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18 Doughty Street 18 Doughty Street is a British conservative political internet-based movement that hosts a webcast station as its chief product, which began broadcasting on 10 October 2006Press release for 18DoughtyStreet Talk TV, from its studio at 18 Doughty Street in the Bloomsbury area of London. On Monday 22 January 2006 a new website went live to launch additional services that 18 Doughty Street produces; written news and opinion, news links, and what has been billed as a controversial platform of right-wing advertising productions that will be released on a weekly basis.
18 March 2003 Parliamentary approval for the invasion of Iraq The Parliamentary approval for the invasion of Iraq was given by the elected members of the British House of Commons to Tony Blair's government on the eve of the 2003 invasion of Iraq in a series of two votes on 18 March 2003.
18 Plus Card The 18+ Card is one of the valid forms of 'Proof of Age' in New Zealand and Australia. It is provided by the Hospitality Association of New Zealand (HANZ) and Australian State Governments for those persons over the age of 18 in order for them to prove they are legally able to purchase alcohol, tobacco products and anything else with an age limit.
18 Wheeler 18 Wheeler was a Scottish rock band active in the early 1990s, consisting of Sean Jackson (vocals, guitar), David Keenan (guitar, vocals), Alan Hake (bass), and Neil Halliday (drums). Original bassist Chris "Pint Glass" Stewart left before any recordings were made, and was replaced by original drummer Hake.
18 Wheeler (arcade game) 18 Wheeler is a 1999 arcade game that placed players behind a life sized steering wheel of an 18 wheeler. The premise of the game was to travel across the country transporting your cargo through various traffic situations, while trying to be faster than a computer controlled rivalling truck.
18-Electron rule The valence shells of a transition metal can accommodate 18 electrons: 2 in each of the five d orbitals (10 in total); 2 in each of the 3 p orbitals (6 in total); and 2 in the s orbital (see Electron counting). In practice, of course, these orbitals cannot directly accept electrons, otherwise one would encounter ions such as Fe10â’ and Pt8â’.
180 kickflip The 180 Kickflip combines a 180 Ollie (an ollie with a 180 degree rotation of both the body and the board) with a kickflip (invented by Rodney Mullen). It can be completed one of two ways: either frontside, meaning the rotation is done towards the front heel, or backside, which is the same as frontside, but the spin is towards the back heel, rather than the front.
180 nanometer The 180 nanometer (180 nm or 0.18 µm) process refers to the level of semiconductor process technology that was reached in the 1999-2000 timeframe, by most leading semiconductor companies, like Intel, Texas Instruments, IBM, and TSMC.
1800 English cricket season The 1800 English cricket season is one of the more difficult years to analyse because of several matches involving town clubs like Rochester, Woolwich, Homerton, Richmond, Storrington, Montpelier and Thames Ditton.
18000 Dead In Gordon Head 18,000 Dead In Gordon Head is a 13 minute, short film by Canadian film-maker Clive Holden, based on an actual murder he witnessed while visiting his hometown in Victoria, British Columbia]. It was made in 2002 and has a download size of 65 megabytes.
1801 English cricket season In the 1801 English cricket season there are only three matches currently designated first-class but, particularly in the light of Samuel Britcher's works which have recently come to light, it is likely that others shall be added.
1801 Hollis Street 1801 Hollis Street is an office building located in downtown Halifax in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada and is home to many prominent businesses. It was built in 1985 and is one of the tallest buildings in Halifax, standing at 87 metres, with 22 floors.
180th Airlift Squadron The 180th Airlift Squadron (180th AS) is located at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base at Rosecrans Memorial Airport, Saint Joseph, Missouri. It is part of the 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, and operationally flies the Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft.
180th Street-Bronx Park (IRT White Plains Road Line) The 180th Street–Bronx Park station was the former terminal station for the IRT White Plains Road Line of the New York City Subway. The line was originally supposed to extend farther north during the construction but was changed into a terminal due to protests stating that the trains running over the park would be bad for animals in the Bronx Zoo.
1810 Berners Street prank The Berners Street Hoax was a famous hoax perpetrated by Theodore Hook in London in 1810. Hook had bet his friend Samuel Beazley a guinea that he could transform any house in London into the most talked-about address in a week.
1810 English cricket season In the 1810 English cricket season, MCC moved from Thomas Lord’s original ground at Dorset Fields to his new one at Marylebone Bank in Regent’s Park. This came to be known as Lord’s Middle Ground but was in use for only three years.
1811 to 1815 English cricket seasons The 1811 to 1815 English cricket seasons were badly hit by the Napoleonic War which reached its height at this time. England put enormous manpower and investment into it war effort and this meant that little of either was available for cricket.
1812 Overture The 1812 Overture (full title: Festival Overture "The Year 1812", Op.49; French Ouverture Solonelle) is an orchestral work by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky commemorating the unsuccessful French invasion into Russia, and the subsequent devastating withdrawal of Napoleon's Grande Armée, an event that marked 1812 as the major turning point of the Napoleonic Wars.
1814 Constitution of Mexico The roots of the Mexican republic can be traced to two documents drafted during the early independence struggle against Spain: Los sentimientos de la naciĂłn (1813), by JosĂ© MarĂa Morelos y PavĂłn, and the Constitution of Apatzingán (1814). These documents introduced the ideal of a republic based on liberal political institutions and respect for individual rights.
1816 English cricket season The 1816 English cricket season saw the formation of the Manchester club which took part in a number of important matches until Lancashire CCC was established in 1864. Manchester were representative of Lancashire as a county in the same way that Sheffield and Nottingham represented Yorkshire and Notts.
181st Battalion, CEF The 181st Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Brandon, Manitoba, the unit began recruiting during the winter of 1915/16 in that city and the surrounding district.
181st Street (Manhattan) 181st Street is a major thoroughfare running through the Washington Heights neighborhood in uptown Manhattan in New York City. It runs from the Washington Bridge in the east, to the Henry Hudson Parkway in the west, near the George Washington Bridge and the Hudson River and is one of the few east-west two-way streets in Manhattan.
