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May 24, 2024 · The early-to-mid 20th century also saw many factories and service industries opening in towns throughout the region for employment, which served as new job occupations. During the 20th century, millions of non-Southern U.S. migrants and retirees have moved down for job opportunities and mild winters.
1 day ago · The history of Europe is traditionally divided into four time periods: prehistoric Europe (prior to about 800 BC), classical antiquity (800 BC to AD 500), the Middle Ages (AD 500–1500), and the modern era (since AD 1500). The first early European modern humans appear in the fossil record about 48,000 years ago, during the Paleolithic era.
2 days ago · The practice of transmitting messages between two different places through an electromagnetic medium dates back to the electrical telegraph in the late 19th century, which was the first fully digital communication system. Radiotelegraphy began to be used commercially in the early 20th century. Telex became an operational teleprinter service in ...
May 4, 2024 · History. The game was invented in England in the early days of the 20th century and was originally called Ping-Pong, a trade name. The name table tennis was adopted in 1921–22 when the old Ping-Pong Association formed in 1902 was revived. The original association had broken up about 1905, though apparently the game continued to be played in ...
2 days ago · Four presidents died in office of natural causes (William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, Warren G. Harding, and Franklin D. Roosevelt), four were assassinated ( Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, William McKinley, and John F. Kennedy ), and one resigned ( Richard Nixon, facing impeachment and removal from office). [9]
May 13, 2024 · 20th Century Barbers and the Modern Barbershop. The 20th century saw significant changes to barbering, with the advent of safety razors, electric clippers, and new hair styling techniques. The barbershop continued to serve as a social hub for men, but its focus shifted more towards grooming and hair care.
22 hours ago · Mariah Carey's Merry Christmas, with its multi-platinum lead single "All I Want for Christmas Is You", which eventually becomes the nineteenth best-selling digital single of the 20th century. Beck's major-label debut, Mellow Gold. The Prodigy's Music for the Jilted Generation. 1993 in music, 1993 in British music, 1993 in Norwegian music ...
