A Brief History On January 1, 2020, a new year and the beginning of a new decade, we take a look back at the year we have just completed and examine some of the biggest stories of that year, including politics, war, crime, personalities, sports and whatever we feel like addressing! You are welcome to feel like addressing whatever topics you believe we should have included in this article and share that information with your fellow readers and us. (Note: Some comment is about the decade, 2010-2019, that just concluded. Our articles are not long enough to cover every single…
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A Brief History In 1926, one of the first documented minigolf courses in mainland Europe was built by Fr. Schröder in Hamburg, Germany. Here are the 5 best mini golf courses in Europe in 2019. Digging Deeper Bubbeljungle Golf in the Dark, Leiderdorp, Netherlands If the idea of mini golf is not compelling enough for you to check out the Bubbeljungle, then wait till you see the glow-in-the-dark indoor mini golf course. It is not just about the lighting, it has more to do with the interactive mystery story that the designers have incorporated into it. Famous singer, Diva Laguna has…
A Brief History On December 25, AD 1, Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem, in what is now Israel. (It was Israel then, too.) Or so the story goes. Historians find some problems with the Biblical and common interpretation of the birth of Christ, including even the date, meaning the day as well as the year. The Ukrainian side of this author’s family celebrated Christmas on January 7 each year, which coincidentally is this author’s birthday! Yes, that makes this author the first person mentioned (besides Jesus) as being born on Christmas. Today we take a look at 10 famous…
A Brief History May 2013 was a historic month for golfers around the world. This month in history marked Tiger Woods big win at The Players Championship. That win marked his fourth win of the year and was the quickest he had ever reached four wins during a year. Now it may seem that such a success is far out of view for your average golfer and that may be true but one thing that should never be out of view while golfing is the flag. The flag will be located on the green and will show you where the…
A Brief History The Summer Olympics are less than a year away, and the whole world continues to prepare, each participating country readying its athletes for those two weeks of sports events. In the same way, the various committees involved in the whole affair are slowly preparing for their roles in this international multi-sport event. Those watching may see just the obvious factors that go into this sporting spectacle, from the torch-carriers to the parade of athletes and the events that follow. But one of the factors that make the Olympics what they are goes largely unseen, and that’s timekeeping.…