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4 days ago · Napoleone Buonaparte. Byname: the Corsican or the Little Corporal. French byname: Le Corse or Le Petit Caporal. Born: August 15, 1769, Ajaccio, Corsica. Died: May 5, 1821, St. Helena Island (aged 51) Title / Office: emperor (1815-1815), France. emperor (1804-1814), France. Founder: Saint-Cyr. Political Affiliation: Jacobin Club. Recent News.
- The Directory
Bonaparte, now 30 years old, was thin and short and wore his...
- Exile on St. Helena
Napoleon I - Exile, St. Helena, Emperor: On October 15,...
- Napoleonic Code
Napoleonic Code, French civil code enacted on March 21,...
- Napoleon Summary
Napoleon, French Napoléon Bonaparte orig. Italian Napoleone...
- Timeline
Timeline of events in the life of Napoleon I, emperor of...
- Concordat of 1801
Concordat of 1801, agreement reached on July 15, 1801,...
- The Directory
2 days ago · Alfred the Great (also spelled Ælfred; c. 849 – 26 October 899) was King of the West Saxons from 871 to 886, and King of the Anglo-Saxons from 886 until his death in 899. He was the youngest son of King Æthelwulf and his first wife Osburh, who both died when Alfred was young.
3 days ago · Nikola Tesla ( / ˈtɛslə /; [2] Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Тесла, [nǐkola têsla]; 10 July [ O.S. 28 June] 1856 – 7 January 1943) was a Serbian-American [3] [4] inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist. He is known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply ...
2 days ago · Muhammad. prophet of Islam. Also known as: Aḥmad, Abū al-Qāsim Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib ibn Hāshim. Written by. Nicolai Sinai. Associate Professor of Islamic Studies, University of Oxford. Author of The Qur'an: A Historical-Critical Introduction. Nicolai Sinai, William Montgomery Watt.
2 days ago · August 1966 - August 1977. Location: China. Key People: Deng Xiaoping. Lin Fengmian. Liu Shaoqi. Mao Zedong. Gao Xingjian. On the Web: CNN - How the Cultural Revolution changed China forever (May 27, 2024) Top Questions. What was the Cultural Revolution? Why was the Cultural Revolution launched? What were the goals of the Cultural Revolution?
1 day ago · Earlier this month, Skogen was recognized as the Montana 911 dispatcher of the year. Skogen was nominated for the award by the Great Falls Fire Rescue assistant chief, Bob Shupe. On May 22nd, he ...