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- 1261: Important Presidential Electio
- ... influenced by a devoutly religious household headed by his father, Joseph Ruggles Wilson, a Presbyterian minister, and his mother, Janet Woodrow Wilson, the daughter of a minister. Wilson studied at the University of Virginia Law School, briefly practiced law in Atlanta, and in 1883 entered The Johns Hopkins University for graduate study in political science. His book, Congressional Government, was published a year before he received his doctoral degree. Success in ... born on January 30, 1882, at Hyde Park, N.Y., to James Roosevelt. He was an average student at Harvard University, edited the Harvard Crimson in his senior year, and after graduation attended Columbia Law School. He dropped out of law school upon admission to the New York bar and worked for a Wall Street law firm. Franklin married a distant cousin, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, on March 17, 1905. Her uncle, President Theodore Roosevelt, gave the ...
- 1262: Dwight D Eisenhower
- ... Abilene, Kansas, where Eisenhower was brought up. He was the third of seven sons. He and his older brothers were all called “Ike” by their family, Eisenhower was known as “Little Ike”. In his high school years, he was known to excel in sports due to his active nature. After he graduated, Eisenhower wanted to attend college, but his family could not afford the tuition. Dwight and his brother planned to ... for obtaining such involved passing a difficult exam. While Eisenhower had no original plans to be a soldier, he still prepared well for the competitive West Point entrance exam and won an appointment to the school in 1911. The Coming of a Commander in Chief Unknown to him at the time, Eisenhower would later lead many military forces though the course of both world wars, winning decisive victories and helping push ... Russians disagreed, but the meeting still ended on a positive note, despite their refusal. In 1956, Eisenhower ran and won again in the presidential election. During his second term, he used federal troops to enforce school desegregation in the Little Rock Central High School incident. That same year he signed a Civil Rights Act. He signed yet another in 1960. The President was a strong believer in the Civil Rights ...
- 1263: 8th Amendment
- ... bail or the imposition of excessive fines. However, it has also been deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of the United States (according to the Eighth Amendment)to inflict physical damage on students in a school environment for the purpose of discipline in most circumstances. The 8th Amendment stipulates that bail shall not be excessive. This is unclear as to whether or not there is a constitutional right to bail, or ... and offensive to contemporary values." (Garraty 157). One of the least well known or discussed protections the Eighth Amendment provides is its forbiddance of corporal punishment in schools. This means that, unless a teacher or school employee feels that his own person, another person, or the property of the school is in danger, he cannot use physical force as punishment while in a school environment. This obviously is not directly stated in the Eighth Amendment, but it has been interpreted by the Supreme Court ...
- 1264: France
- ... their education called the Elementaire. The Elementaire lasts for 6 years so basically from the time children are 5 until they turn 11 they are in Elementaire. This level of education is similar to elementary school in the U.S. (Lect. Notes #4 Sp.99). This is when students form bonds with other students and begin to learn what it takes to go forward in their education. After completing Elementaire students move on to the next level called Secondaire. Secondaire consists of two stages first is College and then Lycee (Lect. Notes #4 Sp.99). College is the same as middle school in the U.S. and students attend for 4 years (Lect. Notes #4 Sp.99). This is when students begin to form their personality and start noticing the opposite sex. Students also begin to explore ... future. This can be a confusing but rewarding time for the students. After completing the College level of education, students move on to the Lycee. The Lycee is the equivalent of the U.S. high school except students attend the Lycee for 3 years not 4 (Lect. Notes #4 Sp.99). The Lycee is the time when students must decide their future educational plans. During the first year in the ...
- 1265: Nelson Mandela
- ... great-grandfather was a King and Mandela's father is a respected counselor to the Thembu royal family. His father has four wives and He is one of thirteen children. On his first day of school, Rolihlahla is given the English name Nelson by an African teacher. After receiving a good education at local boarding schools, Mandela enters Fort Hare University and completes two years before deciding to leave for Johannesburg to avoid a marriage arranged for him by his guardian, Chief Jongintaba. Mandela then earns his B.A. degree, enrolls in law school and joins the ANC (AFRICAN NATONAL CONGRESS) which is an organization est. in 1918 to promote black freedom. Believing that the ANC leadership is too staid, Mandela, Oliver Tambo and Walter Sisulu form the ANC ... great-grandfather was a King and Mandela's father is a respected counselor to the Thembu royal family. His father has four wives and He is one of thirteen children. On his first day of school, Rolihlahla is given the English name Nelson by an African teacher. After receiving a good education at local boarding schools, Mandela enters Fort Hare University and completes two years before deciding to leave for ...
