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3 days ago · 1930s – 1940s. In 1935, Marikina already had 139 shops producing 260,078 pair of ladies shoes and 86,692 pairs of men shoes worth Php 762,896.00, and as many as 2,450 citizens were directly engaged in the industry either as shoemakers or uppermakers. Manila was the prized market for the shoes made by Marikeños.
6 days ago · Published on: May 23, 2024 by Jennifer Tirrell. In 1918, ice cream cake was invented by a woman named Elizabeth LaBau. She was working as a waitress at a restaurant in New York City when she came up with the idea. Her boss was so impressed with her creation that he gave her a raise and put the cake on the menu.
1 day ago · The seas and the rivers were their conduit of trade, information and communication. According to Peter Bellwood, the Southeast Asians first developed a sophisticated maritime culture which made possible the spread of the Austronesian-speaking peoples to the Pacific Islands as far Madagascar in Africa and Easter Island near South America.
1 day ago · The Godfather is a 1972 American epic gangster film [2] directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mario Puzo, based on Puzo's best-selling 1969 novel of the same title. The film stars an ensemble cast including Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard Castellano, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, John Marley, Richard ...
6 days ago · Philippine-American War, war between the United States and Filipino revolutionaries from 1899 to 1902, an insurrection that may be seen as a continuation of the Philippine Revolution against Spanish rule. It began after the United States assumed sovereignty of the Philippines following the defeat of Spain in the Spanish-American War.
4 days ago · hotel, building that provides lodging, meals, and other services to the traveling public on a commercial basis. A motel performs the same functions as a hotel but in a format designed for travelers using automobiles. Inns have existed since very ancient times to serve merchants and other travelers. In the Roman Empire hostelries called ...
2 days ago · The Little Mermaid, which was Disney's first animated fairy tale since Sleeping Beauty (1959), is an important film in animation history for many reasons. It was instrumental in re-establishing feature-length animation as a profitable venture for the Walt Disney Company, as the company's theme parks, television productions, and live-action ...