1820 English cricket season According to Wisden, the 1820 English cricket season the original Northants CCC was founded this year but was subject to substantial reorganisation and reformation in 1878. The year also has the earliest mention of wicket-keeping gloves.
1820 Settlers National Monument The 1820 Settlers National Monument, which honours the contribution to South African society made by the first big influx of English settlers, overlooks Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape. A living monument, it commemorates the English language as much as the Settlers themselves.
1820s in fashion During the 1820s in European and European-influenced countries, fashionable women's clothing styles transitioned away from the classically-influenced "Empire"/"Regency" styles of ca. 1795-1820 (with their relatively unconfining empire silhouette) and re-adopted elements that had been characteristic of most of the 18th century (and were to be characteristic of the remainder of the 19th century), such as full skirts and clearly visible corseting of the natural waist.
1821 Norfolk and Long Island Hurricane The 1821 Norfolk and Long Island Hurricane is the only hurricane in recorded history to directly strike what is now modern New York City (however, other storms have made landfall within the city as strong tropical storms just under Category 1 strength, most notably Hurricane Agnes in 1972, Hurricane Bertha in 1996 and Hurricane Floyd in 1999). The hurricane struck the city on September 3, 1821; it is estimated to have made landfall at Jamaica Bay.
1826 (board game) 1826 is a railroad operations and share trading board game in the 18xx series, published by Chris Lawson in 2000 and Deep Thought Games 2004, and set in France and Belgium. As David Hecht's first design, it is the most conventional, and only one to use "traditional" green and brown plain track upgrade tiles.
1826 English cricket season In the 1826 English cricket season, Sussex was widely acclaimed as the “Champion County” although no formal league structure existed. It was the earliest known instance of a county championship being proposed.
1827 English cricket season The roundarm controversy came to a head before the 1827 English cricket season and MCC agreed to the staging of three trial matches between Sussex and All-England. Roundarm's supporters made the grandiose claim that their campaign was a march of intellect.
1829 (board game) 1829 (South) is a railroad operations and share trading board game in the 18xx series, first published by Hartland Trefoil Ltd (UK) in 1974 from an original design by Francis Tresham but now out of print. 1829 (South) is based on railroading in southern England and became the first game in the 18xx series, with the basic game design now licensed to companies like Mayfair Games and Hans im GlĂĽck.
182nd (Ontario County) Battalion, CEF The 182nd (Ontario County) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Whitby, Ontario, the unit began recruiting during the winter of 1915/16 in Ontario County, Ontario.
1830 (board game) 1830: Railroads & Robber Barons is a railroad operations and share trading board game first published by Avalon Hill in 1986 based on an original design by Francis Tresham but now out of print. The popularity of this game spawned an industry creating similar 18xx games.
1830s in fashion 1830s fashion in European and European-influenced clothing is characterized by an emphasis on breadth, initially at the shoulder and later in the hips, in contrast to the narrower silhouettes that had predominated between 1800 and the 1820s.
1832 Royal Commission into the Operation of the Poor Laws The 1832 Royal Commission into the Operation of the Poor Laws was a group set up to decide how to change the system of poor relief in Britain. The group was made up of Nassau Senior, a professor from Oxford University who was against the allowance system and Edwin Chadwick who was a Benthamite.
1833 invasion of the Falkland Islands The United Kingdom mounted an invasion of the Falkland Islands on January 2, 1833, after the destruction of the Argentinian Puerto Soledad settlement by the American corvette Lexington (December 28, 1831) in response to the Argentinian governor Luis Vernet having seized U.S.
1835 Constitution of Mexico Mexico's so-called 1835 Constitution was not a formal, fully-fledged constitution, but two documents that amended the 1824 Constitution in a way that substantially changed the character of Mexican government: the Siete Leyes (Seven Laws) of 1835 and the 1836 Constitution Laws.
1836 English cricket season The 1836 English cricket season saw the first real move towards setting up a county club. Although Sussex had been a major cricket centre since the 17th century, there had apparently been no move towards a permanent county organisation until 17 June 1836 when a meeting in Brighton set up a Sussex Cricket Fund to support county matches.
1837 Racer's Storm The 1837 Racer's Storm was one of the most powerful and destructive hurricanes in the 19th century, causing heavy damage to many cities on its 2,000+ mile path. The Racer's Storm was the 10th known tropical storm in the 1837 Atlantic hurricane season.
1839 Whig National Convention Three years after Democrat Martin Van Buren was elected President, over three Whig candidates, the Whig Party met in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania determined to unite behind a single candidate. Though the party's elder statesman Henry Clay would likely have won the election, few in the party grasped this fact.
183rd (Manitoba Beavers) Battalion, CEF The 183rd (Manitoba Beavers) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the unit began recruiting during the winter of 1915/16 throughout the Province of Manitoba.
183rd Street (IRT Jerome Avenue Line) 183rd Street is an elevated station on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 183rd Street and Jerome Avenue in the Bronx, it is served by the train at all times.
1840 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii The 1840 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii was the first official body of written law in the Hawaiian Islands, primarily for the sovereign state known as the Kingdom of Hawaii. Promulgated by Kamehameha III, the version of the Constitution of Hawaii established a constitutional monarchy subjecting even the king to certain principles of democracy.
1840s in fashion 1840s fashion in European and European-influenced clothing is characterized by a narrow, natural shoulder line following the exaggerated puffed sleeves of the later 1820s and 1830s. The narrower shoulder was accompanied by a lower waistline for both men and women.
1841 (board game) 1841 is a railroad operations and share trading board game in the 18XX series, published by Chris Lawson in 1996. The game was designed by Federico Vellani with assistance from Manlio Manzini and is set in Italy.
1841 Goshen Courthouse The 1841 Goshen Courthouse is located along Church Street in the center of the Orange County seat. It was designed by popular local architect Thornton Niven in a Greek Revival style, meant to be a twin of the one he had already built in Newburgh, which at that time shared seat duties with the larger city.
