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Sufing: About your story

The “Site Surfing for Life” is dedicated to the movie of Brown and Earnet, but there is a section that tells the story of Surfing. As the author says “The History of Surfing From Captain Cook to the Present”.
Not only is the interesting story of how surfing was born, and how it evolved. But also [...]

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Amsterdam: History of the Red light District

A red light district is a neighborhood where prostitution and other businesses in the sex industry flourish. The term “red light district” was first recorded in the United States in 1894, in an article in The Sentinel, a newspaper in Milwaukee. Other mentions from the 1890s are numerous, and located all over the United States. [...]

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Matisse’s “Les Poissons Rouges”

Goldfish have been a recurrent theme in Matisse’s art. Born in 1869 in France (d. 1954), Henri Matisse is regarded as one of the greatest painters of the 20th century. A prolific and versatile artist, in his creations he favoured intense and expressive colours, and often depicted intimate or natural scenes.
Goldfish in a bowl are [...]

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Music History – The Classic Period

Getting it’s name from art history, the classic period in music extends from 1740 to 1810 and includes the music of Haydn, Mozart, the first period of Beethoven, and Bach’s sons. The classical period of music coordinated harmony, melody, rhythm, and orchestration more effectively then earlier periods of music.
During the classical era the social function [...]

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July 4, 1776: The Declaration of Independence

1776: The Declaration of Independence is signed. It will take 127 years before someone gets around to saying, “Hey, maybe we should preserve this thing.”
The Declaration of Independence can be fairly said to stand alongside the Magna Carta and Bill of Rights as the most important documents in the history of democracy. Its significance was [...]

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The History of Pizza

This is the history of the most relevant food for human
Circa 1000 A.D.: Pizza gets its start when peasants begin baking leftover, covered dough.
Early 1500s: Spanish conquistadors bring tomatoes to Europe from the New World.
Late 1500s: The first known recipes for the production of mozzarella cheese begin popping up in cookbooks.
Late 1600s: Although tomatoes are [...]

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