1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1896th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 896th year of the 2nd millennium, the 96th year of the 19th century, and the 7th year of the 1890s decade. As of the start of 1896, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days …

In 1861, Richard Jordan Gatling invented the Gatling gun, the first successful machine gun, capable of firing 200 gunpowder cartridges in a minute.It was fielded by the Union forces during the American Civil War in the 1860s. In 1884, Hiram Maxim invented the Maxim gun, the first single-barreled machine gun. The world's first submachine gun (a fully automatic firearm which …

Hämeenlinna (Finnish: [ˈhæmeːnˌlinːɑ]; Swedish: Tavastehus; Karelian: Hämienlinna; Latin: Tavastum or Croneburgum) is a city and municipality of about 68,000 inhabitants in the heart of the historical province of Tavastia and the modern province of Kanta-Häme in the south of Finland.Hämeenlinna is the oldest inland city of Finland and was one of the most important …

17 marzo 1861: Nascita dell'Italia unita: (Risorgimento d'Italia): Unità d'Italia e conseguente proclamazione del Regno d'Italia; 1861-1865: Torino, prima capitale del Regno d'Italia; 1861: Scoppio della Guerra di secessione americana (12 aprile) 1862: Dopo il conseguimento dell'Unità d'Italia viene introdotta ufficialmente la Lira italiana

Život v Praze koncem 18. století. České národní obrození byl proces formování moderního českého národa, který probíhal zhruba od poslední třetiny 18. století do druhé poloviny 19. století, politicky bylo završeno roku 1918 vznikem národního státu.České obrození bylo součástí širších evropských událostí, ovlivněných zejména osvícenstvím, Francouzskou ...

ヨゴレ（汚、Carcharhinus longimanus、英名：Oceanic whitetip shark）はメジロザメ属に属するサメの一種。 世界中の暖海の外洋に生息する大型種で、全長3m程度。 鰭の先端が白くなっていることが特徴である。魚類を中心に、見境なく何でも貪食する。胎盤を形成して子供を産む。

福野夜高祭（ふくのよたかまつり）は、富山県 南砺市 福野地域の市街地で毎年5月1日から3日に行われる江戸時代中期より続く福野神明社の春季祭礼（神事）である。 5月1・2日の宵祭りには夜高行燈の練り廻し、3日の本祭には4基の曳山、1台の屋台（庵屋台〔いおりやたい〕）が巡行 …