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- 1051: Saint Bernadette Soubirous
- ... then from the asthma which would cause her so much suffering that later, in the convent, she would beg the nurses to tear open her chest so that she might breathe. Because of her delicate constitution, her parents would attempt to give her little bits of food not available to the other children, such as white bread instead of black. Invariably, the young girl would share these treats with her siblings ...
- 1052: Pompey The Great
- ... although he still held public office. He got a spot in office by moving into the highest office of all, the consulship with Crassus as his colleague (70 B.C.). Together they overthrew Sulla's constitution by giving the plebian tribunes their former powers and the knights partial control of the law courts. In 67 B.C., the tribune Aulus Gabinius, by a bill gave extraordinary military powers to Pompey. His ...
- 1053: The Life of Aristotle
- ... should not abuse their authority, inasmuch as the interests of master and slave are the same. The Lyceum library contained a collection of 158 constitutions of the Greek and other states. Aristotle himself wrote the Constitution of Athens as part of the collection, and after being lost, this description was rediscovered in a papyrus copy in 1890. Historians have found the work of great value in reconstructing many phases of the ...
- 1054: Biography: Jefferson, Thomas
- ... the imposition of an embargo and increased military expenditures. The purchase of Louisiana required alterations in the schedule to pay off the national debt and also posed a challenge to his strict construction of the Constitution. Initially inclined to push for a constitutional amendment, he yielded to the opinion of advisers that the treaty-making power provided adequate constitutional grounds. But strict construction remained a tenet of Jeffersonian Democracy. Jefferson reduced ...
- 1055: Biography of Benjamin Franklin
- ... 1785 and was welcomed back as a hero. He served as president of the Pennsylvania Assembly for three years. He was also a member of the Constitutional Convention. He also was a signer of the Constitution. Benjamin Franklin died on April 17, 1790 at the age of 84 and was buried in Philadelphia.
- 1056: Niccolo Machiavelli
- ... Michele Guinigi's place in 1520. At this time he wrote Problems of Lucca. Later on with Givlio asking him, he wrote about the reformation of the Florence State. In this work there was this constitution sketch that showed the ways for Medici's to rule the state perfectly. After this work he was promoted to more important jobs. In 1521 he was sent to a religious assignment to Carpi. In ...
- 1057: Paul Revere (1735 - 1818)
- ... At the age of 65 he learned how to roll sheet copper. He was the first man in the United States to do this. His copper sheets were used to resheathe the bottom of the constitution (" Old Ironsides"). Paul served in many different things like the army and the militia, but he also served as a lieutenant at Colonel in Massachusetts state training of Artillery and he was a commander at ...
- 1058: The Life of Ulysses S. Grant
- ... the greenback currency issued during the Civil War (O'Brien, Steven. 1991). The Transcontinental Railroad was also finished during the first two months of his presidency (WWW Page, 1994). In 1870 Amendment 15 to the Constitution was adopted by Grant (O'Brien, Steven. 1991). The 15th Amendment was: "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any ...
- 1059: George Washington: Biography
- ... in Philadelphia and was unanimously elected presiding officer. His presence lent prestige to the proceedings, and although he made few direct contributions, he generally supported the advocates of a strong central government. After the new Constitution was submitted to the states for ratification and became legally operative, he was unanimously elected president (1789). Washington took office on April 30, in New York City. Washington was aware of the need to build ...
- 1060: Frederick Douglass
- ... regiment of the Massachusetts 54th. This group of soldiers fought hard, and Douglass was respected as a leader of ex-slaves. Frederick soon fought for the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments for the U.S. Constitution, which gave rights to everyone. He became U.S marshal for the District of Columbia (1877-81), recorder of deeds for the District of Columbia (1881-86) and U.S. minister to the Republic of ...
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