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- 5791: Benjamin Banneker
- ... due to disputes with bureaucrats and took the plans for the capital with him. Banneker was able to reproduce the plans from memory in two days, saving the U.S. government the effort and expense of having someone else design the capitol. Although Banneker studied and recorded his results until his death, he stopped publishing his almanac due to poor sales ...
- 5792: Winston Smith
- ... Brother as its leader rules Oceania, a totalitarian state and one of the great powers of the world. Winston is secretly dissatisfied with his life under the inflexible and paternalistic government and decides to keep a diary of his thoughts. This is considered a crime in Oceania and Winston knows that he will be eventually discovered by the Thought Police. To ...
- 5793: George Orwell
- ... twenty-five miles south of the Nepalese border. Orwell’s parents were both Scottish and he had two sisters. His father was an official at the Opium Department of the government of India at the time of his early childhood. Although we know much about George Orwell from his writings of life experiences, he requested that after his death no biography ...
- 5794: Adolf Hitler
- ... eight months he actually served dictating his autobiography Mein Kampf. Released as a result of a general amnesty in December 1924, he rebuilt his party without interference from those whose government he had tried to overthrow. When the Great Depression struck in 1929, his explanation of it as a Jewish-Communist plot was accepted by many Germans. Promising a strong Germany ...
- 5795: Sir Isaac Newton
- ... recognized as the leading natural philosopher of the age, but his creative career was effectively over. After suffering a nervous breakdown in 1693, he retired from research to seek a government position in London. In 1696 he became Warden of the Royal Mint and in 1699 its Master, an extremely lucrative position. He oversaw the great English recoinage of the 1690s ...
- 5796: Oregon Trail
- ... the major Indian tribes. This conference led to the Treaty of Fort Laramie. In this treaty Native Americans accepted a defined territory, pledged not to attack travelers, and allowed the government to build roads and forts in their territory. In return the U.S. paid the Native Americans annual amounts and honored Indian boundaries. As a conclusion we can clearly see ...
- 5797: Oda Nobunaga
- ... disputes between powerful military houses, the family soon found themselves powerless to maintain control or peace among the country as war after war broke out. During this period no central government existed and politically, everything had become disorganized. The only thing that seemed to be intact was the culture. Throughout this confusing period, culture continued to grow and flourish. Underneath all ...
- 5798: Leadership Ability of Robert Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson
- ... the 1968 presidential race. In contrast, Robert Kennedy’s passion, openness, and sometimes brutal honesty seemed refreshing to the Americans of 1968. They a public who did not trust the government due to the LBJ White House’s credibility gap, and RFK’s air of authenticity and honesty appealed to those who were disenchanted with corrupt politicians. His idealism was similar ...
- 5799: Omar Khayyam The Enigma
- ... fortunes three ways. After years of traveling Nizam became a chief advisor to the Sultan. The first to come claim his share was Ben Sabbah. He demanded a place in government and was given a position of high regard. He soon made a fool of himself and was removed from his position because of all his greed. Omar also came to ...
- 5800: Martin Luther King Jr
- ... researching his life and career discovered that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) often tapped King’s phone line and reported on his private life to the president and other government officials. The FBI’s reason for invading his privacy was that King associated with Communists and other “radicals”. After his death, King became known to represent black courage and achievement ...
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