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- 2451: Battle Of Gettysburg
- ... have easily erased R.E. Lee's only out-right defeat from the history books. Day 1, July 1, 1863 saw the start of the best three days of the AOP's life. Brigadier General John Buford, recognizing the fact that whoever held the high ground south of Gettysburg would control the killing fields, dismounted his cavalry for a showdown with Major General Henry Heth's infantry division. Deployed to the ... 500 Confederates for one crucial hour. Colonel Thomas Devin's and Colonel William Gamble's cavalry brigades fought ferociously under mounting pressure, and held on long enough for infantry reinforcements to arrive from Major General John Reynolds' I Corps. Reynolds became the ranking Union commander when he arrived on the field, and he never gave retreat a thought. Like Buford, he recognized the importance of holding the high ground south and ...
- 2452: Of Mice And Men - What Are Friends For?
- Set in Soledad, California on a typical Western Ranch, we find George and Lennie. George and Lennie come right out of John Steinbeck's novel, Of mice and men. Of mice and men is a novel which shows the trials and tribulations of true friendship. This novel, with all of its twists and turns is a great ... be a good friend to another human being? I think none of us can explain it in words. It is the things that we do, our actions, that display how we feel on the inside. John Steinbeck does an excellent job at showing the many aspects of true loyalty and friendship. By reading this book, I have heightened my awareness to people around me and the social aspect of my life ...
- 2453: The Life and Work of Frederick Douglass
- ... the person in charge of the Underground Railroad. Here he also began the abolitionist newspaper North Star, which he edited until 1860. In this time period, Douglass became friends with another well known American abolitionist, John Brown. Brown was involved with the Underground Railroad, and later wanted Douglass to join him on terroristic attacks on a United States government arsenal at Harper's Ferry. Douglass declined to participate in such activities. He fled, once again, to Europe, fearing that his association with John Brown might threaten him. He returned after several months, and aided in Abraham Lincoln's campaign for president. Frederick Douglass had many other achievements, mainly political, before dying in 1895, in Washington, D. C. Frederick ...
- 2454: Articles Of Confederation
- ... passed their own currency, and therefore created inflation and made “Continentals” in circulation worthless. Compounded with restrictions on trade to Great Britain and down the Mississippi River, the states became mired in a heavy depression. John Fiske, of the conservative view, realized the precarious situation when he stated “the Nation was under the verge of collapse and near-anarchy and that the five year period after 1783 was the most critical ... American delegates had to satisfy the needs of thirteen sovereign states, and therefore any resulting treaty was regarded by the minority as a failure. Such was the case in the Jay Gardoqui treaty in which John Jay created a deal for East Coast merchants but at the expense of the interests of the West and South. In addition, a lack of national unity allowed Britain and Spain to continue to subvert ...
- 2455: Was Khruschev's Foreign Policy Successful?
- ... their first public call for revision of the sino-soviet borders. The Cuban missile crisis was a disaster for Khruschev as soviet construction sites were spotted by Americans before the missiles could be installed. President Kennedy ordered a naval blockade around Cuba and demanded the missiles be removed. For several days the two nations stood “eyeball to eyeball” and eventually it was the soviets who “blinked” as they had little choice in the face of American superiority. The soviets agreed to remove their missiles in return for an American guarantee not to invade the island and unofficial promise to remove obsolete American missiles in Turkey. Kennedy gave Castro the security he needed but the agreements did little for Khurshchev. Nor did the two agreements reached later that year: the direct telephone “hot line” between the White House and Kremlin and the ...
- 2456: Ireland 2
- ... parts of the west. In mountainous areas annual rainfall may exceed 2000mm (79"). History In 1912 Home Rule bill was introduced in Westminster. This brought considerable success to the Irish Parliamentary Party, now led by John Redmond. However, resistance to the measure was strong in northeast Ulster. It was led by Sir Edward Carson who set up the Ulster Volunteers to oppose Home Rule. In response, the Irish Volunteers, largely controlled by the IRB, were founded in Dublin. The Home Rule bill was finally passed in 1914, but its implementation was shelved upon the outbreak of war. John Redmond encouraged Irishmen to enlist in the British Army hoping this would sustain British support for Home Rule. Others disagreed with this policy and in 1916 the Irish Volunteers, led by Patrick Pearse and the ...
- 2457: The Battle of Gettysburg
- ... R.E. Lee's only out-right defeat from the history books. Day 1, July 1, 1863 saw the start of some of the finest three days of the Union Army's life. Brigadier General John Buford, Sam Elliot in the film, Gettysburg, recognized the importance of holding the high ground south of Gettysburg. The possessor would control the battlefields so long as their was a steady fire coming from this ... 500 Confederates for one crucial hour. Colonel Thomas Devin's and Colonel William Gamble's cavalry brigades fought ferociously under mounting pressure, and held on long enough for infantry reinforcements to arrive from Major General John Reynolds' I Corps. Reynolds became the ranking Union commander when he arrived on the field, and he never gave retreat a thought. Like Buford, he recognized the importance of holding the high ground south and ...
- 2458: George C. 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 ...
- 2459: Year 2000 Fiction, Fantasy, and Fact
- ... a chart that represents the more popular Microsoft products, their date limits, and date formats. (Chart on previous page) (Microsoft, p. 3) So . . . is everyone affected? Apparently not. In speaking with the owners of St. John Valley Communications, an Internet-Access provider based in Fort Kent, they are eagerly awaiting the coming of 2000. They, Alan Susee and Dawn Martin had enough foresight to make sure that when they purchased their ... and to stay informed. Effect the changes you can now, and look to remedy the one's that you can't. The year 2000 will be a shocker and thriller for many businesses, but St. John Valley Communications seem to have it under control and are holding their partry hats in one hand and the mouse in the other. As is obviously clear from the information presented, Yk2 is a problem ...
- 2460: 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 ...
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