1846 (board game) 1846 is a railroad operations and share trading board game in the 18XX series, published by Deep Thought Games, LLC in 2005. The game was designed by Thomas Lehmann and is set in the Mid-western United States.
1848 Whig National Convention After four years out of the White House, the Whig Party congregated in Baltimore to nominate a candidate for the presidency. Hoping the formula that had brought success in 1840 would do so again, the delegates nominated Zachary Taylor, former popular general but a political novice.
184th Battalion, CEF The 184th Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the unit began recruiting during the winter of 1915/16 in that city and in southern Manitoba.
1850s in fashion 1850s fashion in European and European-influenced clothing is characterized by an increase in the width of women's skirts supported by crinolines or hoops, and the beginnings of dress reform. For men, the introduction of the sack coat as informal daywear and of outfits with matching coat, waistcoat and trousers marked the beginnings of the modern business suit.
1852 Whig National Convention After the Taylor and Fillmore Administrations, the Whig Party wanted to win a second term in the White House, but the issue of slavery threatened to destroy the party. Many in the party were angered that President Fillmore had signed a more stringent Fugitive Slave Act, which prevented him from obtaining renomination.
1854 (board game) 1854 is a railroad operations and share trading board game in the 18XX series, published by both Lonny Orgler in 2002 and Deep Thought Games, LLC in 2005. The game was designed by Lonny Orgler and is set in Austria.
1856 Democratic National Convention The 1856 Democratic National Convention, held at Smith & Nixon's Hall in Cincinnati was the first national party nominating convention to be held outside the original thirteen states. Called to order at Noon on Monday June 2 by National Committee chair Robert McLane, Samuel Medary was made the temporary president.
1857 Constitution of Mexico The 1857 Constitution was a liberal constitution drafted in Mexico during the presidency of Ignacio Comonfort. It instituted Liberal policies, including: freedom of speech; freedom of conscience; freedom of the press; freedom of assembly; and the right to bear arms.
1857 Secession The 1857 Secession of Christian Reformed Church from Reformed Church in America occurred in January of that year. It was led by the Classis Holland, most notably Gijsbert Haan and to a lesser extent Albertus van Raalte and mirroring the Afscheiding developments in the sister church back in the Netherlands.
185th (Cape Breton Highlanders) Battalion, CEF The 185th (Cape Breton Highlanders) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Broughton, Cape Breton, the unit began recruiting during the winter of 1915/16 throughout Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.
1860 Constitutional Union Convention As the Republican Party strengthened and the Democratic Party fractured, many former Whigs founded the Constitutional Union Party. With the sole purpose of maintaining the Union by preseving the North-South status quo, the party's delegates met in Baltimore to nominate its candidates.
1860 Democratic National Convention The 1860 Democratic National Convention was one of the main events prior to the American Civil War. It was initially held at South Carolina Institute Hall in Charleston, South Carolina from April 23 to May 3, 1860.
1860s in fashion 1860s fashion in European and European-influenced clothing is characterized by extremely full-skirted women's fashions relying on crinolines and hoops and the emergence of "alternative fashions" under the influence of the Artistic Dress movement.
1864 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii The Constitution of 1864 of the Kingdom of Hawaii was a rewrite of the 1852 constitution issued by King Kamehameha V. It dramatically changed the way Hawaii's government worked by increasing the power of the king and changing the way the kingdom's legislature worked.
1866 Sisyphus 1866 Sisyphus (sis'-ə-fəs) is an Apollo asteroid which, at approximately 10 km in diameter, is the largest of the Earth-crossing asteroids. It is comparable in size to the Chicxulub object whose impact killed off the dinosaurs.
1868 Democratic National Convention The 1868 Democratic National Convention was held at Tammany Hall in New York City. Although Horatio Seymour of New York was nominated as the candidate for President, he stood virtually no chance of defeating the hero of the Civil War, Republican candidate Ulysses S.
1868 Expedition to Abyssinia The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition against the Emperor of Ethiopia Emperor Tewodros II, also known as the Emperor Theodore. Tewodros had written to the British Government requesting their help in his wars with his neighbours.
186th (Kent) Battalion, CEF The 186th (Kent) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Chatham, Ontario, the unit began recruiting during the winter of 1915/16 in Kent County, Ontario.
187 (murder) 187 is a numeric code for the crime of murder used by law-enforcement officials, particularly in the state of California. This number is used for this purpose because Section 187 of the California Penal Code deals with that crime.
187 Ride or Die 187 Ride or Die is a video game on the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. In order to become "top dog" of the game the player must race and defeat opponents through a variety of different stages all set in Los Angeles's, renowned 'South Central' district.
1871-72 in Scottish football Season 1871-72 marked the first occasion in which any football team from Scotland participated in official competition, either at club or international level, when Queen's Park, the foremost club of the day, entered the inaugural FA Cup.
1873 English cricket season In the 1873 English cricket season, in only their fourth season as a first-class team, Gloucestershire was proclaimed joint Champion County and went on to win or share the title four times in five seasons (1873-1874 & 1876-1877).
1875 Cúcuta earthquake The Earthquake of Cúcuta also known as Earthquake of the Andes was an earthquake that happened the May 18 1875 at 11:15 AM. It destroyed completely to Cúcuta, Villa del Rosario (Colombia), San Antonio del Tachira y Capacho (Venezuela), it caused serious damages in the Venezuelan populations of San Cristóbal, La Mulata, Rubio, Michelena, La Grita, Colón, and others and was felt in Bogotá and Caracas.
187th (Central Alberta) Battalion, CEF The 187th (Central Alberta) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Red Deer, Alberta, the unit began recruiting during the winter of 1915/16 in that city and the surrounding district.
1880 English cricket season The 1880 English cricket season saw the second tour by a representative Australian side, who took part in the first Test Match to be played in England. County cricket was dominated by the Notts bowlers Alfred Shaw and Fred Morley.
1880s in fashion Fashion in the 1880s in European and European-influenced countries is characterized by the return of the bustle. The long, lean line of the 1870s was replaced by a full, curvy silhouette with gradually widening shoulders.
