FACTOID # 147: France is the top destination in the world for tourists, accounting for 11 percent of all tourist arrivals worldwide.
 
 Home   Encyclopedia   Statistics   Countries A-Z   Flags   Maps   Education   Forum   FAQ   About 
 
WHAT'S NEW
RECENT ARTICLES
More Recent Articles »
 

SEARCH ALL

FACTS & STATISTICS    Advanced view

Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:

 

 

(* = Graphable)

 

 


Encyclopedia > 1868 in sports
Years in sports: 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871
Centuries: 18th century · 19th century · 20th century
Decades: 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s
Years: 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871

Contents

The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... The champion Atlantic club of Brooklyn, New York wins all 18 matches, a two-season run with one tie. ... See also: 1865 in sports, 1867 in sports and the list of years in sports. Boat race Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford Births Deaths Categories: 1866 ... See also: 1866 in sports, 1868 in sports and the list of years in sports. Boat race Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford Four oarsmen from Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada win the World Championship in Paris, France becoming Canadas first World Champions and earning the nick-name the... See also: 1868 in sports, 1870 in sports and the list of years in sports. Boat race Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford Births Deaths Categories: 1869 ... See also: 1869 in sports, 1871 in sports and the list of years in sports. Boat race Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Cambridge Births January 16 – Willie Simms, Hall of Fame jockey (d. ... See also: 1870 in sports, other events of 1871, 1872 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Baseball The first all-professional league, the National Association is founded. ... These pages contain the trends of millennia and centuries. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... This is a list of decades which have articles with more information about them. ... // Electromagnetic induction discovered by Michael Faraday Evolutionary theorist Charles Darwins expedition on the HMS Beagle. ... // First use of general anesthesia in an operation, by Crawford Long The first electrical telegraph sent by Samuel Morse on May 24, 1844 from Baltimore to Washington, D.C.. First signing of the Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi) on February 6, 1840 at Waitangi, Northland New Zealand. ... // Production of steel revolutionized by invention of the Bessemer process Benjamin Silliman fractionates petroleum by distillation for the first time First transatlantic telegraph cable laid First safety elevator installed by Elisha Otis Railroads begin to supplant canals in the United States as a primary means of transporting goods. ... // The First Transcontinental Railroad in the USA was built in the six year period between 1863 and 1869. ... // The invention of the telephone (1876) by Alexander Graham Bell. ... // Development and commercial production of electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered automobile by Karl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler and Maybach First commercial production and sales of phonographs and phonograph recordings. ... The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the Mauve Decade, because William Henry Perkins aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that colour in fashion, and also as the Gay Nineties, under the then-current usage of the word gay which referred simply to merriment and frivolity, with no... This page indexes the individual years pages. ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Year 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Baseball

  • A few clubs count base hits and total bases on hits for every player, beside the commonplace "official scoring" of runs and times put out (hands lost)
  • In December the National Association permits full professionalism for 1869. The Cincinnati Red Stockings recruit with great success.

This article is about the sport. ... Hands lost was the second statistic to be commonly recorded in baseball, was the number of times a player was called out. ... The National Association of Base Ball Players (NABBP) was the first organization governing American baseball. ... The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. ...

Lacrosse

For other uses, see Lacrosse (disambiguation). ... For the ethnic group, see White people. ... The areas highlighted in YELLOW and GREEN are those which are considered to be a bona fide part of Upstate New York from the perspective of New York City. ... The metropolitan area of New York City, also called Greater New York or Greater New York City is defined by the U.S. Census as the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Metropolitan Statistical Area based on broad social and economic integration, which is divided into...

Rowing

A coxless pair which is a sweep-oar boat. ... Boat Race Logo Exhausted crews at the finish of the 2002 Boat Race The Boat Race is a rowing race between the rowing clubs of the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. ... The Paris Crew The Paris Crew is the name given to a quartet of Canadian sport rowers from Saint John, New Brunswick. ... Saint John[3] is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick, and the oldest incorporated city in Canada. ... Nickname: Location in Hampden County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Hampden Settled 1636 Incorporated 1852 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Charles Ryan (D) Area  - Total 33. ...

Births

is the 2nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Arthur Wentworth Gore was a male tennis player from Great Britain. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 203rd day of the year (204th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Montague James Furlong (July 22, 1868 – March 14, 1913), commonly known as Jim Hall, was an Australian middleweight boxer. ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Hendrikus (Driekske) van Bussel (born November 18, 1868 in Asten, Noord-Brabant – died April 27, 1951 in Helmond, Noord-Brabant) was an archer from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

References

  1. ^ Lacrosse (html). Retrieved on 2007-11-21.

  Results from FactBites:
 
1868 (297 words)
1868 in music See also: 1867 in music, other events of 1868, 1869 in music and the list of 'years in music'.
1868 in science The year 1868 CE in technology included many events, some of which are listed See also: list of years in...
1868 in sports See also: 1867 in sports, other events of 1868, 1869 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
1867 in sports - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (120 words)
Wikimedia needs your help in its US$200,000 fund drive.
See also: 1866 in sports, other events of 1867, 1868 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
Four oarsmen from Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada win the World Championship in Paris, France becoming Canada's first World Champions and earning the nick-name the "Paris Crew".
  More results at FactBites »


 

COMMENTARY     


Share your thoughts, questions and commentary here
Your name
Your comments
Please enter the 5-letter protection code

Want to know more?
Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:

 


Lesson Plans | Student Area | Student FAQ | Reviews | Press Releases |  Feeds | Contact
The Wikipedia article included on this page is licensed under the GFDL.
Images may be subject to relevant owners' copyright.
All other elements are (c) copyright NationMaster.com 2003-5. All Rights Reserved.
Usage implies agreement with terms.