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- 351: Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
- ... success that she was honored with an Emmy Award for the broadcast(18). According to Maryanne Bode, author of Women Role Models of Today as the First Lady, Jackie traveled with her husband to France, Austria, the United Kingdom, Venezuela, Mexico, Costa Rica, Pakistan, India and Columbia. Jackie was interested in the other countries cultures, beliefs, fashion and languages. Being so interested and knowledgeable made her a popular ambassador to people ...
- 352: Napoleon Bonaparte
- ... When he was defeated by the English at WaterLoo in 1815, Napoleon was made prisoner and taken to St. Helena, an isolated island in the south atlantic. WIth him were his jailers from Great Britain, Austria, Russia, and France, four companions to keep him company, a doctor to keep him well, and twelve servants. At first, Napoleon tried to make the best of things, but in time he became bored and ...
- 353: Sigmund Freud
- ... cancer. The pain of the cancer became so severe that Freud became addicted to cocaine to help with the pain. In the late 1930's Freud was awarded the Goethe Prize. On March 12, 1938, Austria is annexed by Germany and Freud emigrate to London with his wife and his youngest daughter Anna. On September 23, 1939, Freud dies of cancer in London. (Jones, 1970) In Freud's book A General ...
- 354: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Perhaps the greatest musical genius who ever lived, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria, Jan. 27, 1756, the son of Leopold Mozart, concertmaster at the archiepiscopal court, and his wife, Anna Maria Pertl. Leopold Mozart was a successful composer and violinist, whose famous treatise on violin playing (Versuch Einer ...
- 355: Paul Ehrlich
- ... On August 20, 1915 in Homburg, Germany Paul Ehrlich died from another stroke. During Paul Ehrlich's lifetime, he was awarded many honors. He was a member of 81 academies and other learned associations in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Egypt, Brazil, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Sweden, Turkey, the USA and Venezuela. He also held honorary doctorates in several universities. In 1887, he ...
- 356: Comparing Hitler And Stalin In Their Rise To Power
- ... Hitler had plans for Germanic unity and German living space. German unity meant the gathering together of all Germans in Europe, one people into one empire, ruled by one leader. This involved people living in Austria, Czechoslovakia, Danzig, Memel and other isolated pockets. Germany did not have enough farmland to feed her population of enough raw materials to supply her factories. New lands to the east would then have to be ...
- 357: Mozart: Portrait Of A Genius
- Mozart: Portrait Of A Genius By: Norbert Elias Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27, 1756 in Salzburg, Austria. He was a centrally important composer of the Classical Era. On December 5, 1971, at the age of thirty five he died of typhoid fever, and was buried in a paupers grave on December ...
- 358: Marquise de Pompadour
- ... his private secretary. Her influence on state policy has been exaggerated, though she did make major decisions at times. She urged the appointment of certain ministers, and was blamed for the alliance between France and Austria and France's disastrous involvement in the Seven Years' War (1756-1763). She was also a generous supporter of the arts. She built a private theatre at Versailles where she often performed. Her greatest passion ...
- 359: Napoleon And Unrest In Europe
- ... Bismarck united German states into an empire under the King of Prussia. After the revolutions of 1848 Hungary rebelled against Austrian rule. The second time, instead of fighting, they were granted a dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary. This Empire strengthened its monarchy to combat liberalism and nationalism. In Russia the Romanov dynasty struggled with liberal demands. Though some reforms were granted Russia remained essentially autocratic. They struggle through several reforms. Oppression ...
- 360: Sigmund Freud
- ... own ideas, and in 1923, he published a revised version of many of his earlier theories. That same year, he learned he had cancer of the mouth. In 1938, the Nazis gained control of Austria. Freud, who was Jewish, went to England with his wife and children to escape persecution. He died there of cancer in 1939. Freuds most important writings include the Interpretation of Dreams (1900), Three Essays ...
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