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44 matches to Daily Telegraph Affair
Daily Telegraph Affair. 1908. Unauthorized interview of Kaiser causes protests in Germany.
Acta. 59BC-330. Minutes of Roman public business, published daily.
Harmsworth, Harold. 1868-1940. English newspaper publisher. Daily Mail.
Newspapers.1566 Venice (first). 1594 Mercurius Gallobelgious England. 1621 Batter England. 1662 First censorship. 1690 Boston. 1702 Daily Courant, first daily.
Northcliffe, Viscount. 1865-1922. English publisher. Daily Mail 1896. Daily Mirror 1903. Times 1906.
Prometheus. Titan who made man of clay and gave him life, stole fire from the gods for him. Chained to a rock to have an eagle eat his liver daily. Freed by Hercules.
Atlantic Cable. 1866. Telegraphic link between North America and Europe.
Chappe, Claude. 1763-1805. French engineer, physicist: Aerial telegraph 1792.
Dalhousie, First Marquess. 1812-60. British Governor General of India 1847-56. Annexed Punjab, 1849, Rangoon, Burma. Built railway, telegraph. Lapse doctrine caused Indian Mutiny.
Morse, Samuel. 1791-1872. US inventor of electric telegraph 1835, code 1838.
Reuter, Paul. 1816-99. German telegraphic press pioneer, 1851. Pigeon post 1850.
Ronald. Pith ball electric telegraph 1816.
Telegraph. 1794 France Semaphore. 1795 England Shutter. 1835 Morse. 1851 London-Paris. 1901 Transatlantic.
Wheatstone, Charles. 1802-75. English physicist: microphone. Telegraph 1836. Resistance bridge 1843. Concertina 1829. Stereoscope.
Albert, Prince Consort. 1819-1861. Married Queen Victoria, 1840. Responsible for International exhibitions 1851, 62. Moderated Trent Affair.
Amistad Affair. 1841. Slaves mutiny on Spanish ship. Sail to US. Declared free by US court.
Brinvilliers, Marie. 1630-76. French poisoner, beheaded. Poisons Affair.
Cagliorosto. 1743-95. Italian charlatan in Louis XIV court. Diamond Necklace Affair.
Caroline Affair. 1837. Canadians destroy US vessel at Niagara for supplying rebels. Mackenzie.
Clinton, William J. 1946- US president 1993-2001. Impeached, acquitted over Lewinsky affair. Signed NAFTA. Raised taxes.
Diamond Necklace Affair. 1785. Necklace bought for Marie Antionette; not paid for. French Revolution.
Don Pacifico Affair. 1850. Britain siezes Greek ships. Causes international protest.
Gerry, Elbridge. 1744-1814. US statesman. XYZ Affair. 1812 Gerrymandering - drawing electoral boundaries to affect the outcome of an election.
Independents. Separatists. 17C English Christian sects believing that congregation should control its own affairs. Congregationalism. Puritans.
Isolationism. 19C-1916. US foreign policy of noninvolvement in foreign affairs.