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- 2621: JFK Assasination
- ... John in anticipation of her upcoming marriage to Edwin Ekdahl, which took place in May 1945. Lee Harvey became very attached to his stepfather but, in the summer of 1948, her mother divorced Ekdahl, causing great grief for Lee Harvey. When Lee Harvey Oswald was 13, he and his mother moved to New York City to live with John Pic, who was stationed there with the Coast Guard. Although he had ... York and one year after a failed attempt to join, Lee Harvey was enlisted in the Marines at age 17. He spent time in Japan before leaving the Marines in 1959. He had shown a great interest in Russia and in particular, Marxism. He immediately defected to Russia after leaving the Marines. His high hopes and great interest for and in Russia were extinguished approximately three years after arriving there. He returned to Texas where he lived until his death at the hands of Jack Ruby in 1963. It didn’t ...
- 2622: Thomas Jefferson
- ... Jefferson was the foremost spokesperson of his day for democracy. As president, he strengthened the powers of the executive branch of government. He was also the first president to lead a political party. Jefferson had great faith in popular rule and sought to develop a government that would best assure the freedom and well-being of the individual. II. Early Career Jefferson was born in western Goochland County, Virginia. In 1760 ... Republican Party. In 1793 Jefferson resigned as secretary of state and returned to Monticello. Even in retirement he kept a close eye on political issues. He was particularly distressed with Jay's Treaty, negotiated with Great Britain in 1794 by Supreme Court Justice John Jay to resolve remaining differences with Britain. In 1796 Jefferson ran for president but was defeated by John Adams, a Federalist. Jefferson became vice president under the ... continued, the United States found it increasingly difficult to maintain neutrality. In 1807 Jefferson put the Embargo Act into effect, forbidding American ships from sailing from American ports to any European port. Jefferson believed that Great Britain and France could not survive without American trade, but the embargo caused greater damage to the American economy, and Americans did their best to evade the embargo. A few days before he left ...
- 2623: More About The 1968 Tet Offensive
- ... military campaign of the Vietnam War the North Communists launched against the South. The "general offensive and general uprising" of the north marked the sharp turn of the Vietnam War. Today there have been a great number of writings about this event. However, it seems that many key facts in the Communist campaign are still misinterpreted or neglected. In the mid-80, living in Saigon after being released from the Communist ... of the Communist barbarian crimes, changed side. The most significant indication of such attitude could be observed from the figures of young volunteers. to join the army. After the first wave of Communist attacks, a great number of youth under draft age - below 20 years old - voluntarily enrolled in the army for combat units, so high that thousands of young draftees were delayed reporting for boot camps. On the Communist side ... Communist blocks. The rumors were almost absolutely credible to the Vietnamese - particularly the military servicemen of all ranks - because of another hearsay that until now have a very powerful impact on the mind of a great number of the South Vietnamese. There have been no poll on the subject, but it was estimated that more than half of the soldiers strongly believed that "it was the Americans who helped the ...
- 2624: Coca-Cola - The History
- ... pages). Candler achieved a lot during his time as owner of the company. On January 31, 1893, the famous Coca-Cola formula was patented. He also opened the first syrup manufacturing plant in 1884. His great achievement was large scale bottling of Coca-Cola in 1899. In 1915, The Root Glass Company made the contour bottle for the Coca-Cola company. Candler aggressively advertised Coca-Cola in newspapers and on billboards ... better. Roger Enrico, the president and CEO of Pepsi-Cola wrote a letter to every major newspaper in the U.S. to declare the victory, the letter read like this(Oliver 128): It gives me great pleasure to offer each of you my heartiest congratulations. After eighty-seven years of going at it eyeball to eyeball, the other guy just blinked. Coca-Cola is withdrawing their product from the marketplace, and ... the old Coke was known as the Second Coming. Roberto Goizueta said, "Today, we have two messages to deliver to the American consumer, first, to those of you who are drinking Coca-Cola with its great new taste, our thanks...But there is a second group of consumers to whom we want to speak to today and our message to this group is simple: We have heard you"(Oliver 178). ...
- 2625: Ben Franklin
- ... Colonies," (#2). In England from 1757 to 1762, Franklin worked to persuade British officials to limit proprietary power in Pennsylvania. He enjoyed English social and intellectual life. Ben attended meetings of the Royal Society, heard great orchestras play the works of Handel, made grand tours of the continent, and received honorary doctor's degrees from the universities of St. Andrews (1759) and Oxford (1762) (#5). He created a pleasant family-style ... British Parliament passed the Tea Act (1773), that hurt the colonial merchants, Franklin protested in a series of finely honed political essays, including "An Edict by the King of Prussia" and "Rules by Which a Great Empire May Be Reduced to a Small One." As these sarcasm’s circulated in England, Franklin wrote his sister: "I have held up a Looking-Glass in which some of the Ministers may see their ... Colonies," (#2). In England from 1757 to 1762, Franklin worked to persuade British officials to limit proprietary power in Pennsylvania. He enjoyed English social and intellectual life. Ben attended meetings of the Royal Society, heard great orchestras play the works of Handel, made grand tours of the continent, and received honorary doctor's degrees from the universities of St. Andrews (1759) and Oxford (1762) (#5). He created a pleasant family- ...
