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- 1451: Arthur Miller And His Distorted Historical Accuracies
- ... itself. Millers play was an extreme hit upon release and won a Tony award. The play is so popular today that many teachers in secondary schools use it to base their lesson around when teaching their students about 1692 Salem and there are multimedia activities based on Salem through The Crucibles view. Miller is often asked to speak at events where similar "witch hunts" occur, acting as a sort ...
- 1452: William McKinley
- ... he did not return to Meadville because of the familys changed financial situation. Instead, he worked for awhile as a postal clerk. When the Civil War broke out on April 12, 1861 he was teaching at Kerr School near Poland, Ohio. He and a cousin, Will Osbourne (who later became mayor of Youngstown) enlisted as privates in the 23rd regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, which was under the command of Rutherford ...
- 1453: Walt Whitman
- ... Orville III- page 122). He held various jobs throughout his life. He was a printing apprentice, journalist, editor, and school teacher. Walt Whitman sold his first story to "The Democratic Review" shortly after leaving his teaching job. This publication was known to pirate literature from Europe to save money, but it also printed the works of Poe, Lowell, Whittier, Hawthorne, as well as other well-known American lyricists. (Webster Orville III ...
- 1454: The Salem Witch Trials
- ... the person tormenting Betty. Sooner or later, Samuel got wind of the use of witchcraft in his household and became enraged. He beat Tituba until she confessed that she indeed was a slave and was teaching Betty her ways. Tituba was the first to confess for one reason: to avoid further punishment. By admitting her guilt, Tituba could then name other witches, Sarah Good and Sarah Osborne, and come away from ...
- 1455: Pocahontas
- ... ideal didnt go over well with the other members of the council. The English did however, took Pocahontas from Powhatan. The English taught her to be an English lady by wearing their dress and teaching her about the Church. In the spring of 1914 she was converted to the church of England and renamed Rebecca. She married John Rolfe in April 5,1614. They the moved of to England where ...
- 1456: New England And The Chesapeake
- ... were silenced or persecuted before they could start any movements that would be a threat to the authority of the church. Even people like Ann Hutchinson and Roger Williams, who only slightly deviated from the teaching of the Puritan church were expelled and forced to move to Rode Island. As a result of this tight religious control the society became very conservative in New England, and life evolved to be simple ...
- 1457: The Aztec Nation
- ... adobe or stone houses with a large patio built around the house. The yard was usually large and the servants were housed in a separate building (Weaver, 1972). The art of speaking was interwoven with teaching, as the learning of technical skills. Historical accounts, the reciting of stories and poetry, the conduct of law suits, and matters of trade were conducted orally. To be educated was to be a master of ...
- 1458: The 1960s
- ... University Of Manitoba and graduated as an electrical engineer. Unfortunately, he was not able to find a job in this profession in this area, and therefore began his career as a teacher; and has been teaching for the last thirty years. Interview Who was in political power and how affective was he in accomplishing his goals? I wasn't really interested nor paid much attention to politics, therefore I cannot answer ...
- 1459: Civil Rights
- ... Georgia. The SNCC concentrated on voter registration, believing that voting was a way to empower blacks so that they could change racist policies in the South. The SNCC worked to register blacks to vote by teaching them the necessary skills to pass a voter registration test. SNCC worker Robert Moses led a voter registration effort in Mississippi, in 1961, and in 1962 and 1963 SNCC worked to register voters in the ...
- 1460: Important Presidential Electio
- ... lost to the Republican team, George Bush and Dan Quayle, by 46% to 54% of the popular vote. After leaving office as governor of Massachusetts, Dukakis declared that he planned to do some lecturing and teaching, as well as encouraging young people to enter public service. Each candidate in this election was elected by the process of primary elections, and nominated at their Presidential Convention. There were no third-party candidates ...
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