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The ungainly device replaced the back-breaking labor of many workers. Cyrus used it in the fall to harvest successfully.

This article is a re-run from September 2008.

Some of the most interesting vintage and antique collectibles were made for America’s expositions. Many are still available and affordable.

© Corbis Paris is known today as the City of Lights. Thousands of years ago it was called Midwater-Dwelling—which is how its Latin name, Lutetia, can be translated. This list covers just a few of the most notable structures built in Paris over all of these years. Earlier versions of the descriptions of these buildings first appeared in 1001 Buildings You Must See Before You Die , edited by Mark Irving (2016). Writers’ names appear in parentheses. Notre-Dame de Paris Notre-Dame de Paris has...

The Truth About The Diamond The British Wont Give Up By Mina Nakatani/Feb. 8, 2021 1:37 pm EDT Among the British Crown Jewels, there lies a well-known Indian diamond. Weighing in at 105 carats, the Koh-i-Noor (or "Mountain of Light") is an incredibly valuable gem in a collection thats already worth billions of dollars. It shines and sparkles, proving its place among many other beautiful gemstones. But, maybe, the Koh-i-Noor doesnt belong with the Crown Jewels. Maybe it doesnt even belong in t...

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, Feb 3 -- As Expo 2020 Dubai opens up for a public visit to give a preview of the site ahead of the full opening in October, the Philippines announced that its ‘Bangkóta’ pavilion is near completion and will present globally-active icons of architecture, art, and design who will drive the pavilion’s experiences and messages. The Philippines is participating with an imagination-expanding pavilion in this forthcoming edition of the World Expo. Notably featuring ...

Philippines’ ‘Bangkota’ pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai to stage art by globally-recognised Filipinos DUBAI, 1st February 2021 (WAM) - As Expo 2020 Dubai opens up for a public visit to give a preview of the site ahead of the full opening in October, the Philippines announced that its ‘Bangkóta’ pavilion is near completion and will present globally-active icons of architecture, art, and design who will drive the pavilion’s experiences and messages. The Philippines is participating with ...