‚ including Truganini‚ were moved to a settlement at Oyster Cove‚ south of Hobart.[8] According to The Times newspaper‚ quoting a report issued by the Colonial Office‚ by 1861 the number of survivors at Oyster Cove was only fourteen: "...14 persons‚ all adults‚ aboriginals of Tasmania‚ who are the sole surviving remnant of ten tribes. Nine of these persons are women and five are men. There are among them four married couples‚ and four of the men and five of the women are under 45 years of age‚ but
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HISTORY OF CORSETS/ BUSTIERS: Renaissance and Baroque: The origins of the corset are unknown. From the early 16th century‚ corset-shaped cages of iron are preserved*‚ but it’s almost certain that they had nothing to do with normal clothing. Theories run from early fetish accessories to brute attempts at orthopedics. Judging from contemporary depictions‚ stiffened bodices must have been worn around 1530 because the straight‚ conical line of the torso seen e.g. in portraits of Venetian ladies
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Disobedience and Other Essays This course fulfills the General Education Lower Division American Institution requirement. Purpose of the Course This course is designed to introduce the student to the roots of the United States and its subsequent history until the time of the Civil War. As such‚ it seeks to discover and explore the common ideas and concepts which contribute to our understanding of our origins and the world in which we live. In addition‚ the student will gain proficiency in the following
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------------------------------------------------- History of computing hardware ) Computing hardware is a platform for information processing. History of computing | Hardware | * Hardware before 1960 * Hardware 1960s to present * Hardware in Soviet Bloc countries | Computer science | * Artificial intelligence * Compiler construction * Computer science * Operating systems * Programming languages * Software engineering | Modern concepts | * Graphical user
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NIKE INC. 1. HISTORY 1960s Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight founded Nike Inc. as Blue Ribbon Sports with a handshake and only $1‚000 in capital in 1964. The partners first began their relationship at the University of Oregon where Bowerman was Knight’s track and field coach. While attending Stanford University‚ Knight wrote a paper about breaking Germany’s domination of the U.S. domestic athletic shoe industry by distributing low-cost‚ high-quality Japanese athletic shoes to American consumers.
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History of the telephone DeVry University History of the telephone * Introduction The telephone was one of the greatest American inventions. The telephone has developed from something that was not a necessity to something people must have. The telephone had many impacts on society and the way we communicated and still plays a huge role in the world we live today. The telephone opened the door for communications across the world and played a part in the development of personal and business
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people know it (BMW) is one of the most prestigious automobile manufacturers in the world. But they didn’t get there reputation from most models‚ in fact it was the cars from the last two decades that BMW really got known for their automobiles. the history of the marque stretches back almost 90 years and contains numerous achievements that have established it as a benchmark. The origins of BMW trace back to 1913 when Karl Friedrich Rapp‚ a Bavarian who had been a well-known engineer in a German aircraft
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HISTORY OF BEVERAGES/SOFT DRINK: Soft drinks can trace their history back to the mineral water found in natural springs. Bathing in natural springs has long been considered a healthy thing to do; and mineral water was said to have curative powers. Scientists soon discovered that gas carbonium or carbon dioxide was behind the bubbles in natural mineral water. The first marketed soft drinks (non-carbonated) appeared in the 17th century. They were made from water and lemon juice sweetened with honey
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The history of the Yen The origin of Japanese currency can be traced to the Wu Zhu bronze coin of China‚ which was introduced under the Han Dynasty around 221 BC. Until the 8th Century the Japanese imported such coins from China. However‚ in 708 the Japanese government began minting their own silver and copper coins called the Wado Kaichin or Wado Kaiho‚ which imitated the Chinese Kai Yuan Tong Bao coin ’s size‚ shape‚ and weight. Approximately 250 years later though‚ the Japanese government
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