1882 Immigration Act On 3rd August, 1882, the US Congress passed a new Immigration Act that stated that a 50 cents tax would be levied on all aliens landing at United States ports. The money collected was to be used to defray the expenses of regulating immigration and for the care of immigrants after landing,.
1884 Colchester earthquake The earthquake known as the Colchester Earthquake occurred on April 22 1884, and caused considerable damage in Colchester and the surrounding villages in Essex, England. It is also known as the Great English Earthquake Osyth Parish Council.
1885 Atlantic hurricane season The 1885 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1885, and lasted until November 30, 1885. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1886 Atlantic hurricane season The 1886 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1886, and lasted until November 30, 1886. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1887 Atlantic hurricane season The 1887 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1887, and lasted until November 30, 1887. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1887 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii The 1887 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii stripped the Hawaiian monarchy of much of its authority, and disenfranchised all Asians and poor citizens while generally empowering rich citizens, including American, European and native Hawaiian elites. It is now widely known as the Bayonet Constitution, a nickname given to it by its opponents because of the threat of force used to gain KalÄkaua's cooperation.
1887 Nanaimo mine explosion The Nanaimo mine explosion on May 3, 1887, in Nanaimo, British Columbia killed 150 miners and was the largest man-made explosion in the world until the Halifax Explosion. Only seven miners survived and the mine burned for one full day.
1888 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. In Germany, 1888 is known as the Year of Three Emperors.
1888 Atlantic hurricane season The 1888 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1888, and lasted until November 30, 1888. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1888 Minneapolis General Conference The 1888 Minneapolis General Conference session held in Minneapolis, Minnesota is regarded as a landmark event in the history of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The 1888 General Conference discussed crucial theological issues such as the meaning of "righteousness by faith", and the relationship between law and grace.
1888 Northwest Cold Wave In mid-January 1888, a severe cold wave passed through the Pacific Northwest. It led to a blizzard for the northern Plains and upper Mississippi valley where many children were trapped in schoolhouses where they froze to death.
1889 (board game) 1889 is a railroad operations and share trading board game in the 18XX series, published by both Wild Heaven Productions in 2004 and Deep Thought Games, LLC in 2006. The game was designed by Yasutaka Ikeda and is set in Shikoku Japan.
1889 Apia cyclone The 1889 Apia cyclone was a Pacific tropical storm, which swept across Apia, Samoa on March 15, 1889. The effect on shipping in the harbour was devastating, largely because of what has been described as 'an error of judgement that will forever remain a paradox in human psychology' Regan, Geoffrey, Naval Blunders.
1889 Atlantic hurricane season The 1889 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1889, and lasted until November 30, 1889. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1889-90 South African cricket season The 1889-90 South African cricket season was the second season of first-class cricket in South Africa. Six games played are recognised as having first-class status, with the last one being played for the Currie Cup, the first time that competition was contested.
188th (Saskatchewan) Battalion, CEF The 188th (Saskatchewan) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, the unit began recruiting during the winter of 1915/16 throughout northern Saskatchewan.
1890 Australian maritime dispute The 1890 Australian Maritime Dispute, commonly known as the 1890 Maritime Strike, was on a scale unprecedented in the Australasian colonies to that point in time, causing political and social turmoil across all Australian colonies and in New Zealand, including the collapse of colonial governments in the colonies of Victoria and New South Wales. It was the first of four great strikes that rocked Australasia in the 1890s, and though it ended in defeat for the Australian labour movement, it demonstrated the growing social power of trade union organisation co-ordinated by Trades and Labour Councils, and was an important cause in the introduction of the arbitration system for industrial disputes and the formation of the Australian Labor Party.
1890 English cricket season The 1890 English cricket season was the first year the County Championship was officially held, which Surrey won after winning nine out of fourteen games, and the English cricket team, captained by WG Grace, won the Ashes series 2–0 with a third Test match abandoned.
1890 Manifesto The 1890 Manifesto, sometimes simply called The Manifesto, is a statement which officially renounced the practice of plural marriage in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (see also "Mormon"). Signed by President Wilford Woodruff in September of 1890, the Manifesto was a dramatic turning point in the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
1890s The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the "Mauve Decade," because William Henry Perkin's aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that colour in fashion, and also as the "Gay Nineties", under the then-current usage of the word "gay" which referred simply to merriment and frivolity, with no connotation of homosexuality as in present-day usage. The phrase, "The Gay Nineties," was not coined until 1926.
1891 English cricket season The 1891 English cricket season featured no international tours, but the County Championship went into its second season. Surrey won in even more dominant fashion before, winning 12 of 16 games, while debuants Somerset finished fifth out of the nine teams.
1892 Atlantic hurricane season The 1892 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1892, and lasted until November 30, 1892. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1892 Auburn Tigers football team The 1892 Auburn Tigers football team was the first college football team fielded by the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama (now known as Auburn University). The squad was first coached by George Petrie, but he was replaced after back to back losses by a combined 98-6; D.
1892 English cricket season The 1892 English cricket season was the third year in which the County Championship was held, and Surrey set a record amount of wins with 13 out of 16. George Lohmann and Bill Lockwood took over 100 wickets each in the 16 Championship matches.
1892 Republican National Convention The 1892 National Convention of the Republican Party of the United States was held at the Industrial Exposition Building, Minneapolis, Minnesota, from June 7 to June 10, 1892. The party nominated Benjamin Harrison from Indiana for re-election as President of the United States and Whitelaw Reid of New York for Vice President.
1892-93 South African cricket season The 1892-93 South African cricket season was the fifth season of first-class cricket in South Africa. It saw three matches being played for the Currie Cup, which was won by Western Province, who beat both of their rivals.
1893 Atlantic hurricane season The 1893 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1893, and lasted until November 30, 1893. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1893 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii The 1893 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii was a proposed revision of the Constitution of 1887 put forth by Queen Liliuokalani. While it never became anything more than a draft, the constitution had a profound impact on Hawaii's history: it set off a chain of events that eventually resulted in the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy.
