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architecture history timeline Neo-Gothic Architecture 1905 to 1930 AD – Gothic ideas were applied to modern buildings – Gargoyles, arched windows, and other medieval details ornamented soaring skyscrapers. Art Deco Architecture 1925 to 1937 AD – Zigzag patterns and vertical lines create dramatic effect on jazz-age – many Art Deco motifs were inspired by the […]
Read More »u.s.army history timeline By 1989 Germany was nearing reunification and the Cold War was coming to a close. The Army leadership reacted by starting to plan for a reduction in strength. By November 1989 Pentagon briefers were laying out plans for ‘Operation Quicksilver,’ a plan to reduce Army endstrength by 23%, from 750,000 to 580,000. […]
Read More »arkansas state history timeline Initially Arkansas was part of the Mississippi Territory with the Arkansas Post as the capital. In 1819, it became a separate territory and a new capital was established at Little Rock in 1821. The territory continued to grow and on June 15, 1836 it was admitted into the Union as the […]
Read More »amway history timeline Nutrilite is the world’s leading brand of vitamins, minerals, and dietary supplements. Sales literature states, “Nutrilite is the only global vitamin and mineral brand to develop safe and effective supplements made from whole plant concentrate – known as phytonutrients – grown, harvested and processed on its own certified organic farms, setting it […]
Read More »u.s.stock market history timeline The earliest recorded organization of securities trading in New York among brokers directly dealing with each other can be traced to the Buttonwood Agreement. Previously, securities exchange had been intermediated by the auctioneers, who also conducted more mundane auctions of commodities such as wheat and tobacco. [11] On May 17, 1792, […]
Read More »skateboard history timeline 1960 – The early 60s brings the first manufactured skateboard and it allows more to join in the sport. Bill Richard, a surf shop owner in California, made a deal with the Chicago Roller Skate Company to produce sets of skate wheels. They then attached the wheels to square wooden boards. This […]
Read More »western art history timeline Impressionism – 1860 – 1890, France American Impressionism 1880, United States Cos Cob Art Colony 1890s, United States Heidelberg School late 1880s, Australia Luminism (Impressionism) Arts and Crafts movement – 1880 – 1910, United Kingdom Tonalism – 1880 – 1920, United States Symbolism (arts) – 1880 – 1910, France/Belgium Russian Symbolism […]
Read More »panama history timeline 2008 December – A Russian warship sails through the Panama Canal for the first time since World War II. The canal was shut to the Soviet Union during the Cold War. 1502 – Spanish explorer Rodrigo de Bastidas visits Panama, which was home to Cuna, Choco, Guaymi and other indigenous peoples. The […]
Read More »bicycle history timeline 1972 Bicycles outsell cars in the United States –13 million to 11 million; bicycle thefts account for 17% of all larcenies in the U.S. 1889 Pneumatic rubber tires invented. In addition to influences derived from the evolution of American bicycling trends, European, Asian and African cyclists have also continued to use traditional […]
Read More »electricity history timeline 1780: Luigi Galvani’s dead frog’s legs An Italian called Luigi Galvani discovered that when he touched a dead frog’s leg with a knife, it twitched violently. Alessandro Volta later showed that this was because electricity is created when moisture (from the frog) comes between two different types of metal (the steel knife […]
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