Karl Schenk - 1870) Political Department (1871) Department of Home Affairs (1872) Department of Finance (1872) Department of Home Affairs (1873) Political Department (1874) Department of Railway and Trade (1875 - 1877) Political Department (1878) Department of Home Affairs (1879 - 1884) Political Department (1885) Department of Home Affairs (1886 - 1895) He was president of Switzerland six times in 1865, 1871, 1874, 1878, 1885 and 1893. Predecessor: Jakob Stämpfli Successor: Eduard Müller.
Kate Douglas Wiggin - was born in Philadelphia. She started the first free kindergarten in San Francisco in 1878. She was also a writer of children's books, the best known being The Birds' Christmas Carol (1887) and Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1903). Kate Wiggin died at Harrow, Middlesex, England..
Karl Felix Halm - in the Haupt and Sauppe series, with notes and introductions, were very successful. He also edited a number of classical texts for the Teubner series, the most important of which are Tacitus (4th ed., 1883); Rhetores Latini minores (1863); Quintilian (1868); Sulpicius Severus (1866); Minucius Felix together with Firmicus Maternus De errore (1867); Salvianus (1877) and Victor Vitensis's Historia persecutionis Africanae provinciae (1878). He was also an enthusiastic collector of autographs. See articles by W Christ and G Laubmann in Allgemeine deutsche Biographie and by C Bursian in Biographisches Jahrbuch; and JE Sandys, Hist. of Classical Scholarship, iii. 195 (1908). This entry was originally from the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica..
Karl August von Hardenberg - serfdom was abolished, municipal institutions were fostered, the civil service was thrown open to all classes, and great attention was devoted to the educational needs of every section of the community. When at last the time came to put these reforms to the test, after the Moscow campaign of 1812, it was Hardenberg who, supported by the influence of the noble Queen Louise, determined Frederick William to take advantage of General Yorck's loyal disloyalty and declare against France. He was rightly regarded by German patriots as the statesman who had done most to encourage the spirit of national independence; and immediately after he had signed the first peace of Paris he was raised to the rank of prince (June 3, 1814) in recognition of the part he had played in the.
Karl Friedrich Hermann Roesler - 1834 - December 2, 1894) worked in Japan from 1878 to 1893. The article is originally from OpenHistory..
Karl Lehrs - Karl Lehrs (June 2, 1802 - June 9, 1878), German classical scholar, was born at Königsberg. He was of Jewish extraction, but in 1822 he embraced Christianity. In 1845 he was appointed professor of ancient Greek philology in Königsberg University, which post he held till his death. His most important works are: De Aristarchi Studiis Homericis (1833, 2nd ed. by A Ludwich, 1882), which laid a new foundation for Homeric exegesis (on the Aristarchean lines of explaining Homer from the text itself) and textual criticism Quaestiones Epicae (1837) ''De Asclepiade Myrleano'\' (1845) Herodiani Scripta Tria emendatiora (1848) Populare Aufsatze aus dem Altertum (1856, 2nd much enlarged ed., 1875), his best known work Horatius Flaccus (1869), in which, on aesthetic grounds, he rejected many of the odes as spurious Die Pindarscholien (1873)..
Kentucky Derby - very first race was Aristides in front of a crowd of 10,000 people on May 17, 1875. The speed record for the race is 1 minute 59 2/5 seconds, set by Secretariat in 1973. Year Winner 1875 Aristides 1876 Vagrant 1877 Baden Baden 1878 Day Star 1879 Lord Murphy 1880 Fonso 1881 Hindoo 1882 Apollo 1883 Leonatus 1884 Buchanan 1885 Joe Cotton 1886 Ben Ali 1887 Montrose 1888 Macbeth II 1889 Spokane 1890 Riley 1891 Kingman 1892 Azra 1893 Lookout 1894 Chant 1895 Halma 1896 Ben Brush 1897 Typhoon II 1898 Plaudit 1899 Manuel 1900 Lieutenant Gibson 1901 His Eminence 1902 Alan-a-Dale 1903 Judge Himes 1904 Elwood 1905 Agile 1906 Sir Huon 1907 Pink Star 1908 Stone Street 1909 Wintergreen 1910 Donau 1911 Meridian 1912 Worth 1913 Donerail 1914 Old Rosebud.
