Description : Is there an emblem in the floor of the John Wanamaker building in Philadelphia?
Last Answer : Ar you sure it was a plaque and not the eagle? The store was famous for its eagle. People would meet there. I don’t know of a plaque and see no reference to one in my research.
Description : Who was the the industralist found buried on the Woolworth Building site in NY?
Last Answer : I’ve never heard about a body being found there. From what I could find, it was a reference in The Bone Collector (under references in pop culture). I’m not sure if it really happened or not though.
Description : Do you have a Historical Building in your ancestory, located in the United States?
Last Answer : Pennington Bend is a historical landmark in Nashville. my great-great grandfather owned for many years. todays true owner is still pending. to refresh your memory…...The Opryland Hotel and Complex is sitting on Pennington Bend property.
Description : What is the history behind the search light atop the Los Angeles City Hall Building:?
Last Answer : City Hall, the tallest building in town when it was completed in 1928, was capped with a revolving aviation beacon dedicated to Charles Lindbergh. The light was extinguished during World War II ( ... special by the city. Approval from the FAA is required every time the blue-white light shines.
Description : What are the stages to team formation?
Last Answer : Feel Free to Answer
Description : What team development stages do team members begin to build relationships with each other?
Last Answer : Storming.
Description : What are the stages of team development?
Last Answer : ∙ Forming ∙ Storming ∙ Norming ∙ Performing ∙ Adjourning
Description : A temporary rigid structure having platforms to enable masons to work at different stages of a building, is known as (A) Scaffolding (B) Dead shore (C) Raking shore (D) Under pinning
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : Which of the following stages is not included in AIDAS theory? A. Gaining interest B. Evaluation C. Securing attention D. Inducing action E. Building satisfaction.
Last Answer : B. Evaluation
Description : What are some team building excercises for a restaurant?
Last Answer : What kind of team do you want to build? What problems are you trying to address? I hope it’s not just togetherness and happiness. Employees don’t need to like each other to do a good job. They just need to be professional.
Description : What is a team building retreat?
Last Answer : You can expect a fun and exciting retreat that brings you closer to you fellow employees. You can learn more at www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId
Description : What to do for a corporate team building event?
Last Answer : You can find some tips for a corporate team building event on the webstite Teambuilding USA. They have great info.
Description : Use A Corporate Team Building Event To Promote Teamwork?
Last Answer : A corporate team building event is a great way to get co-workers together outside of the office. The events can help the team get to know one another better as well.
Description : Your upcoming project includes project team members from a foreign country. To make certain that cultural differences don't interfere with team performance, thereby affecting the success of the project ... exercises. D. Inform the team members of the organization's rules and standards.
Last Answer : A. Provide diversity training to all the team members.
Description : If you keep a journal, do you think anyone other than you will ever read it?
Last Answer : Oh yes. That is why I don’t put certain things in.
Description : Can you go into Famagusta (Varosha) without getting caught? Has anyone done it?
Last Answer : https://www.tripadvisor.co.za/FAQ_Answers-g190375-d3587617-t3986633-Can_you_walk_around_famgusta.html : This link has a guy saying you can't even hold a camera up without being yelled at if you're at a ... series where a guy tried to film but almost got arrested (and the camera was in his glasses)
Description : Was anyone injured when the Berlin Wall fell?
Last Answer : The wall didn’t literally fall over. It was demolished in a controlled way.
Description : I've been stirring up some old questions (and GA-ing some former users). Does this bother anyone?
Last Answer : answer:I always like to see a bit of new life in an old question (except the time dependent [“my dog is vomiting”] question that has a post 3 years later – pretty sure that’s not going to be helpful). Besides, any sourpuss that doesn’t like it can just click “stop following”.
Description : Is anyone else watching Ken Burn's latest doc on Cancer, the Emperor of All Maladies or read the book?
Last Answer : answer:I haven't seen the doc yet and I have not read the book, either. I would definitely be interested in the documentary. Not sure if I have time to read the book. I saw something ... The low dose over a long period helped prevent the cancer cells from metastasizing better than the high dose.
Description : Is anyone here really interested in history?
Last Answer : Absolutely not. I don’t have any interest whatsoever.
Description : Does anyone know about Ancient Chinese Acupuncture?
Last Answer : answer:Try google, we don’t help with homework except in a general way. It sounds like part of this assignment is to teach you how to find and use research materials. Now if you had asked if specific site was a good source we would help with that.
Description : Imagine you could say 12 words to anyone in history who would you speak to and why?
Last Answer : I’d tell Hitler as a child…“I’m going to kill you, The Boys From Brazil has inspired me.” As for why, for the lulz, pure & simple.
Description : Does anyone remember Tops Oatmeal?
Last Answer : Try “Topps Oatmeal” and you will get your results.
Description : Does anyone have a good documentary or video on the history of Ireland in the 20th century?
Last Answer : answer:You might want to look at The Story of Ireland. http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+story+of+ireland&aq=f It's a five part series produced by the BBC and is available on youtube but ... to see the whole thing on youtube, in the correct order. Maybe you can find it somewhere else.
Description : Are you related to anyone famous?
Last Answer : No, but I met a guy who was a voice actor in Thundercats at a Memorial Day BBQ. AMA
Description : Anyone got any strange but true facts?
Last Answer : About the etymology of the word bombshell to describe a beautiful woman: A bombshell can be any shattering or devastating act or event. A blonde bombshell wasn't simply a good-looking gal, but ... Lovely, luscious, exotic Jean Harlow as the Blonde Bombshell of filmdom. WWI was done in 1918.
