Encyclopedia - Giuseppe Garibaldi: Encyclopedia Ii - Giuseppe Garibaldi - Campaign Of 1860
At the beginning of April 1860, uprisings in Messina and Palermo in the absolutist Kingdom of the Two Sicilies provided Garibaldi with an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1867: Encyclopedia Ii - Events
1867 - January—April. January 1 - The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge opens between Cincinnati, Ohio and Covington, Kentucky, bec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Victor Emmanuel Ii Of Italy: Encyclopedia - Victor Emmanuel Ii Of Italy
Victor Emmanuel II (Italian: Vittorio Emanuele II; March 14, 1820 – January 9, 1878) was the King of Piedmont, Savoy and Sardinia from ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1849: Encyclopedia - 1849
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Victor Emmanuel Ii Of Italy: Encyclopedia Ii - Victor Emmanuel Ii Of Italy - Life
Victor Emmanuel was born in Turin. During the reign of his father, Charles Albert, the kingdoms of Sardinia and Piedmont were united. Cha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Italian Unification: Encyclopedia Ii - Italian Unification - Creation Of The Italian State
Italian unification - The War of 1859 and its aftermath. Main articles: Austro-Sardinian War, and [[]], and [[]], and ... See also:It...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1867: Encyclopedia - 1867
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Italian Unification: Encyclopedia Ii - Italian Unification - Creation Of The Italian State
Italian unification - The War of 1859 and its aftermath. Although Charles Albert had been crushingly defeated in his bid to drive the A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Victor Emmanuel Ii Of Italy: Encyclopedia Ii - Victor Emmanuel Ii Of Italy - Life
Victor Emmanuel was born in Turin. During the reign of his father, Charles Albert, the kingdoms of Sardinia and Piedmont were united. Cha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clothing Terminology: Encyclopedia - Clothing Terminology
Clothing terminology comprises the names of individual garments and classes of garments, as well as the specialized vocabularies of the t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Italian Unification: Encyclopedia Ii - Italian Unification - Background
The establishment of the Italian Republic and later of the Kingdom of Italy, ruled by Napoleon, began to spur nationalism in those who li...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wallace Monument: Encyclopedia - Wallace Monument
The Wallace National Monument (generally known as the Wallace Monument) is a tower standing on the summit of Abbey Craig, a hilltop near ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - House Of Bourbon: Encyclopedia - House Of Bourbon
The House of Bourbon is an important European royal house. Bourbon kings first ruled Navarre and France in the 16th century. By the 18th ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Austro-sardinian War: Encyclopedia - Austro-sardinian War
Austro-Sardinian War was fought by Napoleon III of France and Kingdom of Sardinia against Austria in 1859. In respect to Italian unificat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1860: Encyclopedia - 1860
1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1860 -...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1859: Encyclopedia - 1859
1859 (MDCCCLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calend...   » 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 - Italian Unification: Encyclopedia Ii - Italian Unification - Early Revolutionary Activity 1820 To 1830
Italian unification - Carbonari insurrections 1820 – 1821. In 1814 the Carbonari began organizing revolutionary activities in Naples;...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babylon 5: Encyclopedia - Babylon 5
Babylon 5 is an epic science fiction television series created, produced, and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. The music for th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Papal States: Encyclopedia - Papal States
The Papal States (Gli Stati della Chiesa or Stati Pontificii, "States of the Church") was one of the major historical states of Italy bef...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Italian Unification: Encyclopedia Ii - Italian Unification - Modern Era
Italian unification was completed at the end of World War I with the annexation of Trieste and Trento, with the respective territories of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Victor Emmanuel Ii Of Italy: Encyclopedia Ii - Victor Emmanuel Ii Of Italy - Wife And Sons
In 1842 he was married to a cousin, Maria Adelaide of Habsburg (b.1822-d.1855) and had children including: Marie Clothilde 1843-1911, wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1834: Encyclopedia - 1834
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1807: Encyclopedia - 1807
