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Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton
An English politician, poet, playwright, and prolific novelist. He was immensely popular with the reading public and wrote a stream of bestselling novels which earned him a considerable fortune. -
Walt Whitman father of free verse
Walt born in Long Island. During his formative years, Walt was influenced by his father's liberal political stance, and exposure to such socialists as Quaker Elias Hicks and Count Volney.
Discoveries-
before Walt Witman died he left a wax cylinder
containing his own voice, a heart-felt rendition
of his 1888 addition, "America." -
Vasile Alecsandri Romanian Poet
A Romanian poet, playwright, politician, and diplomat. He collected Romanian folk songs and was one of the principal animators of the 19th century movement for Romanian cultural identity and union of Moldavia and Wallachia.[1] -
Matthew Arnold English Poet
an English poet and cultural critic who worked as an inspector of schools. He was the son of Thomas Arnold, the famed headmaster of Rugby School, and brother to both Tom Arnold, -
Rafael Pombo Poet of Colombia
"Rafael Pombo is one of the great poets of Colombia, and the best exponent of romanticism in the country". -
Rayon
Rayon was the first manufactured fiber developed, it made from wood or cotton pulp and was first known as artificial silk. The Swiss chemist, Georges Audemars invented the first crude artificial silk around 1855, by dipping a needle into liquid mulberry bark pulp and gummy rubber to make threads. The method was too slow to be practical. -
480 Deaths (s.e)
Jan 9, The clipper ship Guiding Star disappeared in Atlantic and 480 died. -
Eureka (s.e)
Eureka, Ca., was founded in Humboldt County -
Egyptian Pharaoh (s.e)
The coffin of the Egyptian Pharaoh, Kamose, was discovered outside of Thebes, but the body crumbled to dust when exposed to the air... a ceremonial dagger from the site is now in Brussels. -
Federal War (s.e)
The Federal War began in Venezuela. Ezequiel Zamora (1817-1860) led the Federalist Army until his assassination on Jan 10, 1860. -
France vs Austria (s.e)
France declared war on Austria -
Carver George Washington
George Washington Carver (1865?-1943) was an American scientist, educator, humanitarian, and former slave. Carver developed hundreds of products from peanuts, sweet potatoes, pecans, and soybeans; his discoveries greatly improved the agricultural output and the health of Southern farmers. Before this, the only main crop in the South was cotton. The products that Carver invented included a rubber substitute, adhesives, foodstuffs, dyes, pigments, and many other products. -
Typewriter
Sholes was a U.S. mechanical engineer who invented the first practical modern typewriter -
Blue Jeans
In 1873, Strauss and Jacob Davis, a Nevada tailor, patented the idea (devised by Davis) of using copper rivets at the stress points of sturdy work pants. Early levis, called "waist overalls," came in a brown canvas duck fabric and a heavy blue denim fabric. The duck fabric pants were not very successful, so were dropped early on. His business became extremely successful (and still is), revolutionizing the apparel industry. -
Washing Mashine
William Blackstone of Indiana built a birthday present for his wife. It was a machine which removed and washed away dirt from clothes. The first washing machines designed for convenient use in the home
