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September 2010 Miscellaneous History
History of Washington Monument
 The Washington Monument is deemed as the world's tallest self supporting structure. It height is 555 feet, 5 1/8 inches. It is the centerpiece of the city center, and over 800,000 people come to see this imposing and magnificent structure every year.
The Washington Monument located between the 15th Street and the 17th Street, and its administration and preservation is in the hands of the National Capital Parks Central Region.More...
History of Kentucky Fried Chicken
 Kentucky Fried Chicken is served to Americans and people in over 80 other countries every day, thanks to Colonel Harland Sanders. The man behind one of the biggest fast food corporations in the entire world, Sanders has been honored with a statue in as far as Kowloon in Hong Kong.
The story of Kentucky Fried Chicken and Sanders is remarkable. At age 65, Sanders had to shut down his restaurant and retire penniless, with only his social security check for $105 to keep him going. His amazing story of sky-high fame and fortune actually started after that, but let us take a look at his life before Kentucky Fried Chicken.More...
History of Paintballing
 Paintball can be either an indoor or an outdoor game, played as individuals or in teams. It is essentially a game where rival teams hit each other with capsules that contain paint, fired from guns called paintball markers.
The idea of paintball started in 1976, when three friends, Hayes Noel, Bob Gurnsey and Charles Gaines were talking about Gaines' recent Africa trip and his thrilling experience of hunting buffalos. The men wanted to develop a game that provided the same adrenaline rush as in a hunt, and where players would be required to stalk and hunt each other down instead of wild animals. Apart from Gaines’ firsthand account of such thrills, Richard Connell's The Most Dangerous Game too provided the necessary inspiration.More...
History of Football
 American Football, which originated from English rugby, was first played in 1879, as per guidelines laid down by Yale University's Walter Camp, who was a player and coach. Camp played at the university and set out rules that distinguished the game of football from soccer and rugby. These same rules chalked out by him are those that govern American Football to this day.More...
History of Whiskey
 Whiskey lovers cannot help but agree when they know what the name of their favorite beverage stands for. The word whiskey is said to have originated from the Gaelic word 'uisge', which is the shortened form of 'uisge beatha' or 'water of life'!
Early use of whiskey was mainly medicinal, and this spirit was used both as an antibiotic for external use, as well as an internal anesthetic. Between 1100 and 1300, Scotland and Ireland were introduced to distilling techniques, and as wine was not available easily in both these places, beer made from barley was used instead. This was then distilled into a type of liquor, which, in turn, became what we know as whiskey.More...
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