PBS telecast the series, beginning in January 1980 ; the general format was that of Dr. Friedman visiting and narrating a number of success and failure stories in history, which Dr. Friedman attributes to capitalism or the lack thereof ( e. g. Hong Kong is commended for its free markets, while India is excoriated for relying on centralized planning especially for its protection of its traditional textile industry ).

Due to Hong Kong's nearly 150-year colonial history that saw the stationing of English, Indians and Russians among other ethnic groups as civil servants or traders.

Bus services have a long history in Hong Kong.

In Hong Kong and Macau, because of their colonial and linguistic history, the language of education, the media, formal speech and everyday life remains the local Cantonese, although the standard language is now very influential and taught in schools.

Taiwan, Mainland China, Hong Kong and ( other ) countries are linked to Culture of China | Chinese cultural and political history.

In Hong Kong, two most well-known conglomerates are the Swire Group and Jardine Matheson, both are British-owned companies that have a history of over 100 years and have business interests that span across four continents with a focus in Asia.

Choi Hong Hi ( 9 November 1918 – 15 June 2002 ), also known as General Choi, was a South Korean army general and martial artist who is a controversial figure in the history of the Korean martial art of taekwondo.

An exhibition area, currently containing an exhibit of Hong Kong's monetary history, and a library of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority Information Centre occupy the 55th floor, and are open to the public during office hours.

Dec 23 is a Heritage of Pacific Century CyberWorks, break record of single company in Hong Kong history with 5 billion dollars transaction.

Salute was the first non-profit album released by a superstar in Hong Kong music history that would only compile songs originally performed by other singers.

Cheung then set a record by being the first singer ever in Cantopop history to hold a retirement concert series ( Final Encounter of the Legend ), which ran for 33 consecutive nights ( he was 33 at the time ) at Hong Kong Coliseum.

* A timeline of the history of Hong Kong from 1840 to 1999

In 1890, during the reign of Rama V of Bangkok, Phraya Si Sahathep ( พระยาศร ี สหเทพ ), Plat Thun Chalong ( ปล ั ดท ู ลฉลอง ) of the Ministry of the Interior, completed an inspection tour of the cities in the Northwestern Mandala ( see also Mandala ( Southeast Asian history ) and Mandala for perspective ) and consulted with High Commissioner Phraya Ritsaratchakit ( พระยาร ิ ศราชก ิ จ ข ้ าหลวงใหญ ่), who oversaw the Northwestern Mandala, to organise a new order of governance, namely, he would incorporate the partially independent city-states of Mae Hong Son, Khun Yuam ( เม ื องข ุ นยวม ), Yuam ( เม ื องยวม ) ( Mae Sariang ) and Pai into a single unit of government to be called the Boriwen Chiang Mai Tawantok, or Shire of Western Chiang Mai ( บร ิ เวณเช ี ยงใหม ่ ตะว ั นตก ), and placed the government of the shire ( which was now comparable to that of a single mueang ) at Khun Yuem by appointing Nai Mot ( นายโหมด ) as shire reeve ( as stated by the Minister for the Interior on July 11, 1901 ).

The success of this tramcar marked an important milestone in the history of Hong Kong Tramways and this kind of tram was categorised as the fifth-generation of tramcar.

Some assert that, for most of its history, GSP has benefited " richer developing " countries-in early years Mexico, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia, more recently Brazil and India-while providing virtually no assistance to the world's least developed countries, such as Haiti, Nepal, and most countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

The IPO attracted HK $ 286 billion ( USD 36. 7 billion ) in retail orders and was the most heavily oversubscribed in the history of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Museum in Kwong Wah Hospital details the history of Tung Wah Group of Hospitals and its relation with Hong Kong people, is also located in Yau Ma Tei.

On 17 June 1859, Robinson was appointed as Governor of Hong Kong, the youngest in Hong Kong colonial history, as which he served until March 1865.

In 2005, TVB, in association with the Hong Kong Jockey Club, organised the biggest fund-raising campaign in the company's history in response to South-East Asia's devastating tsunami.

* The Rise and Fall of Qing Dynasty, a long-running Hong Kong television series about the history of the Qing Dynasty.

* Smith, Carl ( 1986 ), " A sense of history ( Part I )", Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch 26: 144 – 264.

* Article on history of Hong Kong

Hong Kong Heritage Museum () is a museum of history, art and culture in Sha Tin, Hong Kong, by the Shing Mun River.

