The Grand Canal, a system of waterways that stretch across northern China for 1,085 miles (1,747 kilometres), was used for transporting grain to highly populated areas Continue reading
Canal du Midi Connects Two Oceans
The Canal du Midi in France, also known as the Canal du Languedoc connects the Atlantic to the Mediterranean Ocean. Continue reading
Archeologists Uncover Ancient City Building Plots
Archeologists uncover building uniform plot sizes in the ancient city of Titris Hoyuk, Turkey, near Syria dating back to circa 2000 BCE. Continue reading
Steamboat Phoenix Makes Ocean Voyage
The Phoenix steamboat made an ocean voyage on June 10, 1809, while under the command of Moses Roger Continue reading
Thanks to our readers and supporters
Wow! Its been and interesting 3 Year and 5 months since we went live. Even While in Covid-19, Stay at home mode, our numbers are growing
In January 2020, we set a goal to have an average of 1200 viewers a month. Well we hit that goal:
January Unique Visiters: 1647
February Unique Visiters: 1964
March Unique Visiters: 1702
April Unique Visiters: 1771
May Unique Visiters: 1510
An average thus far: 1718.8 Unique Visitars a month.
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The Castle of Otranto was published
The first gothic novel by Horace Walpole was The Castle of Otranto was published in England in 1764. Continue reading
Flavius Josephus
Titus Flavius Josephus (/dʒoʊˈsiːfəs/; Greek: Φλάβιος Ἰώσηπος; 37 – c. 100), born Yosef ben Matityahu (Hebrew: יוסף בן מתתיהו, Yosef ben Matityahu; Greek: Ἰώσηπος Ματθίου παῖς), was a first-century Romano-Jewish historian who was born in Jerusalem—then part of Roman Judea—to a father of priestly descent and a mother who claimed royal ancestry. Continue reading
Tokyo Displays First Computerized House
Japanese architect Ken Sakamura built the first computerized house of Nishi-Azabu Continue reading
Denton A Cooley
In the 1950s Cooley returned to Houston to become associate professor of surgery at Baylor College of Medicine and to work at its affiliate institution, The Methodist Hospital. During the 1950s, Cooley began working with American cardiac surgeon, scientist, and medical educator Michael E. DeBakey. Continue reading
Ancient Cities Unearthed in Pakistan
Ancient cities of Harappa and Mohenjo Daro, in the Indus River valley of Pakistan of 3500 BC Continue reading