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1 day ago · 19th century. An 1835 illustration of power loom weaving, as part of the Industrial Revolution. The 19th century began on 1 January 1801 (represented by the Roman numerals MDCCCI), and ended on 31 December 1900 (MCM). The 19th century was characterized by vast social upheaval.
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The 20th century began on 1 January 1901 (MCMI), and ended...
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1 day ago · Napoleon III. Napoleon III (Charles-Louis Napoléon Bonaparte; 20 April 1808 – 9 January 1873) was the first president of France from 1848 to 1852, and the last monarch of France as Emperor of the French from 1852 until he was deposed on 4 September 1870. Prior to his reign, Napoleon III was known as Louis Napoleon Bonaparte.
1 day ago · In 1860, with Anglo-French forces marching on Beijing, the emperor and his court fled the capital for the imperial hunting lodge at Rehe. Once in Beijing, the Anglo-French forces looted and burned the Old Summer Palace and, in an act of revenge for the arrest, torture, and execution of the English diplomatic mission. [88]
1 day ago · Great Yarmouth is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since the 2010 general election by Sir Brandon Lewis, a Conservative. Among other government posts, Lewis has served as Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor, Chairman of the Conservative Party and Secretary of State for ...
2 hours ago · Quebec City (/ k w ɪ ˈ b ɛ k / ⓘ or / k ə ˈ b ɛ k /; French: Ville de Québec), officially Québec (French pronunciation:), is the capital city of the Canadian province of Quebec.As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the metropolitan area had a population of 839,311.
1 day ago · It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of speech sounds in written form. [1] The IPA is used by lexicographers, foreign language students and teachers, linguists, speech–language pathologists, singers, actors, constructed language creators, and translators.
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1 day ago · Horsham. Horsham ( / ˈhɔːrʃəm /) is a constituency [n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament, [n 2] centred on the eponymous town in West Sussex, its former rural district and part of another rural district. Its Member of Parliament (MP) was Francis Maude between 1997 and 2015; since then it has been Jeremy Quin, both ...