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1807 was a common year starting on Thursday (see...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Italian Unification: Encyclopedia Ii - Italian Unification - Rome
The national party, with Garibaldi at its head, still aimed at the possession of Rome, as the historic capital of the peninsula. In 1867 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Italian Unification: Encyclopedia Ii - Italian Unification - Third Independence War 1866
In the Austro-Prussian War of 1866, Austria-Hungary contested with Prussia the position of leadership among the German states. The Kingdo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Italian Unification: Encyclopedia Ii - Italian Unification - Revolutions Of 1848-49
In January 1848, revolutionary disturbance began on the island of Sicily. Soon, revolution was spreading throughout the continent. In Feb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1871: Encyclopedia - 1871
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carbonari: Encyclopedia - Carbonari
The Carbonari ("coalmen") were groups of secret revolutionary societies founded in early 19th century Italy, and instrumental in organisi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Italian Unification: Encyclopedia Ii - Italian Unification - Background
The establishment of the Italian Republic and later of the Kingdom of Italy, ruled by Napoleon, began to spur nationalism in those who li...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - San Marino: Encyclopedia Ii - San Marino - History
San Marino claims to be the world's oldest republic still in existence, founded in 301 CE by a skilled builder referred to as St. Marinus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - April Uprising: Encyclopedia Ii - April Uprising - Preparation
In November 1875, activists of the Bulgarian Revolutionary Central Committee met in the Romanian town of Giurgiu and decided that the pol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anita Garibaldi: Encyclopedia Ii - Anita Garibaldi - South American Adventures
Anita Ribeiro was born into a poor family of herdsmen and fishermen in Morrinhos in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina a year prior to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maximilian I Of Mexico: Encyclopedia Ii - Maximilian I Of Mexico - Emperor Of Mexico
Maximilian landed at Veracruz on May 28, 1864; but from the very outset he found himself involved in serious difficulties since the Mexic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sicily: Encyclopedia Ii - Sicily - History
The autochthonous peoples of Sicily, long absorbed into the population, were tribes known to Greek writers as the Elymians, the Sicani an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 19th Century: Encyclopedia Ii - 19th Century - Europe
In 1801, the Irish parliament voted to merge Ireland with England, thus creating the United Kingdom. Ireland remained under total British...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1860s In Fashion: Encyclopedia Ii - 1860s In Fashion - Women's Fashions
By the early 1860s, skirts had reached their ultimate width. Day dresses featured wide pagoda sleeves worn over undersleeves or engageant...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Revolutionary: Encyclopedia Ii - Revolutionary - Inventions
Revolutionary inventions call for a similar 'revolutionary' change in one or many human societies. Examples may include the haber process...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Republic 19th Century: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Republic 19th Century - History
On 15 November 1848, Pellegrino Rossi, Minister of Justice of the Papal Government was assassinated. The following day the residents of R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Revisionist Zionism: Encyclopedia Ii - Revisionist Zionism - Revisionist Zionism: Ideology
Ideologically, Revisionism advocated the creation of a Jewish state on both sides of the Jordan River, that is, a state which would inclu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Freemasons: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Freemasons - Famous Freemasons
List of Freemasons - Political and civil rights leaders. Domingo Faustino Sarmiento José de San Martín Carlos Pellegrini (source:&...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maximilian I Of Mexico: Encyclopedia Ii - Maximilian I Of Mexico - Emperor Of Mexico
Maximilian landed at Veracruz on May 28, 1864; but from the very outset he found himself involved in serious difficulties since the Mexic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Atheists: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Atheists - Influential Or Outspoken Atheists
List of atheists - Living. Phillip Adams (1939-) - Australian broadcaster, writer, film-maker, left-wing radical thinker, iconoclast, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - House Of Bourbon: Encyclopedia Ii - House Of Bourbon - The Early Bourbon Kings Of France
