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Formation and name (1973–1974)In November 1973, Malcolm and Angus Young formed AC/DC with bassist Larry Van Kriedt, vocalist Dave Evans, and ex-Masters Apprentices drummer Colin Burgess.[16] Gene Pierson booked the band to play at Chequers nightclub on New Year's Eve, 1973.[17] By this time, Angus Young had adopted his characteristic school-uniform..
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Scania AB is a major Swedish manufacturer headquartered in Södertälje, focusing on commercial vehicles—specifically heavy lorries, trucks and buses. It also manufactures diesel engines for heavy vehicles as well as marine and general industrial applications.Scania was formed in 1911 through the merger of Södertälje-based Vabis and Malmö-based Maski..
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According to the Football Bible, the first soccer ball was invented by ancient civilizations about 3000 years ago. The Chinese, Aztec and Mayan Indians and Egyptians came up with their own balls made up of different materials, such as stuffed animal skin, latex from the rubber tree, seeds wrapped in linen or hair wrapped in linen. In ..
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Futbol Club Barcelona (Catalan pronunciation: [fubˈbɔl ˈklub bəɾsəˈlonə] (listen)), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça ([ˈbaɾsə]), is a Spanish professional football club based in Barcelona, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football.Founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, Spanish, English, and Catalan ..
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The UEFA European Football Championship, commonly known as the UEFA European Championship and informally as the Euros, is the primary association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), determining the continental champion of Europe. The competition has ..
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The Old DaysTake yourself back to, say, 1850 in England. All over the country, people are kicking around a ball or a pig’s bladder or something else round, and calling this activity “football.” Some form of this had been going on for centuries, but it became focused at this point, in clubs and at schools.Since nobody was in charge, there were no ag..
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Early historyElectric model carsThe invention of the first model electric vehicle is attributed to various people.[7] In 1828, Ányos Jedlik invented an early type of electric motor, and created a small model car powered by his new motor. Between 1832 and 1839, Scottish inventor Robert Anderson also invented a crude electric carriage.[8] In 1835, Pr..