Before losing itself in the sands of the 19th Century, the grand stream of Italian Renaissance architectural decoration made a last appearance in the Brumidi frescos of the Capitol Rotunda in Washington.

At last the White House is going to get some much-copied furniture by that master American craftsman, Duncan Phyfe, whose designs were snubbed in his lifetime when the U. S. Presidents of the 19th Century sent abroad for their furnishings.

Steam powered conveyor lifts began being used for loading and unloading ships some time in the last quarter of the 19th century .< ref name =" Wells1890 ">.

As VanSlyck ( 1991 ) showed, the last years of the 19th century saw acceptance of the idea that free libraries should be available to the American public.

The office of Lord High Admiral passed a number of times in and out of commission until 1709, after which the office was almost permanently in commission ( the last Lord High Admiral being the future King William IV in the early 19th century ).

The last major structural additions were made in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including the East front which contains the well-known balcony on which the royal family traditionally congregates to greet crowds outside.

Bouldering's documented origins may be found in the United Kingdom, France, and Italy in the last quarter of the 19th century.

Bartók's music reflects two trends that dramatically changed the sound of music in the 20th century: the breakdown of the diatonic system of harmony that had served composers for the previous two hundred years ( Griffiths 1978, 7 ); and the revival of nationalism as a source for musical inspiration, a trend that began with Mikhail Glinka and Antonín Dvořák in the last half of the 19th century ( Einstein 1947, 332 ).

By the last years of the 19th century, The British Museum's collections had increased so much that the Museum building was no longer big enough for them.

It is primarily based on the Civil code of 1855, derived from Spanish law and subsequent codes influenced by European law of the last half of the 19th Century.

In the United States, the League of American Wheelmen lobbied for the improvement of roads in the last part of the 19th century, founding and leading the national Good Roads Movement.

By the 19th century, the season for celery had been extended, to last from the beginning of September to late in April.

The last horsed regiment of the Indian Army ( other than the Viceregal Bodyguard and some Indian States Forces regiments ) was the 19th King George's Own Lancers which had its last mounted parade at Rawalpindi on 28 October 1939.

During the last quarter of the 19th century many experiments were done to determine what cathode rays were.

Eisenhower was the last president born in the 19th century, and at age 62, was the oldest man to be elected President since James Buchanan in 1856.

The wire-haired dachshund, the last to develop, was created in late 19th century.

During the last half of the 19th century, government assumed expanding responsibilities for public welfare and public works improvements.

Apart from jewelry, from earliest antiquity until the 19th century engraved gems and hardstone carvings such as cups were major luxury art forms ; the carvings of Carl Fabergé were the last significant works in this tradition.

A secret British society called the " Order of Chaeronea " campaigned for the legalisation of homosexuality, and counted playwright Oscar Wilde among its members in the last decades of the 19th century.

The last two decades of the 19th century were also marked by the development of a Haitian intellectual culture.

This is a relatively recent phenomenon ; until the last few decades a sovereign was seen as the personal embodiment of the state (" L ' etat c ' est moi ", so to speak ), and therefore could not be head of himself or herself ( hence many constitutions from the 19th century and earlier make no mention of a " head of state ").

About 8, 600 died in the largest German epidemic of the late 19th century, and the last major cholera epidemic in a major city of the Western world.

Worldwide poverty has increased since the end of the 19th century especially considering that the richest are richer than ever but the poor have remained at the same level and the percentage has risen in the last 30 years.

Rising productivity and reduced transportation cost created structural deflation during the accelerating productivity growth era of the last third of the 19th century.

The whole month of June was once called Month of St. Ivan until the 19th century.

According to the old Japanese calendar, he died on the 19th day of Eleventh Month, Tenth Year of the Bunsei era.

Despite a promising start which saw him voted Premier League Manager of the Month and having also spent nearly £ 20 million on new players in his first four months in charge, he was unable to save them from being relegated from the Premier League ( just four years after being champions ) and Kidd was dismissed on 3 November 1999 with Rovers standing 19th in Division One.

