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- 1071: The Beginning of World War II
- ... of enemy aggression (Negri, 29). The next day, Roosevelt delivered a speech to congress asking for a declaration of war. The beginning of the speech would become famous in American history. Yesterday, December 7, 1941- a date which will live in infamy, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by navel and air forces of the Empire of ... of the Axis power. Germany’s invasion of Poland in late 1939 is considered the major event that set World War II in motion. But, like many other events in history, there is more to the story. Dozens of smaller occurrences pushed the world closer and closer to the brink of war over a period of many years. The result of ... Benedict, James. “Accomplished WWII Vet.” Sun Sentinel 5 Nov. 1998: 9B. Byrne, Carol. “Experiments That Shocked the World.” Pittsburge Press 19 June 1988”B1 Diana, Francis. “The Battle To Right History’s Wrong.” Macleans 22 Sep. 1997:66. Heim, Tomas Sr. Telephone Interview. 28 Oct. 1998. Granastein, J.L. “War and Peacekeeping.” Beaver Dec. 1995/Jan. 1995: 41-52 Negri, ...
- 1072: Miles Davis
- ... more a display of audacity and an assertion of absolute independence then a lovely palette to summon dreams. The dream is over. All the romantic ballads and pleasurable entertainment is history. With this sound he describes a new reality for which he invents a new musical vocabulary. He cannot waste time making things pretty and acceptable anymore. To the urgency expressed ... do to his restless nature he not only played bop but helped found cool jazz, hard bop, modal music, his own unusual brand of the avant-garde and fusion. Jazz history would be much different if Davis had not existed. If Miles Davis had retired in 1960, he would still be famous in jazz history, but he had many accomplishments still to come. In 1991 Miles Davis passed away, he was 65. Jazz lost a man that was more than a god.
- 1073: The Used Car Industry
- ... houses. This has forced the auctions to be more selective in the kinds of vehicles they offer. More care is being spent to check title searches, odometer readings, and accident history of the vehicles that is an advantage for both the dealers and consumers. More money is being spent in advertising and offering perks to lure in prospective dealers. As some ... houses. This has forced the auctions to be more selective in the kinds of vehicles they offer. More care is being spent to check title searches, odometer readings, and accident history of the vehicles that is an advantage for both the dealers and consumers. More money is being spent in advertising and offering perks to lure in prospective dealers. As some ... houses. This has forced the auctions to be more selective in the kinds of vehicles they offer. More care is being spent to check title searches, odometer readings, and accident history of the vehicles that is an advantage for both the dealers and consumers. More money is being spent in advertising and offering perks to lure in prospective dealers. As ...
- 1074: Michelangelo
- Michelangelo Buonarroti is arguably one of the most inspired creators in the history of art and the most potent force in the Italian High Renaissance. As a sculptor, architect, painter, and poet, he exerted a tremendous influence on his contemporaries and on subsequent ... greatest masterpieces ever known to man. It is a beautiful work of art. Michelangelo did a masterful job creating it. He is one of the most inspired creators in the history of art. He was a sculptor, architect, painter, and poet, and he exerted a tremendous influence on his contemporaries and on subsequent Western art in general. He is possibly the ... the Pietà, the Sistine Chapel ceiling, the tomb of Julius II, Last Judgment, and St. Peter’s Basilica. He is, without a doubt, one of the greatest influences in the history of art. He now rests in peace in a fine monument in the church of Santa Croce.
- 1075: Is Saddam Satan?
- ... the border into Kuwait, and sparked a war whose repercussions are still being felt. Today what eventually became known as the Persian Gulf War, featured the largest air operation in history; and a senseless destruction paralleled only to Danzig or Hiroshima. Even though Saddam was the one who physically invaded Kuwait, is balking at United Nations resolutions, and is generally known ... 321).). The United States’ War, nearly did not get U.N. approval.¹ Once the “World Consensus” had been bought the U.S. began one of the largest air bombardments in history, destroying Iraq’s infrastructure and murdering thousands of hapless conscripts (Simons 345). Once Iraq was totally decimated by air, the ground forces moved in burying hundreds of bodies in the ... Attack on Iraq Lacks Support.” Dallas Morning News Jan. 29, 1998 10-A Nelan, Bruce W. “Hidden Killers.” Time Nov. 17, 1997 54-55 Schmidt, Arthur Gold Jr.. A Concise History of The Middle East. Boulder Co.: Westinghouse Press 1996 Simons, Geoff. Iraq: From Sumer To Saddam. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1994 Watson, Russell. “He Does it Again.” ...
