International Women's Day - International Women's Day International Women's Day is on March 8 every year. IWD is a major day of global celebration for the economic, political and social achievements of women. Amongst other relevant historic events, it commemorates the Triangle Factory Fire (New York, 1911), where 129 women lost their lives. see also: Feminism Women's rights The idea of an International Women's Day first arose at the turn of the century, which in the industrialized world was a period of expansion and turbulence, booming population growth and radical ideologies. On 8 March 1857, women working in clothing and textile factories (called 'garment workers') in New York City, in the United States, staged a protest. They were fighting against inhumane working conditions and low wages. The police attacked the.
History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Early Mormon History 1.1 First Vision 1.2 Translation of The Book of Mormon 2 Founding of the Church and Early Hostility 3 The Church in Ohio 4 The Church in Missouri 5 The Church in Illinois 5.3 The Assassination of Joseph and Hyrum Smith 5.4 Succession of Leadership Crisis in 1844 6 Migration to Utah and Colonization of the West (1846 to c. 1878) 7 Polygamy and Utah Statehood (c. 1878 to c. 1898) 8 Modernization and Americanization (c. 1898 to c. 1945) 8.5 The Codification of Mormon Doctrine 8.6 The Church and Evolution 8.7 The Church and Prohibition 8.8 The Church Welfare System 9 Global Growth and Internationalism (c. 1945 to 1960s) 9.9 The Pacific.
Bloody Sunday (Ireland 1920) - Irish nationalist organisations. This action severely crippled British intelligence in Ireland and caused consternation among forces of the Crown. Their response was 'Bloody Sunday'. Bloody Sunday The Dublin gaelic football team was scheduled to play the Tipperary team on November 21 1920 in Croke Park, the Gaelic Athletic Association's major football ground. One of the British auxiliaries involved in 'Bloody Sunday' recalled that they tossed a coin over whether they would go on a killing spree in Croke Park or loot Sackville Street (Dublin's main street, now called O'Connell Street) instead. Despite the general unease in the Dublin as news broke of the killings by the IRA the previous day, a war-weary populace continued with life. Approximately 10,000 spectators went to Croke Park for the match. However within minutes of the.
British Women's Institute - British Women's Institute The Women's Institute (WI) is a membership organisation for women in Britain. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Organisation and Membership 2 Activities 3 History 4 Official Anthem 5 External Links 6 See Also Organisation and Membership Individual Women's Institutes are self-governing and serve particular towns or districts. They are grouped into 70 county and island federations. Both the individual WIs and the regional federations are members of the National Federation of Women's Institutes. In 2003 approximately 220,000 women were members of the WI. Activities WI members take part in local programs that may include sport, drama, education, cooking and community projects, in addition to campaigning on matters of local, national and international importance including domestic violence, oil pollution, and Aids. History The WI was.
Socialist International - Socialist International The Socialist International (SI) is an international organization for socialist parties. Its secretariat is located in London. Its members include The Labour Party (United Kingdom), SPD (Germany), the Democratic Socialists of America (USA), the Australian Labor Party, and New Democratic Party (Canada). The Socialist International has its roots in the Second International, which was formed in 1889. Split by the outbreak of World War I, it was re-formed in 1923 (as the Labour and Socialist International), and reconstituted again (in its present form) after World War II (during which many socialist parties had been suppressed in Nazi-occupied Europe). Among the Second International's most famous actions were its (1889) declaration of 1st May as International Labour Day and its (1910) declaration of 8th March as International.
Kohen - as Cohen/Cohanim.) Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 The priesthood in the Bible 2 The role of the priesthood after the Temple 3 Women and the priesthood 4 Post-Temple Theology and Practice 5 Marriages involving Kohanim 6 Conservative Jewish views 6.1 Reform Jewish views 7 Historical views 8 Recent Findings 9 The High Priest; Kohen Gadol 9.2 Powers 9.3 Restrictions 10 External Links The priesthood in the Bible The Torah appoints Aaron, brother of Moses, and Aaron's descendants as Kohanim (Numbers 3:1-4). They were given duties associated with the Tabernacle (Numbers 1:47-54; 3:5-13,44-51; 8:5-26). Since Aaron was a Levite, this means that all Kohanim are Levites. Most of the service in the Temple could be conducted only by Kohanim. Non-Kohen Levites assisted in the services of the Temple. After the destruction of.
