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Henry VI (1165-1197) was the second son of Emperor Frederick I, and married the daughter of the late Norman king Roger II of Sicily, Constance of Sicily, in 1186. When his father died in 1190, he became King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor in 1191.<br/><br/> In 1193, Henry had a stroke of good fortune when he was handed a prominent prisoner by Duke Leopold V of Austria, none other than King Richard the Lionheart of England himself, on his way back from the Third Crusade. Richard had supported the claims of Tancred of Lecce, a rival claimant to the crown of Sicily, which had infuriated Henry. He ransomed the king for a hefty price and used him as a bargaining chip against his rival princes, making him a vassal and ally as well as making the Holy Roman Empire a mediating voice between England and France.
Halley's Comet or Comet Halley is a short-period comet visible from Earth every 75–76 years. Halley is the only short-period comet that is clearly visible to the naked eye from Earth, and the only naked-eye comet that might appear twice in a human lifetime. Halley last appeared in the inner Solar System in 1986 and will next appear in mid-2061.
Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King, Jr.; July 14, 1913 – December 26, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 38th President of the United States from 1974 to 1977. Prior to this he was the 40th Vice President of the United States, serving from 1973 until President Richard Nixon's resignation in 1974.
Catherine II of Russia (Russian: Yekaterina Alekseyevna, 2 May 1729 – 17 November 1796), was the most renowned and the longest-ruling female ruler of Russia, reigning from 1762 until her death in 1796 at the age of 67.<br/><br/> Born in Stettin, Pomerania, Prussia as Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg, she came to power following a coup d'état when her husband, Peter III, was assassinated. Russia was revitalised under her reign, growing larger and stronger than ever and becoming recognised as one of the great powers of Europe.
George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, FRS (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824), commonly known simply as Lord Byron, was an English poet and a leading figure in the Romantic Movement. Among his best-known works are the lengthy narrative poems <i>Don Juan</i> and <i>Childe Harold's Pilgrimage</i>, and the short lyric <i>She Walks in Beauty</i>.<br/><br/> Byron is regarded as one of the greatest British poets, and remains widely read and influential. He travelled widely across Europe, especially in Italy where he lived for seven years. Later in life, Byron joined the Greek War of Independence fighting the Ottoman Empire, for which many Greeks revere him as a national hero. He died in 1824 at the young age of 36 from a fever contracted while in Missolonghi.<br/><br/> Often described as the most flamboyant and notorious of the major Romantics, Byron was both celebrated and castigated in life for his aristocratic excesses, including huge debts, numerous love affairs - with men as well as women, as well as rumours of a scandalous liaison with his half-sister - and self-imposed exile.
The Peasants' Revolt, also called Wat Tyler's Rebellion or the Great Rising, was a major uprising across large parts of England in 1381. The revolt had various causes, including the socio-economic and political tensions generated by the Black Death in the 1340s, the high taxes resulting from the conflict with France during the Hundred Years' War, and instability within the local leadership of London. The final trigger for the revolt was the intervention of a royal official, John Bampton, in Essex on 30 May 1381. His attempts to collect unpaid poll taxes in Brentwood ended in a violent confrontation, which rapidly spread across the south-east of the country.<br/><br/> Unrest continued until the intervention of Henry le Despenser, who defeated a rebel army at the Battle of North Walsham on 25 or 26 June. Troubles extended north to York, Beverley and Scarborough, and as far west as Bridgwater in Somerset. Richard II mobilised 4,000 soldiers to restore order. Most of the rebel leaders were tracked down and executed; by November, at least 1,500 rebels had been killed.
<i>Urania's Mirror; or, a view of the Heavens</i> is a set of 32 astronomical star chart cards, first published in November 1824. They had illustrations based on Alexander Jamieson's <i>A Celestial Atlas</i>, but the addition of holes punched in them allowed them to be held up to a light to see a depiction of the constellation's stars. They were engraved by Sidney Hall, and were said to be designed by 'a lady', but have since been identified as the work of the Reverend Richard Rouse Bloxam, an assistant master at Rugby School.<br/><br/> The cover of the box-set showed a depiction of Urania, the muse of astronomy, and came with a book entitled <i>A Familiar Treatise on Astronomy...</i> written as an accompaniment.
<i>Urania's Mirror; or, a view of the Heavens</i> is a set of 32 astronomical star chart cards, first published in November 1824. They had illustrations based on Alexander Jamieson's <i>A Celestial Atlas</i>, but the addition of holes punched in them allowed them to be held up to a light to see a depiction of the constellation's stars. They were engraved by Sidney Hall, and were said to be designed by 'a lady', but have since been identified as the work of the Reverend Richard Rouse Bloxam, an assistant master at Rugby School.<br/><br/> The cover of the box-set showed a depiction of Urania, the muse of astronomy, and came with a book entitled <i>A Familiar Treatise on Astronomy...</i> written as an accompaniment.
<i>Urania's Mirror; or, a view of the Heavens</i> is a set of 32 astronomical star chart cards, first published in November 1824. They had illustrations based on Alexander Jamieson's <i>A Celestial Atlas</i>, but the addition of holes punched in them allowed them to be held up to a light to see a depiction of the constellation's stars. They were engraved by Sidney Hall, and were said to be designed by 'a lady', but have since been identified as the work of the Reverend Richard Rouse Bloxam, an assistant master at Rugby School.<br/><br/> The cover of the box-set showed a depiction of Urania, the muse of astronomy, and came with a book entitled <i>A Familiar Treatise on Astronomy...</i> written as an accompaniment.
Richard II (6 January 1367 – c. 14 February 1400), also known as Richard of Bordeaux, was King of England from 1377 until he was deposed on 30 September 1399.<br/><br/> Henry IV (15 April 1367 – 20 March 1413), also known as Henry of Bolingbroke, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1399 to 1413, and asserted the claim of his grandfather, Edward III, to the Kingdom of France.
<i>Urania's Mirror; or, a view of the Heavens</i> is a set of 32 astronomical star chart cards, first published in November 1824. They had illustrations based on Alexander Jamieson's <i>A Celestial Atlas</i>, but the addition of holes punched in them allowed them to be held up to a light to see a depiction of the constellation's stars. They were engraved by Sidney Hall, and were said to be designed by 'a lady', but have since been identified as the work of the Reverend Richard Rouse Bloxam, an assistant master at Rugby School.<br/><br/> The cover of the box-set showed a depiction of Urania, the muse of astronomy, and came with a book entitled <i>A Familiar Treatise on Astronomy...</i> written as an accompaniment.
