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The Black Hole of Calcutta was a small dungeon where Indian troops held British prisoners of war after the capture of Fort William on June 20, 1756. According to a disputed account by a survivor, 123 of 146 prisoners died of heat exhaustion in the confined conditions, though historians now believe the number to be at most 43. Black Hole of Calcutta - Background. Fort William had been established to protect British East India Company trade in the city of Calcutta, in the region of Bengal. In 1756, in prepara ...

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The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) (named The Royal Highland Regiment (The Black Watch) before 1931) is an infantry regiment of the British Army. Part of the Scottish Division, it is the senior regiment of highlanders. The regiment's name comes from the extremely dark tartan that they wear and from its role to "watch" the Highlands. 'Black Watch' was originally just a nickname for the 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot, but was used more and more so that, in 1881, when the 42nd amalgamated with the 73rd Foot, the new ...

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Bayreuth is a town in northern Bavaria, Germany, on the Red Main river in a valley between the Frankish Alb and the Fichtelgebirge. It is the capital of Upper Franconia. Population: 74.392 (2004). Bayreuth - History. The city is believed to have been founded by the Counts of Andechs on an unknown date in the Middle Ages and was first mentioned in 1194. The city centre still possesses the typical structure of a Bavarian street market: the settlement is grouped around a road widening into a square; the Town H ...

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Location of Buffalo in New York State See Buffalo for other places with this name. Buffalo is an American city in western New York. With about 300,000 residents, it is the state's second-largest city, after New York City, and is the county seat of Erie CountyGR6. (Coords: 42°54′17″N, 78°50′58″W) The Buffalo-Niagara metropolitan area has a population of 1.1 million. Despite its cold, industrial image, Buffalo is home to a diverse popul ...

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John Burgoyne (February 24, 1723 – August 4, 1792) was a British general during the American Revolutionary War, infamous for his arrogance, pompous attitude, and vanity. On October 17, 1777 at Saratoga he surrendered his army of 6,000 men. John Burgoyne - Biography. Burgoyne, "Gentleman Johnny" entered the army at an early age. In 1743 he made a runaway marriage to Lady Charlotte Stanley, daughter of Edward Stanley, 11th Earl of Derby, but soon had to sell his commission to meet his debts, after w ...

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Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (December 31, 1738 – October 5, 1805) was a British military commander and colonial governor. In America, he is most remembered for his role in the American Revolutionary War, and in India, for promulgating the Permanent Settlement. He was the eldest son of Charles Cornwallis, 5th Baron Cornwallis (later 1st Earl Cornwallis) and was born in London even though his family's estates were in Kent. Cornwallis had all the advantages that money and family connections could bring. His famil ...

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The Celestial Kingdom refers to a division of heaven and was coined by the controversial Swedish theologian Emanuel Swedenborg in his 1758 book entitled Heaven and Hell. In Mormonism, it is the highest of three kingdoms of heaven, where God dwells. Celestial Kingdom - Emanuel Swedenborg. Celestial Kingdom has historically referred to a division of heaven and was coined by the controversial Swedish theologian Emanuel Swedenborg in his 1758 book entitled Heaven and Hell. Based on a vision ...

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The Maritime Provinces, or simply the Maritimes, constitute a region of Canada on the Atlantic coast, consisting of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. The Maritimes are located northeast of New England, southeast of Quebec's Gaspé peninsula, and southwest of Newfoundland. Newfoundland and Labrador is sometimes mistakenly identified as a Maritime Province, however it can only be properly called part of Atlantic Canada and thus an Atlantic Province. Although it is located on the Atlantic coast, the Gulf ...

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The Battle of Plassey was a battle that took place on June 23, 1757, near Palashi (পলাশী in Bengali) (anglicised to Plassey), a small village on the Bhagirathi River (a distributary of the Ganga) located about 150 km north of Kolkata, and south of town of Murshidabad (then capital of the Nawab) in India. It was a battle between the forces of the British East India Company and of Siraj Ud Daulah, the last independent Nawab of Bengal. Though this battle did not directly involve the English or French governments who were ...

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The Alpaca (Vicugna pacos) is one of two domesticated breeds of South American camel-like ungulates, derived from the wild guanaco. It resembles a sheep in appearance, but is larger in size, and has a long erect neck with a handsome head. Alpacas are kept in large flocks which graze on the level heights of the Andes of southern Peru, northern Bolivia, and northern Chile at an altitude of between 3500 and 5000 meters above sea-level, throughout the year. They are not used as beasts of burden like llamas, but are valued only for ...

