What is the oldest lighthouse in the world still in use?
The Tower of Hercules, outside La Coruna, Spain is the oldest lighthouse still in use.
The 185-foot-tall working lighthouse dates from the reign of the Roman emperor Traj an, A.D. 98-117.
The Tower of Hercules, outside La Coruna, Spain is the oldest lighthouse still in use.
The 185-foot-tall working lighthouse dates from the reign of the Roman emperor Traj an, A.D. 98-117.
Lieutenant Harry Burnett of the Queen’s Own Corps of Guides was responsible for soldiers wearing khaki today. In December 1846, the English officer was told to develop a “mud-colored” uniform that would camouflage soldiers in dusty surroundings. By early 1847, Burnett had clothed his troops in the light-colored uniform named khaki, which comes from the…
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Art Deco got its name from the Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris in 1925. It became the dominant style of architecture and interior design in the 1920s and 1930s.
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