High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the "Mauve Decade" - because William Henry Perkin`s aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that colour in fashion - and also as the "Gay Nineties", under the then-current usage of the word "gay" which referred simply to merriment and frivolity, with no connotation of homosexuality as in present-day usage. The phrase, "The Gay Nineties," was not coined until 1926. This decade was also part of the Gilded Age, a phrase coined by Mark Twain, alluding to the seemingly profitable era that was riddled with crime. In the United States, the 1890s were marked by a severe economic depression sparked by the Panic of 1893, as well as several strikes in the...
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1896 Victorian Football Association season was the 20th season of the Australian rules football competition. It was the final season in which the Association was the highest level of senior football competition in Victoria, with eight of its strongest members leaving the league and establishing the rival Victorian Football League from 1897.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1899 New Richmond Tornado was an unprecedented disaster in the northern Great Plains. It nearly destroyed the village of New Richmond, Wisconsin on June 12, 1899, killing 117 and injuring 125 people. More than US$300,000 ($7,894,000 in today`s dollars) in damage was reported.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, honoring the best achievements in film and television performances for the year 2011, were presented on January 29, 2012 at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles, California for the sixteenth consecutive year. It was broadcast simultaneously by TNT and TBS.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! 18XX games are a group of train games which recreate the building of railroad corporations during the 19th century. Other games which use similar mechanics are also included in this category. (Many titles are out-of-print and difficult to find.)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1901 Cleveland Bluebirds season was a season in American baseball. It was the franchise`s first in the majors, being one of the original franchises of the American League. Unofficially known as the Blues, the team finished seventh out of eight teams.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1901 Detroit Tigers season was the Tigers` first in Major League Baseball. The team was a charter member of the American League, which was originally formed as the minor-league Western League, of which it had also been a charter member. The Tigers finished in third place with a record or 74-61, eight-and-a-half games behind the Chicago White Stockings. Most of Detroit`s home games were played at Bennett Park, with Sunday games played at Burns Park due to Detroit`s blue laws.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1901 Chicago White Stockings season was their first season as a major league team, and their second season in Chicago. It was also the inaugural season of American League as a major league.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1902 Baltimore Orioles season finished with the Orioles in 8th in the American League (AL) with a record of 50-88. The team was managed by John McGraw and Wilbert Robinson. The team played at Oriole Park in Baltimore, Maryland.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1903 World Series was the first modern World Series to be played in Major League Baseball. It matched the Boston Americans of the American League against the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League in a best-of-nine series, with Boston prevailing five games to three, winning the last four.
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