By Tim Lambert Ancient Greece From about 7,000 BC stone age farmers lived in Greece. Then about 3,000 BC bronze was introduced. About 2,500 BC a sophisticated society grew up on the island of Crete. It is known as the Minoan civilization. By about 1,950 BC the inhabitants had invented a form of writing using… Continue reading A Short History of Greece
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A History of Gdansk
By Tim Lambert Early Gdansk The story of Gdansk begins in the 10th century. At first, it was a small trading settlement but it soon grew. In 1224 it was formally made a town when it was granted certain rights. Then in 1308 the Teutonic Knights (an order of German knights) took over Gdansk. They… Continue reading A History of Gdansk
A Short History of Estonia
By Tim Lambert Early Estonia The Estonians are a Finno-Ugric people related to the Finns. A first-century Roman writer named Tacitus mentioned the Estonians. He called them the Aesti. Amber was exported from Estonia to other parts of Europe. However, for centuries the tribes of Estonia had little contact with Western civilization. They traded with… Continue reading A Short History of Estonia
A History of Regina, Saskatchewan
By Tim Lambert Early Regina The city of Regina was once a place called Pile O’Bones because of the bones left there by hunters. Then in 1882, the first settlers arrived at the site. The new settlement grew rapidly and it was renamed Regina (Latin for queen) for Queen Victoria. In December 1883 Regina was… Continue reading A History of Regina, Saskatchewan
A History of Quebec
By Tim Lambert Early Quebec The city of Quebec was founded in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain. He began a trading post there. During the 17th century and the early 18th century, Quebec grew slowly. The Maison Chevalier was built in 1752. In 1759 it was the scene of a decisive battle when it was… Continue reading A History of Quebec
A History of San Diego
By Tim Lambert The Foundation of San Diego The first European to visit the region was a Spaniard named Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo. In 1542 Cabrillo led an expedition that sailed along the coast of California. So on 27 June 1542, Cabrillo set sail from La Navidad in Mexico. On 28 September 1542 Cabrillo anchored in… Continue reading A History of San Diego
A History of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
By Tim Lambert Early Saskatoon Saskatoon was founded in 1883 by a group of temperance Methodists from Toronto led by John Neilson Lake. It was probably named after a local berry. However, at first, Saskatoon was a tiny settlement. The railway reached Saskatoon in 1890 but it remained very small with a population of only… Continue reading A History of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
A History of Savannah, Georgia
By Tim Lambert Early Savannah The city of Savannah was founded in 1733 by a group of colonists led by a man named James Oglethorpe (1696-1785). The new town was laid out in a grid pattern, with broad streets and several public squares. Herb House was built in 1734. The Pirate’s House opened as a… Continue reading A History of Savannah, Georgia
A History of San Francisco
By Tim Lambert Before Europeans arrived two groups of Native Americans lived in the San Francisco area, the Ohlone and the Miwok. They were hunter-gatherers and they lived by hunting animals, fishing, and collecting shellfish nuts, and fruit. Francis Drake anchored his ship off Point Reyes in 1579 yet he failed to discover San Francisco… Continue reading A History of San Francisco
A History of Toronto
By Tim Lambert The Foundation of Toronto For ten thousand years native people lived on the site of the city of Toronto. The first European to reach the area was a Frenchman named Etienne Brule in 1615. However, the first European settlement was a French trading fort called built in Fort Rouille in about 1750.… Continue reading A History of Toronto