On May 2, 1670, King Charles II of England signed a Royal Charter incorporating the Hudson’s Bay Company. That company still exists today and for many Canadians before the Internet came along, might have been the only store to shop at.
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The history of the discovery, exploration, and development of The Americas is a […]

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The first digital computer was envisioned by Charles Babbage in 1837. It would be about a century later before a working digital computer would be created.

Charles Babbage was born in London, England in 1791 and suffered from several illnesses during his childhood. As well, his adult family life was stricken with tragedy several […]

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On June 7th, 1913, the first recorded ascent of the main summit of Mt. McKinley was made.
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At 20,320 feet above sea level, Mt. McKinley is the highest point in North America. Although Everest is higher, Mt. McKinley has a greater “rise” than Everest.
In 1913, Hudson Stark, the Archdeacon of the Episcopal Church in […]

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Thomas Edison invented the light bulb, right? No! Thomas Edison was not the inventor of the first incandescent light bulb. More below:

In 1820, an Englishman by the name of Warren De la Rue made the first light bulb. It was functional but was not practical for use due to the fact Warren used platinum in […]

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Do you know what distillery that continues to exist today can claim to be the oldest licensed distillery of whiskey?

Old Bushmills Distillery of County Antrim, Northern Ireland was granted a license to distill whiskey in 1608 by King James I. It is also believed that the distillery existed, unlicensed for more than 400 years […]

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On June 4th, 1896, Henry Ford test drove his first automobile.
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Three months earlier on March 6th, Charles King of Detroit, Michigan test drove his own invented gasoline powered vehicle. Ford was not even the first American to begin […]

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Contrary to what most people believe, the “assembly line” concept of manufacturing and building existed long before Henry Ford came along and created an assembly line in 1908 for the Ford Motor Company.

In the 16th century, an Italian ship builder, the “Venetian Arsenal,” employed 16,000 people and with the efficiency of an assembly line process, […]

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