- 1266: George S. Patton
- ... Patton could learn from his parents was very important because he was not able to begin his formal education until he was 11. There is no known reason to why he couldn’t enter any school until he was this old. It has been stated that the cause may have been his dyslexia. Not even the fact that Patton had memorization abilities could get him on educational institutions. “Patton could quote ... long passages of books that other students would not dare attempt to read. Though impressive, this ability did not change the fact that he was illiterate.” Patton studied at Dr. Stephen Cotter Clark’s Classical School for Boys in Pasadena and then passed on to the Pasadena High School. He had many learning problems and here he learned things that many of the boys his age had learned a long time ago. Patton had many great ideas and made many contributions to the ...
- 1267: Langston Hughes Voice Of A Tim
- ... neighborhoods to hire black salespersons. Using the slogan “Don't Buy Where You Can't Work,” these campaigns persuaded blacks to boycott those businesses and revealed a new militancy. During the same years, blacks organized school boycotts in northern cities to protest discriminatory treatment of black children.” (Encarta) The Civil Rights Movement in America technically lasted from the early 1930s through the late 1960s. The movement was led by such historical ... line of African-American activists. His grandfather, aunt, and uncle had all, in some way, made an impact on the struggle for equality. This sparked a fascination with freedom in Hughes’ young mind. Hughes attended school in Cleveland, Ohio, where he showed an early talent for writing, specifically poetry. His works were being published in the high school newspaper on a regular basis. After finishing high school, Hughes furthered his education at Columbia University in New York City, an accomplishment unheard by an African-American at the time. It was here, in ...
- 1268: Kamicaze Pilots 2
- ... were in their late teens, or early twenties. As the battle in Okinawa [April to June 1945] worsened, the average age of the pilots got younger. Some had only completed the equivalent of an elementary school and middle school combined. Some had been to college. There was a tendency for them not to be first sons. The eldest sons usually took over the family business. Most were therefore the younger sons who did not ... in military schools, and also were more aware of the world outside of Japan. All the pilots involved in the "Okinawa Tokko" had been trained in/as one of the following: The Youth Pilot Training School, Candidates for Second Lieutenant, The Imperial Army Air Corps Academy, Pilot Trainee, Flight Officer Candidates, Special Flight Officer Probationary Cadet, Pilot Training Schools, or Special Flight Officer Candidate (Ikuta 134). Since the Kamikaze attacks ...
- 1269: Kamicaze Pilots
- ... were in their late teens, or early twenties. As the battle in Okinawa [April to June 1945] worsened, the average age of the pilots got younger. Some had only completed the equivalent of an elementary school and middle school combined. Some had been to college. There was a tendency for them not to be first sons. The eldest sons usually took over the family business. Most were therefore the younger sons who did not ... in military schools, and also were more aware of the world outside of Japan. All the pilots involved in the "Okinawa Tokko" had been trained in/as one of the following: The Youth Pilot Training School, Candidates for Second Lieutenant, The Imperial Army Air Corps Academy, Pilot Trainee, Flight Officer Candidates, Special Flight Officer Probationary Cadet, Pilot Training Schools, or Special Flight Officer Candidate (Ikuta 134). Since the Kamikaze attacks ...
- 1270: Frederic Douglass
- ... a good father although he was often gone. His wife had their fifth child Annie. She was born in 1849. Unfortunately Rochester's public schools would not admit black students, so for Douglass's children school was private. But Douglass fought to end segregation in the Rochester school system. He got his wish for his children to go to school in 1857 when the school system allowed black students. Along with his fight for integration he was an important part of the underground railroad. After meetings with John Brown, Douglass started believing that pacifist ...
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