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- 1361: John F. Kennedy and Cuba
- ... The last major group that would have wanted JFK out of the way was the notorious Mafia. Since its origin, it has had a heinous reputation in the United States. John F. Kennedy's brother, Robert, was working as Attorney General to prosecute the Mafia, thus earning him and his brother a unpleasant reputation with them. Many crime bosses in the United States threatened the Kennedys at one point or another ...
- 1362: The Watergate Scandal
- ... branch and questioning the authority of the president. Nixon ordered Richardson's deputy attorney general William D. Ruckelshavs to fire Cox. He also refused and was fired. The third-ranking Justice Department official, Solicitor General Robert H. Bork, was now acting as Attorney General. He agreed to fire Cox. This event was called the "Saturday Massacre." (Westerfled 48) The nation raged in anger. So Nixon agreed to hand the tapes over ...
- 1363: The 60s: Decade of Challenge and Change
- ... the torch has been passed. Long hair, mod dresses, drugs, sexual freedom, and anti- established ideas were everywhere. It was a decade of tragic death for people such as John Kennedy, Martin Luther King, and Robert Kennedy. It was an unforgettable , exciting era. Many things typify the sixties. It was a time of great changes that would influence the next decades. A good example would be the hairstyles. The 60s hairstyle ...
- 1364: Confederate States Naval Technological Advances
- ... 39 pounders plus a four foot iron battering ram on the bow. Though unheard of by most of the population, submarines were used during the war as well. The Hunley, based on the design of Robert Fulton was put to sea by the Confederate Navy. Carrying an explosive attached to a long pole and powered by a hand crank propeller, this underwater vessel sank the USS Housatonic in Charlston harbor in ...
- 1365: The Boston Massacre
- ... wounded, died on the 14 day of march. ? Christopher Monk, 17 years old, dangerously wounded. ? John Clark, 17 years old, dangerously wounded. ? Mr. Edward Payne, merchant, standing at his door, wounded. ? John Green, dangerously wounded. ? Robert Patterson, dangerously wounded. ? David Parker, dangerously wounded.9 Captain Preston and seven of his soldiers were then arrested and tried for the crimes. Why did the fire bells ring out without there bring a fire ...
- 1366: The Civil War
- ... different areas of the country. In the South, people probable played "Dixie's Land" while shouting support for Jefferson Davis and the Southern Confederacy. In the North people were horrified in disbelief, and frightened. Major Robert Anderson, a Union officer, was in charge of Fort Sumter and lead the army defensively. Pierce Beauregard a Confederate general, approached Major Anderson and ordered him to surrendered the fort. Anderson refused. The Confederate bombarded ...
- 1367: Events of The Civil War
- ... conquered people. Lincoln replied that he no longer gave direction in military manners but went on to say: "If I were in your place, I'd let 'em up easy, let 'em up easy" (Johnson, Robert Underwood, and Clarence Clough Buel, eds., Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, Vol 4. New York: The Century Co., 1887). THE CHASE BEGINS Lee's forces were pushing west toward Amelia and the Federals ...
- 1368: American Foreign Policy Towards Cuba
- ... ongoing and ever intensifying American embargo has had. Started before Castro even was in control of the country they continue to this day. Two legislative Acts of congress have been particularly harsh. In 1992 Congressman Robert Torricelli introduces the Cuban Democracy Act, and says the bill is designed to "wreak havoc on the island It is approved by congress. A June 15 editorial from the NY Times has this to say ...
- 1369: The Anti-Vietnam Movement
- ... movement in the US from 1965-1971 was the most significant movement of its kind in the nation's history. Bibliography Brown, McAfee, et al. Vietnam: Crisis of Conscience. New York: Association Press, 1967 Gaullucci, Robert L. Neither Peace Nor Honor. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1975. Gettleman, Marvin E. Vietnam and America: A documented history. New York: Grove Press, 1985. Lewis, Lloyd B. The Tainted War. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood ...
- 1370: The Indians of The Pacific Northwest
- ... Eagle, Sister Sky. Dial Books: New York, 1991 (3) Sturtevant, William. Handbook of North American Indians. Smithsonian Institution: Washington, 1990 (4) Dockstader, Frederick. Great North American Indians. Litton Educational Publishing: New York, 1977 (5) Ruby, Robert. Indians of the Pacific Northwest. University of Oklahoma Press: Norman, 1981 (6) Deloria, Vine. Indians of the Pacific Northwest. Double Day And Company: New York, 1977 (7) Schwantes, Carlos. The Pacific Northwest. University of Nebraska ...
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