Count down from 2016 with real world facts!
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1796
Napoleon Bonaparte seizes the Papal States which become part of the revolutionary Cisalpine Republic. Pope Pius VI signs the Armistice of Bologna and is forced to pay contribution (34 million francs).
Napoleon Bonaparte seizes the Papal States which become part of the revolutionary Cisalpine Republic. Pope Pius VI signs the Armistice of Bologna and is forced to pay contribution (34 million francs).
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1795
Big year for the Dutch. On January 16th the French occupy Utrecht, Netherlands.
January 18 – Batavian Revolution in Amsterdam. William V, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic, flees the country.
And for the US: on February 7th the Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed.
Big year for the Dutch. On January 16th the French occupy Utrecht, Netherlands.
January 18 – Batavian Revolution in Amsterdam. William V, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic, flees the country.
And for the US: on February 7th the Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed.
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1794
June 26 – Battle of Fleurus: French forces defeat the Austrians and their allies, leading to permanent loss of the Austrian Netherlands and destruction of the Dutch Republic. French use of an observation balloon marks the first participation of an aircraft in battle.
June 26 – Battle of Fleurus: French forces defeat the Austrians and their allies, leading to permanent loss of the Austrian Netherlands and destruction of the Dutch Republic. French use of an observation balloon marks the first participation of an aircraft in battle.
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1793
French Revolutionary Wars: France declares war on Great Britain and the Netherlands.
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The Act Against Slavery is passed in Upper Canada.
French Revolutionary Wars: France declares war on Great Britain and the Netherlands.
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The Act Against Slavery is passed in Upper Canada.
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1792
France declares war against Austria, beginning the French Revolutionary Wars.
France declares war against Austria, beginning the French Revolutionary Wars.
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1791
The British Parliament passes the Constitutional Act 1791, splitting the old Province of Quebec into Upper and Lower Canada.
from 1763–1791 this area was known as the Province of Quebec but is then split in two:
Upper and Lower Canada would eventually combine into the United Province of Canada in 1841 and then later become full on Canada in 1867
The British Parliament passes the Constitutional Act 1791, splitting the old Province of Quebec into Upper and Lower Canada.
from 1763–1791 this area was known as the Province of Quebec but is then split in two:
Upper and Lower Canada would eventually combine into the United Province of Canada in 1841 and then later become full on Canada in 1867
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1790
The modern shoestring (string and shoe holes) was first invented in England in 1790 (first recorded date March 27). Before shoestrings, shoes were commonly fastened with buckles.
The modern shoestring (string and shoe holes) was first invented in England in 1790 (first recorded date March 27). Before shoestrings, shoes were commonly fastened with buckles.
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1789
February 4 – George Washington is unanimously elected the first President of the United States by the United States Electoral College.
Picture: April 30, 1789: George Washington’s First Inauguration
Meanwhile in France: An estimated 150,000 of Paris's 600,000 people are without work.
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The French Revolution (1789–1799) begins with the Storming of the Bastille: Citizens of Paris storm the fortress of the Bastille and free the only seven prisoners held. In rural areas, peasants attack manors of the nobility.
February 4 – George Washington is unanimously elected the first President of the United States by the United States Electoral College.
Picture: April 30, 1789: George Washington’s First Inauguration
Meanwhile in France: An estimated 150,000 of Paris's 600,000 people are without work.
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The French Revolution (1789–1799) begins with the Storming of the Bastille: Citizens of Paris storm the fortress of the Bastille and free the only seven prisoners held. In rural areas, peasants attack manors of the nobility.
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1788
America's first recorded riot, the 'Doctors' Mob', begins. Residents of Manhattan are angry about grave robbers stealing bodies for doctors to dissect. The rioting is suppressed on the 15th.
Also : King George III of the United Kingdom becomes deranged; the Regency Crisis of 1788 starts.
America's first recorded riot, the 'Doctors' Mob', begins. Residents of Manhattan are angry about grave robbers stealing bodies for doctors to dissect. The rioting is suppressed on the 15th.
Also : King George III of the United Kingdom becomes deranged; the Regency Crisis of 1788 starts.
