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18 de abr. de 2024 · December 6 – King John abandons the lands that have been held by the Dukes of Normandy for over a hundred years and returns to England. Only two castles hold out against the French forces – they are Chinon Castle, controlled by Hubert de Burgh and Loches Castle. The Oeselians ravage Danish Scania.
Hace 5 días · First practical means of collecting energy from the Sun and turning it into a current of electricity. 1955: The hovercraft is patented by Christopher Cockerell. 1955: The intermodal container is developed by Malcom McLean. 1957: The laser and optical amplifier are invented and named by Gordon Gould and Charles Townes.
Hace 3 días · U.S. President Harry Truman signing into law the Luce–Celler Act in 1946 [74] In 1945, the War Brides Act allowed foreign-born wives of U.S. citizens who had served in the U.S. Armed Forces to immigrate to the United States. In 1946, the War Brides Act was extended to include the fiancés of American soldiers.
12 de abr. de 2024 · Category: History & Society. Date: 1664 - 1666. Location: London. United Kingdom. England. On the Web: BBC News - DNA confirms cause of 1665 London's Great Plague (Apr. 12, 2024) Great Plague of London, epidemic of plague that ravaged London, England, from 1665 to 1666.
19 de abr. de 2024 · Middle Ages, the period in European history from the collapse of Roman civilization in the 5th century ce to the period of the Renaissance (variously interpreted as beginning in the 13th, 14th, or 15th century, depending on the region of Europe and other factors). A brief treatment of the Middle Ages follows.
Hace 6 días · Established on May 14, 1607, the colony gave England its first foothold in the European competition for the New World, which had been dominated by the Spanish since the voyages of Christopher Columbus in the late 15th century. Origins (1606–07) The colony was a private venture, financed and organized by the Virginia Company of London.
Hace 5 días · The Renaissance period started during the crisis of the Late Middle Ages and conventionally ends by the 1600s with the waning of humanism, and the advents of Reformations and Counter-Reformation, and in art the Baroque period.
