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2 days ago · Samuel Adams (September 27 [ O.S. September 16] 1722 – October 2, 1803) was an American statesman, political philosopher, and a Founding Father of the United States. [5] He was a politician in colonial Massachusetts, a leader of the movement that became the American Revolution, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and other founding ...
- Samuel Adams (Disambiguation)
Politics. Samuel Adams (Arkansas politician) (1805–1850),...
- Samuel Adams, Sr
Samuel Adams (1722–1803) – founding father of the United...
- Founding Father of The United States
Prehistoric and Pre-Columbian Era: until 1607: Colonial Era:...
- Coercive Acts
The Intolerable Acts, sometimes referred to as the...
- Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was an American political and...
- Andrew Oliver
Andrew Oliver (March 28, 1706 – March 3, 1774) was a...
- Samuel Adams (Disambiguation)
May 3, 2024 · John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough (born May 26, 1650, Ashe, Devon, England—died June 16, 1722, Windsor, near London) was one of England’s greatest generals, who led British and allied armies to important victories over Louis XIV of France, notably at Blenheim (1704), Ramillies (1706), and Oudenaarde (1708).
Apr 16, 2024 · Jacobite, in British history, a supporter of the exiled Stuart king James II (Latin: Jacobus) and his descendants after the Glorious Revolution. The political importance of the Jacobite movement extended from 1688 until at least the 1750s. The Jacobites, especially under William III and Queen Anne, could offer a feasible alternative title to ...
3 days ago · In 1722, Peter issued a Decree on the succession to the throne, in which he abolished the ancient custom of transferring the throne to direct descendants in the male line (as he had no son). The decree was so unusual for Russian society that it was necessary to explain it.
- 2 November 1721 – 8 February 1725
- Natalya Naryshkina
Apr 21, 2024 · A group adhering to the tradition of the Bohemian Brethren fled Moravia in 1722 and settled on the count’s estate in Saxony, where he had founded Herrnhut as a Christian community. Exiles from Bohemia and Moravia, as well as Pietists from Germany and beyond, were attracted to Herrnhut.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
May 3, 2024 · Plotted on land first used by Virginia Indians, it was settled by the English during and just after the Second Anglo-Powhatan War (1622–1632) and called Middle Plantation, for its location equidistant between the York and James rivers.
5 days ago · Johann Sebastian Bach (31 March [O.S. 21 March] 1685 – 28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period.He is known for his prolific authorship of music across a variety of instruments and forms, including; orchestral music such as the Brandenburg Concertos; solo instrumental works such as the cello suites and sonatas and partitas for solo violin; keyboard works ...
