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- 1761: Ben Franklin
- ... generally the main representative of the new United States in Europe. Though nearly 80 years old, he oversaw the dispatch of French armies and navies to North America, supplied American armies with French munitions, outfitted John Paul Jones and secured a succession of loans from the nearly bankrupt French treasury (#1). Though in his 80th year and suffering from painful bladder stones, he nonetheless accepted election for three years as president ... generally the main representative of the new United States in Europe. Though nearly 80 years old, he oversaw the dispatch of French armies and navies to North America, supplied American armies with French munitions, outfitted John Paul Jones and secured a succession of loans from the nearly bankrupt French treasury (#1). Though in his 80th year and suffering from painful bladder stones, he nonetheless accepted election for three years as president ...
- 1762: Whitewater Vs. Watergate.
- ... believed Watergate was the greatest tragedy the United States had ever suffered. It remains so today. During the argument in the committee's suit for the White House tapes, Nixon's lawyer stated to Judge John Sirica that the president believed he was as absolute a monarch, such as Louis XIV. Only four years at a time and was not subject to the process of any court in the land, except ... big deal. But the "third-rate burglary" tag was created to divert attention from top officials involved. The break-in was just one of abuses of presidential power fittingly called the "White House horrors" by John Mitchell, attorney general of the United States who was imprisoned for his role in Watergate. The cover-up was not an unreasonable response to an unimportant event. Actually, it became necessary because of the threat ...
- 1763: Walt Whitman
- ... Whittier, Hawthorne, as well as other well-known American lyricists. (Webster Orville III- page 123). It was this publication which gave Whitman his first break as a professional writer. The editor of "The Democratic Review," John L. OSullivan, was so impressed with Whitman and his work, he bought at least three more stories from Whitman that very same autumn for the magazine. He also gave Whitman a job writing political ... There was a Child Went Forth." Whitman believed Leaves of Grass had grown with his own emotional and intellectual development. This book became his lifes work, being praised by many, including Ralph Waldo Emerson, John Addington Symonds, and Edward Carpenter. Emerson said, "the most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom that America has yet contributed." (Kaplan, Justin- page 11). Yet, the world was not ready for Whitmans celebration of ...
- 1764: The Spanish-American War
- During the last years of the nineteenth century, the United States would find itself involved in what John Jay, the American secretary of state, later referred to as a "splendid little war; begun with highest motives, carried on with magnificent intelligence and spirit, favored by that fortune which loves the brave." From an American standpoint, because there were few negative results, and so many significantly positive consequences, John Jay was correct in calling the Spanish-American War a "splendid little war." The defeat of the Spanish forces marked the end of their rule in the Americas and also marked the rise of the ...
- 1765: The Constitution
- ... power was Marbury v. Madison. In this historical case Judicial review was formed which gave the court the power to declare an act of congress unconstitutional. Marbury was one of the midnight judges appointed by John Adams as he was leaving office. Adams was trying to pack the courts with people from his political party because they would serve for life. Marbury never got his pares and when the next president ... found it he refused to deliver it. Marbury sued for his job and it went to the supreme court. The judiciary act would have forced the new president to deliver the papers. The courts agreed. John Marshall, the chief justice, said that Marbury had every right to his job, but that congress had created powers not stated in the constitution. Because of this, Marbury did not get his job. Marshal then ...
- 1766: Teddy Roosevelt
- ... Roosevelt again faced a problem which would gain the attention of the nation, and more importantly of the big business interests. For the second time in two years the coal miners under the leadership of John Mitchell would go out on strike, protesting the poor work conditions and salaries of the coal miners. Roosevelt watched the situation carefully, but didn't believe that Constitutionally he could do a thing about the ... suffering from the cold if the strike dragged on into the winter. Roosevelt decided to try to bring the two parties together, with himself being the mediator. After this first meeting, Roosevelt quickly realized that John Mitchell was the level headed one, and that the coal operators were pig headed and arrogant. The talks quickly broke down, and Roosevelt knew that he must come up with an alternative plan to get ...
- 1767: Panama Canal
- ... a Commission where the chief engineer's requests would be confirmed through the Commission (Jones). During the US construction there was three chief engineers who made a major impact on the canal. The first was John F. Wallace, an American civilian engineer (Jones). He was elected and arrived at the isthmus by June 1904 (Considine). Before much of the work could be done Wallace began on fixing the problems of the ... up in a major yellow-fever epidemic. After a few months Wallace gave vice President William Taft his resignation. Second Panama Canal Chief Engineer was hired in less then a day of Wallace's resignation. John Stevens was selected to replace Wallace by the Commission in July of 1905. Stevens, another American civilian engineer, wanted a lock canal. He informed all men to start working on the machinery left by the ...
- 1768: Naval Battles
- ... Buchanan. After all the modifications were complete, the ship was rechristened the CSS Virginia, but the original name the CSS Merrimack is the preferred name. The USS Monitor was the creation of Swedish-American engineer, John Ericsson. The ship was considered small for a warship, only 172 feet long and 42 feet wide. Confederate sailors were baffled by the ship. One was quoted describing her as ". . . a craft such as the ... entire crew. Like the CSS Merrimack, the USS Monitor was expected to sink, it was referred to as "Ericsson's Folly" (DesJardien 2). The only individual willing to take command of the ship was Lieutenant John Worden. The battle at Hampton Roads was part of the Peninsula Campaign that lasted from March to August of 1862. There was a total of five ships engaged in the battle. From the US Navy ...
- 1769: The American Civil War
- ... terms of men and supplies. This in mind, Grant directed Sherman to turn around now and start heading back toward Virginia. He immediately started making preparations to provide assistance to Sherman on the journey. General John M. Schofield and his men were to detach from the Army of the Cumberland, which had just embarrassingly defeated the Confederates at Nashville, and proceed toward North Carolina. His final destination was to be Goldsboro ... be stalled not by the Confederate army but by runaway slaves. The slaves were attaching themselves to the Union columns and by the time the force entered North Carolina, they numbered in the thousands (Barrett, John G., Sherman's March through the Carolinas. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1956). But Sherman's force pushed on and finally met up with Schofield in Goldsboro on March 23rd. THE END ...
- 1770: Abraham Lincoln
- On this section I'm going to discuss how Abarham Lincoln effected the Cavalryman's Account. Well it began on April 24,1865, when 26 men were chosen to go to Washington to pursuit John Wilkes booth. During this time Abarham Lincoln was shot at the theatre (fords theatre). This made the portland journal. There were several men sent to bowling greens Virginia, on the hunt for the assassinates. the ... their own or with the help of Edwin Stanon. There are even suspicion about the B'nail B'rith and the Nights of the Golden Circle, as well the major known as Henry R. Rathbone, John F. Parker and last but not least Mary Todd Lincoln which has not totally been eliminated from suspicion. Mary Todd Lincoln was Lincoln's wife she married him when she was a nobody she didn ...
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