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The famous opening line of Edward Bulwer-Lytton's (anonymous) novel, Paul Clifford, published this year, begins: "It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in London that our scene lies), rattling along the ...
The 1830s (pronounced "eighteen-thirties") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1830, and ended on December 31, 1839.. In this decade, the world saw a rapid rise of imperialism and colonialism, particularly in Asia and Africa.
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions Read; ... Films set in 1830 (9 P) Films set in 1831 (4 P) Films set in 1832 ... This list may not reflect ...
This is a list of explorers, trappers, guides, and other frontiersmen known as "Mountain Men". Mountain men are most associated with trapping for beaver from 1807 to the 1840s in the Rocky Mountains of the United States. Most moved on to other endeavors, but a few of them followed or adopted the mountain man life style into the 20th century.
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In this movie, a fictional version of the king Hammurabi of Babylon appears. The Bible: In the Beginning... 1966: approx. 3761 BC – 1644 BC (according to the Hebrew Calendar) It recounts the first 22 chapters of the biblical Book of Genesis, covering the stories from Adam and Eve to the binding of Isaac. Sodom and Gomorrah: 1962: 2100 BC
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1830 1886 American poet Eliza Emily Donnithorne [13] [14] 1826 1886 Australian eccentric, rumored model for Miss Havisham in Great Expectations by Charles Dickens: Enya [15] [16] 1961 Irish singer and musician Rod Evans [17] 1947 English singer who was the original lead singer of the band Deep Purple: Bobby Fischer [18] [19] 1943 2008