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Constance Alice Talmadge was an American silent film star. She was the sister of actresses Norma and Natalie Talmadge.
Constance Talmadge, American actress and producer (died 1973)
Maurice Wilson MC was a British soldier, mystic, and aviator who is known for his ill-fated attempt to climb Mount Everest alone in 1934.
Maurice Wilson, English soldier, pilot, and mountaineer (died 1934)
The Spanish–American War was fought between Spain and the United States in 1898. It began with the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor in Cuba, and resulted in the U.S. acqui…
Spanish–American War: The United States Congress declares that a state of war between the U
The Spanish–American War was fought between Spain and the United States in 1898. It began with the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor in Cuba, and resulted in the U.S. acqui…
Spanish–American War: Battle of Manila Bay: The Asiatic Squadron of the United States Navy destroys the Pacific Squadron
The Spanish–American War was fought between Spain and the United States in 1898. It began with the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor in Cuba, and resulted in the U.S. acqui…
Spanish–American War: In the Battle of Guantánamo Bay, U
The Hundred Days' Reform or Wuxu Reform was a short-lived national, cultural, political and educational reform movement in the Qing Empire, from June 11 to September 21, 1898. It s…
The Hundred Days' Reform, a planned movement to reform social, political, and educational institutions in China, is star
Lucius Dubignon Clay was a senior officer of the United States Army who was known for his administration of occupied Germany after World War II. He served as the deputy to General …
Lucius D
Vicente Pío Marcelino Cirilo Aleixandre y Merlo was a Spanish poet who was born in Seville. Aleixandre received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1977 "for a creative poetic writin…
Vicente Aleixandre, Spanish poet and author, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1984)
John Grierson was a Scottish filmmaker, film theorist, and critic, often considered the father of British and Canadian documentary film. In 1926, Grierson coined the term "document…
John Grierson, Scottish director and producer (died 1972)
Ludwig Bemelmans was an Austrian-born American writer and illustrator known for his humorous memoirs about working in upscale hotels and restaurants of New York City and illustrati…
Ludwig Bemelmans, Italian-American author and illustrator (died 1962)
The Philippine Declaration of Independence was proclaimed by Filipino revolutionary forces general Emilio Aguinaldo on June 12, 1898, in Cavite el Viejo, Philippines. It asserted t…
Philippine Declaration of Independence: General Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines' independence from Spain
Yukon is a territory of Canada, bordering British Columbia to the south, the Northwest Territories to the east, the Beaufort Sea to the north, and the U.S. state of Alaska to the w…
Yukon Territory is formed, with Dawson chosen as its capital
The capture of Guam from Spain by the United States took place in a bloodless engagement during the Spanish–American War. The U.S. Navy sent a single cruiser, USS Charleston, to c…
The United States captures Guam from Spain
The Spanish–American War was fought between Spain and the United States in 1898. It began with the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor in Cuba, and resulted in the U.S. acqui…
Spanish–American War: In a chaotic operation, 6,000 men of the U
The Spanish–American War was fought between Spain and the United States in 1898. It began with the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor in Cuba, and resulted in the U.S. acqui…
Spanish–American War: The Battle of San Juan Hill is fought in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
Alfred Schmidt was an Estonian featherweight weightlifter who won a silver medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Alfred Schmidt, Estonian weightlifter (died 1972)
Henry Robert Hall was an English bandleader who performed regularly on BBC Radio during the British dance band era of the 1920s and 1930s, through to the 1960s.
Henry Hall, English bandleader, composer, and actor (died 1989)
Golda Meir was the prime minister of Israel from 1969 to 1974. She was Israel's first and, to date, only female head of government.
Golda Meir, Ukrainian-Israeli educator and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Israel (died 1978)
Elsie Eaves was a pioneering American female engineer. She was the first female associate member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the first female member of th…
Elsie Eaves, American engineer (died 1983)
Konrad Ernst Eduard Henlein was a Sudeten German politician in Czechoslovakia, before World War II. After Nazi Germany invaded and occupied Czechoslovakia, he became the Gauleiter …
Konrad Henlein, Czech soldier and politician (died 1945)
Admiral Pascual Cervera y Topete was a Spanish Navy officer and politician who served in a number of high-ranking positions within the Navy and fought in several wars during the 19…
A Spanish squadron, led by Pascual Cervera y Topete, is defeated by an American squadron under William T. Sampson in…
Le Havre is a major port city in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the right bank of the estuary of the river Seine on the …
En route from New York to Le Havre, the SS La Bourgogne collides with another ship and sinks with the loss of 549…
The Spanish–American War was fought between Spain and the United States in 1898. It began with the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor in Cuba, and resulted in the U.S. acqui…
Spanish–American War: The American invasion of Spanish-held Puerto Rico begins, as United States Army troops under…