No recorded documentation proves that who invented the American Flag and when. But the common stories that support the views regarding invention tell us that George Washington drew a rough sketch and it was Betsy Ross who designed and sewed the first American Flag. The family of Rebecca Young claims Rebecca to be the one […]
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Who invented chess?
The history of chess is around 1500years old. It was in the sixth century that chess appeared in India with the name of chaturanga meaning four limbs. From India the game spread to Persia and when Arabs conquered Persia it entered the Muslim world and got another name shatranj. From here it traveled to Europe […]
Who invented zeppelin?
Zeppelin was invented in 1900 by a military officer of German origin named Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin. It was a stiff framed airship, LZ-I that flew on 2nd July, 1900 carrying five passengers near Lake Constance in Germany. Zeppelins were used in the times of peace as well as war. More than 100 zeppelins were […]