We have been using the energy of the wind for thousands of years. There were boats propelled by wind sailing along the Nile River in 5000 B.C. By 200 B.C., there were simple windmills in China pumping water. At the same time Persian were using vertical-axis windmills with woven reed sails to grind grain.People continued to find [...]
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History of Using Wind Energy
December 28th, 2009 
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December 28th, 2009 Admin Many people think of Halloween as an evil, devil worshipping day . They will be surprised to learn the history of Halloween is religious in nature and not evil at al. The word Halloween comes from a combination of “All Saint’s Day” celebrated by the Catholics for honoring saints, and “All Hallows Eve.” While the [...]
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December 26th, 2009 Admin Women’s golf had its emergence when Mary, Queen of Scots played the game in 16th century. However, the first known women golf tournament was held at Mussel burgh golf club in Scotland in between two fishwives in the year 1811. Women’s golf improved significantly in 1930s and numerous matches were conducted on both local and [...]
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