Railways as an Engine of Economic Growth? Who Benefited from the Canadian Railway Boom?This construction boom was heavily subsidized by the dominion government of Canada. Franois-Albert AngersAngers, Franois-Albert forcefully and eloquently argued that the dominion government discriminated against Quebec ...
The Royal Road was built in the 5th century and stretched from Sardis to Susa in the east of Persia. The road was under the protection of Persian rulers, even though it was later used by Alexander the Great in his conquest of Persia. Ironically, his troops used the road as passageways ...
The Chinese, among the first to recognize the possibilities of Vancouver’s setting, came to British Columbia during the 1850s seeking the gold that inspired them to name the province Gum-shan, or Gold Mountain.As laborers, they built the Canadian Pacific Railway, giving Vancouver a purpose-one...
What he did: To better understand altitude sickness (高原病), Wu spent years studying the local people. Wu and his team came up with a way to help them. That allowed all 140,000 workers who built the Oinghai-Xizang Railway to avoid altitude sickness. It was considered a miracle (奇迹)...
Who built the Royal Road? Who decided to build the Canadian Pacific Railway? Who built El Castillo? Who built the monument to the Great Fire of London? Who built the Pyramid of Cestius? Who built Fort Oswego? Who built ziggurats?
Here are some friendly family historians, who took these photos in 1994, inspecting some headstones in the Churchyard, which is built on a sandy mound. Just across the fields is the village of Morebattle. And it was at Morebattle that Peter’s great grandfather Adam Tailford married Sarah ...
About Stephen C. Host: A Professional Engineer (P. Eng. – Computer) and father of two girls residing in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Freelance photographer with the Canadian Press since 2009. Photography has been a passion for over 18 years and shoot with Nikon products. Also known as a bit...
In Canada, Henry Edward Audley Charles joined the Canadian Army Medical Corps. An experienced officer like Gorringe was, of course, a most valuable asset to the army. With his endurance both of unfavourable climates and the difficulty of waging war where insect infested water was both too deep...
What year was the Cobequid Pass built? History. This section of highway opened as a 4-lane divided freeway on 15 November1997, with the prior alignment of Highway 104 between Thomson Station and Masstown being re-designated as part of Nova Scotia Trunk 4. ...
Who built Beeston Castle? Who built the Pyramid of the Moon? What is the Empire State Building made of? Who owns Canadian Pacific Railway? Who was the Red Pyramid built for? Who built Warwick Castle? Who made the American flag? Who invented the first cell phone tower?