WebBelle Époque [bɛleˈpɔk] (frz. für „schöne Epoche“) ist die Bezeichnung für eine Zeitspanne von etwa 30 Jahren um die Wende vom 19. zum 20. Jahrhundert, hauptsächlich in Europa.Meist wird die Zeit von 1884 bis zum Ausbruch des Ersten Weltkrieges 1914 genannt. Für die Zeit vor der Jahrhundertwende ist auch der Begriff Fin de Siècle …

WebJoseph B. Friedman (October 9, 1900 – June 21, 1982) was an independent American inventor with a broad range of interests and ideas. Friedman was a first generation American and the fifth of eight children of Jacob David Friedman and Antoinette Grauer Friedman Early years. Friedman ...

WebAurora, właściwie Awrora (ros. Аврора) – rosyjski okręt klasy krążownik, z początku XX wieku, spopularyzowany jako symbol rewolucji październikowej w Rosji. Obecnie okręt muzeum w Petersburgu (). „Aurora” to krążownik pancernopokładowy (w klasyfikacji rosyjskiej: krążownik I rangi), należący wraz z dwoma bliźniaczymi okrętami: „Diana” i …

WebFashion in the period 1900–1909 in the Western world continued the severe, long and elegant lines of the late 1890s.Tall, stiff collars characterize the period, as do women's broad hats and full "Gibson Girl" hairstyles.A new, columnar silhouette introduced by the couturiers of Paris late in the decade signaled the approaching abandonment of the corset as an …

WebEventi, invenzioni e scoperte 1900. Il 2 luglio vola il primo dirigibile moderno, lo Zeppelin.; Il re d'Italia Umberto I viene assassinato dall'anarchico Gaetano Bresci in rappresaglia ai fatti di Milano di due anni prima.Gli succede al trono Vittorio Emanuele III.; Viene fondata la Polisportiva S.S. Lazio.; 1901. Nasce ufficialmente il Commonwealth Australiano.; La …

WebLemeul Eugene Lucas (June 24, 1900 – January 24, 1972), better known by his stage name Gene Austin, was an American singer and songwriter, one of the first "crooners".His recording of "My Blue Heaven" sold over five million copies and was for a while the largest selling record of all time.His 1920s compositions "When My Sugar Walks Down the …

WebBy 1900, 58% of calories consumed by Britain's population came from overseas, meaning that an inability to guarantee free movement on the seas would result in food shortages. Even before the German naval challenge, British political and military leaders mused about catastrophic economic, social, and political consequences if the Royal Navy ...

WebThe Gold Standard Act was an Act of the United States Congress, signed by President William McKinley and effective on March 14, 1900, defining the United States dollar by gold weight and requiring the United States Treasury to redeem, on demand and in gold coin only, paper currency the Act specified.. The Act formalized the American gold standard …

WebGeografie. Het grootste deel van het grondgebied van Hoenderloo, waaronder bijna de gehele dorpskern, ligt in de gemeente Apeldoorn.Een kleiner deel van Hoenderloo bestaat uit de buurt Hoog Baarlo met een klein deel van de dorpskern die in de gemeente Ede ligt. Hoenderloo had op 1 januari 2021 1.385 inwoners in het deel van de gemeente …

WebWilferd Arlan Peterson (1900–1995) was an American author who wrote for This Week magazine (a national Sunday supplement in newspapers) for many years. For twenty-five years, he wrote a monthly column for Science of Mind magazine.He published nine books starting in 1949 with The Art of Getting Along: Inspiration for Triumphant Daily Living.

WebPart of the AFI 100 Years... series, AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs is a list of the top 100 funniest movies in American cinema. A wide variety of comedies, totalling 500 films, were nominated for the distinction; genres included slapstick, action comedy, screwball comedy, romantic comedy, satire, black comedy, musical comedy, comedy of manners, and …

WebThe Peaky Blinders were a street gang based in Birmingham, England, which operated from the 1880s until the 1910s.The group, which grew out of the harsh economic deprivations of working-class Britain, [citation needed] consisted largely of young criminals from lower- to middle-class backgrounds. They engaged in robbery, violence, …