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- 1611: Michael Crichtons Life
- Michael Crichton s life Thesis: Michael Crichton developed a passion for writing, which can be seen in his novels. I. Childhood A. Born October 23,1942 in Chicago. B. Parents were, John Henderson Crichton and Zula(Miller) Crichton. Oldest of four children. II. Growing up A. Lived in Roslyn, New York when he was 6. B. Was a star basketball player in high school. C. Graduated in ... at Cambridge university. C. Came back to the US and begun training as a doctor. D. Every year he tried to quit. He didn t. V. Writing Thrillers A. Wrote under different names such as John lange and Jeffery Hudson. B. The Andromeda Strain which was a best-seller and he sold it to Hollywood. D.In 1970 he was named Medical writer of the year. VI. Writing Novels A. Gave ...
- 1612: Margaret Hilda Thatcher
- ... full economic integration with Europe inspired a strong challenge to her leadership. Ms. Thatcher was ousted from leadership, and resigned in November 1990 and was succeeded as party leader and prime minister by her protιgιe, John Major: who, consequently, only served one short term. Margaret Hilda Roberts was born October 13, 1925 to Beatrice and Alfred Roberts in the flat above her parents small grocery store. Margaret's father was the ... final interview, one of the four finalists dropped out, and only the three candidates remained, but as far as the group selection committee was concerned, there was no real choice." (Mayer, 1979) A council member John Tiplady recalls "I know it may seem like hindsight, but when we interviewed the candidates, we asked ourselves, Is this a future Prime Minister? And Margaret clearly was and everyone thought so." (Mayer, 1979) Margaret ...
- 1613: Marcus Garvey
- ... particularly with reference to the exploitation of black peoples by colonial powers. After reading Up From Slavery, by Booker T. Washington, Marcus Gravey asked himself, Where is the Black man s Government? (p. 107 Franklin, John H. Black Leaders of the Twentieth Century) He could not find them and declared he would help them. Marcus Garvey returned to Jamaica in 1914 after finding no success in England. He founded the organization ... the policies of many Negro leaders throughout history. BIBLIOGRAPHY Altman, Susan. Extraordinary Black Americans. ©1989. Childrens Press: Chicago. pp. 137-138 Cronon, David E. Great Lives Observed (Marcus Garvey). ©1973, Prentice-Hall: Englewood Cliffs. Franklin, John H. Black Leaders of the Twentieth Century ©1982, University of Illinois Press: Chicago. pp. 105-138 Ploski, Harry A. The Negro Almanac. ©1971, Bellwether Publishing Company: New York. pp. 135-138 & 232
- 1614: Lyndon B. Johnson
- Intro At 2:38 PM, on Nov. 22, 1963, Lyndon B. Johnson took the oath of office as the 36th president of the United States. John F. Kennedy had been shot while riding in a parade through downtown Dallas. Johnson was riding two cars behind Kennedy. Johnson was Kennedy s vice president so he immediately became president. He was the fourth ... take on his new job. Kennedy had promised to make his Vice President an active part of his presidency, so Johnson attended Cabinet and White House meetings. On November 25, while on trip to Texas, John F. Kennedy was assinated by an unknown gunman. Johnson was immediately put into office. In his State of the Union Address shortly after, he announced a slash in the National Budget. He called for more ...
- 1615: Louis Leakey
- ... By this time Leakey s work at caught the attention of the archaeological community and he began to receive much acclaim. In November 1929 he returned to England with a two-year fellowship at St. John s College, and a wife, Frida, as well, whom he had married in 1928. However, excavating the site at Olduvai Gorge was on his mind, and he made plans to return to Africa. With the publish of his first book, The Stone Age Cultures of Kenya Colony, his extensive fieldwork, and his position at St. John s College, Leakey obtained a grant to go to the Olduvai Gorge site in 1931. Along with Reck at the site, Leakey excavated five different beds, finding an amazing number of hand tools. In addition ...
- 1616: Locke Vs. Locke
- ... While one writer may provide the most fair account of property, another may provide a more feasible account of property acquisition and its limits. This essay will attempt to compare and contrast the beliefs of John Locke and Karl Marx on the ideas of labor and property with their connections to the aspects of the human condition, as well as determine who holds the most feasible or fair account of property. To begin, Locke believes that property is not a "thing", rather, it is a relationship between an individual and an item. Property is a natural condition in John Locke s state of nature, meaning it was present since the beginning. "Thus labor, in the beginning, gave a right of property, wherever anyone was pleased to employ it upon what was common, which remained ...
- 1617: Jimi Hendrix
- Jimi Hendrix: Reflections of the Man Through the Development of His Albums James McGuire UWC 4, Hampton November 4, 1996 On November 27, 1942,Jimi Hendrix was born as John Allen Hendrix in Washington at Seattle General Hospital. His childhood was not a privileged one, however, he did indulge himself in one particular way: Jimi loved to play the guitar. At first he played an ... where a young producer named Chas Chandler discovered his act, which by then included Hendrix famous playing with his teeth and behind his back. Chandler brought Jimi to London, where blues-based bands such as John Mayall s Bluesbreakers, The Yardbirds, and Chandler s old group, The Animals were immensely popular and on the cutting edge. Hendrix and Chandler auditioned a number of musicians to be in the new band, The ...
- 1618: James Watt
- ... weeks. He tried to get a job in the instrumentation field although the shopkeepers could not give him a job as he did not do an apprenticeship and was too old. Finally though he found John Morgan of a company called Cornhill who agreed to bend the rules and offer an apprenticeship for a year. James Watt knuckled down and wanted to learn everything he wanted in one year that would ... imported scientific instruments. The University of Glasgow then arranged for James Watt to set up shop inside one of their university buildings where he met his future long-life friends Dr. Joseph Black and Professor John Robison both planning to be chemists. His shop at the university did not sell many of his inventions mainly due to poor transportation. There was no trade link with the town of Glasgow and therefor ...
- 1619: History Of Willian Shakespeare
- ... friendship and the immortality of poetry. William was exceptionally good at his work and he generated a few enemies along the way. William was born in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 23, 1564. His parents, John and Mary Shakespeare lived on Henley Street, Stratford. His father was a whittawer, which is a maker, worker and seller of leather goods such as purses, belts, and gloves. His father was a well-known ... as "Anne Hathaway's cottage." William and his wife Anne had three children. Susanna was born on May 26, 1583. The other two children, Judith and Hamnet were twins, born in 1585. Susanna married Doctor John Hall in 1607. Their home Hall's Croft, is today preserved as one of Shakespeare's properties. Judith Shakespeare married Thomas Quiney in 1616, at the age of 31. Hamnet Shakespeare died at the age ...
- 1620: History Of Ozzy
- ... carried a little bit further(155). Today there is a new technology that is competing against CD s called, Digital Audiotapes and there still are new technology in the making(155). History on Ozzy Osbourne John Michael Osbourne was born on December 3, 1948 in Birmingham, England. His father John Thomas was a tool maker and his mother Lilian worked in a car plant(GString). He got the name Ozzy by students in his class. They shortened his last name(Lalonde). There was a student ...
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