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 - Births
1907 - January-March. January 20 - Paula Wessely, Austrian actress (d. 2000) January 23 - Hideki Yukawa, Japanese physicist, Nobel Pri...   » 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Augustus Saint-gaudens: Encyclopedia - Augustus Saint-gaudens
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (Dublin, March 1, 1848 - Cornish, New Hampshire, August 3, 1907), was the Irish-born American sculptor of the Beau...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wilhelm Frick: Encyclopedia - Wilhelm Frick
Wilhelm Frick (March 12, 1877 – October 16, 1946) was a prominent Nazi official. Frick was born in Alsenz, Germany, the son of a t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss Vestal Ar-4: Encyclopedia - Uss Vestal Ar-4
The history of USS Vestal (AR-4) began when Erie (Fleet Collier No. 1) was authorized on 17 April 1904; but the ship was renamed Vestal i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhagat Singh: Encyclopedia - Bhagat Singh
Bhagat Singh (September 27, 1907 – March 23, 1931) was an Indian revolutionary, considered to be one of the most famous martyrs of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Constantine Karamanlis: Encyclopedia - Constantine Karamanlis
Constantine Karamanlis (Κωνσταντίνος Καραμανλής in Greek; March 8, 1907 - April 23, 1998) was a Greek politician. C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Perkin: Encyclopedia - William Perkin
Sir William Henry Perkin (March 12, 1838 – July 14, 1907) was an English chemist best known for his discovery, at the age of 18, of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wyatt Earp: Encyclopedia - Wyatt Earp
Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp (March 19, 1848–January 13, 1929), was a sometime buffalo hunter, officer of the law, gambler, and saloon-keeper...   » 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 - 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 - Curnonsky: Encyclopedia Ii - Curnonsky - Chronology
Curnonsky was a ghostwriter for 'Willy', Colette's husband. According to his biographer Arbellot, he coined the name Bibendum for the Mic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Goldfield Nevada: Encyclopedia Ii - Goldfield Nevada - Labor Relations During The Boom Years
Soon after mining on an extensive scale began, the miners organized themselves as a local branch of the Western Federation of Miners, and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss Porpoise Ss-7: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss Porpoise Ss-7 - Early Service
Assigned initially to the Naval Torpedo Station at Newport for experimental torpedo firing work, Porpoise entered the New York Navy Yard ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss Shark Ss-8: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss Shark Ss-8 - Early Service
Over the next three and a half years, Shark operated locally at the Naval Torpedo Station at Newport, conducting firing tests with torped...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1991: Encyclopedia Ii - 1991 - Deaths
1991 - January-February. January 5 - Vasko Popa, Yugoslavian poet (b. 1922) January 8 - Steve Clark, English guitarist (Def Leppard) (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Politics Of Bhutan: Encyclopedia Ii - Politics Of Bhutan - Overview
Since 1907 the political organisation of Bhutan has been a monarchy (see List of kings of Bhutan). The executive powers of the King were ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Franklin D. Roosevelt: Encyclopedia Ii - Franklin D. Roosevelt - Marriage And Children
Meanwhile he had become engaged to Eleanor, despite the fierce resistance of Sara Delano Roosevelt, who was terrified of losing control o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Market-frankford Line: Encyclopedia Ii - Market-frankford Line - History
A bridge to carry the line across the Schuylkill River, just north of Market Street, was built from July 1903 to August 1905. Constructio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cuxhaven: Encyclopedia Ii - Cuxhaven - Introduction
Cuxhaven is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, with about 55000 inhabitants. It is located on the shore of the North Sea at the mouth of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Franklin D. Roosevelt: Encyclopedia Ii - Franklin D. Roosevelt - Marriage And Children
Meanwhile he had become engaged to Eleanor, despite the fierce resistance of Sara Delano Roosevelt, who was terrified of losing control o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Asiatic Exclusion League: Encyclopedia Ii - Asiatic Exclusion League - Canada
