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This Week In History: April 13-19

13 Monday Apr 2015

Posted by Cora Lee in Regency, This Week In History

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Battle of Culloden, George Frideric Handel, Napoleon III, Noah Webster, St. Peter's Basilica, This Week In History, Verona, William Wordsworth

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April 13, 1742: George Frideric Handel’s oratorio Messiah makes its world-premiere in Dublin, Ireland.


April 14, 1828: Noah Webster copyrights the first edition of his dictionary.


April 15, 1802: William Wordsworth sees a “long belt” of daffodils with his sister Dorothy, inspiring him to write I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud.


April 16, 1746: The Battle of Culloden is fought in Scotland between French-supported Jacobites and British Hanovarian forces.


April 17, 1797: Citizens of Verona, Italy begin an eight-day rebellion against the French occupying forces.


April 18, 1506: The cornerstone of the current St. Peter’s Basilica is laid.


April 19, 1855: Visit of Napoleon III to Guildhall, London.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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