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- 6331: Napoleon 4
- ... with 600,000 men, limped back across the Russian frontier with only 25,000 survivors. Did Napoleon liberate France and much of Europe from the grip of the old regimes, or did he merely spread death and destruction in despotic fashion? Here is what a few of his contemporaries had to say: Metternich, chief minister to the emperor of Austria (1820) "...In order to judge of this extraordinary man, we must ...
- 6332: Nanak
- ... Nanak's incredible life came down to an end, he went to sit down under a tree. The Musalmans, who had received God's name from the Guru, said that would bury him after his death. His Hindu followers said that they would cremate him. When the Guru was invited to decide the discussion, Nanak said," Let the Hindus place flowers on my right, and the Musalmans on my left. They ...
- 6333: Muhammed Ali 2
- ... heard a voice saying to him, "You are the Messenger of God." This marked the beginning of his career as messenger of God ( or Allah), or Prophet. From this time, at frequent intervals until his death, he received "revelations". Sometimes these were kept in memory by Muhammad and his followers, and sometimes they were written down. About 650 they were collected and written in the Qur'an (or Koran, the sacred ...
- 6334: Moses
- ... to be killed. It was at this time that Moses was born. His older siblings, Aaron and Miriam, would join him later in his life to help lead the Israelite people. Moses was saved from death when his mother, Yocheved, floated him down the Nile River in a small basket, where he was discovered and saved by the daughter of Pharaoh. The name Moses is actually an Egyptian name. Little is ...
- 6335: Molly Pitcher
- ... was wrong with her husband. After she realized that there were no blood or bullet holes she took over the cannon. Molly helped load and fire the cannon and had a very close encounter with death. While she was firing a cannonball a shot from the enemy passed between her legs, not touching or hurting her, but rather tearing off her skirt. There were two nicknames that Molly earned out on ...
- 6336: Martin Luther King Jr. 8
- ... was undoubtedly a great leader whom we all admire. A man who changed history and the way people think about each other. A radical thinker who achieved many thing, and created great movements. Despite his death, his legacy and belief still stand strong. RESOURCES Transitions (Barbara Fine Clouse Pp.507-509) -The Ways Of Meeting Oppression -by Marther Luther King Jr.
- 6337: Martin Luther King Jr. 7
- ... news got out, everybody was angry. Big riots in more than 100 cities in the United States. In 1969, the sniper pleaded guilty and 99 years of prison. There was a big funeral after his death. On his gravestone, they wrote, I am free at last, thank God I am free at last!
- 6338: Marlowe Cut Short
- ... that Shakespeare could be come a god of English literature. Marlowe's "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" is one of his most famous love poems that was not discovered until 6 years after his death. This poem is the words of a man proposing to a woman. It tells of the simple pleasures of life and is told in a dreamlike state of mind. This poem is considered a Pastoral ...
- 6339: Mark Antony 2
- ... from Rome so he made a bad decision to take Sicily for himself. As a result he was deprived of his powers and administrative positions to be sent to exile, where he stayed to his death. Antony wanted a great eastern empire and Cleopatra was willing to help. Once again tension between Antony and Octavian started to emerge. Antony told Octavian how he treated his sister Octavia. Octavian told the public ...
- 6340: Marilyn Monroe
- ... a movie that was never produced, a three-year contract with the Studio Acting Guild, and a role as a secretary in As Young As You Feel. However, Johnny was not feeling young, and his death by heart attack shook me up a lot. Enough to make me start taking sleeping pills, given to me freely by Sidney Skolsky who worked at a pharmacy as well as in Hollywood. A man ...
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