THE NEW MADRID EARTHQUAKE OF 1812 Some of the most severe earthquakes in the United States occurred not on the Pacific Coast but in the middle of the continent in southeastern Missouri near the town of New Madrid. There are many things that were unusual about the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812. The location is a surprise‚ the damage was catastrophic but we did learn from it. Just after 2 o’clock AM of December 16‚ 1811‚ the Mississippi River valley was hit by an earthquake so strong
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Panic of 1890: The Baring Crisis The Baring Crisis was a unique panic happened in Argentina during 1890 as it was related to sovereign debt. This financial crisis was not just affecting the country‚ but it was also affected some European countries like England and France. The name of the crisis itself came from one of the largest merchant bank in England‚ Baring Brothers & Co. Before the crisis happened‚ Argentina attracted a huge amount of foreign investors to invest and loan money to them. They
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FEMALE EVENING WEAR COSTUME IN 1890- 1900 GAY/ NAUGTY NINTEIS REASERCH SEMINAR IN THE HISTORY OF COSTUME Table of contents Introduction……………………….…1 History and Events…………………..1 Art and Architecture…………………4 Fashion in the 1890s…………………6 Conclusion…………………………...11 Appendix………………………………12 Bibliography…………………………22 "Humanity takes itself too seriously. It is the world ’s original sin. If the cave-man had known how
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USA‚ in 1890 – 1945 USA was a nation that was constantly changing and became an 18th century society based on the Thirteen Colonies‚ after the American Revolution. Ever changing‚ USA was constantly expanding territories‚ increasing population growth and improving industrialisation through modernity. Although this was the case‚ the principals of the Founding Founders were heavily influential which would impact the decisions made by USA in the future; portraying that as well as change being enforced
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Real Madrid went from a local to global organization and turned into one of the most well known football clubs in the world by leveraging its brand equity and implementing successful marketing programmes throughout the world. Real Madrid was ranked the richest football club in the world in 2009-10‚ according to Delloitte Football Club Annual Report with €438.6m in revenue. (Goal.com‚ 2011) 1) Brand values and positioning Brand awareness For the first 100 years of its story‚ Real Madrid created
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Real Madrid (RM) has been worldwide-known as one of the best soccer club in the world. From its beginnings in 1902‚ this Spanish soccer club has set the standards of a championship soccer organization and in 1905 had his first international game. A major turning point in the club’s history came with Bernabeu‚ Real Madrid CF appointed president (1943).He created the strongest brand in soccer synonym of prestige and champions‚ wining 6 European Cups. He coined “best in Europe” by international press
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elimination of weak societies‚ or people‚ by strong ones. Popular in the innocent 1890s‚ social Darwinism seemed wholly discredited after Nazism. Some have seen its recurrence in sociobiology‚ which has therefore been controversial; but the “new social Darwinism‚” if that is what it is‚ is based on the new genetics‚ which shows that Darwinism entails none of the racist or eugenicist inferences that were widely made between the 1890s and the 1930s (that one part of the human race is genetically superior to
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Martin Torrijos 12th Grade English November 21‚ 2012 Real Madrid FC Real Madrid Football Club is one of the oldest‚ most successful clubs in the world. Ever since its inception in 1902‚ the club has won countless titles‚ and has been a perennial contender for its entire existence. Many of the sport’s biggest‚ most notorious legends have worn the pure white uniforms that have become synonymous with the team. With a history of excellence‚ and a winning tradition that continues to this day‚ Real
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The New Madrid Fault Zone History The largest earthquake sequence the United States has ever experienced happened east of the Rocky Mountains starting out in Northeast Arkansas on December 16‚ 1811. On the Richter scale‚ it was ~7.7 and five hours later AK experienced an aftershock of a magnitude of ~7.0. A little over a month later on January 23‚ 1812 New Madrid‚ MO experienced an earthquake with a magnitude of ~7.5‚ and again on February 7‚ 1812 reaching a magnitude of ~7.7. By March 15
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Real Madrid named “most valuable sports team” As more the money the franchise has‚ the more popular the franchise will be. This is the case of Real Madrid Football Club‚ set in Madrid‚ Spain. The team has surpassed Manchester United Football Club as the most valuable sports team in the world. Forbes Magazine value Real Madrid Football Club at a worth of $3.3 billion U.S. dollars and Manchester United net worth of $3.17 billion. Thanks to Real Madrid’s main sponsors of Adidas‚ who gives the club
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