After years of fighting and debate, the 13 colonies finally on the 4th of July, 1776 signed the Declaration of Independence, making official their break with England. ...
Fencing has been a sport for centuries. Originally used as practice for dueling and battle, it is now an Olympic sport. Learn the basics of this centries-old sport. ...
The Metric system is one of the most lasting and least thought of impacts of the French Revolution. In their attempts to revolutionize all parts of society, the French revolutionists created a system ...
Astronomy is a fascinating hobby. The heavens are so vast and beautiful that countless men have spent their entire lifetimes studying them. One of the first things that any astronomer needs is a goo ...
The calendar we use today has been developing for millenia, since the days of ancient Egypt. The best minds of countless generations have worked to make the calendar as accurate as possible, but even ...
Since the dawn of history, man has watched the Moon. It dominates the night sky, controls the tides, and has sparked the human imagination. Today, we know much more about the Moon than our ancestors ...
Until 1991, Lanai was the world’s largest pineapple plantation, owned and operated by the famous Dole Company. It is now almost entirely owned by the Castle & Cooke Corporation, which has begun ...
The Baha’i Faith is one of the newest and least known of world religions. Beginning as an offshoot of Islam, the Bahai Faith is felt by its adherents to be the newest revelation of God and the true ...
Being an owner-operator has many advantages. It puts you in charge of your truck-driving career. Your truck, your choices of where to go, when to go and what to haul. But it is also more difficult: ...
Man has always struggled to keep accurate track of the time. In ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, the first time measurement systems were sundials, which were completely dependent upon the Sun. Today w ...
