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- 1131: David Belasco
- ... his life. For several years he was the stage manager of the Madison Square Theater, for which he wrote plays, Achieving popularity with May Blossom (1884), a Civil War love story. It was followed by Lord Chumbley (1888), a domestic drama featuring a comic Englishmen. In 1893, written with Franklyn Fyles, was The Girl I Left Behind Me, a popular Indian melodrama. In 1895, Belasco had his first smash hit as ...
- 1132: Colin Powell
- ... about a painting in the pentagon. It showed a family praying in a church because the father had to go to war. It had an inscription from the prophet Isaiah that said And the good Lord God asked: "Whom shall I send? Who will go for us?" And the reply came back: "Here I am send me.' " ( Source 1, page 161, 162). Powell's first official day as Chairman of Joint ...
- 1133: Cleopatra
- ... of Octavian's army, but she and her two serving women let down ropes from a window and pulled him up. Distraught, Cleopatra laid Antony on her bed and beat her breasts, calling him her lord, husband and emperor. Antony told her not to pity him, but to remember his past happiness. Then he died at that very moment. When Octavian and his men reached her monument Cleopatra refused to let ...
- 1134: Chuck Yeager
- ... Pakistan and supervised Pakistan's air defense in its war with India. He retired from the Air Force in 1975, but continued to serve as a consulting test pilot for many years. He still is flies and speaks at lectures and school. Throughout his career he won over 20 medals and awards including the Collier Trophies, Congressional Medal of Honor, Purple Heart, Silver Star, among others. I chose this person because ...
- 1135: Christoper Marlow
- ... Romans mentioned above. Faustus only recalls the first half of the verse; the entire verse states, "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." His oversight of this pivotal verse, which in itself is the center for Christianity, is the ultimate irony in his downfall. He refu Secondly, Faustus originally asks Mephistophilis and Satan for the power to do ...
- 1136: Billy Graham
- ... noticed that while he was reaching many people he was only one man, and that did not seem like enough. He came to the decision to use the media to his advantage and share the lord's messages to people over the air waves. Graham decided to entered a new realm that was changing the face of the fifties, the radio. The radio in the fifties was a new powerful way ...
- 1137: Alexander The Great
- ... men. And he was, of course, a very good general. After taking power Alexander proceeded with Philip's planned war on Persia. In a few years he conquered most of Asia Minor. He was called "Lord of Asia. Because Alexander wanted the Persians to accept him as their leader, he tried to treat them well. Trying to get along he learned the ways of the people which he lived amongst from ...
- 1138: William Shakespeare 2
- ... the big city of London. After Shakespeare went to London, he joined an acting group. He had no experience. He was merely a performer. William Shakespeare was an important part of a troupe called the Lord Chamberlains Men. He eventually became an honored senior member. Writing plays soon became a demanding business. Companies were always looking for new material. With few new plays, companies began paying for the plays. Once a ...
- 1139: William Penn And The Quakers
- ... II owed William Penn £16,000, money which Admiral Penn had lent him. Seeking a haven in the New World for persecuted Friends, Penn asked the King to grant him land in the territory between Lord Baltimore's province of Maryland and the Duke of York's province of New York. With the Duke's support, Penn's petition was granted. The King signed the Charter of Pennsylvania on March 4 ...
- 1140: Richard Iii
- ... out of favor. He was undermanned and unprepared for battle, but his patience would pay off. With the support of many nobles, Henry proceeded through the heart of England unopposed. Richard seeing this realizes that Lord Stanley was a traitor. In the ensuing battle Stanley feigns attacking and merely shadows Henry's forces. Stanley would have full out supported Henry except for the fact that Richard had kidnapped his son and ...
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