Encyclopedia - 1907: Encyclopedia - 1907
1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wedne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1907: Encyclopedia Ii - 1907 - Events
1907 - January. January 6 - Maria Montessori opens her first school and daycare center for working class children in Rome (Casa dei B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1907: Encyclopedia Ii - 1907 - Births
1907 - January-March. January 20 - Paula Wessely, Austrian actress (d. 2000) January 23 - Hideki Yukawa, Japanese physicist, Nobel Pri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Virginian Railway: Encyclopedia - Virginian Railway
The Virginian Railway (AAR reporting mark VGN) was a Class I railroad located in Virginia and West Virginia in the United States. The VGN...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1907 In Aviation: Encyclopedia Ii - 1907 In Aviation - Events
August August 1 - An Aeronautical Division is formed in the U.S. Army Signal Corps to oversee "all matters pertaining to military balloo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1907 In Rail Transport: Encyclopedia Ii - 1907 In Rail Transport - Events
1907 in rail transport - April events. April 15 - William N. Page is named president of the newly formed Virginian Railway. 1907 in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1907 In Aviation: Encyclopedia Ii - 1907 In Aviation - First Flights
July July 11 - Blériot Type VI Libellule September September 10 - Nulli Secundus, the British Army's first airship November Novembe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hms Inflexible 1907: Encyclopedia Ii - Hms Inflexible 1907 - Career
Upon commissioning, Inflexible was assigned to the Nore Division of the British Home Fleet. On 26 May 1911, she was in a collision with t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hague Conventions 1899 And 1907: Encyclopedia Ii - Hague Conventions 1899 And 1907 - Hague Convention Of 1907
The Second Peace Conference was held to expand upon the original Hague Convention, modifying some parts and adding others, with an increa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hercules 1907: Encyclopedia Ii - Hercules 1907 - History Of The Hercules
The Hercules was built in 1907 by John H. Dialogue and Son, of Camden, New Jersey. She was built for the Shipowners' and Merchants' Tugbo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Avus: Encyclopedia Ii - Avus - History 1907-1939
The circuit through the Grunewald forest was devised by the Automobilclub von Deutschland (AvD), in 1907, as both a motor-sport venue and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Columbia General Election 1907: Encyclopedia Ii - British Columbia General Election 1907 - Results
Notes: * Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election. 1 One Conservative candidate, R. McBride, who contested and was elec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Flyer: Encyclopedia Ii - American Flyer - The Chicago Era 1907-1938
Although best remembered for the S gauge trains of the 1950s that it made as a division of the A. C. Gilbert Company, American Flyer was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - James Larkin: Encyclopedia Ii - James Larkin - Organising The Irish Labour Movement 1907 - 1914
In January 1907 Larkin undertook his first task on behalf of the trade union movement in Ireland, when he arrived in Belfast to organise ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hague Conventions 1899 And 1907: Encyclopedia Ii - Hague Conventions 1899 And 1907 - Hague Convention Of 1899
Signed on July 29, 1899 and entering into force on September 4, 1900, the Hague Convention of 1899 consisted of four main sections and th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Building The Virginian Railway: Encyclopedia Ii - Building The Virginian Railway - 1907: Virginian Railway Born
In early 1907, the name of the Tidewater Railway was changed by amendment to its articles of incorporation in Virginia to become "The Vir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canadian Football League East Division: Encyclopedia Ii - Canadian Football League East Division - History
Canadian Football League East Division - Pre-1907. The first organized football club in Canada was the Hamilton Foot Ball Club, a prede...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Building The Virginian Railway: Encyclopedia Ii - Building The Virginian Railway - Financial Panic Of 1907 Rogers Suffers A Stroke
While secrecy was a key feature of the success in securing the route, historians feel it is likely that Rogers had planned to finance the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Golden Cockerel: Encyclopedia Ii - The Golden Cockerel - 1907 Preface To Le Coq D'or By Librettist V. Bel'sky
The purely human character of Pushkin's story, The Golden Cockerel - a tragi-comedy showing the fatal results of human passion and weakne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Governor-general Of New Zealand: Encyclopedia Ii - Governor-general Of New Zealand - List Of Lieutenant-governors Governors And Governors-general
Lieutenant-Governors, Governors and Governors-General of New Zealand Governor-General of New Zealand - 1840 - 1841 NZ a dependency of Ne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Avus: Encyclopedia Ii - Avus - History Since 1999
