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- 1581: Wilson, Woodrow
- ... 1890) to Princeton as professor of jurisprudence and political economy. A popular lecturer, Wilson also wrote a score of articles and nine books, including Division and Reunion (1893) and his five-volume History of the American People (1902). In 1902 he was the unanimous choice of the trustees to become Princeton's president. His reforms included reorganization of the departmental structure, revision of the curriculum, raising of academic standards, tightening of ... Roosevelt and 8 for the Republican candidate, President William Howard Taft. Progressive as President By presenting his program personally before the Democratically controlled Congress, employing personal persuasion as well as patronage, and appealing to the American public with his stirring rhetoric, Wilson won passage of an impressive array of progressive measures. The Underwood Tariff Act (1913), the first reduction in duties since the Civil War, also established a modest income tax ... Chinese mainland. He approved Secretary of State William Jennings BRYAN's efforts to minimize the danger of war through a series of "conciliation treaties" and joined him in an unsuccessful attempt to negotiate a Pan-American pact guaranteeing the integrity of the Western Hemisphere. In attempting to deal with revolutionary Mexico, Wilson first sought to promote self-government by refusing to recognize the military usurper Victoriano HUERTA and forcing him ...
- 1582: Malcolm X
- Malcolm X Malcolm X, b. May 19, 1925, d. Feb. 21, 1965, was an influential American advocate of BLACK NATIONALISM, and--as a pioneer in articulating a vigorous self-defense against white violence--a precursor of the black power movement of the late 1960s. Born Malcolm Little in Omaha, Neb., he ... and in 1963 Malcolm was suspended as a minister of the Black Muslims. After a pilgrimage to Mecca, he announced (1964) that he had become an orthodox Muslim and founded the rival Organization for Afro-American Unity. His travel in the Middle East and Africa gave him a more optimistic view regarding potential brotherhood between black and white Americans; he no longer preached racial separation, but rather a socialist revolution. His career ended abruptly when he was shot and killed in New York City on Feb. 21, 1965, by assassins thought to be connected with the Black Muslims. The AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MALCOLM X (dictated ...
- 1583: Charles Manson
- ... lyrics and songs. Manson saw the 4 Beatles as the 4 Angels that announced the ending of the world in the bible. (Armageddon) On "The White Album" there are two song titles containing the word revolution. These are "Revolution 1" and "Revolution 9." Manson thought the Beatles were talking about a black/white revolution. The word rise can be found in "Revolution 9" and could be depicted as a prediction of a Black uprising. One song ...
- 1584: The Adventures Of Huckleberry
- ... of immediate equality died with the death of Lincoln. Groups like the KKK drove blacks down to a new economic low. What time would be better than this to write a book about the great American dream, a book about long held American ideals, now squashed by big business and white supremacy? Mark Twain did just that, when he wrote what is considered by many as the Great American Epic. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The great American epic, may be one of the most interesting and complex books ever written in the history of our nation. This book cleverly disguises many of ...
- 1585: With Malice Toward None By Ste
- ... obvious--he entered politics, finishing eighth out of thirteen in a race for the Illinois House of Representatives in August of 1832. Abraham Lincoln was a strong supporter of Whig founder Henry Clay and his "American System." This system that arose from the National Rebublicans of 1824 was in opposition to the powerful Democratic party of President Andrew Jackson. Lincoln agreed with Clay that the government should be a positive force ... in those places. It had to be classified as a "military measure," such as depriving the South of the services of her slaves. Lincoln realized that in order to peacefully integrate the former slaves into American society he decided to train them as regular soldiers, and they fought gallantly. Some 186,000 colored troops had been enrolled in the Union army by the end of the war. The famous poet Henry ... It was Good Friday, April 14, 1865, only five days after the end of the war. Despite numerous warnings from some of his closest advisors, President Lincoln insisted on attending an evening performance of Our American Cousin at Ford's Theater. Since General Grant was expected to attend the play with President Lincoln, the President's attendance was highly publicized. John Wilkes Booth, a staunch Southern supporter, was a well ...
