He was a norse explorer who was the first European to land in North America.
<span>The 19th century was a period of great change and rapid industrialization. The iron and steel industry spawned new construction materials, the railroads connected the country and the discovery of oil provided a new source of fuel. The discovery of the Spindletop geyser in 1901 drove huge growth in the oil industry. Within a year, more than 1,500 oil companies had been chartered, and oil became the dominant fuel of the 20th century and an integral part of the American economy.</span>
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encouraged the home rule and independence movement in Ireland as it
showed other places didn't want to be ruled from London anymore
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Irish republicans launched an armed uprising against British rule and proclaimed an Irish Republic. The uprising resulted into a truce.
It was a famous poem written by Virgil in 29 and 19 BC