Encyclopedia - 1813: Encyclopedia - 1813
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1861: Encyclopedia Ii - Events
1861 - January. January 1 - Benito Juárez captures Mexico City January 2 - Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia dies and is succeeded by W...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1900: Encyclopedia - 1900
1900 (MCM) is a common year starting on Monday. 1900 - Events. January 2 - John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote trade wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1898: Encyclopedia - 1898
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1887: Encyclopedia - 1887
1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1857: Encyclopedia - 1857
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1861: Encyclopedia - 1861
1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1861 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1883: Encyclopedia - 1883
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Augustin Louis Cauchy: Encyclopedia - Augustin Louis Cauchy
Augustin Louis Cauchy (August 21, 1789 – May 23, 1857) was a French mathematician. He started the project of formulating and proving th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1854: Encyclopedia - 1854
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Confederation: Encyclopedia Ii - Confederation - List Of Entities Considered To Be Confederations
Note that historical confederations, especially those that predate the 20th century, may not fit the current definition of a confederatio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 5: Encyclopedia - August 5
August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. August 5 - Events. 642...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 27: Encyclopedia - August 27
August 27 is the 239th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (240th in leap years), with 126 days remaining. August 27 - Events. 47...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 6: Encyclopedia - August 6
August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. August 6 - Events. 153...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Augusta Of Saxe-gotha: Encyclopedia - Augusta Of Saxe-gotha
Augusta of Saxe-Gotha (November 30, 1719 – February 8, 1772) was Princess of Wales from May 8, 1736 to March 31, 1751. She was one of o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 21: Encyclopedia - August 21
August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 132 days remaining. August 21 - Events...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August Wilhelm Von Schlegel: Encyclopedia - August Wilhelm Von Schlegel
August Wilhelm von Schlegel (September 8, 1767 - May 12, 1845), German poet, translator and critic, was born at Hanover, where his father...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 19: Encyclopedia - August 19
August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 134 days remaining. August 19 - Events...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Astara Iran: Encyclopedia - Astara Iran
Astara is a city in the Iranian province of Gilan. It lies on the border with Azerbaijan Republic. It is a relatively important border tr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Assamese Language: Encyclopedia - Assamese Language
Assamese (অসমীয়া) or Asamiya or Oxomiya is the language spoken by some of the natives of the state of Assam in northeast I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Of Wellington: Encyclopedia - Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Of Wellington
The Most Noble Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (c. 1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Astoria Oregon: Encyclopedia - Astoria Oregon
Astoria is the county seat of Clatsop County, OregonGR6, situated near the mouth of the Columbia River. It was named after the American i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 23: Encyclopedia - August 23
August 23 is the 235th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (236th in leap years), with 130 days remaining. August 23 - Events. 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Austrian Crown Jewels: Encyclopedia - Austrian Crown Jewels
The collective term Austrian Crown Jewels or insignia (de: Insignien und Kleinodien) denotes the regalia and vestments worn by the Holy R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 15: Encyclopedia - August 15
August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. August 15 - Events. 77...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 2: Encyclopedia - August 2
August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. August 2 - Events. 338...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baku: Encyclopedia - Baku
Bakı (Azerbaijani: Bakı), also known as Baku, is the capital of Azerbaijan. It is located on the southern shore of the Apsheron Peninsu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Belgrade: Encyclopedia - Belgrade
Belgrade (listen ▶ (help·info)), is the capital of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–Present). It is one of the oldest cities in Europe se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bayreuth: Encyclopedia - Bayreuth
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...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bayonne: Encyclopedia - Bayonne
