Tag: history
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9 Christmas Traditions and Their Historical Roots
This infographic describes the historical roots of Christmas traditions that are often taken for granted, such as caroling and kissing under the mistletoe.
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IT And The Internet: The Last 30 Years
The internet has come a long way in the last 30 years. Remember, we can now order pizza : ) directly from our computers and mobile devices. To celebrate the miracle of the internet led revolution we decided to create an infographic detailing the major breakthroughs since 1984 and up to now. Let us know…
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The History of USA Gambling and Casinos
Gambling is one of the earliest form of entertainment known to mankind. Ever since things of value, including goods and money, traded hands to the winner from the loser, it has been with us. In the United States, gambling has also had a deep history and tradition starting with the Native American Indians, and finishing…
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The Leaning Tower of Pisa Facts
Is the Leaning Tower of Pisa the only leaning tower? Surprisingly, but even some of the famous towers, like London’s tower of Big Ben, are also leaning. Some lean even more than the Tower in Pisa. It surprised me that there are 7 bells, each one representing one note of the musical major scale in…
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The History of the Assault Rifle
The history of the assault rifle can be traced back all the way to 1887 and the world’s first full-power automatic rifle engineered by General Mondragon of the Mexican Military. See how the assault rifle has evolved through the years and where the future of the assault rifle may be headed.
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Steals of the Century, History’s Priceless Stolen Items
This infographic shows how some of the most confounding and high profile items ever to be stolen include a world famous Renaissance painting, millions of diamonds, a huge archaeological artefact of colossal proportions, a famous war General’s lock of hair and the blood of a Pope.
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Post Across the Globe
The postal service is a thriving global industry, dating back over 1,500 years. With almost 14 billion letters delivered here in Britain each year, it isn’t an industry that’s showing any signs of slowing down either. We join Baker Goodchild as they examine the full picture of the postal service in this fun info graphic.
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The History of Video Gaming Consoles 1972 – 2014
The video gaming market has technologically evolved over the past 42 years into what we know and love today. Its had its ups and down with several market crashes throughout the 70’s and 80’s but none the less the gaming market has survived and come out the other end giving us fond child hood memories…
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The History Of Light
In this infographic travel back through time to when our light source was merely a primitive lamp using glowing insects. See the development of the use of lighting through this timeline of history, all the way through to futuristic predictions of light technology and lightsabers!
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It’s the Web’s 29th Anniversary! – A Brief History
March 15, 2014 – the world is celebrating the web’s 29th anniversary! Do you know how it all started? At the end of 1985 there were just 6 registered domain names. By 2013 this number has skyrocketed to 265 million!!! Just listen to this: – Most expensive domain was sold for the price of $35…