Over the show's nine-year run, the fortunes of the Ricardos mirror that of the archetypal 1950s American Dream.

From the time beginning with the incorporation of the Portuguese Empire in 1580 ( lost in 1640 ) until the loss of its American colonies in the 19th century, Spain maintained the largest empire in the world even though it suffered fluctuating military and economic fortunes from the 1640s.

The period following the American Civil War brought vast fortunes to a new class of entrepreneurs in the New York area, and many built large estates in Westchester.

His 1960 novel Rabbit, Run, the first of four chronicling the rising and falling fortunes of Harry " Rabbit " Angstrom over the course of four decades against the backdrop of the major events of the second half of the 20th century, broke new ground on its release in its characterization and detail of the American middle class and frank discussion of taboo topics such as adultery.

The British soon seized New Jersey, and American fortunes looked dim.

Following his term as Secretary of the Navy, Stoddert's final years witnessed a decline in his fortunes: as Stoddert lost heavily in land speculation, Georgetown declined as a commercial center, and the Embargo and the War of 1812 brought American overseas trade to a halt.

With the decline of the American Left in the 1980s, MR's fortunes fell accordingly, with circulation hovering in the 8, 000 range throughout the decade.

Though Lucas Alaman, his Secretary of the Interior, tried to dissuade him, American ambassador Joel R. Poinsett, encouraged Victoria to order the expulsion of the Spaniards, which caused serious economic problems, because most of those expelled were traders who brought their fortunes to Spain.

Many South Carolina politicians blamed the change in fortunes on the national tariff policy that developed after the War of 1812 to promote American manufacturing over its British competition.

His political fortunes came to an abrupt end following the Wang Lijun incident, in which his top lieutenant and police chief sought asylum at the American consulate in Chengdu and revealed details of Bo's alleged involvement in a homicide plot.

The Rockefeller family () is an American industrial and political family that made one of the world's largest fortunes in the oil business during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with John D. Rockefeller and his brother William Rockefeller primarily through the Standard Oil.

It reached only # 126 on American charts, as an indication of the band's depleted commercial fortunes at the time, but its later UK release was more popular, reaching # 13.

Written in episodic format like many of Michener's works, the book narrates the story of the original Hawaiians who sailed to the islands from Bora Bora, the early American missionaries ( in this case, Calvinist missionaries ) and merchants, and the Chinese and Japanese immigrants who traveled to work and seek their fortunes in Hawaii.

The random fortunes in fortune cookies may be derived from o-mikuji ; this is claimed by Seiichi Kito of Fugetsu-Do, and supported by evidence that ( American ) fortune cookies derive from 19th century Kyoto cookies.

American land speculators believed they could make fortunes in the vast region of Texas, and American politicians believed Texas could help maintain a balance of power between free and slave states.

The novel follows the fortunes of the Roth family during the Lindbergh presidency, as antisemitism becomes more accepted in American life and Jewish-American families like the Roths are persecuted on various levels.

Those who had their fortunes invested in Confederate bonds and currency saw them lost, as did those whose wealth was tied up in the ownership of African American slaves.

* Exception discusses the theory of American exceptionalism and what it portends for the fortunes of political philosophies in the U. S.

The exhibits also reveal an intimate portrait of this major American figure-both his personal successes and failures, and financial fortunes and misfortunes.

9 Chickweed Lane is an American comic strip written and drawn by Brooke McEldowney following the fortunes of the women of three generations of the Burber family — Edna, Juliette, and Edda — as they try to make their way in the world.

Since then, NFL broadcasts have become among the most-watched programs on American television, and the financial fortunes of entire networks have rested on owning NFL broadcasting rights.

Allen's fortunes grew rapidly after the American Civil War.

By September 2001, the combination of party infighting, lingering campaign matters, and a sharp decline in the fortunes of supporters who had been at the forefront of the dot-com bubble left American Liberty Foundation President Perry Willis burnt out and the foundation itself deep in debt.

Founded as an explicitly Christian democratic group, it declined at first but reversed its fortunes in the 1980s and 1990s when, as a result of the gradual enlargement of the EPP ( party ), it started to pick up members from other centre-right but non-Christian democratic parties.

These workers were initially paid, but as Nazi fortunes declined they were kept as slave workers.

The fortunes of Sears & Roebuck declined in the 1970s as the company lost market share ; its management grew more cautious.

The fortunes of the Commonwealth declined during the 18th century.

The city's fortunes declined with the repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act in 1893, although afterwards there was another small gold boom.

In an attempt to modernize marketing efforts as Oldsmobile's fortunes declined, the " Delta " name was dropped in 1989, but the car lived on as the Eighty-Eight until Oldsmobile ended its production in 1999.

The fortunes of his house declined in his old age: in 1466, the rebellious Catalonians offered the crown of Aragon to René, and the Duke of Calabria, unsuccessful in Italy, was sent to take up the conquest of that kingdom.

In 1830, the community of Randolph, one of the earliest settlements in Tipton County, was the most important shipping point in Tennessee and an early rival of Memphis over commercial supremacy, but the fortunes declined in later years.

The city's fortunes have always been closely linked to those of Woodward Iron Company and when that industry moved out the town rapidly declined.

The economic fortunes of the Freeport Sulphur Company declined during the 1980s and 1990s, resulting from its merger with McMoRan Exploration, an oil and gas company that neglected the sulphur operations.

Hoorn's fortunes declined somewhat in the eighteenth century.

The Osage County oil boom declined during the Great Depression, and with it Foraker's fortunes.

As the fortunes of the canal declined, so too did those of the town.

" In the early automobile era, the city's fortunes at first declined, and it soon became a haven for Al Capone and other mobsters.

By the time Smetana completed his schooling, his father's fortunes had declined.

The company's fortunes declined slightly during the 1970s, and it had few major commercial successes ; among those were Dana's 1970 two-million selling single, " All Kinds of Everything ", issued on their subsidiary label, Rex Records.

The town's fortunes declined however as it was transformed into a garrison town.

In the Middle Ages, Seaford was one of the main ports serving Southern England, but the town's fortunes declined due to coastal sedimentation silting up its harbour and persistent raids by French pirates.

However, the family fortunes declined and the house began to deteriorate.

As the length of time between his film releases increased, his popularity declined, as did the fortunes of his production company.

However, during this period, the company's fortunes languished greatly, losing money while its market share declined to 8 % by the end of the 1980s.

With the arrival of sound movies, his fortunes declined.

The Seiwa Genji's fortunes declined in the Hōgen Rebellion ( 1156 ), when the Taira executed much of the line.

Gray's Inn itself suffered more than most ; as in the 18th century, the fortunes of its members declined, and many barristers who had been called to the Bar at the Inn transferred to others.