1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1848 - Events. The Revolutions of 1848, a series of widespread but failed struggles for more liberal governments, from Brazil to Hungary. January 12 - The Palermo rising in Sicily rises against the Bourbon kingdom of Two Sicilies January 24 - California Gold Rush: James W. Marshall finds gold at Sutter' ...

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1848 in rail transport - September events. September 9 - The high bridge of the Newcastle to Berwick Railway across the River Tyne in England is completed. September 10 - Isambard Kingdom Brunel's experimental atmospheric railway, the South Devon Railway, closes after less than a year of operation. 1848 in rail transport - December events. December - The Galena and Chicago Union Railroad, the oldest part of what is to become the Chicago an ...

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The Italian referendum was meant only to determine whether the Head of State were to come from a family dynasty, or be elected by popular vote. The Head of State, in either case, would appoint members of the government, but not govern personally. Democracy was not a new concept in Italian politics. Italy had become a liberal State with the reforms of king Carlo Alberto and his famous Statuto Albertino in 1848. Suffrage, initially limited to select citizens, was gradually expanded. In 1911, the government of Giovanni Giolitti introduce ...

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Birth of the Italian Republic, Birth of the Italian Republic - Before the referendum, Birth of the Italian Republic - The referendum, Birth of the Italian Republic - The results, Birth of the Italian Republic - The accusation of corrupted vote, Birth of the Italian Republic - Reason for a defeat, Birth of the Italian Republic - Savoy descendants in exile

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By 1848, the Reformers were popular once more in Canada West. Due to the problems of the last parliament, the Governor General was ordered to sign everything that came from this legislature, marking the birth of responsible government in Canada. ...

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List of elections in the Province of Canada, List of elections in the Province of Canada - 1841, List of elections in the Province of Canada - 1844, List of elections in the Province of Canada - 1848, List of elections in the Province of Canada - 1852, List of elections in the Province of Canada - 1854, List of elections in the Province of Canada - 1858, List of elections in the Province of Canada - 1861, List of elections in the Province of Canada - 1863, List of elections in the Province of Canada - Further Reference

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Very little is known of Joseph Johns's early life. His date of birth is uncertain, but thought to be between 1826 and 1830. He may have been born in Wales, since he was working as an iron ore miner in Wales, probably at the Clydach Iron Works, when he was arrested in 1848. His name, however, is of Cornish origin, and there is known to have been some migration between the Cornish and Welsh mines at the time. On 15 November 1848, Johns and an associate named John Williams (convict) were arrested near Chepstow for "... illegally entering ...

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Moondyne Joe, Moondyne Joe - Life of Moondyne Joe, Moondyne Joe - Cultural references, Moondyne Joe - In Song, Moondyne Joe - Moondyne the Book, Moondyne Joe - External link

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Nice - Births. Nice was the birthplace of: Andre Massena (1758-1817), Duke of Rivoli, Prince of Essling, soldier in the armies of Napoleon and a Marshal of France Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1885), nationalist revolutionary and Italy's most famous soldier of the Risorgimento Melchior de Vogue (1848-1910), author Albert Calmette (1863-1933), physician, bacteriologist and immunologist Marcel Journet (1867-1933), tenor Robert Caesar Childers (1838-1876), British ...

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The establishment of the Italian Republic and later of the Kingdom of Italy, ruled by Napoleon, began to spur nationalism in those who lived in the region. As Napoleon's reign began to fail, other national monarchs he had installed tried to keep their thrones by feeding those nationalistic sentiments, setting the stage for the revolutions to come. Among these monarchs were the viceroy of Italy, Eugène de Beauharnais, who tried to get Austrian approval for his succession to the Kingdom of Italy, and Joachim Murat, who called for Italian patriots' help for the unification of Ital ...

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Italian unification, Italian unification - Background, Italian unification - Early revolutionary activity 1820 to 1830, Italian unification - Carbonari insurrections 1820 – 1821, Italian unification - 1830 insurrections, Italian unification - Revolutions of 1848-49, Italian unification - Creation of the Italian State, Italian unification - The War of 1859 and its aftermath, Italian unification - The Mille expedition, Italian unification - Defeat of Naples, Italian unification - Garibaldi wants Rome, Italian unification - Third Independence War 1866, Italian unification - Rome, Italian unification - Modern era, Italian unification - Secession movements

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Italian unification - Carbonari insurrections 1820 – 1821. In 1814 the Carbonari began organizing revolutionary activities in Naples; by 1820 the group was strong enough to invade Naples with its own army, forcing the king to promise to implement a new constitution the Carbonari had drafted. But the revolution was put down the following year by the Austrians, acting ...

