The Industrial Revolution was a period of great technological and social change that transformed the way people lived and worked. It began in the late 18th century in Britain and spread throughout the world. During this time, machines were developed and used to manufacture goods, leading to increased production and efficiency. This period marked the transition from manual labor to machine-based production, and had a profound impact on society, the economy, and the environment.
The Seven Weeks War (1866) was a disastrous war for Austria. The Prussian opponents of the Austrians were equipped with the breech-loading needle-bearing Dreyse rifle while the Austrian soldiers were equipped with front-loading rifled rifles. However, the main reason for the defeat of the Austria
Vargas second government began in 1951, after winning the presidential elections, and was marked by a strong political crisis that led Vargas to commit suicide. The second government of Getúlio Vargas began in 1951, after winning the presidential elections held the previous year, in 1950. This seco
king of the Lacedaemonians from -491 to -480. Biography Leonidas belongs to the Agiades family. He is the youngest son of King Anaxandridas II and the successor of his brother Cleomenes I. He marries Gorgô, daughter of the latter. When the Persians entered Greece, with an army 250,000 strong, a c
ROLL (Rollo)(Died c. 930.) Norman leader, first duke and prince of Normandy (911-927). His life is not well known because we should probably only give credit relative to the abundant details given about him by a canon of Saint-Quentin, Dudon, in his History of the Dukes of Normandy. Of Danish origin