- 1586: Charles Manson
- ... lyrics and songs. Manson saw the 4 Beatles as the 4 Angels that announced the ending of the world in the bible. (Armageddon) On "The White Album" there are two song titles containing the word revolution. These are "Revolution 1" and "Revolution 9." Manson thought the Beatles were talking about a black/white revolution. The word rise can be found in "Revolution 9" and could be depicted as a prediction of a Black uprising. One song ...
- 1587: Will Rogers
- ... brilliant mind. Furthermore, Will Rogers was more than just a comedian; he was a man of character. Throughout his life, he exhibited the qualities of humility, fairness, generosity, and loyalty witch make him a real American hero. Will was born in Oklahoma and proud of it. The son of a rancher, he was a one quarter Cherokee and never missed an opportunity to brag about his Native American heritage. "My ancestors didn't come on the Mayflower," he used to joke, "but they met the boat." Will stayed true to his Cherokee roots; he went to an Indian school and had many Indian friends. Later he became active in Native-American issues and was a major spokesman for Native-American rights in the U.S. Above all,though, Will was a "regular guy." His shy grin, easy manner, and total absence of sham endeared to ...
- 1588: A Biography on Carl Sandburg
- A Biography on Carl Sandburg Carl Sandburg was a great man. His life was one of fame, once he began writing. He inspired many people. He also became an American Marvel. His works still remain read even today, 30 years after his death. His life was an interesting one. His parents immigrated to the US from Sweden. His parents moved to Galesburg, Illinois. He attended ... he went on to change sets in theater, operated a brick kiln, and worked as a carpenter, house painter and dishwasher. When he was older, he joined the fight against the Spanish in the Spanish-American War. He spent a long eight months in Puerto Rico. After the war, he went to Lombard College. Afterwards , he went on to work as an organizer for the Social-Democratic Party in Wisconsin, during ... popular, that he quit journalism to write full-time as a career. He also moved away from the black ink to write songs. Some were accepted into songbooks, such as The Songbag, and The New American Songbag. Sandburg was then transformed into an American Marvel. he was very interested in the Ideas of Democracy and Liberty. He was inspired by great men, such as Abraham Lincoln, who was shot eighteen ...
- 1589: To Be, Or Not To Be
- ... himself. In 1880, Conrad was part of the crew of the Cutty Sark. On this ship, Sidney Smith killed a black man, John Francis. The captain of the Cutty Sark secretly helped Smith to an American ship, the Colorado. Four days later, Smith committed suicide (Daleski 171). Smith had not wanted to be tried for his murder. This experience is particularly interesting when one compares it to Conrad s short story ... his childhood. In the 1860s, the hope of the peasantry in Russia and the surrounding area was that they were on the verge of a bloody revolt against the nobility and the autocracy (Freeze 192). Revolution was on the minds of many. By 1863, Poland began a revolution against Russia that would sadly end in failure (Polonia online). After the defeat, Tsar Nicholas Russified everything. The leaders of the revolution where tried for treason and killed. Other fighters of independence were sought ...
- 1590: Tale Of Two Cities Charictariz
- ... negatively--will affect your judgment of his character, and of Dickens' entire work. Some readers take the positive view that Carton's act is a triumph of individual love over the mob hatred of the Revolution. Carton and the seamstress he comforts meet their deaths with great dignity. In fulfilling his old promise to Lucie, Carton attains peace; those watching see "the peacefullest man's face ever beheld" at the guillotine. In a prophetic vision, the former "jackal" glimpses a better world rising out of the ashes of revolution, and long life for Lucie and her family--made possible by his sacrifice. This argument also links Carton's death with Christian sacrifice and love. When Carton makes his decision to die, the New Testament ... name. He is French by birth, and English by preference, and emerges as a bicultural Everyman. He's a common, decent person, caught in circumstances beyond his control. Darnay isn't merely caught in the Revolution, he's pulled by it, as if by a magnet. He's at the mercy of fate. Besides fate, a leading theme, Darnay illustrates a second concern of the novel: renunciation or sacrifice. He ...
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