Kentucky Oaks - fashioned in the image of the English Oaks at Epsom Downs. The distance of that first running of the Oaks was 1 ½ miles and A.B. Lewis & Company's Vinaigrette was the winner. She earned a winning purse of $1,175 and was timed over the 12-furlong distance in 2:39 ¾. The victory by Vinaigrette launched a strong tradition for the Oaks, which - like the Derby - has been renewed each year without interruption since its inaugural running. Year Winner 1875 Vinaigrette 1876 Necy Hale 1877 Felicia 1878 Belle of Nelson 1879 Liahtunah 1880 Longitude 1881 Lucy May 1882 Katie Creel 1883 Vera 1884 Modesty 1885 Lizzie Dwyer 1886 Pure Rye 1887 Florimore 1888 Ten Penny 1889 Jewel Ban 1890 English Lady 1891 Miss Hawkins 1892 Miss Dixie 1893 Monrovia 1894.
Kerikeri - anonymous backpacker visiting Kerikeri wrote those words in the Visitors' Book at the Kerikeri Youth Hostel where he or she had stayed the night. It was brought to the attention of the then editor of the local newspaper, the Kerikeri Chronicle, who gave it publicity, and it quickly became adopted by the town as a quasi official slogan. It has been reproduced on countless brochures and publicity leaflets but has been less used in recent years. There are some moves to encourage more use. Historic sites Mission House Originally called the Mission House, and then for more than 100 years Kemp House, this is the oldest wooden structure still standing in New Zealand. A much visited and photographed building, it is administered along with the Stone Storte by the Historic Places.
Kingdom of Romania - empires, with Slavic neighbors on three sides, looked to the West, particularly France, for its cultural, educational, and administrative models. In 1916 Romania entered World War I on the Entente side. Although the Romanian forces did not fare well militarily, by the end of the war the Austrian and Russian empires were gone; governing bodies created in Transylvania, Bessarabia and Bukovina chose union with Romania, upheld in 1920 by the Treaty of Trianon. Kingdom of Romania, 1920-1940 Timeline 1859 Alexander John Cuza unites Moldavia and Wallachia under his personal rule. 1862 Formal union of Moldavia and Wallachia to form principality of Romania. 1866 Cuza forced to abdicate in favor of Carol I. 1877 (May 9) Romanian independence declared. 1878 Under Treaty of Berlin, Ottoman Empire recognizes Romanian independence. 1881 Carol I.
King Tawhiao - territory. The Waikato people maded a strong defence but ineviatbly were forced to retreat. The conquered land was confiscated, altogether about a million acres, four hundred thousand hectares. Tawhiao and his people moved southwards, into the territory of the Ngati Maniopoto, the area of New Zealand that is still known as the King Country. He was a pacifist, or perhaps he was simply a realist who recognized the futility of trying to fight the Pakeha government. Over the next twenty years he travelled among his people reminding them that war always had its price and the price was always higher than expected. But he also predicted that the Maori people would find justice and restitution for th wrongs they had suffered. In 1878 the New Zealand Government with George Grey as.
Knights of the Garter (1700-1899) - (1862) William Thomas Spencer Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 6th Earl Fitzwilliam (1862) Prince Louis of Hesse and the Rhine, later Grand Duke Louis IV, son-in-law of Queen Victoria (1862) Grand Duke Frederick William of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1862) Prince Alfred Ernest Albert, later Duke of Edinburgh and of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, second son of Queen Victoria (1863) Henry George Grey, 3rd Earl Grey, Colonial and Home Secretary (1863) George Granville William Leveson-Gower, 3rd Duke of Sutherland (1864) George William Frederick Brudenell-Bruce, 2nd Marquess of Ailesbury (1864) Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 4th Marquess of Lansdowne (1864) John Poyntz Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer, Viceroy of Ireland (1865) Harry George Poulett, 4th Duke of Cleveland (1865) King Louis I of Portugal (1865) King Christian IX of Denmark, father-in-law of the Prince of Wales (1865) Grand Duke Louis III of Hesse and.
Knights of the Maccabees - Maccabees The Knights of the Maccabees was a fraternal and beneficial organization formed in 1878 in London, Ontario. The group shortened it name to ‘’’The Maccabees’’’ in 1914. Most active in the American state of Michigan, the groups fraternal aspects took a backseat to providing low-cost insurance to members . By 1920 the lady’s auxiliary (Ladies of the Maccabees) alone claimed more than 200,000. members. In 1941 the group gained control of the Michigan Union Life Association, furthering its transformation into a modern insurance company. In 1962, the group changed its name again, this time to the The Maccabees Mutual Life Insurance Company. External Link: [History of the Knights in Marin County, California] This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by fixing it..
