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Richard Wagner’s Die Walküre, composed in 1870, is a cornerstone of German Romantic opera. It forms part of his epic Ring Cycle, exploring themes of heroism, fate, and divine power through dramatic music and complex characters. The work features the instantly recognizable “Ride of the Valkyries.” Pr...
The Battle of Sedan was a major military engagement fought during the Franco-Prussian War from September 1 to 2, 1870, in northeastern France. A coalition of Prussian and German forces surrounded and decisively defeated the French Army of Châlons. The battle concluded with the surrender of French Em...
Lysander Spooner's 1870 American anarchist pamphlet denies that the U.S. Constitution can bind people who never personally consented to its authority.
No Treason No. 6: The Constitution of No Authority is Spooner's 1870 pamphlet arguing that the U.S. Constitution has no authority without consent.
The Battle of Gravelotte, also known as the Battle of Gravelotte-St. Privat, was a major military engagement fought on August 18, 1870, during the Franco-Prussian War. Taking place in the Lorraine region of France, it involved the armies of Prussia and its German allies clashing with the French Army...
The Battle of Sedan was fought on September 1–2, 1870, during the Franco-Prussian War in northeastern France. Prussian and allied German forces under Field Marshal Helmuth von Moltke encircled and defeated the French Army of Châlons, commanded by Emperor Napoleon III. The battle resulted in the capt...
Richard A. Proctor's 1870 star atlas, designed for amateur astronomers, organized the sky into overlapping charts and became a standard British popular astronomy reference.
