Nobody knows for sure, but it is a general consensus that the word is derived from “lamp-post.” For over a thousand years, the working system of messengers running here, there, and everywhere with written messages on their bags eventually developed into the post service. The business really took off in England when … Read more
Although many historical books have stated that Edmund Hillary was the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest, there are still some people who believe that Norgay was the one who climbed to the summit first, despite the humble and modest Norgay stating that Hillary was really the first one … Read more
In the earliest parts of the slow evolutionary process of human beings, the first people on Earth, often called the proto-men, originated in Africa and had black or dark-colored skin. After millions of years of further evolution, the proto-men eventually became true-men, which are considered as the Homo sapiens, the final evolution … Read more
The Doomsday Clock indicates how close we are to the threat of nuclear annihilation. The idea for the clock was conceived by researchers that are members of an international group called the Chicago Atomic Scientists, which is founded by individuals who were involved in the Manhattan Project that is created to build … Read more
The United Kingdom issued the world’s first adhesive stamp, the Penny Black, on May 1, 1840. It featured the profile of Queen Victoria but was not valid for public postal use until May 6 of the same year. Starting in the 1840s, postage stamps have been utilized in letter and mail delivery. … Read more
It might just be a piece of cloth, with colors and emblems, but it represents each nation and its story. Whether it represents an organization, an armed force, an office, or an individual, it is a way of telling the world of one’s sovereignty. A flag is usually, but not always, oblong … Read more
An Englishman by the name of Henry Hudson was employed by the Netherlands to be one of many explorers who tried to find a route to the Orient by sailing towards the Northwest Passage that will eventually be known as America. Although he sailed on the Dutch ship far up the North … Read more
The Answer: Coins have been a favored form of currency for millennia. The inherent value of metal was noted and taken advantage of almost from the beginning of civilization itself. The first coins appeared around 600 B.C. in the Lydian kingdom. Today, this would be around the country of Turkey. These coins … Read more