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- 3991: Freedom In The United States
- ... attitude toward the ever important freedom of expression and the growing significance of personal rights throughout American history. In Colonial America, members of diverse nationalities had opposing views on government, religion, and other subjects of interest. Serious confrontations were prevented because of the vast lands that separated groups of varying opinions. A person could easily settle in with other like believers and be untouched by the prejudices and oppression of others ...
- 3992: Pre-Civil War New Orleans
- ... War the city was besieged by Union ships under Adm. David Farragut; it fell on Apr. 25, 1862. And that's what it say's in the books, a bit more, but nothing else of interest. This is too bad, New Orleans , as a city, has a wide and diverse history that reads as if it were a utopian society built to survive the troubles of the future. New Orleans is ...
- 3993: Labor Unions
- ... been higher than that of nonunion workers, largely because union workers have tended to have more capital goods at their disposal than nonunion workers. These studies also indicate that unionized workers have had lower turnover rates. This has lowered the costs of recruitment and trainin! g to employers. These cost savi ngs have materially diminished the wage disadvantage experienced by the employers of unionized labor. Some participants in and observers of ...
- 3994: Federalist Party
- ... neutral. He forbade any American citizen from helping any warring nation. Without the Federalists there to oppose a war with England America might have been wiped out. The Federalists were looking out for the best interest of the country at the expense of another nation. George Washington who didn't belong to any party decided not to follow either view. Downfall of the Federalists During John Adams' tenure as president the ...
- 3995: Persian Gulf War-the Feat Of T
- ... S. Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney in early August 1990, King Fahd of Saudi Arabia invited American troops onto Saudi soil. He had seen Kuwait's destiny; therefore, he wanted protection. It was also the interest of the USA to stop any further advantage of the Iraqi army. The deployment was called "Operation Desert Shield." These troops were armed with light, defensive weaponry. On November 8, 1990 President Bush announced a ...
- 3996: Alchemy
- ... Bacon and in Spain itself by Raymond Lully. Later, in French alchemy the most illustrious names are those of Flamel (b. ca. 1330), and Bernard Trevisan (b. ca. 1460) after which the center of of interest changes to Germany and in some measure to England, in which countries Paracelsus, Khunrath (ca. 1550), Maier (ca. 1568), Norton, Dalton, Charnock, and Fludd kept the alchemical flame burning brightly. It is surprising how little ...
- 3997: Abraham Lincoln
- ... for his opposition to the Mexican War and to slavery. He returned home after his term and resumed his law practice more seriously than ever. Early in 1851 Lincoln's father died. Lincoln's declining interest in politics was renewed by the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854.He made an unsuccessful bid for the U.S. Senate but received some support for the Republican Vice-Presidential nomination in ...
- 3998: American Prohibition
- ... percent, omitting alcohol used for medicinal and sacramental purposes; this act set up guidelines for enforcement as well (Altman 15). Prohibition was meant to reduce the consumption of alcohol, and thereby reduce crime, poverty, death rates, and improve the economy and general quality of life. This, however, was undoubtedly to no avail. After the Volstead Act was put into place to determine precise laws and methods of enforcement, the Federal Prohibition ...
- 3999: Amelia Earhart
- ... moved to Des Moines to be with their parents, Amelia was 10 years old when she saw her first airplane at the Iowa State Fair. It would be more than a decade before Amelia's interest in aviation would be awaken. Amelia began to realize that her father was a drunkard as well as to neighbors and friends around them. In 1914 Amy and the girls left Edwin after he was ...
- 4000: Assassination Of JFK
- ... pictures of Harrelson. It was likely that they were same person. Similarly, police officers trained in photo identification have that Harrelson definitely appears to be the tall tramp. So far federal authorities have shown no interest in investigating Harrelson in connection with any role he might have had in the assassination. Why would the Mafia have wanted JFK dead? Quite simply, because the Kennedy administration was threatening the very existence of ...
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