1893 Chenier Caminanda Hurricane The Chenier Caminanda Hurricane, also known as the Great October Storm, was a powerful hurricane that devastated the island of Chenier Caminanda, Louisiana in early October of 1893. It was one of two deadly hurricanes during the 1893 Atlantic hurricane season; the storm killed an estimated 2,000 people, mostly from storm surge.
18 March 2003 Parliamentary approval for the invasion of Iraq The Parliamentary approval for the invasion of Iraq was given by the elected members of the British House of Commons to Tony Blair's government on the eve of the 2003 invasion of Iraq in a series of two votes on 18 March 2003.
18 Plus Card The 18+ Card is one of the valid forms of 'Proof of Age' in New Zealand and Australia. It is provided by the Hospitality Association of New Zealand (HANZ) and Australian State Governments for those persons over the age of 18 in order for them to prove they are legally able to purchase alcohol, tobacco products and anything else with an age limit.
18 Wheeler 18 Wheeler was a Scottish rock band active in the early 1990s, consisting of Sean Jackson (vocals, guitar), David Keenan (guitar, vocals), Alan Hake (bass), and Neil Halliday (drums). Original bassist Chris "Pint Glass" Stewart left before any recordings were made, and was replaced by original drummer Hake.
18 Wheeler (arcade game) 18 Wheeler is a 1999 arcade game that placed players behind a life sized steering wheel of an 18 wheeler. The premise of the game was to travel across the country transporting your cargo through various traffic situations, while trying to be faster than a computer controlled rivalling truck.
18-Electron rule The valence shells of a transition metal can accommodate 18 electrons: 2 in each of the five d orbitals (10 in total); 2 in each of the 3 p orbitals (6 in total); and 2 in the s orbital (see Electron counting). In practice, of course, these orbitals cannot directly accept electrons, otherwise one would encounter ions such as Fe10â’ and Pt8â’.
180 kickflip The 180 Kickflip combines a 180 Ollie (an ollie with a 180 degree rotation of both the body and the board) with a kickflip (invented by Rodney Mullen). It can be completed one of two ways: either frontside, meaning the rotation is done towards the front heel, or backside, which is the same as frontside, but the spin is towards the back heel, rather than the front.
180 nanometer The 180 nanometer (180 nm or 0.18 µm) process refers to the level of semiconductor process technology that was reached in the 1999-2000 timeframe, by most leading semiconductor companies, like Intel, Texas Instruments, IBM, and TSMC.
1800 English cricket season The 1800 English cricket season is one of the more difficult years to analyse because of several matches involving town clubs like Rochester, Woolwich, Homerton, Richmond, Storrington, Montpelier and Thames Ditton.
18000 Dead In Gordon Head 18,000 Dead In Gordon Head is a 13 minute, short film by Canadian film-maker Clive Holden, based on an actual murder he witnessed while visiting his hometown in Victoria, British Columbia]. It was made in 2002 and has a download size of 65 megabytes.
1801 English cricket season In the 1801 English cricket season there are only three matches currently designated first-class but, particularly in the light of Samuel Britcher's works which have recently come to light, it is likely that others shall be added.
1801 Hollis Street 1801 Hollis Street is an office building located in downtown Halifax in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada and is home to many prominent businesses. It was built in 1985 and is one of the tallest buildings in Halifax, standing at 87 metres, with 22 floors.
180th Airlift Squadron The 180th Airlift Squadron (180th AS) is located at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base at Rosecrans Memorial Airport, Saint Joseph, Missouri. It is part of the 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, and operationally flies the Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft.
180th Street-Bronx Park (IRT White Plains Road Line) The 180th Street–Bronx Park station was the former terminal station for the IRT White Plains Road Line of the New York City Subway. The line was originally supposed to extend farther north during the construction but was changed into a terminal due to protests stating that the trains running over the park would be bad for animals in the Bronx Zoo.
1810 Berners Street prank The Berners Street Hoax was a famous hoax perpetrated by Theodore Hook in London in 1810. Hook had bet his friend Samuel Beazley a guinea that he could transform any house in London into the most talked-about address in a week.
1810 English cricket season In the 1810 English cricket season, MCC moved from Thomas Lord’s original ground at Dorset Fields to his new one at Marylebone Bank in Regent’s Park. This came to be known as Lord’s Middle Ground but was in use for only three years.
1811 to 1815 English cricket seasons The 1811 to 1815 English cricket seasons were badly hit by the Napoleonic War which reached its height at this time. England put enormous manpower and investment into it war effort and this meant that little of either was available for cricket.
1812 Overture The 1812 Overture (full title: Festival Overture "The Year 1812", Op.49; French Ouverture Solonelle) is an orchestral work by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky commemorating the unsuccessful French invasion into Russia, and the subsequent devastating withdrawal of Napoleon's Grande Armée, an event that marked 1812 as the major turning point of the Napoleonic Wars.
1814 Constitution of Mexico The roots of the Mexican republic can be traced to two documents drafted during the early independence struggle against Spain: Los sentimientos de la naciĂłn (1813), by JosĂ© MarĂa Morelos y PavĂłn, and the Constitution of Apatzingán (1814). These documents introduced the ideal of a republic based on liberal political institutions and respect for individual rights.
1816 English cricket season The 1816 English cricket season saw the formation of the Manchester club which took part in a number of important matches until Lancashire CCC was established in 1864. Manchester were representative of Lancashire as a county in the same way that Sheffield and Nottingham represented Yorkshire and Notts.
181st Battalion, CEF The 181st Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Brandon, Manitoba, the unit began recruiting during the winter of 1915/16 in that city and the surrounding district.
181st Street (Manhattan) 181st Street is a major thoroughfare running through the Washington Heights neighborhood in uptown Manhattan in New York City. It runs from the Washington Bridge in the east, to the Henry Hudson Parkway in the west, near the George Washington Bridge and the Hudson River and is one of the few east-west two-way streets in Manhattan.
1820 English cricket season According to Wisden, the 1820 English cricket season the original Northants CCC was founded this year but was subject to substantial reorganisation and reformation in 1878. The year also has the earliest mention of wicket-keeping gloves.
