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- 1521: William Shakespeare
- ... gather up what remains he could, of a name for which he had so great a veneration (Website).” We cannot be certain, but it would seem likely that William was apprenticed to his father's business in the usual way, perhaps some time around 1577 when John Shakespeare's fortunes seem to take a turn for the worse. The other significant educational opportunity Elizabethans had was mandatory attendance at church, where ... the influence of The Book of Common Prayer, Foxe's Acts and Monuments, and homilies and preaching ( Study and research guide). In any event, part of William's early education must be the ways of business he would have learned around his father's shop. Concerning this period, there is a legend reported in Aubrey's Brief Lives (Aubrey was a seventeenth century gentleman known as a gossip and raconteur--1681 ...
- 1522: Dr. Harvey Wiley: Courageous Pioneer and Crusader
- ... on it neighbors - the town baker, butcher and druggist - for it's simple needs. Food supply was now distanced from the source, making preserved and canned foods necessary. Corporations and large manufacturers took on the business of supplying food and were prepared to make more profit at any cost. Honest manufacturers were put at a competitive disadvantage and were forced to adopt the practices that could enable them to meet the ... in one or the other Houses of Congress, to be killed promptly, usually amid laughter and ridicule. In fact, pure food measures were smugly looked upon as the work of cranks and reformers without much business sense...." Thankfully they did not give up, and on June 30TH, 1906 the bill passed the house and was signed by president Theodore Roosevelt. It was now a law that contents of the food and ...
- 1523: Benjamin Franklin
- ... his benefit. While he was in Philadelphia working for Samuel Keimer, his work attracted the attention of the Governor, Sir William Keith. Governor Keith offered to set up the then 18 year old Franklin in business. He told Franklin to go to London to buy printing equipment and not to worry because there would be a letter of credit on the ship. When Franklin arrived in London, there was no letter ... had acquired” (356). Instead of retaliating with the Governor, Franklin dismissed the situation and in turn benefited from more experience by working with a printer. When the time finally came for Franklin to go into business for himself he was sure to use the knowledge he had acquired. At the age of twenty-two and for the next twenty years or so, Benjamin Franklin worked 6 and sometimes 7 days a ...
- 1524: Theodore Roosevelt
- ... as prepared to be chief executive. His greatest achievement was making reform respectable and popular after its radicalization by Populism. The more “Teddie” popularized reform, the more popular reform made “Teddie.” Originally he assailed big business, blaming them for creating a plutocracy and establishing reverence for commercial greed. The press named him, “the trustbuster.” But in truth he supported big corporations, if they behave in an economical beneficial manner. In 1912, as the Progressive Party’s presidential nominee, he defended big business in his “New Nationalism” platform. The first major achievement of Roosevelt’s second term was the Hepburn Act of 1906, which gave the Interstate Commerce Commission power to fix railroad rates and to prohibit discrimination ...
- 1525: Walt Disney
- ... had set up a studio in Los Angeles. She agreed to buy six Alice cartoons from Walt for $1,500 apiece. Walt decided to hire his brother, Roy, to run the financial side of the business. It was Roy’s business sense that kept the Disney company going (Greene Pg. 44). In 1923 they launched the Disney Brothers Studio. The only startup money the brothers had was 3,200. They moved into a one room apartment ...
- 1526: Harry S. Truman
- ... World War 2, he was stationed in France to fight. He returned home after we defeated the Germans for the first time, but not to work on the farm. Him and a partner went into business together selling men's clothing. He also got married to Elizabeth "Bess" Virginia Wallace on June 28, 1919. The clothing business never really worked out very well and ended in 1921. His only daughter, Mary Margaret Truman was born in 1924. Truman became very interested in politics, and was elected to the Senate. He was previously ...
- 1527: Eleanor Roosevelt
- ... knowing all the responsibilities of raising a child, Sara, Franklin's mother instructed Eleanor on what to do. Eventually, she convinced her to give up her volunteer work. She told her that she had know business in the slums where she could bring home disease to her child. Sara got involved in every aspect of there lives. She hired nurses and nannies to change,feed,and bathe the baby. By the ... countless conversations about politics, and made many friends for Franklin by calling on the wives of legislators and newspapermen. Although, interested in politics her self, Eleanor still felt that they were still a man's business. So she was extremely shocked when Franklin announced his stand of beings in favor of women;s right to vote and support on the women's suffrage movement. Franklin's political career taking off, caused ...
- 1528: Agatha Christie
- ... trick "provoked the most violent debate in detective story history" (C.L.C., Vol. 12, p. 118). Some critics called foul play, while others came to Christie's defense saying it is the reader's business to suspect everyone (C.L.C., Vol. 12, p.118). This device is used to confuse and bamboozle the reader. Weekly News Magazine states that: "Christie lays her tantalizing plots so precisely and drops her ... that live in the story (3) tantalizing the reader with the suspenseful and mind-boggling plot. It is no wonder that Agatha Christie is celebrated as the "Queen of Crime." After all, crime was her business, murder her game, and intriguing, bloodcurdling detective stories her life.
- 1529: Samuel Colt
- Samuel Colt Introduction Early Life School Teen years Early Years in Business Late Life Death Conclusion Bibliography Introduction Samuel Colt was one of the most well-know gunsmith in the United States of his time. Samuel owned an armory in West Hartford. He invented the first true ... long wick on it. Then he put it in the river and lit the fuse, then pushed it down the river. It exploded in the river in front of all the villagers. Early Years in Business Samuel's first model was of wood in 1832. In 1835 Samuel Handed in his first patent to the United States Patent Office for his revolving fire arm. Samuel's company had a very good ...
- 1530: Walt Disney
- ... jobs but couldn’t keep one for very long. There was very few artistic jobs available then and the ones that where available, the employers found something wrong with Walt. Then Walt started his own business. His brother Roy went in on it to, so they called the business Disney Brothers. Later it changed to Walt Disney Productions. His first animated character was Oswald the Bunny. He prided himself on this creation. But when he found out that the distruibtor for Walt Disney Productions ...
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