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- 1601: Al Capone 2
- Al Capone Alphonse Capone was perhaps the most famous of all American gangsters in history. Al Capone was involved in many serious crimes including the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre, income tax evasion, and the illegal selling of liquor. He also took part in the ... of his life in his Miami Beach, Florida, mansion. He died in his home on January 25, 1947. Alphonse Capone was the most famous and well-known mobster in American history. He was involved and responsible for many serious crimes and has left an imprint in many people's minds throughout the world. He was accountable for many homicides, executions, and many other gruesome felonies. Although he was known for committing terrible embezzlements since he was young, he will always hold a place in the history books around the world.
- 1602: Growth of NYS Business
- ... as he tended to produce whatever products would leave him the greatest profit margin. The rise of the dairy industry was by far the most significant development in the agricultural history of the state between 1825 and 1860. Farmers discovered that cows were their most relliable money-makers, since both the domestic and foreign market kept demanding more dairy products (Ellis ... a state but as a civilized nation whenever this development would be curtailed by the onsloat of a civil war. Works Cited Allen, Oliver E. New York, New York: A History of the World's Most Exhilarating and Challenging City. New York: Macmillan, 1990. Ellis, David M., et al. A History of New York State. Ithaca: Cornell UP, 1967. Kass, Alvin. Politics in New York State, 1800 -1830. Syracuse: Syracuse UP, 1965. North, Douglas C. The Economic Growth of the ...
- 1603: Karl Marx 6
- ... itself the seeds of its own destruction. One day, he predicted, a violent revolution would eliminate all social classes and result in a society of plenty for all. Marx believed history was moving inevitably toward a goal. But for Marx this goal was purely economic, the result of a struggle between industrial workers and owners. In his writings, Marx argued that ... 1800s, Parliament gradually passed a series of social and economic reforms. Many laws were designed to help the men, women, and children whose labor supported the new industrial society. (World History, p 611) many of the new laws included free trade, the abolition of slavery, and a new criminal justice system. However, the major reforms were ones that included better working ... House of Lords. In the early 1920s, Britain began to pass social welfare laws. They protected workers with accident, health, and unemployment insurance as well as old-age pensions. (World History p 612) After looking at all the reforms made by Britain, one can understand how the working conditions and overall lives improved for the working class. And it is ...
- 1604: King Arthur
- ... basis of future adaptations of the story. Arthur appeared in literature as a national hero in a book written in Latin by Geoffrey of Monmouth called Historia Regum Britanniae (meaning History of the Kings of Britain). he book supposedly covered history from 1200 B.C. to 689 A.D. Geoffrey includes many sources of information with his work but most scholars believe it to be a fictional bibliography added only to give his book some credibility. Therefore his work is considered to be literature not factual history. Geoffrey is the one responsible for the portrayal of Arthur as a splendid King who conquered the British Isles and much of Europe Introduced by Geoffrey are Guenevere, Merlin, ...
- 1605: Microsoft Corporation
- Microsoft Corporation TABLE OF CONTENTS MICROSOFT HISTORY 1 EARLY INFLUENCES 2 FIRST BUSINESS VENTURE 3 EDUCATION ATTEMPT 3 THE MOTIVATIONAL SIDE OF FEAR 4 A JAPANESE CONNECTION 5 IBM INFLUENCE 5 SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST 6 A ... 9 Market Differentiation 9 Pace of technological change 10 Advances to the Printed Word 11 DRIVING FORCES 12 The Internet 13 The Information Highway 14 KEY SUCESS FACTORS 14 Microsoft History Historians categorize blocks of time with the discovery of certain raw materials that humans utilized. The Bronze Age and the Iron Age were two periods in human history that proved through the discovery of artifacts that humans learned to harness these raw materials ingeniously. The Industrial Revolution of the late nineteenth century brought the discoveries of the ...
- 1606: What is Poetry
- What is Poetry Poetry is a way of expressing oneself through words. Poetry has been an insight into the history of many past events. Poetry allows the reader to understand the writer’s situation. It draws emotions from the reader that would not normally have been felt if the writer ... his own needs. These devices allow the writer to create an atmosphere. The purpose of poetry is to draw the inner emotions either from the writer or the audience. In history class, we can explore the events of the past, but the poetry written by the people living during these events allow us to understand and sympathize with them. We can even learn about different dialects and cultural differences through the poetry written in history. Poetry is a necessity. It envelopes the rages and the burning desire held in the hearts of many people. The catastrophic emotions of Romeo and Juliet were caught through ...
- 1607: Cuban Communism
- ... colonialism. Illustrate your answer with examples. Imperialism has existed for many years and has displayed many differing forms. It is a naturally occurring event that has a vast and complex history. Major world powers have been striving to expand their relative power and at the same time provide for their people. From the earliest civilizations groups of individuals set out to ... 19th and 20th centuries displayed a great amount of expansion and the countries of the West were heavily responsible for this experience. Japan, however, played a key role in the history of imperialism as they joined in the fight for world power. First of all, Japan’s experience is different from the West’s in that it was more of a ... very close to each other. The West, on the other hand, does not typically have this attachment with its colonies and the effects are noticeable. Lastly, because Japan had a history of Emperor worship the ways in which the country approached imperialism is affected in ways not applicable to the West. These differing aspects of rule displayed by Japan and ...
- 1608: Kosovo And Milosevic
- ... those who survived to face the next ordeal. This story is being repeated in the Balkans for the umpteenth time. Almost a month after the most powerful military grouping in history launched air attacks on rump Yugoslavia to compel adherence to a peace accord, a human tragedy of grotesque proportions continues to unfold in Kosovo. Nearly 50 per cent of its ... Croats too, the worst excesses and ethnic cleansing took place against the Bosnians, and later the Kosovars, both of them Muslims. What effects the Balkan region is its blood-soaked history, an ethnic jigsaw puzzle and, currently the Mad Serb Disease. Like the Bosnian tragedy, Kosovo s misfortune results equally from the dominant powers letting expediency rather than ethnicity determine the ... of the Kosovo War, it is the individual who is responsible, rather than the entire international system. NATO s war in Yugoslavia reveals many aspects of a new era of history. It has created a new geopolitical setting where national sovereignty has become conditional: other nations can intervene in the internal conflicts of a state if its ruling elite allegedly ...
- 1609: How Does A Firm’s Pricing Poli
- ... distributors and build their inventories. Promotion spending is especially high to inform customers of the new product and get them to try it. One of the biggest launches in recent history is that of the DVD player. Not only is this a new product, it’s a whole new market. Industry executives have named DVD-Video the "Medium of the Millennium" and boast that DVD-Video is the fastest growing new packaged media format launch in history with close to 5.4 million DVD-Video players shipped to retail since the format launched nationally in the U.S. in autumn 1997 (Consumer Electronics Association). The outlook for ... for safety. A firm can also modify its marketing mix- improving sales by changing one or more marketing-mix elements. At a certain point in time of the product’s history, the product will experience declining sales; hence the next stage being termed the decline stage. The decline could occur for a number of reasons, including technological advances, shifts in ...
- 1610: The Rise of the Manchus
- ... humiliations." The treaty was followed by other incursions, wars, and treaties that granted new concessions and added new privileges for the foreigners. For people interested in knowing more about the history of opium in China and its effect on the opium user, please check out Cliff Schaffer's Opiates page which includes a brief history of the Opium Wars. You might also be interested in a Brief History of Hong Kong. The Self-Strengthening Movement The rude realities of the Opium War, the unequal treaties, and the mid-century mass uprisings caused Qing courtiers and officials to ...
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