19th century Other
Sojourner Truth (Isabella Baumfree)
Sojourner Truth (Isabella Baumfree) was born on 1797 and died on 26th November, 1883. She was born in a slave...
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The First Football Club
During the 19th Century the game of football became increasingly popular but there was no standardised set of rules. Public...
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The Charge of the Light Brigade
The Charge of the Light Brigade is the nickname given to the Battle of Balaclava, a key battle fought during...
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The Founding of the International Red Cross
In 1859, Swiss business man, Henry Dunant was horrified to see the aftermath of a battle where thousands of wounded...
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The Quest to Reach the South Pole
Antarctica had first been sighted in 1820 by a Russian team of explorers led by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen and...
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