First sighting in Europe of a kayak Although the use of the kayak is believed to date back 4,000 years, with the word appearing in all Inuit dialects from Greenland to Alaska, it did not become familiar in Europe until the seventeenth century.Continue reading Kayak
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25 Jul /13
The State of Oil
Oil is a big business and it is biggest in the hands of government.Continue reading The State of Oil
24 Jul /13
Canoe
The first recorded use of the word “canoe” dates back to 1555, in Richard Eden’s translation of Decades of the New World, a chronicle of Spain’s great voyages of discovery.Continue reading Canoe
23 Jul /13
Surfing
Which Westerner saw surfing in Hawaii for the first time is a matter of debate.Continue reading Surfing
23 Jul /13
Complications before marriage
For the last couple of decades as well as for the foreseeable future, gay marriage will continue to be a hotly contended issue in the United States.Continue reading Complications before marriage