1. Modern Farming — 2023-10-09 23:44:30

   …od crops. Jethro Tull’s seed drill immeasurably improved this problem. He created a machine that would plant seeds in three rows at a time. == Improved technique == A hole for the seed would be made at a proper depth. The seed would be dropp…

2. Radar — 2023-10-08 00:18:51

   …r era in Canada, and later the USA where he received the //United States Medal for Merit// in 1946 , and he published //Three Steps to Victory// in 1958. == After the war == He established a practice as a consulting engineer, in the 1950s move…

3. Telephone — 2023-09-23 15:57:07

   …e gave her a gift of all but 10 shares of the stock in the newly formed company called Bell Telephone Company. They had three sons. == Into Business == {{Image url="BellTransmitterReceiver.jpg" class="right" title="Bell Transmitter Receiver" wi…

4. LCD — 2023-09-23 15:53:09

   …oupled benzene rings in the middle and an alkyl chain of a defined length at the other. == Cyanobiphenyl Compounds == Three of these cyanobiphenyl compounds were liquid crystalline over a narrow interval at around room temperature and these we…

5. Mousetrap — 2023-08-31 23:02:31

   …nt]]:[[1900s]] The Mousetrap is the longest running stage play in the world. The story was adapted from a radio play, Three Blind Mice, written by [[Agatha_Christie]] for the Royal family in 1947. It was renamed ''The Mousetrap'' and opened in…

6. Electric Car — 2023-08-27 16:16:21

   …r known as the 'Red Flag Act'. The act stipulated that all mechanically powered road vehicles must: ~- Have a crew of three operators. ~- Not exceed 4 mph on the open road and 2 mph in towns. ~- Be preceded by a man on foot waving a red flag…

7. Thoroughbred Horse — 2022-08-29 09:12:34

   …" title="Thoroughbred" width="500" }} === England 1680 === [[Livestock]] Thoroughbred horse breed can be traced back to three stallions imported into England from the Middle East. The first was named Bryerley Turk and became the war horse of Cap…

8. Full Breakfast — 2022-05-20 12:26:19

   …', is very British and very popular and has regional variations. ~&“To eat well in England you should have breakfast three times a day.” //W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965)// The full breakfast is a centuries old British breakfast tradition …

9. Police — 2022-05-20 08:52:50

   …ber 1800, John Stenhouse was appointed Master of Police. He set about organising and recruiting the force. He appointed three sergeants and six police constables. They oversaw. 68 unpaid citizen police officers or watchmen who wore long brown c…

10. Television — 2021-11-06 16:35:18

    … the first public demonstration of moving silhouette images by television at Selfridges department store in London in a three-week series of demonstrations beginning on March 25, 1925. On the 26th of January 1926 in his [[London]] attic laborato…
    …the world's first colour transmission on July 3, 1928, using scanning discs at the transmitting and receiving ends with three spirals of apertures, each spiral with a filter of a different primary colour; and three light sources at the receiving…

11. Titanic — 2021-08-20 11:12:19

    …r built by the White Star Line shipping company of Liverpool England. Work on Titanic started on 31 March 1909, one of three ships called the 'Olympic class'. These magnificent vessels were the industrial marvels of their age and Titanic was to…

12. Paralympic Games — 2021-08-20 10:59:53

    …licy of the International Olympic Committee and the **IPC** following a June 19, 2001 agreement. The Games take place three weeks after the closing of the Olympics, in the same host city and using the same facilities. Cities bidding to host th…

13. Four-minute Mile — 2021-08-20 10:55:12

    … Bannister pushed on to the mile and passed the finish line. As soon as the first part of his score was announced **“three minutes…”** the crowd erupted with elation. …

14. Beatles — 2021-08-20 10:46:43

    …13 October 1963" Beatlemania begins in Britain */ == The US Concedes == Beatlemania exploded in the United States with three national television appearances by the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show on 9, 16 23 February 1964. A record setting 73…

15. Roundabout — 2021-08-16 09:58:53

    …t Circus 1912" width="300" }}Plans of Letchworth Garden City were drawn up in 1904 by Barry Parker and Raymond Unwin. Three roads in the plans crossed each other, Sollershotts East and West, Broadway, and Spring Road. At the point at where the…

16. Clouds — 2021-08-14 20:16:00

    …irth_date="28/11/1772" birth_place="[[London]], [[England]]" death_date="21/3/1864" width="" }} Luke Howard named the three principal categories of clouds – **cumulus, stratus, and cirrus**. He has been called "**the father of meteorology**…

17. Photography — 2021-08-14 19:57:18

    …ess based the prints on paper that had been made light sensitive, rather than bitumen or copper-paper. He mastered the three primary elements of photography: **developing, fixing**, and **printing**. {{Image src="Latticed_window_at_lacock_abbe…

