Updated README.md with brief history of SOCI :)

README.md

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 SOCI - The C++ Database Access Library
 ======================================
 
+Brief History
+-------------
+Originally, SOCI was developed by Maciej Sobczak in CERN as
+abstraction layer for Oracle, a Simple Oracle Call Interface.
+Later, serveral database backends have been developed and added to SOCI.
+Currently, SOCI may stand for something like Simple Open (Database) Call Interface.
+
+Infrastructure
+--------------
+
 GitHub hosts SOCI source code repository,
 issues tracker and wiki: https://github.com/SOCI
 
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 * /doc - project documentation
 * /www - project website
 * /build - legacy build configurations (to be removed)
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-== Build Status ==
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-[![Build Status](https://api.travis-ci.org/SOCI/soci.png)](https://travis-ci.org/SOCI/soci)