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- 1531: Robert Frost 2
- ... of Reason (1945), and In the Clearing (1962). Frost received the Pulitzer Prize for poetry four times (1924, 1931, 1937, 1943) and became the first poet to read a poem at the presidential inauguration of John F. Kennedy. His poetry was based mainly on life and scenery in rural New England, and reflected many values of American society. He died on January 29, 1963 in Boston, Massachusetts. His epitaph reads: "I had a ...
- 1532: The Crucible: Summary
- ... s during the Salem Witch Trials. The entire community is living in fear while Auther Miller tries to express the conflicts between three people. Mary Warren, whose entire personality is turned around throughout the play, John Proctor, who has to decide between the importance of his family and his own name, Revernd Hale has the terrible ordeal of having to carry out his job while doing what is right. At the ... and freely open up to do as she wishes. Soon after Mary Warren is caught with a group of girls trying to conjure up spirits, some say she was just trying to get attention. Finally, John Proctor shows that when Mary accuses Elizibeth Proctor and himself of witchcraft something must be wrong. So Mary Warren decides to speak out and tell the court that Abigail tried to kill her severel times so she would lie for them. John Proctor has an even bigger conflict, he has to maintain his good and honest image while keeping a deep secret inside of him. He seems like any other citizen in the community except he ...
- 1533: Roger Williams
- ... Henry Vane, he obtained from the Long Parliament a patent uniting the Rhode Island towns of Portsmouth, Newport, and Warwick with Providence. In 1651, William Coddington secured a commission annulling the patent, but Williams, with John Clarke hastened again to England and had the patent of 1644 restored. On his return in 1654, Williams was elected president of the colony and served three terms. Always a trusted friend of the Native ... from existing churches. His writings, reprinted in the Narragansett Club Publications, reveal the vigor with which he propounded his democratic and humanitarian ideals. The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution for Cause of Conscience was condemned by John Cotton who was answered with The Bloudy Tenent Yet More Bloudy. Other works include Queries of Highest Consideration, an argument for complete separation of church and state; The Hireling Ministry None of Christ's; and George Fox Digg'd Out of His Burrowes, a polemic against Quaker teachings. Of great personal charm and unquestioned integrity, Williams was admired even by those who, like both the elder and the younger John Winthrop, abhorred his liberal ideas.
- 1534: Fort Pillow Attack
- ... acted as men and as soldiers in their capture of Fort Pillow. It is first necessary to understand what happened in the battle before any judgment can be made. A careful study performed by Dr. John Wyeth revealed the following information: from April 9-11, 1864, troops under the command of Ben McCulloch, Tyree Harris Bell, and Brig. General James Chalmers marched non-stop to Fort Pillow to begin their assault ... of the wounded were intentionally burned to death in huts and tents about the fort; and the ¦the rebels buried some of the living the dead._(Henry 260) In the intensive studies performed by Dr. John Wyeth there were more than fifty soldiers that were present at this battle who gave sworn testimonies contradicting these findings.(260) This suggests that the Union fabricated the truth to aid in its own cause ... E. B. and Barbara Long. The Civil War Day by Day-An Almanac. New York: Doubleday, 1971. Sandburg, Carl. Storm over the Land--A Profile of the Civil War. New York: Harcourt Brace: 1939. Wyeth, John Allan. That Devil Forrest -The Life of Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest. New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1959. Word Count: 1575
- 1535: The Crucible And The Use Of Au
- ... any wealthy or titled individual. Rebecca Nurse, who is well known in Beverly for her goodwill, shows authority over the people who believe in her and mourn her when she is being persecuted for witchcraft. John Proctor also holds authority throughout the trials as an honest working man who holds deep honor and integrity for himself, despite his previous acts of adultery. Rebecca and John both lead the people in establishing a crumbling within the trials, they are deeply respected within the community. Nurse is not the Bridget Bishop who slept with her husband a year before marriage, and John is not the man who drank his family into debt and starvation. These facts give them a higher edge in the community, and cause in the dissolution of the trials themselves. Respect and honor ...
