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Queen Elizabeth II addresses at opening of Parliament. (Date unknown on photo, but may be 1958, the first time the opening of Parliament was filmed.)

All 119 References in “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” Explained

The Colosseum, Rome, Italy. Giant amphitheatre built in Rome under the Flavian emperors. (ancient architecture; architectural ruins)

New Seven Wonders of the World

New Zealand. Political/Physical map. Includes locator.

Where Is “Old Zealand”?

Battle of Puebla. Cinco de Mayo. General Porfirio Diaz leads Mexican cavalry to victory against the French lead by General Charles Lorencez at Puebla, Mexico April 2, 1867. Oil on canvas, 1902. May 5, 1862. General Ignacio Zaragoza

Stylish light blue jeans on wooden background, closeup of inset pocket

Why Do Jeans Have That Tiny Pocket?

German machine gunners occupy a trench during World War I.

Weapons of World War I

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. Engraving by Cosomo Colombini (d. 1812) after a Leonardo self portrait. Ca. 1500.

10 Famous Artworks by Leonardo da Vinci

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Also Known As	polychloroprene • CR • chloroprene rubber • Duprene

Topics

major industrial polymers synthetic rubber polyethylene cellulose acetate nitrocellulose PVC rayon silicone butyl rubber polypropylene ethylene-propylene copolymer polyisoprene

Key People

Samuel Shrowder Pickles

English chemist

Julius Arthur Nieuwland

American chemist