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How did Constantinople get its name?: Constantinople, now the Turkish city of Istanbul, was called after the Roman emperor Constantine the Great. The name means city...
[5/30/2011] Istanbul , Turkey
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TAGS: Constantinople get its Name, Constantinople, Turkish City of Istanbul, Roman Emperor, Constantine the Great, City of Constantine, Constantines Empire
Where is the Levant?: The Levant is the name given to the eastern Mediterranean and the adjoining lands of Turkey, Syria, Lebanon and Israel. Levant means...
[4/4/2011]
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TAGS: Levant, Levant means East, Levanter Wind, Mediterranean, English History, Customs and Excise, Raising Revenue, Levant Company, Protected Routes, Merchant Ships, Duty on Goods
Who invented Springs?: Credit for the invention of springs is traditionally given to Philo, a scientist who lived about 250 B.C. in the Greek city of Byzantium which occupied...
[3/8/2011]
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TAGS: Invention of Springs, Philo, Scientist, Springs, Elastic Mechanisms, Obadiah Elliot, Elliptical Steel Springs
Bush 'shoe maker' hit by demand: A Turkish shoe firm says it has had to take on 100 extra staff to cope with a surge in orders after an Iraqi threw shoes at US President Bush...
[12/23/2008] Istanbul , Turkey
CATEGORY: News 4 Kids
TAGS: Bush Shoe Maker, Hit by Demand, Turkish Shoe Firm, US President Bush, Istanbul, Baydan Shoes, Orders, Model, Bush Shoe, Journalist, Muntader al Zaidi, Durgham al Zaidi, Syrians
Trapped boy in amazing rescue: A big rescue operation was sparked when an eight-year-old boy became trapped inside a vault in Turkey. Cihan Sevinc was playing with his...
[12/17/2008] Istanbul , Turkey
CATEGORY: News 4 Kids
TAGS: Trapped Boy, Amazing Rescue, Rescue Operation, Vault, Turkey, Cihan Sevinc, Metal Box, Shop, City of Istanbul, Shopkeeper, Firefighters, Electric Saw, Sledgehammer