1820 Settlers National Monument The 1820 Settlers National Monument, which honours the contribution to South African society made by the first big influx of English settlers, overlooks Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape. A living monument, it commemorates the English language as much as the Settlers themselves.
1820s in fashion During the 1820s in European and European-influenced countries, fashionable women's clothing styles transitioned away from the classically-influenced "Empire"/"Regency" styles of ca. 1795-1820 (with their relatively unconfining empire silhouette) and re-adopted elements that had been characteristic of most of the 18th century (and were to be characteristic of the remainder of the 19th century), such as full skirts and clearly visible corseting of the natural waist.
1821 Norfolk and Long Island Hurricane The 1821 Norfolk and Long Island Hurricane is the only hurricane in recorded history to directly strike what is now modern New York City (however, other storms have made landfall within the city as strong tropical storms just under Category 1 strength, most notably Hurricane Agnes in 1972, Hurricane Bertha in 1996 and Hurricane Floyd in 1999). The hurricane struck the city on September 3, 1821; it is estimated to have made landfall at Jamaica Bay.
1826 (board game) 1826 is a railroad operations and share trading board game in the 18xx series, published by Chris Lawson in 2000 and Deep Thought Games 2004, and set in France and Belgium. As David Hecht's first design, it is the most conventional, and only one to use "traditional" green and brown plain track upgrade tiles.
1826 English cricket season In the 1826 English cricket season, Sussex was widely acclaimed as the “Champion County” although no formal league structure existed. It was the earliest known instance of a county championship being proposed.
1827 English cricket season The roundarm controversy came to a head before the 1827 English cricket season and MCC agreed to the staging of three trial matches between Sussex and All-England. Roundarm's supporters made the grandiose claim that their campaign was a march of intellect.
1829 (board game) 1829 (South) is a railroad operations and share trading board game in the 18xx series, first published by Hartland Trefoil Ltd (UK) in 1974 from an original design by Francis Tresham but now out of print. 1829 (South) is based on railroading in southern England and became the first game in the 18xx series, with the basic game design now licensed to companies like Mayfair Games and Hans im GlĂĽck.
182nd (Ontario County) Battalion, CEF The 182nd (Ontario County) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Whitby, Ontario, the unit began recruiting during the winter of 1915/16 in Ontario County, Ontario.
1830 (board game) 1830: Railroads & Robber Barons is a railroad operations and share trading board game first published by Avalon Hill in 1986 based on an original design by Francis Tresham but now out of print. The popularity of this game spawned an industry creating similar 18xx games.
1830s in fashion 1830s fashion in European and European-influenced clothing is characterized by an emphasis on breadth, initially at the shoulder and later in the hips, in contrast to the narrower silhouettes that had predominated between 1800 and the 1820s.
1832 Royal Commission into the Operation of the Poor Laws The 1832 Royal Commission into the Operation of the Poor Laws was a group set up to decide how to change the system of poor relief in Britain. The group was made up of Nassau Senior, a professor from Oxford University who was against the allowance system and Edwin Chadwick who was a Benthamite.
1833 invasion of the Falkland Islands The United Kingdom mounted an invasion of the Falkland Islands on January 2, 1833, after the destruction of the Argentinian Puerto Soledad settlement by the American corvette Lexington (December 28, 1831) in response to the Argentinian governor Luis Vernet having seized U.S.
1835 Constitution of Mexico Mexico's so-called 1835 Constitution was not a formal, fully-fledged constitution, but two documents that amended the 1824 Constitution in a way that substantially changed the character of Mexican government: the Siete Leyes (Seven Laws) of 1835 and the 1836 Constitution Laws.
1836 English cricket season The 1836 English cricket season saw the first real move towards setting up a county club. Although Sussex had been a major cricket centre since the 17th century, there had apparently been no move towards a permanent county organisation until 17 June 1836 when a meeting in Brighton set up a Sussex Cricket Fund to support county matches.
1837 Racer's Storm The 1837 Racer's Storm was one of the most powerful and destructive hurricanes in the 19th century, causing heavy damage to many cities on its 2,000+ mile path. The Racer's Storm was the 10th known tropical storm in the 1837 Atlantic hurricane season.
1839 Whig National Convention Three years after Democrat Martin Van Buren was elected President, over three Whig candidates, the Whig Party met in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania determined to unite behind a single candidate. Though the party's elder statesman Henry Clay would likely have won the election, few in the party grasped this fact.
183rd (Manitoba Beavers) Battalion, CEF The 183rd (Manitoba Beavers) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the unit began recruiting during the winter of 1915/16 throughout the Province of Manitoba.
183rd Street (IRT Jerome Avenue Line) 183rd Street is an elevated station on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 183rd Street and Jerome Avenue in the Bronx, it is served by the train at all times.
1840 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii The 1840 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii was the first official body of written law in the Hawaiian Islands, primarily for the sovereign state known as the Kingdom of Hawaii. Promulgated by Kamehameha III, the version of the Constitution of Hawaii established a constitutional monarchy subjecting even the king to certain principles of democracy.
1840s in fashion 1840s fashion in European and European-influenced clothing is characterized by a narrow, natural shoulder line following the exaggerated puffed sleeves of the later 1820s and 1830s. The narrower shoulder was accompanied by a lower waistline for both men and women.
1841 (board game) 1841 is a railroad operations and share trading board game in the 18XX series, published by Chris Lawson in 1996. The game was designed by Federico Vellani with assistance from Manlio Manzini and is set in Italy.
1841 Goshen Courthouse The 1841 Goshen Courthouse is located along Church Street in the center of the Orange County seat. It was designed by popular local architect Thornton Niven in a Greek Revival style, meant to be a twin of the one he had already built in Newburgh, which at that time shared seat duties with the larger city.
1846 (board game) 1846 is a railroad operations and share trading board game in the 18XX series, published by Deep Thought Games, LLC in 2005. The game was designed by Thomas Lehmann and is set in the Mid-western United States.
1848 Whig National Convention After four years out of the White House, the Whig Party congregated in Baltimore to nominate a candidate for the presidency. Hoping the formula that had brought success in 1840 would do so again, the delegates nominated Zachary Taylor, former popular general but a political novice.