- 1076: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome I
- ... emotional experience for them. So what exactly is SIDS? The term SIDS was finally defined in 1969 as the sudden death of an infant or child, which is unexpected by history and in which a through post-mortem examination fails to demonstrate an adequate cause of death (Culbertson 3). Basically this is another way of saying that it is not known ... people might believe, but it has been happening throughout time, unexplained deaths of babies are even recorded in the bible. SIDS was probably the most neglected disease ever recorded in history of man. It wasn t until recently that major steps were taken to figure out why babies were dying so unexpectedly and what could we do to prevent it from ... characteristics of SIDS. Since we don t know what it is, seeing how it works and what things we can do to help slow it down are obviously good. Throughout history, before SIDS was defined, the accepted explanation was that either the baby choked on itself or was rolled on by the parents during sleep. Possibly an accepted answer due ...
- 1077: Washington Irving
- ... signed his articles "Jonathon Oldstyle". Later he joined his brother William and his friend Jim Paulding in making a humorous magazine called Salmagundi. In 1809, he published Dreidrich Knickerbocker's History of New York. He later went to Europe in 1815. Many people were very anxious to meet him. From 1815-1832, he lived in England, Dresden, Paris, and Spain. In ... to Encyclopedia Britannica, "He lacked the religious intensity of Mather, the versatility of Franklin, the statesmanship of Jefferson, or the dedication of Paine. Yet he outlives them all in the history of American letters"(649). Others see him as the first real American poet. Everyone saw him as such a great poet because of The SketchBook. Everyone was reading it in ... time. It was all the rage. This book established Irving as a talented writer , one whose elegant good taste seemed to come instinctively. While he was making Dreidrich Knickerbocker's History of New York, he was interrupted by the sudden death of Matilda Hoffman, Ogden Hoffman's daughter. It caused him much grief, but after a while, he learned how ...
- 1078: The Baroque Era
- ... strangeness, abnormality and extravagance, applying more to art than music. It is only in the 20th century that this term has been employed to refer to a period in music history. In this paper I will discuss different historical events and important issues that played a big role during the Baroque era. The Bodleian Library, which is located at Oxford University ... second largest library in England, and it is entitled to receive one free copy of every book published in England. The creation of the Bodleian Library marked the point in history when learning began to become available to a larger segment of society instead of just the aristocracy. The English first settled the city of Jamestown, Virginia in 1607. Jamestown was ... magnified objects on thirty-three times. In 1619 the southern colonies divided their land into several plantations. Slaves were needed to work the land and for the first time in history Africans arrived in Virginia and began to work on the plantations. The Mayflower was a small but sturdy ship. In early September 1620 it brought thirty-five pilgrims to ...
- 1079: Cropping Boxers
- ... the breed standard’s image, that dog is disqualified unless the surgeries in question are tail docking, or ear cropping. The reasons for cropping and docking are rooted in canine history, particularly in the history of fighting dogs, such as the Boxer, which once boasted “baiting” careers with bulls or bears.(Abraham 17) Cropped ears, while not only creating a fierce more threatening appearance, reduced ... working specific terrain, others to offer less appendage to bulls when baiting them. Exactly which country first started docking is probably lost in the mist of time.”(Squires 4) Yet history and tradition are of no concern to those who oppose cropping and docking, saying that the practices are unnecessary, painful, and in the case of cropping, invite anesthesia risks ...
- 1080: The Study of Linguistics
- The Study of Linguistics Language changes with history and time. Our perception of words changes. Everything changes, from cooking with fire to cooking with a microwave. Even language changes, examples are accents and books, influential people, and historical ... the two. Our perception of the concept must be clear before we can actually communicate efficiently, language itself must be understood fully for it to be used fully. Changing with history and time means a whole new environment to live in where we must constantly adapt to our surroundings to survive. Car insurance, for example, was considered a luxury 70 years ... everything. In the future this is like learning a new culture all by itself. Language changes with historical occurences and time. Time changes it, the influences of people change it, history changes it. We all live it, and the change everyday is so subtle we often cannot detect it. If we were zapped into the future, we would find it ...
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