https://padlet.com/ymelgarc1/ao5a09dzt913f9y4 (1800-Present) en-us 2023-09-16 00:15:05 UTC 2023-09-16 01:08:11 UTC hello@padlet.com ymelgarc1 https://padlet.com/ymelgarc1/ao5a09dzt913f9y4/wish/2706484070 The Louisina Purchase acquired U.S. territory beyond the Mississippi River, ultimately resulting in westward expansion to the Pacific Ocean.]]> 2023-09-16 00:19:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ymelgarc1/ao5a09dzt913f9y4/wish/2706484070 ymelgarc1 https://padlet.com/ymelgarc1/ao5a09dzt913f9y4/wish/2706484582 A victory over the French at the battle of Trafalgar established British naval supremacy.]]> 2023-09-16 00:21:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ymelgarc1/ao5a09dzt913f9y4/wish/2706484582 ymelgarc1 https://padlet.com/ymelgarc1/ao5a09dzt913f9y4/wish/2706485213 The British occupied Cape Colony in South Africa, thus preparing the way for the arrival in 1820 of a large number of British settlers.]]> 2023-09-16 00:23:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ymelgarc1/ao5a09dzt913f9y4/wish/2706485213 ymelgarc1 https://padlet.com/ymelgarc1/ao5a09dzt913f9y4/wish/2706485581 Noah Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language was published.]]> 2023-09-16 00:24:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ymelgarc1/ao5a09dzt913f9y4/wish/2706485581 ymelgarc1 https://padlet.com/ymelgarc1/ao5a09dzt913f9y4/wish/2706487843 In New Zealand, by the Treaty of Waitangi, native Maori ceded sovereignty to the British crown.]]> 2023-09-16 00:30:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ymelgarc1/ao5a09dzt913f9y4/wish/2706487843 ymelgarc1 https://padlet.com/ymelgarc1/ao5a09dzt913f9y4/wish/2706490812 A proposal at the Philological Society of London led to work that resulted in the New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (1928), reissued as the Oxfor English Dictionary (1933), 2nd edition 1989, now revised online.]]> 2023-09-16 00:38:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ymelgarc1/ao5a09dzt913f9y4/wish/2706490812 ymelgarc1 https://padlet.com/ymelgarc1/ao5a09dzt913f9y4/wish/2706491208 The Government of India Act transferred power from the East India Company to the crown, thus creating the British Raj in India.]]> 2023-09-16 00:40:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ymelgarc1/ao5a09dzt913f9y4/wish/2706491208 ymelgarc1 https://padlet.com/ymelgarc1/ao5a09dzt913f9y4/wish/2706492557 The American Civil War established the indissolubility of the Union and abolished slavery in America.]]> 2023-09-16 00:43:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ymelgarc1/ao5a09dzt913f9y4/wish/2706492557 ymelgarc1 https://padlet.com/ymelgarc1/ao5a09dzt913f9y4/wish/2706493165 The four-month Spanish-american War made the Uited States a world power with overseas possessions and thus a major participant in international politics.]]> 2023-09-16 00:44:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ymelgarc1/ao5a09dzt913f9y4/wish/2706493165 ymelgarc1 https://padlet.com/ymelgarc1/ao5a09dzt913f9y4/wish/2706493658 The first public radio broadcast was aired, leading in 1920 to the first American commmercial radio station in Pittsburgh.]]> 2023-09-16 00:45:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ymelgarc1/ao5a09dzt913f9y4/wish/2706493658 ymelgarc1 https://padlet.com/ymelgarc1/ao5a09dzt913f9y4/wish/2706493955 World War I created an alliance between the United States and the United Kingdom.]]> 2023-09-16 00:46:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ymelgarc1/ao5a09dzt913f9y4/wish/2706493955 ymelgarc1 https://padlet.com/ymelgarc1/ao5a09dzt913f9y4/wish/2706494515 The British Boradcasating Companay (after 1927, corporation) was established and became a major conveyor of information in English around the world.]]> 2023-09-16 00:48:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ymelgarc1/ao5a09dzt913f9y4/wish/2706494515 ymelgarc1 https://padlet.com/ymelgarc1/ao5a09dzt913f9y4/wish/2706494876 The first motion picture with spoken dialog, The Jazz Singer, was released.]]> 2023-09-16 00:49:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ymelgarc1/ao5a09dzt913f9y4/wish/2706494876 ymelgarc1 https://padlet.com/ymelgarc1/ao5a09dzt913f9y4/wish/2706495427 The first high-definition television service was established by the BBC, to be followed by cable service in the early 1950s and satellite service in the early 1960s.]]> 2023-09-16 00:51:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ymelgarc1/ao5a09dzt913f9y4/wish/2706495427 ymelgarc1 https://padlet.com/ymelgarc1/ao5a09dzt913f9y4/wish/2706496330 The charter of the United Nations was produced at San Francisco, leading to the establishment of UN headquarters in New York City.]]> 2023-09-16 00:53:15 UTC https://padlet.com/ymelgarc1/ao5a09dzt913f9y4/wish/2706496330 ymelgarc1 https://padlet.com/ymelgarc1/ao5a09dzt913f9y4/wish/2706496669 British India was divided into India and Pakistan, and both were given independence.]]> 2023-09-16 00:54:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ymelgarc1/ao5a09dzt913f9y4/wish/2706496669 ymelgarc1 https://padlet.com/ymelgarc1/ao5a09dzt913f9y4/wish/2706500358 Merrian Webster's Third New International Dictionary was published.]]> 2023-09-16 01:04:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ymelgarc1/ao5a09dzt913f9y4/wish/2706500358 ymelgarc1 https://padlet.com/ymelgarc1/ao5a09dzt913f9y4/wish/2706500684 The internet was created.]]> 2023-09-16 01:05:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ymelgarc1/ao5a09dzt913f9y4/wish/2706500684 ymelgarc1 https://padlet.com/ymelgarc1/ao5a09dzt913f9y4/wish/2706500994 The first Web browser for the World Wide Web was released.]]> 2023-09-16 01:06:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ymelgarc1/ao5a09dzt913f9y4/wish/2706500994 ymelgarc1 https://padlet.com/ymelgarc1/ao5a09dzt913f9y4/wish/2706501437 An estimated 363 billion text messages were sent in the United States,429 billion in China, and 2.3 trillion world wide.]]> 2023-09-16 01:08:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ymelgarc1/ao5a09dzt913f9y4/wish/2706501437