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Rikdag possibly is a progenitor of the House of Wettin, the son of Volkmar I (d. before 961), a Saxon count in the Harzgau.He is mentioned as an agnatic relative of Theodoric I of Wettin, who was raised at the Meissen court, however, the exact circumstances of their family relationship are not known.
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At 345 feet (105 m) above mean sea level, Britton Hill in northern Walton County is the highest point in Florida and the lowest known highpoint of any U.S. state. [3] Much of the state south of Orlando is low-lying and fairly level; however, some places, such as Clearwater, feature vistas that rise 50 to 100 feet (15 to 30 m) above the water.
The history of Florida can be traced to when the first Paleo-Indians began to inhabit the peninsula as early as 14,000 years ago. [1] They left behind artifacts and archeological remains. Florida's written history begins with the arrival of Europeans; the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León in 1513 made the first textual records.
The Riksdag's functioning began to resemble that of a parliamentary system. Two political camps began to emerge at this time: the caps and the hats. [2] in 1766, the Riksdag passed a law to guarantee freedom of press, this abolished censureship and allowed the general public to access information. [2]
History of Ireland guide; Irish History Digitized; Ireland Under Coercion – "The diary of an American", by William Henry Hurlbert, published 1888, from Project Gutenberg; The Story of Ireland by Emily Lawless, 1896 (Project Gutenberg) Timeline of Irish History 1840–1916 (1916 Rebellion Walking Tour) A Concise History of Ireland by P. W. Joyce
The Anglo-Saxon 'Cotton' world map (c. 1040). Britain and Ireland are bottom left. This map appears in a copy of a classical work on geography, the Latin version by Priscian of the Periegesis, that was among the manuscripts in the Cotton library (MS. Tiberius B.V., fol. 56v), now in the British Library.
March 3: Florida was admitted to the Union as the 27th U.S. state. May 26: Florida Legislature is formed succeeding the Florida Territorial Legislative Council. June 25: Florida's first elected governor, William Dunn Moseley takes office. 1848 January 8: Holmes County is established. 1849 January 18: Putnam County is established.