1886

may know, that was the Titanic's maiden voyage (First trip or journey) at sea. The Titanic was nicknamed the "Unsinkable Ship", which is sad because of how it had crashed during its first voyage at sea. Leila Meyer was born on Tuesday September 26, 1886 in Baltimore Maryland. Leila Meyer was no different than anyone else. She got married to her husband, Edgar Joseph Meyer in 1909, and the couple had one child named Jane, who was born…

Maggie Walker was born in July 1864 in Richmond, Virginia. She went to schools that were dedicated to the education of African Americans. She was a teacher until she got married in 1886, she was forced to leave teaching because of the schools stance on married teachers. In 1886 she made the decision to become more involved with the Independent Order of St. Luke, this organization was dedicated to the social and financial advancement of African Americans. Just three years later, in 1899, she…

Edward Weston (1886-1958) born on March 24, 1886, in Highland Park, Illinois. At an early age Weston knew he wanted to be a photographer. Edward’s interest developed at the age of sixteen when his father gave him a Bull’s Eye #2 camera. He had taken his camera on a vacation with him to the midwest, and by the time he had returned home he had developed a passion for photography. In 1906 left Illinois to live near his sister in Tropico, California. It was in California that he decided he wanted…

The car has been an influential piece of technology since its creation in 1886. The car or automobile has enabled billions of people to have freedom and have control over their travels. Cars have also mobilised economies worldwide, allowing further work force implications for millions more people. Cars have also brought communication and necessities such as food and water to rural communities, strengthening the relationship between citizens. However, the car has also caused thousands of deaths,…

two Coca-Cola advertisements, one released in the United States in 1886 and the other in The Netherlands in May 2015, to discuss the delicate balance between using generalized advertisements compared to a more personalized style. Both of the advertisements advocate for personal satisfaction and a desire to be inclusive. In both cases, they present a range of consumers that can achieve personal happiness. In the advertisement from 1886, men of varying professions and women are referenced, while…

aging that begins in childhood. The condition does not manifest itself until after the first year of life when growth rate begins to slow down significantly. In 1886, Dr. Jonathan Hutchinson made note of a young boy with “congenital absence of hair and mammary glands with atrophic condition of the skin and its appendages” (Hutchinson, 1886). He thought it to be ectodermal dysplasia, a group of syndromes are characterized by abnormalities in the development of tissues from the ectoderm of an…

Vincent van Gogh, born on March 30th 1853, became an influential contributor to the Post-Impressionist art movement and impacted the development of 20th century art. Through his “impulsive, gestural technique and symbolic colours” (Callow, 1990), he encouraged artists after him to interpreted the world through their eyes, mind, and heart. By challenging the natural representation of his subjects, incorporating themes of deeper symbolism and emotional content into his works, as well as his bold…

The town was believed to be far enough inland to survive hurricanes. This mistake cost the whole town. After the first hurricane in 1875 townspeople tried to go and rebuild their lives and shops but it was not as successful. Eleven years later in 1886, the town was completely destroyed by a hurricane and there was no way to restore the…

This paper will discuss about "the Hall-Heroult Process" history, process, and the two scientists that created this process. The Hall-Heroult process came to be in 1886 in the race of commercially viable route to aluminum by two men working independently, who are Paul Heroult and Charles M. Hall who was assisted by his sister Julia Brainerd Hall. The Hall-Heroult process is the process for smelting aluminum that involves dissolving the aluminum oxide in molten cryolite and electrolysis the…

By 1886, John A. MacDonald ordered the NWMP to carry out ecocide meaning that the police are now authorised to entirely wipe out the few remaining buffalo to force the First Nations in signing the Treaty as dependence on the government. When Treaty 6 was signed between 1886 and 1890 however, the Canadian government continued to withhold food to entire communities as punishment, and also…