2 Population sans doubles comptes, i.e. not counting those people already counted in another commune (such as students and military perso...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bell California: Encyclopedia - Bell California
Bell is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 36,664...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Benjamin Mcculloch: Encyclopedia - Benjamin Mcculloch
Benjamin McCulloch (November 11, 1811–March 7, 1862) was a soldier in the Texas Revolution, Texas Ranger, U.S. marshal, and brigadier g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Benjamin Stoddert: Encyclopedia - Benjamin Stoddert
Benjamin Stoddert (1751 – 13 December 1813) was the first United States Secretary of the Navy from May 1, 1798 to March 31, 1801. Stodd...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Benjamin Rush: Encyclopedia - Benjamin Rush
Dr. Benjamin Rush (December 24, 1745–April 19, 1813) was a Founding Father of the United States. Rush lived in the U.S. state of Pennsy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Leipzig: Encyclopedia - Battle Of Leipzig
The Battle of Leipzig or the Battle of the Nations (16-19 October 1813) was the largest conflict in the Napoleonic Wars and the most deci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Lützen 1813: Encyclopedia - Battle Of Lützen 1813
The Battle of Lützen was the first major engagement of the War of the Sixth Coalition of the Napoleonic Wars. Following the disaster of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Barranquilla: Encyclopedia - Barranquilla
Barranquilla is the major industrial city on the Caribbean coast of Colombia. It lies at the mouth of the Magdalena River. It is known as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arnhem: Encyclopedia - Arnhem
Arnhem is a municipality and a city in the east of the Netherlands, located on the Lower Rhine, and the capital of the Gelderland prov...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Barthold Georg Niebuhr: Encyclopedia - Barthold Georg Niebuhr
Barthold Georg Niebuhr (August 27, 1776 – January 2, 1831) was a German statesman and historian. Son of Carsten Niebuhr, he was born at...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Basque People: Encyclopedia - Basque People
  Araba/Álava: 279,000   Bizkaia/Vizcaya: 1,160,000   Gipuzkoa/Guipúzcoa: 684,000   Nafarroa/Navarra: 560,000 Fran...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Komarów: Encyclopedia - Battle Of Komarów
The Battle of Komarów was one of the most important battles of the Polish-Bolshevik War. It took place on August 31, 1920, near the vil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Bautzen: Encyclopedia - Battle Of Bautzen
The Battle of Bautzen was fought on May 21, 1813, and resulted in a French victory by Napoléon Bonaparte over the Kingdom of Prussia und...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Badajoz: Encyclopedia - Badajoz
Badajoz (formerly Badajos), the capital of the Spanish province of Badajoz in the autonomous community of Extremadura, is situated close ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - War And Peace: Encyclopedia - War And Peace
War and Peace (Война и мир [Voyna i mir], in original orthography Война и миръ) is an epic Russian novel by Leo Tolsto...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pound Sterling: Encyclopedia - Pound Sterling
The pound sterling is the official currency of the United Kingdom (UK). It is often simply called the pound, with "pound sterling" used m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1851: Encyclopedia - 1851
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amban: Encyclopedia - Amban
The Ambans were Chinese Imperial representatives in Tibet. They took orders from the Chinese emperor and were his de facto embassy in Tib...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angst: Encyclopedia - Angst
Acceptance Anger Anticipation Boredom Disgust Envy Fear Guilt Hate Hope Joy Jealousy Love Remorse Sadness Sorrow Surprise Angst is a Germ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomas Jefferson: Encyclopedia - Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was the third President of the United States (1801–1809), author of the United State...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anne Catherine Emmerich: Encyclopedia - Anne Catherine Emmerich
Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich (8 September 1774 - 9 February 1824) was a Catholic Augustinian nun, stigmatic, and ecstatic. She was bor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1863: Encyclopedia - 1863
1863 (MDCCCLXIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1874: Encyclopedia - 1874
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abolitionism: Encyclopedia - Abolitionism
Abolitionism was a political movement that sought to abolish the practice of slavery and the worldwide slave trade. It began during the p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abu Simbel: Encyclopedia - Abu Simbel
The archaeological complex of Abu Simbel (Arabic أبو سنبل or أبو سمبل) comprises two massive rock temples in southern Egypt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Admiral Of The Fleet Royal Navy: Encyclopedia - Admiral Of The Fleet Royal Navy