<i>Urania's Mirror; or, a view of the Heavens</i> is a set of 32 astronomical star chart cards, first published in November 1824. They had illustrations based on Alexander Jamieson's <i>A Celestial Atlas</i>, but the addition of holes punched in them allowed them to be held up to a light to see a depiction of the constellation's stars. They were engraved by Sidney Hall, and were said to be designed by 'a lady', but have since been identified as the work of the Reverend Richard Rouse Bloxam, an assistant master at Rugby School.<br/><br/> The cover of the box-set showed a depiction of Urania, the muse of astronomy, and came with a book entitled <i>A Familiar Treatise on Astronomy...</i> written as an accompaniment.
<i>Urania's Mirror; or, a view of the Heavens</i> is a set of 32 astronomical star chart cards, first published in November 1824. They had illustrations based on Alexander Jamieson's <i>A Celestial Atlas</i>, but the addition of holes punched in them allowed them to be held up to a light to see a depiction of the constellation's stars. They were engraved by Sidney Hall, and were said to be designed by 'a lady', but have since been identified as the work of the Reverend Richard Rouse Bloxam, an assistant master at Rugby School.<br/><br/> The cover of the box-set showed a depiction of Urania, the muse of astronomy, and came with a book entitled <i>A Familiar Treatise on Astronomy...</i> written as an accompaniment.
<i>Urania's Mirror; or, a view of the Heavens</i> is a set of 32 astronomical star chart cards, first published in November 1824. They had illustrations based on Alexander Jamieson's <i>A Celestial Atlas</i>, but the addition of holes punched in them allowed them to be held up to a light to see a depiction of the constellation's stars. They were engraved by Sidney Hall, and were said to be designed by 'a lady', but have since been identified as the work of the Reverend Richard Rouse Bloxam, an assistant master at Rugby School.<br/><br/> The cover of the box-set showed a depiction of Urania, the muse of astronomy, and came with a book entitled <i>A Familiar Treatise on Astronomy...</i> written as an accompaniment.
Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. Nixon is the only president to have resigned the office.<br/><br/> Nixon inherited the Vietnam War from his predecessors Kennedy and Johnson. American involvement in Vietnam was widely unpopular; although Nixon initially escalated the war there, he subsequently moved to end US involvement, completely withdrawing American forces by 1973.<br/><br/> Nixon's ground-breaking visit to the People's Republic of China in 1972 opened diplomatic relations between the two nations, and he initiated detente and the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty with the Soviet Union the same year.<br/><br/> Nixon's second term was marked by crisis, with 1973 seeing an Arab oil embargo as a result of US support for Israel in the 1973 War, and the resignation of Vice President Spiro Agnew. During 1973 and 1974, a continuing series of revelations about the Watergate scandal diminished Nixon's political support. In early August 1974 he resigned in the face of almost certain impeachment and removal from office.
<i>Urania's Mirror; or, a view of the Heavens</i> is a set of 32 astronomical star chart cards, first published in November 1824. They had illustrations based on Alexander Jamieson's <i>A Celestial Atlas</i>, but the addition of holes punched in them allowed them to be held up to a light to see a depiction of the constellation's stars. They were engraved by Sidney Hall, and were said to be designed by 'a lady', but have since been identified as the work of the Reverend Richard Rouse Bloxam, an assistant master at Rugby School.<br/><br/> The cover of the box-set showed a depiction of Urania, the muse of astronomy, and came with a book entitled <i>A Familiar Treatise on Astronomy...</i> written as an accompaniment.
<i>Urania's Mirror; or, a view of the Heavens</i> is a set of 32 astronomical star chart cards, first published in November 1824. They had illustrations based on Alexander Jamieson's <i>A Celestial Atlas</i>, but the addition of holes punched in them allowed them to be held up to a light to see a depiction of the constellation's stars. They were engraved by Sidney Hall, and were said to be designed by 'a lady', but have since been identified as the work of the Reverend Richard Rouse Bloxam, an assistant master at Rugby School.<br/><br/> The cover of the box-set showed a depiction of Urania, the muse of astronomy, and came with a book entitled <i>A Familiar Treatise on Astronomy...</i> written as an accompaniment.
<i>Urania's Mirror; or, a view of the Heavens</i> is a set of 32 astronomical star chart cards, first published in November 1824. They had illustrations based on Alexander Jamieson's <i>A Celestial Atlas</i>, but the addition of holes punched in them allowed them to be held up to a light to see a depiction of the constellation's stars. They were engraved by Sidney Hall, and were said to be designed by 'a lady', but have since been identified as the work of the Reverend Richard Rouse Bloxam, an assistant master at Rugby School.<br/><br/> The cover of the box-set showed a depiction of Urania, the muse of astronomy, and came with a book entitled <i>A Familiar Treatise on Astronomy...</i> written as an accompaniment.
<i>Urania's Mirror; or, a view of the Heavens</i> is a set of 32 astronomical star chart cards, first published in November 1824. They had illustrations based on Alexander Jamieson's <i>A Celestial Atlas</i>, but the addition of holes punched in them allowed them to be held up to a light to see a depiction of the constellation's stars. They were engraved by Sidney Hall, and were said to be designed by 'a lady', but have since been identified as the work of the Reverend Richard Rouse Bloxam, an assistant master at Rugby School.<br/><br/> The cover of the box-set showed a depiction of Urania, the muse of astronomy, and came with a book entitled <i>A Familiar Treatise on Astronomy...</i> written as an accompaniment.
<i>Urania's Mirror; or, a view of the Heavens</i> is a set of 32 astronomical star chart cards, first published in November 1824. They had illustrations based on Alexander Jamieson's <i>A Celestial Atlas</i>, but the addition of holes punched in them allowed them to be held up to a light to see a depiction of the constellation's stars. They were engraved by Sidney Hall, and were said to be designed by 'a lady', but have since been identified as the work of the Reverend Richard Rouse Bloxam, an assistant master at Rugby School.<br/><br/> The cover of the box-set showed a depiction of Urania, the muse of astronomy, and came with a book entitled <i>A Familiar Treatise on Astronomy...</i> written as an accompaniment.
Richard of Wallingford (1292–1336) was a catholic monk and English mathematician who made major contributions to astronomy and horology while serving as abbot of St Albans Abbey in Hertfordshire.
<i>Urania's Mirror; or, a view of the Heavens</i> is a set of 32 astronomical star chart cards, first published in November 1824. They had illustrations based on Alexander Jamieson's <i>A Celestial Atlas</i>, but the addition of holes punched in them allowed them to be held up to a light to see a depiction of the constellation's stars. They were engraved by Sidney Hall, and were said to be designed by 'a lady', but have since been identified as the work of the Reverend Richard Rouse Bloxam, an assistant master at Rugby School.<br/><br/> The cover of the box-set showed a depiction of Urania, the muse of astronomy, and came with a book entitled <i>A Familiar Treatise on Astronomy...</i> written as an accompaniment.