Konrad Mägi - Konrad Mägi Konrad Mägi (November 1, 1878 - August 15, 1925) was an Estonian landscape painter. Mägi received his elementary art education in 1899–1902 from the drawing courses of the German Artisans' Society of Tartu. At the same time, he was keenly engaged in theater, violin play and different sports. He continued his art education in 1903–1905 as am unattached student in Saint Petersburg. In the autumn of 1907 he went to Paris. There he studied at a free academy. In 1908–1910 he lived in Norway. In 1912, he returned to Tartusse. He worked there as an art teacher. Konrad Mägi was one of the most colour sensitive Estonian painters of the first decades of the 20th century. In Åland, he made delicate plant vignettes in the style of Art Nouveau:.
Krishna Singh - and like him an important pundit. Singh's last and greatest voyage commenced in 1878. He followed the northern trade route from Lhasa to Chinese Turkestan and China. He followed the route all the way to Tuhnwang, and on his way back explored the eastern Tibet border region. At one point the caravan leader wanted the caravan to go by horse to cross a bandit-ridden area faster. Krishna, unable to count his steps during this period, measured the distance (230 miles) by counting his horse's steps instead..
Kulturkampf - addition, the state began to closely monitor the education of clergy, installed a secular court for court cases, and prescribed to be notified whenever clergy were employed. In 1872, the Jesuits were banned. Possibly most consequential, in 1875, the obligatory civil wedding took marriage out of the hands of the church. His attempts to restrict the impact of the Catholic Church, represented in politics by the Center Party, did not prove very successful however; after 1878, Bismarck rather joined forces with the Catholics to oppose socialism. However, one of the persistent results of the Kulturkampf was alienation of the Catholics from the Eastern provinces of Germany (East Prussia, West Prussia, Provinz Posen, Silesia), that helped them to find again their Slavic or Polish roots. Thus Polish national awakening spread to the.
Kyoto Station - roof. It also houses the Kyoto City Air Terminal. History The first Kyoto Station opened for service by decree of Emperor Meiji in 1878. It was replaced by a newer, Renaissance-inspired facility in 1914, which featured a broad square leading from the station to Shichijo Avenue. Before and during World War II, the square was often used by imperial motorcades when Hirohito traveled between Kyoto and Tokyo: the image of Kyoto Station with its giant Rising Sun flags became a well-known image of the imperial era. This station burned to the ground in 1952 and was replaced by a more utilitarian concrete facility by the following March. The current Kyoto Station opened in 1997, commemorating Kyoto's 1,200-year anniversary. It is 70 meters high and 470 meters from east to west, with.
J F Archibald - great love of French culture - a typically idiosyncratic gesture. Various sources give both versions of his name. After working as a journalist, public servant and miner in Victoria and Queensland, Archibald arrived in Sydney in 1878, where he formed a partnership with John Haynes and William McLeod, and in January 1880 they launched The Bulletin as a weekly paper of political, business and literary news. W H Traill became a partner in 1882, and the following year Archibald left for two years in London. When he returned in 1886, the magazine was struggling, and Archibald bought out the other partners. Under Archibald's sole control, and with A G Stephens as his literary editor, The Bulletin became Australia's leading outlet for poets, cartoonists, short-storyists and comic writers. Archibald had no life.
January 1 - - Brunei becomes a fully independent state. 1984 - AT&T is broken up into 22 independent units 1984 - Spain and Portugal enter the European Community 1986 - Aruba becomes independent of Curacao 1992 - George H. W. Bush is first President of the United States to address the Australian Parliament 1993 - Czechoslovakia divides. Establishment of Slovak Republic and Czech Republic 1993 - A single market within the European Community is introduced 1994 - North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect 1995 - World Trade Organization goes into effect 1995 - Austria, Finland and Sweden enter the European Union 1996 - Curacao gains limited self-government 1998 - Smoking is banned in all California bars and restaurants 1999 - Euro currency introduced. 2000 - Bleen is no longer Blue.
January 28 - in Poland 1788 - The first penal colony is founded at Botany Bay, Australia. 1855 - first locomotive runs from the Atlantic to the Pacific on the Panama Railway 1871 - France surrenders to end the Franco-Prussian War. 1878 - The Yale News becomes the first daily, college newspaper in the United States. 1902 - The Carnegie Institution is founded in Washington, DC with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie. 1909 - United States troops leave Cuba after being there since the Spanish-American War. 1915 - An act of the United States Congress creates the United States Coast Guard. 1916 - Louis D. Brandeis becomes the first Jew appointed to the United States Supreme Court. 1917 - United States ends search for Pancho Villa. 1918 - Civil War in Finland.
