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Hace 5 días · 1880s. 1881: Nikolay Benardos presents carbon arc welding, the first practical arc welding method. 1884: Hiram Maxim invents the recoil-operated Maxim gun, ushering in the age of semi- and fully automatic firearms. 1884: Paul Vieille invents Poudre B, the first smokeless powder for firearms. 1884: Sir Charles Parsons invents the modern steam ...
Hace 6 horas · 19th century. An 1835 illustration of power loom weaving, as part of the Industrial Revolution. The 19th century began on 1 January 1801 (represented by the Roman numerals MDCCCI), and ended on 31 December 1900 (MCM). The 19th century was characterized by vast social upheaval.
Hace 1 día · Predominantly German Jews through the 1880s, their remoteness and small numbers encouraged the practice of Reform Judaism. The arrival of conservative Jews from Eastern Europe after the 1880s brought tension into the Wichita Jewish community, but also stirred an ethnoreligious revival.
Hace 5 días · Frederick Douglass. Horace Greeley. Related Topics: slavery. social movement. personal-liberty laws. abolitionism, (c. 1783–1888), in western Europe and the Americas, the movement chiefly responsible for creating the emotional climate necessary for ending the transatlantic slave trade and chattel slavery.
Hace 5 días · Houses in Belsize Avenue halved in value between the 1880s and the 1920s and 1930s. (fn. 86) The number of houses let in lodgings had increased to 1,295 by the end of 1930 (fn. 87) and a drab existence in bed-sitting rooms, described by George Orwell, (fn. 88) became more common during the 1930s.
Hace 5 días · In the 18th century, Spanish explorers surveyed the land and were the first to give Milpitas its name - milpa - or little cornfields. Three large ranches began, and two families, the Alvisos and the Higueras, built adobes in the mid-1800s which still stand today. In 1850, the California Gold Rush began, and “American” settlers started ...
Hace 4 días · The Philippines takes its name from Philip II, who was king of Spain during the Spanish colonization of the islands in the 16th century. Because it was under Spanish rule for 333 years and under U.S. tutelage for a further 48 years, the Philippines has many cultural affinities with the West. The country was wracked by political turmoil in the ...