<i>Urania's Mirror; or, a view of the Heavens</i> is a set of 32 astronomical star chart cards, first published in November 1824. They had illustrations based on Alexander Jamieson's <i>A Celestial Atlas</i>, but the addition of holes punched in them allowed them to be held up to a light to see a depiction of the constellation's stars. They were engraved by Sidney Hall, and were said to be designed by 'a lady', but have since been identified as the work of the Reverend Richard Rouse Bloxam, an assistant master at Rugby School.<br/><br/> The cover of the box-set showed a depiction of Urania, the muse of astronomy, and came with a book entitled <i>A Familiar Treatise on Astronomy...</i> written as an accompaniment.
<i>Urania's Mirror; or, a view of the Heavens</i> is a set of 32 astronomical star chart cards, first published in November 1824. They had illustrations based on Alexander Jamieson's <i>A Celestial Atlas</i>, but the addition of holes punched in them allowed them to be held up to a light to see a depiction of the constellation's stars. They were engraved by Sidney Hall, and were said to be designed by 'a lady', but have since been identified as the work of the Reverend Richard Rouse Bloxam, an assistant master at Rugby School.<br/><br/> The cover of the box-set showed a depiction of Urania, the muse of astronomy, and came with a book entitled <i>A Familiar Treatise on Astronomy...</i> written as an accompaniment.
<i>Urania's Mirror; or, a view of the Heavens</i> is a set of 32 astronomical star chart cards, first published in November 1824. They had illustrations based on Alexander Jamieson's <i>A Celestial Atlas</i>, but the addition of holes punched in them allowed them to be held up to a light to see a depiction of the constellation's stars. They were engraved by Sidney Hall, and were said to be designed by 'a lady', but have since been identified as the work of the Reverend Richard Rouse Bloxam, an assistant master at Rugby School.<br/><br/> The cover of the box-set showed a depiction of Urania, the muse of astronomy, and came with a book entitled <i>A Familiar Treatise on Astronomy...</i> written as an accompaniment.
<i>Urania's Mirror; or, a view of the Heavens</i> is a set of 32 astronomical star chart cards, first published in November 1824. They had illustrations based on Alexander Jamieson's <i>A Celestial Atlas</i>, but the addition of holes punched in them allowed them to be held up to a light to see a depiction of the constellation's stars. They were engraved by Sidney Hall, and were said to be designed by 'a lady', but have since been identified as the work of the Reverend Richard Rouse Bloxam, an assistant master at Rugby School.<br/><br/> The cover of the box-set showed a depiction of Urania, the muse of astronomy, and came with a book entitled <i>A Familiar Treatise on Astronomy...</i> written as an accompaniment.
The Peasants' Revolt, also called Wat Tyler's Rebellion or the Great Rising, was a major uprising across large parts of England in 1381. The revolt had various causes, including the socio-economic and political tensions generated by the Black Death in the 1340s, the high taxes resulting from the conflict with France during the Hundred Years' War, and instability within the local leadership of London. The final trigger for the revolt was the intervention of a royal official, John Bampton, in Essex on 30 May 1381. His attempts to collect unpaid poll taxes in Brentwood ended in a violent confrontation, which rapidly spread across the south-east of the country.<br/><br/> Unrest continued until the intervention of Henry le Despenser, who defeated a rebel army at the Battle of North Walsham on 25 or 26 June. Troubles extended north to York, Beverley and Scarborough, and as far west as Bridgwater in Somerset. Richard II mobilised 4,000 soldiers to restore order. Most of the rebel leaders were tracked down and executed; by November, at least 1,500 rebels had been killed.
<i>Urania's Mirror; or, a view of the Heavens</i> is a set of 32 astronomical star chart cards, first published in November 1824. They had illustrations based on Alexander Jamieson's <i>A Celestial Atlas</i>, but the addition of holes punched in them allowed them to be held up to a light to see a depiction of the constellation's stars. They were engraved by Sidney Hall, and were said to be designed by 'a lady', but have since been identified as the work of the Reverend Richard Rouse Bloxam, an assistant master at Rugby School.<br/><br/> The cover of the box-set showed a depiction of Urania, the muse of astronomy, and came with a book entitled <i>A Familiar Treatise on Astronomy...</i> written as an accompaniment.
<i>Urania's Mirror; or, a view of the Heavens</i> is a set of 32 astronomical star chart cards, first published in November 1824. They had illustrations based on Alexander Jamieson's <i>A Celestial Atlas</i>, but the addition of holes punched in them allowed them to be held up to a light to see a depiction of the constellation's stars. They were engraved by Sidney Hall, and were said to be designed by 'a lady', but have since been identified as the work of the Reverend Richard Rouse Bloxam, an assistant master at Rugby School.<br/><br/> The cover of the box-set showed a depiction of Urania, the muse of astronomy, and came with a book entitled <i>A Familiar Treatise on Astronomy...</i> written as an accompaniment.
<i>Urania's Mirror; or, a view of the Heavens</i> is a set of 32 astronomical star chart cards, first published in November 1824. They had illustrations based on Alexander Jamieson's <i>A Celestial Atlas</i>, but the addition of holes punched in them allowed them to be held up to a light to see a depiction of the constellation's stars. They were engraved by Sidney Hall, and were said to be designed by 'a lady', but have since been identified as the work of the Reverend Richard Rouse Bloxam, an assistant master at Rugby School.<br/><br/> The cover of the box-set showed a depiction of Urania, the muse of astronomy, and came with a book entitled <i>A Familiar Treatise on Astronomy...</i> written as an accompaniment.
<i>Urania's Mirror; or, a view of the Heavens</i> is a set of 32 astronomical star chart cards, first published in November 1824. They had illustrations based on Alexander Jamieson's <i>A Celestial Atlas</i>, but the addition of holes punched in them allowed them to be held up to a light to see a depiction of the constellation's stars. They were engraved by Sidney Hall, and were said to be designed by 'a lady', but have since been identified as the work of the Reverend Richard Rouse Bloxam, an assistant master at Rugby School.<br/><br/> The cover of the box-set showed a depiction of Urania, the muse of astronomy, and came with a book entitled <i>A Familiar Treatise on Astronomy...</i> written as an accompaniment.
<i>Urania's Mirror; or, a view of the Heavens</i> is a set of 32 astronomical star chart cards, first published in November 1824. They had illustrations based on Alexander Jamieson's <i>A Celestial Atlas</i>, but the addition of holes punched in them allowed them to be held up to a light to see a depiction of the constellation's stars. They were engraved by Sidney Hall, and were said to be designed by 'a lady', but have since been identified as the work of the Reverend Richard Rouse Bloxam, an assistant master at Rugby School.<br/><br/> The cover of the box-set showed a depiction of Urania, the muse of astronomy, and came with a book entitled <i>A Familiar Treatise on Astronomy...</i> written as an accompaniment.
