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This city was obtained from war with Sweden and gave Peter the Great and Russia access to a warm-water port on the Baltic Sea. He believed Russia needed a modern capital with the ability to trade with the West.
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Harpers Ferry Raid, (October 16–18, 1859), assault by an armed band of abolitionists led by John Brown on the federal armory located at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now in West Virginia). It was the main precipitating incident to the American Civil War.
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Discovery of the Americas, Discovery of the Pacific Ocean,Conquest of Mexico,The First Search for Peru,First Expedition, Second Expedition, Finding the Inca city Tumbez, Third Expedition, Pizarro Makes His First Move, Sacking the City of Cuzco, Death of Francisco Pizarro...
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If a child of a Russian noble didn't learn mathematics, that child was not allowed to marry. The Great Sovereign at that time, Peter I, decreed in 1699 that the New Year's celebration switch to January 1 from September 1. He also decreed that children between 10 and 15 had to learn mathematics in order to get married. This didn't apply to children of freeholders and government clerks. After children mastered math, they were given marriage certificates written in their own handwriting. If they didn't master the subject, they weren't allowed to be given these certificates, and thus, couldn't marry.
Some municipalities and counties believe that pit bulls represent a danger to the health, safety and welfare of its inhabitants, due to the severity of their bite. In Melvindale, Michigan approved the ordinance that prohibits this race within its jurisdiction. Other places where the ordinance exists are: Morgan City (Louisiana), Denver (Colorado), Buckley (Washington), Clayton (Missouri), among others.