Henry granted the Edict of Nantes April 13, 1598, establishing Catholicism as an official state religion, but otherwise assuring the Hugu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Brown Abolitionist: Encyclopedia Ii - John Brown Abolitionist - Later Years
In 1844, Brown partnered with Simon Perkins of Akron, managing the magnate's farm and flocks. In 1846, responding to the concerns of wool...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Subhash Chandra Bose: Encyclopedia Ii - Subhash Chandra Bose - Early Life
Subhash Chandra Bose was born to an affluent Bengali family in Cuttack, Orissa. His father, Janakinath Bose, was a public prosecutor who ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Subhash Chandra Bose: Encyclopedia Ii - Subhash Chandra Bose - Actions During The Second World War
Bose advocated the approach that the political instability of war-time Britain should be taken advantage of—rather than simply wait for...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Piacenza: Encyclopedia Ii - Piacenza - History
Piacenza - Ancient history. Before its settlement by the Romans, the area was populated by Celtic and Ligurian tribes. Piacenza was fou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 19th Century: Encyclopedia Ii - 19th Century - Europe
In 1801, the Irish parliament voted to merge Ireland with England, thus creating the United Kingdom. Ireland remained under total British...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nice: Encyclopedia Ii - Nice - History
There were settlements in the Nice area approximately 400,000 years ago: the site of Terra Amata shows one of the earliest uses of fire a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taranto: Encyclopedia Ii - Taranto - The Greek Period
Taranto - Foundation and splendour. Taranto was founded in 708 BC by Spartan immigrants. It is the only Spartan colony, and its origin ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Italy: Encyclopedia Ii - Italy - Languages
The official language of Italy is Standard Italian - a direct descendant of Latin (some 75% of Italian words are of Latin origin). Prior ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mazara Del Vallo: Encyclopedia Ii - Mazara Del Vallo - Today
Today Mazara is widely considered to be one of the most important fishing centres of Italy; its recent history is full of chronicles abou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Megapolisomancy: Encyclopedia Ii - Megapolisomancy - The Occult Science Of Megapolisomancy
According to De Castries, excessively large cities pose a clear danger to the people living in and near them by allowing mass quantities ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marina Militare: Encyclopedia Ii - Marina Militare - Ensign
The ensign of the Marina Militare is the Italian tricolour with Marina Militare emblem on the white third. The emblem is composed by a sh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Italians: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Italians - Artists
see also: List of Italian painters Leon Battista Alberti (1404-1472), architect Fra Angelico (1387-1445), (Giovanni da Fiesole) Baccio D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Asteroids Named After People: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Asteroids Named After People - Science
List of asteroids named after people - Mathematicians. 1858 Lobachevskij (Nikolai Lobachevsky) 1859 Kovalevskaya (Sofia Kovalevskaya) ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Eponyms: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Eponyms - L - Z
See List of eponyms (L-Z) An asterisk designates people who became eponyms despite their stated wishes not to. ... See also:List of epo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pescara: Encyclopedia Ii - Pescara - History
Pescara's origins precede the Roman conquest. The ancient city's name was Aternum, as well as the river: it was connected to Rome through...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Regia Marina: Encyclopedia Ii - Regia Marina - History
Regia Marina - Before World War I. July 20, 1866: Sea battle against the Austrian fleet in the Battle of Lissa, near the island of Vis ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Teddington: Encyclopedia Ii - Teddington - Local Geography
Teddington - Nearest places. Twickenham Ham Petersham Hampton Norbiton Surbiton Feltham Strawberry Hill Teddington - Nearest railway...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - War Of Tatters: Encyclopedia Ii - War Of Tatters - The War
Apparently the uprising began due to the secondary role that the Rio Grande do Sul state was playing in Brazilian regencial politics, bec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taganrog: Encyclopedia Ii - Taganrog - General Information
Taganrog does not resemble other seaside towns by the very fact that its location is not in a quiet harbor, but on a hill. The town is op...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Subiaco Italy: Encyclopedia Ii - Subiaco Italy - History
