His father's money was made in vodka distilleries and lost when their monopoly ended, leaving the family bankrupt when Diaghilev was 18.
England's great expeditionary era evolved as the Napoleonic Wars ended, leaving the Royal Navy with a lot of men with time on their hands.
By the following year, the first Grand Central was completed, and steam service south of 42nd Street ended, leaving only a horse-drawn trolley line to ply the tunnel.
THE rebound in trade that bolstered world growth in late 2009 and early this year appears to have ended, leaving the manufacturing sector in many countries with the prospect of slower growth.
But what happened when two extended safety-car periods ended, leaving the drivers to race flat-out to the checkered flag, suggested something in the nature of Formula One drivers that has changed little over the decades.
Then, as now, trouble began when a speculative real estate frenzy ended, leaving banks awash in debts they preferred not to recognize and hoping that bad loans would turn good (or at least be forgotten).
