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- 1861: The Life and Work of Anthony Burgess
- ... across an ocean to find a place to display his work. This is much like the difficulty Burgess had finding someone to publish his work (Roger 55). As mentioned before, Burgess always had a great interest in music. Burgess even taught himself how to compose music and play the piano.
- 1862: Abigail Adams
- Abigail Adams Abigail Adams was a unique women because she had an education and an interest in politics. She learned how to read and write and enjoyed poems most. She was also very resourceful by helping her husband on difficult problems. Abigail was born on November 11 on the Julian calendar ...
- 1863: Wilson, Woodrow
- ... the CLAYTON ANTI-TRUST ACT. In 1915, Wilson supported the La Follette Seamen's bill, designed to improve the working conditions of sailors. The following year he signed the Federal Farm Loan Act, providing low-interest credit to farmers; the Adamson Act, granting an 8-hour day to interstate railroad workers; and the Child Labor Act, which limited children's working hours. In foreign policy, Wilson was faced with greater problems ...
- 1864: Wayne Gretzky: Comparing Two Biographies
- ... Gretzky: Comparing Two Biographies In this essay, I need to compare two biographies of a famous person. I will plot out the difference and compare the two books considering point of view, bias, aim, omission, interest and interpretation. This person is my hero and idol. He is one of the great player in the history of hockey. He set the all-time NHL scoring record in 26 seasons and got four ...
- 1865: Vincent Van Gogh
- ... in Etten, The Hague--where he received some instruction from his cousin, Anton Mauve and in Nuenen, among other places. In Nuenen he painted The Potato Eaters, his first important picture, which underscores his lifelong interest in peasant subjects. During the winter of 1885-86 Van Gogh studied at the academy in Antwerp, where he was forced to draw from plaster casts and to adopt academic principles that did not suit ...
- 1866: Alexander Graham Bell
- ... in combing the notes of electrically driven tuning forks to make vowel sounds, gave him the idea of "telegraphing" speech, though he had no idea about doing it. However, this was the start of his interest in electricity. Bell took charge of his father's work while the latter lectured in America in 1968. Bell became his father's partner in London in the following year. He specialized in the anatomy ...
- 1867: Theodore Roosevelt
- ... some wealth and importance in civic affairs. A prosperous family like the Roosevelts had a better than most people in that era. At eight years of age he was sickly and delicate and then his interest in natural-history started at this early age. Through sports and outdoor living, he became rugged and a love of the strenuous life that he never lost. T Through private tutoring and travel he became ...
- 1868: Sir Issac Newton
- ... perfect his Lunar theory. Newton also compiled the book of evidence that the society published. The effects of the quarrel lingered nearly until his death in 1727. In addition to science, Newton also showed an interest in Alchemy, Mysticism, and Theology. Many pages of his notes and writing-particularly from the later years of his career are devoted to these topics. However, historians have found little connection between these interests and ...
- 1869: Robert E. Lee
- ... with his death on October 12, 1870. Hogg relates the intervening years in an extremely interesting fashion, providing many fascinating and detailed pieces of information. The story is presented in a way that keeps the interest of the reader, and is not boring, even when giving statistics of the various campaigns that Lee undertook. The book appeals not just to Lee fans, but to all history students. The pages are filled ...
- 1870: Ray Bradbury
- ... old enough to choose his own reading materials, he chose books by Edger Rice Burroughs and the comic book heroes Flash Gordon, Buck Rogers, and Prince Valiant. When Bradbury was in Waukegan he developed his interest in acting and Drama. After seeing a magician, known as Blackstone, he became fascinated with magic also. In 1932, his family moved to Tucson Arizona. With his talents he learned in Waukegan (amateur magician) he ...
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