In 1893, the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, which is currently known as Preservation Virginia, purchased 22.5 acres of land within Jamestown Island, the land where Captain John Smith had utilized to establish the first permanent English settlement of “Jamestowne”. The asso...
A Timeline of Historical Events. By LEON WORDEN. UP TO 57,000 YEARS AGO DNA haplogroups split into haplogroups found in American Indians. UP TO 33,000 YEARS AGO Multiple human archaeological sites in Mexico and South America. 17,500 YEARS AGO Beginning of the Holocene (Modern) Epoch. 15,...
Historical Events on March 18 1766:The Stamp Act is repealed by the British Parliament. 1793:Andreas Joseph Hofmann declares the Republic of Mainz – the first modern German republic. 1850:William Fargo and Henry Well found American Express. ...
This film recounts the exact chain of events that led to the discovery of the break-in at the Democratic National Committee in the Watergate complex, and the political aftermath that would eventually lead to the resignation of President Richard Nixon. MovieStillsDB The film is based ...
As you navigate through this archive, you will encounter a diverse array of FBI files, each telling a story that contributes to our understanding of historical events and figures. These files include detailed investigations, surveillance reports, and correspondences, all of which highlight the complex...
1918:The Carolina parakeet officially goes extinct when the last one dies in captivity at the Cincinnati Zoo in Ohio. Famous Birthdays on February 21 American publisher Charles Scribner is born in1821. Austrian-American actress Celia Lovsky is born in1893. ...
The overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy in 1893 was primarily sparked by a group of American and European businessmen, backed by the United States military, who were dissatisfied with Queen Liliʻuokalani’s attempts to strengthen the power of the monarchy and her resistance to their influence. ...
the central character of the series, is sent to a London boarding school following her mother's death under mysterious circumstances in India. On her 16th birthday in Bombay, a man's warning to her mother about a woman named Circe leads to a tragic turn of events, resulting in her mother...
1853:United States’ President-elect Franklin Pierce and his family are aboard a train when it crashes near Andover, Massachusetts. The President-elect’s eleven year old son Benjamin is killed in the wreck. 1893:United States’ President Benjamin Harris signs the charter for the Washington Nation...
Charcoal analyses indicate that the abrupt deforestation of pine forests observed in the late 19th century in the Arroyo de Aguas Frías is related to fire events in the late 19th century (1886 and 1893; Figure 3), despite a long-term increasing trend of pine pollen being observed until 2000...