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- 5771: Ralph Waldo Emerson
- ... by Ralph Waldo to change her name to Lydian. His reasoning for this was because of New Englander's habit of pronouncing things that ended with 'a', with an 'r' sound at the end. Their house guested many writers and conversationalists, including Henry David Thoreau. 1836 brought his first novel, "Nature." Even though a small 500 copies were published, not all of them were sold. It was not until his second ...
- 5772: Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.
- ... Malcolm X was born on May 19, 1925 and was raised in a completely different atmosphere than King, an atmosphere of fear and anger where the seeds of bitterness were planted. The burning of his house by the Klu Klux Klan resulted in the murder of his father. His mother later suffered a nervous breakdown and his family was split up. He was haunted by this early nightmare for most of ...
- 5773: Marco Polo
- ... Kin. Marco Polo in China. Hong Kong: Kingsway International Publications, 1981. Rugoff, Milton. Marco Polo's Adventures In China. New York: American Heritage Publishing Co., 1964. Stefoff, Rebecca. Marco Polo and the Medieval Explorers. Chelsea House Publishers, 1992.
- 5774: Paul Ehrlich
- ... A year later, he graduated as a doctor of medicine. Ehrlich's major contributions to science began as soon as he became a doctor. Now a doctor Paul Ehrlich became assistant and eventually the senior house physician at the Charite Hospital in Berlin. While working at the hospital, Ehrlich grew to be known as an expert stainer. He showed that all dyes could be categorized as being basic, acid, or neutral ...
- 5775: Sir Isaac Newton
- ... of the 17th century, was born on December 25, 1642 (according to the Julian calendar then in use: the date was January 4, 1643, according to the Gregorian calendar in use today), in the manor house of Woolsthorpe, near Grantham Lincolnshire, England. Newton came from a family of modest yeoman farmers. His father died several months before he was born. Three years later his mother remarried and moved to a nearby ...
- 5776: William Faulkner
- ... 193). When her cousin comes to visit, her lover disappears. The community and Miss Emily seem annoyed by her cousin’s visit. It is only after her cousins leave that a terrible smell around her house comes to the community’s attention. Each one of these situations leaves the community in an awkward position because they realize they are not equal to Miss Emily because of her Southern aristocratic standing. In ...
- 5777: Thomas Alva Edison
- ... interested in chemistry and sciences. His Mother first got him interested by showing him a elementary physical science book. Shortly after that she helped him set up a small laboratory in the cellar of their house. His mother was a huge influence by her continuous support of his interests. Edison’s personal choices greatly lead him to opportunities for new inventions. He worked at a railroad station when he was only ...
- 5778: Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X
- ... Malcolm X was born on May 19, 1925 and was raised in a completely different atmosphere than King, an atmosphere of fear and anger where the seeds of bitterness were planted. The burning of his house by the Klu Klux Klan resulted in the murder of his father. His mother later suffered a nervous breakdown and his family was split up. He was haunted by this early nightmare for most of ...
- 5779: The Life of William Shakespeare
- ... company built the Globe Theater, he became a partner. Shakespeare became very popular. In 1597, he purchased on of the largest houses in Stratford, called New Place. It was next door to Thomas Nash’s house. Thomas Nash became William’s granddaughter’s first husband. Her name was Elizabeth Hall. William’s first daughter, Susanna married physician, John Hall in 1607. William established his wife and two daughters in New Place ...
- 5780: JFK: His Life and Legacy
- ... Spanish fluently. They were wed on September 12,1953, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Newport, Rhode Island. All seemed well, yet after three two-year terms as a Congressman, Kennedy became frustrated with House rules and customs and decided to run for Senate. In 1952, Kennedy ran for Senate against Republican Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. Fifteen years older than Kennedy, Lodge was the incumbent of two terms in the ...
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