<i>Urania's Mirror; or, a view of the Heavens</i> is a set of 32 astronomical star chart cards, first published in November 1824. They had illustrations based on Alexander Jamieson's <i>A Celestial Atlas</i>, but the addition of holes punched in them allowed them to be held up to a light to see a depiction of the constellation's stars. They were engraved by Sidney Hall, and were said to be designed by 'a lady', but have since been identified as the work of the Reverend Richard Rouse Bloxam, an assistant master at Rugby School.<br/><br/> The cover of the box-set showed a depiction of Urania, the muse of astronomy, and came with a book entitled <i>A Familiar Treatise on Astronomy...</i> written as an accompaniment.
<i>Urania's Mirror; or, a view of the Heavens</i> is a set of 32 astronomical star chart cards, first published in November 1824. They had illustrations based on Alexander Jamieson's <i>A Celestial Atlas</i>, but the addition of holes punched in them allowed them to be held up to a light to see a depiction of the constellation's stars. They were engraved by Sidney Hall, and were said to be designed by 'a lady', but have since been identified as the work of the Reverend Richard Rouse Bloxam, an assistant master at Rugby School.<br/><br/> The cover of the box-set showed a depiction of Urania, the muse of astronomy, and came with a book entitled <i>A Familiar Treatise on Astronomy...</i> written as an accompaniment.
The Peasants' Revolt, also called Wat Tyler's Rebellion or the Great Rising, was a major uprising across large parts of England in 1381. The revolt had various causes, including the socio-economic and political tensions generated by the Black Death in the 1340s, the high taxes resulting from the conflict with France during the Hundred Years' War, and instability within the local leadership of London. The final trigger for the revolt was the intervention of a royal official, John Bampton, in Essex on 30 May 1381. His attempts to collect unpaid poll taxes in Brentwood ended in a violent confrontation, which rapidly spread across the south-east of the country.<br/><br/> Unrest continued until the intervention of Henry le Despenser, who defeated a rebel army at the Battle of North Walsham on 25 or 26 June. Troubles extended north to York, Beverley and Scarborough, and as far west as Bridgwater in Somerset. Richard II mobilised 4,000 soldiers to restore order. Most of the rebel leaders were tracked down and executed; by November, at least 1,500 rebels had been killed.
<i>Urania's Mirror; or, a view of the Heavens</i> is a set of 32 astronomical star chart cards, first published in November 1824. They had illustrations based on Alexander Jamieson's <i>A Celestial Atlas</i>, but the addition of holes punched in them allowed them to be held up to a light to see a depiction of the constellation's stars. They were engraved by Sidney Hall, and were said to be designed by 'a lady', but have since been identified as the work of the Reverend Richard Rouse Bloxam, an assistant master at Rugby School.<br/><br/> The cover of the box-set showed a depiction of Urania, the muse of astronomy, and came with a book entitled <i>A Familiar Treatise on Astronomy...</i> written as an accompaniment.
<i>Urania's Mirror; or, a view of the Heavens</i> is a set of 32 astronomical star chart cards, first published in November 1824. They had illustrations based on Alexander Jamieson's <i>A Celestial Atlas</i>, but the addition of holes punched in them allowed them to be held up to a light to see a depiction of the constellation's stars. They were engraved by Sidney Hall, and were said to be designed by 'a lady', but have since been identified as the work of the Reverend Richard Rouse Bloxam, an assistant master at Rugby School.<br/><br/> The cover of the box-set showed a depiction of Urania, the muse of astronomy, and came with a book entitled <i>A Familiar Treatise on Astronomy...</i> written as an accompaniment.
<i>Naraka</i> (Sanskrit; Pali: <i>Niraya</i>) is a term in Buddhist cosmology usually referred to in English as 'hell'. The <i>Naraka</i> of Buddhism is closely related to <i>Diyu</i>, the hell of Chinese mythology.<br/><br/> A <i>Naraka</i> differs from the hell of Christianity in two respects: firstly, beings are not sent to <i>Naraka</i> as the result of a divine judgment and punishment; secondly, the length of a being's stay in a <i>Naraka</i> is not eternal, though it is usually very long.
<i>Urania's Mirror; or, a view of the Heavens</i> is a set of 32 astronomical star chart cards, first published in November 1824. They had illustrations based on Alexander Jamieson's <i>A Celestial Atlas</i>, but the addition of holes punched in them allowed them to be held up to a light to see a depiction of the constellation's stars. They were engraved by Sidney Hall, and were said to be designed by 'a lady', but have since been identified as the work of the Reverend Richard Rouse Bloxam, an assistant master at Rugby School.<br/><br/> The cover of the box-set showed a depiction of Urania, the muse of astronomy, and came with a book entitled <i>A Familiar Treatise on Astronomy...</i> written as an accompaniment.
<i>Urania's Mirror; or, a view of the Heavens</i> is a set of 32 astronomical star chart cards, first published in November 1824. They had illustrations based on Alexander Jamieson's <i>A Celestial Atlas</i>, but the addition of holes punched in them allowed them to be held up to a light to see a depiction of the constellation's stars. They were engraved by Sidney Hall, and were said to be designed by 'a lady', but have since been identified as the work of the Reverend Richard Rouse Bloxam, an assistant master at Rugby School.<br/><br/> The cover of the box-set showed a depiction of Urania, the muse of astronomy, and came with a book entitled <i>A Familiar Treatise on Astronomy...</i> written as an accompaniment.
<i>Urania's Mirror; or, a view of the Heavens</i> is a set of 32 astronomical star chart cards, first published in November 1824. They had illustrations based on Alexander Jamieson's <i>A Celestial Atlas</i>, but the addition of holes punched in them allowed them to be held up to a light to see a depiction of the constellation's stars. They were engraved by Sidney Hall, and were said to be designed by 'a lady', but have since been identified as the work of the Reverend Richard Rouse Bloxam, an assistant master at Rugby School.<br/><br/> The cover of the box-set showed a depiction of Urania, the muse of astronomy, and came with a book entitled <i>A Familiar Treatise on Astronomy...</i> written as an accompaniment.
<i>Urania's Mirror; or, a view of the Heavens</i> is a set of 32 astronomical star chart cards, first published in November 1824. They had illustrations based on Alexander Jamieson's <i>A Celestial Atlas</i>, but the addition of holes punched in them allowed them to be held up to a light to see a depiction of the constellation's stars. They were engraved by Sidney Hall, and were said to be designed by 'a lady', but have since been identified as the work of the Reverend Richard Rouse Bloxam, an assistant master at Rugby School.<br/><br/> The cover of the box-set showed a depiction of Urania, the muse of astronomy, and came with a book entitled <i>A Familiar Treatise on Astronomy...</i> written as an accompaniment.
