The first copies of the classic vampire novel Dracula, by Irish writer Bram Stoker, appear in London bookshops on May 26, A childhood invalid, Stoker grew up to become a football soccer star at Trinity College, Dublin. After graduation, he got a job in civil service at The new law reflected the desire of Americans to isolate themselves from the world after fighting World War I in Europe, As a teen, he rose at four in the morning to deliver newspapers, and after school he Sign up now to learn about This Day in History straight from your inbox.
On May 26, , a Boeing crashes into the jungle near Bangkok, Thailand, and kills all people on board. The charges were obviously an attempt by the United States Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith, commander of the Confederate Trans-Mississippi division, surrenders on May 26, , one of the last Confederate generals to capitulate. Smith, who had become commander of the area in January , was charged with keeping the Mississippi Contemporaries confirmed that the Emperor avoided social events and tried to spend as much time as possible in the circle of his close family.
The couple had four girls - Olga, Tatyana, Maria and Anastasia - before the longed-for son, Alexey, finally appeared in The great joy at the birth of an heir turned into horror shortly thereafter at the discovery that the young child was stricken with hemophilia, a potentially lethal disease in which the blood does not clot. Although stringent steps were implemented to protect the boy's fragile life, it was impossible to prevent all injuries, and in those desperate cases, with the doctors unable to alleviate the boy's excruciating pain and the Tsar's incredible wealth incapable of purchasing a cure, a terrified Alexandra grasped at other means to save the life of her beloved son.
Thus the magnetic Siberian mystic, Rasputin, was able to rise to prominence. To this day, no satisfactory explanation has been found as to how Rasputin worked his cures, but work them he did, and Alexandra trusted him implicitly as the only person capable of helping her pain-wracked son. Thus, the mangy mystic gained enormous influence over the devout Alexandra, and through her over the Emperor of Russia, all of which only further destabilized the country that was suddenly plunged into a war of worldwide dimensions.
The First World War shocked contemporaries with its brutality and simultaneously, demonstrated the weakness of certain elements of the Russian economy. If, at the declaration of war in , thousands of citizens enthusiastically cheered Nicholas II on Petersburg's Palace Square, only two years later the popularity of the war among society at large had plummeted.
Nicholas' decision to take upon himself the duties of the Supreme Commander and his departure from St.
Petersburg to Headquarters at the front caused him to lose control over the situation in the capital. The active participation of the Empress a German by birth in the running of the government, led to outrageous rumors that resulted in a further weakening of the power of the autocracy.
A disruption in food supplies in Petrograd during the harsh winter of exacerbated the already deep social divisions and quickly led to riots in the capital, and finally to the February Revolution. In March , Nicholas abdicated in both his name and the name of his underage son, the Tsarevich Alexey.
It was assumed that power would pass to his brother, Grand Duke Mikhail, but he refused to accept the crown. The convening of a Constituent Assembly to determine the country's future form of government was announced for the end of , and in the meantime, power passed to the Provisional Government, which consisted of eminent personalities from the State Duma.
However, before the Constituent Assembly could be convened, the Bolsheviks had already seized power in the country. Nicholas gave two each year as presents, one for his mother and one for his wife. Most famous was the Coronation Egg that Nicholas gave to his wife as a memento of their Coronation Day. The egg opens to reveal a surprise in the form of a replica of their coronation coach.
Nicholas aimed to strengthen the Franco-Russian Alliance and pursue a policy of European pacification. He initiated and convened the Hague Convention of , designed to end the arms race and solve international disputes peacefully.
Although it proved unsuccessful due to mutual distrust between great powers, it was among the first formal statements of the laws of war and war crimes. Nicholas was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, along with Russian diplomat Friedrich Martens, for setting this up and contributing to its implementation.
Following his abdication, both the Provisional Government and Nicholas wanted the royal family to go into exile in the UK. February 7, Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. His son, Nicholas II, becomes the emperor of Russia. May 26, The coronation of Nicholas II. January 23, Bloody Sunday; the Russian people lose faith in their Czar.
Czar Nicholas is forced to create a constitution and the Duma.
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