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Italian unification, Italian unification - Background, Italian unification - Early revolutionary activity 1820 to 1830, Italian unification - Carbonari insurrections 1820 – 1821, Italian unification - 1830 insurrections, Italian unification - Revolutions of 1848-49, Italian unification - Creation of the Italian State, Italian unification - The War of 1859 and its aftermath, Italian unification - The Mille expedition, Italian unification - Defeat of Naples, Italian unification - Garibaldi wants Rome, Italian unification - Third Independence War 1866, Italian unification - Rome, Italian unification - Modern era, Italian unification - Secession movements

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In the Austro-Prussian War of 1866, Austria-Hungary contested with Prussia the position of leadership among the German states. The Kingdom of Italy seized the opportunity to capture Venetia from Austrian rule and allied itself with Prussia. Austria tried to convince the Italian government to accept Venetia in exchange for non-intervention. However, on April 8, Italy and Prussia powers signed an agreement that supported Italy's acquisition of Venetia, and on June 20, Italy declared war on Austria-Hungary. Within the context of Italian unification, the Austro-Prussian war is called Third Independence War, a ...

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Italian unification, Italian unification - Background, Italian unification - Early revolutionary activity 1820 to 1830, Italian unification - Carbonari insurrections 1820 – 1821, Italian unification - 1830 insurrections, Italian unification - Revolutions of 1848-49, Italian unification - Creation of the Italian State, Italian unification - The War of 1859 and its aftermath, Italian unification - The Mille expedition, Italian unification - Defeat of Naples, Italian unification - Garibaldi wants Rome, Italian unification - Third Independence War 1866, Italian unification - Rome, Italian unification - Modern era, Italian unification - Secession movements

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In January 1848, revolutionary disturbance began on the island of Sicily. Soon, revolution was spreading throughout the continent. In February 1848, the French King Louis Philippe was forced to flee, and a republic was proclaimed. It was inevitable that this disturbance would spread to Italy, and indeed revolutionaries forced constitutions upon most of the Italian rulers, while uprisings in Milan and Venice temporarily ousted the Austrians. Soon, Charles Albert, the King of Sardinia, decided that this was the moment for unifying Italy ...

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Italian unification, Italian unification - Background, Italian unification - Early revolutionary activity 1820 to 1830, Italian unification - Carbonari insurrections 1820 – 1821, Italian unification - 1830 insurrections, Italian unification - Revolutions of 1848-49, Italian unification - Creation of the Italian State, Italian unification - The War of 1859 and its aftermath, Italian unification - The Mille expedition, Italian unification - Defeat of Naples, Italian unification - Garibaldi wants Rome, Italian unification - Third Independence War 1866, Italian unification - Rome, Italian unification - Modern era, Italian unification - Secession movements

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The national party, with Garibaldi at its head, still aimed at the possession of Rome, as the historic capital of the peninsula. In 1867 he made a second attempt to capture Rome, but the papal army, strengthened with a new French auxiliary force, defeated his badly armed volunteers. This led to the French army of occupation being returned to Civita Vecchia, where it was kept for several years. In 1870, the Franco-Prussian War started, and French Emperor Napoleon III could no longer protect the Papal States. Soon after, the Italian gov ...

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Italian unification, Italian unification - Background, Italian unification - Early revolutionary activity 1820 to 1830, Italian unification - Carbonari insurrections 1820 – 1821, Italian unification - 1830 insurrections, Italian unification - Revolutions of 1848-49, Italian unification - Creation of the Italian State, Italian unification - The War of 1859 and its aftermath, Italian unification - The Mille expedition, Italian unification - Defeat of Naples, Italian unification - Garibaldi wants Rome, Italian unification - Third Independence War 1866, Italian unification - Rome, Italian unification - Modern era, Italian unification - Secession movements

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Italian unification was completed at the end of World War I with the annexation of Trieste and Trento, with the respective territories of Friuli Venezia Giulia and Trentino. The Kingdom of Italy had declared neutrality at the beginning of the war, officially because the alliance with Germany and Austria-Hungary was a defensive one, but actually to get the best offer for its contribution to the war. Austria-Hungary requested Italian neutrality, while the Triple Entente its intervention. With the London Pact, signed in April 1915, Italy ...

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Italian unification, Italian unification - Background, Italian unification - Early revolutionary activity 1820 to 1830, Italian unification - Carbonari insurrections 1820 – 1821, Italian unification - 1830 insurrections, Italian unification - Revolutions of 1848-49, Italian unification - Creation of the Italian State, Italian unification - The War of 1859 and its aftermath, Italian unification - The Mille expedition, Italian unification - Defeat of Naples, Italian unification - Garibaldi wants Rome, Italian unification - Third Independence War 1866, Italian unification - Rome, Italian unification - Modern era, Italian unification - Secession movements

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Italian unification - The War of 1859 and its aftermath. Although Charles Albert had been crushingly defeated in his bid to drive the Austrians from Italy, the Piedmontese did not abandon all hope of aggrandizement. Camillo di Cavour, who became prime minister in 1852, also had expansionist ambitions. But he saw that Piedmont would not be able to "do it herself." Instead, he ho ...

