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- 2101: Biography of Pocahontas
- ... entirely of clay. Any orders from Powhatan to fetch two large stones would have been impossible to fill. If rocks were required, someone would have to venture to the falls at Richmond before any rocks big enough to meet specifications could be found. If all that was necessary was something flat enough to lay Smiths head upon, a log would work just as well as the unattainable rocks. The English ...
- 2102: Tiger Woods
- ... golf swing. Lets just say that the ball always doesnt end up where I want it to be all the time. Golf may look easy, but it isnt. Tigers skill in hitting big drives makes him a standout player. He is currently ranked third on the PGA tours farthest drivers list (he averages 292.9 yards per drive). Tiger is not really that muscular, but he manages ...
- 2103: Adolf Hitler
- ... growing unemployment, fear of Communism, Hitler's self-certainty, and the diffidence of his political rivals. Nevertheless, when Hitler was appointed chancellor in January 1933, he was expected to be an easily controlled tool of big business. Once in power, however, Hitler quickly established himself as a dictator. Thousands of anti-Nazis were hauled off to concentration camps and all signs of dissent suppressed. An Enabling Act passed by a subservient ...
- 2104: Bill Gates
- ... picture of the Altair 8080 and the headline "World's First Microcomputer Kit to Rival Commercial Models." He bought the issue and rushed over to Gates's dorm room. They both recognized this as their big opportunity. The two knew that the home computer market was about to explode and that someone would need to make software for the new machines. Within a few days, Gates had called MITS (Micro Instrumentation ...
- 2105: Biography of Robert E. Lee
- ... of the war. The Americans attacked a fort outside Mexico City. Lee planned the attack. For days he worked without sleep. He found out where the Mexican soldiers were. He knew where to put the big guns. It was easy for the Army to take the fort. The American Army marched right into Mexico City. The war was now officially over. Lee's engineering skill made it possible for American troops ...
- 2106: The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte
- ... do nothing for you. Your patience and courage do you honor, but give you neither worldly goods nor glory. I shall lead you into the most fertile plains in the world where you will find big cities and wealthy provinces. You will win honor, fame and riches. Soldiers of the Army of Italy! Could courage and constancy possibly fail you?" Once Napoleon took over it didn't take long for him ...
- 2107: The Life and Times of Ronald Reagan
- ... much value to liver. When I went down to buy the ten-cent soup bone, I was also told to ask the butcher for liver for the cat, we didn't have a cat. Our big meal on Sunday was always fried liver. We ate on the soup bone all the rest of the week. My mother would put it in the pot and keep on adding potatoes and slices of ...
- 2108: Presdent James Abram Garfield
- ... his mother determined that he should have an education. When he was four years old, a log schoolhouse was built on the Garfields' lot. The Boy on the Towpath When he was 15, James was big enough and strong enough to do a man's work. He hired out to the neighbors for chopping wood, washing sheep, planting, plowing, and sowing. When he was 16, he decided to become a sailor ...
- 2109: Julius Caesar
- ... return from a successful year administrating Spain Caesar was elected consul for 59 BC through political alliance with Pompey and Crassus . This alliance was called the first triumvirate. Caesar's purpose was to gain a big military command. Pompey for his part sought the ratification of his Eastern settlement and land allotments for his discharged troops. Crassus sought a revision of the contract for collecting taxes in the province of Asia ...
- 2110: Richard Joseph Daley
- ... mayoralty race and begins a 21-year career as mayor of the second largest U.S. city. Daley, the archetypal city "boss," served as mayor from 1955 to 1976. He was one of the last big city bosses. As a Democrat, Daley wielded a great deal of power in this largely Democratic city. He headed a powerful political machine that effectively dominated much of Chicago. He governed by the spoils system ...
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