and refill the waste vault twice a day. It's good to be the Queen. Most people didn't an army of palace staff. Flush toilets in homes weren't practical until Alexander Cummings invented the S-shaped trap in the 1770s. Only then could you connect your toilet to a sewage system without...
The Tremont Hotel of Boston became the first hotel of its kind to offer indoor plumbing for guests. The Tremont, designed by architect Isaiah Rogers, is considered the first modern hotel in the United States. In addition to featuring indoor toilets and running water, it offered free soap for ...
However, considering where society in America stands today, it seemed like a good time to get better educated about the threat the KKK holds. This book sheds light on just how insidious the work of the KKK is and how many its members are employed as law enforcement officers in our country...
10 International Toilets By: Susan Batten A toilet is a toilet, right? If you don't get around much, you might be surprised to know how different they can be. iStockphoto/Thinkstock It's the one spot in every home that all members of the family use on a regular basis, from ...
Before paper was widely available, a variety of materials were employed. The Romans used an L-shaped stick (like a hockey stick) made of wood or precious metal; at public toilets people used sponges on sticks that were kept in saltwater between uses. In arid climates, sand, powdered brick...
with “sundown towns,” where the presence of people of colour was banned after nightfall. To address the uncertainty of attaining lodging, meals, and fuel, African American car travelers brought with them blankets and pillows, extra food, drinks, and gasoline, as well as portable toilets. ...
The lifts are a crucial part of all that is bad about living in the blocks. They break down, between floors at nine o’clock at night. Junkies use them as toilets, after shooting up and nodding out on the stairwells. A woman at the meeting had been mugged in the lift for her pensi...
“One guy was on a train in South America, and he tweeted a photo of himself watching the robots explore our galleries,” Guillan says. “Here’s a guy on the other side of the world, and he might never come to London, but there he is learning about British art on ...
Why else would they wish to attack America’s centre of wealth, business and finance? The noted newspaper, the Washington Post, declared the bombing an “act of war”. While the BOI theorised about possible foreign terrorist groups, or the possibility of a group of Italian anarchists, the ...
The history of the river includes prehistoric, Indian heritage, and European settlement history. Prehistoric artifacts have been found, indicating human settlement as far back as 10,000 BC. Once European settlement found its way into the heartland of the America's, they bypassed the Buffalo River...