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The history of fishkeeping

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GoldfishKoi have been kept in decorative ponds for centuries in China and Japan.

New Year

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Opera Sydney, fireworksSydney leads the world in one of the first major New Year celebrations each year.

The New Year is an event that happens when a culture celebrates the end of one year and the beginning of the next year. Cultures that measure yearly calendars all have New Year celebrations.

Modern origins of Santa Claus

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Scrooges third visitor - John Leech,1843The Ghost of Christmas Present, a colorized version of the original illustration by John Leech made for Charles Dickens's novel A Christmas Carol (1843).

Origins of Santa Claus

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The modern Santa Claus is thought to be a composite character made up from the merging of quite separate figures.

Automobile history

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TModel launch Geelong

Although self-powered vehicles were demonstrated as early as 1769, it was not until 1885 that the history of the automobile truly began. Automotive history is generally divided into a number of eras based on the major design and technology shifts seen over the last century. Although the exact boundaries of each era can be hazy, scholarship has defined them as follows:

Automobile history eras

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Benz1885-built Benz Patent Motorwagen, the first car to go into production with an internal combustion engine

The modern city

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In 1833, the modern town of Turnu Severin made its appearance as a commercial town which was developed following the plans drawn up by the engineer Xavier Villacrose (1835).

The Quarantine hospital (1836-1839) The Quarantine hospital (1836-1839)

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