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  American Experience | The Great Fever | People & Events | 1878 Epidemic | PBS
By 1878, conditions were ripe for a powerful epidemic of yellow fever in the Mississippi Valley.
While some places accommodated them, others established "shotgun barricades," with armed men insuring that no one would enter their towns.
In a report to Congress shortly before the national agency was created, John Woodworth, the Marine Hospital Service surgeon general, emphasized the gravity of the situation: "Yellow fever should be dealt with as an enemy which imperils life and cripples commerce and industry.
www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/fever/peopleevents/e_1878.html   (754 words)

  
  Encyclopedia: 1878   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Cyprus Convention of June 4, 1878 was an agreement reached between the United Kingdom and the Ottoman Empire which granted control of Cyprus to Great Britain in exchange for their support of the Ottomans in the Russian-Turkish war.
Hosted in 1878 by Otto von Bismarck, after having been demanded by the rivals of the Russian Empire, particularly by Austria-Hungary and Great Britain, a number of the nations of Europe met to revise the Treaty of San Stefano and to attend to other pressing matters.
Antoine César Becquerel (March 8, 1788 – January 18, 1878) was a French scientist and a pioneer in the study of electric and luminescent phenomena.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/1878   (6632 words)

  
 Macedonia - What Went Wrong in the Last 200 Years - Part II - 1878 - 1903 by Risto Stefov
Events covered included the Serbian and Greek uprisings, Super Power interventions in the Ottoman realm, results of the Crimean war, and the 1875 economic crisis in the Balkans.
After 1878, for a Macedonian to be Hellenized meant that he had to give up his name, his own language, his own culture, his history, his folklore and his heritage.
The Super Powers in their zeal to dominate the Balkans found themselves at odds with each other and by 1878 were either content with "doing nothing" or stifled by frustration and "turned their backs" on the mess they created.
www.maknews.com /html/articles/stefov/stefov6.html   (7042 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The future is, from the perspective of a particular event, the set of all events that the event potentially influences.
Events cannot change over time because events are defined by their pre- and post-conditions.
A decision is the causing by a system of events which were not physically determined from outside the system but rather were at least somewhat contingent on the internals of the system, and which were not predictable except perhaps by modeling the internals of the system.
humanknowledge.net /HumanKnowledge.txt   (17891 words)

  
 History of the Great Lakes, Vol. 1 by J.B. Mansfield, Captains, Shipping, Lighthouse Keepers and Marine
Other vessels destroyed on this date by the Chicago fire were the schooner Glenbula, owned by Magill and others; schooner Eclipse; the barkentine Fontanella, owned by Beckwith, J. Bothwell and others; the schooner Butcher Boy, owned by John Murray and others, partially destroyed; the Canadian bark Valetta, owned by Captain Larkin, and the schooner Alnwick.
Other losses of the season were the schooner Pioneer, barge Transport, bark Mainland, brig Lowell, schooner Dan Tindell, barge J. Warner, schooner H. Fairchild, schooner Gear, schooner Victoria, schooner Rosa Sterns, schooner W. Lyons, schooner Skylark, bark Excelsior, schooner J. Miner, schooner Wm.
The shock of the explosion threw from their feet all who were aboard, and most of those on deck were injured by flying missiles hurled in all directions.
www.linkstothepast.com /marine/chapt39.html   (8448 words)

  
 The Navajo Witch Purge of 1878
The events of 1878 were a culmination of situation and circumstance that created the seemingly sensational out of what had been the cultural norm.
Of the four, it was sorcery and wizardry that were most apparent during the events of the 1878 purge.
No doubt a great many other particulars played into the events that came to be called the "Navajo Witch Purge of 1878." The recollection and study of some of those particulars may still be possible, though difficult, as the subject of Navajo "witches" is not one easily broached by or spoken of to outsiders.
www.west.asu.edu /paloverde/Paloverde2001/Witch.htm   (1977 words)

