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- 4051: Winston Churchill: A Biography
- ... invaded the low countries on May 10, 1940. The prime minister Winston Churchill was largely responsible for many aspects of war policy. He established personal relations of the highest value with U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt who began to supply arms and weapons to Britain immediately after the British army lost most of its equipment at Dunkerque (June 1940). In the late summer of 1940, as the Battle of Britain ... Winston Churchill was England's greatest leader, and as Britain's leader through most of World War II, he personified resistance to tyranny. Sir Winston Churchill died on Jan. 24, 1965, 70 years to the day after his father, at the age of 90. Winston Churchill was a man who fought for what was right, and held democracy high. His inspirational life shows that embodying the spirit of the twentieth century ...
- 4052: George Washington: Summoned By A Country; One Man Stood Strong
- ... distress from a consciousness that my abilities and military experience may not be equal to the extensive and important trust...I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the room that I this day declare with the utmost sincerity I do not think myself equal to the command (Fleming 54). This statement was thought to be one of the hallmarks of his greatness. Washington only offered a vow to ... tactics II. Commander-in-Chief of Virginia A. General Braddock 1. Contempt for American forces 2. Death B. Leader of Virginia forces III. Creation of America A. Expanding the colonies B. Taxation C. Revolutionary leader D. End of upheaval IV. New Government A. Citizenship in a democracy B. First President of the United States 1. Second President
- 4053: Christopher Columbus
- ... like when Queen Isabella thought that his price was too high, and when he had to wait for years and years to go to Asia, but he keeped his hopes up and believed that some day he'd be able to go to Asia.
- 4054: Terry Redlin: A Biography
- ... S. Art magazine. His use of colors and contrast has truly made his paintings elite. Redlin's interest in the out-of-doors can be traced back to his childhood. Growing up in Watertown, S.D., he was involved in a motorcycle accident which ended his dream of being a forest ranger. He then decided to work toward a degree in graphic arts. He graduated from the St. Paul School of ... by the Minnesota waterfowl Association. Five years ago, Redlin completed his largest painting yet. He painted a picture of America the Beautiful. He did eight paintings in which he painted from the West to Present day. The paintings have been showcased by many magazines, private collectors, and also in Museums. Terry Redlin receives the most satisfaction from his work. His donation of $20 million dollars set a record for all-time ...
- 4055: Gaius Marius: Savior.. or Destroyer?
- ... military genius and political ineptitude. Due to the poverty of surviving sources during both the year 100 and the brief civil war in 88, and in fact during most of this period, insight into Marius' day-to-day political activities is difficult. However this much is certain, his military reforms, such as offering la nd to veterans and accepting army volunteers from the capita censi, while saving Rome in the short run, ultimately ... food, and in themselves. Now that a large part of Marius' legions comprised of volunteers, he, along with Saturninus and Glaucia, constructed a new form of payment. The legionaries were paid (with money) for each day of service, but upon retirement they were settled on land in Southern Gaul or North Africa. Hence, the former soldiers would not return to their previous life as poor peasants. This was a great ...
- 4056: Important People in History
- ... the relationship between stimulus and response. Pavlov tested his theory with dogs. He discovered that by ringing a bell and giving them food the would salavate. He called this an uncontrolled response. Then again he'd ring the bell and give them food. After doing so for hours, he'd ring the bell and the dogs would come running and they'd salavate because they knew the food was coming. This was then calles a controlled response. Pavlov's work directed on the study of observable behaviour. Durkheim, Emile - Sociologist (1859- 1917) Durkheim was a French ...
- 4057: Serial Murderer Ed Gein
- ... s home.) This would be the first murder Ed Gein would admit to. On November 16, 1957, 58-year-old Bernice Worden disappeared from her Plainfield hardware store under strikingly similar circumstances. It was opening day of deer season so very few men or women were around town. There was blood on the floor, a thin trail of it leading out back, where the victim's truck had last been seen. Worden's son recalled that Gein had asked his mother for a date, and on the day before she disappeared, Ed mentioned that he needed anti-freeze. Gein came into the store to buy anti-freeze for his car. He also wanted to buy a new .22 caliber gun. Gein had a ... The story of Ed Gein is riddled with mystery and suspicion. The details of the case are fuzzy at best and greatly influenced by the opinion of the writer. Questions still remain to this very day; how could someone perpetrate these horrible crimes. Ed Gein in my opinion is the most bizarre serial killer of all time.
- 4058: The Life of Sid Vicious
- ... created by John Lydon. John and Sid complemented each other perfectly. John brought out the humor in Sid. Neither were seriously into drinking but Sid developed an early addiction for speed. John and Sid one day found a store called "Too Fast To Live, Too Young To Die" which absolutely fascinated them. Later it was changed to the name "Sex" by its owners Vivienne Westwood and the future Sex Pistols manager ... six foot tall Sid to move aside so he could see the show, he pulled out his rusty bike chain and thrashed his head several times. His bike chain became a well-known weapon. One day the band decided to fire Glen Matlock because they felt he did not fit in well with the band. They held auditions for a bass player, and Sid spent the whole night before auditions teaching ... learned, and got the spot as bass player mostly because of how horrible he sounded. The Sex Pistols was the summit of Sid Vicious' life. They had a big U.K. tour and a 12-day U.S. tour. They became more and more famous, and by the time they came to the United States for their tour, so many people had heard about them that people came to their ...
- 4059: The Life of Martin Luther King, Jr.
- ... negotiate an end to some forms of segregation in Birmingham- encouraged many Americans to support national legislation against segregation. King and other black leaders organized the 1963 March on Washington, a massive protest in Washington, D.C., for jobs and civil rights. King delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech to an audience of more than 200,000 civil rights supporters. The speech and the march created the political momentum ... a voting-rights protest march that was planned to go from Selma, Alabama, to the state capital of Montgomery, more than 80 km (50 mi) away. The marchers met with severe police brutality on a day that came to be known as Bloody Sunday, as police beat and tear-gassed the marchers. Almost three weeks later, more than 3000 people arrived in Montgomery, where King addressed a rally of more than ...
- 4060: Pope Paul III: The Sixteenth Century Miracle
- ... the land or else they would declare war. Obviously Paul was astonished to hear that his own family was threatening him. No other event in his life had given him so much pain. On the day of All Souls, Pope Paul III announced that he wanted a meeting with his grandson Cardinal Alessandro. When they met Paul became very angry with him and dismissed him from the administration. That would be ... resolution, and the first steps in the direction of a long- demanded reform. (729) Works Cited Bayer, Franz Joseph. Book of The Popes. Boston: Crossway Books, 1970. Brusher, Joseph. Popes Through The Ages. New Jersey: D. Van Nostrand Co. Inc., 1965. John, Eric. The Popes. New York: Hawthorn Books Inc.,1964. Ranke, Von. History of The Popes Volume I. New York: Warner Books, 1975.
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