184th Battalion, CEF The 184th Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the unit began recruiting during the winter of 1915/16 in that city and in southern Manitoba.
1850s in fashion 1850s fashion in European and European-influenced clothing is characterized by an increase in the width of women's skirts supported by crinolines or hoops, and the beginnings of dress reform. For men, the introduction of the sack coat as informal daywear and of outfits with matching coat, waistcoat and trousers marked the beginnings of the modern business suit.
1852 Whig National Convention After the Taylor and Fillmore Administrations, the Whig Party wanted to win a second term in the White House, but the issue of slavery threatened to destroy the party. Many in the party were angered that President Fillmore had signed a more stringent Fugitive Slave Act, which prevented him from obtaining renomination.
1854 (board game) 1854 is a railroad operations and share trading board game in the 18XX series, published by both Lonny Orgler in 2002 and Deep Thought Games, LLC in 2005. The game was designed by Lonny Orgler and is set in Austria.
1856 Democratic National Convention The 1856 Democratic National Convention, held at Smith & Nixon's Hall in Cincinnati was the first national party nominating convention to be held outside the original thirteen states. Called to order at Noon on Monday June 2 by National Committee chair Robert McLane, Samuel Medary was made the temporary president.
1857 Constitution of Mexico The 1857 Constitution was a liberal constitution drafted in Mexico during the presidency of Ignacio Comonfort. It instituted Liberal policies, including: freedom of speech; freedom of conscience; freedom of the press; freedom of assembly; and the right to bear arms.
1857 Secession The 1857 Secession of Christian Reformed Church from Reformed Church in America occurred in January of that year. It was led by the Classis Holland, most notably Gijsbert Haan and to a lesser extent Albertus van Raalte and mirroring the Afscheiding developments in the sister church back in the Netherlands.
185th (Cape Breton Highlanders) Battalion, CEF The 185th (Cape Breton Highlanders) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Broughton, Cape Breton, the unit began recruiting during the winter of 1915/16 throughout Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.
1860 Constitutional Union Convention As the Republican Party strengthened and the Democratic Party fractured, many former Whigs founded the Constitutional Union Party. With the sole purpose of maintaining the Union by preseving the North-South status quo, the party's delegates met in Baltimore to nominate its candidates.
1860 Democratic National Convention The 1860 Democratic National Convention was one of the main events prior to the American Civil War. It was initially held at South Carolina Institute Hall in Charleston, South Carolina from April 23 to May 3, 1860.
1860s in fashion 1860s fashion in European and European-influenced clothing is characterized by extremely full-skirted women's fashions relying on crinolines and hoops and the emergence of "alternative fashions" under the influence of the Artistic Dress movement.
1864 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii The Constitution of 1864 of the Kingdom of Hawaii was a rewrite of the 1852 constitution issued by King Kamehameha V. It dramatically changed the way Hawaii's government worked by increasing the power of the king and changing the way the kingdom's legislature worked.
1866 Sisyphus 1866 Sisyphus (sis'-ə-fəs) is an Apollo asteroid which, at approximately 10 km in diameter, is the largest of the Earth-crossing asteroids. It is comparable in size to the Chicxulub object whose impact killed off the dinosaurs.
1868 Democratic National Convention The 1868 Democratic National Convention was held at Tammany Hall in New York City. Although Horatio Seymour of New York was nominated as the candidate for President, he stood virtually no chance of defeating the hero of the Civil War, Republican candidate Ulysses S.
1868 Expedition to Abyssinia The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition against the Emperor of Ethiopia Emperor Tewodros II, also known as the Emperor Theodore. Tewodros had written to the British Government requesting their help in his wars with his neighbours.
186th (Kent) Battalion, CEF The 186th (Kent) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Chatham, Ontario, the unit began recruiting during the winter of 1915/16 in Kent County, Ontario.
187 (murder) 187 is a numeric code for the crime of murder used by law-enforcement officials, particularly in the state of California. This number is used for this purpose because Section 187 of the California Penal Code deals with that crime.
187 Ride or Die 187 Ride or Die is a video game on the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. In order to become "top dog" of the game the player must race and defeat opponents through a variety of different stages all set in Los Angeles's, renowned 'South Central' district.
1871-72 in Scottish football Season 1871-72 marked the first occasion in which any football team from Scotland participated in official competition, either at club or international level, when Queen's Park, the foremost club of the day, entered the inaugural FA Cup.
1873 English cricket season In the 1873 English cricket season, in only their fourth season as a first-class team, Gloucestershire was proclaimed joint Champion County and went on to win or share the title four times in five seasons (1873-1874 & 1876-1877).
1875 Cúcuta earthquake The Earthquake of Cúcuta also known as Earthquake of the Andes was an earthquake that happened the May 18 1875 at 11:15 AM. It destroyed completely to Cúcuta, Villa del Rosario (Colombia), San Antonio del Tachira y Capacho (Venezuela), it caused serious damages in the Venezuelan populations of San Cristóbal, La Mulata, Rubio, Michelena, La Grita, Colón, and others and was felt in Bogotá and Caracas.
187th (Central Alberta) Battalion, CEF The 187th (Central Alberta) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Red Deer, Alberta, the unit began recruiting during the winter of 1915/16 in that city and the surrounding district.
1880 English cricket season The 1880 English cricket season saw the second tour by a representative Australian side, who took part in the first Test Match to be played in England. County cricket was dominated by the Notts bowlers Alfred Shaw and Fred Morley.
1880s in fashion Fashion in the 1880s in European and European-influenced countries is characterized by the return of the bustle. The long, lean line of the 1870s was replaced by a full, curvy silhouette with gradually widening shoulders.
1882 Immigration Act On 3rd August, 1882, the US Congress passed a new Immigration Act that stated that a 50 cents tax would be levied on all aliens landing at United States ports. The money collected was to be used to defray the expenses of regulating immigration and for the care of immigrants after landing,.
