare
THE ROMAN CHURCH ST BENEDICT AND GREGORY THE GREAT
THE ROMAN CHURCH –ST BENEDICT AND GREGORY ‘THE GREAT’
About the year 500 a young man named benedict left his comfortable home in central Italy and travelled to Rome. His parents, who were weathy Christians, had sent him to finish his education and prepare to work in government service.
The ... Continuare
The story of Hengest and Horsa
The story of Hengest and Horsa
There are no written eyewitness accounts dating from the start of English invasion, so we have to rely upon stories passed on and written down many years later by monks. Much our information comes from the Venerable Bede, a monk who wrote a detailed history of England 300 years after the Romans left Br ... Continuare
THE STRUGGLE IN FRANCE - The wars of the Roses
THE STRUGGLE IN FRANCE
By the end of the fourteenth century, the long war with France, known as the Hundred Years War, had already been going on for over fifty years. But there had been long periods without actual fighting.
When Henry IV died in 1413 he passed on to his son Henry V a kingdom that was peaceful and unite ... Continuare
The Tragic Story of the Titanic
The Tragic Story of the Titanic
Before the fate of the Titanic, Morgan Robertson wrote a book called The Wreck of the Titan in 1898. The ship predicted "unsinkable" sank. Many lives were lost due to too few lifeboats. This story predicted the fate of the Titanic.
In 1907, J. B. Ismay, president of White Star Lines, and Lord Pirr ... Continuare
The Vikings and Alfred the Great
The Vikings and Alfred the Great
Towards the end of the eight-century new raiders were tempted by Britain’s wealth. These were the Vikings, a world that probably means either “pirates” or “the people of the sea inlets”, and they came from Norway and Denmark. Like the Anglo-Saxons they only raided at first. ... Continuare
The World is Changing - September 11th 2001
The World is Changing
December 7th 1941, 7am. A peaceful Sunday morning. Nobody expected it, and everybody prayed it would never happen. But it did: Pearl Harbour was attacked by Japan. The one place in the entire United States where no one would’ve expected a bombing. U.S. Navy casualties were numbered at 2718, of which 2000 w ... Continuare
The World Trade Center
The World Trade Center
Height: 1,368 and 1,362 feet (417 and 415 meters)
Owners: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Architect: Minoru Yamasaki, Emery Roth and Sons consulting
Engineer: John Skilling and Leslie Robertson of Worthington, Skilling, Helle and Jackson
Ground Breaking: August 5, 1966
Opened: 1970-73; April 4, 1973 ... Continuare