- 2626: African-Americans In The Civil War
- ... and determination resulted in outright rebellion and individual acts of defiance. However, historians place the strongest reaction in the enlisting of blacks in the war itself. Batty in The Divided Union: The Story of the Great American War, 1861-65, concur with Foner and Mahoney about the importance of outright rebellion in their analysis of the Nat Turner Rebellion, which took place in 1831. This revolt demonstrated that not all slaves ... laid for resistance, the prevalent racial climate in America in 1860 found it unthinkable that blacks would bear arms against white Americans. However, by 1865 these black soldiers had proven their value. Wilson writes in great detail describing the struggles and achievements of the black soldiers in his book The Black Phalanx. McPherson discusses in The Negro’s Civil War that widespread opposition to the use of blacks as soldiers prevailed ... the end of the Emancipation Proclamation Lincoln announced that the freed blacks "would be received into the armed service of the United States...." Lincoln planned to tap into a new source of fighting individuals, "...the great available and as yet unavailed of, force for the restoration of the Union.". Lincoln thought this would both weaken the enemy and strengthen the Union. The recruitment of the blacks took laborers from the ...
- 2627: War Of 1812
- War of 1812, conflict between the United States and Great Britain from 1812 to 1815. Fought over the maritime rights of neutrals, it ended inconclusively. Background Over the course of the French revolutionary and the Napoleonic wars between France and Great Britain (1793-1815), both belligerents violated the maritime rights of neutral powers. The United States, endeavoring to market its own produce, was especially affected. To preserve Britain's naval strength, Royal Navy officers impressed thousands ... council as a condition for resumption of Anglo-American trade. Britain refused to comply, and Madison summoned Congress into session in November 1811 to prepare for war. After months of debate, Congress declared war on Great Britain on June 18, 1812. Armed Conflict U.S. forces were ordered to invade Canada at points between Detroit and Montréal, but poor planning, organization, and leadership undermined this strategy. British general Isaac Brock, ...
- 2628: Interview With An Alien
- ... 1940, during a night when she was out on the desert. At first she was only able to remember a blazing red object coming toward her, but not what happened afterwards. The shock was so great that for many years she remained confused as to what had actually happened to her. In 1968, she began to have telepathic experiences, which were initially very frightening. In 1980, she tried being regressed under ... me when you are going to do that. A sneeze sounds like a thunder, and a whistle pierces my eardrums like a dagger." This Hweig/Ida or Ida/Hweig collaboration has been reached with a great many battles between us, a great deal of stomping and yelling on my part, and a great many sighs and apologies on his. Sometimes it is sheer aggravation; after all, I am married! And sometimes it is absolutely hilarious. In ...
- 2629: Stoker's Dragula: Devices
- ... into this original masterpiece of horror, but the three I feel Stoker uses most effectively are: imagery, foreshadowing, and setting. Imagery is probably the most important device Stoker utilizes in this novel. He pays a great deal of attention to every detail, minute as it may seem. One example of imagery can be located on page 36. On this page Stoker describes the castle as, "... it was built on the corner of a great rock, so that on three sides it was quite impregnable, and great windows were placed here where sling, or bow, or culverin could not reach, and consequently light and comfort, impossible to a position which had to be guarded, were secured." This description could also be ...
- 2630: Gulliver's Travels and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen: Similarities
- ... fled from Lilliput. Munchausen, on the other hand, was thrown into a “black hole” by Vulcan. This took Munchausen to an ocean, where he was swallowed by a big whale. Upon being swallowed by this great fish he discovered the other two of his companions, Adolfus and Gustvus. Munchausen and Gulliver were very much alike. Both were on their adventures to do well. Munchausen wanted to stop the war with the ... a surgeon, he did not help people in the same way as Munchausen, but he did help people. Munchausen's companions were very unrealistic in the way of their abilities. Berthold was able to run great distances in small amounts of time; Albrecht was the strongest man in the world; Adolfus could see great distances, and had very good aim; and Gustvus had very good hearing and powerful lungs. With the help of his magical friends, Munchausen stopped the war. This was related to Gulliver in a few ...
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