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- 3881: Bob Dylan
- ... of his life in Duluth, Minnesota, until his father became ill with polio and lost his job. The family then moved to Hibbing, Minnesota, where they slept in the living room of his fathers parents house for about two years. As a boy he started listening to late night rhythm and blues stations from Chicago. He pestered the local record store for the newest singles from Hank Williams, Chuck Barry, Howlin ...
- 3882: Biogrophy Of Dostoevsky
- ... Raskolnikov, like Dostoevsky, does not understand how a loving God can bring so much suffering to the world. The childhood suffering of having only one parent is also demonstrated by Adelaida Ivanovna, who "left the house and ran away from Fyodor Pavlovich with a destitute divinity student, leaving Mitya, a child of three years old, in her husband's hands." Dostoevsky felt abandoned by his father, much like Mitya was abandoned ...
- 3883: Biography Of Galileo
- ... commission was set up to investigate Galileo's book. Galileo pled ignorance in his case and was charged with heresy. In the end, he was forced to live out the rest of his life under house arrest. Nevertheless he wrote Dialogues Concerning Two New Sciences had it smuggled out of Italy to be printed in Holland and later to be printed against his will. Only after 1638, when he became totally ...
- 3884: Billy The Kid
- ... the Kids death is probably the greatest debated aspect of his life. On July 14, 1881 while Billy was visiting a Mexican woman at the Maxwell ranch Pat Garrett found him in the large ranch house. In Garrett s report he stated that Billy came into the bedroom armed with a pistol and a knife expressly to kill me if he could. I had no alternative but to kill him or ...
- 3885: Billie Holiday
- ... influences including Louis Armstrong. Eventually, Billie moved on to attempt a singing career. "Inspired by her love of singing, she talked the manager of a club into letting her sing a few tunes with the house band- she made $57 in tips" (E). In this way, Billie was motivated to become a singer, a decision that will prove not only to be beneficial to her, but also to be a risk ...
- 3886: Bill Clinton
- ... his presidency resulted in him becoming only the second president in the history of the United States to be impeached. After a long and drawn out sexual harassment trial, Paula Jones lawyers deposed former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. What would follow in the next 14 months, even Clinton s most adamant critics couldn t have predicted. It all began with Clinton s now infamous words; I have never had sexual ...
- 3887: Benjamin Franklin 4
- ... and made the closing speech. In 1788, he made his last will and testament and began the third part of his autobiography. Benjamin Franklin died on April 17, 1790. He was proceeded from the State House to the Christ Church burial ground by some 20,000 people. He was laid there to rest with his wife. Franklin was talented in many areas of life. He mastered the skill of printing, became ...
- 3888: Benjamin Franklin 2
- ... Pennsylvania, to have some self-government. He returned to Pennsylvania in 1762 and began the postal system that would serve the Colonies and later become the U.S. Postal System. He moved to a new house on Market Street in Philadelphia with his wife. His daughter, Mary, was married to Richard Bache and his son, William, has just become the Governor of the New Jersey Colony. In 1763 after pontiac s ...
- 3889: Andrew Jackson 2
- ... system. The candidates included Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, and William H. Crawford. Although Andrew Jackson proved to be the favorite, no one person gained a majority. Consequently, the election went to the House of Representatives. During this time Clay had withdrawn himself from the presidential race and had thrown his support towards Adams. After being elected, President John Quincy Adams appointed Henry Clay as the Secretary of State ...
- 3890: Alexander The Great
- ... Macedonia. After Alexander s father died, some Greek cities under Macedonian rule revolted. In 335 B.C. Alexander attacked the city of Thebes, storming its walls and destroying every building, except the temples and the house of the poet Pindar. His army sold the 30,000 inhabitants of Thebes into slavery or killed them. Alexander s actions against Thebes discouraged rebellion by the other Greek cities.( Alexander the Great. 1). With ...
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