January 11 - January 11 January 11 is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 354 days remaining (355 in leap years). Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 1158 - Vladislav II becomes King of Bohemia. 1569 - First recorded lottery in England. 1571 - Austrian nobility is granted Freedom of religion. 1693 - Eruption of Mt. Etna. 1759 - In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the first American life insurance company is incorporated. 1787 - William Herschel discovers Titania and Oberon, two moonss of Uranus. 1805 - Michigan Territory is created. 1861 - Alabama secedes from the United States. 1863 - American Civil War: Battle of Arkansas Post - General John McClernand and Admiral David Porter.
January 21 - January 21 January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 344 days remaining (345 in leap years). Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade 1276 - Innocent V becomes Pope 1643 - Abel Tasman discovers Tonga 1789 - The first American novel, The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth, is printed in Boston, Massachusetts 1793 - After being found guilty for treason by the French Convention, Louis XVI of France is guillotined. 1793 - Russia and Prussia partition Poland 1853 - Russell L. Hawes patents the envelope folding machine. 1861 -.
January 13 - January 13 January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. It is still celebrated as New Year's Eve by those on the Julian calendar. There are 352 days remaining (353 in a leap year). Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 888 - Odo, Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks 1847 - The Treaty of Cahuenga ends the Mexican-American War in California. 1854 - The accordion is patented by Anthony Faas. 1893 - The Independent Labor Party of the UK has its first meeting. 1898 - Emile Zola's J'accuse exposes the Dreyfus affair. 1910 - The first radio broadcast. Inventor Lee De Forest broadcasts a live performance of Enrico Caruso from the Metropolitan Opera 1935 -.
Jack Johnson - of Johnson's victories over white fighters. In January 1911 he married Etta Duryea. But in September Etta committed suicide. Johnson, undefeatable in the ring, came under increasing external pressure - in June 1912 he was indicted for smuggling a diamond necklace and in October he was arrested under a section of the Mann Act, initially enacted to combat prostitution but never before used in prosecution, for transporting his fiancê, a white woman named Lucille Cameron, across state lines. Despite the looming trial he married Cameron in December 1912. He went to trial in Chicago in 1913 and on May 14 he was convicted and sentenced to a year and a day plus a fine of $1000. In mid-June he fled the United States while free pending appeal. He continued fighting, mainly.
James Gordon Bennett, Jr. - until November 10, 1871, giving Bennett's paper exclusive coverage that fascinated readers for a sustained period. The New York Herald's stories from the "Dark Continent" were the envy of the paper's competitors. Within a few years of taking control of his father's paper, Gordon Bennett left New York after a scandal that ended his engagement to socialite Caroline May. Settling permanently in Paris, France, he began to publish a quality English language daily that continues to this day under the name of the International Herald Tribune. From Paris, or from aboard his luxurious 300 foot yacht, he directed operations in New York and following the success with Henry Stanley, Bennett's newspaper supported the voyage of George Washington DeLong through the Bering Strait to the North Pole. The ill-fated 1879-1881 expedition led.
Joni Mitchell - and of the loss of privacy and freedom it entails. This more mature, confessional approach was continued on Blue (1971), widely considered the best of this period. From exploring the various facets of relationships: from infatuation on "A Case Of You" to insecurity on "This Flight Tonight," the songs, featured increasing use of piano and appalachian dulcimer on "Carey" and "All I Want". Others were piano led, some exhibiting the rhythms associated with rock music. The rock influence was still strong on her next two albums made for her new label Asylum. For The Roses (1972), whose title track continued her exploration of the themes of "For Free", sold well, supported by the hit single "You Turn Me On, I'm A Radio" and 1974's Court and Spark, was a huge success,.
John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair - Governor General in 1893, he and Lady Aberdeen had fallen in love with Canada. They had taken a world tour in 1890, which included an extensive visit to Canada. The Aberdeens were so impressed with this country that they purchased "Coldstream Ranch", located in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, in 1891. They named the ranch "Guisachan", after Lady Aberdeen's father's estate in Scotland, and the house stands to this day. Lord Aberdeen was Governor General during a period of political transition, throughout the terms of four Prime Ministers – Sir John Thompson, Sir Mackenzie Bowell, Sir Charles Tupper and Sir Wilfrid Laurier. It was also an era of controversy marred by competing issues, from the abolition of separate French schools in Manitoba – which created a unity crisis (the Manitoba.
