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Sumerian is the first known written language.Its script, called cuneiform, meaning "wedge-shaped".Created by the Sumerians in the late 4th millennium BC,cuneiform writing began as a system of pictographs. Over time, the pictorial representations became simplified and more abstract. -
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Woodblock printing
Woodblock printing Woodblock printing is a technique for printing text, images or patterns that was used widely throughout East Asia. It originated in China in antiquity as a method of printing on textiles and later on paper. As a method of printing on cloth, the earliest surviving examples from China date to before 220 A.D. and examples from Roman Egypt date to the fourth century. -
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neaderthals
Like their modern relatives, mammoths were quite large. The largest known species reached heights in the region of 4 m (13 ft) at the shoulder and weights up to 8 tonnes (9 short tons), while exceptionally large males may have exceeded 12 tonnes (13 short tons). However, most species of mammoth were only about as large as a modern Asian elephant. Both sexes bore tusks. A first, small set appeared at about the age of six months and these were replaced at about eighteen months by the permanent set -
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Olympics
First Olympic games happen According to the earliest records, the first Olympic games were held in 776 BC. The Olympic games originate in athletic contests to honor of Zeus and other deities at Olympia. The games were also helped to solve the constant civil wars among the Greek city-states. During the Olympic games Elis and Olympia were sacred sites and that no armed man should set foot on the grounds. In addition, three months before and after the games, a truce should exist amo -
Germany newspaper
ohann Carolus (1575−1634) was the publisher of the first newspaper, called Relation aller Fürnemmen und gedenckwürdigen Historien (Account of all distinguished and commemorable news). The Relation is recognised by the World Association of Newspapers,[1] as well as many authors[2] as the world's first newspaper. The German-language newspaper was published in Strasbourg, which had the status of an imperial free -
Ada Byron
Ada Byron, the only legitimate child of Lord Byron, was born in December of 1815, and one month later her mother in a bitter and celebrated separation, left the "mad and bad" Byron and took Ada with her. Ada was educated at home by governesses and tutors hired by her mother. The Lady Byron strongly believed in mathematics as a discipline of the mind and saw to it that Ada was well grounded in this subject. She felt that it would be a way to provide a stable mental state and a good antidote to t -
Samuel
Woodblock printing Woodblock printing is a technique for printing text, images or patterns that was used widely throughout East Asia. It originated in China in antiquity as a method of printing on textiles and later on paper. As a method of printing on cloth, the earliest surviving examples from China date to before 220 A.D. and examples from Roman Egypt date to the fourth century. -
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Fisk University establishes
Jan 11th - Steamship London sinks in storm off Land's End England, kills 220
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alex graham bell
By 1874, Bell's initial work on the harmonic telegraph had entered a formative stage with progress it made both at his new Boston "laboratory" (a rented facility) as well as at his family home in Canada a big success.[N 12] While working that summer in Brantford, Bell experimented with a "phonautograph", a pen-like machine that could draw shapes of sound waves on smoked glass by tracing their vibrations. Bell thought it might be possible to generate undulating electrical currents that correspond -
phonograph
e phonograph, record player, or gramophone (from the Greek: γράμμα, gramma, "letter" and φωνή, phōnē, "voice"), is a device introduced in 1877 that has had continued common use for reproducing (playing) sound recordings; although when first developed, the phonograph was used to both record and reproduce sounds. The recordings played on such a device generally consist of wavy lines that are either scratched, engraved, or grooved onto a rotating cylinder or disc. As the cylinder or disc rotates, a -
MCkinley
President Mckinley was shot dead eletric typewriter invented
Teddy Roosevelt is elected President
The average life expectancy in the U.S. was forty-seven. Only 14 percent of the homes in the U.S. had a bathtub. Only 8 percent of homes had a telephone. There were only 8,000 cars in the U.S., and only 144 miles of paved roads. -
tv
Ida Rosenthal founded Maidenform, the company that defined bra sizes like A, B, C, D, etc. 'The Lights Of New York' was the first movie to be filmed entirely with sound. Babies have been eating Gerber baby foods since 1928. Dorothy Gerber started making them for her daughter in 1927. 1928's most comfortable invention was the Lay-Z-Boy recliner. -
1963
Satellite communications play a vital role in the global telecommunications system.NASA’s first project was the Echo 1 satellite that was developed in coordination with AT&T ’s Bell Labs. Pierce led a team at Bell Labs that developed the Echo 1 satellite, which was launched on Aug. 12, 1960Rosen’s team at Hughes Aircraft attempted to place the first satellite in geostationary orbit, Syncom 1, on Feb. 14, 1963. However, Syncom 1 was lost shortly after launch. Syncom 1 was followed by the success -
E2D2
First earth day celbrated # The federal debt: $380.9 billion United States Population: 205,052,174World Population: 3.706 billionUnemployment: 3.5 %Richard Nixon was President and Spiro Agnew was Vice President in 1970Life expectancy: 70.8 yearsCost of a first class postage stamp: 6 cents -
personnel computer
capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator. In contrast with the batch processing or time-sharing models which allowed larger, more expensive minicomputer and mainframe systems to be used by many people, usually at the same time. Large data processing systems require a full-time staff to operate efficiently. -
USSR
limitation talks signed by U.S USSR Black and Decker released the now-famous cordless mini-vacuum, The Dustbuster. ESPN (Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) began broadcasting o September 7. Victoria's Secret stores opened in 1979. It went national in 1982 after being aquired by Limited Brands. Rhodesia became Zimbabwe April 1st - Nickelodeon TV cable network began. Cost of a Superbowl ad in 1979: $185,000 -
Internet
ARPA (Advanced Research Projects Agency) goes online in December, connecting four major U.S. universities. Designed for research, education, and government organizations, it provides a communications network linking the country in the event that a military attack destroys conventional communications systems. 1972
Electronic mail is introduced by Ray Tomlinson, a Cambridge, Mass., computer scientist. He uses the @ to distinguish between the sender's name and network name in the email add -
Charles Jenkins
Charles Jenkins Laboratories of Washington, DC becomes the first holder of a television license from the Federal Radio Commission. Oscar Winner: Schindler’s List
other top rating movies for 1993;
Jurassic Park
Mrs. DoubtfireRiver Phoenix dies of a drug overdose on Halloween, he was 23.
Frank Zappa dies 12/4/1993, rock musician
Audrey Hepburn dies 1/20/1993, she was 64. Audrey was a star in films such as Roman Holiday (1953), Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), My Fair Lady (1964), and th
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Bombing
) World Trade Center bombing: In New York City, a van bomb parked below the North Tower of the World Trade Center explodes, killing 6 and injuring over 1,000.
.) Bill Clinton becomes president. 2a.) World Trade Center bombing: In New York City, a van bomb parked below the North Tower of the World Trade Center explodes, killing 6 and injuring over 1,000. 2b.) Authorities announce the capture of suspected World Trade Center bombing conspirator Mohammad Salameh. 3.) The Kuwaiti government claims -
Battle of Arausio
The Battle of Arausio took place on october 6 -
ship
Scotia" no longer used in Ireland but in Scotland, isolated and surrounded after Dane invasions 900's - Earldom started. Lords had shires rented to peasants 900's - Eadulf becomes Earl of Northumbria -
Alfonso III
Alfonso III begins reconquest of Spain, slowly defeating Moorish overlords. -
Australia
Aborigines in Australia paint on stone
portrayal of organized warfare
