The French philosopher Auguste Comte (1798-1857) is generally acknowledged as one of the founding fathers of sociology, and one of the most influential "grand theorists" of the nineteenth century.

John Adams called the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 "war measures." To opponents, they were unconstitutional and indefensible. To supporters, they protected the very foundations of the nation.

At the same time, it was the object of harsh and even dismissive criticism. Many of its difficulties stem from the character of its founder, Auguste Comte (1798–1857), a brilliant polymath but also a ...

Marshall had turned down Adams’s offer of a seat on the Court in 1798, but in 1801 he saw things ... not strike down another federal law until 1857, the principle became well-established.

He eluded a British fleet, captured the port of Malta, and on July 1, 1798, landed with 35,000 soldiers in Egypt. YOUSSEF: Bonaparte finds himself in a country of legends, myths, and a great history.

Image credits: Civixplorer The Mont-Saint-Michel Island, depicted in the famous painting of the same name by James Webb in ...

This novel centring on life after a Brontë sister’s death suffers from a sprawling timeline and fails to build narrative ...

1867年，买下巨大的阿拉斯加后，美国的版图基本上定型，达到930多万平方公里，与今天的美国版图相差无几。从1776年到1867年，美国为何只花了不到100年时间，就使领土从小蛇状变为大象般的庞然大物？

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1906年，穆扎法尔丁承诺实行新政体。9月9日颁布《选举法》，12月30日颁布确定制宪议会角色的《基本法》。从此，伊朗成为穆斯林世界里首个自由的君主立宪制国家。

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