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The Complete Compendium of Universal Knowledge (1891) Ogilvie's Encyclopedia of Useful Information (1891) Chamber's Condensed Encyclopedia (1895) Harper's Book of Facts (1895) Pears Cyclopaedia (1897), originally named Pears' Shilling Cyclopaedia. The People's Select Cyclopedia (1897), by Charles Nisbett.
List of encyclopedias by date - Wikipedia. Contents. hide. (Top) Encyclopedias before 1700. Encyclopedias published 1700–1800. Encyclopedias published 1800–1900. See also. References. Bibliography. List of encyclopedias by date. This is a list of encyclopedias, arranged by time period. For other arrangements, see Lists of encyclopedias .
Antebellum Louisiana was a leading slave state, where by 1860, 47% of the population was enslaved. Louisiana seceded from the Union on January 26, 1861, joining the Confederate States of America. New Orleans, the largest city in the entire South at the time, and strategically important port city, was taken by Union troops on April 25, 1862.
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Jun 28, 2018 · Sanger Lumber Company Sawmill at Millwood, California, photo taken sometime between 1890 and 1908.jpg 1,600 × 1,070; 415 KB Scene of the 1893 Folsom prison break attempt on the American River. San Francisco Examiner Wed Jun 28 1893.jpg 5,345 × 3,069; 1.51 MB
January 1 – In Michigan, the wooden steamer Mackinaw burns in a fire on the Black River. [1] January 2 – Alice Sanger becomes the first female staffer in the White House. [2] January 22 – The United Mine Workers is founded. January 25 – Journalist Nellie Bly completes her round-the-world journey in 72 days.
June 1890 Muscat cyclone. This system formed off the west coast of India during the first week of June and moved northwest towards the Arabian peninsula. Approaching the Gulf of Oman, strong winds and heavy rains affected Sur during the afternoon on June 4. Rain spread west that evening towards Muscat, where winds increased to hurricane-force ...
