Tag: history

History was made last week with the first ”Global Saint Community Map’. Showcasing how the small island community of only 4,000 people isolated in the South Atlantic Ocean, has spread to living in 41 countries across the world. May 25, 2021 – PRLog — The Saint Cooks, a couple who celebrate the food, culture and community from St Helena Island, made history last week by launching the first ever successful ‘Global Saint Community Map’.  Showcasing how the small island community of only 4,000 people isolated in the South Atlantic Ocean, have spread to living in 41 countries across 6 continents ... Read more

Hong Kong history retold in London (with photos) ************************************************      The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, London (London ETO) is supporting an exhibition entitled “Opium, Silk and the Missionaries in China” curated by Ms Iris Yau from Hong Kong. The exhibition runs from May 18 to June 26 at the Brunei Gallery of SOAS University of London.       The exhibition retells one of the largely forgotten histories between China and Britain in the 19th century, with a section dedicated to Hong Kong. It showcases botanical arts and tools, historical artefacts and records of British missionary work in China, and offers a ... Read more

Endowed with nature’s finest geological creation, Yellowstone National Park shelters a diverse ecosystem where mammals, reptiles, birds, and flora thrive. But what surprises most visitors is the activity of fishes in some waters of the park. Shortly after the time of its discovery, Lake Yellowstone was known as a place where fish could be forked up by the boatload. The reason for this inspired the efforts of a few individuals in 1889 to initiate a program to stock the many streams and lakes that were barren of fish. Today’s generation may not find the efforts of the first fish culturists ... Read more

The Québec Bridge, originally built as a railway bridge, was designed to link the two shores of the St. Lawrence River and the railways in Quebec and the United States, which was then operated by 11 railroad companies. A masterpeice of engineering, a historic structure and a strategic asset The first construction The Québec Bridge, originally built as a railway bridge, was designed to link the two shores of the St. Lawrence River and the railways in Quebec and the United States, which was then operated by 11 railroad companies. The design included two tracks for trains and one lane ... Read more

The letter, handsomely matted and framed, and with a photo of Einstein, is for sale through The Manhattan Rare Book Company. It’s especially relevant in these trying times. New York City, NY, USA, September 29, 2020 — A letter handwritten in English in 1943 by Albert Einstein – in which he strongly condemns racism and segregation in the United States – is for sale through The Manhattan Rare Book Company at a fixed price of $85,000. The letter is especially relevant now, in today’s racially and politically charged climate, even though it was written nearly 80 years ago. Dated September ... Read more