This site from The Smithsonian Institution uses “three interconnected routes to explore how transportation shaped our lives, landscapes, culture, and communities.” Features an illustrated and annotated timeline, an “online transportation collection [that] includes more than a thousand artifacts and photographs” (browsable by categories, eras, and regions), and a thematic tour of the collection. Also includes games and materials for classroom use.
Category: History – Politics
A bark is a sailing vessel with three masts. The three large British White Star liners "Titanic," "Olympic" and "Britannic" were the largest ships afloat for over twenty years between 1913 and 1935. Who were The Big Three during World War II?
Census
"A Census of Governments is taken at 5-year intervals as required by law….The census covers three major subject fields – government organization, public employment, and government finance."
Women’s measurements
The perfect woman was considered to be 36-24-36, measuring chest, waist and hips in inches.
According to Size USA, women’s measurements in 2004 averaged 40 inches in the bust, 34 inches in the waist and 43 inches in the hips. In 1941, the average woman’s measurements were about 35-27-37. (The 1941 study primarily measured white women; Size USA included women of all races and determined that African-American and Hispanic women tended to be larger than white and Asian women.)
Barbie’s measurements if she were life size: 39-23-33
