SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY(EVENTS OF 1821)
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012- Thermoelectricity is discovered by T. J. Seebeck.
- Egyptian hieroglyphics are deciphered using the Rosetta Stone.
- Sound reproduction is demonstrated by Sir Charles Wheatstone.
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Archive for February, 2012
Thought of the week 2/27/2012 – 3/02/2012
Monday, February 27th, 2012Nurture your mind with great thoughts!
Thought of the week 2/20 — 2/24/2012
Tuesday, February 21st, 2012The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery.
Mark Van Doren, American writer and editor.
Events of 1821
Thursday, February 16th, 2012POLITICS
- James Monroe begibs his second term as President of the United States.
- Si’mon Boli’var defeats the Spanish army and ensures independence of Venezuela.
- Missouri enters the Union as a slave state, as a result of the Missouri Compromise in 1820.
Thought of the week 2/13—2/17/2012
Wednesday, February 15th, 2012The Best & most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the HEART!!! BY Helen Keller Author 1880-1968
Events of the Period —ca. 1820
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012SOCIETY & CULTURE
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1819 A maximum 12-hour working day for juveniles is set in England.
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1822 The streets of Boston, Massachusetts, are lit by gas.
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1824 Beethoven, completely deaf, writes his Symphony No. 9 in D Major, Opus 127, in Vienna.
Thought of the wek 2/06 – 2/10/2012
Monday, February 6th, 2012
“THE SEED WE SOW TODAY WILL DETERMINE THE FRUIT WE’LL REAP TOMORROW”