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- 311: William Penn And The Quakers
- ... North Carolina, and Maryland. The Conestoga wagon was also developed in Lancaster County. Capable of carrying as much as four tons, it was the prototype for the principal vehicle for American westward migration, the prairie schooner. Commerce and Transportation The rivers were important as early arteries of commerce and were soon supplemented by roads in the southeastern area. Stagecoach lines by ... bear witness to the richness of Pennsylvania's civilization in the 18th century. Such men of intellect as Benjamin Franklin, David Rittenhouse, John Bartram, and Benjamin West achieved international renown. Newspapers and magazines flourished, as did law and medicine. Pennsylvania can claim America's first hospital, first library, and first insurance company. Religion Quakers held their first meeting at Upland (now ... Philadelphia, Chester, and Bucks. By 1773, there were 11. Westmoreland, the last new county created before the Revolution, was the first county located entirely west of the Allegheny Mountains. The American Revolution had urban origins, and Philadelphia was a center of ferment. Groups of artisans and mechanics, many loyal to Benjamin Franklin, formed grassroots leadership. Philadelphia was a center of ...
- 312: Radon
- ... radiation may be viewed as made up of photons. Acoustic radiation is propagated as sound waves. Examples of particle radiation are alpha and beta rays in radioactive, and cosmic rays. (American Heritage Dictionary of the American Language, Third edition, 1992) It is chemically inert and does not combine with other chemicals or elements. Traces of radon are normally found in the atmosphere near the ground as ... alteration of nuclear and atomic structure. By bombarding nitrogen with alpha particles, Rutherford demonstrated the production of a different element, oxygen. "Playing with marbles" is what he called it; the newspapers reported that Rutherford had "split the atom." After his death in 1937, Rutherford's remains were buried in Westminster Abbey near those of Sir Isaac Newton. (Concise Columbia Encyclopedia, ...
- 313: Internet Censorship
- ... entire online community can see what you have to say. Unfortunately not everyone wants to set up homepages dealing with the spin rates of atoms or the airspeeds of South American swallows. Most ISP's are more than willing to set up homepages dealing with the most gratuitous of acts aimed at very specialized audiences. This is where the problem of ... the government. More damaging to Rimm are two books that he wrote, excerpts of which have begun to circulate on the Internet. One is a salacious privately published novel, An American Playground, based on his experience with casinos. The other, also privately published, is titled "The Pornographer's Handbook: How to Exploit Women, Dupe Men & Make Lots of Money". Rimm says ... directly quoted from section 502. The measure had problems from the start. The key issue to senators like Exon is whether to classify the internet as a print medium like newspapers, or a broadcast medium like television. Unfortunately it is a communications medium and should be treated as such. If such legislation was passed to control telephone conversations, many teenagers ...
- 314: Mark Twain
- ... Since his death his literary stature has further increased, with such writers as Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner declaring his works, particularly HUCKLEBERRY FINN, a major influence on 20th-century American fiction. Twain was raised in Hannibal, Mo., on the Mississippi River. His writing career began shortly after the death of his father in 1847. Apprenticed first to a printer, he ... the so-called Southwestern Humorists. From 1853 to 1857, Twain visited and periodically worked as a printer in New York, Philadelphia, St. Louis, and Cincinnati, corresponding with his brother's newspapers under various false names. After a visit to New Orleans in 1857, he learned the difficult art of steamboat piloting, an occupation that he followed until the Civil War closed ... Charles L. Webster and Co., published his masterpiece, “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” in 1884. Increasingly involved financial problems prompted Twain to move to Europe in 1891, just after finishing “The American Claimant” (1892). In 1894, following the failure of his publishing company and of the Paige typesetting machine in which he had invested heavily, Twain was forced to declare bankruptcy. ...
- 315: Winston Churchill
- ... Churchill.2 Lord Randolph Churchill held a seat as a member of Parliament and was considered a notable politician.3 Churchill s mother, the former Miss Jennie Jerome, was an American, whose father was a newspaper proprietor.4 Being in politics, Lord Randolph and his family traveled much, and bonded rarely. Winston Churchill was a disappointment to his father in many ... Churchill was sent to a POW camp, but after four weeks he managed to succeed in his goal of escaping the prison.10 While on duty Churchill sent articles to Newspapers and magazines. To earn money he wrote for the Morning Post and the Daily Graphic . 11 He was paid to tell them about the happenings surrounding him and his own ... In 1963 a great honor was bestowed on Churchill. He was made an honorary citizen of the United States.20 This pleased Churchill very much and since his mother was American it was considered appropriate. Churchill passed the age of 90 and on January 24th 1965 his strength was finally diminished. His death signified the passing of a great man. ...