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1787
December 7 – Delaware ratifies the Constitution and becomes the first U.S. state.
December 12 – Pennsylvania becomes the second U.S. state.
December 18 – New Jersey becomes the third U.S. state.
December 7 – Delaware ratifies the Constitution and becomes the first U.S. state.
December 12 – Pennsylvania becomes the second U.S. state.
December 18 – New Jersey becomes the third U.S. state.
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1786
August 29 – Shays' Rebellion began in Massachusetts.
Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising in Massachusetts (mostly in and around Springfield) during 1786 and 1787. Revolutionary War veteran Daniel Shays led four thousand rebels (called Shaysites) in an uprising against perceived economic and civil rights injustices. In 1787, the rebels marched on the United States' Armory at Springfield in an unsuccessful attempt to seize its weaponry and overthrow the government.
The rebellion took place in a political climate where reform of the country's governing document, the Articles of Confederation, was widely seen as necessary. The events of the rebellion affected debates at the U.S. Constitutional Convention, and ultimately the shape of the new government. Indeed, the shock of Shays' Rebellion drew retired General George Washington back into public life, leading to his two terms as the United States' first President. The exact nature and consequence of the rebellion's influence on the content of the Constitution and the ratification debates continues to be a subject of historical discussion and debate.
August 29 – Shays' Rebellion began in Massachusetts.
Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising in Massachusetts (mostly in and around Springfield) during 1786 and 1787. Revolutionary War veteran Daniel Shays led four thousand rebels (called Shaysites) in an uprising against perceived economic and civil rights injustices. In 1787, the rebels marched on the United States' Armory at Springfield in an unsuccessful attempt to seize its weaponry and overthrow the government.
The rebellion took place in a political climate where reform of the country's governing document, the Articles of Confederation, was widely seen as necessary. The events of the rebellion affected debates at the U.S. Constitutional Convention, and ultimately the shape of the new government. Indeed, the shock of Shays' Rebellion drew retired General George Washington back into public life, leading to his two terms as the United States' first President. The exact nature and consequence of the rebellion's influence on the content of the Constitution and the ratification debates continues to be a subject of historical discussion and debate.
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1785
Franklin's Return to Philadelphia, 1785
had to edit so it wasn't a 3632x2600 image
Franklin's Return to Philadelphia, 1785
had to edit so it wasn't a 3632x2600 image
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1784
200 years before I was born!
And as it so happens, on August 16 – Britain creates the colony of New Brunswick. - the Canadian Province I live in
New Brunswick was created as a result of the partitioning of the British colony of Nova Scotia in 1784 and was originally named New Ireland with the capital to be in Saint John (where I live). The name was soon replaced with New Brunswick by King George III (the king that went crazy eventually). The provincial flag features a ship superimposed on a yellow background with a yellow lion passant guardant on red pennon above it.
200 years before I was born!
And as it so happens, on August 16 – Britain creates the colony of New Brunswick. - the Canadian Province I live in
New Brunswick was created as a result of the partitioning of the British colony of Nova Scotia in 1784 and was originally named New Ireland with the capital to be in Saint John (where I live). The name was soon replaced with New Brunswick by King George III (the king that went crazy eventually). The provincial flag features a ship superimposed on a yellow background with a yellow lion passant guardant on red pennon above it.
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1783
Battle of Cuddalore
Was a battle between a British fleet and a smaller French fleet off the coast of India during the Anglo-French War
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1782
June 18 – In Switzerland, Anna Göldi is sentenced to death for witchcraft (the last legal witchcraft sentence).
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A native of Sennwald, Anna Göldi arrived in Glarus in 1765. For seventeen years, she worked as a maidservant for Johann Jakob Tschudi, a physician. Tschudi reported her for having put needles in the bread and milk of one of his daughters, apparently through supernatural means. Göldi at first escaped arrest, but the authorities of the Canton of Glarus advertised a reward for her capture in the Zürcher Zeitung on 9 February 1782. Göldi was arrested and, under torture, admitted to entering in a pact with the Devil, who had appeared to her as a black dog. She withdrew her confession after the torture ended, but was sentenced to execution by decapitation. The charges were officially of "poisoning" rather than witchcraft, even though the law at the time did not impose the death penalty for non-lethal poisoning.
