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Hace 1 día · Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ( ISO: Mōhanadāsa Karamacaṁda Gāṁdhī; [pron 1] 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule.
- Assassination (gunshot wounds)
- Indian National Congress (1920–1934)
Hace 2 días · 1891: Pope Leo XIII issues the papal encyclical Rerum novarum, the first major document informing modern Catholic social teaching. Culture The Great Exhibition in London. Starting during the 18th century, the United Kingdom was the first country in the world to industrialise. 1808: Beethoven composes Fifth Symphony
Hace 5 días · This is an incomplete list of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the year 1891. Note that the first parliament of the United Kingdom was held in 1801; parliaments between 1707 and 1800 were either parliaments of Great Britain or of Ireland).
14 de abr. de 2024 · The Picture of Dorian Gray, moral fantasy novel by Irish writer Oscar Wilde, published first in Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine in 1890 and as a book in 1891. It is an archetypal tale of a young man who purchases eternal youth at the expense of his soul and a romantic exposition of Wilde’s own Aestheticism.
17 de abr. de 2024 · The only major sport strictly of U.S. origin, basketball was invented by James Naismith (1861–1939) on or about December 1, 1891, at the International Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) Training School (now Springfield College), Springfield, Massachusetts, where Naismith was an instructor in physical education.
- What is basketball?Basketball is a game played between two teams of five players each on a rectangular court, usually indoors. Each team tries to score by tossing the...
- When was basketball invented?Basketball was invented by James Naismith on or about December 1, 1891, at the International Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) Training Scho...
- How does basketball exercise your body?Basketball is a dynamic sport that builds stamina from the short sprints required of running up and down the length of the court. Movements distinc...
- Where is basketball popular outside of the United States?The success of international basketball was greatly advanced by the inclusion of men’s basketball in the Olympic Games beginning in 1936. Basketbal...
- What was the influence of television on basketball?Basketball grew steadily but slowly in popularity and importance in the United States and internationally in the first three decades after World Wa...
- Should colleges and universities pay college basketball athletes?Whether college and university athletes, including basketball players, should be paid is widely debated. Some argue the NCAA, colleges, and univers...
19 de abr. de 2024 · Benjamin Harrison, 23rd president of the United States (1889–93), a moderate Republican who won an electoral majority while losing the popular vote by more than 100,000. Harrison signed into law the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890), the first legislation to prohibit business combinations in restraint of trade.
16 de abr. de 2024 · 14 Facts about Caltech History. 1. When was Caltech founded? Caltech was founded in 1891 as Throop University by Amos Gager Throop (pronounced T-R-O-O-P). The name was changed to Throop Polytechnic Institute (1893-1912) and then to Throop College of Technology (1913-1919). 2. When did Caltech receive its present name?
