Important Dates, Events, and Milestones in New York History Offers a chronological timeline of important dates, events, and milestones in New York history. When the first European explorer sailed into New York harbor in 1524, the native civilization found on the banks of the Hudson was a ...
Historians have not fully agreed on the dates, but 1947–1991 is common. It was termed as "cold" because there was no large-scale fighting directly between the two sides, although there were major regional wars in Korea, Vietnam and Afghanistan that the two sides supported. The Cold War ...
Life Dates 1831 - 1894 Country Russia Movement Romanticism Nikolay Gay Biography Nikolay Nikolayevich Gay, a Russian artist, was born into a noble family of French origin: his great-grandfather emigrated from France at the end of the 18th century during the Great French Revolution. The parents of...
In Lithuania's dual electoral system, every person has two votes, one of which he gives to a party (and the parties share 70 seats according to these votes by the proportional system) while he gives the second one to a particular politician in his constituency (similarly to UK or USA). ...
Regardless, the millions of records that were kept at Ellis Island are an invaluable national treasure and, for many, are the starting point for putting together a complete picture of their family that dates back for generations. Ellis Island is an invaluable genealogical resource that continues to...
history of Bulgaria, a survey of important events and people in thehistoryofBulgariafrom ancient times to the present. Thracians Thrace Evidence of human habitation in the area of Bulgaria dates from sometime within theMiddle Paleolithic Period(Old Stone Age; 100,000 to 40,000bce). Agricultural...
Facing the crucial problem of Poland’s relationship to the two pillars of medieval Christendom, the GermanicHoly Roman Empireand the papacy, Mieszko battled the expansive tendencies of the former—a record that dates from 963 refers to a struggle with the German dukes—while he sought reliance ...
Important Dates, Events, and Milestones in Virginia HistoryOffers a chronological timeline of important dates, events, and milestones in Virginia history.The geographic region now known as Virginia is inhabited for at least 3,000 years by groups of Native Americans, including the Algonquin, the ...
Important Dates, Events, and Milestones in Hawaii History Offers a chronological timeline of important dates, events, and milestones in Hawaii history. The first Polynesians arrive by outrigger canoe 300-900AD. The first island inhabitants are the Menehune, who come over 2,000 miles from the ...
Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Article History history of Bulgaria, a survey of important events and people in the history of Bulgaria from ancient times to the present. Thracians Thrace(more) Evidence of human habitation in the area of Bulgaria dates from sometime withi...