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Cadastral map of Melbourne, 1858 Map of Melbourne in 1855 Looking down Flinders Lane, ca. 1891 - ca. 1914 Chinatown, Melbourne was founded by Chinese immigrants during the Victorian gold rush The discovery of gold led to a huge influx of people to Victoria, most of them arriving by sea at Melbourne.
Victoria's Secret is an American lingerie, clothing and beauty retailer. Founded in 1977 by a Stanford graduate student and his wife, Roy and Gaye Raymond, [5] [6] the company's five lingerie stores were sold to Les Wexner in 1982. [7]
The history of Victoria refers to the history of the Australian state of Victoria and the area's preceding Indigenous and British colonial societies. Before British colonisation of Australia , many Aboriginal peoples lived in the area now known as Victoria.
Emma Walmsley's GSK is settling its Zantac lawsuits for $2.2 billion, a space startup hits a milestone, and two authors share an excerpt of their new book, Selling Sexy: Victoria's Secret and the ...
The Victorian gold rush was a period in the history of Victoria, Australia, approximately between 1851 and the late 1860s. It led to a period of extreme prosperity for the Australian colony and an influx of population growth and financial capital for Melbourne , which was dubbed " Marvellous Melbourne " as a result of the procurement of wealth.
As time went on, designs got more and more daring; the new era of Victoria's Secret focused on leather additions, studded hardware, and of course, the signature larger-than-life wings.
On June 12, 1977, [2] Victoria's Secret was founded by Roy and Gaye Raymond [6] in Delaware. [7] Raymond opened the first Victoria's Secret store at the Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto, California. [8] Raymond was inspired to start Victoria's Secret after feeling embarrassed purchasing lingerie for his wife in a department store.
Pages in category "History of Melbourne" The following 79 pages are in this category, out of 79 total. ... Catholic sexual abuse scandal in Victoria;