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Which ship took Tolman to Kamchatka?
William Tolman was reportedly a mechanic from New England who got to Petropavlovsk on a whaling ship in 1813. Somehow he stayed behind and lived his whole long life in Kamchatka.
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Why was there little nonwhite migration to Europe in the 19th century?
Migration
This may sound like a strange question, but hear me out.
The 19th century was an age of massive population migration, perhaps the most significant in history according to this economic ...
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From what part(s) of Germany were the majority of Texas immigrants in the mid-19th century?
A large number of the immigrants into Texas in the middle of the 19th century were from what is today Germany. However, the people were "German" more by language than nationality; the German ...
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Why did so many Italians emigrate to Argentina?
On 13th of March, 2013, archbishop of Buenos Aires, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, became new pope of Catholic Church. He was born and raised in Argentina with Italian origins.
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