18. Christmas Cracker — 2021-08-12 20:39:19

    …al premises in Clerkenwell, East [[London]], [[England]] to Finsbury Square in the City. Tom left his business to his three sons: Tom, Henry and Walter. In 1953 the firm merged with Caley Crackers and moved out to Norwich.…

19. Rubber — 2021-08-12 20:24:10

    …orn-like solid containing 30% sulphur. Hancock took out another patent on May 21st, 1845 to try to protect his methods. Three weeks later, on June 15, 1845, Goodyear took out a patent in the United States. Later in 1851 Charles Goodyear was awa…

20. Nature Reserve — 2021-08-09 22:30:53

    …ciety]]:[[1800s]] {{toc}} In the 1820s Waterton, an English naturalist and explorer, built a nine-foot-high wall around three miles of his estate at '''Walton Hall''', turning it into the world's first '''nature reserve'''. == Walton Hall == …

21. Pub — 2021-08-09 21:19:14

    …n both providing rooms for travellers in addition to being able to serve **food and ale**. The difference between these three establishments has become blurred with the passage of time; Inns and taverns have evolved into hotels the ale house int…

22. Industrial Revolution — 2021-08-08 21:48:46

    …u" items="Darby, Industrial Revolution" }} == Abraham Darby II (1711 – 1763) == Was the second Abraham Darby in three generations of an English Quaker family that played a role in the Industrial Revolution. He followed in his father's fo…
    …t a heavily trafficked part of the line where the iron rails had to be renewed every six months, and occasionally every three." Six years later, in 1863, the rail seemed as perfect as ever, although some 700 trains had passed over it daily. {{Im…

23. Sparkling Wine — 2021-08-08 20:32:53

    …s a huge hazard in French wine production. == Anglais 'Champagne' == {{ image url="Vineyard.jpg" class="right" tilte="Three Choirs English vineyard"}} The first mention of '''Sparkling Champagne''' was in English, not French. This was in '''1…

24. Sport — 2020-11-30 00:32:47

    … goals. Changes in rules and play quickly developed from this beginning and by 1889 the pyramid system - five forwards, three halves, two backs and a goalkeeper became the accepted method of playing hockey. The United States also started playin…
    …30. Hockey, or "Field Hockey" as it is also known, is now played in every continent with many nations competing in the three major competitions - The Olympic Games, The World Cup and The Champion's Trophy. == Rounders 1884 == {{Image url="Roun…

25. Jet Engine — 2020-08-15 08:35:25

    …roached by two ex-RAF men, Rolf Dudley-Williams and J. Tinling, who wanted to expand the development of his engine. The three incorporated as Power Jets Ltd. in 1936 with a bank loan of £2,000. == Power Jets == Work was progressing on the e…

26. Gravity — 2020-08-06 08:19:13

    …e he was a mathematics professor at Trinity College, Cambridge. == Principia 1687 == >> {{adsense}}>> Isaac explained three basic laws that govern the way objects move in his publication '//Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica'//. The…

27. English Language — 2018-01-26 21:45:55

    …nce, business, aviation, entertainment, radio and diplomacy. Over two-thirds of the world's scientists read in English. Three quarters of the world's mail is written in English. Eighty per cent of the world's electronically stored information is…

28. Emergency Telephone Number — 2017-07-06 10:16:06

    …e was the recommended method from 1927. The **General Post Office** (GPO), which ran the telephone network, proposed a three digit number. Initially, each 999 call triggered flashing red lights and hooters to alert exchange operators to give p…
    …s, but also easy find by the **blind**, in the **dark** or in **thick smoke**. It was suggested using the end number 9, three times would be more sensible than using random numbers, so it could be found easily by touch. …

29. Grand Theft Auto — 2017-05-11 15:45:29

    …in its first 24 hours, and generated revenue of £511.8 million. It reached £624.45 million ($1b) in sales after just three days on September 20 2013. It is the fastest selling entertainment product in history. {{Image url="Grand-Theft-Auto…

30. Jimi Hendrix Experience — 2016-06-02 09:48:10

    … **Mitch Mitchell** of jazz group "Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames". Within months, Jimi Hendrix Experience had earned three UK top ten hits: "Hey Joe", "Purple Haze", and "The Wind Cries Mary".…

31. Cilla Black — 2016-03-03 14:46:01

    …rt" and "You're My World" that both reached number one in the UK in 1964. == Media Link == <<{{amazonad}}<< In 2014 a three-part television drama series, **Cilla**, focusing on her rise to fame in 1960s Liverpool and her relationship with Bobb…

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