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Charles R. Bowers (June 6, 1887 – November 24, 1946) [1] was an American cartoonist and slapstick comedian during the silent film and early "talkie" era.He was forgotten for decades and his name was notably absent from most histories of the Silent Era, although his work was enthusiastically reviewed by André Breton and a number of his contemporaries.
'before the war') was a period in the history of the Southern United States that extended from the conclusion of the War of 1812 to the start of the American Civil War in 1861. This era was marked by the prevalent practice of slavery and the associated societal norms it cultivated. Over the course of this period, Southern leaders underwent a ...
"A Terribly Strange Bed" is a short story by Wilkie Collins, first published in 1852 in Household Words, a magazine edited by Charles Dickens. It was written near the beginning of his writing career, his first published book having appeared in 1848.
Sleepless Night, a Soviet drama film; Sleepless Night, a Belgian short film; Sleepless Night, a thriller film by Frédéric Jardin; Sleepless (working title Sleepless Night), an American remake of the 2011 film
August 22 – William S. Harney, United States Army Brigadier General (died 1889) September 11 – Daniel S. Dickinson, United States Senator from New York (died 1866) October 2 – Nat Turner, leader of slave rebellion (died 1831) October 3 – George Bancroft, historian (died 1891) October 27 – Benjamin Wade, United States Senator from Ohio ...
Millard Fillmore (January 7, 1800 – March 8, 1874) was the 13th president of the United States, serving from 1850 to 1853, and was the last president to have been a member of the Whig Party while in office.
At Harvard College, the obscuration was reported to arrive at 10:30 a.m., peaking at 12:45 p.m. and abating by 1:10 p.m., but a heavy overcast remained for the rest of the day. The obscuration was reported to have reached Barnstable, Massachusetts , by 2:00 p.m., with peak obscurity reported to have occurred at 5:30 p.m. [ 4 ]
The history of the United States from 1815 to 1849—also called the Middle Period, the Antebellum Era, or the Age of Jackson—involved westward expansion across the American continent, the proliferation of suffrage to nearly all white men, and the rise of the Second Party System of politics between Democrats and Whigs.