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- 1621: History Of Marilyn Manson
- ... of 1998. Publicly, the departure was a friendly one. ZimZum felt it was just time for him to move on and he said that he and Marilyn got along just fine. He was replaced by John Lowery or John 5. Lowery was guitarist for David Lee Roths "DLR Band", and the number two member of Rob Halfords band "Two", before that. Shortly after ZimZum left, the band released their 4th LP, Mechanical Animals. There ...
- 1622: Henrik Ibsen
- ... in Christiania (now Oslo) from 1850 to 1851 to complete his upper secondary education. From 1851 to 1857, Ibsen was playwright in residence and director of the theatre in Bergen. While there, he wrote St. John s Night (written in 1852), Lady Inger of Osteraad (written in 1854, published in 1857), The Feast at Solhaug (written in 1855, published in 1856), and Olaf Liljekrans (written in 1856). All these plays were ... to Norway and settle in Christiania. The artist s creative ambitions, introspection and defeats came to the fore during the last phase of his career when he wrote The Master Builder (1892), Little Eyolf (1894), John Gabriel Borkman (1896) and the dramatic epilogue When We Dead Awaken (1899). His Poems, collected and published in 1871, show that he was also a master of lyric poetry. Henrik Ibsen died on 23 May ...
- 1623: Helen Keller
- ... earliest blind, deaf, and mute person to become active in society, Helen was also an author. Her first autobiography, The Story of My Life, was published in 1902 with the help of Ann Sullivan and John Macy. The Story of My Life became a world-wide best-seller and was translated into fifty languages. Before she had even graduated college in 1903, Helen wrote a 7,500-word essay called Optimism ... this period. In 1910 A Song of the Stone Wall was published. This patriotic poem was 600 lines long. This was the last of her great poems. It is said that, "After Anne Sullivan and John Macy's marriage ended Keller never again wrote with such lyric power," (Notable 390). Also, a collection of socialist essays entitled, Out of the Dark, was published in 1913. Helen became active in politics once ...
- 1624: Geoffery Chaucer
- ... fitted for a uniform for work, meaning he would have had to have been between the ages of 13 and 18. This placing his birth between the years 1340-1344 in London, the son of John Chaucer a vintner. In 14th century London there were three elementary schools of good "academic" standing which were attended by the sons of the higher class. And wedo know that Geoffery Chaucer attended one of ... by the French army and ransomed. Chaucer was soon released for sixteen pounds, which was less than Edward III paid for his horse. By the year 1366 he had married Philippa Roet the sister of John Guant's 3rd wife. After marring Philippa his social status was raised once again. He then began to go on Diplomatic missions to the continent of Italy (1372-73). Chaucer began to travel a lot ...
- 1625: George 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 ...
- 1626: General George S. 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 ...
- 1627: 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 ...
- 1628: Frederick Douglass - The Man
- ... 1847, Frederick became the "station master" of the Underground Railroad in Rochester, New York. Here he also began publishing his anti-slavery newspaper, The North Star. During these publishing years, Frederick became good friends with John Brown. John had a vision of training groups of men to help slaves escape via the Underground Railroad. However, in 1859, Douglass learned it was Brown's intention to raid the Federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry. He ...
- 1629: Fray Junipero Serra
- ... 800 miles. He kept his determination to his watchword, "Always go forward and never to turn back." He is credited with the conversion of many Indians to Christianity for the salvation of their souls. Pope John Paul II beatified Junipero Serra September 1988. Junipero Serra is an extremely important figure in the development of the present day California. He walked thousands of miles, traveled on ships, and rode on the backs ... thousands of Native Americans to Christianity, and was a strong and courageous leader of the natives who constantly fought for their rights and provided them with the means for adapting in this new society. Pope John Paul II remarked that Serra "is an exemplary model of a selfless evangelizer, a shining example of Christian virtue and the missionary spirit He not only brought the gospel message to the Native Americans, but ...
- 1630: Emerson And Thoreau
- ... stated if he was for or against it. This angered Thoreau. Not only did Thoreau write several essay s on the subject, attacking it in the essay "Slavery in Massachusetts", and defending the violent abolitionist John Brown, and his raid at Harpers Ferry in "A Plea for Captain John Brown" , but he was also an activist for abolitionist principles. Emerson tended to think things out in his head and write them down on paper, as opposed to Thoreau, who acted his feelings out. So ...
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