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Engraving of Anna Maria van Schurman Cornelis van Dalen the Younger after Cornelis Jonson van Ceulen, Anna Maria van Schurman, c. 1657, engraving. Van Schurman was born in Cologne, at the time part of the Holy Roman Empire, a daughter of wealthy parents, Frederik van Schurman, from Antwerp (d. 1623) and Eva von Harff de Dreiborn.
In October 2012, the Texas General Land Office announced plans to display the famous Travis Letter in the Alamo from February 23 to March 7, 2013. This marked the first time the iconic letter has returned to the Alamo since it was written by Travis. The display was free and open to the general public. [51]
— Sarah Good, American woman accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials (29 July [O.S. 19 July] 1692), to Reverend Nicholas Noyes prior to execution by hanging [note 100] "More weight." [note 101] — Giles Corey, English-born American farmer (19 September 1692), before being pressed to death during the Salem witch trials
1811 – Increase A. Lapham, American botanist and author (d. 1875) 1837 – Henry Draper, American physician and astronomer (d. 1882) 1839 – Ludwig Mond, German-born chemist and British industrialist who discovered the metal carbonyls (d. 1909) 1841 – William Rockhill Nelson, American businessman and publisher, founded The Kansas City Star ...
"Liberty and Union, now and for ever, one and inseparable!", a famous excerpt from the "Second Reply to Hayne" speech given by Senator Daniel Webster during the Nullification Crisis. The full speech is generally regarded as the most eloquent ever delivered in Congress. The slogan itself would later become the state motto for North Dakota.
After residing in Edo for several years after his father's death, Jūbē left his government duties and returned to his home village where he died in early 1650 under uncertain circumstances. Some accounts say he died of a heart attack; others say he died while falcon hunting; some during fishing, while still others presume he was assassinated ...
7 famous American investors (Data updated as of Dec. 9, 2024.) ... Net worth: $2.7 billion, upon his death in November 2023. ... Lynch authored two classic investing books – ”One Up on Wall ...
1861: Abraham Lincoln's Fourth of July Address, a written statement sent to the U.S. Congress, recounts the initial stages of the American Civil War and sets out Abraham Lincoln's analysis of the southern slave states rebellion as well as Lincoln's thoughts on the war and American society. Otto von Bismarck in the North German Parliament