The celebration of Ayya Vaikunda Avatharam is celebrated for two days here on 19th and the 20th of the Tamil Month of Masi.

Evening styles changed dramatically during the 19th century, and evolved from the relatively simple classically inspired lines of the early decades to progressively fuller skirts and, at times, sleeves ( 1830s and 1840s ).

In the 19th century, The Evening Telegram was known for its strong opinions on issues of the day, including the Newfoundland Railway, and early Confederation discussions.

The reverse of the seal ( device ) | seal of Alexander I, enhanced as a 19th century steel engraving.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the game spread with the Australian Diaspora to areas such as New Zealand and South Africa ; however this growth went into rapid decline following World War I.

The end of the 19th century witnessed a sharp recovery of the local economy with increasing international trade and the growth of the city harbour leading to increased exports of several products ( particularly during World War I when Spain was a neutral country ).

This was followed by a second series, Blackadder II ( 1986 ) set during the reign of Elizabeth I, a third series Blackadder the Third ( 1987 ) set during the late 18th and early 19th centuries in the reign of George III, and finally Blackadder Goes Forth ( 1989 ) in 1917, set in the trenches of the Great War.

Napoleon I is the most prominent name associated with the Bonaparte family because he conquered much of the Western world during the early part of the 19th century.

" This would be popularized in the 19th century as " Do you think I am in a bed of roses?

* Bell, A. Melville ( 1967 ), " Visible Speech ", London: Simpkin Marshall ; rpt in facsimile in B. Collins and I. Mees ( 2006 ), " Phonetics of English in the 19th Century ", London: Routledge.

Italy | Italian physicist Alessandro Volta showing his " Battery ( electricity ) | battery " to France | French emperor Napoleon I of France | Napoleon Bonaparte in the early 19th century.

Although not widely fielded until World War I, early machine guns were being used by militaries in the second half of the 19th century.

In Shakespeare's day, Banquo was thought to be a direct ancestor of the Stuart King James I ( Banquo's Stuart descent was disproven in the 19th century, when it was discovered that the Fitzalans actually descended from a Breton family ).

Later in the 19th century, France invaded Mexico ( 1861 ) and set Maximilian I on the Mexican throne, which lasted until 1867.

19th century illustration: Mieszko, a former pagan, aided by his christian Czech wife Dobrawa of Bohemia | Dobrawa, daughter of Boleslav I of Bohemia | Boleslaus I, becomes an evangelism | evangelist of Christianity

Mieszko I, 19th century image of Aleksander Lesser

The alleged story of the crown and papal legate authority given to Stephen I of Hungary by Sylvester in the year 1000 ( hence the reign title ' Apostolic King ') is noted by the 19th century historian Lewis L. Kropf as a possible forgery of the 17th century.

Fortresses built in this style throughout the 16th century did not become fully obsolete until the 19th century, and were still in use throughout World War I ( though modified for 20th century warfare ).

When later asked why he invaded Kuwait, Saddam first claimed that it was because Kuwait was rightfully Iraq's 19th province and then said " When I get something into my head I act.

* Kavadh I is crowned by the nobles and succeeds his blind uncle Balash as the 19th king of Persia.

Morton is also notable for naming and popularizing the " Spanish tinge " ( habanera rhythm and tresillo ), and for penning such standards as " Wolverine Blues ", " Black Bottom Stomp ", and " I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Say ", the latter a tribute to New Orleans personalities from the turn of the 19th century to 20th century.

At the height of neorealism, in 1948, Visconti adapted I Malavoglia, a novel by Giovanni Verga, written at the height of the 19th century realist verismo movement ( in many ways the basis for neorealism, which is therefore sometimes referred to as neoverismo ), bringing the story to a modern setting, which resulted in remarkably little change in either the plot or the tone.

* Seti I of Egypt ( 1290 BC – 1279 BC ) ( 19th dynasty )

During the 19th and 20th century, methods of divination from non-Western cultures, such as the I Ching, were also adopted as methods of fortune-telling in western popular culture.