- 316: Automation
- ... they met specific standards of efficiency and were cleared by the sociology department. On January 5, 1914 Henry Ford s announcement of the incredible $5 dollar/day plan swept the newspapers across the nation. The Detroit Journal announced, The surprise of the labor leaders and the consternation of manufacturers,, Henry Ford announced on Jan 5, 1914 that a minimum wage of ... clear when he said, We re going to expand this company, and you will see it grow by leaps and bounds. How amazing that his prophecy has came true! --- Bibliography American Decades 1910-1919 New York: Gale Research Co., 1996. A contemporary survey on the backround of Henry Ford, and the Ford Motor Company. Collier, Peter. An American Epic. New York: Summit Books Co.,1987. A chronological study of the political and financial success of the Ford family. Lacey, Robert. Ford, The Men And The Machine. New ...
- 317: Netspeak: An Analysis Of Internet Jargon
- ... by people on the Internet, and is rapidly spilling over into advertising and business. The words "online," "network," and "surf the net" are occuring more and more frequently in our newspapers and on television. If you're like most Americans, you're feeling bombarded by Netspeak. Television advertisers, newspapers, and international businesses have jumped on the "Information Superhighway" bandwagon, making the Net more accessible to large numbers of not-entirely- technically-oriented people. As a result, technological vocabulary is ... regions of space. While this is absolutely incorrect and inaccurate, it does help new users learn to not ask how the net works, and to just accept that it does. American English Net jargon is somewhat internationally prevalent. Many terms used on the multi-lingual yet English dominated Internet are borrowed from language to language. The words "Internet" and "cyberspace" ...
- 318: Assassination Of JFK
- ... died. JFK did not trust the CIA and he reportedly intended to dismantle it after the 1964 election. In Vietnam, the CIA refused to carry out instructions from the ranking American official in the country. The CIA ignored President Kennedy's directive that it not initiate operations requiring greater firepower than a handgun. It also ignored JFK's orders to stop ... of Pepsi-Cola corporate files revealed there was no record of any Pepsi-Cola board meetings in Dallas in 1963. While in Dallas, Nixon made comments to the city's newspapers to the effect that he, unlike President Kennedy, did not need Secret Service protection. Several researchers believe that this taunting might have contributed to the decision not to have the ... Hospital in an almost pristine condition was planted to match Oswald's rifle. . In my view, the main reasons President Kennedy was killed were (1) He refused to further escalate American involvement in Vietnam (2) He was moving to end the Cold War (3) Mafia's outrage over his war on organized crime. Just below these reasons, I would list ...
- 319: The Assassination of John F Kennedy
- ... died. JFK did not trust the CIA and he reportedly intended to dismantle it after the 1964 election. In Vietnam, the CIA refused to carry out instructions from the ranking American official in the country. The CIA ignored President Kennedy's directive that it not initiate operations requiring greater firepower than a handgun. It also ignored JFK's orders to stop ... of Pepsi-Cola corporate files revealed there was no record of any Pepsi-Cola board meetings in Dallas in 1963. While in Dallas, Nixon made comments to the city's newspapers to the effect that he, unlike President Kennedy, did not need Secret Service protection. Several researchers believe that this taunting might have contributed to the decision not to have the ... Hospital in an almost pristine condition was planted to match Oswald's rifle. In my view, the main reasons President Kennedy was killed were (1) He refused to further escalate American involvement in Vietnam (2) He was moving to end the Cold War (3) Mafia's outrage over his war on organized crime. Just below these reasons, I would list ...
- 320: Media Control
- ... sisters, who own the newspaper and Cox Communications, sat on the board of directors at Coke. In the mid-eighties a law passed that charged a 40% inheritance tax on newspapers that were handed down. This causes independent papers to be bought up more rapidly than before. When small papers are bought up the larger group that buys it almost always ... to follow suit when it merged with Westinghouse. And NBC is owned by General Electric. These mergers are monopolies, and they compromise the integrity of the news they report. The American media is the most free in the world. The First Amendment guarantees that newspapers and television stations may print what they choose, yet they choose to print substandard information. Profit margin, big business practices, ratings, and advertising money control the information we receive ...
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