More often it attempts to portray a broader view of a past society in which great events are reflected by their impact on the private lives of fictional individuals. Since the appearance of the first historical novel, Sir Walter Scott’s Waverley (1814), this type of fiction has remained ...
0924 On July - 17 edward the Elder of Wessex and Mercia dies and is succeeded by his son Athelstan, 29, who will reign until 940, continuing his father's conquest of the Danelaw north of the Thames-Lea line from the Vikings who have been in Britain since 787 0924 On this day in...
Transient lunar phenomena are short-lived lights, colors, or other changes in the appearance of the moon's surface. Reports of such events have been recorded for at least 1,000 years and range from foggy patches to major changes in the lunar landscape. Though some have been observed independe...
www.nature.com/scientificdata OPEN Received: 29 March 2017 Accepted: 23 June 2017 Published: 12 September 2017 Data Descriptor: Fish and fishery historical data since the 19th century in the Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean Tomaso Fortibuoni1,2, Simone Libralato1, Enrico Arneri3,4, Otello Giovanardi...
We also want to stress that the ecological functions of historical field systems and hedgerows have dramatically changed since the end of traditional agriculture18. Last but not least, the historical field systems as key macrostructures also form the image of the landscape and its aesthetical values...
First held in 1986 on Baker Beach in San Francisco as a small function organized by Larry Harvey and a group of friends, it has since been held annually, spanning from the last Sunday in August to the first Monday in September (the U.S. Labor Day); for example, Burning Man 2015 took...
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Bitcoin's price graph since it began in 2009 until today. Complete with BTC ATH & historical events and how they affected Bitcoin's price.
1905: The NL champion Giants refused to play the 1904 AL champ Boston Pilgrims in a postseason series, but starting in 1905, the World Series was established as an annual tradition, with 1994 (players' strike) the only year since that the game wasn't played. Except for 1919-1921, when ...
After more than 20 years, the Palmyra Historical & Cultural Society is still going strong vitalizing and instilling pride in our community through free events and the conservation of local history. In addition, every month, join trustee Will Valentino as he journeys “Back In Time” in the pa...