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Civil War Battles for the Year 1863. At the beginning of 1863 the Confederacy seemed to have a fair chance of ultimate success on the battlefield. But during this year three great campaigns would take place that would shape the outcome of the war in favor of the North. One would see the final solution to the control of the Mississippi River.
29 apr 2024 · London Underground. Workers excavating a “tube” for the London Underground with the help of a tunneling shield, c. 1900. (more) In 1866 the City of London and Southwark Subway Company (later the City and South London Railway) began work on the “tube” line, using a tunneling shield developed by J.H. Greathead. The tunnels were driven at ...
6 giorni fa · 1863: Conducting tours. RW settles in Penzing near Vienna. Severe financial difficulties but he spends lavishly on furnishings. Preface to the Ring poem, April. Article: The Vienna Opera House, October. 1864: Ludwig II becomes King of Bavaria and sends for Wagner; pays off his debts and houses him near Schloss Berg on Lake Starberg.
30 mag 2022 · Intramuros Learning Sessions episode no. 76 – The Big One: The 1863 Earthquake of Corpus Christi. Overview: Are we prepared for the Big One? In 1863, after a long time of relative calm, Manila was struck by a devastating earthquake that forever changed the fabric of the walled city. Video unavailable. Watch on YouTube.
2 giorni fa · Dakota War of 1862. The Dakota War of 1862, also known as the Sioux Uprising, the Dakota Uprising, the Sioux Outbreak of 1862, the Dakota Conflict, or Little Crow's War, was an armed conflict between the United States and several eastern bands of Dakota collectively known as the Santee Sioux. It began on August 18, 1862, when the Dakota, who ...
30 apr 2024 · Juneteenth became a state holiday in Texas in 1980, and a number of other states subsequently followed suit. In 2021 Juneteenth was made a federal holiday. The day is also celebrated outside the United States, being used by organizations in a number of countries to recognize the end of slavery and to honor the culture and achievements of ...
4 giorni fa · Shows wages of laborers, yard hands, watchmen, teamsters, quarrymen, coal-heavers, helpers, unskilled factory operatives, without any geographic breakouts. Source: Journal of Political Economy vol. 13, pp. 361-363. Wages for four common occupations in 1860, by state. The 1860 Census showed average wages for farm hands, day laborers, carpenters ...
