1888

The fifth and worst murder of all of the victims was Mary Kelly, which took place in November of 1888; she was thought to be the last victim of Jack the Ripper (“Whitechapel”). In late December of 1888, Druitt was found drowned in the Thames River of apparent suicide (“Jack”). This event brought on a series of questions, to which most people answered with Druitt being Jack the Ripper. In the suicide…

personnel, missionaries, and consular officials. The earliest recorded photographic activity in China by Western photographers was in July 1842, only three years after the invention of the medium. Dr. Richard Woosnam (1815–1888) and Major George Alexander Malcolm (1810–1888) made daguerreotypes at Yangtze (Yangzi) River during the final stages of the First Opium War. In 1842, the Treaty of Nanking (Nanjing) was signed between the defeated Qing government and Britain. As a result, five trade…

What is federation? Federation is the states joining together to become one. At first Australia was just colonies. In 1888 Australia became a nation but not everyone wanted federation. In the 1890's the Australian constition was drafted at a series of constitution conventions How did Australia become a nation? In Australia at first there was six colonies but after a while people started think about federation. Some colonies thought it was a great idea but other colonies weren't to…

the identity of Jack the Ripper The Whitechapel area of London was a crime scene between 6th August and 9th November 1888. Five women who were prostitutes were secretly murdered and one of them mutilated. Mary AnnNicholes was murdered on 31st August, Annie Chapman, on 8th September, Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes on 30th September and Mary Jane Kelly on 9th November 1888 (Harrison, 2010). Being that the murderer was not seen, he was nicknamed Jack the Ripper. The identity of Jack the…

caught is older than anyone alive. Today the police can solve a murder in under a month usually, but the Jack the Ripper case has never been solved after one hundred and twenty years. Jack the Ripper was a serial killer in Whitechapel, London, during 1888 that murdered five prostitutes, removed their organs, and never had his identity fully confirmed. How is it that after so many years no one believes the world is any closer to solving this mystery than the people working on the case so long…

Kaiser Wilhelm II, the emperor of Germany (1888-1918), significantly impacted not only the governance of his country, Germany, but ultimately influenced the rising tensions between rival nations on an international level. Kaiser’s authoritarian upbringing caused dysfunctional relationships within his family and his British monarchy. This led to his hatred toward Britain. His erratic nature may not personally have decided that Germany should go to war, however he had put into place the structures…

of sunflowers. I have a lot of small work that was never really put out by me or anyone else.They were just simple pieces.It was painted in 1888 My Painting called the 'starry night" was one of my biggest and most known paintings It is was of the best paintings now. Back in my days it was not really known and was just a regular painting.It was painted in 1888 after my sunflower painting. Self portrait with bandaged ear was a oil paintings of me with a bandaged ear. I cut my ear off or some say…

E. B Dubois attended college at Fisk University from 1885 to 1888. His travel to and residency in the South was Du Bois's first experience with Southern racism, which encompassed Jim Crow laws, bigotry, and lynchings. ("W. E. B. Du Bois." Wikipedia.) After receiving a bachelor's degree from Fisk, he attended Harvard from 1888 to 1890. Du Bois paid his way through three years at Harvard with money from summer jobs, inheritance, scholarships,…

slavery was entirely outlawed in 1888. Aside from sugar and mining slaves, 1.7 million slaves were imported from Africa to Brazil from 1700 to 1800 to help with “Cattle ranching and food production,” both of which relied heavily on slave labor. Also, the rise of coffee in the 1830s greatly contributed to the expansion of the slave trade. Finally, on May 13, 1888, Brazil became the final country in the Western hemisphere to abolish slavery. By the time it was abolished, in 1888, an “estimated…

Menzerna: Home of Polishing Pastes for an Everlasting Impression. Menzerna sets a class apart from other s in the development and production of polishing pastes for industry and trade. Ever since its inception in 1888, Menzerna has been setting high standards for polished surfaces. Menzerna, has been a creamy layer in the polishing compounds trade in Otighem in Germany. Today, it has extended its branches across the world with dealer supplier section reinstated. Backed by an expert team of…