<i>Urania's Mirror; or, a view of the Heavens</i> is a set of 32 astronomical star chart cards, first published in November 1824. They had illustrations based on Alexander Jamieson's <i>A Celestial Atlas</i>, but the addition of holes punched in them allowed them to be held up to a light to see a depiction of the constellation's stars. They were engraved by Sidney Hall, and were said to be designed by 'a lady', but have since been identified as the work of the Reverend Richard Rouse Bloxam, an assistant master at Rugby School.<br/><br/> The cover of the box-set showed a depiction of Urania, the muse of astronomy, and came with a book entitled <i>A Familiar Treatise on Astronomy...</i> written as an accompaniment.
Walter 'Wat' Tyler (died 15 June 1381) was a leader of the 1381 Peasants' Revolt in England. He marched a group of rebels from Canterbury to the capital to oppose the institution of a poll tax and demand economic and social reforms. While the brief rebellion enjoyed early success, Tyler was killed by officers loyal to King Richard II during negotiations at Smithfield, London.
<i>Urania's Mirror; or, a view of the Heavens</i> is a set of 32 astronomical star chart cards, first published in November 1824. They had illustrations based on Alexander Jamieson's <i>A Celestial Atlas</i>, but the addition of holes punched in them allowed them to be held up to a light to see a depiction of the constellation's stars. They were engraved by Sidney Hall, and were said to be designed by 'a lady', but have since been identified as the work of the Reverend Richard Rouse Bloxam, an assistant master at Rugby School.<br/><br/> The cover of the box-set showed a depiction of Urania, the muse of astronomy, and came with a book entitled <i>A Familiar Treatise on Astronomy...</i> written as an accompaniment.
HachikÅ (ãƒãƒå…¬, November 10, 1923 – March 8, 1935) was an Akita dog born on a farm near the city of ÅŒdate, Akita Prefecture, who is remembered for his remarkable loyalty to his owner which continued for many years after his owner's death.<br/><br/> In 1924, HidesaburÅ Ueno, a professor in the agriculture department at the University of Tokyo, took in HachikÅ, a golden brown Akita, as a pet. During his owner's life, HachikÅ greeted him at the end of each day at the nearby Shibuya Station. The pair continued their daily routine until May 1925, when Professor Ueno did not return. The professor had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and died, never returning to the train station where HachikÅ was waiting. Each day for the next nine years HachikÅ awaited Ueno's return, appearing precisely when the train was due at the station.<br/><br/> HachikÅ attracted the attention of other commuters. Many of the people who frequented the Shibuya train station had seen HachikÅ and Professor Ueno together each day. After the first appearance of the article about him on October 4, 1932 in Asahi Shimbun, people started to bring HachikÅ treats and food to nourish him during his wait.<br/><br/> HachikÅ died on March 8, 1935, and was found on a street in Shibuya. HachikÅ's stuffed and mounted remains are kept at the National Science Museum of Japan in Ueno, Tokyo. His monument is in Aoyama cemetery in Minatoku, Tokyo.<br/><br/> In 2009, Hollywood produced 'Hachi: A Dog's Tale', starring Richard Gere and Joan Allen, based on the life of Hachiko.
HachikÅ (ãƒãƒå…¬, November 10, 1923 – March 8, 1935) was an Akita dog born on a farm near the city of ÅŒdate, Akita Prefecture, who is remembered for his remarkable loyalty to his owner which continued for many years after his owner's death.<br/><br/> In 1924, HidesaburÅ Ueno, a professor in the agriculture department at the University of Tokyo, took in HachikÅ, a golden brown Akita, as a pet. During his owner's life, HachikÅ greeted him at the end of each day at the nearby Shibuya Station. The pair continued their daily routine until May 1925, when Professor Ueno did not return. The professor had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and died, never returning to the train station where HachikÅ was waiting. Each day for the next nine years HachikÅ awaited Ueno's return, appearing precisely when the train was due at the station.<br/><br/> HachikÅ attracted the attention of other commuters. Many of the people who frequented the Shibuya train station had seen HachikÅ and Professor Ueno together each day. After the first appearance of the article about him on October 4, 1932 in Asahi Shimbun, people started to bring HachikÅ treats and food to nourish him during his wait.<br/><br/> HachikÅ died on March 8, 1935, and was found on a street in Shibuya. HachikÅ's stuffed and mounted remains are kept at the National Science Museum of Japan in Ueno, Tokyo. His monument is in Aoyama cemetery in Minatoku, Tokyo.<br/><br/> In 2009, Hollywood produced 'Hachi: A Dog's Tale', starring Richard Gere and Joan Allen, based on the life of Hachiko.
As soon as the Russian conquest of the Caucasus was completed in the late 1850s, the Russian Ministry of War began to send military forces against the Central Asian khanates. Three major population centers of the khanates—Tashkent, Bukhara, and Samarkand—were captured in 1865, 1867, and 1868, respectively. In 1868 the Khanate of Bukhara signed a treaty with Russia making Bukhara a Russian protectorate. Khiva became a Russian protectorate in 1873, and the Khokand Khanate finally was incorporated into the Russian Empire, also as a protectorate, in 1876.<br/><br/>By 1876 the entire territory comprising present-day Uzbekistan either had fallen under direct Russian rule or had become a protectorate of Russia. The treaties establishing the protectorates over Bukhara and Khiva gave Russia control of the foreign relations of these states and gave Russian merchants important concessions in foreign trade; the khanates retained control of their own internal affairs. Tashkent and Khokand fell directly under a Russian governor general.
Nats are spirits worshipped in Burma in conjunction with Buddhism. They are divided between the 37 Great Nats and all the rest (i.e., spirits of trees, water, etc). Almost all of the 37 Great Nats were human beings who met violent deaths.<br/><br/> According to Sir Richard Carnac Temple, who wrote the definitive English language study on The Thirty-Seven Nats in 1906, all Burmese nat—with two exceptions, including Thagya Nat—are the spirits either of former royalty, or of persons connected with royalty. Most lived between the 13th and 17th centuries, and nowadays each is associated with a special cult, that is a specific ceremony or festival, together with an appropriate place and time for performing it.
Sir Richard Carnac Temple, 2nd Baronet CB, CIE (15 October 1850 – 3 March 1931) was the British Chief Commissioner of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and an anthropological writer.<br/><br/><i>The Thirty-Seven Nats</i> is a highly illustrated study of animism in Burma, published in 1906.
U.S. President Richard Nixon's 1972 visit to the People's Republic of China was an important step in formally normalizing relations between the United States and the People's Republic of China.<br/><br/> Between February 21-28, 1972, U.S. President Richard Nixon traveled to Beijing, Hangzhou and Shanghai. Almost as soon as the American president arrived in the Chinese capital he was summoned for a quick meeting with Chairman Mao who, unknown to the Americans, had been ill nine days earlier but was at that point feeling strong enough to meet Nixon. Although Nixon was in China for a week, this would be his sole meeting with the top Chinese leader.<br/><br/> Nixon held many meetings with Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai during the trip, which included visits to the Great Wall, Hangzhou, and Shanghai. At the conclusion of his trip, the United States and the PRC Governments issued the Shanghai Communiqué, a statement of their foreign policy views and a document that has remained the basis of Sino-American bilateral relations.
