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- 1441: Henry Ford
- ... know. "The farm is a sound teacher of ingenuity and elementary mechanical skills. Before long however its lessons are ended, and the youth whose imagination is fired by railroads, steamboats, cotton mills, machine shops, and gun factories looks to a larger sphere." 2 Henry Ford was born on July 30, 1863 in the Detroit, Michigan area. He was the oldest of six children born to William and Mary Litogot O’Hern ... so long. This would make Ford also a liaison in his company. Ford however did not deal with his workforce directly. "He hired Harry Bennett as head of the infamous Ford Service Department to maintain control over his rapidly expanding following of workers."11 Ford’s indirect management of his workers would therefore disqualify him from the leader role in his company, making him a figurehead/liaison type manager. Henry Ford ...
- 1442: Ghengis Khan The Great
- ... of the Na-Chung Empire, the Khan ruled all of Asia. He was nearly invulnerable. His empire stretched from Hungary to Korea and from Tibet to Russia. There were over seven hundred tribes under his control. His empire was considered one of the safest. It was said that a person could walk from one side of the empire to the other without ever having the fear of being attacked. His road ... His men never abandoned him. With the help of his men, he created the largest empire. Other leaders have dreamed of this, but none have ever come close. He also kept his entire empire under control. Other leaders who didn’t even have empires half as big couldn’t keep control. Since his empire was so safe many people came to visit. Marco Polo loved the empire. He wrote many things about the emperor and his land. "He (Genghis) was a man of great steadfastness ...
- 1443: George Patton
- General George S. PATTON Soldier, General, Pilot, Athlete, Father, Gun Owner, Hero, Legend UNLIKE many war heroes who had no intention of ever becoming famous, George Patton decided during childhood that his goal in life was to be a hero. This noble aim was first ... ahead of the American infantry with his primitive Renault tanks, receiving a Silver Star for his efforts. During the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, Patton led his tankers into battle once again but was wounded by machine gun fire while looking for help to rescue some tanks which were mired in the mud. For the Meuse-Argonne operations, Patton received a Purple Heart, a Distinguished Service Cross and a promotion to colonel. While ... was not willing to appropriate funds to build a large armoured force. Still, he carried out experiments to improve radio communications between tanks and helped invent the co-axial tank mount for cannon and machine gun. Despite all of his efforts, however, Patton reverted to his regular rank of captain in 1920. The Tank Corps was dissolved as a separate entity at the same time, with the tanks being assigned ...
- 1444: Doc Holliday
- ... his gunrunnig, but could rarely be found without a pocket knife. Aside from his amazing ability to carve, came Doc’s need to have a concealed weapon at all times. Doc was masterful with a gun, but a man in his position needed to be packing more than just a .22, he needed a back up weapon to rely on in case of emergency. Doc, as most westerners, found the most ... in his boot, and was easy to access should Doc come across anyone looking for a fight. Doc was never one to turn down a fight, if someone wanted to play for blood, Doc was gun-ho, he would fight anyone willing to challenge him, no matter how acclaimed the other fighter was, Doc knew he could win. Doc’s background in dentistry and his ability to fight both contribute greatly ... the world, or maybe it should stay hidden, for all fans of the west to wonder about from now, until the end of time. In conclusion, Doc Holliday lived a life of drinking, gambling, and gun running, until it caught up to him in the form of an incurable disease known as tuberculosis. Doc needed a handkerchief to take care of the problems tuberculosis caused to him. It looks like ...
- 1445: Charles Lindbergh
- ... fifty missions and logged one hundred seventy nine combat hours. All of his combat hours were against the Japanese because he supported the Germans. Charles Lindbergh made many advances in aviation among them is cruise control for American fighter planes. The cruise control technique improved the capabilities of the planes. After the invention of cruise control he was appointed Chief of Staff for the United States Air Force. Shortly after that the Pan American Airlines hired him as a consultant and he advised Pan American Airlines to purchase jet transporters. ...
