The modern word “Sheriff”, which means keeper or chief of the County, is derived from the Anglo-SaxonAnglo-SaxonThe Anglo-Saxons were a cultural group who inhabited England in the Early Middle Ages. They traced their origins to settlers who came to Britain from mainland Europe in the 5th century. However, the ethnogenesis…
The current world record for one mile is 3:43.13, set by Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco in 1999. The world record in the mile run is the best mark set by a male or female runner in the middle-distance track and field event. The IAAF is the official body which…
It was however only in 1922 when the first official Toastmasters Meeting was held in Santa Anna, California. Soon Smedley started getting offers from other people about replicating these clubs and it was then that Toastmasters International was born. The term toastmaster being denotative of someone who presents toasts at…
This story basically takes place in two places: Hell and a small town called Wirrawee, where the Showground is. The Showground is where all the townsfolk are being held captive by an invading military. Tomorrow, When the War Began. Tomorrow, When the War Began is the first book in the…
History. The Tooro Kingdom evolved out of a breakaway segment of Bunyoro sometime before the nineteenth century. It was founded in 1830 when Omukama Kaboyo Olimi I, the eldest son of Omukama of Bunyoro Nyamutukura Kyebambe III of Bunyoro, seceded and established his own independent kingdom. Just like any other…
Stone carved monoliths known as Atlantes de Tula, more than 4 meters height, found in 1940 by archaeologist Jorge Acosta, watch atop of the Temple of Tlahuizcalpantecutli (Pyramid B). Coatepantli or Wall of Serpents structure, dedicated to Quetzalcoatl, is located in the back of that pyramid. The earliest well-defined settlements…
Wow! This breakthrough idea later became known as the Big Bang! The Big Bang was the moment 13.8 billion years ago when the universe began as a tiny, dense, fireball that exploded. Most astronomers use the Big Bang theory to explain how the universe began. According to the standard Big…
Vero celebrates origins that go back 180 years in Australia. As part of the Suncorp Network, Vero shares in the General Insurance Company of the Year award from the Australian Banking and Finance Insurance Awards, and was a finalist in the ANZIIF claims provider of the year. With origins dating…
Vicky Cristina Barcelona is a 2008 romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Woody Allen. The plot centers on two American women, Vicky and Cristina, who spend a summer in Barcelona, where they meet an artist, Juan Antonio, who is attracted to both of them while still enamored of his…
Discovery. In 1797, a child of around nine or ten years of age was sighted in the Tarn. Two years later, he was caught by some men and dogs, escorted to the village of Lacaune and taken in by a widow. He ate nothing except for raw vegetables or vegetables…