Admiral of the Fleet is a rank of the British Royal Navy and other navies, the equivalent of Fleet Admiral in the United States Navy. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - June 6: Encyclopedia - June 6
June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. June 6 - Events. 1508 - ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 19th-century Philosophy: Encyclopedia - 19th-century Philosophy
In the 18th Century the philosophies of The Enlightenment would begin to have dramatic effect, and the landmark works of philosophers suc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1901: Encyclopedia - 1901
1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesd...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 19th Century: Encyclopedia - 19th Century
The 19th century lasted from 1801 to 1900 in the Gregorian calendar (using the Common Era system of year numbering). Historians sometimes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antoine-augustin Parmentier: Encyclopedia - Antoine-augustin Parmentier
Antoine-Augustin Parmentier (Montdidier August 12, 1737 – December 13, 1813) is remembered as a vocal promoter of cultivating the potat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - April 10: Encyclopedia - April 10
April 10 is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (101st in leap years). There are 265 days remaining. April 10 - Events. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Architecture Timeline: Encyclopedia - Architecture Timeline
This page indexes the individual year in architecture pages. Each year is annotated with a significant event as a reference point. 21s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ontario: Encyclopedia - Ontario
Ontario is the most populous and second-largest in area of Canada's ten provinces. It is found in east-central Canada. Its capital is Tor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russia: Encyclopedia - Russia
The Russian Federation (Russian: Росси́йская Федера́ция, transliteration: Rossiyskaya Federatsiya or Rossijskaja Fed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Locomotive: Encyclopedia - Locomotive
Modelling A locomotive (from lat. locus motivus) is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train, and has no payload capa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Søren Kierkegaard: Encyclopedia - Søren Kierkegaard
Søren Aabye Kierkegaard (IPA: [ˈsœːɔn ˈkʰiɔ̯g̊əˌg̊ɔːˀ]), May 5, 1813 – November 11, 1855), a 19th century Danish philos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander Parkes: Encyclopedia - Alexander Parkes
Alexander Parkes (December 29, 1813 - June 29, 1890) was a metallurgist and inventor from Birmingham, England. He developed the first for...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Freemasonry: Encyclopedia - Freemasonry
Freemasonry is a worldwide fraternal organisation. Its members are reportedly joined together by shared ideals of both a moral and metaph...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Araks River: Encyclopedia - Araks River
Aras, Araks, Arax, Araxes, or Araz (Persian: ارس, Armenian: Araks, Azerbaijani: Araz), is a river rising in Anatolia in Turkey, flowin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - April 28: Encyclopedia - April 28
April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 247 days remaining. April 28 - Events. 125...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henri Bergson: Encyclopedia - Henri Bergson
Henri-Louis Bergson (October 18, 1859 – January 4, 1941) was a French philosopher, influential in France, but out of the main currents ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sati Practice: Encyclopedia - Sati Practice
The practice of sati (or suttee[1]) was a funeral custom in which the widow immolated herself alive on her husband’s funeral pyre. The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - April 13: Encyclopedia - April 13
13 April is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (104th in leap years). There are 262 days remaining. It is also the Ides...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - April 19: Encyclopedia - April 19
April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). There are 256 days remaining. April 19 - Events. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - April 23: Encyclopedia - April 23
April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (114th in leap years). There are 252 days remaining. April 23 - Events. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sugar: Encyclopedia - Sugar
In general use, "sugar" is taken to mean sucrose, also called "table sugar" or saccharose, a disaccharide which is a white crystalline so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - April 27: Encyclopedia - April 27
April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 248 days remaining. April 27 - Events. 112...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arkansas County Arkansas: Encyclopedia - Arkansas County Arkansas
Arkansas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2000, the population is 20,749. The county has two county seats,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cúcuta: Encyclopedia - Cúcuta
Cúcuta, also known as San José de Cúcuta, is a city in Colombia. It is the capital of Norte de Santander, which is between Los Patios ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Confederation: Encyclopedia - Confederation