In ancient times settlers of the area were the Equi, an Italic people. In 304 BC they were won by the Romans, who subsequently introduced...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - San Marino: Encyclopedia Ii - San Marino - History
San Marino claims to be the world's oldest republic still in existence, founded in 301 CE by a skilled builder referred to as St. Marinus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sicily: Encyclopedia Ii - Sicily - History
The autochthonous peoples of Sicily, long absorbed into the population, were tribes known to Greek writers as the Elymians, the Sicani an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - La Maddalena: Encyclopedia Ii - La Maddalena - History
The Maddalena archipelago, and thus presumably La Maddalena, is known from archaelogical evidence to have been occupied in prehistoric ti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Italian Aircraft Carrier Aquila: Encyclopedia Ii - Italian Aircraft Carrier Aquila - Italian Aircraft Carriers
Aquila is considered the first aircraft carrier built for the Italian Navy, and the only one before the Giuseppe Garibaldi. However, the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fs Charles De Gaulle: Encyclopedia Ii - Fs Charles De Gaulle - Active Service
FS Charles de Gaulle - Refitting. On 16 September 2001, slightly abnormal radioactivity levels aboard the Charles de Gaulle, probably d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Francesco Crispi: Encyclopedia Ii - Francesco Crispi - Parliament And Government
Entering parliament in 1861 as deputy of the extreme Left for the Castelvetrano commune, Crispi acquired the reputation of being the most...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Count Camillo Benso Di Cavour: Encyclopedia Ii - Count Camillo Benso Di Cavour - Early Political Career
With the election of the liberal Pope Pius IX to the papacy in 1846, Cavour felt that the chance for him to advocate reform had come. In ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Napier Naval Officer: Encyclopedia Ii - Charles Napier Naval Officer - Napoleonic Service
Napier was the second son of Captain the Hon. Charles Napier, RN, and grandson of Francis, 6th Lord Napier; he was thus a direct descenda...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Caltanissetta: Encyclopedia Ii - Caltanissetta - Sights
The city's monuments include: Palazzo Moncada is a large building, remained unfinished, erected in 1635 by Guglielmo Moncada. It has fin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Count Camillo Benso Di Cavour: Encyclopedia Ii - Count Camillo Benso Di Cavour - Early Political Career
With the election of the liberal Pope Pius IX to the papacy in 1846, Cavour felt that the chance for him to advocate reform had come. In ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Frederick Townsend Ward: Encyclopedia Ii - Frederick Townsend Ward - Commander Of The Ever Victorious Army
Credit for the concept of training Chinese in Western Military tactics and arming them with the best available weaponry is sometimes give...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - French Intervention In Mexico: Encyclopedia Ii - French Intervention In Mexico - 1862: Arrival Of The French
The British and French fleets arrived at Veracruz between the 6 and 8 January 1862. The city of Campeche surrendered to the French fleet ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Italy: Encyclopedia Ii - Italy - History
Italy has influenced the cultural and social development of the whole Mediterranean area, deeply influencing European culture as well. Im...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Italian Independence Wars: Encyclopedia Ii - Italian Independence Wars - The Second Independence War
The second independence war, also known as Austro-Sardinian War, was declared by the kingdom of Sardinia, in 1859, with the alliance of F...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Leopard: Encyclopedia Ii - The Leopard - Plot
The story focuses on an aristocratic family headed by a charismatic Prince named Don Fabrizio, and the bulk of the novel is told from his...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rome: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rome - Ancient Rome
History of Rome - Origins. Further information: Founding of Rome, and [[]], and [[]], and [[]], and    » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Giuseppe Cesare Abba: Encyclopedia Ii - Giuseppe Cesare Abba - Biography
His literary work is limited to revolutionary memories; after retiring to private life, first at Pisa, then in his native town, he attemp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ottoman Bulgaria: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ottoman Bulgaria - Early Centuries Of Ottoman Rule