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Italian unification, Italian unification - Background, Italian unification - Early revolutionary activity 1820 to 1830, Italian unification - Carbonari insurrections 1820 – 1821, Italian unification - 1830 insurrections, Italian unification - Revolutions of 1848-49, Italian unification - Creation of the Italian State, Italian unification - The War of 1859 and its aftermath, Italian unification - The Mille expedition, Italian unification - Defeat of Naples, Italian unification - Garibaldi wants Rome, Italian unification - Third Independence War 1866, Italian unification - Rome, Italian unification - Modern era, Italian unification - Secession movements

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The establishment of the Italian Republic and later of the Kingdom of Italy, ruled by Napoleon, began to spur nationalism in those who lived in the regions. As Napoleon's reign began to fail, other national monarchs he had installed tried to keep their thrones by feeding those nationalistic sentiments, setting the stage for the revolutions to come. Among these monarchs were the viceroy of Italy, Eugène de Beauharnais, who tried to get Austrian approval for his succession to the Kingdom of Italy, and Joachim Murat, who called for Italian patriots' help for the unification of Ital ...

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Italian unification, Italian unification - Background, Italian unification - Early revolutionary activity 1820 to 1830, Italian unification - Carbonari insurrections 1820 – 1821, Italian unification - 1830 insurrections, Italian unification - Revolutions of 1848-49, Italian unification - Creation of the Italian State, Italian unification - The War of 1859 and its aftermath, Italian unification - The Mille expedition, Italian unification - Defeat of Naples, Italian unification - Garibaldi wants Rome, Italian unification - Third Independence War 1866, Italian unification - Rome, Italian unification - Modern era, Italian unification - Secession movements

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Italian unification - The War of 1859 and its aftermath. Main articles: Austro-Sardinian War, and [[]], and [[]], and ...

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Italian unification, Italian unification - Background, Italian unification - Early revolutionary activity 1820 to 1830, Italian unification - Carbonari insurrections 1820 – 1821, Italian unification - 1830 insurrections, Italian unification - Revolutions of 1848-49, Italian unification - Creation of the Italian State, Italian unification - The War of 1859 and its aftermath, Italian unification - The Mille expedition, Italian unification - Defeat of Naples, Italian unification - Garibaldi wants Rome, Italian unification - Third Independence War 1866, Italian unification - Rome, Italian unification - Modern era, Italian unification - Secession movements

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Although language purists have long attacked this usage as being grammatically incorrect, singular they has a centuries-long history of use by the greatest authors of the English language, including Jane Austen and William Shakespeare. A few literary passages include: I would have everybody marry if they can do it properly. – Jane Austen, Mansfield Park, 1812-1814 A person cannot help their birth. – Thackeray, Vanity Fair, 1848 ‘Tis meet th ...

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Ulysses S. Grant - Mexican War. Grant served in the Mexican-American War (1846–1848) under Generals Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott, taking part in the battles of Resaca de la Palma, Palo Alto, Monterrey, and Veracruz. He was twice brevetted for bravery: at Molino del Rey and Chapultepec. Ulysses S. Grant - Between the Wars. After the Mexican war ended in 1848, Grant remained in the army and was moved to several different posts. He was sent to Fort Vancouver in the Washingt ...

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Ulysses S. Grant, Ulysses S. Grant - Birth and early years, Ulysses S. Grant - Military career, Ulysses S. Grant - Mexican War, Ulysses S. Grant - Between the Wars, Ulysses S. Grant - Western Theater of the Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant - General-in-Chief and strategy for victory, Ulysses S. Grant - Overland Campaign Petersburg and Appomattox, Ulysses S. Grant - Presidency, Ulysses S. Grant - Cabinet, Ulysses S. Grant - Supreme Court appointments, Ulysses S. Grant - States admitted to the Union, Ulysses S. Grant - Later life, Ulysses S. Grant - Timeline, Ulysses S. Grant - Legacy, Ulysses S. Grant - Anti-Semitism, Ulysses S. Grant - In memoriam, Ulysses S. Grant - Trivia, Ulysses S. Grant - Notes

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Unlike american comics that were born as daily strips in newspapers, Italian fumetto has its roots in periodicals aimed at younger readers and in the satirical publications of the 19th century. These magazines published cartoons and illustrations for educational and propagandistic purposes. The first illustrated satirical publication appears in 1848: it's a daily paper named L'Arlecchino published in Naples. Other noteworthy examples of satirical papers of the period include Lo Spirito Folletto published in Milan, Turin' ...

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Italian comics, Italian comics - History, Italian comics - The birth of Italian Comics, Italian comics - Fumetto during Fascism, Italian comics - After WWII: Bonelli and the Rise of the Comic Book, Italian comics - Famous authors, Italian comics - Famous comics, Italian comics - Links, Italian comics - External link

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As king, Kamehameha took several steps to ensure that the islands remained a united realm even after his death. He unified the legal system and he used the products he collected in taxes to promote trade with Europe and the United States. Kamehameha did not allow non-Hawaiians to own land; they would not be able to until the Great Mahele of 1848. This edict ensured the islands' independence even while many of the other ...

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