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A v Werner - Kaiserproklamation am 18 Januar 1871 (3. Fassung 1885).jpg
The German Empire was founded in January 1871, after the joint victory of the German states in the Franco-Prussian War

Events

Date unknown

  • In South Africa
    • Gold is discovered at Pilgrim's Creek in the Pilgrim's Rest area.
    • A 83.50 carats (16.700 g) diamond is discovered, resulting in a diamond rush, and the town of New Rush springs up; Colonial Commissioners arrive there on November 17.


 

Events

EventStartEnd
Pax Brittanica18151915
Victorian era18401901

 

New Groups

GroupImageTypeDescription
University of OtagoLogo of the University of Otago.pngPublicUniversity in New Zealand
Cambridge University/Newnham CollegeGroup.pngA women only college at Cambridge
Social Democrats (Denmark)Socialdemokratiet logo.pngRuling party in Denmark
University of ArkansasUniversity of Arkansas seal.pngPublic
Flagship
Land-grant
The largest university in Arkansas
Ohio Northern UniversityOhioNorthernSeal.gifSmall Midwestern private university
Smith CollegeGroup.pngCollegeA private liberal arts women's college in Northampton, Massachusetts.
Texas A&M UniversityTexas A&M University seal.pngResearch
Public
Land-grant
Sea grant
Space grant
Senior military college
Texas university close to Big Pharma and other corporations

 

Births

TitleBornPlace of birthDiedSummaryDescription
Charles Norton18711923Banker
Deep state operative
USDSO
Felix Warburg14 January 1871Germany
Hamburg
20 September 1937Financier
Deep politician
Super wealthy financier and deep politician.
Arthur Ponsonsby16 February 187123 March 1946Politician
Pacifist
British politician, writer, and social activist. His 1928 book Falsehood in War-time, Containing an Assortment of Lies Circulated Throughout the Nations During the Great War, listed and refuted pieces of propaganda used by the Allied Forces during World War 1.
Thomas Cochran20 March 1871Minnesota
Saint Paul
29 October 1936BankerAmerican bonesman banker closely associated with the leading J.P. Morgan & Co bankers such as Dwight P. Morrow and Henry P. Davidson in the firms big financial operations during and after World War 1.
Henry Strakosch9 May 187130 October 1943Banker
Businessperson
Banker who paid Winston Churchill's large debts "without asking anything in return". Chair of The Economist 1929-1943
Frank Polk13 September 1871New York
U.S.
7 February 1943Lawyer
Cordell Hull2 October 1871Tennessee
Olympus
Pickett County
U.S.
23 July 1955Politician
Lawyer
The longest serving US Secretary of State, granted the Nobel Peace Prize in 1945 for his role in establishing the United Nations, and was referred to by President Roosevelt as the "Father of the United Nations".
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