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- 9041: Burr, Aaron
- ... in nature, appeared in print, and Burr, who lost the election, demanded a retraction, which Hamilton refused to make. The duel that followed at Weehawken, N.J., on July 11, 1804, resulted in Hamilton's death. Charged with murder, Burr fled to Philadelphia to escape arrest. The Conspiracy In his final eight months as vice-president, Burr's conduct was exemplary. He presided over the impeachment trial of Samuel Chase with ...
- 9042: John F. Kennedy
- ... marked by an eternal flame lighted by his wife and brothers. Five days after the funeral, President Johnson appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Earl Warren chairman of a committee to investigate Kennedys death. The findings of the commission were announced on September 27, 1964, which stated that investigators had found "no evidence of conspiracy in the assassination."9 Their report concluded that "the shots which killed President Kennedy ...
- 9043: Catherine The Great: Empress Of All Russia
- ... and her spirit doctor inspected them all before they could be her lover...but Sergei Vasiljevits Saltykov (father of her first son) and Grigori Orlov (father of second son) were special to her. Upon the death of Catherine on November 17, 1796, modern Russian society was organized and its culture had struck firm roots. Russia was also playing a determining role in world affairs. Bibliography 1. Scott, Robert, H., Catherine the ...
- 9044: Alexander The Great: A Life With A Meaning Like No Other
- ... known world, were incomparable in the Ancient World. Alexander began to give meaning to his name "the Great", at the age of 20 and died at the age of 33. At the time of his death, he was the emperor of Greece, the supreme ruler of Asia, the king of Persia and the grand pharaoh of Egypt. It seems unbelievable that one man could accomplish so much in such a short ...
- 9045: Andrew Jackson: Indian Fighter
- ... his actions often did. Early in 1818, without clear authorization, he violated Spanish-owned territory by chasing the hostile Seminole into Florida, where he then created another international incident by putting two British subjects to death(Sellers 105). Then to further his aggression, he campaigned on to Pensacola where he attacked the Spaniards there that gave permission to the British enturpenurs to sell guns to the Seminoles. He then took down ...
- 9046: My Secret Confessions From The Grave: Al Capone
- ... charged with tax evasion. Judge Wilkerson sentenced me to serve 11 years in prison and to pay $80,000 in fines and court costs in addition to the $210,000 in over due taxes. The penalty was more severe than I had expected. During this time the Chicago Crime Commission (CCC) issued its first Public Enemies List which had 28 names on it, and of course I "Al Capone" was the ...
- 9047: Napoleon Bonaparte: A Great Mastermind
- ... Napoleon gathered the " Grand Army" of about 500,000 men. In June 1812, Napoleon endeavored on a new campaign. This was one of the worst mistakes he ever made. This would ultimately lead to the death of an entire generation of French men. Napoleon and his 500,000 men marched into Russia. Napoleon believed that after a few quick victorious battles, he would be able to convince Alexander to return to ...
- 9048: J. Edgar Hoover
- ... way too many. This is one of the hardest pieces of literature I have ever read. This is the only book I have read where I have been amazed at the information, but bored to death, and forcing myself to carry on. My personal opinion of J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI has now changed after reading the book. I used to think of him as a great cop and leader ...
- 9049: William Lloyd Garrison
- ... public opinion during a comparatively short period, the paper noted that William Lloyd Garrison was a man whom most respectable citizens would have gladly seen hanged only forty years earlier. (Faber 120) But upon his death he was sincerely mourned just as widely. For Garrison was "the head and the heart" of the abolition movement, the paper said. As such, he inspired a crusade destined to make a great mark in ...
- 9050: Jacqueline Kennedy
- ... to her . Determined to guard her children from the press, Jackie ordered dense rhododendron bushes planted to screen Caroline from curious eyes as she played in her sandbox or playhouse (Hall et al. 191 ). The death of John F. Kennedy was taken rather hard by all members of the family. He was assassinated on November 1963. The children were closely guarded by Jackie and the rest of the Kennedy women. In ...
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