Encyclopedia - 1872: Encyclopedia - 1872
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1872: Encyclopedia Ii - 1872 - Events
1872 - January - April. January 2 - Brigham Young is arrested for bigamy (25 wives). January 12 - Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Et...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1873: Encyclopedia Ii - Events
1873 - January - April. January 71 - Indian Wars: First Battle of the Stronghold during the Modoc War. February 11 - Spanish Cortes ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1873: Encyclopedia Ii - Births
1873 - January-March. January 2 - Saint Thérèse de Lisieux, Roman Catholic nun (d. 1897) January 7 - Adolph Zukor, Austrian-born f...   » 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 - 1800: Encyclopedia Ii - Events
1800 - Ongoing events. French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802)-Second Coalition/Egyptian Campaign Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815)-Second Coa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ulysses S. Grant: Encyclopedia - Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant (April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was the 18th President of the United States (1869–1877). He achieved national fame ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catalan Constitutions: Encyclopedia - Catalan Constitutions
The Catalan constitutions were promulgated by the Corts of Barcelona (corts being the Catalan for courts). The first constitution was pro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celje: Encyclopedia - Celje
Celje (German Cilli, Hungarian Cille) (46.24° North, 15.27° East (WG), 241 m, mean height above sea level (MSL) 304 m) is the third lar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1936: Encyclopedia - 1936
1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). 1936 - Events. January 7-10 - Second Italo-Aby...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1933: Encyclopedia - 1933
1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). 1933 - Events. January 3 - Japanese troops occ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - U.s. Presidential Election, 2000: Encyclopedia - U.s. Presidential Election, 2000
The U.S. presidential election of 2000 was one of the closest elections in U.S. history, decided by only 527 votes in the swing state of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - U.s. Presidential Election, 2004: Encyclopedia - U.s. Presidential Election, 2004
The U.S. presidential election of 2004 was won by the incumbent President, Republican George W. Bush, who defeated his main rival, Democr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1951: Encyclopedia - 1951
1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. 1951 - Events. January 9 - United Nations headquarters officially...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1950: Encyclopedia - 1950
1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). 1950 - Events. January 5 - U.S. Senator Estes Kefau...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1949: Encyclopedia - 1949
1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. 1949 - Events. January 2 - Luis Muñoz Marín became the first democratically el...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1970: Encyclopedia - 1970
1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. 1970 is the Unix epoch time. 1970 - Events. January 1 - Construction begins on A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1972: Encyclopedia - 1972
1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. 1972 - Events. International year of the book January 2 - The Pierre Ho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1957: Encyclopedia - 1957
1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. 1957 - Events. January 1 - Saarland joins West Germany...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1956: Encyclopedia - 1956
1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 1956 - Events. January 1 - End of Anglo-Egyptian Codominiu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1944: Encyclopedia - 1944
1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). 1944 - Events. January 4 - The Battle of Monte ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1930: Encyclopedia - 1930
1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. 1930 - Events. January 6 - The first diesel-engine automobile trip is completed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seattle, Washington: Encyclopedia - Seattle, Washington
Location of Seattle in King County and Washington Seattle is the largest city in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1800: Encyclopedia - 1800
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1800 was a common year starting on Wednesday (se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ulysses S. Grant: Encyclopedia Ii - Ulysses S. Grant - Military Career
Ulysses S. Grant - Mexican War. Grant served in the Mexican-American War (1846–48) under Generals Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ulysses S. Grant: Encyclopedia Ii - Ulysses S. Grant - Military Career
Ulysses S. Grant - Mexican War. Grant served in the Mexican-American War (1846–1848) under Generals Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1922: Encyclopedia - 1922
1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). 1922 - Events. January 7 - Dáil Éireann, the extra-lega...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - U.s. Presidential Election, 1860: Encyclopedia - U.s. Presidential Election, 1860
The U.S. presidential election of 1860 is widely considered to be a realigning election. The nation had been divided through most of the ...   » 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 - 1873: Encyclopedia - 1873
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1903: Encyclopedia - 1903
1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). It also had the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1906: Encyclopedia - 1906
1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). 1906 - Events. January 8 - Landslide in Haverstraw, New York...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1920: Encyclopedia - 1920
1920 (MCMXX) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) 1920 - Events. January 7 - Forces of Russian White ...   » 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 - Courbevoie: Encyclopedia Ii - Courbevoie - Administration
