1867

In 1867, Confederation was held in the new country of Canada that only reached from Atlantic to the Great Lakes. The territory of Manitoba, which was called the West of Ontario back then. It was split between Europeans and the First Nations. This all happened because of the Métis population and the Hudson's Bay Company. Métis are ancient people of mixed Indigenous and Europeans. In the beginning of 1670, the Hudson's Bay Company started to control the territory of Rupert's Land, which is…

amusement park on the planet has seen its share of rides, rollercoasters, and trends. In the nineteenth century, Cedar Point housed a lighthouse, as well as a fishermen port, and was mainly used for fishing and hunting. However, this all changed in 1867 when a local newspaper called for someone to utilize the beach on the peninsula. Shortly after, a small railroad was linked to the peninsula and this forever changed the area now known as Cedar Point. Cedar Point claims its first season in…

Reconstruction the the South after the Civil War. One of the successful aspects in the South's Reconstruction was one of the South’s first state-funded Public schools. Another success was that Congress passed the Reconstruction Act of 1867, which temporarily divided the South into five military districts and outlined how governments based on universal (male) suffrage were to be organized.…

Airplane; a powered flying vehicle with fixed wings and a weight greater than that of the air it displaces. Airplanes to many are just aircrafts able to get them from point A to point B. They are also known to fly through the air for military uses. We all know what they are, but do we ever take the time to think about how they ever came around and who was able to invent such a great invention? On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilber Wright were the first people ever to fly a gasoline powered,…

I don’t know how anyone could forget their family heritage especially if they were proud of it. The pride and joy of my family’s heritage comes from my family member Perucho Figueredo, who wrote Cuba’s national anthem, “El Himno de Bayamo”, in 1867. Many years ago, when my Grandma was an immigrant from Cuba and encountered hardships on her journey to the land of the free. My Grandma’s side was related to Perucho Figueredo. My Grandma’s father’s side of the family moved to Cuba from Spain and…

George Crum invented the potato chip in 1853. He was a chef at the Moon-Lake resort, when one of the customers complained that the fries were to thick so Crum made a thinner batter.The customer loved it, thus the potato chip was invented. James Naismith invented the game of basketball in 1891. He was a P.E. teacher and he wished his students could play a sport in the winter. Whitcomb L. Judson invented the clasp locker (zipper) in 1893. Whitcomb L. Judson and Lewis Walker founded the Universal…

June 8 1866 - The Austro-Prussian War, also known as the Seven Weeks War, was from June 8th, 1866 to July 26th, 1866. Austria, aided by Bavaria, Saxony, Hanover and some smaller German states, and Prussia, with the support of Italy declared war on each other. It was started by Otto von Bismarck, a German statesman, to push Austria out of the German Confederation. He did this against the wishes of his king. Bismarck wanted the German unification under Prussian control. Prior to this though,…

Over the period of the Atlantic Slave Trade, from approximately 1526 to 1867, some 12.5 million slaves had been shipped from Africa, and 10.7 million had arrived in the Americas. The Atlantic Slave Trade was likely the most costly in human life of all of long-distance global migrations. The first Africans forced to work in the New World left from Europe at the beginning of the sixteenth century, not from Africa. The first slave voyage direct from Africa to the Americas probably sailed in 1526.…

Jim Bridger was a beloved father, husband, friend, and a very talented man. He was born in Richmond, Virginia on March 17, 1804. Jim was always a thoughtful boy. At the age of 20, he decided to come to Utah. Jim was very skilled when it came to the wilderness. He was known as one of the greatest trappers, scouts, and mountain men. While he was in Utah, Jim was the first white man to see the Great Salt Lake. His career began when he joined an expedition and saw the beautiful sights of Yellowstone…

Walt Whitman Biography Did you ever wonder who might be one of America's greatest poet? In this short biography I will be talking about the life and legacy of Walt Whitman. I will also be discussing some of Whitman's famous works such as ‘I hear America singing’ and ‘Leaves of Grass’. You will find out how many jobs Whitman worked and how that helped shape his career. Also, you will read why Ralph Waldo Emerson inspired Whitman. Walt Whitman was born May,31 1819 in West Hills, Huntington…