In 1999, a farewell event with veterans was held. From 2000 on, the new Euro Speedway Lausitzring in Brandenburg is considered the replac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Flyer: Encyclopedia Ii - American Flyer - Lionel 1979-present
In May 1967, Lionel Corporation announced it had purchased the American Flyer name and tooling even though it was teetering on the brink ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Avus: Encyclopedia Ii - Avus - History 1947-1967
After World War II, the Soviet quarter and the Berlin Wall with its Checkpoint Bravo at Dreilinden/Drewitz came no closer than about one ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Avus: Encyclopedia Ii - Avus - History 1967-1998
Racing was continued with a flat north turn, but AVUS only held national touring cars DTM and Formula 3 events. The length of the track w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Golden Cockerel: Encyclopedia Ii - The Golden Cockerel - Factors In The Writing Of The Opera
Four factors influenced Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov to write this opera-ballet. (1) Pushkin R-K’s other works inpired by Alexander Pushki...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quebec Bridge: Encyclopedia Ii - Quebec Bridge - History
Quebec Bridge - Background. Before the Quebec Bridge was built, the only way to travel from the south shore of the St. Lawrence in Levi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Golden Cockerel: Encyclopedia Ii - The Golden Cockerel - Story
The bumbling King Dodon talks himself into believing that his country is in danger from the neighbouring State governed by the beautiful ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Flyer: Encyclopedia Ii - American Flyer - A. C. Gilbert Company 1938-1966
In 1938, W.O. Coleman sold American (Chicago) Flyer to Alfred Carlton Gilbert, a former Olympic pole vaulter who first made a name for hi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jamestown Virginia: Encyclopedia Ii - Jamestown Virginia - 20th Century
Jamestown Virginia - Jamestown Exposition of 1907. The Jamestown Exposition of 1907 was one of the many world's fairs and expositions t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Louis Macneice: Encyclopedia Ii - Louis Macneice - Life
Louis MacNeice - Ireland 1907–1917. Louis MacNeice (known as Freddie until his teens, when he adopted his middle name) was born in Be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jamestown Virginia: Encyclopedia Ii - Jamestown Virginia - 20th Century
Jamestown Virginia - Jamestown Exposition of 1907. The Jamestown Exposition of 1907 was one of the many world's fairs and expositions t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - James Larkin: Encyclopedia Ii - James Larkin - Larkin In America 1914 - 1923
Some months after the lockout ended, Larkin left for the United States. He intended to recuperate from the strain of the lockout and rais...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Building The Virginian Railway: Encyclopedia Ii - Building The Virginian Railway - Southern West Virginia Natural Resources
In the expansion westward of the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries, transportation was largely via rivers, canals, and other w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - James Larkin: Encyclopedia Ii - James Larkin - Return To Ireland And Communist Activism
Upon his arrival in Ireland in April 1923, Larkin received a hero's welcome, and immediately set about touring the country meeting trade ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - James Larkin: Encyclopedia Ii - James Larkin - Beginnings
Larkin's family lived in the slums in Liverpool during the early years of his life, and from the age of seven he attended school in the m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - James Larkin: Encyclopedia Ii - James Larkin - The Dublin Lockout 1913
In early 1913 Larkin achieved some notable successes in industrial disputes in Dublin, making frequent recourse to sympathetic strikes an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - James Larkin: Encyclopedia Ii - James Larkin - Return To The Labour Party
In 1941 a new trade union bill was published by the Government. Inspired by an internal trade union restructuring proposal by William O'B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Building The Virginian Railway: Encyclopedia Ii - Building The Virginian Railway - Deepwater Railway: West Virginia Short-line
In 1896, in the western portion of Fayette County, Col. Page formed a small logging railroad, Loup Creek and Deepwater Railway which exte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Building The Virginian Railway: Encyclopedia Ii - Building The Virginian Railway - From The Mountains To The Sea
While they may not have recognized the collusion of the C&O and N&W, Page and Rogers did know that the larger railroads would sur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Building The Virginian Railway: Encyclopedia Ii - Building The Virginian Railway - A Coup At Sewell's Point
Perhaps most notable of all of the communities which helped make the new railroad possible was the City of Norfolk, Virginia. Access to H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Building The Virginian Railway: Encyclopedia Ii - Building The Virginian Railway - Extending The Deepwater Railway To Meet The Tidewater Railway
