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†1516 Hieronymus Bosch

Hieronymus Bosch (1450 – 1516) was a Dutch/Netherlandish painter from Brabant. He is one of the most notable representatives of the Early Netherlandish painting school. His work, generally oil on oak wood, mainly contains fantastic illustrations of religious concepts and narratives. Within his lifetime his work was collected in the Netherlands, Austria, and Spain, and widely copied, especially his macabre and nightmarish depictions of hell. Little is known of Bosch’s life, though there are some records. He spent most of it in the town of ‘s-Hertogenbosch, where he was born in his grandfather’s house. The roots of his forefathers are in Nijmegen and Aachen (which is visible in […]

Events 1990s – Hubble telescope launched

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1990 Hibble telescope ls launched Events The Congo Wars began in the 1990s. The Gulf War (2 August 1990 – 28 February 1991) The Yugoslav Wars (1991–1995) followed the breakup of Yugoslavia, beginning on 25 June 1991, after the republics of Croatia and Slovenia declared independence from Yugoslavia. The Kosovo War (1998–1999) The Troubles in Northern Ireland (1998) involved 30 years of conflict that ended on 10 April 1998, when the Good Friday Agreement was signed. Gulf War oil spill: Resulting from actions taken during the Gulf War in 1991 by the Iraq military, the oil spill caused considerable damage to wildlife in the Persian Gulf, especially in areas surrounding Kuwait and Iraq. 28 September 1994: The car […]

Events 1950s – Musical West Side Story

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West Side Story Analysis Events Korean War (1950–1953) – The war, which lasted from June 25, 1950, until the signing of the Korean Armistice Agreement on July 27, 1953, started as a civil war between North Korea and the Republic of Korea (South Korea). First Indochina War (1946–1954). The Vietnam War began in 1955. Suez Crisis (1956) – The Suez Crisis was a war fought on Egyptian territory in 1956. Following the nationalisation of the Suez Canal in 1956 by Gamal Abdel Nasser, the United Kingdom, France and Israel subsequently invaded. Algerian War (1954–1962) – An important decolonization war, it was a complex conflict characterized by guerrilla warfare, maquis fighting, terrorism against civilians, use of torture on both sides and counter-terrorism operations by the French Army. The war eventually led to […]

Events 1840s – Wuthering Heights Emily Bronte’s Masterpiece

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Wuthering Heights Emily Bronte’s Masterpiece September 23, 1846 – Discovery of Neptune: The planet is observed for the first time by German astronomers Johann Gottfried Galle and Heinrich Louis d’Arrest as predicted by the British astronomer John Couch Adams and the French astronomer Urbain Le Verrier. 1843 – Ada Lovelace translates and expands Menabrea‘s notes on Charles Babbage‘s analytical engine, including an algorithm for calculating a sequence of Bernoulli numbers, regarded as the world’s first computer program. June 15, 1844 – Charles Goodyear receives a patent for vulcanization, a process to strengthen rubber. 1844 – Swedish chemistry professor Gustaf Erik Pasch invents the safety match. 1846 – Abraham Pineo Gesner develops a process to refine a liquid fuel, which he calls kerosene, from coal, bitumen or oil shale. August 28, 1844 – Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx meet in Paris, France. February 21, 1848 – Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels publish The Communist […]

Events 1820s – Bolivar Latin America Liberator

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Bolivar Latin America Liberator 1824 – The name Australia, recommended by Matthew Flinders in 1804, is finally adopted as the official name of the country once known as New Holland. May 5, 1821 – Emperor Napoléon I dies in exile on Saint Helena of stomach cancer. September 15, 1821 – Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica gain independence from Spain August 27, 1828 – Simón Bolívar declares himself dictator of Gran Colombia. August 6, 1825 – Bolivia gains its independence from Spain as a republic with the instigation of Simón Bolívar. September 10, 1823 – Simón Bolívar is named President of Peru. February 10, 1825 – Simón Bolívar gives up his title of dictator of Peru and takes the alternative title of Liberator. 1822: Brazil gains independence Science and technology January 28, 1820 – A Russian expedition led by Fabian Gottlieb […]

Events 1900s – The hunt for Machiu Picchu

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The hunt for Machiu Picchu Agustín Lizárraga discovers Machu Picchu on July 14, 1902. The Tour de France starts for the first time in 1903. Food U.S. New Haven, Connecticut Louis Lassen of Louis’ Lunch makes the first modern-day hamburger sandwich. According to family legend, one day in 1900 a local businessman dashed into the small New Haven lunch wagon and pleaded for a lunch to go. According to the Lassen family, the customer, Gary Widmore, exclaimed “Louie! I’m in a rush, slap a meatpuck between two planks and step on it!”. Louis Lassen, the establishment’s owner, placed his own blend of ground steak trimmings between two slices of toast […]

Events 1930s – Howard Hughes

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Howard Hughes Documentary Events 1930s The NSDAP (Nazi Party) under Adolf Hitler wins the German federal election, March 1933 Hitler pulls Germany out of the League of Nations, but hosts the 1936 Summer Olympics to show his new Reich to the world as well as the supposed superior athleticism of his Aryan troops/athletes. Neville Chamberlain, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1937–1940), attempts the appeasement of Hitler in hope of avoiding war by allowing the dictator to annex the Sudetenland (the German-speaking regions of Czechoslovakia) and later signing the Munich Agreement and promising constituents “Peace for our time“. Chinese Civil War (1927–1949) – The ruling Kuomintang and the rebel Chinese Communist Party fought a civil war for control of China. The Communists consolidated […]

1967 Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

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Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by the English rock band the Beatles. Released on 26 May 1967,Sgt. Pepper is regarded by musicologists as an early concept album that advanced the roles of sound composition, extended form, psychedelic imagery, record sleeves, and the producer in popular music. The album had an immediate cross-generational impact and was associated with numerous touchstones of the era’s youth culture, such as fashion, drugs, mysticism, and a sense of optimism and empowerment. Critics lauded the album for its innovations in songwriting, production and graphic design, for bridging a cultural divide between popular music and high art, and for reflecting the interests of contemporary youth and the counterculture.

1779 Captain James Cook killed

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Cook was an 18th century explorer and navigator whose achievements in mapping the Pacific, New Zealand and Australia radically changed western perceptions of world geography. As one of the very few men in the 18th century navy to rise through the ranks, Cook was particularly sympathetic to the needs of ordinary sailors. James Cook was born on 27 October 1728 in a small village near Middlesbrough in Yorkshire. His father was a farm worker. At the age of 17, Cook moved to the coast, settling in Whitby and finding work with a coal merchant. In 1755, Cook enlisted in […]

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