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Titanic. The mysterious death of a giant

03/20/2010

I think that it is written about the Titanic ochchen much about him, nothing is heard only muffled. And watched the film with DiCaprio's all. But how it all happened, how significant was the tragedy at the time.

He sank April 15, 1912, during his first voyage.

Titanic was the second of three ships of class "Olympic." This class of ships glittering splendor and moshyu their size. It was established that-be surprising. The idea of ​​a luxury liner was first introduced in 1907, but construction of the "Titanic" did not begin until March 31, 1909 in Belfast (Ireland). The construction was entrusted to the shipbuilding company "Harland Wolff End." Exactly 3 years later it was launched, its construction has been expended $ 7.5 million. In construction, employed about 3,000 people. During construction, has been published numerous articles about the "Titanic" which talked about flooding the liner. Technology storitelstva that time was unsurpassed. "Titanic" had sixteen compartments that's just were waterproof and could be isolated from each other with steel doors that could be closed no more than 25 seconds.

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March 8. As a holiday born?

07/03/2010

Oddly enough, but it all started with the U.S.. In 1857, in New York, the female team apparel and footwear factories left in the demonstration. They demanded a 10-hour (a 16-hour!) Workday, better working conditions, equal pay with men. In the midst of various trade union organizations is March 8, 1857 organized the first union, whose members were women. 51 years in 1908 in New York in protest demonstration was held 15000th, the main requirements of which was to raise wages, working conditions and equal voting rights with men. Police broke up, and this demonstration.

So despite the history of International Women's Day, it's safe to say that it originated in the "rotting capitalism."

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