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History of Google

Who would have thought that two grad students from Stanford would become famous for creating the world's fastest and most reliable search engine? When Larry Page and Sergey Brin met,…
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A Brief History of Hawaii

Admired for its paradise islands and rich cultural history, Hawaii continues to seduce tourists to revisit it again and again. Its beaches are famous surfer havens that international surfing champions…
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History of NAFTA

NAFTA, or North American Free Trade Agreement, covers Canada, the United States, and Mexico, making NAFTA the world's largest free trade area in terms of GDP. President George H.W. Bush,…
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History of Nanotechnology

The idea that we can build machines in microscopic sizes and have them function like construction bots producing, organizing, and rearranging objects at the molecular level is not as easy…
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History of Pink Floyd

Like most band in the sixties, Pink Floyd was a product of the upheavals and climactic changes happening that time. The band was formed in 1965 during the psychedelic era…
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History of Potassium

Marked with a letter K as its chemical symbol, Potassium is one of the most abundant metals on Earth. In nature, it occurs as ionic salt found dissolved in seawater,…
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History of the Sistine Chapel

The Sistine Chapel has had numerous artists working on its creation throughout history. The chapel, one of the best-known chapels in the Apostolic Palace where the Pope resides, showcases the…
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History of Tennis

Strong hits, powerful strokes, explosive returns, and smooth serves - these are the moves that make tennis a very engaging game. Wimbledon, Australia Open, and the French Open are three…
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History of the Gaza Strip

How could such a small piece of land controlled by formidable forces and hemmed in by the Mediterranean Sea on one side become the source of grief and fear for…
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History of Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is so closely associated with American images of turkey dinners with family and friends that we haven't thought of whether the holiday could be something more than remembering the…