Courbevoie is divided into two cantons: Canton of Courbevoie-Nord: 28,351 inhabitants (40.68% of the total). Canton of Courbevoie-Sud: 4...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cornell University: Encyclopedia Ii - Cornell University - History
Cornell University - Conception of Cornell. When Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White met in the New York Senate in January 1864, each...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - April 22: Encyclopedia - April 22
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. ...   » 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 - 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 - 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 13: Encyclopedia - August 13
August 13 is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (226th in leap years), with 140 days remaining. August 13 - Events. 31...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - April 14: Encyclopedia - April 14
April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). There are 261 days remaining. April 14 - Events. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 26: Encyclopedia - August 26
August 26 is the 238th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (239th in leap years). There are 127 days remaining. August 26 - Events...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - April 1: Encyclopedia - April 1
April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. April 1 - Events. 527 - B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 31: Encyclopedia - August 31
August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining, as the final day of Augu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 3: Encyclopedia - August 3
August 3 is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (216th in leap years), with 150 days remaining. August 3 - Events. 8 -...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 29: Encyclopedia - August 29
August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. It is also the 1st day o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 12: Encyclopedia - August 12
August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 141 days remaining. It is the peak of t...   » 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 - April 26: Encyclopedia - April 26
April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (117th in leap years). There are 249 days remaining. April 26 - Events. ...   » 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 - 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 - Astrakhan Cossacks: Encyclopedia - Astrakhan Cossacks
Astrakhan Cossack Host (Астраханское казачье войско in Russian) was a Cossack host of Imperial Russia drawn from...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arthur Sullivan: Encyclopedia - Arthur Sullivan
Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan (May 13, 1842 – November 22, 1900) was a British composer best known for his operatic collaborations with l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arthur Rimbaud: Encyclopedia - Arthur Rimbaud
By category Medieval 16th Century - 17th Century 18th Century -19th Century 20th Century - Contemporary Chronological list Writers by cat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Art Nouveau: Encyclopedia - Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau (French for "new art") is a style in art, architecture and design that peaked in popularity at the beginning of the 20th cent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Art Sale: Encyclopedia - Art Sale
An Art sale is the practice of selling objects of art by auction. In England this dates from the latter part of the 17th century, when in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Athens Georgia: Encyclopedia - Athens Georgia
Athens or Athens-Clarke County is a city located in Clarke County, Georgia, U.S., in the northeastern part of the state, just off of Geor...   » 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 - Aubrey Beardsley: Encyclopedia - Aubrey Beardsley
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (August 21, 1872 – March 16, 1898) was an influential English artist, illustrator, and author. He was born in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 10: Encyclopedia - August 10
August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 143 days remaining. The term "the 10th ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atlantic Coast Line Railroad: Encyclopedia - Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (AAR reporting mark ACL) was an American railroad that existed between 1898 and July 1, 1967, when it me...   » 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 - Atlanta Braves: Encyclopedia - Atlanta Braves
[1] - In 1994, a players' strike wiped out the last eight weeks of the season and all post-season. Atlanta was six games out of first pla...   » 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 - Around The World In Eighty Days: Encyclopedia - Around The World In Eighty Days
Around the World in Eighty Days (French: Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours) is a classic adventure novel by Jules Verne, first publ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bristol Temple Meads Railway Station: Encyclopedia - Bristol Temple Meads Railway Station
Bristol Temple Meads is a major railway station in Bristol, England. It is situated about a mile south-east of the city centre, and is th...   » 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 - Otto Von Bismarck: Encyclopedia - Otto Von Bismarck
Chancellor of Germany Count Otto von Bismarck, Duke of Lauenburg (April 1, 1815 – July 30, 1898) was one of the most prominent European...   » 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 - Jeans: Encyclopedia - Jeans
Jeans are trousers made from denim. Originally work clothes, they became popular among teenagers starting in the 1950s. Historic brands i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baikal Cossacks: Encyclopedia - Baikal Cossacks
Baikal Cossacks were cossacks of the Transbaikal Cossack Host (Russian: Забайкальское казачье войско), a Cossac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boise Idaho: Encyclopedia - Boise Idaho
