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In 1910, Marathon Motor Works was created to produce the Marathon automobile, named out of the enthusiasm for things Greek which had grown out of the 1904 Olympics. [1] [2] 1909 saw a two-model lineup, roadster and touring car, powered by 35 HP 4-cylinder engines. Both were open bodies (tops were optional) and sold for about $1,500.
The Adventure of Archaeology (ISBN 978-0-87044-603-0) is a 1985 book written by Dr. Brian M. Fagan, published by the National Geographic press publishing company. The book tells about the development of the history of archeology.
A character called the Cardiff Giant appeared occasionally in the early years of the newspaper comic Alley Oop. He was larger than the other cavemen, had a pale beard, and spots over his torso and arms. The 1997 The Simpsons episode "Lisa the Skeptic" was inspired by the Cardiff Giant, the Piltdown Man, and the Scopes trial.
The front cover of the Kansas City Star newspaper, engraved on a copper plate, is displayed on stage during the unveiling ceremony of a 100-year-old time capsule at the National WWI Museum and ...
The “Ancient Marvels” Facebook page is dedicated to interesting posts displaying human and natural artifacts from across history. The post 100 Archaeology And Ancient History-Related Pics For ...
For many, a car is more than just a way to get from point A to point B – it can carry emotional value and memories. This was evident in a recent Women & Money podcast episode, where a listener ...
On February 20, 2007, Bernstein announced that he was leaving The History Channel and Digging for the Truth to join the Discovery Channel as an executive producer and host of specials as well as a new prime-time series called "Into the Unknown with Josh Bernstein." [10] The new series premiered during the 2008 Olympics in August 2008. The show ...
He has been called the "father of archaeology" by historians such as Edward W. Bodnar: Cyriac of Ancona was the most enterprising and prolific recorder of Greek and Roman antiquities, particularly inscriptions, in the fifteenth century, and the general accuracy of his records entitles him to be called the founding father of modern classical ...