  
 Ottoman Empire Albania Resistance 1878-1881
In the spring of 1878, influential Albanians in Constantinople--including Abdyl Frasheri, the Albanian national movement's leading figure during its early years--organized a secret committee to direct the Albanians' resistance.
On June 10, 1878, about eighty delegates, mostly Muslim religious leaders, clan chiefs, and other influential people from the four Albanian-populated Ottoman vilayets, met in the Kosovo town of Prizren.
Other representatives, under Frasheri's leadership, focused on working toward Albanian autonomy and creating a sense of Albanian identity that would cut across religious and tribal lines.
www.onwar.com /aced/data/alpha/albania1878.htm   (667 words)

  
 Signs of the Times: Michael's Battle and Its Reflection On Earth -- II
If this fact, mirrored in the earthly events, is observed in it spiritual background, clairvoyant vision shows that it was the spirit who was to become the time spirit of the modern age that form the forties onward fought against the race spirits, the folk spirits that produced the difference between peoples.
It is the event that is represented by the symbol of the conquering of the dragon by the Archangel Michael.
People pass by the events as though asleep, and it can be said that the more incisive, the move significant an event is that enters the physical plane, the more human beings sleep through it.
wn.rsarchive.org /Lectures/19180217p01.html   (6077 words)

  
 SAINT BERNARD of - Title   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
His friendship with William of Champeaux and others gave currency to his opinions, and from his simple retreat came by voice or pen an authority before which many bowed, not only within his own order but within the church at large.
The chief events which fill up his subsequent life attest the greatness of his influence.
Bernard became an object of abuse as the great preacher of a movement which had terminated so disastrously, and wrote in humility an apologetic letter to the Pope, in which the divine judgments are made as usual accountable for human folly.
www.ccel.org /b/bernard/bernard.html   (1828 words)

  
 Seattle Parks & Recreation: Volunteer Park Conseratory
High humidity is essential, as they absorb moisture from the air and collect water in their rosettes.
On entering, observe the Cycas revoluta (Sago Palm) belonging to a family of plants which is among the oldest known to man. Tropical and subtropical flowering plants, including Brugmansias, Begonias, Aroids, and Hibiscus are part of a rotating display.
In 1878, the City of Seattle acquired about 45 acres on north Capitol Hill from a sawmill engineer for $2000.
www.cityofseattle.net /parks/parkspaces/VolunteerPark/conservatory.htm   (862 words)

  
 William Morris Society: UK Events 1996
An event organized to mark the centenary of the death of William Morris, who was Philip Webb's close friend and associate.
This event is restricted to Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London.
If you know of any other events relating to William Morris that should be included on this list please send full details and a contact address to: Mark Samuels Lasner, Biblio@aol.com.
www.morrissociety.org /ukevents.html   (8089 words)

  
 Other Colors | Changing Times
In addition to the overturning of anti-miscegenation laws, race-restrictive housing covenants were ruled unconstitutional, and opportunities steadily increased in education and employment.
Interracial couples consistently deal with one or the other being an "insider", while the other feels like an "outsider" within their separate ethnic and racial communities.
If the insiders are sensitive to and welcome the outsider, chances increase that the insider's customs, traditions and values will be incorporated into the couple's lives and passed on to their children.
www.kqed.org /w/baywindow/othercolors/changingtimes   (959 words)

  
 Women's Rights Movement in the U.S.: Timeline
The primary goal of the organization is to achieve voting rights for women by means of a Congressional amendment to the Constitution.
Margaret Sanger opens the first U.S. birth-control clinic in Brooklyn, N.Y. Although the clinic is shut down 10 days later and Sanger is arrested, she eventually wins support through the courts and opens another clinic in New York City in 1923.
The federal woman suffrage amendment, originally written by Susan B. Anthony and introduced in Congress in 1878, is passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate.
www.infoplease.com /spot/womenstimeline1.html   (1486 words)

  
 GMC | News & events
Check the events calendar for details of forthcoming events, fitness to practise hearings, Council meetings and other GMC activities.
The event was aimed at senior representatives from organisations with an interest in the delivery and regulation of healthcare.
This event is aimed at senior representatives from organisations with an interest in the delivery and regulation of healthcare, and provides an opportunity to consider the key areas in greater detail.
www.gmc-uk.org /news   (3903 words)

