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  1. 1 day ago · The Russian Empire[ e ][ f ] was a vast empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its proclamation in November 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in September 1917.

    • Russian Republic

      The Russian Republic, [f] referred to as the Russian...

    • Tsardom of Russia

      The Tsardom of Russia, also known as the Tsardom of Muscovy,...

    • Boyar

      A boyar or bolyar was a member of the highest rank of the...

  2. 2 days ago · 1817: Baron Karl von Drais invents the dandy horse, an early velocipede and precursor to the modern bicycle. 1818: Marc Isambard Brunel invents the tunnelling shield.

  3. 1 day ago · Democratic-Republican. The 1816–17 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between April 30, 1816 and August 14, 1817. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 15th United States Congress convened on December 1, 1817.

    • 119 seats
    • Kentucky 2nd
    • Henry Clay
    • Democratic-Republican
  4. 3 days ago · Russia - Soviet Union, Tsardom, Revolution: Indo-European, Ural-Altaic, and diverse other peoples have occupied what is now the territory of Russia since the 2nd millennium bce, but little is known about their ethnic identity, institutions, and activities.

  5. 1 day ago · The series of Anglo-Portuguese treaties concluded between the years 1809 and 1817, however, was important insofar as it extended many of the conditions of the Anglo-Portuguese alliance to Brazil and had an influence on the future of Africa.

  6. Aug 30, 2024 · Gathering in 1817 at the Wartburg, the castle near Eisenach where Luther had once taken refuge, they listened to veiled denunciations of the existing order and consigned to flames various symbols of traditional authority.

  7. Sep 6, 2024 · The XYZ Affair was a diplomatic scandal between France and the United States caused by French officials trying to bribe American diplomats in 1797. When the scandal was exposed, anti-French sentiment rose in America, and the slogan “Millions for defense but not one cent for tribute” became popular.

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