1911

The Brown Palace opened its doors on August 12, 1892, the area it covers is about 9.5 acres and it lies on 17th St. and Tremont Place in Denver, Co. On May 24, 1911, one of Denver’s most outrageous murders was committed at the Brown Palace Hotel. It began when Sylvester L. “Tony” von Phul arrived in Denver on May 23, 1911. Sylvester L. “Tony” von Phul was 35 year old man who had experiences with being a balloon pilot, daredevil adventurer and he was also a ladies man. Before the arriving in…

event that occurred in 1911, at a factory in Manhattan, New York. Many of the garment worker in the factory were killed from either the fire itself or because they jumped out of the building in an attempt to get away from the flames. This event, although horrible, lead to much needed changes in safety standards. I remember briefly coving this disaster in one of my history class and then again in this coarse but I have never gone in depth with this topic. I know On March 25, 1911, a fire…

The Qing Dynasty (1644 – 1911 C.E.) was the last imperial Dynasty of China and the end of monarchy rule overall. Unlike other Chinese Dynasties, the Qing were Manchurian minatory from northeastern China; however, they did incorporate Han Chinese, the major ethnicity of China, into their administrations and “banner” system. The Qing took advantage of the weakened state of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 C.E.) and began their conquest from the north and did not stop until they gained control of the…

place is the city of Machu Picchu. After informing you of it’s a closer look at its history, people, and importance, I hope that maybe it will seem a little less mysterious. Most of the knowledge about Machu Picchu has come after it’s discovery in 1911, but we do have some information about the city from before it was revealed to the world. Machu Picchu was built around 1460, at the heart of the Inca empire. In 1526…

smaller head than the average size in their country of origin (Ferrero, 1911). Another argument made in the article is that some races/ ethnicities are more likely to committee specific criminal acts, and some of the examples given are gipsies, and Jewish people (Ferrero, 1911). Ferrero argues that gipsies tend to be all criminals or in the author’s own words “In the gipsies we have an entire race of criminals” (Ferrero, 1911). The main point that Ferrero was making in the article is that…

In 1911, Windsor McCay created his first cartoon, based on his comic strip Little Nemo. The silent animated short film with a running time of 10 minutes is one of the earliest ever made and its expressive character animation distinguished the film from the experiments of earlier animators. Little Nemo, 1911. https://alchetron.com/Little-Nemo-(1911-film)-45390-W The response to the film was enthusiastic. An item in the trade publication Moving Picture World, which praised the film's…

taking a trip to The Palace Bar. I don't know what it's like in there; I've never been in before. I didn't have any interest in that place, but now It's different now. It's my only hope, my last hope before I give up, give up for good. 5th March 1911 First a bad idea going to The Palace Bar, but it turned out for the best. Gerald Oh he's wonderful, just perfect! The name makes me get lots of butterflies! It was a bad idea first because this horrible, fat man that smelt of alcohol and…

excerpt correlates to the thoughts of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company workers. Inhumane conditions of sweatshops, disregard of safety regulations, and inadequate laws created by the Triangle Shirtwaist Company were the origin of the horrendous fire in 1911. Inhumane conditions of sweatshops caused the inevitable Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire and death of the 146 immigrant women workers. Sweatshops were infamous for their unsanitary and dangerous working conditions; furthermore, many…

What were the causes of the different results of MAundsen and Scott expeditions to the south pole in 1911 In the peak of Heroic age of Antarctic discovery, a race to reach the center of the south pole was started by two exploreres. The first one Robert Falcon Scott, with the help of the Geographical Society of England, started planning his journey, without the pressure of the race until when in meltrne he received the telegram of Amundsen communicating his expendieron to the south pole.…

Triangle Waist Company building went up in flames in 1911. The Triangle Fire article emphasizes the severity mentioning, “146 out of 500 employees died” (The 1911 Triangle Factory Fire”, 2018). The large number of casualties could have been reduced if the Triangle Waist Company didn’t have severe fire hazards of fabric piles up to the ceiling, or if the employers didn’t lock the door before exiting the building in fear the women may steal (“The 1911 Triangle Factory Fire”, 2018). Women of all…