In 1730 he assumed full ownership of the Pennsylvania Gazette
This 1803 land acquisition included area in what is now 13 of the 50 states
Because of the potato famine, more than a million emigrated from this country to the U.S. in the mid-1800s
Famous for his debates with Lincoln, he served as a U.S. senator from Illinois from 1847 to 1861
After winning the disputed 1876 election, he was inaugurated to cries of "Rutherfraud"
The people were seeking guns & gunpowder when they stormed this Paris landmark July 14, 1789
On Feb. 10, 1840 Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha married her
The Tokugawa shogungate ruled this country from 1603 to 1867
This Venetian arrived at the Chinese court in 1275 with his father & uncle
1 of the 3 former Soviet satellites that joined NATO in 1999