3 giorni fa · The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown. [4] [5] The rebellion began on 10 May 1857 in the form of a mutiny of sepoys of the Company's army in the garrison town of Meerut , 40 mi (64 ...
- 10 May 1857 – 1 November 1858, (1 year and 6 months)
- British victory, Suppression of revolt, Formal end of the Mughal Empire, End of Company rule in India, Transfer of rule to the British Crown
- India
- British Raj created out of former East India Company territory (some land returned to native rulers, other land confiscated by the British Crown
3 giorni fa · Pio XI (in latino: Pius PP. XI, nato Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti; Desio, 31 maggio 1857 – Città del Vaticano, 10 febbraio 1939) è stato il 259º vescovo di Roma e papa della Chiesa cattolica dal 1922 alla sua morte. Dal 7 giugno 1929 fu il 1º sovrano del nuovo Stato della Città del Vaticano
1 giorno fa · The Indian rebellion of 1857 was a large uprising in northern and central India against the East India Company. The conditions of service in the company's army and cantonments had increasingly come into conflict with the religious beliefs and prejudices of the sepoys.
2 giorni fa · L' Italia ( AFI: /iˈtalja/, [10] ascolta[? · info] ), ufficialmente Repubblica Italiana, [11] è uno Stato membro dell' Unione europea, situato nell' Europa meridionale e occidentale, il cui territorio coincide in gran parte con l' omonima regione geografica.
1 giorno fa · James Buchanan Jr. ( / bjuːˈkænən / bew-KAN-ən; [3] April 23, 1791 – June 1, 1868) was an American lawyer, diplomat, and politician who served as the 15th president of the United States from 1857 to 1861. He previously served as secretary of state from 1845 to 1849 and represented Pennsylvania in both houses of the U.S. Congress.
- Franklin Pierce
- Abraham Lincoln
1 giorno fa · Between 1914 and 1925, he conducted a series of acoustic recordings of his works. The introduction of the moving-coil microphone in 1923 made far more accurate sound reproduction possible, and Elgar made new recordings of most of his major orchestral works and excerpts from The Dream of Gerontius .
2 giorni fa · International Women's Day ( IWD) is a global holiday celebrated annually on March 8 as a focal point in the women's rights movement, bringing attention to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against women.