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Although the American theatrical tradition can be traced back to the arrival of Lewis Hallam's troupe in the mid-18th century and was very active in the 19th century, as seen by the popularity of minstrel shows and of adaptations of Uncle Tom's Cabin, American drama attained international status only in the 1920s and 1930s, with the works of Eugene O'Neill, who won four Pulitzer Prizes and the ...
The 16th century began with the Julian year 1501 ... Until the Scramble for Africa in the late 19th century, most of Africa was left uncolonized.
Political parties in the 19th century thought of themselves as armies—as disciplined, hierarchical fighting organizations whose mission it was to defeat a clearly identified opponent. [3] If defeated themselves, they knew how to retreat, regroup, and fight again another day.
The United States of America had 22 presidents in the 19th Century. Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States. [1] He was the first elected president of the 19th century. [1] The last one was William McKinley. [2] McKinley started the presidency in 1897 and he left his presidency in 1901 which is just after the 19th century.
Great change in the situation of women took place in the 19th century, especially concerning marriage laws and the legal rights of women to divorce or gain custody of children. The situation that fathers always received custody of their children, leaving the mother without any rights, slowly started to change.
By the start of the 19th century, Russian territory extended from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Black Sea in the south, and from the Baltic Sea in the west to Alaska, Hawaii, and California in the east. By the end of the 19th century, Russia had expanded its control over the Caucasus, most of Central Asia and parts of Northeast Asia.
1826 – Nicéphore Niépce takes the oldest known extant photograph, View from the Window at Le Gras. 1833 – Joseph Plateau (Belgium) introduces a scientific demonstration device that creates an optical illusion of movement by mounting drawings on the face of a slotted, spinning disk, later published as the Fantascope (and now better known as the Phenakistoscope).
