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- 2021: Alan Dean Foster
- ... magazines followed. His first attempt at a novel, The Tar-Aiym Krang, was bought by Betty Ballantine and published by Ballantine Books in 1972. It incorporates a number of changes suggested by famed SF editor John W. Campbell. Since then, Foster's sometimes humorous, occasionally poignant, but always entertaining short fiction has appeared in most of the major SF magazines as well as in original anthologies and several "Best of the ... a turn-of-the-century miners' brothel, along with assorted dogs, cats, fish, several hundred house plants, visiting javelina, porcupines, eagles, red-tailed hawks, skunks, coyotes, cougars, and the ensorceled chair of the nefarious Dr. John Dee. He is presently at work on several new novels and film projects.
- 2022: Charles Darwin (1809-1882)
- ... June 1858, a letter from Alfred Russel Wallace, detailing a similar theory frightened Darwin into starting a shorter book to retain priority. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection was published by John Murray in November 1859. The book sold out instantly and he started a second edition, there was little of the personal disgrace that Darwin had feared. The conservative criticism did focus strongly on Huxley, whose ... scientific developments in the post-Darwinian period, such as the emergence of genetics. There were also cultural developments that made first evolution and then natural selection acceptable to a wider range of people. In 1925, John Thomas Scopes was put on trial in Dayton, Tennessee for teaching evolution. The resulting public interest allowed the concepts that Darwin developed to be taught in American schools as fact. Many opponents of the selection ...
- 2023: JFK: The Death of a Conspiracy
- JFK: The Death of a Conspiracy There is a plethora of conspiracy theories regarding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. They range from the incumbent of the former Soviet Union to organized crime. Pro-conspiracy groups are in agreement with one theory; the United States government covered up the truth of the assassination ... 8). In addition to the three pathologists, there were two Navy enlisted men who served as autopsy technicians, three radiologists, and two photographers. One of the photographers was Bethesda's medical school chief of photography, John Stringer (2797). Dr. Humes was told personally by Rear Admiral Kenney, Surgeon General of the Navy, to “find the cause of death” (2796). According to Breo, Drs. Humes and Boswell thought that the autopsy should ...
- 2024: Martin Luther King Jr.
- ... steps of the Lincoln Memorial, King delivered his first major speech calling for voting rights for blacks. (Jim Haskins, The Day Martin Luther King, Jr., Was Shot)" "In October 1961, eight months into his presidency, John F. Kennedy invited King to the White House. Their meeting had been a long time coming. King had wanted to talk about civil rights ever since the election, but the president kept putting him off ... his famous "I Have a Dream" speech, which called for peace between the races and equality for all people. That march and speech had a very strong impact on many Americans. But that same year, John F. Kennedy was assassinated, and many people believed that the country was going to be destroyed by hate. Yet, president Johnson took his place, and signed bills allowing Blacks to enter office and such. However ...
- 2025: Jefferson, Thomas 1743 -- 1826
- ... selling or "giving" them to others, treating them as property; he could accept this along with his high ideals because he regarded Africans as inferior beings.) In 1796 Jefferson was elected vice-president under Federalist John Adams. After four troubled years in that position (1797--1801), he beat Adams and, barely, Aaron Burr for the presidency, thanks in large part to the fact that his arch rival, Hamilton, supported him when ... Classical Revival in the United States; he also designed the Virginia state capitol and several fine homes. In 1813 he began what became an extended and remarkable exchange of letters with his old political adversary, John Adams; both died on July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. A complex man, happier when at intellectual pursuits than as an elected politician (he made no reference ...
- 2026: Christopher Columbus
- ... a distance that could be sailed in existing vessels. His idea was furthered by the suggestions of the Florentine cosmographer Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli. In 1484, Columbus sought support for an exploratory voyage from King John II of Portugal, but he was refused. The Portuguese also underestimated the distance but believed it to be beyond the capabilities of existing ships. In 1485, Columbus took his son Diego and went to Spain ... found favorable winds. Martin Alonzo Pinzon, who had explored on his own with the Pinta, rejoined Columbus, but the ships were separated at sea. Columbus finally landed (March 1493) in Lisbon and was interviewed by John II. Then he went to Palos and across Spain to Barcelona, where he was welcomed by Isabella and her husband, Ferdinand II of Aragon. Columbus claimed to have reached islands just off the coast of ...
- 2027: Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau
- Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau By: Rina E. Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau developed theories on human nature and how men govern themselves. With the passing of time, political views on the philosophy of government gradually changed. Despite their differences, Hobbes, Locke, and ... time of the English Civil War. His political views were influenced by the war. Hobbes perceived that by bringing back the monarch, there would be an end to the civil war. On the other hand, John Locke believes the original state of nature is a state of perfect freedom where men do whatever it is in their will and ability to accomplish. Every man has the liberty to arrange his life ...
- 2028: Jimi Hendrix
- Jimi Hendrix 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 ...
- 2029: Ignatius of Antioch
- ... Roman festival he was fed to the lions. Ignatius was a Syrian by birth who became attracted to the first generation of Christians. Some authors believe that he may have been a disciple of St. John the Evangelist He certainly was friends with St. Polycarp, one of St. John's closest followers. Tradition has it that St. Peter himself made Ignatius the third bishop of Antioch, the second largest city of the entire Roman empire (only Rome was larger). As Bishop of Antioch, Ignatius ...
- 2030: Alphonse Capone
- ... delinquents Salvatore Lucanio, Better Known In later life as Lucky Luciano. The two of them became life long friends. Later Capone fell under the influence of an old Navy Street Neapolitan gangster who called himself John Torrio. Torrio was born in Naples in 1883 and his nickname form his followers was "Little John" due to his shortness in height. Torrio had belonged to Manhattan's historic 5-Pointers gang for a little over 7years until the gangs' desperados began to disappear into prisons or the grave. He then ...
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