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- 4771: Lewis And Clark
- ... River. When the Corps reunited at the mouth of the Yellowstone River they journeyed to the Mandan Villages where the Corps lost four members of their group, the three members of the Charbonneau family and John Colter who joined a fur trading party. The Corps then traveled down the Missouri River to St. Louis and on September 23, 1806 the expedition ended. When in St. Louis Lewis wrote a letter to ...
- 4772: Lincoln
- ... and salvage the American dream. Lee surrendered his forces at Appomatox Courthouse on April 10, 1865. Four days later Lincoln was shot by an assassins bullet, while attending a play at the Ford s Theater. John Wilkes Booth, the assassin, enter the president s theater box, and at a distance of about two feet shot Lincoln in the back of the head. Booth escaped by jumping down on to the stage ...
- 4773: Lincoln - The Truth
- ... the corruption on these financial matters ever pointed to Lincoln. This loss of money, was more the cause of confusion and waste than dishonesty on the president's part. One early scandal fell upon General John Frιmont. The people working for him managed to obtain big army contracts without looking for the lowest bidder like is required by law. The required items they delivered were of poor quality- these items included ...
- 4774: Lizzie Borden 2
- ... to be discovered two hours later. For 30 years Abby and Lizzie lived together under one roof, yet on the day of the murder Lizzie gave no indication that they ever got along. Deputy Marshal John Fleet testified that on the day Abby died he asked Lizzie "if she had any idea who could have killed her father and mother." Lizzie responded with, "She's not my mother, Sir. She is ...
- 4775: Louis Riel
- ... Ottawa in December 1884. These set of rights outlined the demands of the Metis and the settlers. They thought that the government s action was inappropriate. Unfortunately, the Petition of Rights was rejected by the John A Macdonald and his government. Riel had failed to negotiate with the government and had no choice but to arm and prepare for the rebellion. He led his people into rebellion only because the Canadian ...
- 4776: Jimmy Carter: The 39th President of the United States
- ... Plains, GA Education: U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD. (graduated in 1946) Profession: Farmer, Public Official, President of the United States (1 term) Official Religious Affiliation: Baptist Marriage: July 7, 1946, to Rosalynn Smith Children: John William Carter (1947) James Earl Carter III (1950) Donnel Jeffery Carter (1952) Amy Lynn Carter (1967) Politcial Affiliation: Democrat Writings: Why Not the Best? (1975) Keeping Faith (1982) Negotiation (1985) The Blood of Abraham (1985 ...
- 4777: Biography of Christopher Columbus
- ... smaller than was previously thought, and composed mostly of land. On the basis of these faulty beliefs, he decided that Asia could be reached quickly by sailing west. In 1484 he submitted his theories to John II, king of Portugal, petitioning him to finance a westward crossing of the Atlantic Ocean. His proposal was rejected by a royal maritime commission because of his miscalculations and because Portuguese ships were already rounding ...
- 4778: Mother Teresa: The Living Saint
- ... long dedication to the poor and for being the saint to the slums. Over the last two decades, Mother had suffered from heart problems. She suffered a heart attack during a 1983 visit with Pope John Paul II. She suffered another one in 1989 that was more serious. It was then that a pacemaker was installed. Just last year, she suffered from malaria and was treated for a chest infection. Her ...
- 4779: Biography of Christopher Columbus
- ... smaller than was previously thought, and composed mostly of land. On the basis of these faulty beliefs, he decided that Asia could be reached quickly by sailing west. In 1484 he submitted his theories to John II, king of Portugal, petitioning him to finance a westward crossing of the Atlantic Ocean. His proposal was rejected by a royal maritime commission because of his miscalculations and because Portuguese ships were already rounding ...
- 4780: Edgar Allen Poe (1809-1849)
- Edgar Allen Poe (1809-1849) Edgar Allen Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in Jan 19, 1809. His parents died before he was 3 years old and he was adopted into the home of John Allan who was a merchant in Richmond, Va.During his uneventful childhood he studied for 5 yearsin England. In1826 he enrolled in the University of Virginia but only stayed for a year. Poe was a ...
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