When Were Flags First Used
What Is A Flag? It is a symbol or sign made of cloth. It can be carried, flown, or waved. And it is used to say that …
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When Did The First Negro Go To America
You have probably heard people say that the only true “Americans” were the Indians. Everyone else has ancestors who went there from some other country. The Negroes, …
When Was The Tower Of London Built
If there is one sight in London that every visitor wants to it is the Tower. The history and grandeur of England seem to be present where- …
When Was The First World’s Fair
What we call a “world’s fair” is really an exposition. The fair is one of the oldest and most popular means of selling and trading goods. Expositions, …
When Was The First University Started
The word “college” originally meant any society or union of persons engaged in common activity. For example, then is a college of cardinals which elects the pope …
When Did The Red Cross Start
On a hot day in June 1859, at the close of the battle of Solferino, fifteen thousand dead and wounded lay on the battlefield. There were few …
When Do You Stop Growing
The average newborn infant is about fifty centimeters long. In 20 years, this little body more than triples in length. The average height of a man is …
When Was Buckingham Palace Built
The Queen’s London home is by no means the oldest or the most magnificent royal palace in the world. It stands, however, in a lovely situation, between St. James’s Park and Green Park, and has extensive, beautifully ended gardens of its own. The first house to be built where the palace now stands was Goring House; later called Arlington House when it became the town residence of the Earl of Arlington, a statesman during the reign of Charles II. This house was pulled down in 1703, andbuilt-in its place by the Duke of Buckingham and Normanby; hence its name today. Soon after his marriage, in 1761, George III bought the house, and ever since then, it has been a royal residence. In each succeeding reign, it has been built on and improved. The present facade was added in 1913. Buckingham Palace is full of art treasures and antiques. Guided tours of the State Rooms have been given via television, and, at the Queen’s Gallery in Buckingham Palam, there is always a selection of her treasures on view. During the summer, particularly, …
