When Napoleon III became emperor in 1852, Paris was the biggest city in Continental Europe. It was the center for commerce, fashion, art and finance. It has beautiful buildings but these were surrounded by slums. Napoleon III began to solve the main problems of the city: the water shortage, overcrowded slums, sewer system and the narrow roads, making Paris the most beautiful city in Europe.
The Capture of Savannah, or sometimes the First Battle of Savannah (because of a siege in 1779), was an American Revolutionary War<span> battle fought on December 29, 1778 pitting local American Patriot militia and Continental Army units, holding the city, against a British invasion force under the command of Lieutenant.</span>
England had the most colonies spread out worldwide in 1900.
There's a few synonyms for anguish that can be used to substitute it in this context, it could be : pain, torment, heartache, suffering agony and distress. In how the word appears in that line, it should be "I saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity; and my eyes burned with pain and anger"
It was Julius and Ethel Rosenberg who were convicted of giving U.S. atomic secrets to the Soviet Union. This was considered to be a very high form of treason.
