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airship. The dictionary defines dirigible as an air filled balloon. The Hindenburg was the largest airship to ever fly. It was filled with hydrogen and carried a gas volume of 7,062,000. In size comparison the Hindenburg was only 78 feet shorter…

of the oldest religions existing today, is most-often described as a philosophy/perspective. The Hindu religion is often thought to have been carried to India by the Aryans in about 1500 BC. The Aryans, along with their predecessors, the Dravidians,…

fell silent and peace descended upon the battlefields of the War Between the States, there came an infamous chapter of American History called "The Reconstruction". From this era, this abyss of human misery and despair, there arose like the morning…

Beginning to 1972 Shortly after the first screening in 1895, film as an art began to proliferate in areas all over the world. Now, movies are carefully constructed works of art combining both the visual and aural realms of human perception. When…

a scared tradition of preparing the body for the afterlife. Mummification was originally meant for the Pharaohs and Kings. However, as time went on more and more people were being prepared to enjoy their afterlife. It all started with the Egyptians…

on what is now Panama was the Spanish explorer Rodrigo de Bastidas, who in 1501 went ashore at the site of Portobelo. A year later Christopher Columbus touched on the Panamanian coast. Panama declared itself independent of Spain in 1821 and voluntarily…

paper is on the history of professional wrestling. I chose this topic because I am a huge wrestling fan and I was interested in where it started, how it started and just some facts about it that I’ve never known. Wrestling is the oldest sport.…

broadcasting have helped to shape the field of communications as we know it. People and communications are constantly changing. Communication has always been a part of human life, whether it be verbal or non-verbal everyone communicates in some form.…

Skateboarding has a rich history. Scooters were basically what you would call the first skateboards. They were usually used for transportation because they were so primitive. Metal wheels and 2x4 boards, this wasn't…

humble beginning thirty years ago at the hand of its creator, Robert Kahn, and over time developed into one of the most sophisticated tools of modern society. One of the Internets creators, Robert Kahn, helped to develop and promote the two early forms…