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- 6361: Liberalism: Hervert Spencer
- ... future will be that of putting a limit to the powers of parliaments. Spencer s political ideas hardly changed between 1842, when he published his Proper Sphere of Government, and 1903, the year of his death. The constancy of his political thought in the face of rapidly changing social and economic scene explains why the same ideas that were the last word in radical individualism in the eighteen-forties had become ...
- 6362: Lewis Latimer
- ... this prestigious, highly selective group. After leaving Edison's employ, Latimer worked for a patent consultant firm until 1922 when failing eyesight caused an end to his career. His health began to fail following the death of his beloved wife Mary Wilson Latimer in 1924. To cheer and encourage him to carry on, his children, two daughters, had a book of his poems printed in 1925 in honor of his 77th ...
- 6363: Lewis And Clark
- ... and one man died. Sergeant Floyd was the man who died and the only man to die on the expedition He died of appendicitis, which could not have been treated at that time anyhow. The death put the group in low spirits but they traveled on after having a funeral and burying the body peacefully with a cedar post for a grave. The Corps met the Oto and Missouri tribes, who ...
- 6364: Lenonard Bernstein
- ... p.m. Bernstein s last concert was conducted at Tanglewood on August 19, 1990. He died at his home in New York on October 14, 1990. Emotion spread like wildfire as the news of his death was circulated. He had been such an accomplished man of music. He can be held responsible for making American music what it is today. He was the first American born and trained composer to ever ...
- 6365: Lenis, Vladimir
- ... man whom Lenin had warned his associates about as being dangerous (Johnson 97) -- began making his grab at power. Unfortunately for Russians, Stalin beat Trotsky and became Secretary of the Communist Party upon Lenin s death, a position which was as good as dictator (100). Stalin, who was probably mentally unstable (96) , trashed the ideals of Marx, Lenin, and Trotsky in his own thirst for power. Marx had held the view ...
- 6366: Led Zeppelin
- ... on another drummer. For someone to 'learn' the things Bonham had done...it just wouldn't have been honest. We had a great respect for each other, and that needed to continue...in life or death." After a time, Plant embarked on a solo career. Page recorded and toured with The Firm, then released his own first solo album. Jones continued to arrange and produce. All have maintained a stance defiantly ...
- 6367: Kosovo And Milosevic
- ... little sense of the horror of Kosovo. To speed up the Kosovo exodus, buses and even trains are being used to dump civilians near the borders reminiscent of Nazi efficiency in transporting Jews to their death. The controlled Serb media is showing this exodus to its people. But they are being told that the Kosovars are fleeing from NATO bombs, and the Serb government is helping out by providing transport. Few ...
- 6368: Kobe Bryant
- ... in there and score.") As a result, he missed the November road trip where the Lakers twisted through Dallas, San Antonio and Houston, undefeated. Kobe watched the games from his couch-a fate worse than death. "You missed a good trip, man!" Vitti says, giving Kobe a warm hug. "I know, I never want to do that again, man," Kobe says, perturbed. "That Houston game was off the hook. Nick hit ...
- 6369: King Henry Viiii
- ... of Rome and the Protestants who rejected its doctrines. Henry was married six times. Anne Boleyn bore the king one child, who became Elizabeth I. Henry soon tired of Anne and had her put to death. A few days later he married a third wife, Jane Seymour. She died in a little more than a year, after having given birth to the future Edward VI. A marriage was then contracted with ...
- 6370: King Arthur
- ... is the one responsible for the portrayal of Arthur as a splendid King who conquered the British Isles and much of Europe Introduced by Geoffrey are Guenevere, Merlin, information about Arthur's strange birth and death and the concept of chivalry. Due to the tremendous popularity of Geoffrey's book, authors like Robert Wace and Chretien de Troyes continued on with the development of King Arthur and his life, adding yet ...
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