One of the national heroes is Samuel Sharpe, leader of the slave rebellion in 1831 that led to the abolition of slavery. Nanny of the Maroons was another famous fighter and is another one of the famous Jamaican national heroes.Read more here. The official language in Jamaica is English but...
The only non-bat native mammal found in Jamaica is the rodent, the Jamaican hutia, locally known as the coney. Jamaica is also home to about 50 species of reptiles, including crocodiles, lizards, and snakes. Luckily, none of Jamaica’s eight species of native snakes is venomous. There ...
“Yankee Doodle,” the state song, is believed to have been penned in derision by the British about Connecticut volunteers in the French and Indian War. Delaware Jamaican reggae star Bob Marley lived in Delaware from 1965 to 1977. Maine Avenue Fish Market has been continuously in operation sinc...
With a storied history in the Magic City for the better part of 70 years, let's take a look at some of the players and fun facts about the Billings Mustangs.
Benny Benson designed the gold-star-dotted blue flag in 1921. Before this, Alaska had no flag, so George Perk urged the locals to come up with one.The Alaskan children of grades 7-12 were challenged to design Alaska's new flag. Benny Benson, who was a seventh-grader at that time, pu...
With a storied history in the Magic City for the better part of 70 years, let's take a look at some of the players and fun facts about the Billings Mustangs.
An inspiring Jamaican bobsled athlete The Olympic Games. Winter Olympics 2014 Search for your country. Read the events that your country will be competing in. Use this information to complete your team poster. Издательскийдом «Первоесентября» WINTER OLYMP...
Jamaica is an island country of the West Indies. It is the third largest island in the Caribbean Sea, after Cuba and Hispaniola. Jamaica is about 146 miles (235 km) long and varies from 22 to 51 miles (35 to 82 km) wide. The national capital is Kingston.
Usain Bolt at the 2008 OlympicsUsain Bolt holding the Jamaican flag after setting a world record in the 100-meter race at the Beijing Olympics, August 2008. At the2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, Bolt became the first man since AmericanCarl Lewisin 1984 to win the 100 meters, 200 meters, ...
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is a Jamaican athlete who is considered one of the world’s best sprinters. She won gold medals in the 100-meter race at both the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2012 London Games, and she captured a silver in the event at the 2020