1851 CE: HERMAN MELVILLE, 32, WRITES MOBY DICK Continue reading “1851 CE: HERMAN MELVILLE, 32, WRITES MOBY DICK“
1854 CE: ALFRED LORD TENNYSON WRITES “THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE” Continue reading “1854 CE: ALFRED LORD TENNYSON WRITES “THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE”“
1854 CE: HENRY DAVID THOREAU, 37, WRITES WALDEN Continue reading “1854 CE: HENRY DAVID THOREAU, 37, WRITES WALDEN“
1854 CE: IMMACULATE CONCEPTION DEFINED AS DOGMA Continue reading “1854 CE: IMMACULATE CONCEPTION DEFINED AS DOGMA“
1855 CE: JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, 16, LEARNS BOOKKEEPING Continue reading “1855 CE: JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, 16, LEARNS BOOKKEEPING “
1855 CE: GEORGES BIZET, 16, COMPOSES HIS SYMPHONY IN C Continue reading “1855 CE: GEORGES BIZET, 16, COMPOSES HIS SYMPHONY IN C“
1856 CE: GUSTAVE FLAUBERT, 35, COMPLETES MADAME BOVARY Continue reading “1856 CE: GUSTAVE FLAUBERT, 35, COMPLETES MADAME BOVARY“
1858 CE: 6–YEAR–OLD EDGARDO MORTARA SEIZED Continue reading “1858 CE: 6–YEAR–OLD EDGARDO MORTARA SEIZED“
1858 CE: THE FIRST OF THE “LINCOLN–DOUGLAS DEBATES” Continue reading “1858 CE: THE FIRST OF THE “LINCOLN–DOUGLAS DEBATES”“
1861 CE: QUEEN VICTORIA’S HUSBAND, PRINCE ALBERT Continue reading “1861 CE: QUEEN VICTORIA’S HUSBAND, PRINCE ALBERT “
1861 CE: EMPRESS DOWAGER CIXI, THE “DRAGON LADY” GAINS CONTROL OF THE QING DYNASTY Continue reading “1861 CE: EMPRESS DOWAGER CIXI, THE “DRAGON LADY” GAINS CONTROL OF THE QING DYNASTY“