Who invented Digitization?
How Did Digitization Come Into Existence? Digitization is the process of translating information into digital form and organizing it into separate units of data known...
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Who invented Slavery?
The Invention of Slavery The first English settlers in Colonial Virginia did nor arrive with a well-developed concept of race based slavery. Slavery had to...
Inventor of Ouija Board
How the “Spirit Board” Originated and Grew in Popularity A novelty to some and occult device to others, the Ouija board’s popularity has waxed and...
Quotes and Sayings – Where Do They Come From?
Ever wondered why you have a ‘frog in your throat’ or why you are ‘in a pickle?’ We use quotes and sayings without thinking, but...
The Origins of Santa Claus
The Real Saint Nicholas The origins of Santa Claus come from the real life story Saint Nicholas, while the rest has been formed by Christmas...
Telegraphy in Canada, Sending Instant Messages
In 1846, the First Telegraphic Message from Toronto to Hamilton Transmitting code by electric telegraph key, messages were received almost immediately. The Telegraph was used...
The First Thanksgiving Day
No Pumpkin Pie, No Cranberry Sauce, No Turkey? What you don’t know about the first Thanksgiving may surprise you. The only written account of the...
The Making of Modern Europe: Changes in Science, Technology, Government and Society
The Enlightenment and its emphasis on reason rather than faith contributed greatly to the advance of science and technology in the 18th and 19th centuries....
Who is the first written Code of Law
One of the world’s earliest codifications of law Hammurabi, a ruler of ancient Babylon, codified existing laws into a single code of laws. The codification...
Ancient Writers – Catullus
Champion whinger or sensitive, new-age guy? An introduction to Catullus, one of the first love poets of the Latin language. Rome is in turmoil. Bitter...