About 19th Century
The 19th century was a century that began on January 1, 1801, and ended on December 31, 1900. It is often used interchangeably with the 1800s, though the start and end dates differ by a year.
Essequibo: Venezuelans vote to claim Guyana-controlled oil region
... Caracas says the region has been part of Venezuela since independence from Spain 200 years ago, but Guyana says it was awarded to what was then British Guiana in the late 19Th Century...
South Africa: The region where political violence is on the rise ahead of elections
... KwaZulu means " place of the Zulus" and has a long history of violence - from the 19Th Century wars of King Shaka, the struggle against the British Empire, then against apartheid, and the conflict between political parties that threatened to derail South Africa s transition to democracy in the 1990s...
Milford Haven: Garden ornament turns out to be live bomb
... The bomb, which had been outside the home of Sian and Jeffrey Edwards in Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, is thought to date from the late 19Th Century...
PMQs: Rishi Sunak accuses Greek PM of grandstanding over Elgin Marbles
... " The Elgin Marbles is the name commonly used for a collection of ancient Greek treasures from the Parthenon in Athens which were taken and brought to the UK by British diplomat Lord Elgin in the early 19Th Century...
Greeks broke promise not to raise Parthenon Sculptures, No 10 says
... The sculptures are a collection of ancient Greek treasures from the Parthenon which were taken and brought to the UK by British diplomat Lord Elgin in the early 19Th Century...
Sunak cancels Greek PM meeting in Elgin Marbles row
... The marbles, also known as the Parthenon Sculptures, are ancient Greek treasures in the British Museum brought to the UK by the British diplomat Lord Elgin in the early 19Th Century...
Indo-Chinese cuisine makes a splash in US dining
... In the 19Th Century, thousands of Chinese migrants arrived for work in the city, which was then the capital of British India...
Cardiff canal hidden for 70 years uncovered in city centre
... This gave the city one of the world s first 24-hour docks and led to its rapid 19Th Century expansion...
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