The First evidence of wheat as a cereal crop and its cultivation was before 10,000 BCE. Continue reading
Cotton being used in the New World
El Paraiso (a site on the Peruvian Coast) was a cotton producing centre of the New World. Continue reading
Dara Dam the First Arch Dam
On the present day border of Syria and Turkey, during the reign of Emperor Justinian, the Byzantine Romans built an arched dam called Dara Dam, circa 550 CE. Continue reading
Irish Horse Racing
5000 pastoral acres (Curragh Plain) in what is known as County Kildare, Ireland may have developed Irish Racing from Horse Races run as early as mid 1st Century. Continue reading
Bronze Thimbles Found at Pompeii and Herculaneum
Bronze Thimbles found in the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum in Italy, both cities were destroyed and buried by a volcanic eruption in 79 CE. Continue reading
Fiber-optic Internet Available across Canada
CA Net 3, Is the fibre-optic System which offers faster and more reliable connections to the Internet, inaugurated by Canada in 1998. Continue reading
Invention of the Paper Clip
No not the darn paperclip in Microsoft's Windows that asks if it can help, Im talking about the good old paper clip. Continue reading
Bernardo Alberto Houssay, first Latin American to receive Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
First Latin American presented the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was in 1947
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Freight Elevators of a Different Kind
When you hear the words "Freight Elevators", you may invasion the larger than normal elevators moving skids of product from one floor to the next, come to mind. Continue reading
Florist begin cultivation of Flowers
The first to be cultivated was the Tulip in 1554. as the story goes, Tulips were imported into Europe. Continue reading