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Há 3 dias · The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) was a global conflict involving most of the European great powers, fought primarily in Europe and the Americas. One of the opposing alliances was led by Great Britain and Prussia. The other alliance was led by France, backed by Spain, Saxony, Sweden, and Russia. Related conflicts include the 1754 to 1763 ...
Há 3 dias · Seine Schwester Cornelia heiratete 1773 den Advokaten Johann Georg Schlosser, Goethes zehn Jahre älteren Freund, der als Anwalt an dem Prozess gegen die Kindsmörderin mitgewirkt hatte. 1783 plädierte Goethe später im parallel gelagerten Falle der Kindsmörderin Johanna Höhn auf Nachfrage des Herzogs Carl August von Weimar, der ihre Todesstrafe zu lebenslänglicher Haft umwandeln wollte ...
Há 14 horas · The December 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party, led by Samuel Adams and Sons of Liberty, has become a mainstay of American patriotic lore. In 1767, the British Parliament passed the Townshend Acts , which placed duties on several staple goods, including paper, glass, and tea, and established a Board of Customs in Boston to more rigorously execute trade regulations.
Há 2 dias · The Thirteen Colonies were a group of British colonies on the Atlantic coast of North America during the 17th and 18th centuries. Grievances against the imperial government led the 13 colonies to begin uniting in 1774, and expelling British officials by 1775. Assembled at the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia, they appointed George ...
Há 2 dias · This is a list of the largest known epidemics and pandemics caused by an infectious disease in humans. Widespread non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer are not included. An epidemic is the rapid spread of disease to a large number of people in a given population within a short period of time; in meningococcal ...
Há 3 dias · Joseph Priestley. Joseph Priestley FRS ( / ˈpriːstli /; [3] 24 March 1733 – 6 February 1804) was an English chemist, natural philosopher, separatist theologian, grammarian, multi-subject educator, and liberal political theorist. [4] He published over 150 works, and conducted experiments in several areas of science.
Há 3 dias · Company rule in India (sometimes Company Raj, from Hindi: rāj, lit. 'rule') was the rule of the British East India Company on the Indian subcontinent.This is variously taken to have commenced in 1757, after the Battle of Plassey, when the Nawab of Bengal Siraj ud-Daulah was defeated and replaced with Mir Jafar, who had the support of the East India Company; or in 1765, when the Company was ...