In West Virginia, the owners, surveyors, and builders of the Deepwater Railway ran into lots of conflicts with both the C&O and the N...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Building The Virginian Railway: Encyclopedia Ii - Building The Virginian Railway - Page Still Willing To Negotiate
As the construction continued throughout 1905, Col. Page continued to meet with each of the big railroads to attempt to negotiate rates f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Building The Virginian Railway: Encyclopedia Ii - Building The Virginian Railway - Final Attempts To Block
Norfolk and Western clearly stood the most to lose by the Deepwater-Tidewater combination. Once rights-of-way had been granted, N&W P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Building The Virginian Railway: Encyclopedia Ii - Building The Virginian Railway - Henry Rogers Steps Forward
The leaders of the big railroads heard many rumors regarding possible sources of the mysterious funding, and Henry Rogers' name had been ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Building The Virginian Railway: Encyclopedia Ii - Building The Virginian Railway - Jamestown Exposition: Helping A Neighbor
Sewell's Point had been selected by the Jamestown Exposition Company for the international exposition on a mile-long site fronting on Ham...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jamestown Virginia: Encyclopedia Ii - Jamestown Virginia - Settlement
Jamestown was founded in 1607, financed by the London Company. After sailing across the Atlantic Ocean from England, the three ships, Sus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Building The Virginian Railway: Encyclopedia Ii - Building The Virginian Railway - Final Spike Celebrations Tragedy
The final spike in the Virginian Railway was driven on January 29, 1909, at the west side of the massive New River Bridge at Glen Lyn, ne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Largo Florida: Encyclopedia Ii - Largo Florida - Infrastructure
Largo Florida - Transportation. The City of Largo is served by two international airports, Tampa_International_Airport and St. Petersbu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Building The Virginian Railway: Encyclopedia Ii - Building The Virginian Railway - Last Tour Planned By Rogers
For the last 15 years of his life, Rogers had become close friends with Dr. Booker T. Washington, the famous African American educator. D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jamestown Virginia: Encyclopedia Ii - Jamestown Virginia - Growth And Development
John Rolfe was the first man to successfully raise export tobacco in the Colony (although the colonists had begun to make glass artifacts...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jamestown Virginia: Encyclopedia Ii - Jamestown Virginia - Later Colonial Era
In 1634, the English Crown created eight shires (i.e. counties) in the colony of Virginia, with a total population of approximately 5,000...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jamestown Virginia: Encyclopedia Ii - Jamestown Virginia - 19th Century
During the American Civil War, in 1861, Confederate William Allen, who owned the Jamestown Island, occupied Jamestown with troops he rais...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ernest Shackleton: Encyclopedia Ii - Ernest Shackleton - Antarctic Expeditions
Ernest Shackleton - 1901 National Antarctic Expedition. Shackleton participated in the National Antarctic Expedition, which was organiz...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Virginia Class Battleship: Encyclopedia Ii - Virginia Class Battleship - Ships In Class
Virginia class battleship - USS Virginia. Designation: BB-13 Laid down: 21 May 1902 Launched: 6 April 1904 Commissioned: 7 May 1906 Op...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jamestown Virginia: Encyclopedia Ii - Jamestown Virginia - Settlement
Jamestown was founded in 1607, financed by the London Company. After sailing across the Atlantic Ocean from England, the three ships, Sus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ernest Shackleton: Encyclopedia Ii - Ernest Shackleton - Legacy
In 1994, the James Caird Society was set up to preserve the memory of Shackleton's achievements. Its first Life President was Shackleton'...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Largo Florida: Encyclopedia Ii - Largo Florida - Historical Overview 1905 To 2005
The original inhabitants of the Largo area were the Tocobaga. They are also known as the Safety Harbor culture from their archeological r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Largo Florida: Encyclopedia Ii - Largo Florida - Geography
Largo is located at 27°54′30″N, 82°46′40″W (27.908355, -82.777791)GR1. It is centrally located in Pinellas County, touching the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Largo Florida: Encyclopedia Ii - Largo Florida - Climate
Largo is located on the Pinellas Peninsula, so that its climate is mediated by its close proximity to the Gulf of Mexico and further medi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Largo Florida: Encyclopedia Ii - Largo Florida - Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 69,371 people, 34,041 households, and 18,382 families residing in the City. The population density...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Largo Florida: Encyclopedia Ii - Largo Florida - Economy
