Aviva Directory
Aviva Directory
History & Genealogy |
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| The Industrial Revolution |
| Although it took more than 100 years, the events which make up the industrial revolution are still astounding. In the 18th century, manufactured products were made from home businesses, but the Industrial Revolution brought industry into factories where things were mass-produced. |
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| Sports & Recreation |
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| Facts About Medical Inventions from History |
| Some of the earliest evidence of medical instruments comes from Babylon c.1800 B.C. A surgeon’s use of a bronze knife is referenced in Hammurabi’s Code in which it states that if a patient dies due to the surgeon’s use of the knife, the surgeon’s hand “shall be cut off.” |
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| Faith & Spirituality |
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| The God of Science or the God of Religion |
| Nearly every scientific society in the United States has issued statements rejecting intelligent design and, so we are told, nearly every scientist in America, and throughout the world, believes that God had nothing to do with the origin of species, specifically the human species. |
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| Sports & Recreation |
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| Zippers: A Long Time in the Making |
| To get to the point in which zippers are today, there were three major stages in which it had to go through. The first of these started back on August 29, 1893 when the first zipper-like fastener was patented by Whitcomb Judson. |
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