What did Florence Nightingale do? She managed to improve hospital hygiene, made nursing into a profession, used statistical analysis, and became the first female member of the Royal Statistical Society. Florence Nightingale was born in 1820. She was British, but she was born in Florence, Italy, during a family tour of Europe, hence her name. […]
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When were the first colored cars? The first real colored cars became available in the 1920s, but before that, there was a choice of a few colors, although they had to be custom painted. When we go to buy a car these days, after we choose from the thousands of available models available, we then
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What was the Texas Revolution? It was a fight by Texas for independence from Mexico. It led to the Republic of Texas, which didn’t last long before it was absorbed into the growing United States of America. Texas is the second largest state in the United States, coming after Alaska. It is roughly 40% the
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Who is the richest person ever? This is an incredibly difficult question because society and economics were vastly different in the past. Still, Mansa Musa is often said to be the richest person who ever lived. The richest person today is Elon Musk, although his wealth fluctuates wildly. At its peak, he was worth $425
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Why did the Spruce Goose only fly once? The Spruce Goose only flew once because the need for it had passed, it was too heavy, and Howard Hughes lost interest. Spruce Goose was the nickname for the Hughes H-4 Hercules, a flying boat that was built to transport troops to Europe during the Second World
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What was the Gilded Age? It was the period in American history between 1870 and about 1900 where the country rapidly industrialized and there was a lot of wealth inequality. The wealthy became increasingly richer and the poor became increasingly poorer. The name for the era was taken from a book by Mark Twain and
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Why did Stalin’s daughter defect to the USA? Svetlana Alliluyeva, Stalin’s only daughter, defected to the USA because she was unhappy with life in the Soviet Union, and the government wouldn’t let her marry the person she wanted. Joseph Stalin had three biological children and one child whom he adopted. Svetlana was his youngest child
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Who were Rolls and Royce? The Rolls and Royce of Rolls-Royce Limited were Charles Rolls and Henry Royce. Rolls-Royce is a hugely famous brand name, but it is actually not a single company these days. The company has two parts. The largest part is Rolls-Royce plc, which is the part of the company that makes
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What is the Geneva Convention? The Geneva Convention is actually the Geneva Conventions because there are more than one. It is a set of four treaties that lay out the humanitarian rules of war. There were four meetings, held in 1864, 1906, 1929, and 1949. Both of them came after a major war, when people
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What is a Banana Republic? A Banana Republic is a small, poor, politically unstable country with an economy dependent on one export and usually controlled by foreign companies. The existence of US controlled banana republics have created an environment where drug cartels can rise up. Banana Republic is not a positive term. The economy is
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