Elvis Presley met President Richard Nixon in the Oval Office of The White House on December 21, 1970. The Nixon Library & Birthplace sells a number of souvenir items with this photo and the caption, 'The President & the King'.
Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. Nixon is the only president to have resigned the office.<br/><br/> Nixon inherited the Vietnam War from his predecessors Kennedy and Johnson. American involvement in Vietnam was widely unpopular; although Nixon initially escalated the war there, he subsequently moved to end US involvement, completely withdrawing American forces by 1973.<br/><br/> Nixon's ground-breaking visit to the People's Republic of China in 1972 opened diplomatic relations between the two nations, and he initiated détente and the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty with the Soviet Union the same year.<br/><br/> Nixon's second term was marked by crisis, with 1973 seeing an Arab oil embargo as a result of US support for Israel in the 1973 War, and the resignation of Vice President Spiro Agnew. During 1973 and 1974, a continuing series of revelations about the Watergate scandal diminished Nixon's political support. In early August 1974 he resigned in the face of almost certain impeachment and removal from office.
Kissinger served as National Security Advisor and later concurrently as Secretary of State in the administrations of Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. After his term, his opinion was still sought by many following presidents and many world leaders.<br/><br/> A proponent of Realpolitik, Kissinger played a dominant role in United States foreign policy between 1969 and 1977. During this period, he pioneered the policy of détente with the Soviet Union, orchestrated the opening of relations with the People's Republic of China, and negotiated the Paris Peace Accords, ending American involvement in the Vietnam War.<br/><br/> Various American policies of that era, including the bombing of Cambodia, remain controversial.
Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS (19 March 1821 – 20 October 1890) was an English explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, ethnologist, linguist, poet, hypnotist, fencer and diplomat. He was known for his travels and explorations within Asia and Africa as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures.
Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS (19 March 1821 – 20 October 1890) was an English explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, ethnologist, linguist, poet, hypnotist, fencer and diplomat. He was known for his travels and explorations within Asia and Africa as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures.
Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS (19 March 1821 – 20 October 1890) was an English explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, ethnologist, linguist, poet, hypnotist, fencer and diplomat. He was known for his travels and explorations within Asia and Africa as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures.
Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS (19 March 1821 – 20 October 1890) was an English explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, ethnologist, linguist, poet, hypnotist, fencer and diplomat. He was known for his travels and explorations within Asia and Africa as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures.
Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS (19 March 1821 – 20 October 1890) was an English explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, ethnologist, linguist, poet, hypnotist, fencer and diplomat. He was known for his travels and explorations within Asia and Africa as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures.
Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS (19 March 1821 – 20 October 1890) was an English explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, ethnologist, linguist, poet, hypnotist, fencer and diplomat. He was known for his travels and explorations within Asia and Africa as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures.
HachikÅ (ãƒãƒå…¬, November 10, 1923 – March 8, 1935) was an Akita dog born on a farm near the city of ÅŒdate, Akita Prefecture, who is remembered for his remarkable loyalty to his owner which continued for many years after his owner's death.<br/><br/> In 1924, HidesaburÅ Ueno, a professor in the agriculture department at the University of Tokyo, took in HachikÅ, a golden brown Akita, as a pet. During his owner's life, HachikÅ greeted him at the end of each day at the nearby Shibuya Station. The pair continued their daily routine until May 1925, when Professor Ueno did not return. The professor had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and died, never returning to the train station where HachikÅ was waiting. Each day for the next nine years HachikÅ awaited Ueno's return, appearing precisely when the train was due at the station.<br/><br/> HachikÅ attracted the attention of other commuters. Many of the people who frequented the Shibuya train station had seen HachikÅ and Professor Ueno together each day. After the first appearance of the article about him on October 4, 1932 in Asahi Shimbun, people started to bring HachikÅ treats and food to nourish him during his wait.<br/><br/> HachikÅ died on March 8, 1935, and was found on a street in Shibuya. HachikÅ's stuffed and mounted remains are kept at the National Science Museum of Japan in Ueno, Tokyo. His monument is in Aoyama cemetery in Minatoku, Tokyo.<br/><br/> In 2009, Hollywood produced 'Hachi: A Dog's Tale', starring Richard Gere and Joan Allen, based on the life of Hachiko.
Richard Pocoke (1704-1765) was born at Southampton, some time in the year 1704. After having received a classical education, and acquired a knowledge of several oriental languages, he visited France and Italy; and in 1736, he set out on an expedition to the east. He travelled extensively in Egypt, Syria, Palestine and Turkey, returning to England in 1741. In 1743 he published, in one folio volume, an account of his travels, with maps and plates, under the title 'A Description of the East, and some other Countries', which was succeeded by two other volumes of the same size. He died in 1765.
Richard Sorge (October 4, 1895 - November 7, 1944) was an anti-fascist and intelligence officer who worked for the Soviet Union. He had gained great fame among espionage enthusiasts for his intelligence gathering during World War II. He worked as a journalist in both Germany and Japan, where he was imprisoned for spying and eventually hanged.<br/><br/> His GRU codename was 'Ramsay'. He is widely regarded as one of the most productive and heroic Soviet intelligence officers of the Second World War. Sorge moved to Shanghai in 1930 to gather intelligence and foment revolution. Officially, he worked as the editor of a German news service and for the Frankfurter Zeitung. He contacted another spy, Max Clausen. Sorge also met German Soviet spy Ruth Kuczynski and American journalist Agnes Smedley, both became his lovers. Smedley, the well-known left-wing journalist, worked for the Frankfurter Zeitung.<br/><br/> As a journalist, Sorge established himself as an expert on Chinese agriculture. This gave him the freedom to travel around the country making contacts with members of the Chinese Communist Party. In January 1932, Sorge reported on fighting between Chinese and Japanese troops in the streets of Shanghai. In December he was recalled to Moscow.
Manzanar is most widely known as the site of one of ten camps where over 110,000 Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II. Located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada in California's Owens Valley between the towns of Lone Pine to the south and Independence to the north, it is approximately 230 miles (370 km) northeast of Los Angeles.<br/><br/> Long before the first incarcerees arrived in March 1942, Manzanar was home to Native Americans, who mostly lived in villages near several creeks in the area. Ranchers and miners formally established the town of Manzanar in 1910, but abandoned the town by 1929 after the City of Los Angeles purchased the water rights to virtually the entire area.<br/><br/> Since the last incarcerees left in 1945, former incarcerees and others have worked to protect Manzanar and to establish it as a National Historic Site to ensure that the history of the site, along with the stories of those who were unjustly incarcerated there, are remembered by current and future generations.
