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5 days ago · v. t. e. Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of the First French Empire. The 19th century began on 1 January 1801 (represented by the Roman numerals MDCCCI), and ended on 31 December 1900 (MCM). The 19th century was characterized by vast social upheaval. Slavery was abolished in much of Europe and the Americas.
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The Blue Marble, Earth as seen from Apollo 17 in December...
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Political boundaries at the beginning of year 1700 Storming...
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Wars. Dungan Revolt (1862–1877), Hui uprising against the...
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Apr 8, 2024 · 8 January: The first soup kitchens are opened in London. [1] 13 January: The Royal Institution is granted a royal charter. [2] 22 March: The Company of Surgeons is granted a royal charter to become the Royal College of Surgeons in London. [2] 15 May: George III survives 2 assassination attempts in London.
Mar 27, 2024 · Radicalized by conspiracy theories, New England conservatives worried about threats to America’s independence and representative government. Such fears led them to champion a Russian autocrat ...
2 days ago · Battle of Monmouth. James Monroe ( / mənˈroʊ / mən-ROH; April 28, 1758 – July 4, 1831) was an American statesman, lawyer, diplomat, and Founding Father who served as the fifth president of the United States from 1817 to 1825, a member of the Democratic-Republican Party. He was the last Founding Father to serve as president as well as the ...
- James Madison
- John Quincy Adams
Apr 12, 2024 · The 1872 Report of Commissioners on Bureau of Labor Statistics to the [New Hampshire] Legislature is an incredibly rich source of wages dating from the 1810s. Pages 36-39 focus on 1810-1820; also tells pay for men and women in 1816 (p.26) and blacksmiths earnings in 1811-12 (p.31).
- Marie Concannon
- 2012
Apr 11, 2024 · Battle of the Thames. War of 1812. Tecumseh (born 1768, southeast of Old Chillicothe [north of modern Xenia, Ohio, U.S.]—died October 5, 1813, near Thames River, Upper Canada [now in Ontario, Canada]) was a Shawnee Indian chief, orator, military leader, and advocate of intertribal Indian alliance who directed Indian resistance to white rule ...
2 days ago · Castlereagh: Enlightenment, War, and Tyranny. London, Quercus, 2011, ISBN: 9780857381866; 582pp.; Price: £25.00. Viscount Castlereagh’s reputation had a very bad 19th century. Irish nationalists called him a turncoat and a tyrant for the role he played in suppressing the 1798 Rising as Chief Secretary at Dublin Castle.