1884 Colchester earthquake The earthquake known as the Colchester Earthquake occurred on April 22 1884, and caused considerable damage in Colchester and the surrounding villages in Essex, England. It is also known as the Great English Earthquake Osyth Parish Council.
1885 Atlantic hurricane season The 1885 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1885, and lasted until November 30, 1885. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1886 Atlantic hurricane season The 1886 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1886, and lasted until November 30, 1886. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1887 Atlantic hurricane season The 1887 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1887, and lasted until November 30, 1887. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1887 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii The 1887 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii stripped the Hawaiian monarchy of much of its authority, and disenfranchised all Asians and poor citizens while generally empowering rich citizens, including American, European and native Hawaiian elites. It is now widely known as the Bayonet Constitution, a nickname given to it by its opponents because of the threat of force used to gain KalÄkaua's cooperation.
1887 Nanaimo mine explosion The Nanaimo mine explosion on May 3, 1887, in Nanaimo, British Columbia killed 150 miners and was the largest man-made explosion in the world until the Halifax Explosion. Only seven miners survived and the mine burned for one full day.
1888 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. In Germany, 1888 is known as the Year of Three Emperors.
1888 Atlantic hurricane season The 1888 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1888, and lasted until November 30, 1888. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1888 Minneapolis General Conference The 1888 Minneapolis General Conference session held in Minneapolis, Minnesota is regarded as a landmark event in the history of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The 1888 General Conference discussed crucial theological issues such as the meaning of "righteousness by faith", and the relationship between law and grace.
1888 Northwest Cold Wave In mid-January 1888, a severe cold wave passed through the Pacific Northwest. It led to a blizzard for the northern Plains and upper Mississippi valley where many children were trapped in schoolhouses where they froze to death.
1889 (board game) 1889 is a railroad operations and share trading board game in the 18XX series, published by both Wild Heaven Productions in 2004 and Deep Thought Games, LLC in 2006. The game was designed by Yasutaka Ikeda and is set in Shikoku Japan.
1889 Apia cyclone The 1889 Apia cyclone was a Pacific tropical storm, which swept across Apia, Samoa on March 15, 1889. The effect on shipping in the harbour was devastating, largely because of what has been described as 'an error of judgement that will forever remain a paradox in human psychology' Regan, Geoffrey, Naval Blunders.
1889 Atlantic hurricane season The 1889 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1889, and lasted until November 30, 1889. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1889-90 South African cricket season The 1889-90 South African cricket season was the second season of first-class cricket in South Africa. Six games played are recognised as having first-class status, with the last one being played for the Currie Cup, the first time that competition was contested.
188th (Saskatchewan) Battalion, CEF The 188th (Saskatchewan) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, the unit began recruiting during the winter of 1915/16 throughout northern Saskatchewan.
1890 Australian maritime dispute The 1890 Australian Maritime Dispute, commonly known as the 1890 Maritime Strike, was on a scale unprecedented in the Australasian colonies to that point in time, causing political and social turmoil across all Australian colonies and in New Zealand, including the collapse of colonial governments in the colonies of Victoria and New South Wales. It was the first of four great strikes that rocked Australasia in the 1890s, and though it ended in defeat for the Australian labour movement, it demonstrated the growing social power of trade union organisation co-ordinated by Trades and Labour Councils, and was an important cause in the introduction of the arbitration system for industrial disputes and the formation of the Australian Labor Party.
1890 English cricket season The 1890 English cricket season was the first year the County Championship was officially held, which Surrey won after winning nine out of fourteen games, and the English cricket team, captained by WG Grace, won the Ashes series 2–0 with a third Test match abandoned.
1890 Manifesto The 1890 Manifesto, sometimes simply called The Manifesto, is a statement which officially renounced the practice of plural marriage in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (see also "Mormon"). Signed by President Wilford Woodruff in September of 1890, the Manifesto was a dramatic turning point in the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
1890s The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the "Mauve Decade," because William Henry Perkin's aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that colour in fashion, and also as the "Gay Nineties", under the then-current usage of the word "gay" which referred simply to merriment and frivolity, with no connotation of homosexuality as in present-day usage. The phrase, "The Gay Nineties," was not coined until 1926.
1891 English cricket season The 1891 English cricket season featured no international tours, but the County Championship went into its second season. Surrey won in even more dominant fashion before, winning 12 of 16 games, while debuants Somerset finished fifth out of the nine teams.
1892 Atlantic hurricane season The 1892 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1892, and lasted until November 30, 1892. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1892 Auburn Tigers football team The 1892 Auburn Tigers football team was the first college football team fielded by the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama (now known as Auburn University). The squad was first coached by George Petrie, but he was replaced after back to back losses by a combined 98-6; D.
1892 English cricket season The 1892 English cricket season was the third year in which the County Championship was held, and Surrey set a record amount of wins with 13 out of 16. George Lohmann and Bill Lockwood took over 100 wickets each in the 16 Championship matches.
1892 Republican National Convention The 1892 National Convention of the Republican Party of the United States was held at the Industrial Exposition Building, Minneapolis, Minnesota, from June 7 to June 10, 1892. The party nominated Benjamin Harrison from Indiana for re-election as President of the United States and Whitelaw Reid of New York for Vice President.
1892-93 South African cricket season The 1892-93 South African cricket season was the fifth season of first-class cricket in South Africa. It saw three matches being played for the Currie Cup, which was won by Western Province, who beat both of their rivals.
1893 Atlantic hurricane season The 1893 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1893, and lasted until November 30, 1893. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1893 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii The 1893 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii was a proposed revision of the Constitution of 1887 put forth by Queen Liliuokalani. While it never became anything more than a draft, the constitution had a profound impact on Hawaii's history: it set off a chain of events that eventually resulted in the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy.
1893 Chenier Caminanda Hurricane The Chenier Caminanda Hurricane, also known as the Great October Storm, was a powerful hurricane that devastated the island of Chenier Caminanda, Louisiana in early October of 1893. It was one of two deadly hurricanes during the 1893 Atlantic hurricane season; the storm killed an estimated 2,000 people, mostly from storm surge.
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