History of Bradford City A.F.C.
Bradford City Association Football Club—also known informally as Bradford City—is an English football club founded in Bradford in 1903 to introduce the sport to…
History of Burnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Burnley, Lancashire. It was founded on 18 May 1882 by members of rugby club …
History of Chincoteague, Virginia
The history of human activity in Chincoteague, on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, begins with the Native Americans. Until European explorers possessed the island…
History of education in Wales (1701–1870)
Between 1701 and the 1870 Elementary Education Act, access to formal education expanded in Wales, though remained short of universal.
History of evolutionary thought
Evolutionary thought, the recognition that species change over time and the perceived understanding of how such processes work, has roots in antiquity. With the…
History of Gibraltar
The history of Gibraltar, a small peninsula on the southern Iberian coast near the entrance of the Mediterranean Sea, spans over 2,900 years. The peninsula was …
History of Gillingham F.C.
Gillingham Football Club is an English football club based in Gillingham, Kent. The club was formed in 1893, and played in the Southern League until 1920, when…
History of infant schools in Great Britain
The first infant school in Great Britain was founded in New Lanark, Scotland, in 1816. It was followed by other philanthropic infant schools across Great Britai…
History of Ipswich Town F.C.
Ipswich Town Football Club is an English association football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, which was formed in 1878. The side played amateur football until 1…
History of Lithuania (1219–1295)
The history of Lithuania between 1219 and 1295 concerns the establishment and early history of the first Lithuanian state, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The beg…
History of Liverpool F.C. (1892–1959)
The history of Liverpool Football Club from 1892 to 1959 covers the period from the club's foundation, through their first period of success from 1900 to the 19…
History of Liverpool F.C. (1959–1985)
The history of Liverpool Football Club from 1959 to 1985 covers the period from the appointment of Bill Shankly as manager of the then-Second Division club, to …
History of Liverpool F.C. (1985–present)
The history of Liverpool Football Club from 1985 to the present day covers the appointment of Kenny Dalglish as manager, the Hillsborough disaster, and the club…
History of Mars observation
The history of Mars observation is about the recorded history of observation of the planet Mars. Some of the early records of Mars's observation date back to th…
History of Norwich City F.C.
The history of Norwich City F.C. stretches back to 1902. After a brief period in amateur football, Norwich City F.C. spent 15 years as a semi-professional team …
History of Sesame Street
The preschool educational television program Sesame Street was first aired on public television stations on November 10, 1969, and is currently on its 56th seas…
History of Solidarity
Solidarity (Polish: „Solidarność”, pronounced [sɔliˈdarnɔɕt͡ɕ] ⓘ), a Polish non-governmental trade union, was founded on August 14, 1980, at the Lenin Shipyards…
History of Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club has its origins in Stoke Ramblers, a team formed by former pupils of the Charterhouse School whilst they were apprentices at the North …
History of Texas A&M University
The history of Texas A&M University, the first public institution of higher education in Texas, began in 1871, when the Agricultural and Mechanical College of T…
History of the Australian Capital Territory
The history of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) as a separate administrative division began in 1911, when the land that would comprise the Territory was t…
History of the British farthing
The British farthing (derived from the Old English feorthing, a fourth part) was a British coin worth a quarter of an old penny (1⁄960 of a pound sterling). It …
History of the British penny (1714–1901)
The penny of Great Britain and the United Kingdom from 1714 to 1901, the period in which the House of Hanover reigned, saw the transformation of the penny from …
History of the British penny (1901–1970)
The British penny (1⁄240 of a pound sterling), a large, pre-decimal coin which continued the series of pennies which began in about the year 700, was struck int…
History of the Jews in Dęblin and Irena during World War II
Thousands of Jews lived in the towns of Dęblin and Irena in central Poland before World War II; Irena was the site of the Polish Air Force Academy from 1927. In…