Except for a brief time, this birthplace of Christopher Columbus was ruled by a doge from 1339-1797
The treaties ending the Seven Years, Crimean & Spanish-American Wars were signed in this city
While in exile on the island of St. Helena from 1815-1821, he dictated his memoirs to friends
This grand duchy was founded in 963 when Siegfried, Count of Ardenne, gained control of the area
From 930-1262, this country's Althing served as both court & legislature
The Dutch Cape Colony took its name from this cape
Prussia's King Wilhelm I assumed this title in 1871 when he was crowned emperor of Germany
A former Socialist, he formed the anti-Communist Fascist Party in 1919
On Aug. 27, 1789 this country's national assembly issued its declaration of the rights of man
Initially Emmeline Pankhurst secured the right to vote in England only for these women