The history of flooding in Canada includes floods caused by snowmelt runoff or freshet flooding, ... 1915 Calgary flood ... which is a serious problem across Canada, for homeowners, municipalities and insurers. During regional sewer backup events, at the lot-side, foundation drainage could be disconnected and eavestrough downspouts angled, to ...

The United States of America occupation of Haiti began on July 28, 1915, when 330 United States Marines landed at Port-au-Prince, Haiti, after the National City Bank of New York convinced the President of the United States, Woodrow Wilson, to seize control of Haiti's political and financial interests.The invasion and subsequent occupation was promoted by growing American …

As part of Allied operations in the Ypres Salient, British mining against the German-held salient at Wijtschate (Wytchaete or Whitesheet to the British) near Messines had begun in early 1915, with diggings 4.6–6.1 m (15–20 ft) below the surface. The concept of a deep mining offensive was devised in September 1915 by the Engineer-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF), …

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The recorded history of Haiti began in 1492, when the European navigator Christopher Columbus landed on a large island in the region of the western Atlantic Ocean that later came to be known as the Caribbean.The western portion of the island of Hispaniola where Haiti is situated at was inhabited by the Taíno and Arawakan people, who called their island Ayiti.

28 July 1914 Europe descends into war. As Europe stands on the brink of war, British proposals for a meeting of the great powers are ignored. Backed up by Germany, Austria-Hungary declares war on ...

EVENTS • Japan enters Manchuria 18 September 1931. Hitler to power 30 January 1933. • Failure of the International Economic Conference to stabilize world currencies in July 1933 leads to growing instability. • Vinson-Trammell Act, 27 March 1934, authorizes--though it does not fund--Navy construction to Treaty strength.

The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area.The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East division.The Braves were founded in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1871, as the Boston Red Stockings.After various name changes, the team eventually began …

The history of taxation in the United Kingdom includes the history of all collections by governments under law, ... The main increase in revenue came from the income tax, which in 1915 went up to 3s. 6d in the pound (17.5%), and individual exemptions were lowered. The income tax rate grew to 5s (25%) in 1916, and 6s (30%) in 1918. ...

The Stanley Cup is a trophy awarded annually to the playoff champion club of the National Hockey League (NHL) ice hockey league. It was donated by the Governor General of Canada Lord Stanley of Preston in 1892, and is the oldest professional sports trophy in North America. Inscribed the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup, the trophy was first awarded to Canada's …