July 22 - July 22 July 22 is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 162 days remaining. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 1587 - Colony of Roanoke: A second group of English settlers arrive on Roanoke Island off of North Carolina to re-establish the deserted colony. 1793 - Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Pacific Ocean becoming the first Euro-American to complete a transcontinental crossing north of Mexico. 1796 - Surveyors of the Connecticut Land Company name an area in Ohio "Cleveland" after Gen. Moses Cleaveland, the superintendent of the surveying party. 1812 - Peninsular War: British forces led by Arthur Wellesley (later Duke of Wellington) defeat French troops near Salamanca in Spain. 1864 - American Civil.
July 2003 - light plane crashes into Mount Kenya after taking off from Nairobi for Buffalo Springs National Reserve in northern Kenya. [1] July 19, 2003 The US Governing Council of Iraq announces that it has failed to select a new Iraqi President. [1] Doctors in Vienna transplant a human tongue at Vienna General Hospital. [1] July 18, 2003 US Basketball: Eagle County, Colorado District Attorney Mark Hurlbert announces that Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant has been charged with one count of felony sexual assault, stemming from a June 30 incident at a gated resort involving a 19-year-old woman. The corpse of Dr. David Kelly is discovered, it appears that he committed suicide. Kelly was a British government advisor involved in the September Dossier investigation relating to the 2003 war on Iraq. Former.
Indianapolis, Indiana - suburbs. Four communities (Beech Grove, Lawrence, Southport, and Speedway) within Marion County, however, are exempt from Unigov arrangement, and certain local services such as schools, fire and police remain unconsolidated. However, the mayor of Indianapolis is also the mayor of all of Marion County. Indianapolis is the home of the Indianapolis Indians, a minor league baseball team in the International League, the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association, the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association, and the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, is the site of the Indianapolis 500, an automobile race held each Memorial Day weekend. This race gives its name to the "Indy Car" class of racecars. The Brickyard, as it is often called, also hosts the.
Irish potato famine - structures, sexual and marriage patterns and emigration. The Irish Potato Famine was a social, biological, political and economic event, which had both local and international causes, and local and international effects. The first half of this article focuses on the political and economic dimensions of the famine, first by discussing the relationship between Ireland and Great Britain, and then by discussing land tenure within Ireland. The second half of this article focuses on the agricultural and demographic dimensions of the famine, first by discussing the place of the potato in the Irish farm economy, and then by discussing the blight itself. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Ireland and Great Britain 1.1 The impact of laissez-faire economics 1.2 Suggestions of genocide 2 Irish Landholdings 3 The Potato in Ireland 4 The Blight.
Irish potato famine (legacy) - Kingdom. Though its electorate was small (as elsewhere), Irish voters up until the mid 1880s continued to vote for the two major British political parties, the Conservatives and the Liberals, with more votes and seats going to the latter, even though it had been the party of government during the Famine! A large body of voters continued to vote for Unionists, who wished to maintain the Union that joined Britain and Ireland right into the twentieth century. (The Dublin township of Rathmines had a unionist dominated council and unionist mayor as late as 1929!) Even the British Royal Family avoided censure. While later generations of republicans portrayed Queen Victoria as the 'Famine Queen' (who according to myth had only donated a miserly £5 or even £0,5,0 (5 shillings) to famine relief;.
Israel Defence Forces - head of staff is Lieutenant-General (Rav-Aluf) Moshe (Boogie) Ya'alon, answerable to the Minister of Defence. The Chief of the General Staff (in Hebrew: רמטכ"ל, pronounced: Ramatkal) is the high commander of the IDF and answers to the Defence minister and the Prime minister. All Ramatkals are in the rank of Lieutenant General (in Hebrew: רב אלוף , pronounced: "Rav Aluf"). Service is mandatory for Jewish men and women over the age of 18, although exemptions may be made on religious grounds. The fact that an increasing number of people in the ultraorthodox community are exempt, has been a source of tension in Israeli society. Druze also serve in the IDF. In recent years, some Druze officers have reached positions in the IDF as high as Major General. Israeli Arabs, with few.
Isaac Singer - without legal battles over patent rights. They agreed to form the Sewing Machine Combination, but for this to be of any use they had to secure the cooperation of Elias Howe, who still held certain vital uncontested patents which meant he received a royalty on every sewing machine manufactured by any company. Terms were arranged, and Howe joined on. Sewing machines began to be mass produced: I. M. Singer & Co manufactured 2,564 machines in 1856, and 13,000 in 1860 at a new shop on Mott Street in New York. Sewing machines had until now been industrial machines, made for tailors, but smaller machines began to be marketed for home use. I. M. Singer expanded into the European market, establishing a factory in Clydebank, near Glasgow, controlled by the parent company,.
