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14 hours ago · Percy Bysshe Shelley (/ b ɪ ʃ / ⓘ BISH; [1] [2] 4 August 1792 – 8 July 1822) was an English writer who is considered as one of the major English Romantic poets. [3] [4] A radical in his poetry as well as in his political and social views, Shelley did not achieve fame during his lifetime, but recognition of his achievements in poetry grew steadily following his death, and he became an ...
14 hours ago · Siege of Fort Wayne. Battle of the Thames. William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773 – April 4, 1841) was an American military officer and politician who served as the ninth president of the United States from March 4 to April 4, 1841, the shortest presidency in U.S. history. He was also the first U.S. president to die in office, causing a ...
14 hours ago · Despite the occurrence of the Panic of 1819, the first widespread financial crisis in the country, "the Bank of the United States regarded its Pittsburgh loans as among the best it carried" at that time, and throughout the crisis, the parent bank "never once required the Pittsburgh branch to curtail its discounts". [157]
14 hours ago · Battle of Appomattox Court House. Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; [ b ] April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877. As commanding general, Grant led the Union Army to victory in the American Civil War in 1865. Grant was born in Ohio and graduated from West Point in 1843.
14 hours ago · The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) was a global conflict involving most of the European great powers, fought primarily in Europe and the Americas. One of the opposing alliances was led by Great Britain and Prussia. The other alliance was led by France, backed by Spain, Saxony, Sweden, and Russia. Related conflicts include the 1754 to 1763 ...
14 hours ago · Ritualmordlegende. Eine Ritualmordlegende (auch: Ritualmordfabel, Ritualmordvorwurf, Blutbeschuldigung, Blutanklage, Blutlüge; englisch blood libel) sagt gesellschaftlich diskriminierten Minderheiten Ritualmorde an Angehörigen einer Mehrheitsgruppe nach. Die Kolporteure greifen oft unaufgeklärte Entführungs-, Unglücks-, Tötungs- oder ...
14 hours ago · Australien (amtlicher deutscher Name; englisch Commonwealth of Australia, deutsch veraltet Australischer Bund) ist ein Staat auf der Südhalbkugel der Erde, der das Festland des australischen Kontinents, die ihr südlich vorgelagerte Insel Tasmanien, die subantarktische Macquarieinsel mit ihren Nebeninseln und als Außengebiete die pazifische Norfolkinsel, die Kokosinseln, die Weihnachtsinsel ...
