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- 1771: Albert Einstein
- ... war, many aspects of Einstein's life changed. He divorced his wife, who had been living in Zurich with the children throughout the war, and married his cousin Elsa Lowenthal. This led to a renewed interest in his Jewish roots, and he became an active supporter of Zionism. Since anti-Semitism was growing in Germany, he quickly became the target of prejudice. There were many rumors about groups who were trying ...
- 1772: Malcolm X: By Any Means Necessary
- ... him at first, but Baines's cool style helped Malcolm realize that Islam is for him and that the white man is the devil. During his time in prison, Malcolm read widely and developed an interest in the Nation of Islam, a Black Nationalist religious movement whose members were known as Black Muslims. Malcolm studied the teachings of the leader of the Black Muslims, Elijah Muhammad, who advocated an independent black ...
- 1773: Karen Louise Erdrich
- ... in Wahpeton, North Dakota as a member of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Tribe. Her family lived near the reservation where her parents worked as teachers for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Louise believes that her interest in writing is due to her lack of exposure to television and movies while she was growing up. She recalls that her father gave her and her sisters the encouragement to write stories by paying ...
- 1774: The Life of Emily Dickinson
- ... her large brick house, and communicated even to her beloved sister through a door rarely left slightly ajar. This seclusion gave her a reputation for eccentricity to the local towns people, and perhaps increased her interest in death (Whicher 26). Dressing in white every day Dickinson was know in Amherst as, the New England mystic, by some. Her only contact to her few friends and correspondents was through a series of ...
- 1775: The Life of Charles Dickens
- ... It was written in monthly installments. Dickens had become the most popular author in England by the time the fourth installment was done. This period is now known as Dickens' early period because of the interest he was gaining for his novels. During this period, he wrote Sketches by Boz, Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, Oliver Twist (1838), The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1839), and The Old Curiosity ...
- 1776: Biography on Guy de Maupassant
- ... s association with Flaubert brought him into the French literary circles. Even though Maupassant was often a member of gatherings which included such famous writers such as Flaubert, Turgenev, Zola, and Daudet, he had little interest at the time for a career of writing for himself. As an adolescent he was much more interested in sports than writing, especially rowing. Maupassants education was interrupted by the Franco-Prussian War, in which ...
- 1777: A Memorable Experience in Photography
- A Memorable Experience in Photography To experience photography, one must have a certain style of photographs to really appreciate or admire. Photographs are picturesque images and views that really catch the interest of the photographer. For me to experience and admire photography, it took me only one photographer to really appreciate the power it has his name is Robert Capa. Robert grew up in Hungary he experienced ...
- 1778: Thomas P. O'Neill
- ... land or sea mines and did not select any targets. The troops did not understand why they were in Vietnam because they said it was simply a Civil War the U.S. should have no interest in. Tip came to the conclusion that we were in a conflict "that we could not win- that we were not even trying to win- and could be stuck in for years taking huge U ...
- 1779: Amerigo Vespucci
- Amerigo Vespucci Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian explorer was born in Florence, Italy in the year of 1454. Florence was a good city to grow up in for young Amerigo, because of the growing interest in the field of exploration. Some of the adults told young Amerigo about the wonders and riches of the Indies. Like the other Italian boys in his village, undoubtedly Amerigo was fascinated with by those ...
- 1780: Alexander the Great
- ... capital of Macedonia. His parents were Philip II and Olympia. Some say that Zeus was his father but it is probably just a myth. Aristotle taught Alexander in his early teen years. He stimulated his interest in science, medicine, and philosophy. In the summer of 336 BC, Alexander's father was assassinated, and Alexander ascended to the Macedonian throne. He found himself surrounded by enemies at home and threatened by civilizations ...
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