Description : I'm looking for good sites about WWII. Anyone know of some?
Last Answer : The History channel site would be a good place to start.
Description : Does anyone know why the Dome of the Rock is significant in the future according to scripture?
Last Answer : it’s the site of the Temple in Jerusalem that was destroyed by the Romans. There are Hebrew prophecies regarding the Messiah upon the rebuilding of the Temple. That’s all I know.
Description : Does anyone know how I can find out the history of a country during a specific year?
Last Answer : One trick is to know that Turkey didn’t exist in 437 A.D. Try looking up a book (or web site) on the history of Byzantium, the Byzantine Empire, and the late Roman Empire.
Description : Does Anyone Have Good Websites On The Napoleonic Empire (First French Empire)
Last Answer : You’re going to have to do your own homework, I’m afraid. Part of learning is doing your own research.
Description : Can anyone give me summary of any one movie; Far & away, an American tale, newsies, there will be blood, or fly boys?
Last Answer : answer:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far_and_Away http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_American_Tail http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsies http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_Will_Be_Blood http://en.wikipedia. ... want an answers from real people! Wikipedia is written by real people, voluntary, remember?)
Description : Who would you choose or recommend for Presidency if you could choose anyone from history?
Last Answer : MrKnowItAll for President.
Description : Any recommendations for good books on the history of Scotland?
Last Answer : Magnus Magnusson’s “Scotland:the Story of a Nation” is worth a look and it is quite readable. It was published in 2000 so isn’t right up to date.
Description : What do you think about the heritage months, and do you want a heritage month about your group?
Last Answer : Yes, I think it is high time to install a “Celebrate White Middle Aged Males” months (May, June, July)
Description : How are you celebrating Black History Month?
Last Answer : Is that a holiday there or just a celebration day? I could suggest searching for George Washington Carver to learn and appreciate the man. Basically he was a Black scientist who was born as a slave. And also I’m really curious about that CRT post :P
Description : Is the following information I gathered about the Cretaceous extinction accurate?
Last Answer : Generally yes. The Yucatan asteroid impact was confirmed from sea bed core samples in early 2021 - https://earthsky.org/earth/asteroid-dust-iridium-chicxulub-crater-dinosaur-extinction/
Description : Where do you think we'd be if the Civil War had never been fought?
Last Answer : The Northern States would have been the United States of America, while the Southern states would have been independent states, like individual countries. Slavery would have ended by about 1900 (1920, at the ... point a Black man/woman would have been elected in the north, that much can be said.
Description : Did America, at any point in history, do something to Cambodia (details inside)
Last Answer : Yes, we did. I can look up the specifics (or maybe @kritiper knows them; he's crafting a response right now), but my recollection is that the Americans pulled out and left them to their fate when ... on the subject of what happened in Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge, and this is how I remember it.
Description : What was the queen's son(s) roles during the Victorian era?
Last Answer : What is this for? Is this a homework assignment?
Description : What connections do you see between the school system Horace Mann helped establish and today’s schools?
Last Answer : We don't do homework but we can put you on the right path. Why don't you make a list from your textbook of Horace Mann's educational goals and ideas and then think about how they relate to ... know them. Who is in charge? Who designs the curriculum? What subjects are taught? How is it funded?
Description : Are death squads considered local mercenaries?
Last Answer : Not usually. You need pretty loyal people to start going around killing people. They can be loyal for fear or chemical dependence or social status or lack of options and they’ll be better for such awful work than paid professionals. If you can buy killers, killers can generally be bought.
Description : Has the USA ever had a monarch on their currency?
Last Answer : No.
Description : Is there death squads before the 20th century?
Last Answer : Absolutely, in one form or another. Extermination of opposition has been a theme throughout history, at least since the period of empires. This tends to take the form of pillaging, cultural destruction, ... used liberal amounts of terror and violence to keep people in line, or just wipe them out.
Description : Is there any criminal organisations in Austria Hungary?
Last Answer : No doubt mafia is there. Dealing with Ukraine
Description : When you think about your family history does it make you sad or happy?
Last Answer : I feel deep Pride. There are many great people and accomplishments in my family tree.
Description : Were birth and census records kept in African countries historically?
Last Answer : I don’t know anything about African countries’ record keeping but I have read several authors who were able to trace their lineage back through enslaved ancestors to tribal affiliation. I am amazed by some of the genealogical work that is being done.
Description : What do you think of the idea of paying reparations to the descendants of slaves?
Last Answer : First - this will never pass. @LostInParadise: Are they going to give money to all slave descendants, including the wealthy? Besides not happening, the idea of what form reparations would take is ... just another injustice. Slavery is not history. It's the foundation that we all walk on today.
Description : Have you ever tried to research your family tree?
Last Answer : I have not. I sometimes think it might be a good idea, but then fail to care about it that much. My aunt, on the other hand, spent quite a bit of time on it over the years and traced relatives back to the 1500s.
Description : Can you help me fact-check my history textbooks?
Last Answer : They seem mostly true, albeit simplistic, with a little Nationalistic propaganda to help it go down better. America was a collection of colonies, and colonial history was necessarily exploitative. Those ... too powerful to be controlled, and wealth was too entrenched to cede power across the ocean.
Description : During segregation did we have four washrooms?
Last Answer : Expensive? Of the 4 designations listed, which might you suppose would be tasked with cleaning all 4 of those bathrooms? And do you imagine the individuals assigned to be well paid?