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By today?s standards of prosperity, safety and comfort the Pilgrims would have far more reason to complain than to offer thanks. So why were they thankful?

A sentimenal journey back to a time of stay-at-home moms, vinyl long-playing records, telegrams, strict rules of ettiquete, radio days & manual typewriters. Here are the personal memories of the enormous changes that occurred in the 20th century, plus 250 vintage photos. This is a trip down memory lane for the older generation and, perhaps, some surprising insights into the way life was, for those who are younger.

Everything has its beginning. And if you believe that time starts from somewhere, also consider the beginning of time measurements. Early people have devised a system to tell the exact date. But a device that exactly tells the precise time comes much later. Water clocks, sundials, and candle clocks are the earliest instruments that somehow manage to tell time but accuracy is far from achievable. In the 13th century, weight-driven clocks were developed. It used gears w...

Rather than making resolutions that are doomed to fail once again why not do something different this year? Start a personal revolution. In order to get different results in our lives what has to change? We do! ?Revolution; n. 1 a drastic and far reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving.? The article lays out a plan to achieve far reaching change and encourages the reader to daily ask this, "what one thing?"

Christmas is coming and so is Mistletoe. Gear up for some fun under the sprig and catch anyone you can for a kiss. There's more to mistletoe than that, but don't let that stop you. So, what is it going to be this year... a kiss or a miss ?

The mention of Medieval Times brings about visions of Knights in Shining Armor, often saving a beautiful young Maiden from the flaming jaws of a great Dragon...Or possibly, a mentioning of the times brings about thoughts of beautiful Castles gleaming in the sun...while I just KNOW that in one of those tall towers dwells a Sleeping Princess..just waiting for the kiss of her true love to wake her. As the fairy tale would have it, the couple would then live "happily ever after" ...

Whether you call it trivia or tidbits, Christmas has several aspects which need to be taken account of if you?re to know the holiday in its glorious whole ! This section focuses on just that?the tidbits of Christmas which are worth knowing. So have a look at these. For one, this will make one very engaging study.

When Christmas arrives, everybody thinks of new and unique ideas to celebrate it with their loved ones. One of these ideas is to use clipart to decorate a lot of things around which gives a feeling of completeness in everything. There are many ways clipart can be used, and the best part is...

Take a look into the fascinating history of the Christmas pudding. Most people have never heard of "Stir-Up Sunday" which once a very much looked forward to day full of tradition and fun for families as this was the day to prepare for the Christmas pudding. Read on, you won't believe what they once use to put into the pudding ...

The meter follows a timeline dating back to the eighteenth century, when two approaches to the definition of the standard unit of length were broached.