William Milligan Sloane (November 12, 1850–September 12, 1928) was an American educator and historian, born at Richmond, Ohio. He graduated at Columbia in 1868, and afterwards was employed at Pittsburgh until 1872. While employed in Germany as private secretary to George Bancroft, United States Minister at Berlin, he studied history under Mommsen and Droysen. He was professor of history in the College of New Jersey (Princeton) (1883-96. While there, he edited the Princeton Review (1886-89). He resigned in 1896 to become professor of history at Columbia. Professor Sloane was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and in 1911 president or the American Historical Association. His other honors were Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor and of the Swedish North Star. He published: November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Portal:Currentevents September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Richmond is a village located in Jefferson County, Ohio. ... 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Nickname: Steel City, Iron City, City of Champions, City of Bridges, City of Colleges Location in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Allegheny County Founded 1758 Mayor Luke Ravenstahl (D) Area    - City 151. ... 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... George Bancroft (October 3, 1800 – January 17, 1891) was an American historian and statesman. ... Berlin is the capital city and a state of Germany. ... Theodor Mommsen Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen (30 November 1817–1 November 1903) was a German classical scholar and historian, generally regarded as the greatest classicist of the 19th century. ... Johann Gustav Droysen (July 6, 1808 - June 10, 1884), was a German historian. ... Princeton University is a coeducational private university located in Princeton, New Jersey. ... 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... American Academy of Arts and Letters is an organization whose goal is to foster, assist, and sustain an interest in American literature, music, and art. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... The American Historical Association (AHA) is a society of historians and teachers of history founded in 1884 and incorporated by the United States Congress in 1889. ... ... French Legion of Honor The Légion dhonneur (in Legion of Honor (AmE) or Legion of Honour (ComE)) is an Order of Chivalry awarded by the President of France. ...

• Life and Work of James Renwick Wilson Sloane (1888)
• The French War and the Revolution (1893)
• The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte (four volumes, 1896; revised and enlarged edition, 1911)
• Life of James McCosh (1896)
• The French Revolution and Religious Reform (11901)
• Party Government in the United States of America (1914)
• The Balkans (1914)

Sloane served on the International Olympic Committee from 1894 to 1924. The founder and first president of the United States Olympic Committee, he escorted the first American Olympic team to Athens in 1896. Bonaparte as general Napoleon Bonaparte ( 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a general of the French Revolution and was the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from November 11, 1799 to May 18, 1804, then as Emperor of the French (Empereur des... The Reverend James McCosh (April 1, 1811 - November 16, 1894) was a Scottish philosophical writer. ... Bold textralf is gay IOC redirects here. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... For USOC in telephony, see Universal Service Ordering Code. ... The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, were held in 1896 in Athens, Greece. ... 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...