A Brief History Of Computers The history of computers starts out about 2000 years ago‚ at the birth of the abacus‚ a wooden rack holding two horizontal wires with beads strung on them. When these beads are moved around‚ according to programming rules memorized by the user‚ all regular arithmetic problems can be done. Another important invention around the same time was the Astrolabe‚ used for navigation. Blaise Pascal is usually credited for building the first digital computer in 1642. It added
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Brief History of the NRA The National Rifle Association in its simplest form is the largest gun club in the world. The organization was founded in 1871 by former Union Army officers to encourage sport shooting in order to have a fine tuned militia in case of emergency. The Union officers believed that a well regulated militia was integral for the security of a free state. It is an organization that opposes gun control‚ it believes in the individual defense of the uses of firearms‚ and it is
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Brief history of prostitution Note by the author This document owes a lot to Max Chaleil’s work. His book‚ ‘Le corps prostitué : le sexe dévorant’ is the main reference of this file. This historical summary will mainly concern France‚ even though there are a few comparisons with the situation of prostitution in other countries. 1. The Beginnings : Sexual hospitality and sacred prostitution It is not so sure that prostitution is the oldest trade in the world; the Europeans admitted to it during the
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Visita de Salog High School Goa‚ Camarines Sur S/y: 2013-1014 SOCCER In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement in English IV Presented by: Kenneth Darin Duran Student Presented to: Mrs. Josie H. Caballero Teacher January 7‚ 2014 DEDICATION This is dedicated to everyone who are deserving for soccer. For all of those people who wants to become a and learn about soccer. To my fellow students at VdSHS ‚ I want to share this research to all of you. May Everyone gather
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A brief history of Judo Judo is an exciting unarmed combat sport that originated in the Orient as a means of self-defence which has since grown into an international competitive sport. Judo developed out of ju-juitsu‚ a form of unarmed combat beleived to have been introduced into Japan by a Chinese monk‚ Chen Yuan-ping in the early seventeenth century. Various ju-juitsu schools developed and young samuri were instructed in the art. This was in the days of chivalry among Japanese knights. Samuri
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History of Bread Grown in Mesopotamia and Egypt‚ wheat was likely first merely chewed. Later it was discovered that it could be pulverized and made into a paste. Set over a fire‚ the paste hardened into a flat bread that kept for several days. It did not take much of a leap to discover leavened (raised) bread when yeast was accidentally introduced to the paste. Instead of waiting for fortuitous circumstances to leaven their bread‚ people found that they could save a piece of dough from a batch
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BMW began making its mark on history almost 90 years ago. Aircraft engines were the first thing to be produced followed by bikes and then cars – these vehicles also have been setting milestones in the area of motorsport from the very start. We can establish BMW roots back well over 100 years‚ to December 3‚ 1896. That date marked the formation of Wartburg works in Eisenach‚ the BMW manufacturing center for all cars made from 1928 to 1940. From that site and Wartburg’s numerous alliance before being
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A brief history of McDonald’s PHOTO: The first McDonald’s was built in 1940 by the McDonald brothers (Dick and Mac). 1954 • Ray Kroc became the first franchisee appointed by Mac and Dick McDonald in San Bernardino‚ California. 1955 • Ray Kroc opened his first restaurant in Des Plaines‚ Illinois (near Chicago)‚ and the McDonald’s Corporation was created. 1957 • Quality‚ Service‚ Cleanliness and Value (Q.S.C. & V.) became the company motto. 1959 • The 100th McDonald’s opened in Chicago
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A Brief History of Taekwondo The name Taekwondo is derived from the Korean word "Tae" meaning foot‚ "Kwon" meaning fist and "Do" meaning way of. So‚ literally Taekwondo means "the way of the foot and fist". The name Taekwondo‚ however‚ has only been used since 1955 while the arts’ roots began 2‚300 years ago in Korea. Known as a martial art and way of life‚ the evolution of Taekwondo was a direct result of the happenings in Korea long ago‚ and knowledge of the history is an important step in understanding
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Syria is an ancient land with great history‚ dating back to the dawn of civilization. Syria is part of the Fertile Crescent‚ and signs of civilization date back to 10‚000 BC. From around 2‚000 BC Syria was occupied successively by the Sumerians‚ Egyptians‚ Hittites‚ Assyrians and Babylonians. Throughout history it went on to be conquered by the great empires such as Persia‚ Rome‚ the Islamic Empire‚ the Ottomans‚ and France. Following World War II‚ Syria became independent from France and spent the
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