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- 1591: George Patton
- ... favourites of young Georgie, who could recite lines from both texts long before he could even lift a sword. These classic images were filled out by recent war stories of living soldiers, particularly those of John Singleton ''Ranger'' Mosby. John often visited the Patton house and would entertain Georgie for hours with tales of his Civil War adventures. With this steady diet of combat regalia, Georgie was convinced that the profession of arms was his ...
- 1592: George C. Wallace
- ... colleges. Wallace entered the governor's race in 1958. Patterson ran on the Ku Klux Klan ticket; Wallace refused it. The NAACP endorsed Wallace for governor. Wallace lost the governor's race in 1958 to John Patterson by 64,000 votes. After being defeated, Wallace dramatically changed his view on segregation and race relations. These changes were what ultimately led to his election as governor in 1962. Wallace had many signature ... passed such as the job-injury law and the Alabama Trust Fund that pumped money into education. Wallace sought meetings with civil rights leaders such as the Rev. Ralph Abernathy, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, and John Lewis. Wallace made appearance at King's old Montgomery church. Sometimes he would even manage to say, "I'm sorry." The leaders accepted his change in heart but they could never fully forgive him. Former ...
- 1593: Francesco Petrarch
- ... Also, he was sent to Venice, on behalf of the Archbishop, which turned out to be a failure. One great mission that shows that Petrarch was valued by his peers, he was sent to King John's reentry into France. The King tried to convince Petrarch that he should stay in France with him. He refused. But once Petrarch had returned to Milan he received letters from King John asking Francesco to come back to France. Petrarch wrote letters back, once again, refusing the King. All situations that show that with great connections to the church, lead to Petrarch's influence and prestige amongst ...
- 1594: Ferdinand Magellan
- ... Ferdinand went to school at a monastery. Both his parents died when Ferdinand was only ten years old. At the age of twelve, he was sent to live at the court of Queen Leonora and John II of Portugal. His older brother, Diago, had gone to court two years earlier. His cousin, named Francisco Serrano also twelve years old, came at the same time as Ferdinand did. At court Ferdinand learned ... discoveries brought back by returning ships. It was here that Magellan learned practical aspects of navigation from the sailors and by helping outfit the ships he learned about rigging, repairing, armaments and supplies. In 1495, John II died, and his brother-in-law, Duke Manuel became king. Duke Manuel did not like Ferdinand, so even though Ferdinand wanted to sail, it was not until 1505 that he finally got his chance ...
- 1595: Edgar Allen Poe
- ... home with her, and another family took his little sister Rosalie. Mrs. Allan would have liked to adopt Edgar, but her husband was unwilling to commit himself. At that time people thought acting was immoral. John Allan could not help regarding the little son of actor parents as a questionable person to inherit his name and the fortune he was busy accumulating. He was willing however, to support the child, and ... and his poem would have won the poetry prize except that the judges decided not to award both prizes to the same contestant. The prize money was not important, but one of the judges, novelist John P. Kennedy, took an interest in Poe and befriended him by helping him sell a story to the new Southern Literary Messenger of Richmond. Poe joined the editorial staff of the magazine and soon became ...
- 1596: Daniel Boone
- ... the Yadkin Valley in North Carolina, a trek that took over a year. At nineteen or twenty he left his family home with a military expedition in the French and Indian War. There he met John Finley, a hunter who had seen some of the western wilds, who told him stories that set him dreaming. But Boone was not quite ready to pursue the explorer's life. Back home on his ... they were married. In 1767 Boone traveled into the edge of Kentucky and camped for the winter at Salt Spring near Prestonsburg. But the least explored parts were still farther west, beyond the Cumberlands, and John Finley persuaded him to go on a great adventure. On May 1, 1769, Boone, Finley, and four other men, started out. They passed Cumberland Gap and on the 7th of June, they set up camp ...
- 1597: Ansel Adams
- ... went on numerous trips to take pictures of all the national parks in the United States. From 1936 to 1970, Ansel was the director of the Sierra Club, which presented him in 1963 with a John Muirn Award. In 1968 he was the recipient of the Conservation Service award of the Interior Department. In 1969 he was awarded for his photography the Progress Medal of the Photographic Society of America. Ansel published many portfolios and wrote many books which some include Sierra Nevada: The John Muir Trial, Illustrated Guide to Yosemite Valley, Michael and Annie in the Yosemite Valley, Yosemite and the High Sierra, My Camera in Yosemite Valley, Camera and Lens, The Negative, The Print, Natural Light Photography, Born ...
- 1598: Andrew Jackson
- ... had wanted to destroy Cherokee jurisdiction on it's land because gold had been found on it, and the state seeing the Indians as tenants on state land decided to "kick them out". Chief Justice John Marshall ruled that Georgia had no jurisdiction to interfere with the rights of the Cherokee and removal of them would violate treaties between them and the U.S. Government. However, Jackson, not liking these decisions was reported of saying "John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it." It seems to me like a slap in Justice Marshall's face, that Jackson was and always will be an Indian fighter. I think he ...
- 1599: Andrew Jackson
- ... it gave to much power to too few people. The veto stood, because Congress did not override it. To kill the bank, Jackson removed federal money and put it into state (pet) banks instead (257). John Adams’ party was formerly known as the National Republicans, and later became the Whig Party (Encarta, 1). The Whig Party focused on those voters that Jackson had alienated by his policies (Britannica, 256). As Encarta ... which meant they could not bring their case to court. In Worcester v. Georgia a year later it was ruled that they were entitled to federal protection from Georgia. This was ruled by Chief Justice John Marshall, however Jackson ignored it, and in 1835 he began to remove them by the Trail of Tears (255). As stated in Encarta, by Jackson putting the federal money into state banks he triggered a ...
- 1600: Alexander Hamilton
- ... Beckman and Nicholas Cruger at Saint Croix. They took care of Hamilton as if they were his real folks until the age of 23 which is when he married Elizabeth Schuyler, daughter of General Philip John Schuyler, a member of an influential New York family. 6. Who inspired of influenced this person? Hamilton inspired himself. His urge to be heard and recognized gave him the every to keep on voicing his ... Anti-Federalists who were able to outvote him on every measure. For this reason, Hamilton then turned his energies to securing the ratification of Constitution in New York. For this Hamilton requested the help of John Jay and James Madison in writing the essays that were published under the tittle of The Federalist. 8.What has this person done for the community, for society? Alexander Hamilton was a captain of artillery ...
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