Chronicles of the Past
What civilizations used bronze? Prominent Bronze Age kingdoms included Sumer and Babylonia in Mesopotamia and Athens in Ancient Greece. The Bronze Age ended around 1200 B.C. when humans began to forge an even stronger metal: iron. Which civilization first used bronze? As varying groups of people discovered metals and metallurgy, the science of forging metal, …
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Three years after Governor Brown urged reforming California’s fault-based divorce law, Governor Ronald Reagan signed the Family Law Act of 1969 into law, making California the first no-fault divorce state in the nation. When did divorce become legal in USA? In the US, the history of divorce started in the state of Maryland. Maryland declared …
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Why are lions used in European heraldry? The lion is a common charge in heraldry. It traditionally symbolises courage, nobility, royalty, strength, stateliness and valour, because historically the lion has been regarded as the “king of beasts”. The lion also carries Judeo-Christian symbolism. What does a rampant lion represent? The Lion Rampant is the Royal …
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What does Hercules hold in his hand? This piece was painted with oil on cradle panel, traces red chalk. Statue of Hercules displays Hercules holding wooden club over his left shoulder and the lion skin in his right hand. The wooden club is used several times with sculptors of Hercules. Why does Hercules carry a …
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In 1897, the coal-fueled “Turbinia” showed speed of 34.5 knots, which is faster than most destroyers do today. What was the fastest coal powered ship? Using these techniques, the battleship HMS King Edward VII broke records, receiving 1,180 long tons (1,200 t) of coal at 289.2 long tons (293.8 t) an hour. How fast do …
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There was no intention of splitting Germany up into its constituent states after World War I. It just wasn’t something talked about seriously. The French and British wanted Germany neutered but sufficiently productive to repay its debts. Was Germany broken up after ww1? The end of the war came to be remembered as “zero hour,” …
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Fecundity is defined in two ways; in human demography, it is the potential for reproduction of a recorded population as opposed to a sole organism, while in population biology, it is considered similar to fertility, the natural capability to produce offspring, measured by the number of gametes (eggs), seed set, or … What is the …
How were deserters treated in civil war? Prior to mid-1862, desertion was lightly punished if at all, but following the Confederate Conscription Act of April 1862, enforcement was often harsh and included execution. Was desertion common in the Civil War? The reasons Black Union soldiers left their army during the Civil war were varied, with …
How did they tell time in ancient India? In ancient India, a system of time measurement starting with the time taken for twinkling of an eye and going up to the age of the Creator Brahma, based on the solar year, which corresponds to one human year as we observe now, was in vogue, right …
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1947. A ruling queen’s husband is called a Prince ConsortConsortA queen consort is the wife of a reigning king, and usually shares her spouse’s social rank and status. Why does the Queens husband not become king? Fun fact: Philip was born a prince to both the Greek and Danish royal families but renounced his right …
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