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- 2991: Harry Elmer Barnes
- ... 1952, Harry Elmer Barnes wrote a timely article, "How 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' Trends Threaten American Peace, Freedom, and Prosperity" as the final chapter of the classic revisionist anthology, Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace. Barnes analyzed George Orwell's classic novel as a work of prophecy and sounded the alarm to reverse the "1984" trends prevalent in the America of his day. Barnes argued that propagandists and "court historians" were fashioning a ...
- 2992: The United States
- ... years. The United States plays a prominent role in world affairs and is an influential member of such multinational organizations as the United Nations (headquartered in New York City) and the World Bank (headquartered in Washington, D.C.). For some time after World War II, the capitalistic United States found itself in opposition to the Communist USSR. Soviet reforms of the 1980s and the decline of the Communist party and subsequent ...
- 2993: Henry VII
- ... was to press Cranmer’s hand in a token of repentance and faith. Henry was dead by 2 a.m. He had reigned over England for nearly 38 years. On February 16th, 1547, in St. George’s Chapel in the royal vault, sixteen Yeomen of the guard lowered his great coffin down to lie besides that of Queen Jane.
- 2994: Jackie Robinson
- ... had some immigrant friends who called themselves "The Pepper Street Gang". Together they challenged white groups in sports for money. Jack’s skills bloomed all the way through grade school and into high school. At Washington Junior High Scholl, he played basketball, baseball, football, and track, leading his team for each sport. They made it to many of the championships to. Jack’s significant Atlanta exploded when he entered Muir Technical ...
- 2995: Australia's Future
- ... new word - Totalitarian- where the state invokes its full technological might to enslave its citizens. An action that frightened many observers and inspired some chilling novels- "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley, and "1984" by George Orwell. While both were futuristic, Orwell's novel was a barely disguised description of the 1948 soviet government. Unfortunately nature is imitating art and the work now appears a grim prophecy for Australia. Newspeak was ...
- 2996: Alcatraz Island (The Prison)
- Alcatraz Island (The Prison) Alcatraz Island was opened from 1934 to 1963. At that time it was the last stop in the federal penitentiary pipeline. It housed famous criminals such as Al “Scar face” Capone, George “Machine Gun” Kelly, and Robert Stroud, “The Birdman of Alcatraz” (American Automobile Association 81). The warden, James Johnston, turned it into such a brutal place that even the most hardened criminals started calling it “Hellcatraz ...
- 2997: Ellis Island
- ... of Special Inquiry heard each detainee's appeal and the testimony of the relatives and lawyers. If ordered by the board to leave, the detainee could appeal to the Secretary of Commerce and Labor in Washington who often sustained the detainee's appeal or ordered a new hearing on the matter. Those who where to be sent back to their homeland were usually held on Ellis Island for two or three ...
- 2998: The Year 2000 Bug
- ... 2000 Efforts September 3, 1998 Chicago, Illinois Testimony of David C. Hall, Senior Consultant, CARA Corporation Alan Levin, FAA flies through Y2K test USA TODAY 4/12/99 STEPHEN BARR, Y2K deadline is met, mostly Washington Post News Service Monday, April 5, 1999 Tim Dobbyn, U.S. air traffic computers get Y2K test Reuters April 2, 1999 5:09 AM PT
- 2999: Ireland or United Kingdom?
- ... Prime Minister of Britain. He brought up an Act of Union which was supposed to make Ireland a part of the United Kingdom. The Irish Catholics were promised seats in the British Parliament, but King George III (1738-1820) refused to grant this right. It was not until 1829 that the Penal Laws were repealed. This was mainly brought about by Daniel O’Conell, a great figure who once again brought ...
- 3000: Evolution Of Canada
- ... 1920-21 W. L. Mackenzie King 1921-26 Arthur Meighen 1926 W. L. Mackenzie King 1926-30 Richard B. Bennett 1930-35 W. L. Mackenzie King 1935-48 Louis Stephen St. Laurent 1948-57 John George Diefenbaker 1957-63 Lester B. Pearson 1963-68 Pierre Elliott Trudeau 1968-79 Joe Clark 1979-80 Pierre Elliott Trudeau 1980-84 Brian Mulroney 1984- Canada - Environment and Economy 1. The expression "official area of ...
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