Tag: 1800s
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After a 34-hour barrage by Confederate cannons, Union forces relinquish Fort Sumter in South Carolina’s Charleston Harbor, thus starting the American Civil War. April 13, 1861
Image: Bombardment of Fort Sumter, a portrait by Currier and Ives On this day in history, April 13, 1861, after a 34-hour barrage by Confederate cannons, Union forces relinquish Fort Sumter in South Carolina’s Charleston Harbor. The first engagement of the war was over, and the only casualty had been a rebel horse. The Union…
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On this day in history, German pianist and composer Ludwig van Beethoven dies in Vienna at age 56. March 26, 1827.
Image: Ludwig van Beethoven (Public Domain) On this day in history, March 26, 1827, German pianist and composer Ludwig van Beethoven dies in Vienna at 56. He is widely deemed one of the greatest musical geniuses of all time. His groundbreaking compositions blended vocals and instruments, expanding the sonata, symphonies, concertos, and quartets range. His…
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German-born theoretical physicist Albert Einstein is born in the city of Ulm, in the Kingdom of Wurttemberg in the German Empire. March 14, 1879.
Image: Albert Einstein during a lecture in Vienna in 1921. (Public Domain) On this day in history, March 14, 1879, German-born theoretical physicist Albert Einstein is born in the city of Ulm, in the Kingdom of Wurttemberg in the German Empire. The son of a Jewish electrical engineer, Einstein’s theories of special and general relativity…
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On this day in history, Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for his invention of the telephone. March 7, 1876.
Image: Alexander Graham Bell, his wife Mabel Gardiner Hubbard, and their daughters Elsie (left) and Marian ca. 1885. (Public Domain) On this day in history, March 7, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for his invention of the telephone. Born from his work on the harmonic telegraph – a device that allowed multiple messages…
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Anne Sullivan began teaching six-year-old Helen Keller, who lost her hearing and sight after a dreadful illness at the age of 19 months. March 3, 1887.
Image: Helen Keller (left) in 1899 with lifelong companion and teacher Anne Sullivan (right). Photo taken by Alexander Graham Bell at his School of Vocal Physiology and Mechanics of Speech. (Public Domain). On this day in history, March 3, 1887, Anne Sullivan began teaching six-year-old Helen Keller, who lost her hearing and sight after a…
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