Category: History
How the First Pencil was Made?
About 200 years ago, a French army officer NJ Conte invented first pencil on earth. That time it was called “pencillus” meaning “little tail”, because of its pointed tip. NJ Conte first turned graphite into powder and mixed it with moist clay to make a dough out of it. Then, he rolled many thin sticks […]
The Stone Age
The Stone Age was a time thousands of years ago, when early humans lived in caves and jungles. Life was simple, and there were only two main things to do – to protect themselves from the wild animals and to gather food. It started almost with the evolution of mankind. For both purposes, people made […]
How the Fairy Tales Came To Life?
Aren’t all of us fond of Fairy Tale Theatre? Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Hansel and Gretel, Sleeping Beauty, Rumpelstiltskin, Rapunzel are just to name a few. We are able to enjoy these stories because almost 200 years ago, two brothers Wilhelm and Jakob Grimm travelled all around in Germany and collected these […]
Is History a Bird?
“What’s history? ” Neil asked. His father put down the newspaper that he was reading. “What did you do today? ” ” But I asked you first, ” Neil said. ” I am trying to answer your question.” His father smiled. Tell me everything you remember about today. “Okay, Today I ate breakfast. Then went […]
India and Pakistan
On 14th August 1947, as India was on the verge of getting its independence from British Raj, British India was divided into two countries India and Pakistan. The partition turned so violent and ugly that even till date, the two countries are full of suspicion and hostility for each other. Another reason of discord between […]