- 1446: Bonnie And Clyde
- ... police came and arrested Clyde on various counts of burglary. While in jail Clyde suggested that Bonnie retrieve his handgun and bring it to him so he could escape. Bonnie followed through and brought the gun, hidden in her bosom, to Clyde in jail. Clyde and others escaped, running from the jailer. Bonnie returned home awaiting a call from Clyde. After being put in jail again, Clyde lied about his age ... got a job, then once again quit, returning to a life of crime. He joined with his accomplices and went on robbing. One night a robbery turned wrong. As they were robbing the place, a gun went off in the pocket of one of Clyde’s accomplices and ricocheted off the safe and hit the store owner, who had not yet realized he was being robbed. It hit him in the ... the man. Another killing occurred in the mist of stealing a car. Bonnie and Clyde were getting away after unsuccessfully trying to steal a car, and an accomplice of theirs became started and fired his gun, shooting a man in the neck. In Tarant county Clyde had a shootout with deputy’s at a house, killing one. Another meeting with the law in Joplin, didn’t turn out so well. ...
- 1447: Benito Mussolini
- ... from Albania and Greece by the Greeks following some major British Victories in Egypt, which shook the foundation of fascist Italy. Mussolini then had to ask Hitler for aid, which left Italy increasingly under German control. In 1941, Italy suffered successive military disasters and growing economic problems caused by an allied blockade. Anti-Fascist ideals quickly began to spread throughout the Italian countryside. The Balkan campaign ended successfully as a result ... s request. When the war effort began to have difficulties the Germans became much more pressing on his demands of Mussolini. In March Mussolini’s effort became extremely bleak when the U.S. government seized control of 28 Italian merchant ships and impounded all Italian assets in the U.S. On July 10, 1943 allied forces invaded Sicily six days later President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill ... return on July 25, 1943 he was greeted by King Victor Emmanuel who immediately asked for his resignation and put him in military custody. German’s rescued the now sickly Mussolini and put him in control of northern Italy, still under German occupation, as a German puppet. In the last few days of the war Mussolini and his mistress, Clara Petacci, tried to escape to Switzerland. On April 28, 1945 ...
- 1448: Benito Mussolini
- ... strikebreaking, and he disowned revolutionary agitation. His Fascists marched on Rome, and King Victor Emmanuel III called on Mussolini to form a perfect government. Mussolini took over his realm and he created dictatorship. He took control over everything. After the law codes were written and signed, everyone and everything he ruled. Schools and universities had to take an oath to defend the Fascist Government. Mussolini personally chose all newspaper editors himself ... trade systems were deprived of any independence and were integrated into what was called the "cooperative system." The aim was to place all Italians in various professional organizations or corporations, all of them under government control. When dictatorship came into place a lot of things ended, parliamentary government was ended. Conflict and ambition gave Mussolini the desire for power. The power brought him to Fascism and became a dictator in Italy ... on time. He reduced unemployment and improved the railway survive. Mussolini thought he had enough power to split Eritreand and Libya apart. The price of his reform was the enslavement of the Italians. Mussolini kept control in his own hands, by murder, exile, and prison camps. Mussolini became the Prime Minister of Italy in 1922. He brought back old statues and built new ones. He also rebuilt some old building ...
- 1449: Nostradamus
- ... mis a` part, De iugement & conseil separez: Leur sort sera diuise' en depart, Kappa, Thita, Lambda mors bannis esgarez. This is the English translation: From the human flock seven will be sent away, Separated from control and advice Their fate will be sealed on departure K-Th-L make an error; the dead banished (Adachi WWW) In the translation, it says seven will be sent away . The number of crew members aboard the challenger space shuttle was seven. Separated from control and advice refers to the fact that after liftoff, the shuttle s communication line was cut with mission control. From the first moment after liftoff, there was a fire on the shuttle, so their fate was sealed on departure . ThioKol [was the] manufacturer of the defective rocket engine. Vowels are omitted and two ...
- 1450: Lenis, Vladimir
- ... where there is one social class, everyone has the same rights, and, eventually, there is no private property. For a short time, peasants were allowed to simply seize their former landlords land and workers to control factories (U.S.S.R. 54). Later, however, all industry was nationalized. To jump-start the economy, Lenin instituted his New Economic Policy, which began to rejuvenate the economy by permitting small industries to operate under their own control and letting farmers keep or sell more of their products while the government retained control of heavy industries such as metal working (55). Lenin had earlier gained support with the simple promise Bread, peace, land, (Lenin, V.I. 194) and he had begun to make good. Lenin s goals ...
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