History of Ottoman Bulgaria - Organisation of Ottoman Bulgaria. The Ottomans reorganised the Bulgarian territories as the Beyerlik of R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Brazilians: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Brazilians - Diplomats
Main article: List of Brazilian diplomats Barão do Rio Branco (1849-1912) Joaquim Nabuco (1849-1910) Luiz Martins de Souza Dantas Oswal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Staten Island: Encyclopedia Ii - Staten Island - History
The bedrock of the island is a diabase sill formed during the volcanic eruptions that created much of the bedrock of northern New Jersey,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fs Charles De Gaulle: Encyclopedia Ii - Fs Charles De Gaulle - Active Service
FS Charles de Gaulle - Refitting. On 16 September 2001, slightly abnormal radioactivity levels aboard the Charles De Gaulle, probably d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Austro-sardinian War: Encyclopedia Ii - Austro-sardinian War - The War
Austro-Sardinian War - Background. The Sardinian army, allied to France, wanted to conquer the northern Italy Kingdom of Lombardy-Venet...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babylon 5: Encyclopedia Ii - Babylon 5 - Themes
Through its ongoing story arc, Babylon 5 found ways to portray themes relevant to modern social issues. Babylon 5 - Authoritarianism vs....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1859: Encyclopedia Ii - 1859 - Events
1859 - January. January 2 - Erastus Beadle publishes The Dime Book of Practical Etiquette. January 24 - Wallachia and Moldavia are uni...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - German Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - German Empire - Bismarck's Founding Of The Empire
Under the disguise of idealism giving way to realism, German nationalism rapidly shifted from its liberal and democratic character in 184...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1860: Encyclopedia Ii - 1860 - Events
1860 - January. January 2 - The discovery of the planet Vulcan was announced at a meeting of the Académie des Sciences in Paris. 18...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Papal States: Encyclopedia Ii - Papal States - Origins
The Roman Catholic Church spent its first three centuries as an outlawed organization and was thus unable to hold or transfer property. A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1871: Encyclopedia Ii - 1871 - Events
1871 - January - April. January 2 - Amadeus I becomes King of Spain. January 10 - France surrenders to end the Franco-Prussian War Jan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clothing Terminology: Encyclopedia Ii - Clothing Terminology - Persistence Of Clothing Terminology
Despite the constant introduction of new terms by fashion designers, clothing manufacturers and marketers, the names for several basic ga...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1867: Encyclopedia Ii - 1867 - Events
1867 - January—April. January 1 - The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge opens between Cincinnati, Ohio and Covington, Kentucky, bec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genoa: Encyclopedia Ii - Genoa - History
Genoa - Ancient history. Genoa's history goes back to ancient times. A city cemetery, dating from the 6th and 5th centuries B.C., testi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Italy: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Italy - The Birth Of Italy
Italy became a nation-state belatedly — on March 17, 1861, when most of the states of the peninsula were united under king Victor Emman...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babylon 5: Encyclopedia Ii - Babylon 5 - Novels, Novelizations, Short Stories, And Comic Books
Unique to the Babylon 5 universe among virtually all other shared media universes is the sanctioned canonicity of many of its offshoot no...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - French Intervention In Mexico: Encyclopedia Ii - French Intervention In Mexico - 1867: Republicans Take The Capital
The Republicans occupied the rest of the states of Zacatecas, San Luis Potosí and Guanajuato in January. The French evacuated the capita...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Papal States: Encyclopedia Ii - Papal States - Italian Nationalism And The End Of The Papal States
Italian nationalism had been stoked during the Napoleonic period but dashed by the settlement of the Congress of Vienna, which left Italy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sicily: Encyclopedia Ii - Sicily - Geography
This region faces Calabria over the Strait of Messina, and that's the only conterminous region. The volcano Etna, is situated close to Ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Papal States: Encyclopedia Ii - Papal States - The Era Of The French Revolution And Napoleon
The French Revolution proved as disastrous for the temporal territories of the Papacy as it was for the Catholic Church in general. In 17...   » Read the article