A confederation is an association of sovereign states, usually created by treaty but often later adopting a common constitution. Confeder...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Westphalia: Encyclopedia - Westphalia
Westphalia (German: Westfalen) is a region in Germany, centred on the cities of Dortmund, Gelsenkirchen, Münster, Bielefeld, and Osnabr�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Governor-general Of India: Encyclopedia - Governor-general Of India
The Governor-General of India (or Governor-General and Viceroy of India) was the head of the British administration in India. The office ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Watervliet New York: Encyclopedia - Watervliet New York
Watervliet is a city located in Albany County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 10,207. The City ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Copley Medal: Encyclopedia - Copley Medal
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 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Warren County New York: Encyclopedia - Warren County New York
Warren County is a county in the state of New York. As of 2000, the population is 63,303. It is named in honor of General Joseph Warren, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Washington County New York: Encyclopedia - Washington County New York
Washington County is a county located in the state of New York. As of 2000, the population is 61,042. It was named for the Revolutionary ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wiehl: Encyclopedia - Wiehl
D-51674 Wiehl Wiehl is a Northrhine-Westfalian municipality in the Oberbergischer Kreis which lies in about 41 km to the east of Colo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wilhelm Müller: Encyclopedia - Wilhelm Müller
Wilhelm Müller (October 7, 1794 - September 30, 1827), German lyric poet, was born at Dessau, the son of a shoemaker. He was educated at...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Charles Wells: Encyclopedia - William Charles Wells
William Charles Wells (1757 — 1817), a physician and printer, was the second son of Robert and Mary Wells. Wells was born in Charleston...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Congreve Inventor: Encyclopedia - William Congreve Inventor
Sir William Congreve (May 20, 1772-May 16, 1828), was an English inventor and rocket pioneer. William Congreve inventor - Biography. Bo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Franklin: Encyclopedia - William Franklin
William Franklin (1731 – 1813) was the last Royal Governor of New Jersey, and remained loyal to Britain through the Revolutionary War. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Buckland: Encyclopedia - William Buckland
William Buckland (12 March 1784 - 24 August 1856) was a prominent English geologist and palaeontologist who wrote the first full account ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Bentinck: Encyclopedia - William Bentinck
There have been several people known as William Bentinck, including: Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck (1774-1839), Governor General...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wilhelm Von Humboldt: Encyclopedia - Wilhelm Von Humboldt
Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Karl Ferdinand Freiherr von Humboldt (June 22, 1767 - April 8, 1835), government functionary, foreign diploma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Benjamin Carpenter: Encyclopedia - William Benjamin Carpenter
William Benjamin Carpenter (October 29, 1813 - November 10, 1885) was an English physiologist and naturalist. He was born at Exeter, the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cornelius Vanderbilt: Encyclopedia - Cornelius Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt (May 27, 1794 – January 4, 1877) was a U.S. entrepreneur who built his wealth in shipping and railroads and was th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - War Of The Austrian Succession: Encyclopedia - War Of The Austrian Succession
The War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748). Maria Theresa of Austria succeeded her father Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor in his Habsb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Das Lied Der Deutschen: Encyclopedia - Das Lied Der Deutschen
Das Lied der Deutschen ("The Song of the Germans", also known as Das Deutschlandlied, "The Song of Germany") has been used, wholly or par...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United Grand Lodge Of England: Encyclopedia - United Grand Lodge Of England
The United Grand Lodge of England (UGLE) is the main governing body of Freemasonry within England, and certain jurisdictions overseas (no...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - University Of Maryland Baltimore: Encyclopedia - University Of Maryland Baltimore
Coppin State University Frostburg State University Salisbury University Towson University University of Baltimore University of Maryland,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - David Dixon Porter: Encyclopedia - David Dixon Porter
Admiral David Dixon Porter (June 8, 1813 – February 13, 1891) was a United States naval officer who became one of the most noted naval ...   » Read the article