Eugène Fredrik Jansson.
1862, Stockholm-1915, Skara. Swedish painter known for his night-time land and cityscapes dominated by shades of blue.

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During the 2 days of fighting at the Battle of Shiloh in 1862, over 16 000 soldiers lay wounded in cold, muddy fields waiting for rescue.

During the night, some of the men noticed that their open wounds began to glow in the dark

A greenish blue glow

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Charles Louis Mozin, 1806 - 1862, French painter, Port de Rouen

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His first task was to capture the New Orleans, which he accomplished in April, 1862, by daring to run his fleet past the confederate positions at Forts Jackson and St. Philip on the Mississippi River.

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Happy Alice Day! On July 4, 1862, Alice in Wonderland was told for the first time in a summer boat ride. If you like Alice retellings, check out my fairy tale adventure webcomic Namesake. https://t.co/JQuKCT0SXy

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It was in 1862, that Charles Dodgson would dream up the story that would go on to become Alice in Wonderland.
(illustrations by Charles van Sandwyk)

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isn't a drinking holiday! It's the celebration to commemorate the Mexican Army's victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla on 5/5/1862, under the leadership of General Ignacio Zaragoza

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En 1862, le Français Alphonse Beau de Rochas brevette le principe à moteur à quatre temps. Le cycle - admission, compression, combustion, échappement - comprend quatre course du piston.

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Botanical illustration and the park: Deutschlands flora in abbildungen nach der natur, by Jakob Sturm, 1798-1862, BHL/Harvard, several volumes, https://t.co/TUi9yxY3Um

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The USS Monitor was commissioned in 1862, under the command of Lt. John L. Worden. Within two weeks, she would participate in the first ever naval battle between two ironclad warships, facing off against the confederate ship Virginia at the Battle of Hampton Roads.

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➤ Paul Gabriël fue un pintor, dibujante, acuarelista y grabador que perteneció a la Escuela de La Haya. A partir de 1862, Gabriel se embarcó regularmente en viajes de estudios a los Países Bajos
➤ Abro mini🧶

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Henri Fantin-Latour, né à Grenoble le 14 janvier 1836 et mort à Buré le 25 août 1904. La Muse (Richard Wagner), 1862, lithographie.

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Étienne Bouhot, 1780 – 1862, French painter and art teacher, A building courtyard in Paris

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1862, a little while ago

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His first task was to capture the , which he accomplished in April, 1862, by daring to run his fleet past the Confederate positions at Forts Jackson and St. Philip on the Mississippi River.

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Here is illustration of Indian Mutiny depicted in Family Magazine, 1862, ‘meeting of Nawab of Rampur in the night journey toward the hills’ (1857-1858, Indian Mutiny). Nawab Yusuf Ali Khan helped British release from Bareilly & Moradabad by passage to Nainital.

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For Midlands we choose 'Lord Leycester Tower, Kenilworth Castle' by Thomas Baker, 1862, in the collection. It's a romantic view of one we're sure many of us are looking forward to seeing again soon.

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Born this day in 1862, the remarkable, mystical May Morris https://t.co/c5mXLtRLuZ
PB.CrM aeternum antes nos

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Among the many taxa Hooker described, one of the most famous is mirabilis. Here is one of the illustrations from the paper describing the species (Hooker, 1862, Trans. Linn.Soc. 24: 1–48; https://t.co/kCsNEKNLzB).

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En 1862, le Français Alphonse Beau de Rochas brevette le principe à moteur à quatre temps. Le cycle - admission, compression, combustion, échappement - comprend quatre course du piston. 3/5

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