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1 day ago · This is a list of sovereign states in the 1890s, giving an overview of states around the world during the period between 1 January 1890 and 31 December 1899.It contains entries, arranged alphabetically, with information on the status and recognition of their sovereignty.
4 days ago · U.S. President Harry Truman signing into law the Luce–Celler Act in 1946 [74] In 1945, the War Brides Act allowed foreign-born wives of U.S. citizens who had served in the U.S. Armed Forces to immigrate to the United States. In 1946, the War Brides Act was extended to include the fiancés of American soldiers.
2 days ago · 1890: Robert Gair would invent the pre-cut cardboard box. 1891: Whitcomb Judson invents the zipper. 1892: Léon Bouly invents the cinematograph. 1892: Thomas Ahearn invents the electric oven. 1893: Rudolf Diesel invents the diesel engine (although Herbert Akroyd Stuart had experimented with compression ignition before Diesel).
2 days ago · United States. African American. George Washington Williams (born Oct. 16, 1849, Bedford Springs, Pa., U.S.—died Aug. 2, 1891, Blackpool, Eng.) was an American historian, clergyman, politician, lawyer, lecturer, and soldier who was the first person to write an objective and scientifically researched history of black people in the United States.
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3 days ago · The explosive growth brought the number of students from 200,000 in 1890 to 1,000,000 in 1910, to almost 2,000,000 by 1920; 7% of youths aged 14 to 17 were enrolled in 1890, rising to 32% in 1920. The graduates found jobs especially in the rapidly growing white-collar sector. Cities large and small across the country raced to build new high ...
5 days ago · v. t. e. After 1900, California continued to grow rapidly and soon became an agricultural and industrial power. The economy was widely based on specialty agriculture, oil, tourism, shipping, film, and after 1940 advanced technology such as aerospace and electronics industries – along with a significant military presence.
