Sentence examples for it was the scene from inspiring English sources

It was the scene of numerous labour strikes, and its millworkers played a prominent role in the American labour-union movement.

(It was the scene of her suicide).

It was the scene before the crime.

It was the scene of early development of maritime trade.

It was the scene of a disastrous fire in 1898.

It was the scene of a Dutch victory over the Spanish in 1600.

First mentioned in 1172, it was the scene in 1481 of the Diet of Stans.

It was the scene of skirmishes during the U.S. War of Independence.

In 1813 it was the scene of a battle between Napoleon's troops and Austrians and Bavarians.

It was the scene of a battle in the American Civil War.

In 1994 it was the scene of 1,464 political killings; last year only 226.