Junius Richard Jayewardene (September 17, 1906 – November 1, 1996), famously abbreviated in Sri Lanka as JR, was the first executive President of Sri Lanka, serving from 1978 till 1989. He was a leader of the nationalist movement in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) who served in a variety of cabinet positions in the decades following independence. Before taking over the newly created executive presidency, he served as the Prime minister of Sri Lanka between 1977 and 1978.
HachikÅ (ãƒãƒå…¬, November 10, 1923 – March 8, 1935) was an Akita dog born on a farm near the city of ÅŒdate, Akita Prefecture, who is remembered for his remarkable loyalty to his owner which continued for many years after his owner's death.<br/><br/> In 1924, HidesaburÅ Ueno, a professor in the agriculture department at the University of Tokyo, took in HachikÅ, a golden brown Akita, as a pet. During his owner's life, HachikÅ greeted him at the end of each day at the nearby Shibuya Station. The pair continued their daily routine until May 1925, when Professor Ueno did not return. The professor had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and died, never returning to the train station where HachikÅ was waiting. Each day for the next nine years HachikÅ awaited Ueno's return, appearing precisely when the train was due at the station.<br/><br/> HachikÅ attracted the attention of other commuters. Many of the people who frequented the Shibuya train station had seen HachikÅ and Professor Ueno together each day. After the first appearance of the article about him on October 4, 1932 in Asahi Shimbun, people started to bring HachikÅ treats and food to nourish him during his wait.<br/><br/> HachikÅ died on March 8, 1935, and was found on a street in Shibuya. HachikÅ's stuffed and mounted remains are kept at the National Science Museum of Japan in Ueno, Tokyo. His monument is in Aoyama cemetery in Minatoku, Tokyo.<br/><br/> In 2009, Hollywood produced 'Hachi: A Dog's Tale', starring Richard Gere and Joan Allen, based on the life of Hachiko.
HachikÅ (ãƒãƒå…¬, November 10, 1923 – March 8, 1935) was an Akita dog born on a farm near the city of ÅŒdate, Akita Prefecture, who is remembered for his remarkable loyalty to his owner which continued for many years after his owner's death.<br/><br/> In 1924, HidesaburÅ Ueno, a professor in the agriculture department at the University of Tokyo, took in HachikÅ, a golden brown Akita, as a pet. During his owner's life, HachikÅ greeted him at the end of each day at the nearby Shibuya Station. The pair continued their daily routine until May 1925, when Professor Ueno did not return. The professor had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and died, never returning to the train station where HachikÅ was waiting. Each day for the next nine years HachikÅ awaited Ueno's return, appearing precisely when the train was due at the station.<br/><br/> HachikÅ attracted the attention of other commuters. Many of the people who frequented the Shibuya train station had seen HachikÅ and Professor Ueno together each day. After the first appearance of the article about him on October 4, 1932 in Asahi Shimbun, people started to bring HachikÅ treats and food to nourish him during his wait.<br/><br/> HachikÅ died on March 8, 1935, and was found on a street in Shibuya. HachikÅ's stuffed and mounted remains are kept at the National Science Museum of Japan in Ueno, Tokyo. His monument is in Aoyama cemetery in Minatoku, Tokyo.<br/><br/> In 2009, Hollywood produced 'Hachi: A Dog's Tale', starring Richard Gere and Joan Allen, based on the life of Hachiko.
The Battle of Havana (1762) was a military action from March to August 1762, as part of the Seven Years' War. British forces besieged and captured the city of Havana, which at the time was an important Spanish naval base in the Caribbean, and dealt a serious blow to the Spanish navy. Havana was subsequently returned to Spain under the 1763 Treaty of Paris that formally ended the war.
HachikÅ (ãƒãƒå…¬, November 10, 1923 – March 8, 1935) was an Akita dog born on a farm near the city of ÅŒdate, Akita Prefecture, who is remembered for his remarkable loyalty to his owner which continued for many years after his owner's death.<br/><br/> In 1924, HidesaburÅ Ueno, a professor in the agriculture department at the University of Tokyo, took in HachikÅ, a golden brown Akita, as a pet. During his owner's life, HachikÅ greeted him at the end of each day at the nearby Shibuya Station. The pair continued their daily routine until May 1925, when Professor Ueno did not return. The professor had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and died, never returning to the train station where HachikÅ was waiting. Each day for the next nine years HachikÅ awaited Ueno's return, appearing precisely when the train was due at the station.<br/><br/> HachikÅ attracted the attention of other commuters. Many of the people who frequented the Shibuya train station had seen HachikÅ and Professor Ueno together each day. After the first appearance of the article about him on October 4, 1932 in Asahi Shimbun, people started to bring HachikÅ treats and food to nourish him during his wait.<br/><br/> HachikÅ died on March 8, 1935, and was found on a street in Shibuya. HachikÅ's stuffed and mounted remains are kept at the National Science Museum of Japan in Ueno, Tokyo. His monument is in Aoyama cemetery in Minatoku, Tokyo.<br/><br/> In 2009, Hollywood produced 'Hachi: A Dog's Tale', starring Richard Gere and Joan Allen, based on the life of Hachiko.
HachikÅ (ãƒãƒå…¬, November 10, 1923 – March 8, 1935) was an Akita dog born on a farm near the city of ÅŒdate, Akita Prefecture, who is remembered for his remarkable loyalty to his owner which continued for many years after his owner's death.<br/><br/> In 1924, HidesaburÅ Ueno, a professor in the agriculture department at the University of Tokyo, took in HachikÅ, a golden brown Akita, as a pet. During his owner's life, HachikÅ greeted him at the end of each day at the nearby Shibuya Station. The pair continued their daily routine until May 1925, when Professor Ueno did not return. The professor had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and died, never returning to the train station where HachikÅ was waiting. Each day for the next nine years HachikÅ awaited Ueno's return, appearing precisely when the train was due at the station.<br/><br/> HachikÅ attracted the attention of other commuters. Many of the people who frequented the Shibuya train station had seen HachikÅ and Professor Ueno together each day. After the first appearance of the article about him on October 4, 1932 in Asahi Shimbun, people started to bring HachikÅ treats and food to nourish him during his wait.<br/><br/> HachikÅ died on March 8, 1935, and was found on a street in Shibuya. HachikÅ's stuffed and mounted remains are kept at the National Science Museum of Japan in Ueno, Tokyo. His monument is in Aoyama cemetery in Minatoku, Tokyo.<br/><br/> In 2009, Hollywood produced 'Hachi: A Dog's Tale', starring Richard Gere and Joan Allen, based on the life of Hachiko.
