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15
Nov
2009
Post-Zionist Zionism

10 days ago by Jon Shifrin

In the late-18th century European Jewry was delivered from oppression by Napoleon. As the general’s army swept through Europe, he ordered Jews freed from their captivity in urban confinement. Liberation from the ghetto unleashed creative and intellectual energies bottled up for centuries. Jews flour ...

Policy and Poetry - policyandpoetry.com · 1 reference

03
Nov
2009
Photography: Thanks for the Memories

22 days ago by photoman

The art of photography is almost 200 years old and is now an everyday part of our increasingly visual world. The term ?Photographie? was first coined in 1832 by the French-Brazilian inventor, Hercules Florence, who had created a technique for capturing images using a process involving silver, iodine ...

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29
Oct
2009
The Royal Gallopade

27 days ago by Susan de Guardiola

The Royal Gallopade is an interesting mix of popular 1830s dances, with elements borrowed from country dances, galopades, and quadrilles, plus a concluding sauteuse waltz. My only source for it is the Companion to La Terpsichore Moderne (Second Edition) by J. S. Pollock, London. It is undated, but t ...

Capering & Kickery - kickery.com · 15 references

24
Oct
2009
Charlecote Park

32 days ago by hrnicu

Warwickshire, has been the home of the Lucy family since 1247, and the present house was built in 1558. The house was vigorously renovated in 1830s, and only [...]

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21
Oct
2009
A Brief History of Banjos

35 days ago by keira

The banjo was originally developed and used by African Americans enslaved in the South. The slaves used gourd to create makeshift instruments that looked like the ones they used in Africa. In fact, the word "banjo" is believed to have evolved from a Kimbundu term for a similar musical instrument. Af ...

Acoustic Musical Instruments - acousticmusicalinstruments.com · Rank: 23,237 · 178 references

06
Oct
2009
Pheasant Hunting, a Bridge From Medieval to Modern Times

50 days ago by NorthAmericanBirds

Ever since their first introduction in Europe in the 10th century, pheasants have become a popular game bird attracting hunters to engage in hunting them for centuries. Although many have changed through the ages, the way we live, the way wee see life, and so on, our delight of pheasant hunting has ...

Birds Of North America - birdsofnorthamerica.net

04
Oct
2009
President Jackson on Indian Removal

52 days ago by multimedialearningllc

The Indian Removal Act, passed by Congress in May of 1830, was meant to open up lands to white settlement. President Andrew Jackson believed that this would allow progress and civilization to prosper in these areas and perhaps even save the Indians themselves. We have included his December 1830 addr ...

Social Studies and History ... - multimedialearningllc.wordpress.com · Rank: 134,312 · 2 references

28
Sep
2009
The Bark Covered House. Or, Back in the Woods Again.

58 days ago by Sarah

Publication Information – Nowlin, John. Edited by Quaife, Milo Milton. Dearborn, MI: Dearborn Historical Commission. 6th Printing – 1992. [Republication of an 1876 book. Footnotes and index added in 1937.] Availability – over 300;  http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html; (new & used) Summary – [fro ...

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7 Groundbreaking Electric Vehicles Built Before the 1900s

58 days ago by EcoGreenBags

One might be surprised that the EV dates all the way back to the 1800s. In fact, in its heyday, there were 4,192 cars made in the U.S. and 28-percent of them were electric! Here are some defining moments from New York City’s first fleet of electric taxis to setting the very first land speed record. ...

Get Eco Now - geteconow.com · 1 reference

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