Archery, one of the ancient sports of the world, has an ennobling history behind it. Historians talked about arrowheads dated as far as over 25,000 years ago. They also mentioned about shafts of bows as well as arrows, arrows with feathers and other relevant things associated with archery that dated […]
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Independence in Different Traditions
Since I was probably around seven years old, every July fourth I would run to the top of my street dressed in red, white, and blue, and watch along with the rest of my neighborhood as marching bands and policemen and firefighters and students and soldiers and flags and everything […]
History of the Braille System. How it Has Developed Over the Years.
Louis Braille was the original modifier of the Braille System, although he didn’t technically invent it himself. When he was 3 years old, Louis got into an accident that resulted in the loss of his eyesight. When he was 10, he went to the Paris Blind School for blind children […]
Help Your Kids to Connect With History
For many kids, history is something that happened long before they were born, or something that only shows up in the pages of a classroom textbook. If you want to help your kids connect with history, or take a greater interest in this fascinating subject, here are a few ideas […]
History’s Most Famous Couriers
Sometime between six and seven million years ago a species known as Sahelanthropus tchadensis stood and walked on two legs in Western Africa. This monkey-looking animal's first small steps set off an evolutionary chain reaction that led to the birth of Homo sapiens, otherwise recognised as today's Mr & Mrs […]
The Worst College Hazing Incidents
People across Florida and the nation are watching the marching band at Florida A&M University. The group was recently taken off of suspension following the November 2011 death of one of its members during a hazing ritual. Robert Champion was a 26-year-old drum major who was beaten to death by […]
The Most Stressful Jobs
There are those people though, that despite the high pressures involved due to either lots of travel, deadlines, time away from family or the risk of losing one's life, they still choose careers knowing full well what they are getting themselves into. I have complied my list based on various […]