Tag: Modern Age (the 19th century)

1804: Who was the Real King from “Anna and the King”?

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1804: Who was the Real King from “Anna and the King”?

The most famous King of Thailand in history – Mongkut (Rama IV) was born on this day. The king became pop ...

The most famous King of Thailand in history – Mongkut (Rama IV) was born on this day. The king became popular through the novel, film, and theater performance “Anna and the King”. Interestingly, the l ...

October 18, 2018
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1814: London Beer Flood

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1814: London Beer Flood

A most unusual accident occurred at a brewery in the London district of St. Giles (between Soho and Bloom ...

A most unusual accident occurred at a brewery in the London district of St. Giles (between Soho and Bloomsbury, near the current location of the British Museum) on this day in 1814. Namely, a large be ...

October 17, 2018
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1813: Leipzig: The Greatest Battle in Europe before the 20th Century

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1813: Leipzig: The Greatest Battle in Europe before the 20th Century

This day in 1813 marked the beginning of the Battle of Leipzig, in which the troops of Napoleon Bonaparte ...

This day in 1813 marked the beginning of the Battle of Leipzig, in which the troops of Napoleon Bonaparte fought against a coalition of European powers. The battle is also known as the “Battle of Nati ...

October 16, 2018
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1872: Edith Wilson: The Woman who Secretly Ruled the USA

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1872: Edith Wilson: The Woman who Secretly Ruled the USA

The American First Lady who surely held the greatest power during her husband's presidential mandate was ...

The American First Lady who surely held the greatest power during her husband's presidential mandate was born on this day in 1872. Edith Wilson was the wife of the famous president Woodrow Wilson (the ...

October 15, 2018
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1825: The First King of Bavaria also Ruled Parts of Italy, Austria, and Switzerland

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1825: The First King of Bavaria also Ruled Parts of Italy, Austria, and Switzerland

The first King of Bavaria, Maximilian I Joseph from the Wittelsbach dynasty, died on this day in 1825. Ba ...

The first King of Bavaria, Maximilian I Joseph from the Wittelsbach dynasty, died on this day in 1825. Bavaria became a kingdom only in 1806, at the time of Maximilian's rule. At the time he came to p ...

October 13, 2018
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1899: The Boer War – Tiny Statelets Fight a Mighty Empire

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1899: The Boer War – Tiny Statelets Fight a Mighty Empire

This date in 1899 marked the beginning of the Second Boer War in South Africa, in which the locals (the B ...

This date in 1899 marked the beginning of the Second Boer War in South Africa, in which the locals (the Boers, mostly of Dutch descent) led a war against the British colonial empire. It was a battle a ...

October 11, 2018
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1857: Germans Found a City in California (Anaheim)

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1857: Germans Found a City in California (Anaheim)

German colonists founded the city of Anaheim, California on this day in 1857. The city is now famous for ...

German colonists founded the city of Anaheim, California on this day in 1857. The city is now famous for being the home of Disneyland, one of the largest amusement parks in the world, visited by aroun ...

October 05, 2018
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1847: How was the Gigantic Siemens Company Founded?

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1847: How was the Gigantic Siemens Company Founded?

The widely-known German company Siemens was established on this day in 1847. Its founders were Werner von ...

The widely-known German company Siemens was established on this day in 1847. Its founders were Werner von Siemens and Johann Georg Halske, and it was seated in Berlin, which was then the capital of th ...

October 01, 2018
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