Starry Night by Vicent Van Gogh

1.      Who is Vincent van Gogh?

·         Vincent van Gogh, for whom color was the chief symbol of expression, was born in Groot-Zundert, Holland. The son of a pastor, brought up in a religious and cultured atmosphere, Vincent was highly emotional and lacked self-confidence Vincent van Gogh quit school, when he was only 15 and headed off to England in 1869. There he began a career not as a painter but as an art dealer with the firm Goupil & Cie. Van Gogh spent seven years with the firm, but became unhappy and decided to try his hand teaching at a Catholic school for boys. In the following years, Vincent went from job to job, living in various cities in Europe.

2.      What is Vincent van Gogh famous for?

·         He famous for his painting they told many stories and show many things. Also for cutting off his ear.

3.       What  was happening in united states during 1860 ?

·         1860 - Pony Express begins.

·         1860 - South Carolina secedes from the Union

·        1861 - Ten more states secede from the Union and establish the Confederate States of America

·        1861 - American Civil War begins at Fort Sumter

·        1861 - First Battle of Bull Run (First Battle of Manassas)

·        1862 - Battle of Hampton Roads (Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack; first ever naval battle between iron-sided ships)

·        1862 - Gen. Robert E. Lee placed in command of the Army of Northern Virginia

·        1862 - Second Battle of Bull Run(Second Battle of Manassas)

·        1862 - Dakota War of 1862 begins

·        1862–1863 - Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation

·        1863 - Battle of Gettysburg

·        1863 - The Siege of Vicksburg ends

·        1863 - New York Draft Riots

·        1864 - Gen. Ulysses S. Grant put in command of all Union forces

·        1864 - Sand Creek Massacre

·        1864 - U.S. presidential election, 1864

·        1864 - Sherman's March to the Sea

·        1865 - Robert E. Lee made commander-in-chief of all Confederate forces

·        1865 –Richmond, Virginia  the Confederate capital, captured by a corps of black Union troops

·        1865 – American Civil War ends as the last elements of the Confederacy surrender

·         1865 - 13th Amendment passes, permanently outlawing slavery

·        1866 - Civil Rights Act of 1866

·        1869 - The First Transcontinental Railroad is completed at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory

·        1874 - Red River Indian War

·        1875 - Resumption Act

·        1875 - Civil Rights Act of 1875

·        1876 - Battle of Little Bighorn

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·        1876 - Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone

·        1876 - U.S. presidential election, 1876 produces an unclear result with 20 Electoral College votes disputed

·        1877 - The Electoral Commission awards Rutherford B. Hayes the presidency

·        1877 - Reconstruction ends

·        1877 - Nez Perce War

·        1878 - Bland-Allison Act

·        1878 - Morgan silver dollars first minted

·        1879 - Thomas Edison invents light bulb

·        1879 - Knights of Labor go public

4.       What was happening during the 1860?

·         The American Civil War began in the year 1861. New developments were being made in the world of photography (invented in c. 1830) and the monarchy was established in Austria-Hungary.

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In America, civil war between the Confederacy of the South and the Northern states led to massive deaths and the destruction of cities such as Chambersburg.