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A crinoline / ˈ k r ɪ n. əl. ɪ n / is a stiff or structured petticoat designed to hold out a skirt, popular at various times since the mid-19th century. Originally, crinoline described a stiff fabric made of horsehair ("crin") and cotton or linen which was used to make underskirts and as a dress lining.
The Church of the Society fire (Tuesday, 8 December 1863) is the largest fire ever to have affected the city of Santiago, Chile.Between 2,000 and 3,000 people died, probably the largest number of people to die in an accidental fire in any one building in the world, and even one of the worst building fires of a religious building. [1]
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in February 2025 ) and then linked below. 2025
In 1920, he placed squares of gauze in intervals on a roll of tape, held in place with crinoline. [2] James Wood Johnson, his boss, liked the idea, and put it into production. In 1924, Johnson & Johnson installed machines to mass-produce the once handmade bandages. Following the commercial success of his design, Dickson was promoted to vice ...
This list of unusual deaths includes unique or extremely rare circumstances of death recorded throughout history, noted as being unusual by multiple sources. The death of Aeschylus , killed by a tortoise dropped onto his head by an eagle , illustrated in the 15th-century Florentine Picture-Chronicle by Baccio Baldini [ 1 ]
The sheriff’s office said Johnson-Schroeder was living with a woman named Linda LaRoche and her family in McHenry, Ill., prior to her death. Racine County Sheriff's Office Peggy Lynn Johnson ...
Robert Forrest Wilson (January 20, 1883 in Warren, Ohio – May 9, 1942 in Weston, Connecticut) [1] [2] was an American author and journalist. He won the 1942 Pulitzer Prize for his biography, Crusader in Crinoline: The Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe.
The number of Helene-related deaths in Buncombe County, verified by the medical examiner's office, sits at 42. According to Haight, all decedents found in Buncombe County are included in the ...