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- 7821: French Revolution
- ... success. Napoleon allied with two directors in the Directory and with his btoher Lucien, who was president of the Council of Five Hundred, and assembly under the Directory. On Nov. 9, 1799, in the Coup d'Etat de Brumaire he overthrewthe government. A forn of government modeled on the old Roman type was set up. Napoleon was elected first consul for ten years. By 1804 Napolean assumed the title of emperor ...
- 7822: "How to Tell a True War Story"
- ... about will help. Sometimes a war story isn't even about war. It may be about love, friendship, and dealing with a loss. I will always have the memories of war with me and one day I will share some of my stories. But for now I must find my place and myself in this society. I have taken your advice and am looking for a job in Kansas City. I ...
- 7823: Bosnia-Hercegovina
- ... 510) describes the arms displayed in Rome on the tomb of Catherine (died 1478), da ughter of Stjepan Vukcic duke of Saint-Abbas, and married in 1446 to Stjepan Tomas Kotromanic, last king of Bosnia (d. 1461): his description is unfortunately imprecise, but he mentions two horsemen (which he says is the Kotromanic emblem) and a "mailed arm with a sword in the center" (which he says represents Primorje, or the ...
- 7824: The Aztec Empire History
- ... not oppose Cortes because he thought that he was the God Quetzalcoatl. An Aztec legend said that Quetzalcoatl was driven away by another rival god and had sailed across the sea and would return some day. His return was predicted to come in the year Ce Acatl on the Aztec Calendar. This corresponded to the year 1519. Due to this prediction, Montezuma II thought Quetzalcoatl had returned when Cortes and his ...
- 7825: The Age of Exploration: Europe
- ... of Demarcation". It said that everything on the coast of this line was Portuguese and everything west was Spanish. The Portuguese got cheated, because all they were able to claim was a portion of present day Brazil. Spain claimed 95% of the Americas. Technology aided European exploration, such as more precise travel with the refinement of the compass and new sale designs and development. The growth of a middle class sparked ...
- 7826: Sports in Canada in the 1920s
- ... amateurs. They often came out of nowhere to capture the headlines, medals, and world records. The greatest multi-sport hero of that age was Lionel Conacher. He played hockey, football, baseball, and lacrosse. On the day of the 1921 Grey Cup, he played in the city baseball championship, and hit a triple in the last inning to win it. Then he drove across town and scored 15 points in the Grey ...
- 7827: Egyptian Mummies
- ... used. During periods of epidemics bodies had to be quickly mummified. In the embalming chambers a constant flow of water had to be maintained. In order to house all the bodies which required a seventy day dehydration period a large shed was constructed. Slaves would have the task of warding off dogs and other scavengers from the shed. To prevent the complete dissolving of muscle and tissue priests packed the body ...
- 7828: Constitutionalism: The Tyranny
- ... the government of the US to that of European systems. To him, European governments were still constricted by aristocratic privilege, the people had no hand in the formation of their government, let alone, there every day lives. He held up the American system as a successful model of what aristocratic European systems would inevitably become, systems of democracy and social equality. Although he held the American democratic system in high regards ...
- 7829: The World as Will and Idea and Young Goodman Brown: Symbols
- ... that 'evil is the nature of mankind' he is initiated into the belief of natural depravity. Brown can no longer control his will through intellect and therefore, he will continue to suffer until his dying day 'they carved no hopeful verse upon his tombstone for his dying hour was gloom' Although the ceremony which is to unite Faith and Brown in 'the communion of their race' is interrupted. Brown's doubts ...
- 7830: The Dreyfus Affair and Its Cause
- ... brother, who accused Esterhazy as the author of the Bordereau. Esterhazy demanded he be court-martialled and he was along with Picquart, both sent to prison. Another person took on the challenge now, on the day of January 13th a Republic Novelist by the name of Emile Zola wrote the article "J'accuse,", "I accuse" revealed Paty du Clam as a forger. He was charged for writing this, fined 3,000 ...
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