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David Willson (1778–1866) was a religious and political leader who founded the Quaker sect known as, ' The Children of Peace ' or 'Davidites,' based at Sharon (formerly Hope) in York County, Upper Canada in 1812. As the primary minister to this group, he led them in constructing a series of remarkable buildings, the best known of which is the ...
1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1861st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 861st year of the 2nd millennium, the 61st year of the 19th century, and the 2nd year of the 1860s decade.
Nov 24, 2009 · This Day In History: 04/10/1866 - ASPCA is founded. On April 10, 1866, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ( ASPCA) is founded in New York City by philanthropist and ...
1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1867th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 867th year of the 2nd millennium, the 67th year of the 19th century, and the 8th year of the 1860s decade. As of the start of 1867, the ...
Anno Domini. Anno Domini inscription at Klagenfurt Cathedral, Austria. The terms anno Domini ( AD) and before Christ ( BC) [a] are used when designating years in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. The term anno Domini is Medieval Latin and means "in the year of the Lord" [1] but is often presented using "our Lord" instead of "the Lord", [2] [3 ...
The Tokugawa shogunate ( / ˌtɒkuːˈɡɑːwə / TOK-oo-GAH-wə; [17] Japanese: 徳川幕府, romanized : Tokugawa bakufu, IPA: [tokɯgawa, tokɯŋawa baꜜkɯ̥ɸɯ] ), also known as the Edo shogunate (江戸幕府, Edo bakufu), was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868.
The Franco-German friendship became the basis for the political integration of Western Europe in the European Union. In 1998–1999, Germany was one of the founding countries of the eurozone. Germany remains one of the economic powerhouses of Europe, contributing about 1/4 of the eurozone's annual gross domestic product.
