Most Americans know at least most of the larger details about how they came to celebrate July 4th as their Independence Day. Indeed, many countries, especially those that were former colonies, celebrate a day that marks the day they became their own country or formed a new government.
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The history of tennis dates back several thousand years. The game was first created by European monks to be played for entertainment purposes during religious ceremonies.
Read More..It took a long time for chocolate to reach the standard candy bar fair it holds today. And it had a long time to reach that standard as well, with evidence of the first chocolate drinks dating back to almost 2000 BC.
Read More..In the United States, there are few dishes more widely accepted and eaten with such fervor as the pizza. Where you like yours loaded with meat and cheese, or if you prefer an all vegetable set of toppings, there are pizzas available to suit everyone’s tastes.
Read More..These 3 famous monster myths have long interesting histories.
Read More..While the pirate code banned women from pirate ships, women did serve as pirates, primarily by cross dressing as men. Regardless of the pirate code ban on women on pirate ships, women not only were pirates, but in some cases even captained fleets of pirate ships.
Read More..The most famous outlaws in the Wild West were bank robbers, for the most part, and old west outlaws occupy a special place in the American story.
Read More..In today’s Hollywood-ruled entertainment culture – shanghaied recently by a certain pirate blockbuster, which shall go unnamed – pirates are of more interest than ever before.
Read More..Formerly known as the Magic Cube, the Rubik Cube was one of the “Awesome80’s” fads because it was one of the most popular toys ever sold.
Read More..It is known that tobacco was grown as far back as 1 B.C. by American Indians. The American Indians grew the tobacco plant for religious and medicinal practices. American Indians typically wouldn’t use tobacco recreationally, although they were aware that it had hallucinogenic qualities.
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