- 1536: Fairmount Park, Philadelphia
- ... little bit about Grace Kelly and Her Dad. So has it that there was an amusing remark making the rounds in 1956 when Grace Kelly married Prince Rainier of Monaco that her father's domain (John B. Kelly, Sr., was president of the Fairmount Park Commission) was larger than her husband's. Indeed, the Principality of Monaco covers only .6 square miles, but the 4,077.59 acres of Fairmount Park ... then stopped at the Fountain of the Sea Horses, directly behind the museum in the garden. It was a replica of the Borghese Gardens in Rome. Around the museum, I also saw the statue of John Paul Jones along with other heroically cast revolutionaries; the Waterworks, a grand architectural achievement, the Lincoln Monument; and Lemon Hill, an estate owned by Robert Morris, Declaration signer and major financier of Revolution. The tour ... acres and now houses more than 1,600 kinds of mammals, reptiles, and birds. It also contains a special hummingbird house, childrens zoo, and a monorail for aerial tours. The grounds that served as John Penns home, end the tour on a high note. Overall, the trip was pretty well done. It was a nice way to learn about an area and feel like youre actually there ...
- 1537: Wilson, Woodrow
- ... D.C. Wilson died there on Feb. 3, 1924. Bibliography: Baker, Ray S., Woodrow Wilson: Life and Letters, 8 vols. (1927-39; repr. 1968); Bell, Herbert C. F., Woodrow Wilson and the People (1945); Blum, John M., Woodrow Wilson and the Politics of Morality (1956); Bragdon, Henry W., Woodrow Wilson: The Academic Years (1967); Cooper, John M., The Warrior and the Priest (1983); Ferrell, Robert H., Woodrow Wilson and World War I: Nineteen Seventeen to Nineteen Twenty-one (1986); Heckscher, August, Woodrow Wilson (1991); Latham, Earl, ed., The Philosophy and Policies ... James C. McReynolds (1913-14); Thomas W. Gregory (1914-19); Alexander M. Palmer (1919-21) Postmaster General: Albert S. Burleson Secretary of the Navy: Josephus Daniels Secretary of the Interior: Franklin K. Lane (1913-20); John B. Payne (1920-21) Secretary of Agriculture: David F. Houston (1913-20); Edwin T. Meredith (1920-21) Secretary of Commerce: William C. Redfield (1913-19); Joshua W. Alexander (1919-21) Secretary of Labor: William ...
- 1538: President Gerald Ford
- ... you have read in the above pages, Ford was an important man who has changed history for the good. He might not of done much to make him as famous as other presidents such as Kennedy, Reagan or Good 'ole Abe Lincoln, but he did raise the spirits and sights of many millions of Americans for the Good. Bibliography 1. Prodigy "Ford, Gerald" Grolier Encyclopedia 1992, pp. 1-3 2. Hartmann, Robert T. Palace Politics New York - Robert T. Hartmann Press 1980 3. Carter, Douglas "Power in Washington" Newsweek, November 21, 1966 pp. 29 4. Bumann, Joan and Patterson, John 40 President's Facts Ohio, Willowsip Press 1981
- 1539: American Parties From The Civi
- ... a name that was originally applied to the advocates of ratification of the Constitution of the United States of 1787. Later, however, it came to designate supporters of the presidential administrations of George Washington and John Adams and especially supporters of the financial policies of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton. Until 1795, the Federalists were not a political organization in any modern sense. Federalism was a frame of mind, a set of ... as a part of the anti-Nebraskan majority in the House of Representatives. Plus, several Republicans were elected to the Senate and to various state houses. In 1856, at the first Republican national convention, Sen. John C. Fremont was nominated for the presidency but was defeated by Democrat James Buchanan. During the campaign the northern branch of the KNOW-NOTHING PARTY split off and endorsed the Republican ticket, making the Republicans ... Southern Cotton Whigs. In 1840 they were able to unify behind a popular military hero, W. H. Harrison, as a presidential candidate. He was elected but died after only a month in office. His successor, John Tyler, quickly alienated the Whig leaders in Congress and was read out of the party. In 1848, the Whigs elected another military hero, Zachary Taylor. He too died in office but his successor, Millard ...
- 1540: The Curse Of Right And Wrong
- ... able to distinguish between right and wrong; it is simply that they have just decided that it is much easier to avoid doing so. Jimmy Carter speculated that our moral decline began the day that John F. Kennedy was shot, and he was probably right. But there are probably millions of stories of personal moral decline where that person knows exactly where it began. Most people recognize the moral and ethical components of ...
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