The world’s first coins appeared around 600 B.C., jingling around in the pockets of the Lydians, a kingdom tied to ancient Greece and located in modern-day Turkey. They featured the stylized head of a lion and were made of electrum, an alloy of gold and silver. The first coin struck…
In 2001, the people of Atlanta elected Shirley Franklin, a first time candidate for public office, to serve as the 58th Mayor of the City of Atlanta. She became the first female mayor of Atlanta and the first African American woman to serve as mayor of a major southern city.…
Lucky Luciano, the Five Families and the National Crime Syndicate. With Maranzano dead, Luciano became the top leader in the New York MafiaNew York MafiaThe American Mafia, an Italian-American organized-crime network with operations in cities across the United States, particularly New York and Chicago, rose to power through its success…
Zero reached western Europe in the 12th century. The Babylonians displayed zero with two angled wedges (middle). The Mayans used an eyelike character [top left] to denote zero. The Chinese started writing the open circle we now use for zero. The Chinese started writing the open circle we now use…
The first African American elected to the Senate by popular vote, Edward Brooke of Massachusetts served two full terms, from 1967 to 1979. Born in Washington, D.C., in 1919, Brooke graduated from Howard University before serving in the United States Army during World War II. Edward William Brooke III (October…
An episode of I Spy titled “The Tiger”, broadcast on January 5, 1966, featured a scripted interracial kiss between Eurasian actress France Nuyen and Robert Culp. Six years before Capt. Kirk and Lt. Uhura locked lips on “Star Trek” in what is often credited as TV’s first interracial kiss, another…
A fossil foot bone from an early human ancestor, 3.2 million years old, could profoundly change our understanding of human evolution. Discovered in Hadar, Ethiopia, it brings compelling evidence that this hominid, a species called Australopithecus afarensisAustralopithecus afarensisAustralopithecus afarensis is an extinct species of australopithecine which lived from about 3.9–2.9…
1- Select the Police Station from the select box. 2- In the FIR Number box, enter the FIR Number of the case. 3- In the Year box, enter the FIR Year. 4- Click on either the Pending or Disposed option button, according to the status of the Case. It was…
Romulus, son of the god of war and the daughter of the king Numitor, was the first king of Rome and also its founder, thus the city was called after him. He formed the Roman Senate with one hundred men and gave the inhabitants of Rome a body of laws.…
So, today’s Facial Hair Friday is all about the first President with facial hair: John Quincy Adams. John Quincy Adams was the sixth President of the United States, serving from 1825 to 1829. But with his large sideburns, he was the first U.S. President to have facial hair. There are…