This is a timeline of Google's company milestones and impressive growth. Google is a play on the word googol, which was coined by Milton Sirotta, nephew of (more)

This is a timeline of Google's company milestones and impressive growth.

Google is a play on the word googol, which was coined by Milton Sirotta, nephew of American mathematician Edward Kasner, and was popularized in the book, Mathematics and the Imagination by Kasner and James Newman. It refers to the number represented by the numeral 1 followed by 100 zeros. Google's use of the term reflects the company's mission to organize the immense, seemingly infinite amount of information available on the web. (less)

Timeline that describes week by week the changes in a woman's body as well as that of the baby during pregnancy. Pregnancy and having a child is one of lif (more)

Timeline that describes week by week the changes in a woman's body as well as that of the baby during pregnancy.

Pregnancy and having a child is one of life's most amazing miracles. (less)

This is the history of video games. The information is taken from US Public Broadcasting System (PBS) "The Video Game Revolution", and from a tim (more)

This is the history of video games. The information is taken from US Public Broadcasting System (PBS) "The Video Game Revolution", and from a timeline on Infoseek by Amanda Kudler. (less)

According to the Olympic Charter, established by Pierre de Coubertin, the goal of the Olympic Movement is to contribute to building a peaceful and better wo (more)

According to the Olympic Charter, established by Pierre de Coubertin, the goal of the Olympic Movement is to contribute to building a peaceful and better world by educating youth through sport practised without discrimination of any kind and in the Olympic spirit, which requires mutual understanding with a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play. (less)

Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was the third President of the United States (1801–1809), the principal author of the Declaration of Indepe (more)

Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was the third President of the United States (1801–1809), the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential Founding Fathers for his promotion of the ideals of republicanism in the United States.
As a political philosopher, Jefferson was a man of the Enlightenment and knew many intellectual leaders in Britain and France. Jefferson supported the separation of church and state and was the author of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (1779, 1786). He was the eponym of Jeffersonian democracy and the co-founder and leader of the Democratic-Republican Party, which dominated American politics for a quarter-century. Jefferson served as the wartime Governor of Virginia (1779–1781), first United States Secretary of State (1789–1793) and second Vice President (1797–1801). (less)

Adolf Hitler (April 20, 1889 – April 30, 1945) was the German Chancellor (Reichskanzler) from 1933 to 1945 and Führer of Germany from 1934 until 1945. (more)

Adolf Hitler (April 20, 1889 – April 30, 1945) was the German Chancellor (Reichskanzler) from 1933 to 1945 and Führer of Germany from 1934 until 1945. He was also the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party (Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei abbreviated NSDAP or simply Nazi Party) and is considered the effective founder of Nazism.

Hitler gained power during Germany's period of crisis following World War I. Using propaganda and charismatic oratory, he appealed to the economic needs of the lower and middle classes, while sounding resonant chords of nationalism, antisemitism, and anti-communism. With the establishment of a restructured economy, a rearmed military, and a totalitarian regime, Hitler pursued an aggressive foreign policy with the intention of expanding German Lebensraum (living space). After the annexation of Austria and then parts of Czechoslovakia, Hitler triggered World War II by invading Poland, much of which was also annexed to form the Großd
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Apple Inc. (formerly Apple Computer, Inc.) is an American multinational corporation, founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne, with a focus on (more)

Apple Inc. (formerly Apple Computer, Inc.) is an American multinational corporation, founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne, with a focus on designing and manufacturing consumer electronics and closely related software products. Headquartered in Cupertino, California, Apple is best-known for hardware products include the Macintosh line of personal computers and related peripherals, the iPod line of portable media players, and the iPhone. (less)

The Internet is a worldwide, publicly accessible network of interconnected computer networks that transmit data by packet switching using the standard Inter (more)

The Internet is a worldwide, publicly accessible network of interconnected computer networks that transmit data by packet switching using the standard Internet Protocol (IP). It is a "network of networks" that consists of millions of smaller domestic, academic, business, and government networks, which together carry various information and services, such as electronic mail, online chat, file transfer, and the interlinked Web pages and other documents of the World Wide Web. (less)

Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels by English author J. K. Rowling about a teenage boy named Harry Potter. The story is mostly set at Hogwarts (more)

Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels by English author J. K. Rowling about a teenage boy named Harry Potter. The story is mostly set at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, a school for young wizards, and focuses on Harry Potter's fight against the evil wizard Lord Voldemort, who killed Harry's parents as part of his plan to take over the wizarding world.

The six books published to date have collectively sold more than 325 million copies and have been translated into more than 63 languages. The seventh and last book in the series will be released on 21 July 2007. Publishers announced a record-breaking 12 million copies for the first print run in the US alone. (less)