Articles related to "1816"

A strange gathering of intellectual luminaries during one "haunted summer" produced one of literature's most enduring creations.

Many parts of the world had snow in summer, heavy rainfall, crop failures, disease and starvation due to lack of sunlight.

Noted to be one of the most powerful eruptions in historic times, Tambora caused tsunamis and days of darkness.

Over rough trails and dirt roads, the stagecoach carried passengers, money and mail between cities and towns across Canada, and kept to schedules, too.

Marie-Anne Gaboury Lagemodier, said to be the first white woman resident in western Canada, survived horrendous journeys and life-threatening situations.

Though Dracula and Lestat are far better known today, modern vampire literature owes a great deal to Polidori's Lord Ruthven.

Encouraged by President Thomas Jefferson, musicians came from Italy to organize a brass section for the United States Marine Band.

A look at the people who took piano lessons from Frederic Chopin in Poland and France in the 1800's.

More than virtually any other previous President, Andrew Jackson was elected on the popular vote and as a result saw himself as the representative of the people.

A nutshell biography of three famous Brontë sisters - Charlotte, Emily and Anne.

These records of the Chase and Davis families of Newburyport, MA, primarily pertain to people born in the 1700s. A bonus: Often their parents are named.

Biography of Austrian composer Franz Schubert - famous for 8th Symphony Unfinished, Trout Quintet, Serenade, and numerous songs, including Ave Maria.

Nancy Choroszy moved into a home in Saco, Maine, where she found an old Higgins family Bible with the data genealogists consider a bonanza.

Two soldiers apparently killed John Paul Radelmüller on a January night in 1815, but they were never convicted, and the circumstances of the murder were never revealed.

The Factory System was created through the Trade and Intercourse Acts, but the Office of Indian Trade created a national directorate for these posts.

Brief biography and works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, pioneer of the English Romantic movement in poetry.

At the beginning of the 19th Century, before Bram Stoker penned Dracula, the first vampire story took shape in a vacation home in Switzerland, along with Frankenstein.

First built in 1705 by architect/playwright Sir John Vanbrugh. Bizet's Carmen was first performed in England at this historic theatre, as was Wagner's Ring.

New York boasted the largest state military force in the nation. The Militia Act of 1792 created the militia. The state government directed training and operations.

John Polidori's short story "The Vampyre" (1819), based on a fragment by Lord Byron, inspired a wave of vampire fiction that has continued into the modern day.

American prisoners of war described their treatment by the British as "ungenerous and inhuman." British officers subjected prisoners to "insult and unmerited oppression."

On June 19th, 1816 armed Métis and Scottish Settlers met at a place called Seven Oaks. The battle lasted less than fifteen minutes.

It's that time of the year again. Cuddle up with those you love at the Four Seasons Centre in Toronto, Ontario to see the spectacle of of dancers, music and imagination.

Fresh and dried herbs are used in Chinese cooking to add flavor and for health benefits, including fresh ginger, five spice powder, and hot mustard.

William Sterndale Bennett was a fine English composer and pianist who was knighted by Queen Victoria;Franz Bendel was a prolific composer as well as a concert pianist.

A genealogy timeline shows ancestors' birth, marriage and death, other life events, plus world events. Timelines prompt questions & hints for further ancestry research.

Insight into the philosophy of George Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, predecessor of Kant, and famous for The Phenomenology of the Spirit.

Colonist Jonathan Brewster arrived in Plymouth in the fall of 1621, son of the Colony's respected elder, William Brewster.

Walking into Mary's Restaurant at Falls Cottage feels like going to Grandma's for lunch.The warmth of the fireplace and the smell of baked desserts greets hungry patrons.

Lyman Beecher, the famous theologian of the 19th century married three times...and his wives were intelligent and fascinating people in their own right.

Everybody loves puffins, with their stubby wings and technicolor beaks. And one of the best places to see them is on the Isle of May, in Scotland. All 100,000 of them!

If Thanksgiving is a chore, do away with the drudgery. Escape to the Poconos for a holiday weekend at the Inn at Jim Thorpe and let someone else do the cooking.

In a family crypt in Barbados, coffins belonging to departed members of the Chase family were rearranged a number of times. Who (or what) was responsible?

Placed side by side, the visual differences between a rugby ball and a football are obvious .The rugby ball hasn't always had distinctive 'torpedo' design in use today.

Some consider the traditional account of the origins of Silent Night to be a legend while others believe it to be true. The story of the well-known carol is fascinating.

The Patient Self Determination Act of 1991 requires health care providers to inform patients about their right concerning life-sustaining treatments when terminally ill.

A series of volcanic explosions sunk two-thirds of the island of Krakatoa. Giant tsunamis and toxic gases brought mass death and destruction to Indonesia.

Freddy, dressed as a pirate, goes with his mom to the Royal St. John's Regatta. After arriving at Quidi Vidi Lake, he runs away. The chase is on to see where he is going.

Situated in a valley at the confluence of two rivers, Cumberland, Maryland, has had more than its share of floods.

The ABCs of poetry, prose, and plays of influential eighteenth and nineteenth century writers and their works...

A visit to two sights in Kentucky, only miles apart, provide a glimpse into the life of Abraham Lincoln.

Traditional loved thanksgiving and harvest Christian song, with tune name St. George's Windsor, collaborated by Henry Alford and George Elvey.

Alexander Hamilton's Federalists and Thomas Jefferson's Republicans fought bitterly over the morality and legality of a national banking system. Now it's being reexamined

The Jesuit Estancias of Jesus María and Caroya are Unesco World Heritages. These estancias on the Jesuit Circuit show the wealth and power of the Jesuits' heyday.

Beau Brummell was the grandson of a shopkeeper who grew up to be the close confidant of the future King of England. His influence on men's fashions is evident today.

The Death of Princess Charlotte put a great question mark on the succession of the English throne.

Boosey & Hawkes is one of the premiere music publishing companies in the world today. It publishes the classical, jazz, and serious music catalogues of revered composers

The British Museum is celebrating 250 years of continuous growth. Visitors can explore mankind's history and cultures through 7,000,000 objects from around the world.

The reforms that Governor Ioannis Capodistrias introduced to the newly formed Greek state and the opposition that these provoked led to his assassination in 1831.

Brief biography of Carl Maria von Weber, best-known for founding the Romantic school of opera and famous for his opera Der Freischütz