Newborn Babies. Originally an Old Irish name, Aiden has been one of the most popular boys' names for about the past decade or so. It cracked the Top 10 most popular names in 2010 and has hovered in the top 20 since. The name has spawned other variations and spellings and has even outpaced the traditional Irish spelling of Aidan.
Regency era. The Regency in Great Britain was a period when King George III was deemed unfit to rule and his son ruled as his proxy as Prince Regent. On the death of George III in 1820, the Prince Regent became George IV. The term Regency (or Regency era) can refer to various stretches of time; some are longer than the decade of the formal Regency which lasted from 1811â1820.
On August 24, 1814, after defeating the Americans at the Battle of Bladensburg, a British force led by Major General Robert Ross occupied Washington and set fire to many public buildings, including the White House (known as the Presidential Mansion at the time) and the Capitol, as well as other facilities of the U.S. government.