A Brief History of Chichester

Chichester is situated in the south of the modern English county of West Sussex. The City is built on the site of the ancient Roman town of Noviamagus Reginorum. The city is believed to have been on of the first points of attack during the Roman invasion of 43AD. The town was captured in the late 5th century by the Anglo Saxons and was then renamed "Cissa". It was at this time that the city became the chief city in the Kingdom of Sussex (what would later be known as Sussex County).

Much of the original Roman and Anglo-Saxon architecture and town planning still exists throughout the city. All of the streets radiate out from a single cross centralized by the medieval market cross. The cross now forms the North, South, East and West Streets.

The Chichester Cross was built by the bishop of Chichester, Edward Story, in the late 15th Century. The cross was built to enable poor people to trade and sell their wares. Apart from a few maintenance modifications, the cross still stands at the centre of the city. The cross was used as the main market place until the early 19th Century, when a larger market was erected on the north street to cater for the increased population. The cross was destined for demolition until local spirit, along with the aid of a few corporation members, deemed it a landmark and the heart of the city.

Most of the original city walls are still standing and have been opened to the public for tours and site-seeing.

In the late 19th century, Chichester was connected to Brighton, Portsmouth and Selsey by a new Railway. This enabled the city to grow and helped bring more wealth within its walls.

Chichester was subjected to three bombing raids during the Second World War which destroyed much of the original architecture. An amphitheatre site, (which was built in 80 AD) was almost destroyed by the crash landing of an American plane which had been attacked over France.

According to a recent census the current population of Chichester is around 26,000 and it is steadily growing. Most of the Chichester Market is still open to this day and is keeping Chichester as a flourishing and very popular Market City.

Citroen - All Car History Volume 18

CITROEN is a pioneering car manufacturer, with a long line of original, advanced designs and a tradition of engineering excellence and innovation. The world's first front-wheel drive car, the Traction Avant, was thanks to CITROEN. Perhaps the company's most recognised car of all time is the 2CV, which came to be regarded as an automotive icon.

CITROEN's current crop includes the C1, C2, C3, C4, C4 Picasso and Xsara Picasso, with new models such as the C6, which replaced the XM.

CITROEN HISTORY

In 1914, André CITROEN set up a company that made munitions for the war. This venture proved to be a success, and by the 1920s the company became known as CITROEN.

The company shocked the world in 1934 with the Traction Avant, a revolutionary car with features such as front wheel drive. In 1934, CITROEN was taken over by Michelin tyre company and in 1976, CITROEN became part of PSA Peugeot CITROEN.

CITROEN FACTS


Type: Subsidiary of PSA Peugeot CITROEN

Founded: 1919

Headquarters: Paris, France

Industry: Automotive

Products: Cars

CITROEN FEATURED MODELS

Citroen C2 - the first CITROEN with a Stop & Start environmental system, and five speed semi-automatic transmission.

Citroen C3 - a larger family friendly car, the C3 has five doors and is a "supermini" intended to replace the Citroen Saxo.

Citroen C4 - a small family car produced since 2004. The C4 was designed to be the successor to the Citroen Xsara.

Citroen C5 - a large family car produced since early 2001. The C5 replaced the Citroen Xantia in the large family car class.

Citroen SAXO - a supermini manufactured from 1996 to 2003.

Citroen XSARA - a small family car produced since 1997 in five-door estate, three- and five-door hatchback styles.

Citroen XSARA PICASSO - an MPV produced since 1999.

DID YOU KNOW?

The 2CV was affectionately known as "The Duck". Citroen realised that there was an urgent need for a cheap and reliable car, and first introduced the 2CV to the public in 1938. Because of WWII, the production started in 1948. Since the car was such a success the production continued for over 40 years. The design underwent only a few minor changes in all those years.
At the 1950 Paris Motor Show, the 2CV van was introduced. Between February 1951 and March 1978, 1,246,306 2CV vans were made. Demand was so great that there was a six-year waiting list for delivery in the 1950s.
Citroen held the constructor title in the World Rally Championship in 2003, 2004 and 2005.
In 2000, Citroen built a heritage centre in Aulnay, Paris. These premises of 6,700 m2, house almost 300 vintage cars and concept cars, but are not open to the public.
The Citroen won the bronze lion award at the Advertising film festival at Cannes in 2005. This was for the Citroen C4 film "The Dancer".

Chicago House Music History 2

The second wave of Chicago house music was Curtis Jones aka Green Velvet, Roy Davis Jr., Chicago had not previously realized the potential of the new House sound with Farley Jackmaster Funk Love Can not Turn Around influenced released, and it was a feeling United States. Chicago ancestor House was recently nominated for a Grammy in 1998 - the "new re-mixer of the year" category as the other stars of Chicago house producer and re mixer-songwriter Steve SilkHurley, went to be nominated for a Grammy four times.

The Chicago House Music Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and development of house music. The Chicago House Music Association CHMA strives to maintain awareness and inspire local and international appreciation and the origin, history, culture, and the future of Chicago house and its artists, producers and DJ's in the conferences on the Internet , forums and events.

At a time when the Chicago house music sceneInternational was on the verge of an explosion, Terry debuted its first release, a house track entitled Madness. Meanwhile, the largest concert and dance party in the history of Chicago House will be held Sept. 15 in a renewed next Congress Theater in Chicago with 30 of the hottest artists and DJ's live set like that for the first time.

By 1990, many regional styles in purity (infiltrate foreign words, that since the house was the resultas a melting pot for the beginning) of the house in Chicago and pure, when mixed according to this cutoff point was really all about hip-hop and other styles of dance music, house music developed.