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2 days ago · Theodore Roosevelt Jr. [b] (October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), often referred to as Teddy or by his initials, T. R., was an American politician, soldier, statesman, conservationist, naturalist, and writer who served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909. He previously held various positions in New York politics ...
3 days ago · 1899: 17 October: The Thousand Days' War (1899–1902)(1130 days) (Spanish: Guerra de los Mil Días) 1900: 26 May: President Manuel Antonio Sanclemente extended the deadline for completion of the Panama Canal from 31 October 1904 to 31 October 1910. The executive decree was granted without consent of the Colombian Congress. Battle of Palonegro ...
3 days ago · After the last Spanish troops left the island in December 1898, the government of Cuba was temporarily handed over to the United States on 1 January 1899. The first governor was General John R. Brooke. Unlike Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines, the United States did not annex Cuba because of the restrictions imposed in the Teller Amendment.
2 days ago · February 1899 Bertha Russ Little Ilford, London Russ, six, was last seen talking to a youth close to St Barnabas' Church, Browning Road, East Ham, after she had attended Sunday School on the afternoon of 19 February 1899. Her body was found about a mile away in an upstairs cupboard of a newly constructed house on Lawrence Avenue, Little Ilford ...
3 days ago · AC Milan was founded as Milan Foot-Ball and Cricket Club in 1899 by English expatriate Herbert Kilpin. [8] The club claims 16 December of that year as their foundation date, [22] but historical evidence seems to suggest that the club was actually founded a few days earlier, most likely on 13 December. [2]
6 days ago · General Sir Hubert de la Poer Gough GCB, GCMG, KCVO (/ ɡ ɒ f / GOF; 12 August 1870 – 18 March 1963) was a senior officer in the British Army in the First World War.A controversial figure, he was a favourite of the Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) on the Western Front, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig.
2 days ago · Nicholas II (Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov; [d] 18 May [ O.S. 6 May] 1868 – 17 July 1918) or Nikolai II was the last reigning Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland from 1 November 1894 until his abdication on 15 March 1917. During his reign, Nicholas gave support to the economic and political reforms promoted ...
