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88Canada's Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site
A number of years ago while living back in my hometown of Rochester, New York and working in my first job which provided me with a two-week paid vacation, I teamed up with my younger brother and sister, who...
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83Ringlet hairstyles, some history and their continuing popularity
The ringlet...more than Shirley Temple or Cindy Brady...a hairstyle popular since ancient Roman times that keeps coming back century after century...and still popular today! Take a look at ringlets in all their variety!
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74Muskets, Flintlocks, and Brown Bess
Muskets--the long guns used for centuries, that you now see in movies and museums--were muzzle-loaded guns held at the shoulder. You can see how they're loaded in the following videos. They send up so much...
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74Crystal Glass
LEAD CRYSTALWARE Lead glass is glass in which lead is put in instead of calcium. The production with calcium is defined as potash glass. Lead glass is made of 18-35 mol % (II) oxide (PdO). Today's crystal...
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69albert einstein's life and career
Einstein, Albert Born March 14, 1879,Ulm, Germany Died April 18, 1955, Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. Albert Einstein is such a great name in the history of science that his name must be included among...
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68Joseph Priestley and the Birmingham Riots
On the night of July 14th, 1791, Dr. Joseph Priestley must have feared for his life. An unruly mob of hundreds had, only moments ago, set a torch to the New Unitarian Meeting House, the church where...
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65Antique Irish Silver
Silver has been used in Ireland since prehistoric times; magnificent pieces of silversmithing are currently in the National Museum in Dublin. Following the granting of a charter by King Charles I, an assay...
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66Finding Napoleon's Bona "Parte"
Napoleon Bonaparte, the 18th and 19th century French commander and self-crowned Ruler of France, died while in exile on the island of St. Helena in May 1821. After his death, it is said that Abbe Vignali, the...
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66The Duchess of Devonshire Book Review
Amanda Foreman is the autor of this spectacular novel The Duchess, published in 1999 the story of Georgiana, the duchess of devonshire has now been made into a major motion picture. With many great...
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65Love and Possession
Love and Possession Love is a topic discussed by many, or in fact, most authors of any time. The 17th century is no exception to this. The poems, plays, stories, and novels of the time deal with love...
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