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v. t. e. The history of New York City (1855–1897) started with the inauguration in 1855 of Fernando Wood as the first mayor from Tammany Hall, an institution that dominated the city throughout this period. Reforms led to the New York City Police Riot of June 1857. There was chaos during the American Civil War, with major rioting in the New ...
Snood (headgear) A snood ( / snuːd /) is a type of traditionally female headgear designed to hold the hair in a cloth or yarn bag. [1] In the most common form, the headgear resembles a close-fitting hood worn over the back of the head. It is similar to a hairnet, [1] but snoods typically have a looser fit, [2] a much coarser mesh, and ...
Odaiba (お台場) is a large artificial island in Tokyo Bay, Japan, across the Rainbow Bridge from central Tokyo. Odaiba was initially built for defensive purposes in the 1850s. The land was dramatically expanded during the late 20th century as a seaport district, and was redeveloped in the 1990s into a major commercial, residential and ...
Screw. An assortment of screws, and a US quarter for size comparison. A wood screw: a) head; b) non-threaded shank; c) threaded shank; d) tip. The six classical simple machines. A screw is an externally helical threaded fastener capable of being tightened or released by a twisting force ( torque) to the head. The most common uses of screws are ...
Political revolution. The revolutions of 1848, known in some countries as the springtime of the peoples [2] or the springtime of nations, were a series of revolutions throughout Europe over the course of more than one year, from 1848 to 1849. It remains the most widespread revolutionary wave in European history to date.
Signature. Jean Désiré Gustave Courbet ( UK: / ˈkʊərbeɪ / KOOR-bay, [1] US: / kʊərˈbeɪ / koor-BAY, [2] French: [ɡystav kuʁbɛ]; 10 June 1819 – 31 December 1877) [3] was a French painter who led the Realism movement in 19th-century French painting. Committed to painting only what he could see, he rejected academic convention and ...
1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th Subcategories This category has the following 15 subcategories, out of 15 total. / Religious organizations disestablished in the 1850s (1 C) ...