The decline of agriculture with the influx of new residents beginning in the 1960's largely transformed Largo into a bedroom community. E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jamestown Virginia: Encyclopedia Ii - Jamestown Virginia - Growth And Development
John Rolfe was the first man to successfully raise export tobacco in the Colony (although the colonists had begun to make glass artifacts...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sewell's Point: Encyclopedia Ii - Sewell's Point - Sewell's Point In The 20th Century
Early in the 20th century, two developments at Sewell’s Point would have a long-lasting effect on its role in US history. Each laid the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jamestown Virginia: Encyclopedia Ii - Jamestown Virginia - Later Colonial Era
In 1634, the English Crown created eight shires (i.e. counties) in the colony of Virginia, with a total population of approximately 5,000...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jamestown Virginia: Encyclopedia Ii - Jamestown Virginia - 19th Century
During the American Civil War, in 1861, Confederate William Allen, who owned the Jamestown Island, occupied Jamestown with troops he rais...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sewell's Point: Encyclopedia Ii - Sewell's Point - Local Government – Shire To County To City – A Virginia Tradition
Sewell's Point is an area of land. Never declared a town or city, it is more correctly described as a geographical area. The listing of p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sewell's Point: Encyclopedia Ii - Sewell's Point - Boundaries Determined By Weather
Although Hampton Roads represents a sheltered area from the tempests of both the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean, the area’s shor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tulsa Oklahoma: Encyclopedia Ii - Tulsa Oklahoma - Tulsa's Districts And Neighborhoods
Tulsa is a unique city with many striking structures built in the 1920s and 1930s by oil barons. Downtown in particular has many landmark...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sewell's Point: Encyclopedia Ii - Sewell's Point - A Strategic Civil War Location
Sewell's Point’s location at the mouth of Hampton Roads proved to be a strategic location during the early portion of the Civil War. S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Merchant Taylors' School: Encyclopedia Ii - Merchant Taylors' School - School History
Merchant Taylors' School - 1561 - 1605. The school was founded in 1561 by members of the Merchant Taylors' Company. The site of the ori...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sewell's Point: Encyclopedia Ii - Sewell's Point - Sewell's Point In The 21st Century
According to public information made available by the U.S. Navy, the facility at Sewell's Point occupies about 4,600 acres (19 km²)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Virginian Railway: Encyclopedia Ii - Virginian Railway - Building The Virginian Railway
The Virginian Railway (VGN) was conceived early in the 20th century by two men. One was a brilliant civil engineer and entrepreneur, Will...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Merchant Taylors' School: Encyclopedia Ii - Merchant Taylors' School - Present Day
The school continues to accept pupils based upon an entrance examination, sat when an applicant is either 11, 13 or 16. Over the years it...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tulsa Oklahoma: Encyclopedia Ii - Tulsa Oklahoma - History Of Tulsa
Tulsa Oklahoma - Indian Territory: 1830-1882. What was to ultimately become Tulsa was first a part of Indian Territory, which was creat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tulsa Oklahoma: Encyclopedia Ii - Tulsa Oklahoma - Faith And Worship
Tulsa also has significant religious diversity, with Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, Islamic, Buddhist, Hindu, and others represented. Popu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Virginian Railway: Encyclopedia Ii - Virginian Railway - The Vgn-n&w Merger
In time, the big railroads learned to coexist with their newer competitor, and came to regret turning down opportunities to purchase it b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Virginian Railway: Encyclopedia Ii - Virginian Railway - Heritage: There Will Always Be A Virginian
When the VGN lost its identity upon purchase by the Norfolk & Western in 1959, author and photographer H. Reid wrote the epoch book "...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Virginian Railway: Encyclopedia Ii - Virginian Railway - Operating And Electrifying The Richest Little Railroad In The World
Mr. Rogers left his heirs and employees with a marvelous new railroad. Throughout its profitable 50-year history, the VGN continued to fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tulsa Oklahoma: Encyclopedia Ii - Tulsa Oklahoma - Media And Publishing
Tulsa Oklahoma - Print. Local Newspapers Tulsa Beacon www.tulsabeacon.com is a weekly paper aimed towards Christian conservative read...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tulsa Oklahoma: Encyclopedia Ii - Tulsa Oklahoma - Influence On U.s. Society And Culture
Tulsa Oklahoma - Politics. Senator James Inhofe and the late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan were born in Tulsa. Steve Largent, a forme...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tulsa Oklahoma: Encyclopedia Ii - Tulsa Oklahoma - Geography And Climate
