1 Christopher Columbus Full name: Christopher Columbus (Italian: Cristoforo Colombo / Spanish: Cristóbal Colón / Portuguese: Cristóvão Colombo) Born: between October 31, 1450 and October 30, 1451 Died: 20 May 1506 Known for: Christopher Columbus landed in America in 1492, opening up a New World for Europe and marking the start of the colonisation of North America. Columbus was actually aiming for … Read more
9 Laika Full name: Laika (meaning “Barker”), Soviet space dog Born: 1954 Died: November 3, 1957 Known for: From the Russian meaning ‘barker’, Laika was a stray dog in Russia who became the first animal in space, launched in Sputnik II on 3 November 1957 and dying in orbit. It was not revealed until 2002 that she likely died … Read more
7 Sir Francis Drake Full name: Francis Drake Born: 1540 Died: 27 January 1596 Known for: Drake was an English explorer, pirate and politician of the Elizabethan era. He led the first English circumnavigation of the globe, from 1577—1580, and was known as ‘The Pirate’ to the Spanish, whose king Philip II offered a huge reward for his life. … Read more
5 Sir Edmund Hillary Full name: Sir Edmund Percival Hillary Born: 20 July 1919 Died: 11 January 2008 Known for: New Zealander Edmund Hillary reached the summit of Mount Everest in 1953 with his sherpa Tenzing Norgay – the first two people known to have done so. He later founded the Himalayan Trust to help the Sherpa people of … Read more
2 Captain Cook Full name: James Cook Born: 7 November 1728 Died: 14 February 1779 Known for: James Cook made the first European contact with the eastern coast of Australia in 1770, as well as the first recorded circumnavigation of New Zealand. His travels also took him to the Antarctic Circle and to Hawaii, where he was killed … Read more
Offline marketing strategies are often as important as search engine optimization when it comes to getting traffic to your site. Here are 10 fantastic offline marketing strategies for promoting your website offline. Offline Marketing Strategies 1 Give stuff away Send a truckload of sandwiches to office staff that work within a target market. Wrap the … Read more
Offline marketing strategies are often as important as search engine optimization when it comes to getting traffic to your site. Here are 10 fantastic offline marketing strategies for promoting your website offline. Offline Marketing Strategies 1 Give stuff away Send a truckload of sandwiches to office staff that work within a target market. Wrap the … Read more
Admit it. You know you’ve hugged or cuddled up with a stuffed animal made after the image of some adorable, exotic species. But if all we are left with are stuffed animals, the world would lose much of its spice and flavor, and those plush toys would just be a sad reminder of what’s been … Read more
If you have a bankruptcy or other derogatory item on your credit report, it’s important to find ways to rebuild your credit. Credit cards can be a great way to do this, as long as you can make your monthly payments on time. If you decide that obtaining a credit card is a good option … Read more
Becoming an ultrasound technician is a good decision and provides many different opportunities even within the field of ultrasound technology itself. Aside from the fact that the field of ultrasound technology eliminates the need for you to be exposed to different body fluids and carcinogens, you will find there are many specialties within the field … Read more