On September 28, 1918, a Liberty Loan parade in Philadelphia prompts a huge outbreak of Spanish flu in the city. By the time the pandemic ended, an estimated 20 million to 50 million people were dead worldwide.Influenza is a highly contagious virus that attacks the respiratory system and can mutate very quickly to avoid being killed by the human immune system.
Tiberius was Roman emperor from 14 to 37 CE. Tiberius, the adopted son of Roman Emperor Caesar Augustus, never aspired to follow in his stepfather's footsteps — that path was chosen by his domineering...
HavreA city in northern Montana.(PCE 877: dp. 640, 1.185& 39;, b. 33& 39;, dr.9& 39;, s. 15k.,cpl.99; a. 13& 34;, 3 40mm., 5 20mm., 4 dep., 1 dep. (h.b.), 2 act.; cl. PC-11-842)PCE-877 was laid down ~by Albina Engine & Machine Works, Portland, Oreg., 6 May 1943; launched 11 August;sponsored by Miss Marjory Wooton, and commissioned 14 February 1944, Lt.
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The Hagia Sophia is an enormous architectural marvel in Istanbul, Turkey, that was originally built as a Christian basilica nearly 1,500 years ago. Much like the Eiffel Tower in Paris or the Parthenon in Athens, the Hagia Sophia is a long-enduring symbol of the cosmopolitan city. However, as notable as the structure is itself, its role in the history of Istanbul—and, for that matter, the world—is also significant and touches upon matters related to international politics, religion, art and architecture.
The Lawrence County Historical Museum, located in Ironton, Ohio, is a treasure house that depicts the iron history of the region. It is operated by the Lawrence County Historical Society, which has been a corporation since 1925.The Historical Museum is housed in a three and one-half story, brick, Victorian-Italian Villa built by James Furgerson in 1870.
In Thomas Jefferson's proposal for a decimal currency, he describes the status quo as: The [cent] will differ little from the copper of the four Eastern States, which is 1/108 of a dollar; still
