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Mother Ann Lee (February 29, 1736 - September 8, 1784) was a member of the Shakers; who, during the 1770s, emigrated to Watervliet, New York. She was born in Manchester, England; and died in Watervliet. Under her leadership, beginning in 1772, the rejection of marriage, and their work ethic for which they have ever since been known, began to typify the Shaker society. She joined the Wardleys in 1758. Ann Lee was born on February 29, 1736, the daughter of a blacksmith, in Manchester, England, and died on September 8, 1784 ...

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Bachelor of Civil Law or BCL is the name of various degrees in law in English-speaking countries. Historically, it originated as a postgraduate degree in the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, but many universities now offer the BCL as an undergraduate degree. The reference to civil law was not originally in contradistinction to common law, but to canon law, although it is true that common law was not taught in the civil law faculties until at least the second half of the 18th century. However, some universities in En ...

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April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). There are 271 days remaining. April 4 - Events. 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. 1721 - Sir Robert Walpole enters office as the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom under King George I. 1812 - U.S. President James Madison enacted a ninety-day embargo on trade with the United Kingdom. 1814 - Napo ...

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April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 247 days remaining. April 28 - Events. 1253 - Nichiren, a Japanese Buddhist monk, propounds Nam Myoho Renge Kyo for the first time and declares it to be the essence of Buddhism, in effect founding Nichiren Buddhism. 1788 - Maryland becomes the 7th state to ratify the Constitution of the United States. 1789 - Mutiny on the HMS Bounty. Captain William ...

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April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). There are 253 days remaining. April 22 - Events. 1500 - Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. 1509 - Henry VIII ascends the throne of England after the death of his father. 1529 - Treaty of Saragossa divides the eastern hemisphere between Spain and Portugal along a line 297.5 leagues or 17° east of the Moluccas. < ...

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April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). There are 260 days remaining. April 15 - Events. 1450 - Battle of Formigny; Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English forces, ending English domination in northern France. 1632 - Battle of Rain; Swedes under Gustavus Adolphus defeat the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years' War. 1738 - Premiere in London of Serse, a ...

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2 Population sans doubles comptes, i.e. not counting those people already counted in another commune (such as students and military personal). Arras is a town and commune in northern France, préfecture (capital) of the Pas-de-Calais département. Arras - History. Originally settled by the Celtic tribe of the Atrebates, it later became a Roman garrison town known as Atrebatum. It is located in the former Dutch and French province of ...

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The Braddock expedition (also called "Braddock's campaign") was a failed British attempt to capture the French Fort Duquesne in the summer of 1755 during the French and Indian War. The expedition takes its name from General Edward Braddock, who led the British forces and died in the effort. Braddock's defeat at the Battle of the Monongahela was a major setback for the British in the early stages of the war with France. Braddock expedition - Braddock's Road. Braddock's expedition was just one part of ...

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For the surrealist painter, see William Howe (painter). Sir William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe (August 10, 1729-July 12, 1814) was a British General who was Commander-in-Chief of British forces during the American Revolutionary War, one of the three Howe brothers. He was knighted after his successes in 1775 and was henceforth Sir William, inheriting the viscountcy only upon his brother's death in 1799. William was born in England, the third son of Emmanuel Howe, 2nd Viscount Howe and Mary Sophia, the daughter of Baro ...

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William Small (1734-1775) was a British physician and a member of the Lunar Society. He was born in Forfarshire, Scotland, the son of a Presbyterian minister. He attended Marischal College, Aberdeen and was awarded his M.D. in 1765. In 1758, he was appointed Professor of Natural Philosophy at the College of William and Mary in Virginia, then one of Britain’s American colonies. Small is known for being Thomas Jefferson's professor at William and Mary and for having an influence on the young Jefferson. Recalling his year ...

