WebLeopold II (French: Léopold Louis Philippe Marie Victor, Dutch: Leopold Lodewijk Filips Maria Victor; 9 April 1835 – 17 December 1909) was the second King of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909 and the self-made autocratic ruler of the Congo Free State from 1885 to 1908.. Born in Brussels as the second but eldest-surviving son of Leopold I and Louise of …

WebEdgar Allan Poe (/ p oʊ / ; né Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic.Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre.He is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States, and of American literature.Poe was one of the …

WebAndrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was an American lawyer, planter, general, and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before being elected to the presidency, he gained fame as a general in the United States Army and served in both houses of the U.S. Congress.Although often praised as …

WebThe Toledo War (1835–36), also known as the Michigan–Ohio War or the Ohio–Michigan War, was an almost bloodless boundary dispute between the U.S. state of Ohio and the adjoining territory of Michigan over what is now known as the Toledo Strip.Control of the mouth of the Maumee River and the inland shipping opportunities it represented, and the …

WebThe Treaty of Waitangi (Māori: Te Tiriti o Waitangi) is a document of central importance to the history, to the political constitution of the state, and to the national mythos of New Zealand. It has played a major role in the treatment of the Māori population in New Zealand, by successive governments and the wider population, a role that has been especially …

WebLyndon Baines Johnson (/ ˈ l ɪ n d ə n ˈ b eɪ n z /; August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973), often referred to by his initials LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. He had previously served as the 37th vice president from 1961 to 1963 under President John F. Kennedy, and was sworn in shortly …

WebAug 29, 2019 · On January 8, 1835, President Andrew Jackson achieves his goal of entirely paying off the United States’ national debt. It was the only time in U.S. history

WebFyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (UK: / ˌ d ɒ s t ɔɪ ˈ ɛ f s k i /, US: / ˌ d ɒ s t ə ˈ j ɛ f s k i, ˌ d ʌ s-/; Russian: Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский, tr. Fyódor Mikháylovich Dostoyévskiy, IPA: [ˈfʲɵdər mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪdʑ dəstɐˈjefskʲɪj] (); 11 November 1821 – 9 February 1881), sometimes transliterated as Dostoyevsky, was a Russian novelist ...

WebA nine-part series chronicling the turbulent history of one of the most extraordinary landscapes on earth. Beginning when the land belonged only to Native Americans and ending in the 20th century ...

WebJun 17, 2021 · The Texas Revolution began in October 1835 with the battle of Gonzales and ended on April 21, 1836, with the battle of San Jacinto, but earlier clashes between government forces and frontier colonists make it impossible to set dogmatic limits in terms of military battles, cultural misunderstandings, and political differences that were a part of …

WebFrom one of the documents: "Of course he was highly thought of in spite of his curious hobbies, one of which was his collecting plates of military uniforms for which he ruined even the most wonderful and expensive works." ] [A note on spelling: Various forms of the name occur. "Vinkhuijzen" is the use authenticated by the Library of Congress.]

WebOct 25, 2022 · The number of American households that were unbanked last year dropped to its lowest level since 2009, a dip due in part to people opening accounts to receive financial assistance during the ...

WebLe livre numérique (en anglais : ebook ou e-book), aussi connu sous les noms de livre électronique et de livrel, est un livre édité et diffusé en version numérique, disponible sous la forme de fichiers, qui peuvent être téléchargés et stockés pour être lus sur un écran [1], [2] (ordinateur personnel, téléphone portable, liseuse, tablette tactile), sur une plage braille, …

WebThe Costa Rican civil war was a civil war in Costa Rica from 12 March to 24 April 1948 (44 days). The conflict began after the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica, dominated by pro-government representatives, voted on 1 March 1948 to annul the results of the presidential elections of 8 February, alleging that the triumph of opposition candidate Otilio Ulate over …