During her trial, official allegations of witchcraft were avoided, and the court protocols were destroyed. The sentence does therefore not strictly qualify as that of a witch trial. Still, because of the apparent witchhunt that led to the sentence, the execution sparked outrage throughout Switzerland and the Holy Roman Empire.
June 18 – In Switzerland, Anna Göldi is sentenced to death for witchcraft (the last legal witchcraft sentence).
Further reading:
A native of Sennwald, Anna Göldi arrived in Glarus in 1765. For seventeen years, she worked as a maidservant for Johann Jakob Tschudi, a physician. Tschudi reported her for having put needles in the bread and milk of one of his daughters, apparently through supernatural means. Göldi at first escaped arrest, but the authorities of the Canton of Glarus advertised a reward for her capture in the Zürcher Zeitung on 9 February 1782. Göldi was arrested and, under torture, admitted to entering in a pact with the Devil, who had appeared to her as a black dog. She withdrew her confession after the torture ended, but was sentenced to execution by decapitation. The charges were officially of "poisoning" rather than witchcraft, even though the law at the time did not impose the death penalty for non-lethal poisoning.
During her trial, official allegations of witchcraft were avoided, and the court protocols were destroyed. The sentence does therefore not strictly qualify as that of a witch trial. Still, because of the apparent witchhunt that led to the sentence, the execution sparked outrage throughout Switzerland and the Holy Roman Empire.
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1781
August 5th - The Battle of Dogger Bank
Was a British v. Dutch naval battle in the North Sea.
The British were fighting the Dutch because they were supplying the Americans with French supplies during the Revolutionary War
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Side note, the 3 pictures I posted so far all have ships, and I have also set them as my wallpapers at work
August 5th - The Battle of Dogger Bank
Was a British v. Dutch naval battle in the North Sea.
The British were fighting the Dutch because they were supplying the Americans with French supplies during the Revolutionary War
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Side note, the 3 pictures I posted so far all have ships, and I have also set them as my wallpapers at work
"Deep down you may still be that same great kid you used to be. But it's not who you
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are underneath, it's what you do that defines you." - Rachel Dawes, Batman Begins
"Do you know what happens to a toad when it's struck by lightning? The same thing
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1780
May 19 – New England's Dark Day: An unaccountable darkness spreads over New England, regarded by some observers as a fulfillment of Bible prophecy.
May 19 – New England's Dark Day: An unaccountable darkness spreads over New England, regarded by some observers as a fulfillment of Bible prophecy.
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1779
September 14 - Action of 14 September 1779, minor naval engagement between the British Royal Navy and the Spanish
Spanish Frigate 'Santa Monica' engaging the British 'HMS Pearl'
September 14 - Action of 14 September 1779, minor naval engagement between the British Royal Navy and the Spanish
Spanish Frigate 'Santa Monica' engaging the British 'HMS Pearl'
"Deep down you may still be that same great kid you used to be. But it's not who you
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"Do you know what happens to a toad when it's struck by lightning? The same thing
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are underneath, it's what you do that defines you." - Rachel Dawes, Batman Begins
"Do you know what happens to a toad when it's struck by lightning? The same thing
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I sea what you did there
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Which one? I posted another boat? I uploaded the image to the NELG Server? Or something else?
Also, I noticed you didn't attach your signature to your last one, which momentarily made me thing the second image was a new signature image or something
Also, I noticed you didn't attach your signature to your last one, which momentarily made me thing the second image was a new signature image or something
"Deep down you may still be that same great kid you used to be. But it's not who you
are underneath, it's what you do that defines you." - Rachel Dawes, Batman Begins
"Do you know what happens to a toad when it's struck by lightning? The same thing
that happens to everything else." - Ororo Munroe, X-Men
are underneath, it's what you do that defines you." - Rachel Dawes, Batman Begins
"Do you know what happens to a toad when it's struck by lightning? The same thing
that happens to everything else." - Ororo Munroe, X-Men