  
 U.S. Senate: Art & History Home > Historical Minutes > 1878-1920   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
This collection of brief essays describes important events and personalities in Senate history, and highlights recurring themes in the Senate's institutional development during the years 1878 to 1920.
During the early years of the Senate, it was not uncommon for a new senator to wait a year, or maybe two, before delivering his "maiden speech" in the Senate Chamber.
To ease his own discomfort and protect the health of others, Tillman resolved to ban smoking in the historic chamber.
www.senate.gov /pagelayout/history/one_item_and_teasers/1878.htm   (2393 words)

  
 Beneficial-Hodson Library   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Special Collections and Archives Division of the Beneficial-Hodson Library contains books and other materials that, because of their subject, rarity, source, condition, or format are maintained separately from the library's general collections.
The Archives is the repository for administrative records and official publications that document the history of Hood College, and includes a large collection of Hood photographs, scrapbooks, memorabilia, and college publications such as yearbooks, course catalogs, and the alumnae magazine.
Books, correspondence, and other materials relating to the Warren Commission's investigation of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy comprise the Sylvia Meagher Collection.
www.hood.edu /library/library.cfm?sid=6&pid=/library/about/_special.htm   (320 words)

  
 Mardi Gras History & Timeline   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
It has not been added to, nor events deleted, to harden or soften the impact of the deeds of our ancestors upon the timeline.
Other firsts are the Carnival colors, song, and flag.
It is the only other source of Ball coverage besides the local newspaper.
www.mardigrasdigest.com /html/mardi_gras_history__timeline.htm   (7242 words)

  
 Danvers Massachusetts: Historical Sites
Several other markers are also located on this town park.
The Parris slave Tituba was one of the first accused of witchcraft and her confession helped lead to the accusation of dozens of others.
Literally hundreds of settlers are buried in unmarked graves, including early ministers and their families as well as persons killed by Indians.
etext.virginia.edu /salem/witchcraft/Danvers.html   (2886 words)

  
 Other Business Events
We also have spaces (both indoor and out) suitable for training courses and seminars, award ceremonies, product launches and exhibitions and Client and Family fun days as well as unique hospitality opportunities.
Brief us on your requirements and we will work with you to provide the ideal event in the ideal venue, whether that be in Commissioner's House
Guided tours or visits to the galleries and attractions of The Historic Dockyard can be incorporated into your day should you wish.
www.chdt.org.uk /Meetings_and_Conferences/Other_Business_Events/business_events.html   (170 words)

  
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Collection consists of clippings of obituaries and news of social events appearing in the Hartford Courant of Hartford, Connecticut and the Republican of Springfield, Massachusetts, chronologically arranged.
Collection consists of clippings of engagements, weddings, balls and other social events appearing in the Hartford Courant of Hartford, Connecticut and the Republican of Springfield, Massachusetts, chronologically arranged.
Names are indexed by alphabet groupiings, that is for example, all the "A" surnames are listed together in chronlogical order by date of the social event, but not in strict alphabetical sequence.
www.chs.org /library/ead/xml_faids/morrm1924.xml   (405 words)

  
 16 Feb History.
She says she was not willing to be a witness in the impeachment proceeding and suggested that other people could provide the same evidence.
The other rebel leaders lacked the popular support the young and charismatic Castro enjoyed, and on 16 February he is sworn in as prime minister.
Likewise, farmers and others who carried substantial debt loads attacked the so-called "Crime of '73." They believed, somewhat simplistically, that it caused a tighter supply of money, which in turn made it more difficult for them to pay off their debts.
www.safran-arts.com /42day/history/h4feb/h4feb16.html   (13523 words)

  
 Welcome to SLED :: FAQ Alaska
In the 250 years since Europeans found Alaska, much of that oral history was lost, what was recorded does not correspond to the Western manner of recording events on a calendar basis.
The mental health lands case is decided after years in court; the suit initiated by Vern Weiss of Nenana and several other plaintoffs revolved around the 1977 legislature's dissolution of a trust established in territorial days.
Census 2000 results show a state population of 626,932, an increase of 14% from 1990, and Alaska moves to 47th in the state population rankings.
sled.alaska.edu /akfaq/akchron.html   (3474 words)

