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Famous Soccer Players 2011 26 Aug 2013 | 10:57 am
Very often Soccer is regarded as being synonymous with football. Whereas it is quite justifiable too to some extent, there is a subtle difference between football and soccer. Football is a wider term ...
Famous Mahatma Gandhi Quotes 25 Aug 2013 | 10:53 am
Mahatma Gandhi’s real name was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. The word ‘Mahatma’ is derived from, maha, meaning super and atma meaning soul. Mahatma Gandhi therefore implies the super soul. He is also lo...
Famous Labor Leaders 24 Aug 2013 | 10:48 am
A trade union, also known as a labor union, is an organization of workers who have grouped together, with the object of achieving a common goal of a better work environment, through attaining higher p...
Famous Rescue Dog from 9/11 23 Aug 2013 | 10:42 am
The darkest day in recent history for the USA had its fair share of heroes from the firefighters who walked into the flaming building to rescue people while knowing that it could collapse at any time....
Famous Movies Shot in Ireland 22 Aug 2013 | 10:39 am
Ireland – the Emerald Isle – so called for its extensive grasslands has some of the most amazing mixtures of landscapes and architecture throughout Western Europe. Since the dawn of the movie industry...
Famous Decapitations 21 Aug 2013 | 01:56 pm
The word Decapitation is derived from the Latin root de meaning “less” and Capitis meaning “head”. Decapitation therefore is described as rendering a body headless. Decapitation has been used as capit...
Famous Abraham Lincoln letters 20 Aug 2013 | 01:53 pm
As the 16th President of the United States of America, Abraham Lincoln wrote many important letters, during his presidency from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. His letters covering a...
Famous Abolitionists of Slavery 19 Aug 2013 | 01:49 pm
Supporters of Abolitionism, the movement to end slavery, are known as abolitionists of slavery and their services rendered to achieve the objective, are unforgettable. The Abolitionists belonged to di...
Famous Maori People 18 Aug 2013 | 01:47 pm
The word Maori, in Maori language, means ordinary and refers to the ordinary people, to distinguish them from deities and gods. The Maori are indigenous Polynesians of New Zealand who existed and live...
Famous Recession-Proof Industries 17 Aug 2013 | 01:44 pm
Recession is a temporary decline or general slowdown in economic activity as indicated by the fall in the macroeconomic indicators like GDP, investment, spending, capacity utilization, employment, pro...
