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- 1241: Watching Payton Was Pure Sweetness
- ... the Bears' 46-10 blowout of the New England Patriots. In the third quarter, Ditka lined up defensive tackle William "The Refrigerator" Perry in the backfield and he scored from a yard out. Defensive end Richard Dent was the game's Most Valuable Player and wide receiver Willie Gault caught four passes for 129 yards. But the Patriots' fascination with Payton, who carried 22 times for a modest 61 yards, allowed ...
- 1242: Jim Thorpe
- ... camp and not coming home for days. He was barely inside at all. School was unbearable for Jim. He wanted to be outside. Jim went to Carlisle school. Carlisle school was set up by Lt. Richard Henry Pratt of the U.S. Army as a way to help Indians integrate into the American culture. They hired Glenn S. "Pop" Warner as a football coach. When Jim went there, in 1904, he ...
- 1243: Newton and Prisms
- ... his determination to have his mentors, critics, and skeptics believe in his theory, which led to our broad and ever increasing understanding of light. Bibliography Kindersley, Dorling. "Newton, Isaac." Compton's Encyclopedia. 1995 ed. Westfall, Richard S. "Newton, Sir Isaac." Encarta Encyclopedia. 1996 ed.
- 1244: Nelson Mandela
- ... in South Africa. St. Martins Press, NY. 1999. Manzo, Kathryn A. Domination, Resistance, and Social Change in South Africa. Praeger Publishers, CT. 1992. Marais, Hein. South Africa: Limits to Change. UCT Press, SA. 1998. Peet, Richard. Theories of Development. Guilford, NY. 1999 Rich, Paul B., ed. Reaction and Renewal in South Africa. Macmillan Press, London. 1996 So, Alvin Y. Social Change and Development. Sage, CA. 1990. Works Consulted Cawthra, Gavin. Securing ...
- 1245: Ralph Ellison’s Life
- ... could not understand then, its range of allusion was as mixed as varied as that of Louis Armstrong.” (Quoted in Clegg 527) This poem stimulated Ellison most profoundly. In 1937, through Langston Hughes, Ellison met Richard Wright, who was then seeking a publisher for his first book, the short story collection, Uncle Tom’s Children. Wright was also co-editor of a magazine called New Challenge, to which he invited Ellison ...
- 1246: Jimi Hendrix
- ... of 1962 (Murray 36). His background in R&B, a type of music dominated by black artists at that time, led him to play with many R&B singers from the time, such as Little Richard, King Curtis, Joey Dee and the Starliters, the Isley Brothers, and many others (Murray 38-42). The development of his own style of music, which would later be displayed at various stages of its evolution ...
- 1247: The Life of William Shakespeare
- ... were written during the first period. The second period was when Shakespeare wrote his most important plays, usually concerned with English history. This period is when Shakespeare’s style of writing became unique. He wrote “Richard II,” “Henry IV,” “Parts I,” “Parts II,” and “Henry V.” He also wrote great comedies during this period too. “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “The Merchant of Venice,” “Much Ado About Nothing,” and “As You ...
- 1248: Who the Book is About: Hans Christian Andersen
- ... the lady of Guadeloupe, and honored Danish Councillor of State. Hans Christian Andersen collected fairy tales. Reitzal was the first of several collections published among 1835 and 1872. The first illustrated Edition was done by Richard Pederson. He wrote other familiar books, such as, "The Ugly Duckling" in 1843, "The Emperor's New Clothes" in 1837, "The Snow Queen" in 1844, "The Red Shoes" in 1845, and "The Little Mermaid" in ...
- 1249: Ulysses S. Grant
- ... asked the federal govern- ment for a commission as colonel, but his request was ignored. On June 17, 1861, Grant was appointed colonel of the 21st Illinois Regiment of Volunteers by the governor of Illinois, Richard Yates. Steadily, Grant began to show the qualities of a great military commander. On September 4, 1861 he established his headquarters in Cairo, Illinois, in command of the District of Southern Illinois and southeastern Missouri ...
- 1250: Hitler
- ... the Austrians Hapsbury Monarchy. Adolf being very rebellious, gave his loyalty to the German Kaiser. Adolf's teacher also supported the Germans so Adolf soon became obsessed with German Nationalism. He loved the German composer Richard Wagner and liked tales of kings and knights and their struggles with hated enemies. On the morning of Saturday, January 3, 1903, Alois went to an Inn where asked for a glass of wine. He ...
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