The King Kong suit for this film has widely been considered to be one of the least appealing and insipid gorilla suits in film history Sadamasa Arikawa ( who worked with Eiji Tsuburaya ) said that the sculptors had a hard time coming up with a King Kong suit that appeased Tsuburaya.

Willis Harold O ' Brien ( AKA: " Obie "; March 2, 1886 – November 8, 1962 ) was an Irish American motion picture special effects and stop-motion animation pioneer, who according to ASIFA-Hollywood " was responsible for some of the best-known images in cinema history ," and is best remembered for his work on The Lost World ( 1925 ), King Kong ( 1933 ) and Mighty Joe Young ( 1949 ), for which he won the 1950 Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.

The destruction caused by the Great Chicago Fire led to the largest building boom in the history of the nation.

One of George R. R. Martin's aims with the Ice and Fire series was to retell the history of the fictional world, since he feels that past events from dozens or even thousands of years ago still influence the present.

The full history of Lyon & Healy is complicated by the destruction of its building and loss of company records during four fires including the Great Chicago Fire ( 1871 ).

However, John A. T. Robinson and other scholars argued for a much earlier dating, based on the fact that the New Testament writings make no mention of ( 1 ) the Great Fire of Rome ( A. D. 64 ), one of the most destructive fires in Roman history, which Emperor Nero blamed on the Christians, and led to the first major persecution of believers ; ( 2 ) the final years and deaths of Paul, who wrote most of the epistles, Peter, whom Catholics recognize as the first pope, and the other apostles ; ( 3 ) Nero's suicide ( A. D. 68 ); or ( 4 ) the total destruction of the temple in Jerusalem ( A. D. 70 ), which Robinson thought should certainly have appeared, considering the importance of that event for Jews and Christians of that time.

Nostradamus has been credited, for the most part in hindsight ( see under ' Alternative views ' below ), with predicting numerous events in world history, from the Great Fire of London, and the rise of Napoleon and Adolf Hitler, to the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center.

* 2003 – The Cedar Fire, the second-largest fire in California history, kills 15 people, consumes, and destroys 2, 200 homes around San Diego.

" Fire Time " gives the detailed history of a prolonged escalating conflict on a planet colonized simultaneously by humans who call it Mundomar and the nonhuman Naqsans who call it Tseyakka: The historical film of the human leader Sigurdsson declaring the independent republic of Eleutheria in the midst of war is clearly reminiscent of David Ben-Gurion declaring Israel's independence in 1948 ; in a later war, the Eleutherians conquer the Naqsan continent of G ' yaaru, rename it Sigurdssonia and establish settlements in it.

* October 20 – October 23 – The Copenhagen Fire of 1728 ( the largest in the city's history ) burns.

The Great Chicago Fire is the most famous of these, leaving nearly 100, 000 people homeless, although the Peshtigo Fire kills as many as 2, 500 people, making it the deadliest fire in United States history.

The Peshtigo Fire remains the deadliest in American history but the remoteness of the region meant it was little noticed at the time.

In 1991, an urban conflagration, the Oakland Hills Fire, destroyed nearly 4, 000 homes and killed twenty five people in the Oakland hills range ; it was the worst urban firestorm in American history.

Baen's began the experimental publication of The Grantville Gazette, an e-magazine anthology series specifically related to the popular Ring of Fire alternate history plenum.

Known as the " Great Fire of 1901 ", it was one of the worst disasters in Florida history and the largest urban fire in the southeastern United States.

A mini-album about the history of the local area, entitled Fire & Glass: A Norwood Tragedy, was released in Spring 2007 by the Anglo-Dutch group, H. E. R. R ..

Harbison Canyon was twice devastated by wildfires, first by the Laguna Fire in 1970 then again by the Cedar Fire on October 26, 2003, the worst firestorm in California history.

The Cedar Fire is the largest fire in California history.

The Cedar Fire is the largest fire in Southern California history and was part of the 2003 Firestorm.

The Witch Creek fire was initially feared to be larger than the Cedar Fire but instead resulted in becoming the second largest fire in California history.

Broward County Fire Rescue, the Lauderdale-by-the-Sea Volunteer Fire Department, and Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue all providing fire suppression services to the village at some point throughout its history.

Known as the Angora Fire, the situation was the worst of its kind in Lake Tahoe history.

The community continued to grow until the 1918 Cloquet Fire nearly ended the city's history.

Bound Brook's downtown flooding has led to several out-of-control fires over its history, including the fires of 1881 and 1887 which led to the formation of the Bound Brook Fire Department.