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- 401: Benedict Arnold
- ... men were forced to eat their leather pouches and moccasins, sometimes brewing the leather to make a broth. They continued on through Maine and Canada, arriving at Quebec soon thereafter. With the help of General Richard Montgomery and three hundred other troops, they attacked Quebec on December 31st. Despite their hard work and efforts, they failed to capture Quebec. By the end of the expedition, five hundred were dead and many ... s estimation, with their superiority in numbers and position, even without artillery of any sort, would prevent the British Army from reaching the colonial supply depot of Albany. (Nelson 108,112 quote: Sam Adams to Richard Henry Lee, July 15, 1777; in Burnett) (Martin 370, 372) (Randall 351,352) Major Benedict Arnold was second in command of the Northern Army at Saratoga. However, this was only a temporary fact, since he ... men that composed the left wing of the northern army. His wing included two hundred and fifty Continentals and Morgan's detachment of three hundred thirty one riflemen. For his aides Arnold chose Lieutenant Colonel Richard Varick and Major Henry Brockholst Livingston. Varick had been the military secretary to Schuyler and Livingston had been an aide to Schuyler. They both favored Arnold's bold military genius to that of Gate' ...
- 402: Life of John F Kennedy
- ... 1953. She was beautiful, cultured, refined, the perfect wife for the young politician and shared the same views as he. In 1960 John Kennedy made a successful bid for the Presidency. He was elected over Richard Nixon by a small margin of only 119,450 votes out of the 69 million popular votes cast. He was the youngest President ever elected to office. He was 43. His administration had a rocky road ...
- 403: James Earl Ray
- ... some of the greatest and most beloved presidents have been in office during the twentieth century. Although none may have their birthdays celebrated or their faces carved into a mountain, presidents such as JFK and Richard Nixon are certainly presidents whose impacts will not be forgotten soon. Presidents may have the power world leaders usually do and it is a guarantee that a new one will be elected in eight years time ...
- 404: The Vietnam War
- ... swift defeat of the (so called) nearly destroyed Communists, which, after the retreating of the French, had become the main goal of the United States. Worst of all, election year was approaching, and the incumbent Richard Nixon was promising a swift plan of "Vietmenization" in which the war was supposed to be placed in the hands of the South Vietnamese and allow for the retreat of American soldiers. Johnson was so unconfident ...
- 405: John Fitzgerald Kennedy and His Accomplishments in Office
- ... in only 1,037 days in office, changed America and the world. January 21, 1961 (Inauguration Day), after becoming the youngest ever elected president as well as the first Roman Catholic and beating out Republican Richard Nixon he gave what was one of the shortest speeches ever given by a newly inaugurated president. In his speech, he Offered the country not simple solutions, but the challenge of working for a better life ...
- 406: The Life of Adolf Hitler
- ... of the glory of German figures such as Bismark and Frederick The Great. For young Hitler, German Nationalism quickly became an obsession. Adding to all this, was another new interest, the operas of German composer Richard Wagner. Hitler saw his first opera at age twelve and was immediately captivated by its Germanic music, pagan myths, tales of ancient Kings and Knights and their glorious struggles against hated enemies. But now, for ... world, also based in fantasy, began to significantly take shape. He borrowed large numbers of books from the library on German history and Nordic mythology. He was also deeply inspired by the opera works of Richard Wagner and their pagan, mythical tales of struggle against hated enemies. His friend Kubizek recalled that after seeing Wagner's opera 'Rienzi,' Hitler behaved as if possessed. Hitler led his friend atop a steep hill ... people in the arts poured out of Germany and enriched other lands, mostly the United States. Among them - writer Thomas Mann, director Fritz Lang, actress Marlene Dietrich, architect Walter Gropius, musicians Otto Klemperer, Kurt Weill, Richard Tauber, psychologist Sigmund Freud, and Albert Einstein, who was visiting California when Hitler came to power and never returned to Germany. In Germany there were now constant Nazi rallies, parades, marches and meetings amid ...
- 407: A Man For All Seasons
- ... Cromwell desperately needed evidence that More actually said something to someone, so he could prove that More would commit an act against England. To do this Cromwell created a story that said Thomas More and Richard Rich had said words about the King and in doing so, More would be sentenced to death. This was established in the court where Richard Rich lied. The second of three steps is the descent into darkness for Thomas More. This begins with the need for happiness and power for King Henry VIII. The result of King Henry's needs ... brave enough to fight the decision made by the King. Silence is not denial. And for my silence I am punished, with imprisonment. Why have I been called again? Pg. 87 However, he discovers that Richard Rich lied and cannot do anything about it. " In good faith, Rich, I am sorrier for you perjury than my peril. Then Norfolk asked if More had denied what Rich had said, Yes! My ...
- 408: The Goals and Failures of the First and Second Reconstructions
- ... different policies to rectify injustice in the Northern ghettos. The Riots also created a backlash among the White populace which manifested itself in the defeat of the 1966 Civil Rights Act and the election of Richard Nixon in 1968. Ibid. pp..222-223. 38 The rise of racial separatism and extremism manifested itself within SNCC and CORE and the formation of Black Separatist groups such as the Black Panthers, the Weathermen, and ...
- 409: Down Goes Hurston
- ... during that era or the previous eras. Throughout the book Hurston "fibs" about racial oppression. Janie gets respect by the white people she encounters. Hurston makes the reader imagine that African-American life is easygoing. Richard Writes critique of Their Eyes Were Watching God is accurate and therefore, the book should not be included in the Harlem Renaissance. Hurston breaks several of the themes of the Harlem Renaissance. One in particular is to make other Americans aware of the African-American experience. Richard Write states, "Their eyes, as a novel, exploits those quaint aspects of Negro life that satisfied the tastes of a white audience. It did for literature what the minstrel show did for theater, that is ...
- 410: The Ideal American: Malcolm Little
- ... sucess, and ultimately public recognition. In the mind of Americans, these qualites can effectively override the moral purity qualifications. People such as the great tycoons Rockefeller, and Trump. Or even some of our presidents, namely Nixon. They swindled, stole, cheated and downright stepped on the backs of others to reach their positions. At all times they certainly did not practice ethical business practices to achieve their stature. But, there stature is not diminshed much because of how they achieved their greatness. Twenty five years later, President Nixon is eulogized as a great man by most of the country, and excluding text books, Rockefeller is remembered solely for his unselfish use of his money toward many splendid public works. How quickly America selectively ...
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