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- 1381: The Life of Anne Frank
- ... those faraway and uncivilized places where the Germans are sending them? We assume that most of them are being murdered. The English radio says they're being gassed."--October 9, 1942 On Her Old Country, Germany "Fine specimens of humanity, those Germanns, and to think I'm actually one of them! No, that's not true, Hitler took away our nationality long ago. And besides, there are no greater enemies on ...
- 1382: William Faulkner
- ... is a sigh reading "Viva Art". Beneath Faulkner's chair are three gallons of corm liquor. In June 1925, Faulkner and Spratling shipped on a freighter for Italy and a walking trip through France and Germany. (American Writers; 56a) Faulkner went back to New York in March 1926, for the publication of Soldier's Pay. Thematically the novel comes to very little, but the young man had obvious talent. Soldier's ...
- 1383: Sir Wilfrid Laurier
- ... of distrust concerning his policies were thus sown on both sides of the wall that was rising between Canadians of French and of English descent. Another foreign policy issue arose as naval competition increased between Germany and Britain in the years before World War I. Great Britain naturally desired to receive military help from the colonies, and again Laurier found a compromise that satisfied neither the pro-British faction nor the ...
- 1384: Ferdinand Prosche: Life And Achievements of A Pioneer
- ... engineer Ferdinand Porsche is certainly one of the most important figures - if not the most imporant and influent-in the history of automobile making. This outstanding Teuton was born on September 3rd, 1875 in Mafferdorf, Germany. One of the most remarkable accomplishments of his carrer was that his work was not limited to one factory, but instead he worked in many of the most renowned car-making factories of the time ...
- 1385: Napoleon I
- ... of Britain. After this victory, Britain formed the third coalition and was preparing revenge for the attempted invasion of Britain. However, Napoleon had created the extremely powerful grand army, and, after easily pushing through southern Germany, crushed the Austrians and Russians at Ulm. After taking Ulm, Napoleon went on to occupy Vienna, one of his largest victories came soon after. The Austrian and Russian forces attacked Napoleon in Austerlitz, in an ...
- 1386: Karl Marx
- ... not lie strangely 'confessed' to very serious crimes and were executed or sent to harsh prison camps. Eventually Stalin began trading with non-communist countries of western Europe, although he continued to be hostile to Germany. Then, in a shocking ab face in 1939, he suddenly signed a non-aggression pact with Hitler. Not long afterward, though, Hitler broke this agreement and attacked Russia. In 1941 St was forced to enter ...
- 1387: JFK: His Life and Legacy
- ... he wanted to go to Harvard("JFK" 98). On campus, young people took interest in politics, social changes, and events in Europe. The United States was pulling out of the Great Depression. Hitler's Nazi Germany followed aggressive territorial expansion in Europe. It was at this time that John first became aware of the vast social and economic differences in the United States. In June 1940, John graduated cum laude(with ...
- 1388: Jesse Jackson: a Brief Biography
- ... get overly excited and emotional when speaking, and sometimes offends people. In one speech he said that the Christian Coalition is made up of "Nazis, slave owners, and segregationists." Another time he publicly remarked, "In Germany, they call what's going on "fascism". In South Africa they call it "racism". Here in America we call it conservatism." He even once called New York City, "Hyme-town." Hearing that remark coming from ...
- 1389: Gerard Manley Hopkins
- ... the though of crossing the two vocations constantly crossed his mind. Then in 1875 he told his superior how moved he felt by the wreck of the Deutschland, a ship carrying five nuns exiled from Germany. His superior expressed his wish that someone would write a poem about it. Hopkins having his motive wrote his first major work. He sent his poem to long time friend Robert Bridges who was put ...
- 1390: The Literary Contributions of King Alfred the Great
- ... imprisoned within his own island. He sent shipmasters to the seas and coasts of the continent and surrounding islands in search of dialogue with others. It was with the Franks, from central Europe (present day Germany, France, and surrounding countries), that his dealings were closest, and it was from them that he invited scholars to aid him in his work of education. A scholar named Grimbald came from St. Omer to ...
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