HistoryWorld - History and Timelines

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Web Name: HistoryWorld - History and Timelines

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Unfortunately your browser does not have JavaScript capabilities which are required to exploit the full functionality of our site. This could be the result of two possible scenarios: You are using an old web browser, in which case you should upgrade it to a newer version. We recommend the latest version of Firefox. You have disabled JavaScript in you browser, in which case you will have to enable it to properly use our site. Learn how to enable JavaScript. An Arabic document of the year 644 contains the first known reference to a windmill. The man who in this year assassinates the caliph Omar in the mosque at Medina is described as a Persian builder of windmills. ... Article on Charlie Chaplin For his second film with Keystone, Kid Auto Races at Venice (1914), Chaplin improvised the costume of baggy trousers, walking cane, bowler hat and moustache which soon provided both his trademark and his character in films. His special appeal lay in his timing in slapstick farce together with the pathos which he found in the character of the tramp. ... History of Arms and Armour The longbow, probably developed in Wales during the 12th century, derives its range, accuracy and power of penetration from two characteristics. It is about 6 feet long, giving a much greater acceleration to the released arrow than is possible from a shorter conventional bow. And the craftsmen make it from strips of yew cut where the hardened heart of the tree joins the sap wood . ... Article on Art Deco Art Deco was the dominant international style between the wars. It had developed gradually from about 1905, but the term became current only in the 1960s. The name was derived from the first big international exhibition of design after World War I, held in Paris in 1925. ... History of Augustus Caesar Gaius Octavius, known to history first as Octavian and then as Augustus Caesar, is born in 63 BC in a relatively obscure patrician family. His only evident advantage in life is that his grandmother is Julia, sister of Julius Caesar. His great-uncle sees talent in the boy and encourages him. ...

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