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    2 days ago · Tuscany became a region of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861. Florence replaced Turin as Italy's capital in 1865 and, in an effort to modernise the city, the old market in the Piazza del Mercato Vecchio and many medieval houses were pulled down and replaced by a more formal street plan with newer houses.

  3. 6 days ago · How did Venezuela get its name? Answer: Because of its likeness to Venice Italy The name Venezuela is believed to have originated from cartographer Amerigo Vespucci and crew who led a 1499 naval expedition of Venezuela.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Nike,_IncNike, Inc. - Wikipedia

    2 days ago · The company takes its name from Nike, the Greek goddess of victory. Nike markets its products under its own brand, as well as Nike Golf, Nike Pro, Nike+ , Nike Blazers , Air Force 1 , Nike Dunk , Air Max , Foamposite, Nike Skateboarding , Nike CR7, [9] and subsidiaries including Air Jordan and Converse (brand) .

  5. May 31, 2024 · How did Neptune get its name? Shortly after the discovery, Le Verrier proposed the name Neptune for the new planet. However, later he attempted to name the ice giant Le Verrier, after himself, which met with disapproval outside France.

  6. 4 days ago · The inspiration for the name came from the BBC’s TV Show – ‘Monty Python’s Flying Circus’, as he was a big fan of the TV show and also he wanted a short, unique and slightly mysterious name for his invention and hence he named it Python!

  7. 2 days ago · The recorded history of Haiti began in 1492, when the European captain and explorer Christopher Columbus landed on a large island in the region of the western Atlantic Ocean that later came to be known as the Caribbean.

  8. May 27, 2024 · It’s a great story that has been widely repeated as a colorful legend and an intricate part of Rolex’s mythology, as they keep many things to themselves, but the true origin of the name ‘Rolex’ is still widely left to speculation.

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