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- 4011: Harry S. Truman
- ... up programs to get America back moving normal again. He was reelected to a second term, but refused a third. His cabinet changed every couple of years with E. Stettnius, J. Byrneys, G. Marshall, and D. Acheson all as Secretary of States. Other important advisors were H. Stimsom and R. Patterson, the Secretaries of War/Defense during World War 2 and The Cold War. After his 8 years in Office, Truman did not retire like most old people that just sit in a chair all day. He wrote many books, remained active in politics, lectured around the country, and established the Truman Library. He was a folk hero to the American public by now. On December 26, 1972, Harry S. Truman ...
- 4012: The Romanovs
- ... to a boy. The priest, however, turned out to be a charlatan, because on June 5th of 1901 Grand-Duchess Anastasia was born. Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia Then Alexandra became pregnant with her fifth child. Day and night she was prayed to God for the boy. She understood how important it was for the country. Finally, Tsarevich Alexsei was born on July 30, 1901. The Tsar was so happy that he ... Rasputin became so close to the family; one thing everybody knew is that he had a huge influence on political decisions that the Tsar made, that is why family friends did not like him. One day Prince Yussoupov had a drinking party. It was December 30, 1916. He invited all his friends and Rasputin too. Felix Yussoupov (1887-1967) was a son of a very rich and aristocratic family. He married ... the last moments of the Romanovs' lives as they found the grave and they could talk about it openly. I found it very mysterious that two bodies were missing from the grave and until this day remain lost. It could be a good evidence that Anna Anderson, who claimed to be a Grand-Duchess Anastasia, was a real Tsarevna Anastasia. Anastasia Romanova & Anna Anderson However, DNA testing showed that Anna ...
- 4013: The Life of William Shakespeare
- The Life of William Shakespeare William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshine C England on April 26, 1564. His parents were John Shakespeare and Mary Arden. William was baptized the same day he was born in the Parish Church. The usual day for baptism was three days after birth so his parent said he was born on April 23. Ironically, that is the same day he died in 1616. His father, John Shakespeare was a glover. His wife, Mary, came from a Catholic family. William was the third eldest from at least eight children. William was educated through the ...
- 4014: Shih Huang Ti
- ... created had watchtowers, forty feet tall, every two hundred yards. The purpose of these towers was to alert the defending soldiers of approaching, attacking tribes. The soldiers at the towers signalled to each other by day using smoke signals, ! waving flags, blowing horns, and ringing bells; by night by lighting firework-like objects in the sky. The wall, itself, was approximately fifteen hundred miles long, thirty feet high and, at the ... but the Mongols were successful at breaking through the wall. Also, many years later, the Manchus, another strong tribe, penetrated the wall and took over parts of China. During the Ming Dynasty( 1368-1644 A.D.), the Great Wall was repaired by General Xu Da and watchtowers were added by General Qi Jiguang. Most of what tourists see today was made by these two generals. During World War II, the Great ...
- 4015: Benito Mussolini
- ... back to Italy. In Italy he persisted and gave public speeches, the people loved his ideas. He became one of Italy's most intelligent and menacing young Socialist. In November 1914 he published, Il Popolo d'Italia, and the prowar group Fasci d'Azione Rivoluzionaria. Mussolini's lifeblood went into Il Popolo d'Italia. Benito Mussolini became a national force; groups supporting intervention in the war sprang up everywhere. His expectations for the war, was the collapse of society that would bring him to power. His socialist ...
- 4016: The Biography of Husband E. Kimmel
- ... immanent attack by the Japanese on some pacific location. Washington received this information and neglected to inform Admiral Kimmel. The Saturday before, Washington Time, a final intercepted message was decoded and given to President F. D. Roosevelt. The president ordered a warning be sent to Kimmel the following day. His direct aide suggested that they wait until Monday before sending the message. Roosevelt left the decision to his military advisors. They sent the message to the Army and marine commandants at Pearl Harbour and ...
- 4017: All Good Things
- ... had to correct him for misbehaving - "Thank you for correcting me, Sister!" I didn't know what to make of it at first, but before long I became accustomed to hearing it many times a day. One morning my patience was growing thin when Mark talked once too often, and then I made a novice-teacher's mistake. I looked at Mark and said, "If you say one more word, I ... from them in years. I wonder how Mark is." Dad responded quietly. "Mark was killed in Vietnam," he said. "The funeral is tomorrow, and his parents would like it if you could attend." To this day I can still point to the exact spot on I-494 where Dad told me about Mark. I had never seen a serviceman in a military coffin before. Mark looked so handsome, so mature. All ... the world if only you would talk to me. The church was packed with Mark's friends. Chuck's sister sang "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." Why did it have to rain on the day of the funeral? It was difficult enough at the graveside. The pastor said the usual prayers, and the bugler played taps. One by one those who loved Mark took a last walk by the ...
- 4018: Thomas Jefferson
- ... 110). The sale included over six hundred acres at a cost of less than three cents an acre (internet). For Jefferson, this was a diplomatic and political achievement. The extensive amount of land includes: present-day Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, most of Kansas, portions of Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and last but not least Louisiana. By purchasing this land, the threats of war with France ceased ... the better for my having lived at all? I think his lifes works answer his self-examination with a resounding yes (internet). Bibliography Bober, Natalie. Thomas Jefferson: Man on a Mountain. (Macmillan, 1988). Boorstin, D.J. The Lost World of Thomas Jefferson. (University of Chicago Press, 1981). Brodie, F.M. Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History. (Bantam, 1975). Fleming, Thomas. The Man From Monticello: An Intimate Life of Thomas Jefferson. 1969 ...
- 4019: George Orwell
- ... for being poor. B. He wrote a few poems in Gregorian style 1. A few patriotic poems a. He is printed in local paper 2. A few nature poems C. His hatred for authority begins D. Very large negative effect on life. III. Non-writing years A. 1918-27 B. Worked as a policeman in Burma C. Wrote a few thoughts on paper but no real work completed IV. Major production ... so far as I remember it always had the same meticulous descriptive quality. (Orwell 1) Orwell said that for the longest time he would make up all kinds of stories in his head but every day the stories got more and more descriptive, as if his great descriptive sense came almost against his will. In 1911 at the age of eight Orwell entered a prep-boarding school. Right from the start ...
- 4020: Issac Newton
- ... known for his discovery of the law of universal gravitation and the laws of motion. Much of modern science is based on the understanding and use of his laws. Isaac Newton was born on Christmas Day, 1642, in the small English town of Woolsthorpe. His father, a farmer, died shortly before Isaac was born. When the boy was three years old, his mother remarried and moved to another town. Isaac stayed ... He neglected the necessary chores and thought only of books to study and mechanical things to make. There are many stories about him at that time that show how absent minded he was becoming. One day while he was leading a horse, the animal slipped its bridle and ran away. Isaac continued walking home with the empty bridle, unaware that the horse was gone. When an idea got into Newton's ... problems. in those 18 months he laid the foundation for his lifes work. During that time he hit upon a new mathematical tool he called fluxions or flowing quantities. Today it is called calculus. One day in 1665 Newtin was sitting in the garden in Woolsthorpe, thinking about force that kept the moon moving around the earth, he saw an apple fall from a tree. This set him thinking about ...
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