A sister organization with the same name was formed in Vancouver, British Columbia, on September 7, 1907 (as reported in the Vancouver Ne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - An Railway: Encyclopedia Ii - An Railway - History
The Apalachicola Northern Railroad was chartered on April 7, 1903. Construction began on March 21, 1905, and trains began running north f...   » 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 - 1990: Encyclopedia Ii - 1990 - Deaths
1990 - January. January 2 - Alan Hale Jr., American actor (b. 1918) January 4 - Doc Edgerton, American electrical engineering (b. 1903...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charing Cross Tube Station: Encyclopedia Ii - Charing Cross Tube Station - History
The station used to be separate stations with the Bakerloo Line being served (since March 10, 1906) by Trafalgar Square station and the N...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bukidnon: Encyclopedia Ii - Bukidnon - History
Bukidnon became a part of Misamis in the latter part of 1850. The whole area was then called Malaybalay City (few houses) and the people ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hilda Toledano: Encyclopedia Ii - Hilda Toledano - Claims And Responses
She asserted, following the death of Manuel II, that she was head of the Royal House and was supported by some Portuguese royalists. This...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Tyler: Encyclopedia Ii - John Tyler - Marriage
Tyler married twice, firstly to Letitia Christian on March 29, 1813. They had eight children: Mary Tyler (April 15, 1815 - June 17, 1847...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Manitoba Liberal Party: Encyclopedia Ii - Manitoba Liberal Party - Party Leaders
Liberal Party leaders 1. Thomas Greenway 1882/1883-1904 2. Charles Mickle December 5, 1904-March 28, 1906 (parliamentary leader) 3. Edwa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1980: Encyclopedia Ii - 1980 - Deaths
1980 - January. January 3 - Joy Adamson, Austrian-born conservationist and author (murdered) (b. 1910) January 8 - John Mauchly, Ameri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1997: Encyclopedia Ii - 1997 - Deaths
1997 - January-May. January 10 - Sheldon Leonard, American producer, actor, director January 10 - Alexander R. Todd, Baron Todd, Scott...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1999: Encyclopedia Ii - 1999 - Deaths
1999 - January-April. January 14 - Jerzy Grotowski, Polish theatre director (b. 1933) January 25 - Robert Shaw, American conductor (b....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wilhelm Maybach: Encyclopedia Ii - Wilhelm Maybach - Zeppelin Engines 1908
Also in 1907 the German Engineers Association VDI recognized Wilhelm Maybach as one of its honorary members. In August 5 1908 the Zeppeli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Line Of Succession To The Swedish Throne: Encyclopedia Ii - Line Of Succession To The Swedish Throne - Oscar Ii
Order of succession under King Oscar II (1872-1907). From September 18, 1872 Crown Prince Gustaf, Duke of Wermelandia Prince Oscar, Duke...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Davis California: Encyclopedia Ii - Davis California - History
Davis grew around a Southern Pacific Railroad depot which was built in 1868. It was then known as "Davisville", named for Jerome C. Davis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Technology During World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - Technology During World War I - Chemical Weapons
Although it had been banned in the Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907, Germany turned to its best-in-the-world chemical industry, account...   » 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 - 1999: Encyclopedia Ii - 1999 - Deaths
1999 - January-April. January 11 - Brian Moore, Northern Irish-born writer (b. 1921) January 14 - Jerzy Grotowski, Polish theatre dire...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Manitoba Liberal Party: Encyclopedia Ii - Manitoba Liberal Party - The Party In The Early 20th Century
Charles Mickle was chosen parliamentary leader on December 5, 1904, and led the party until a provincial convention was held in late Marc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scotland National Rugby Union Team: Encyclopedia Ii - Scotland National Rugby Union Team - History
Scotland national rugby union team - 1871-1924. The first ever international rugby union game was played at Raeburn Place, Edinburgh on...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - University Of North Carolina At Charlotte: Encyclopedia Ii - University Of North Carolina At Charlotte - Leaders Of The University
University of North Carolina at Charlotte - Bonnie E. Cone founder. Bonnie E. Cone (1907-2003), or Miss Bonnie as she was known to stud...   » Read the article