The 5 W's: An Omnium-Gatherum of the Garden of Eden & the Macintosh Apple, the Fruit-of-the-Month & the Seventh-Inning Stretch, the Summer of Love & April Fool's Day & More of Life's Milestones (The 5 W's Series)
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- Synopsis
- A collection of trivia about eras in history, what time has brought us, and when events and inventions that you always wonder about took place.When . . . Did a bank put out first ATM? Were the three major attacks of the Bubonic Plague? Were the amendments of the Bill of Rights enacted? Travel through different eras for a glimpse of what each period has brought us and get a fun and all-inclusive overview of landmark events that’s irresistibly intriguing.When was . . . . . . the shortest war in history? In 1896, when Zanzibar lost a war to England that lasted all of forty-five minutes. . . . the world’s oldest lake formed? Between twenty-five and thirty million years ago. Located in southeastern Siberia, Lake Baikal holds more than 20 percent of the world’s fresh water. . . . the first bicycle built? About 1790, by Count Mede de Sivrac. It consisted of two wheels joined by a wooden beam, and the rider pushed with his feet.
- Copyright:
- 2005
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 213 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781402792144
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781402725715
- Publisher:
- Union Square & Co.
- Date of Addition:
- 09/15/23
- Copyrighted By:
- Erin McHugh
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Reference
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.