Der America’s Cup ist die älteste noch heute ausgetragene Segelregatta.Der Preis ist ein Wanderpokal und hat seinen Ursprung in einer Regatta rund um die britische Insel Isle of Wight im Jahre 1851. Er ist benannt nach seiner erstmaligen Gewinnerin, der Yacht America des New York Yacht Club (NYYC).. Um den America’s Cup treten die Boote zweier Yachtclubs – Verteidiger …

1800–1851: Origin and Jefferson's contribution. James Madison of Virginia is credited with the idea of creating a congressional library, first making such a proposition in 1783. The Library of Congress was subsequently established on April 24, 1800, when President John Adams signed an act of Congress also providing for the transfer of the seat of government from Philadelphia to …

The Atlantic hurricane database (or HURDAT) extends back to 1851. However, because tropical storms and hurricanes spend much of their lifetime over the open ocean (some never hitting land) many systems were “missed” during the 19th and early 20th Centuries (Vecchi and Knutson 2008). Starting in 1944, systematic aircraft reconnaissance was ...

Apr 13, 2019 · In 1858, the Irish community in New York City had demonstrated that it was in America to stay. Led by a politically powerful immigrant, Archbishop John Hughes, the Irish began building the largest church in New York City.They called it St. Patrick's Cathedral, and it would replace a modest cathedral, also named for Ireland's patron saint, in lower Manhattan.

La colonización española de América fue el proceso por el que se implantó en el Nuevo Mundo una administración que pretendía ser imitación o duplicado de la administración peninsular contemporánea. [1] Este periodo se extendió desde el 12 de octubre de 1492, día del descubrimiento de América, hasta el 13 de julio de 1898, cuando se celebró un acto formal de …

The Oregon Historical Society is dedicated to putting the power of Oregon’s rich, surprising history into everyone’s hands. For more than a century, we have served as the state’s collective memory, gathering and preserving historical pieces, including over 85,000 artifacts and millions of photographs, films, and manuscripts, and sharing them through our museum, research library, …

New York, often called New York City (NYC) to distinguish it from the State of New York, is the most populous city 2), New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States. Located at the southern tip of the state of New York, the city is the center of the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban area. With over 20.1 …

John James Audubon (1785-1851) was not the first person to attempt to paint and describe all the birds of America (Alexander Wilson has that distinction), but for half a century he was the young country’s dominant wildlife artist. ... His seminal The Birds of America, a collection of 435 life-size prints, quickly eclipsed Wilson’s work and ...

Jun 30, 2005 · List of Ships that Arrived at the Port of New York During the Irish Famine, 1/12/1846 - 12/31/1851: 3,226 : Data Files Relating to the Immigration of Germans to the United States, created, ca. 1977 - 2002, documenting the period 1850 - 1897 - Collection CIR: 4,108,378: Germans to America Passenger Data File, 1850 - 1897: 4,068,907

In 1851, word spreads across the country of a beautiful area of California’s Yosemite Valley, attracting visitors who wish to exploit the land’s scenery for commercial gain and those who wish ...