In 1394, Prince Henry the Navigator was born into royalty in Porto, Portugal. His parents were the King and Queen of Portugal. At that time, Europe was less developed in marine technology than China. Europe had not reached the advancements in the study of geography of Islamic society. However, after...

All around the world natural disasters such as earthquakes, volcanoes, tornadoes, and hurricanes, are waiting to strike like a time bomb waiting to explode. Once unleashed, these natural disasters could become deadly. One of nature's tremendous natural disasters is the great waves of the migh...

Global warming has made the probability of abrupt climate change a real threat to the future. The countries that surround the North Atlantic should expect, and prepare for a very cold future. While global warming has become a problem that no one can deny the evidence of, people overlook some of t...

One of the greatest heroes the world has ever known Charles Augustus Lindbergh. He is most famous for his transatlantic flight from New York to Paris. Lindbergh acquired great fame for doing "good will" tours in Latin America. Other than politicians and war heroes no one has yet quit...

Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 in either Genoa or in the territory of Genoese. He was born to Domenico Columbus and Suzanna Fontanarossa. Columbus' father was a wool weaver and his mother father was a wool weaver, so traditionally Columbus should have also become a wool weaver. Except t...