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The swastika ( gammadion, fylfot) symbol became a popular symbol of luck in the Western world in the early 20th century, as it had long been in Asia, and was often used for ornamentation. The Nazi Party adopted the symbol in the 1920s, [5] and its use in Western countries faded after the Nazi association became dominant in the 1930s. [6]
A comb with a sauwastika found in Nydam Mose in Denmark, dating to the 3rd or 4th century CE. The Sæbø sword with runes and a swastika symbol on one side of the blade. Swastikas found on archaeological artefacts of the Iron Age used in Nazi propaganda: depiction of a swastika-bearing funerary urn of the Przeworsk culture ( Sarmatia now Poland ...
The Swedish company ASEA, now a part of ABB, in the late 1800s introduced a company logo featuring a swastika. The logo was replaced in 1933, when Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany. During the early 1900s, the swastika was used as a symbol of electric power, perhaps because it resembled a waterwheel or turbine.
"Hump Day" is a play off the idiom "over the hump," which refers to being at the midpoint. The phrase was used colloquially in the 1920s — when people were saying things like "applesauce" and ...
The Hummer was a motorcycle model manufactured by Harley-Davidson from 1955 to 1959. However, the name "Hummer" is now incorrectly used generically to refer to all American-made single-cylinder two-stroke Harley-Davidson motorcycles manufactured from 1948 to 1966. [1] These motorcycles were based on the DKW RT125, the drawings for which were ...
Harley-Davidson. / 43.04611°N 87.96000°W / 43.04611; -87.96000. Harley-Davidson, Inc. ( H-D, or simply Harley) is an American motorcycle manufacturer headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1903, it is one of two major American motorcycle manufacturers to survive the Great Depression along with its historical ...
The mirror-image fir tree swastika is about 200 metres (660 feet) across. Myths and legends abound about how and when the swastika came to be planted in Soviet territory. A pine tree forest with the shape of the word "DVX" (Latin for duce) was planted in 1939 on Mount Giano (near Antrodoco, central Italy) to avoid landslides and is still in place.
Davidson Park, a new, 4.8-acre public park located at Harley-Davidson's corporate headquarters on Milwaukee's near west side, officially opened Monday morning.. The $20 million park is the product ...