What Just Happened?
The final armed conflict of an ambitious leader--June 18th, 1815.
What is Napoleon's defeat at the Battle of Waterloo?
C. the G.--I married P. the third, though I admired his grandfather, P. the G. so much more.
Who is Catherine the Great who married Peter the third, but admired Peter the Great as an even greater ruler than herself?
After an attack on the USS Chesapeake, I the president of the USA, declared this against Great Britain in the year, 1812.
What is war? (as declared by the USA by President James Madison)?
Ludwig Van Beethoven
What is, Germany?
I was the first of what became the 13 original colonies of North America.
What is Virginia? (founded in 1607).
Beginning with the Stamp Act of 1765; ending in 1783 with the Treaty of Paris between 13 states and Great Britain.
What is the American Revolutionary War?
C.D.-- I sailed on the H.M.S. Beagle, and wrote out my ideas about the origin of all life.
Who is Charles Darwin who sailed on Her Majesty's Ship, the Beagle, and wrote The Origin of the Species?
It is not fine painting, what these men, Monet, Renoir, Degas... do with their globs of paint. It is this instead!
What is, making an "Impression"?
William Wilberforce
What is, England/ Great Britain?
I was the second colony to be established, for a different reason than the first (Freedom of Religion vs. to find gold)--at a "rock" in 1620.
What is Massachusetts?
Never forget the heroes who helped me conquer Ottoman Turk rule (mostly muslim) which had lasted 300 years! Demetrios Ypsilanti and the Filiki Eteria, the Klephts, the Albanians, Macedonians...
What is the Greek War of Independence?
F.N.--I lived to be 90, though I was never the same after that C. War fever.
Who is Florence Nightingale (who had caught the Crimean War fever)?
On January 1st, 1863, all slaves of rebellious Confederate states will be free.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation as proclaimed by President Abraham Lincoln?
Mary Cassatt (where born)
What is, the USA? (Allegheny, Pennsylvania).
I was the last of the original 13 states to be established. A kind general set prisoners free from debtor's prison, and sent them to Savannah.
What is, Georgia? (#13, and named after King George the Second)
Frederick the ll marched against Maria Theresa to gain the textile and coal-rich region of Silesia.
What is, The Seven Years' War?
D.L. I was presumed to be, by H.M. Stanley. Praise God that he found me, as I sorely needed that medicine!
Who is David Livingstone?
What is the Dominion of Canada?
Sophia Augusta Fredericka--where born?
What is Germany?
I was granted to William Penn in lieu of cash for a debt owed by King Charles the Second. (What a win-win!).
What is Pennsylvania? (1681).
They gave us all we asked for, when we asked for it in blood.
What is the Eureka Rebellion?
H.M.--I inspired the colonization of a country beginning with C., by my fine painting of the exotic A.W.
Who is Henri Mouhout --who inspired the French to colonize Cambodia with his fine paintings of Angkor Wat (painted in 1860)?
"No more shall slavery be, in our South American country..." . So spoke Pedro ll in the year, 1888 forming this decree:
What is, the Golden Law?
Chief Joseph
Oregon, USA (Nez Perce territory).
Peter Minuit, from Holland--founded me--the fourth. But there was a power grab by the King Charles of England, who then named me after his brother. It's a long story, but not as long as my island!
What is New Amsterdam that became, New York? (in 1624 & 1626).