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Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). 1843 - Events. February 6 - The Virginia Minstrels perform the first minstrel show (Bowery Amphitheatre, New York City). February 11 - Giuseppe Verdi's opera I Lombardi premieres in Milan May 18 - The Disruption of the Church of Scotland took place in Edinburgh May 22 - The first ...

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Comet Halley, officially designated 1P/Halley, more generally known as Halley's Comet after Edmond Halley. The most standard pronunciation of "Halley" is [hæli] (IPA), to rhyme with "valley". The once-standard alternate pronunciation [heɪli] (to rhyme with "Bailey") led to rock and roll singer Bill Haley naming his band Bill Haley and the Comets. Comet Halley - Composition. The ...

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Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). 1831 - Events. February-March - Revolts in Modena, Parma and the Papal States are put down by Austrian troops February 14 - Ras Marye of Yejju marches into Tigray and defeats and kills the warlord Sabagadis in the Battle of Debre Abbay. February 20 - Battle of Grochow. Polish rebel forces divide a Russ ...

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Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). 1815 - Events. January 2 - Lord Byron marries Anna Isabella Milbanke, Seaham, County Durham. January 3 - Austria, Britain, and France form a secret defensive alliance treaty against Prussia and Russia. January 8 - War of 1812: Battle of New Orleans February 3 - The first commercial cheese factor ...

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Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 1805 - Events. January 11 - Michigan Territory is created. February 15 - Harmony Society officially formed March 1 - Justice Samuel Chase acquitted of impeachment charges by the U.S. Senate April 27 - United States Marines and Berbers attack the Tripolitan city of Derna (The "Shores of Tripoli" ...

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December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining. December 25 - Events. 274 - Roman emperor Aurelianus has a temple dedicated to Sol Invictus on the supposed day of the solstice and day of rebirth of the Sun. 800 - Coronation of Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor, in Rome. 1000 - Coronation of St. Stephen at Esztergom, held to be the founding day of the Hungarian Nation. 1066 - Coron ...

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Hylobatidae Hominidae Apes are the members of the Hominoidea superfamily of primates, including humans. Currently, there are two families of hominoids: the family Hylobatidae consists of 4 genera and 12 species of gibbons, including the Lar Gibbon and the Siamang, collectively known as the "lesser apes" the family Hominidae consisting of gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans, and humans, collectively known as the "great apes". A few other primates have the word "ape" in their nam ...

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In Tibetan Buddhism, the successive Dalai Lamas (taa-la'i bla-ma) form a tulku lineage of Gelugpa leaders which trace back to 1391. Tibetan Buddhists believe the Dalai Lama to be the present incarnation of Avalokitesvara ("Chenrezig" [spyan ras gzigs] in Tibetan), the bodhisattva of compassion. Between the 17th century and 1959, the Dalai Lama was the head of the Tibetan government, controlling a large portion of the country from the capital Lhasa. The Dalai Lamas never had authority over every region of Tibet nor over t ...

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Term created by Franz Joseph Gall (1758-1828), a German neuroanatomist and physiologist who was a pioneer in the study of the localization of mental functions in the brain, to name his technique to infer brain localization of function on the basis of the external anatomy of the skull or cranium. Cranioscopy is the basis of phrenology, but was later proved to be unscientific. Category: History of neuroscience ...

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The Count of St. Germain († February 27, 1784) was a courtier, adventurer, inventor, amateur scientist, violinist, amateur composer, and a mysterious gentleman; he also displayed some skills with the practice of alchemy. Since his death, various mystical organizations have adopted him as a model figure. In recent years several people have claimed to be the Count of St. Germain, but these claims generally have not been taken seriously. Count of St Germain - Life. St. Germain never revealed his actual backg ...

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Bretagne (French pronunciation ▶ (help·info); English: Brittany; Breton: Breizh; Gallo: Bertaèyn) is one of the 26 régions of France. It occupies a large peninsula in the northwest of the country, lying between the English Channel to the north and the Bay of Biscay to the south. Its capital city is Rennes. Bretagne - Territory. The région of Bretagne is made up of 80% of the forme ...

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Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). 1817 - Events. March 4 - James Monroe succeeds James Madison as the President of the United States of America April - Earthquake in Palermo, Italy April 3 - Princess Caraboo appears in Almondsbury in Gloucestershire, England Battle of Maipú, secures chilean independence. May - The G ...

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