Tulsa Oklahoma - Geography. Tulsa is located at 36°7'53" North, 95°56'14" West (36.131294, -95.937332)GR1 in the northeastern corner ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tulsa Oklahoma: Encyclopedia Ii - Tulsa Oklahoma - Demographics
Tulsa Oklahoma - Population. As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 393,049 people, 165,743 households, and 99,114 families residing in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tulsa Oklahoma: Encyclopedia Ii - Tulsa Oklahoma - Business And Economy
Tulsa, while no longer the Oil Capital of the World, is still an important energy center. Other important industries include aerospace, t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tulsa Oklahoma: Encyclopedia Ii - Tulsa Oklahoma - Transportation
Tulsa Oklahoma - Air. Tulsa is served by Tulsa International Airport. Eleven commercial airlines and several charter airlines serve nea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Hampton Roads: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Hampton Roads - First Clash Between Ironclads
Battle of Hampton Roads - 8 March 1862 — Virginia wreaks havoc on wooden Union warships. The battle began when the large and somewhat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tulsa Oklahoma: Encyclopedia Ii - Tulsa Oklahoma - Entertainment And Attractions
With the city's interesting mix of Southern settlers, Northern oilmen, and Western ranchers and thanks to Tulsa's location in an area ric...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Hampton Roads: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Hampton Roads - Lincoln Attempts Blockade At Hampton Roads
From the outset of the Civil War, Union President Abraham Lincoln implemented a plan to bring the rebellious Confederate states back into...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leon Trotsky: Encyclopedia Ii - Leon Trotsky - Before The 1917 Revolution
Leon Trotsky - Childhood and family 1879-1896. Trotsky's date of birth is October 26 (Julian calendar) or November 7 (Gregorian calenda...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Hampton Roads: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Hampton Roads - Ironclad Warships: A New Technology
Ironclads were warships sheathed with thick iron plates for protection. The first uses of iron for naval protection had occurred in the F...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leon Trotsky: Encyclopedia Ii - Leon Trotsky - After The Russian Revolution
After the Bolsheviks came to power, Trotsky became the People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs and published the secret treaties previous...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leon Trotsky: Encyclopedia Ii - Leon Trotsky - The Last Exile 1929-1940
Trotsky was deported from the Soviet Union in February 1929. His first station in exile was the Turkish island of Prinkipo (now Büyükad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Hampton Roads: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Hampton Roads - Fate And Heritage Of The Two Famous Ironclads
After the Battle of Hampton Roads, neither ship played much of a subsequent part in the war, and neither survived 1862. Events on land su...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Hampton Roads: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Hampton Roads - Commemorating The Battle
Battle of Hampton Roads - Historical names: Merrimack. The name of the warship which served the Confederacy in the famous Battle of Ham...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leon Trotsky: Encyclopedia Ii - Leon Trotsky - Contributions To Theory
Main article: Trotskyism. Trotsky considered himself a "Bolshevik-Leninist", arguing for the establishment of a vanguard party. He consid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Hampton Roads: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Hampton Roads - Uss Monitor — Rediscovery And Display
After resting undetected on the ocean floor for 111 years, the wreck of Monitor was located by a team of scientists in 1973. The remains ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Panic Of 1857: Encyclopedia Ii - Panic Of 1857 - Causes
The immediate event that touched off the panic was the failure on August 24 of the New York City branch of the Ohio Life Insurance and Tr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Panic Of 1857: Encyclopedia Ii - Panic Of 1857 - Remedies
At the suggestion of Howell Cobb, Secretary of the Treasury, President James Buchanan proposed to Congress that the Treasury be authorize...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Panic Of 1873: Encyclopedia Ii - Panic Of 1873 - View Of The Austrian School
Some economists of the Austrian school claim that the "great depression", which is supposed to have lasted for an unprecedented six years...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Panic Of 1819: Encyclopedia Ii - Panic Of 1819 - Explanations
Different economic schools of thought have offered explanations for the Panic of 1819. Panic of 1819 - Monetarism. According to monetar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Panic Of 1819: Encyclopedia Ii - Panic Of 1819 - Proposed Remedies
Proposed remedies included: increase of tariffs (largely proposed by Northern manufacturing interests) reduction of tariffs (largely pro...   » Read the article