  
 San José State Events
To submit a general (not student-specific) campus event for inclusion on this calendar, please complete the online event submission form at least one week prior to your event.
Listings received less than one week from event date may not be posted.
Student organization event listings should be directed to the Student Affairs Event Calendar and/or The Spartan Daily SpartaGuide.
www.sjsu.edu /events/event_detail.jsp?id=1878   (160 words)

  
 Upton Sinclair - Biography and Works   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Sinclair was born on September 20, 1878 in Baltimore, Maryland.
It was followed by studies of a group, an industry, or a region, among others The Metropolis (1908), an exploration of fashionable New York society, King Coal (1917), a story about Colorado miner's strike of 1914, Oil!
He spent the decade largely in other activities than writing novels: he experimented with telepathy and ran for political office.
www.online-literature.com /upton_sinclair   (573 words)

  
 Official Ticketmaster site. Town Hall New York, NY tickets . Directions, seating chart, events.
A clean, well-run place to eat first-rate - and inexpensive - chilies, ranging from fiery (Texas Chain Gang) to mild, are also available in vegetarian and turkey alternatives.
Other entrees include respectable burgers and Southwestern grilled chicken with a roasted peanut and chipotle sauce flavored with dark ale and tequila.
Housed in an 1878 landmark building and former speakeasy, Trattoria Dopo Teatro has all the charm of a small Italian eatery and all the choices you'd expect from a New York City standby.
www.ticketmaster.com /venue/24622   (888 words)

  
 History of the Church : Late Nineteenth Century, 1878–98: LDSFAQ   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
After much consideration, Woodruff realized that the choice was between continuing plural marriage and thereby losing the temples and stopping all the ordinances therein, or ceasing plural marriage in order to continue performing essential ordinances for the living and the dead.
President Woodruff explained that he acted under the Lord's direction in ending plural marriage, and had God not revealed this to him he would have let the temples be taken and let himself and every other Latter-day Saint man go to prison.
A limited number of unauthorized plural marriages were performed over the next several years until the First Presidency, in 1904, issued a second manifesto that emphatically prohibited plural marriage and proclaimed that offenders would be subject to Church discipline, including excommunication.
ldsfaq.byu.edu /view.asp?q=317   (274 words)

  
 Trenton Historical Society
Some of the sights and sounds that tell our story can be found here, as well as, written histories such as the 1929 History of Trenton and Trenton: Old and New.
These narrative histories are supplemented with the first person accounts of prominent Trentonian Edmund Hill’s diaries, the day-by-day event synopsis found in the Daily True American’s Chronological Indexes, and information about some of the many Trenton made items.
More information about the City of Trenton is available through pages on our historic districts, a detailed historic resources survey of the North Ward, and information on how Trenton streets got their names.
trentonhistory.org   (468 words)

  
 A Day in the Life of Tippecanoe County   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The 1878 Historical Atlas of Tippecanoe County, Indiana contained 85 genealogical sketches, the nativity and arrival dates of 640 patrons, 275 portraits and views of landmarks; plats of 21 villages and hamlets; 16 pages of history, 13 township maps and more.
Double-page lithograph drawings of the fairgrounds were signed by C.H. Radcliffe, Elgin, Ill. Credits for dozens of other historically valuable people and buildings was omitted.
The Tippecanoe County Historical Association added an index and reprinted the atlas, an invaluable research tool, in 1978 and 1998.
tcha.ecn.purdue.edu:8080 /?q=1878   (392 words)

  
 How should I care for the leather in my Ferrari?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Off-the-shelf leather conditioners that may be suitable for leather interiors in more common cars are not suitable for the restoration and preservation of your Ferrari leather.
There are other benefits to using Leatherique as well, including the absence of wax build-up that is common among Hide Food users.
Ferrari and the Ferrari Logos are trademarks of Ferrari North America, Inc and/or Ferrari S.p.A. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
www.ferrariclub.com /faq/leathercare.html   (692 words)

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