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"Polonia (Poland), 1863", by Jan Matejko, 1864, oil on canvas, National Museum, Kraków.
Pictured is the aftermath of the failed January 1863 Uprising. Captives await transportation to Siberia.
Russian officers and soldiers supervise a blacksmith placing shackles on a woman (Polonia).
The blonde girl next to her represents Lithuania.
The January Uprising began as a spontaneous rebellion of young Poles in Russian Poland against conscription into the Imperial Russian Army. They were soon joined by Lithuanians living in the territory, but they were severely outnumbered and isolated, and they failed to win any major victories or capture any major cities. The Russians crushed the uprising and began an intensive program of Russification.
During the uprising, Russian soldiers are said to have defenestrated what composer's piano? More...
2006 - Eco Morales becomes Bolivia's first indigenous president
The left-wing politician has focused mainly on combating poverty and curbing the influence of transnational corporations.
1973 - The U.S. Supreme Court legalizes abortion
The liberalization that was caused by the Roe v. Wade decision entailed fierce resistance from the Pro-Life movement, but the Supreme Court has so far upheld the decision.
1970 - The Boeing 747 takes off on its first scheduled flight
The Pan Am jumbo jet flew from New York to London.
1963 - The Élysée Treaty formalizes the reconciliation between Germany and France
[/b]The treaty effectively ended centuries of enmity between the two European countries.
1943 - World record for fastest temperature change
The fastest temperature change recorded in history occurred on this day in Spearfish, South Dakota. The temperature increased from −4°F (−20°C) to +45°F (+7°C) in the span of two minutes.
Historic Trivia pick
A best-seller was written by a nine-year-old
In 1890, nine-year-old Daisy Ashford wrote a novel and forgot all about it. She gave up writing fiction for good at the age of 13. Some 28 years later, upon going through her mother’s house after she had died, Daisy and her sisters found the pencilled manuscript in a drawer. They showed it to a friend, who passed it on to an acquaintance who worked in publishing, and so the book – The Young Visiters – came out in 1919 with a preface by Peter Pan author JM Barrie, who many people wrongly believed was the book’s author.
The novel was praised for its clever plotting and keen observation of Victorian manners, and went into several editions. The author, by now Mrs James Devlin, bought a farm with her earnings, commenting, “I like fresh air and royalty cheques”.[/b]
The January Uprising begins
"Polonia (Poland), 1863", by Jan Matejko, 1864, oil on canvas, National Museum, Kraków.
Pictured is the aftermath of the failed January 1863 Uprising. Captives await transportation to Siberia.
Russian officers and soldiers supervise a blacksmith placing shackles on a woman (Polonia).
The blonde girl next to her represents Lithuania.
The January Uprising began as a spontaneous rebellion of young Poles in Russian Poland against conscription into the Imperial Russian Army. They were soon joined by Lithuanians living in the territory, but they were severely outnumbered and isolated, and they failed to win any major victories or capture any major cities. The Russians crushed the uprising and began an intensive program of Russification.
During the uprising, Russian soldiers are said to have defenestrated what composer's piano? More...
2006 - Eco Morales becomes Bolivia's first indigenous president
The left-wing politician has focused mainly on combating poverty and curbing the influence of transnational corporations.
1973 - The U.S. Supreme Court legalizes abortion
The liberalization that was caused by the Roe v. Wade decision entailed fierce resistance from the Pro-Life movement, but the Supreme Court has so far upheld the decision.
1970 - The Boeing 747 takes off on its first scheduled flight
The Pan Am jumbo jet flew from New York to London.
1963 - The Élysée Treaty formalizes the reconciliation between Germany and France
[/b]The treaty effectively ended centuries of enmity between the two European countries.
1943 - World record for fastest temperature change
The fastest temperature change recorded in history occurred on this day in Spearfish, South Dakota. The temperature increased from −4°F (−20°C) to +45°F (+7°C) in the span of two minutes.
Historic Trivia pickA best-seller was written by a nine-year-old
In 1890, nine-year-old Daisy Ashford wrote a novel and forgot all about it. She gave up writing fiction for good at the age of 13. Some 28 years later, upon going through her mother’s house after she had died, Daisy and her sisters found the pencilled manuscript in a drawer. They showed it to a friend, who passed it on to an acquaintance who worked in publishing, and so the book – The Young Visiters – came out in 1919 with a preface by Peter Pan author JM Barrie, who many people wrongly believed was the book’s author.
The novel was praised for its clever plotting and keen observation of Victorian manners, and went into several editions. The author, by now Mrs James Devlin, bought a farm with her earnings, commenting, “I like fresh air and royalty cheques”.[/b]
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