England was the leading European colonial power and had already established much of its overseas empire by the beginning of the 19th century. France was second, with its holdings in Southeast Asia and in North Africa, both. of these being established during the 19th century.
Thomas Edison married Mary Stilwell on December 25, 1871 (he was 24, she was 16).   She died on August 9, 1884.   He was married a second time, on February 24, 1886, at â¦the age of 39. His second wife's name was Mina Miller.
Penske heir, 34, and former Victoria's Secret model Elaine Irwin, 43, are expecting their first child. 1  The Nineties supermodel was married to John Mellencamp for 20 years, and is already mother to two teenage sons. 2  Mr Penske says that he and Ms Irwin quietly married in India last fall.