On Thanksgiving Day American people get together with their families and friends to give thanks for the past year. It is celebrated with big dinners and special food. In December, 1620, over 100 pilgrims came to America on the Mayflower and landed at Plymouth Rock. The following winter was very harsh and they didn’t have enough to eat, so more than […]
Christians all over the world celebrate the birth of Christ on December 25 . It is ajoyous holiday where families get together, give each other presents, decoratehouses, sing traditional songs and go to mass . The word Christmas comes from the old English “Christes Maesse” , which means Christ’s mass . Although Christians believe that Jesus was born in the small town of Bethlehem, we […]
Jeans have become one of the most worn pieces of clothing in the world. Everybody wears them, from the rural farmer to the urban lawyer and from models to housewives. But why have jeans become so popular. You’ll get many answers. For some people they look cool, for others jeans are simply comfortable. Jeans were first designed as durable trousers for farm workers and miners in the […]
When Charles Darwin was born in 1809 science was still in its baby shoes. Chemists were talking about atoms, physicists about energy and electricity. Nobody really knew what it was. By the time he died in 1882 scientists were able to explain light andelectromagnetic waves. And, thanks to Darwin, biologists were able to explainhow life on Earth developed. Darwin was the best biologist of all […]