Edward William Lane (1801-76) was a British Orientalist, translator and Arabic scholar who lived in Ottoman Cairo from 1825-28. So fascinated was he with Egypt, he dressed as an Ottoman Turk and spent much time sketching the backstreets of Cairo. Upon his return to England he translated the novel ‘Arabian Nights’ [‘1001 nights’] and ‘Selections from the Qur’an’.
HachikÅ (ãƒãƒå…¬, November 10, 1923 – March 8, 1935) was an Akita dog born on a farm near the city of ÅŒdate, Akita Prefecture, who is remembered for his remarkable loyalty to his owner which continued for many years after his owner's death.<br/><br/> In 1924, HidesaburÅ Ueno, a professor in the agriculture department at the University of Tokyo, took in HachikÅ, a golden brown Akita, as a pet. During his owner's life, HachikÅ greeted him at the end of each day at the nearby Shibuya Station. The pair continued their daily routine until May 1925, when Professor Ueno did not return. The professor had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and died, never returning to the train station where HachikÅ was waiting. Each day for the next nine years HachikÅ awaited Ueno's return, appearing precisely when the train was due at the station.<br/><br/> HachikÅ attracted the attention of other commuters. Many of the people who frequented the Shibuya train station had seen HachikÅ and Professor Ueno together each day. After the first appearance of the article about him on October 4, 1932 in Asahi Shimbun, people started to bring HachikÅ treats and food to nourish him during his wait.<br/><br/> HachikÅ died on March 8, 1935, and was found on a street in Shibuya. HachikÅ's stuffed and mounted remains are kept at the National Science Museum of Japan in Ueno, Tokyo. His monument is in Aoyama cemetery in Minatoku, Tokyo.<br/><br/> In 2009, Hollywood produced 'Hachi: A Dog's Tale', starring Richard Gere and Joan Allen, based on the life of Hachiko.
Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. Nixon is the only president to have resigned the office.<br/><br/> Nixon inherited the Vietnam War from his predecessors Kennedy and Johnson. American involvement in Vietnam was widely unpopular; although Nixon initially escalated the war there, he subsequently moved to end US involvement, completely withdrawing American forces by 1973.<br/><br/> Nixon's ground-breaking visit to the People's Republic of China in 1972 opened diplomatic relations between the two nations, and he initiated détente and the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty with the Soviet Union the same year.<br/><br/> Nixon's second term was marked by crisis, with 1973 seeing an Arab oil embargo as a result of US support for Israel in the 1973 War, and the resignation of Vice President Spiro Agnew. During 1973 and 1974, a continuing series of revelations about the Watergate scandal diminished Nixon's political support. In early August 1974 he resigned in the face of almost certain impeachment and removal from office.
NÄga is the Sanskrit and PÄli word for a deity or class of entity or being, taking the form of a very great snake — specifically the king cobra, found in Hinduism and Buddhism. A female nÄga is a nÄgÄ« or nÄginÄ«.<br/><br/> Nats are spirits worshipped in Burma (or Myanmar) in conjunction with Buddhism. They are divided between the 37 Great Nats and all the rest (i.e., spirits of trees, water, etc.).
Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS (19 March 1821 – 20 October 1890) was an English explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, ethnologist, linguist, poet, hypnotist, fencer and diplomat. He was known for his travels and explorations within Asia and Africa as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures.
Kissinger served as National Security Advisor and later concurrently as Secretary of State in the administrations of Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. After his term, his opinion was still sought by many following presidents and many world leaders.<br/><br/> A proponent of Realpolitik, Kissinger played a dominant role in United States foreign policy between 1969 and 1977. During this period, he pioneered the policy of détente with the Soviet Union, orchestrated the opening of relations with the People's Republic of China, and negotiated the Paris Peace Accords, ending American involvement in the Vietnam War.<br/><br/> Various American policies of that era, including the bombing of Cambodia, remain controversial.
Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. Nixon is the only president to have resigned the office.<br/><br/> Nixon inherited the Vietnam War from his predecessors Kennedy and Johnson. American involvement in Vietnam was widely unpopular; although Nixon initially escalated the war there, he subsequently moved to end US involvement, completely withdrawing American forces by 1973.<br/><br/> Nixon's ground-breaking visit to the People's Republic of China in 1972 opened diplomatic relations between the two nations, and he initiated detente and the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty with the Soviet Union the same year.<br/><br/> Nixon's second term was marked by crisis, with 1973 seeing an Arab oil embargo as a result of US support for Israel in the 1973 War, and the resignation of Vice President Spiro Agnew. During 1973 and 1974, a continuing series of revelations about the Watergate scandal diminished Nixon's political support. In early August 1974 he resigned in the face of almost certain impeachment and removal from office.
U.S. President Richard Nixon's 1972 visit to the People's Republic of China was an important step in formally normalizing relations between the United States and the People's Republic of China.<br/><br/> Between February 21-28, 1972, U.S. President Richard Nixon traveled to Beijing, Hangzhou and Shanghai. Almost as soon as the American president arrived in the Chinese capital he was summoned for a quick meeting with Chairman Mao who, unknown to the Americans, had been ill nine days earlier but was at that point feeling strong enough to meet Nixon. Although Nixon was in China for a week, this would be his sole meeting with the top Chinese leader.<br/><br/> Nixon held many meetings with Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai during the trip, which included visits to the Great Wall, Hangzhou, and Shanghai. At the conclusion of his trip, the United States and the PRC Governments issued the Shanghai Communiqué, a statement of their foreign policy views and a document that has remained the basis of Sino-American bilateral relations.
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur (January 26, 1880 – April 5, 1964) was an American general and field marshal of the Philippine Army. He was a Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930s and played a prominent role in the Pacific theater during World War II. He received the Medal of Honor for his service in the Philippines Campaign.<br/><br/> Arthur MacArthur, Jr., and Douglas MacArthur were the first father and son to each be awarded the medal. He was one of only five men ever to rise to the rank of general of the army in the U.S. Army, and the only man ever to become a field marshal in the Philippine Army.
'The porters trudge from sunrise to 10 or 11 a.m., and sometimes, though rarely, they will travel twice a day, resting only during the hours of heat. They work with a will, carrying uncomplainingly huge tusks, some so heavy that they must be lashed to a pole between two men. Their shoulders are often raw with the weight, their feet are sore, and they walk half or wholly naked to save their cloth for displays at home.<br/><br/> They ignore tent or covering, and sleep on the ground; their only supplies are their country’s produce. . . . Those who must consult comfort carry, besides their loads and arms, a hide for bedding, an earthen cooking pot, a stool, a kilindo or bark-box containing cloth and beads, and perhaps a small gourd full of ghee. They sometimes suffer severely from exposure to a climate which forbids long and hard work upon short and hard fare.'