Grad student working on an MA in public history. A blog (mostly) devoted to history. Snoop around.
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Parasol, silk trimmed with fringe, silver, steel and morocco leather, 1810-11, probably made in London, England.
On May 18, 1896 the United States Supreme Court ruled in the Plessy v. Ferguson case that “separate but equal” was constitutional.
On May 18, 1863 (during the American Civil War) the Siege of Vicksburg begins.
On May 18, 1804 Napoleon Bonaparte was proclaimed Emperor of the French.
On May 18, 1756, the Seven Years War began when England declared war on France.
“Young Man with Bell Bottoms, Bag and Watch”
Malick Sidibé
1977
On May 16, 1770 14-year old Austrian married 15-year old French Louis Auguste, who would become King Louis XVI.
