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See also 1828 United States presidential election 1828–29 United States House of Representatives elections 1828–29 United States Senate elections Note References ^ Not counting special elections. ^ a b Congressional seat gain figures only reflect the results of the regularly-scheduled elections, and do not take special elections into account. ^ "Presidential elections". History.com ...
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22 hours ago · 1800 BC: The Middle Kingdom of Egypt develops Egyptian fraction notation. 1800 BC - 1600 BC: A numerical approximation for the square root of two, accurate to 6 decimal places, is recorded on YBC 7289 , a Babylonian clay tablet believed to belong to a student.
22 hours ago · Acts passed before 1963 are cited using this number, preceded by the year(s) of the reign during which the relevant parliamentary session was held; thus the Union with Ireland Act 1800 is cited as "39 & 40 Geo. 3 c. 67", meaning the 67th act passed during the session that started in the 39th year of the reign of George III and which finished in ...
22 hours ago · The Self-Strengthening Movement, also known as the Westernization [1] or Western Affairs Movement [2] ( c. 1861 –1895), was a period of radical institutional reforms initiated in China during the late Qing dynasty following the military disasters of the Opium Wars . The British and French burning of the Old Summer Palace in 1860 as Taiping ...
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22 hours ago · In the circus world, freak shows, also called sideshows, were an essential part of the circus. The largest sideshow was attached to the most prestigious circus, Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey, known as the "big one". It was a symbol of the peak of the practice and its acceptance in American society. [33]
22 hours ago · Daylight saving begins on March 30. Saint George's Day falls on a Wednesday. Father's Day falls on its earliest possible date, June 15. Orangeman's Day falls on a Saturday. Daylight saving ends on October 26. Guy Fawkes Night falls on a Wednesday. Saint Andrew's Day falls on a Sunday.
22 hours ago · Branch County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan.As of the 2020 Census, the population was 44,862. The county seat is Coldwater. As one of the "cabinet counties" it was named for the U.S. Secretary of the Navy John Branch under President Andrew Jackson.
