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The IBM 1720 was a pilot project to create a real-time process control computer based on the IBM 1620 Model I. Only three 1720 systems were ever built:...

Satisfaction 1720 (Danish: Tordenskjold & Kold) is a Danish feature film directed by Henrik Ruben Genz. The drama takes place in 1720 and follows the acclaimed...

The Kingdom of Sardinia is a term used to denote the Savoyard state from 1720 until 1861, which united the island of Sardinia with the mainland possessions...

Events from the year 1720 in Canada. French Monarch: Louis XV British and Irish Monarch: George I Governor General of New France: Philippe de Rigaud Vaudreuil...

1729 BC to December 31, 1720 BC. c. 1720 BC–The Hyksos invade and conquer Egypt, establishing their capital at Avaris. c. 1720 BC–Adasi, a native king...

Still Life Paintings from the Netherlands 1550–1720, (Dutch:Het Nederlandse Stilleven 1550–1720) is a 1999 art exhibition catalog published for a jointly...

This article is a summary of the major literary events and publications of 1720. September–October – The "South Sea Bubble", i.e. the collapse of the South...

This article lists the most significant events and works of the year 1720 in music. April – The Royal Academy of Music, a company formed for Handel in...

as it expanded its operations dealing in government debt, and peaked in 1720 before suddenly collapsing to little above its original flotation price....

The year 1720 in science and technology involved some significant events. February 10 – Edmond Halley is appointed as Astronomer Royal of England. May...

The 1720s decade ran from January 1, 1720, to December 31, 1729. In Europe it was a decade of comparative peace following a lengthy period of near continuous...

George Croghan (c. 1718 – August 31, 1782) was an Irish-born fur trader in the Ohio Country of North America (current United States) who became a key early...

the tenants of the houses. An act of Parliament, the Radcliffe Camera Act 1720 (7 Geo. 1. St. 1. c. 13), was passed that enabled any corporations within...

Saint-Germain-en-Laye, le 21 Avril 1720, agé d'environ 74 ans." Auger 1805, p. 7, line 12. "Hamilton mourut a St.-Germain-en-Laye, le 6 août 1720, âgé d'environ soixante-quatorze...

William Jameson (fl. 1689–1720) was a blind Scottish university teacher and religious controversialist. Jameson was born blind, but, being educated at...

of the Habsburgs until 1717, and then of the Spanish Empire again until 1720. The kingdom was a part of the Crown of Aragon and initially consisted of...

The London Underground: An Illustrated History. Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-1720-4. Weinreb, Ben; Hibbert, Christopher; Keay, John; Keay, Julia (2008). The...

The Treaties of Stockholm were two treaties signed in 1719 and 1720 that ended the war between Sweden and an alliance of Hanover and Prussia. Aspects of...

Robert Knox (8 February 1641 – 19 June 1720) was an English sea captain in the service of the British East India Company. He was the son of another sea...

The River Dane is a tributary of the River Weaver that originates in the Peak District area of England. The name of the river (earlier Daven) is probably...

River Kennet Navigation Act 1720 Act of Parliament Parliament of Great Britain Long title An Act for enlarging the Time for making the River Kennet navigable...

Anne Bonny (disappeared after 28 November 1720) was a pirate who served under John “Calico Jack” Rackham. Amongst the few recorded female pirates in history...

The Kingdom of Sicily was ruled by the House of Savoy from 1713 until 1720, although they lost control of it in 1718 and did not relinquish their title...

Fatma Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: فاطمہ سلطان; "One who abstains"; 22 September 1704 – May 1733), was an Ottoman princess, daughter of Sultan Ahmed III and...

John Rackham (hanged 18 November 1720), commonly known as Calico Jack, was an English pirate captain operating in the Bahamas and in Cuba during the early...

Crown of Great Britain. Citation 6 Geo. 1. c. 5 Dates Royal assent 7 April 1720 Other legislation Repealed by Repeal of Act for Securing Dependence of Ireland...

1714 1715 1716 1717 1718 1719 1720 1721 1722 1723 1724 1725 1726 1727 1728 1729 1730 … In literature 1717 1718 1719 1720 1721 1722 1723 Art Archaeology...

Jonathan Mayhew (October 8, 1720 – July 9, 1766) was a noted American Congregational minister at Old West Church, Boston, Massachusetts. Mayhew was born...

Parliament passed a stricter addition, the Woollen, etc., Manufactures Act 1720 (7 Geo. 1. St. 1. c. 7). This time they prohibiting the sale of most cottons...