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The Portuguese wines are part of ancient traditions inserted in the region firstly by the Phoenicians, Carthaginians, and Greeks. Long before the Roman rule over the region, who will also substantially influence in wine production. During this era, is where the Portuguese wines started to be exported to Rome. Today, Portugal is a traditional wine grower with 8% of its continental land dedicated to winery. Portugal has a large variety of native breeds (about 500), producing a very wide variety of different wines. It produces dis ...

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The Wisent is the European bison, species Bison bonasus. The Wisent is Europe's heaviest land animal. A typical individual is about 2.9 m long and 1.8–1.9 m tall, and weighs 300 to 920 kg. It is taller and less massive than its close relation, the American Bison (Bison bison). Their hair on the neck, head, and forequarters is shorter than American Bison. Wisent are forest dwelling animals. They have few predators with only scattered repor ...

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William Boyce (September 1, 1711 – February 7, 1779) is widely regarded as one of the most important English-born composers of the 18th century. Born in London, Boyce was a choirboy at St Paul's Cathedral before studying music with Maurice Greene after his voice broke. His first professional appointment came in 1734 when he got a job as an organist. He went on to take a number of similar posts before being appointed Master of the King's Musick in 175 ...

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Sir William Blackstone, (July 10, 1723 – February 14, 1780) was an English jurist and professor who produced the historical treatise on the common law called Commentaries on the Laws of England, first published in four volumes over 1765–1769. It had an extraordinary success, said to have brought the author £14,000, and still remains the best general history of the subject. Blackstone was the posthumous son of a silk mercer in London, and received his education at Charterhouse School and at Pembroke College, Oxford. ...

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Twickenham is a town in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in the south-west of London. It is best known as the home of Twickenham Stadium — the headquarters of the Rugby Football Union. Over the years the stadium has encouraged the growth of the disproportionately large number of public houses and eateries in the area. Twickenham is also notable for its arts heritage and is the home of th ...

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The national flag of Denmark is more commonly known as the Dannebrog. The Dannebrog is red with a white Scandinavian cross that extends to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side. The cross design of the Danish flag was subsequently adopted by the other Nordic countries: Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Iceland. During the Danish-Norwegian personal union, the Dannebrog was also the flag of Norway and continued to be, slightly mo ...

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The Copley Medal is a scientific award for work in any field of science, the highest award granted by the Royal Society of London. It is also the society's oldest award, the first medal being awarded in 1731. The award was created after a £100 bequest in 1709 to the Royal Society by Sir Godfrey Copley, a wealthy landowner from Sprotbrough, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, who was elected to the Society in 1691. It is one of ten medals that the Society awards (some awards are made annually, others at different intervals ...

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History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Father Christ the Son The Holy Spirit The Bible Old Testament New Testament Apocrypha The Gospels Ten Commandments Sermon on the Mount Christian theology Salvation · Grace Christian worship Christian Church Catholicism Orthodox Christianity Protestantism Christian denomin ...

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Cheshire cheese is a dense and crumbly cheese produced in Cheshire, England, and the neighbouring counties of Denbighshire, Flintshire and Shropshire. Cheshire cheese - History. Cheshire cheese is the one of the oldest recorded cheeses in British history and is referred to in the Domesday Book. Cheshire, formerly more popular than now, was the most popular cheese on the market in the late eighteenth century. In 1758 the Royal Navy ordered that ships be stocked with Cheshire and Gloucester che ...

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Charles Lee (1758– June 24, 1815) was an American lawyer from Virginia. He served as United States Attorney General from 1795 until 1801. Charles was born to Henry (1729-1787) and Lucy (Grymes) Lee on his father's plantation of Leesylvania in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He was the third of eleven children and the elder brother of General Henry 'Light Horse Harry' Lee.Another brother was Congressman Richard Bland Lee. A third cousin was Zachery Taylor. He graduated from the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University) in 1775, and the read l ...

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Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 1839 - Events. January 9 - The French Academy of Sciences announces the Daguerreotype photography process. January 19 - British East India Company captures Aden January 20 - In the Battle of Yungay, Chile defeats a Peruvian and Bolivian alliance. February 24 - William Otis receives a patent for ...

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