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- 9091: Blaise Pascal
- ... was born at Clermont, Auvergne, France on June 19, 1628. He was the son of Ιtienne Pascal, his father, and Antoinette Bιgone, his mother who died when Blaise was only four years old. After her death, his only family was his father and his two sisters, Gilberte, and Jacqueline, both of whom played key roles in Pascal's life. When Blaise was seven he moved from Clermont with his father and ...
- 9092: The Life of Aristotle
- ... much of the discussion in his school took place while teachers and students were walking about the Lyceum grounds, Aristotle's school came to be known as the Peripatetic ("walking" or "strolling") school. Upon the death of Alexander in 323 bc, strong anti-Macedonian feeling developed in Athens, and Aristotle retired to a family estate in Euboea. He died there the following year. Works Aristotle, like Plato, made regular use of ...
- 9093: Dinner With Bill Gates
- ... interests at heart. I suddenly because very nauseous and wanted to leave immediately. By the looks on my companions faces, they wholeheartedly agreed with me. All this time, Bill Gates was rambling on about his death and going around the table, asking each person why they would miss him if he should die. Luckily for us, he faked a heart attack, fell backwards in his chair, and crumpled to the floor ...
- 9094: Francis Bacon's New Atlantis
- ... Bacon, 427). This is not true. The sailors have already sought food, shelter and care of the sick. In other words, they had sought self preservation. As Bacon put it, "they had already prepared for death" (Bacon, 419). After the Feast of the Family, the father of Salomon's House has a conference with the travelers. The father says, "I will give the greatest jewel that I have. For I will ...
- 9095: Hellen Nellie McClung: A Canadian Feminist
- ... age, Nellie suffered a series of heart attacks. She unfortunately passed away in 1951, at age 78. Right up until the end of her life Nellie remained interested in women's rights. Shortly before her death she said confidently: "I believe the day is coming when all bars will be let down and all opportunities thrown open to women." (68, Wright) Nellie McClung proved women were capable of being responsible, useful ...
- 9096: Adam Smith
- ... with his mother in Edinburgh. He died there on July 17, 1790, after a painfull illness. He had apparently devoted a considerable part of his income to numerous secret acts of charity. Shortly before his death Smith had nearly all his manuscripts destroyed. In his last years he seems to have been planning two major treatises, one on the theory and history of law and one on the sciences and arts ...
- 9097: Jomo Kenyatta
- ... 1961, he assumed the presidency of KANU. In 1963, when Kenya gained independence, Kenyatta became prime minister. He was elected president of the new Republic of Kenya in 1964 and held that post until his death in Mombasa on August 22, 1978. Yassir Arafat is a Palestinian commando leader and politician. Hes the head of head of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). Born in Jerusalem he fled after the establishment of ...
- 9098: The Life of Walt Disney
- ... of stress. More than once he was forced to go on a vacation to relax. Now doctors said he may not live longer than two years.24 Roy Disney completed Disneyworld after his brother's death. Roy Disney was very close to Walt. On the evening of December 14, 1966 they talked about their ideas for the new park. The next morning Walt Disney died.25 Roy Disney's lack of ...
- 9099: The Life of Harry Houdini
- ... Wrong," an expose of swindlers, "A Magician Among The Spirits," an expose of psychic frauds, and "The Unmasking of Robert-Houdini," which was up until that time the greatest book on the history of magic. Death to Legend. On October 22, 1926, Houdini was in Montreal performing at the Princess Theater. Houdini also gave a lecture exposing spiritualism at McGill University. In his dressing room at the theater, while lying on ...
- 9100: Martin Luther King & Malcom X
- ... of whites out there that believed whites were superior now, and always should be. So when King and X seemed to be making progress in equality, that's when they were both brought to their death. They were both fatally shot in front of people. King, heading outside being met by a lot of followers. And X during one of his public speeches. On the other hand these two men were ...
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