Boise is the capital and largest city of Idaho, a state in the northwestern United States of America. As of the 2000 census, it has a po...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - April 2: Encyclopedia - April 2
2 April is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. April 2 - Events. 69 - Ga...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bertrand Russell: Encyclopedia - Bertrand Russell
The Right Honourable Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS (18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970), was an influential Bri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bernadotte: Encyclopedia - Bernadotte
The House of Bernadotte, the current Royal House of the Kingdom of Sweden, has reigned since 1818. Between 1818 and 1905 it was also the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eduard Bernstein: Encyclopedia - Eduard Bernstein
Eduard Bernstein (January 6, 1850 - December 18, 1932) was a German social democratic theoretician and politician, member of the SPD, and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Berkeley California: Encyclopedia - Berkeley California
Berkeley is a city in the San Francisco Bay Area of northern California, in the United States. Its neighbor to the south is the city of O...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Benjamin Tucker: Encyclopedia - Benjamin Tucker
Benjamin Tucker (April 17, 1854 – June 22, 1939) was the leading proponent of American individualist anarchism in the 19th century. Ben...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Benito Juárez: Encyclopedia - Benito Juárez
Benito Pablo Juárez García (March 21, 1806 – July 18, 1872) was a Zapotec Amerindian who served two terms (1861-1863 and 1867-1872) a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bertha Benz: Encyclopedia - Bertha Benz
Bertha Benz, born Bertha Ringer (born May 3, 1849 in Pforzheim, died May 5, 1944 in Ladenburg), was the first person who drove a car over...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bahá'ís In India: Encyclopedia - Bahá'ís In India
The Bahá'í Faith has been established in India almost since the founding of the religion in 1844. An important early follower of Bahá'...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bachelor Of Civil Law: Encyclopedia - Bachelor Of Civil Law
Bachelor of Civil Law or BCL is the name of various degrees in law in English-speaking countries. Historically, it originated as a postgr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - German Navy: Encyclopedia - German Navy
The German Navy (German: Deutsche Marine listen ▶ (help·info)) is the navy of Germany. It traces its roots back to the Imperial Fleet ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bulgarian Orthodox Church: Encyclopedia - Bulgarian Orthodox Church
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church with some 6.5 million members in the Republic of Bulgaria and b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bureau Of Land Management: Encyclopedia - Bureau Of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior which administers America's public l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York Mercantile Exchange: Encyclopedia - New York Mercantile Exchange
The New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) is the world's largest physical commodity futures exchange located in New York City. Its two pri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August Strindberg: Encyclopedia - August Strindberg
Johan August Strindberg ▶ (help·info) (January 22, 1849 – May 14, 1912) was a Swedish writer, playwright and painter. He is ranked a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Australian Feral Camel: Encyclopedia - Australian Feral Camel
The one-humped dromedary Australian (non-native) camels were imported to provide transport through inland Australia and they have since m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marist Brothers: Encyclopedia - Marist Brothers
The Marist Brothers is a Catholic religious order of brothers and affiliated lay people. The order was founded in France, at La Valla nea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bounty Hunter: Encyclopedia - Bounty Hunter
A bounty hunter is an individual who seeks out fugitives ('Hunting') for a monetary reward ('Bounty'), for apprehending by law, if such l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aviation History: Encyclopedia - Aviation History
Humanity's desire to fly probably dates to the first time prehistoric man observed birds, an observation illustrated in the legendary sto...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bösendorfer: Encyclopedia - Bösendorfer
Bösendorfer (L. Bösendorfer Klavierfabrik GmbH) is a piano manufacturer, a wholly owned subsidiary of the BAWAG PSK Gruppe, and is base...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bolesław Prus: Encyclopedia - Bolesław Prus
Bolesław Prus (pronounced: [bɔ'lεswaf 'prus]; August 20, 1847 – May 19, 1912), born Aleksander Głowacki, was a Polish journalist, s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bonaparte: Encyclopedia - Bonaparte
Of Corsican origin, the Bonaparte (originally Buonaparte) family is the family of Napoleon I, who was elected as first consul of France o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boston And Albany Railroad: Encyclopedia - Boston And Albany Railroad
The Boston and Albany Railroad (AAR reporting mark BA) was a railroad connecting Boston, Massachusetts to Albany, New York, later becomin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Austrians: Encyclopedia - List Of Austrians
The following list is an election of famous Austrians. For full lists of all famous Austrians please view the sublists. Note: This list i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 9: Encyclopedia - August 9
August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. August 9 - Events. 48 ...   » 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 - 1819: Encyclopedia - 1819
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1819 common year starting on Friday (see link fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1826: Encyclopedia - 1826
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths See also 1826 in the United States. 1826 (MDCCCX...   » Read the article