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- 5931: William Shakespeare
- ... they were receiving much of the financial support so they wanted to keep the gov't (Queen) happy. W.S. was a major stockholder in the theater. 1597-bought New Place in Stratford(2nd largest house) 1599-Lord Chamberlain's Men bought land and built the Globe Theater in Southwark(South Bank of the Thames River). W.S. owned 1/10th 1603-Queen Elizabeth died. King James took reign of England ...
- 5932: William Faulkner
- ... was only in residence for one full academic year. He took a job in a bookstore in New York City, but he soon returned to Oxford. He did odd jobs such as a carpenter of house painter for two years, then became postmaster at the university. He soon resigned, saying in his letter of resignation, " I will be damned if I propose to be at the beck and call of every ...
- 5933: Thomas Jefferson
- ... and acquired the Louisiana Territory from Napoleon in 1803. Jefferson retired to Monticello to ponder such projects as his grand designs for the University of Virginia. As a French nobleman observed, he had placed his house and his mind "on an elevated situation, from which he might contemplate the universe." Truly, Thomas Jefferson was an American. He had endless devotion and love for his country, and helped establish what the American ...
- 5934: Alexander Graham Bell
- ... ear from infancy, and received a musical education. Later, Bell and his two brothers assisted their father in public demonstrations in Visible Speech, beginning in 1862. He also enrolled as a student-teacher at Weston House, a boys' school, where he taught music and speech in exchange for instructions in other subjects. Bell became a full-time teacher after studying for a year at the University of Edinburgh. He also studied ...
- 5935: Bill Gates
- ... be the foundation of the future. I predict that Microsoft will be the leading software developer going into the 21st century. I believe by the year 2005, that there will be a computer in every house and that Microsoft software will be running on that computer. With Gates' leadership, Microsoft is on a mission is to continually advance and improve software technology and they make it easier and more enjoyable for ...
- 5936: Tennessee Williams
- ... two novels, a novella, more than sixty short stories, more than one hundred poems, an autobiography, a published volume of letters, introductions to plays and books by others, and occasional pieces and reviews. PLAYS Baby Doll & Tiger Tail Camino Real Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Clothes for a Summer Hotel Dragon Country The Glass Menagerie A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur The Read Devil Battery Sign Small Craft Warnings Stopped ...
- 5937: Sir Wilfrid Laurier
- ... in a 15-year period of great development. Wilfrid Laurier was born in St-Lin, Quebec, and studied law at McGill University. After three years in the Quebec legislature, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1874. There he rose rapidly to leadership. Although he was a French Canadian and a Roman Catholic, he was chosen leader of the Liberal party in 1887. Nine years later he became ...
- 5938: Richard Warren Sears and Sears, Roebuck, & Company
- ... public as a way to raise capital. In August 1906 some $9 million in preferred stock was offered. With the booming stock market, the public bought the stock eagerly. While Rosenwald was putting their financial house in order, Sears had opened the company's first branch mail-order plant. This plant was built in Dallas. The branch mail-order plant meant that the company could save money by ordering from local ...
- 5939: Ray Bradbury
- ... Bradbury sold his first stories in 1945 to "slick" magazines - Collier's, Charm, and Mademoiselle. Shortly after his marriage to Marguerite Susan McClure in 1947, Bradbury's first book, Dark Carnival, was published by Arkham House. About this time, the idea for an important book about Mars, a collection of loosely connected stories, came to Bradbury. The subjects that engage Bradbury's pen are many: magic, horror, and monsters; rockets, robots ...
- 5940: Nicholas Ferrar
- ... the Great North Road, and probably recommended by John Williams, Bishop of Lincoln whose palace was in the nearby village of Buckden. About thirty people along with Mary Ferrar (Ferrars mother) moved into the manor house. Nicholas became spiritual leader of the community. The community was very strict under the supervision of Nicholas. They read daily offices of the Book of Common Prayer, including the recital of the complete Psalter. every ...
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