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- 1781: Richard Milhous Nixon
- ... Kennedy came off as strong, confident, and in control, while Nixon, who refused to wear make-up, looked haggard, almost ghost-like. The election was one of the closest in history, with Kennedy winning by only 100,000 votes nationwide. Some of the most crucial votes came in Cook County, Illinois, which was controlled by party boss Richard Daley, and many ... s victory over Arab countries in the Six-Day War of 1967. Perhaps this notoriety is based on the fact that Nixon was one of the few presidents in American history who practiced foreign policy by design, setting certain goals and moving steadily, if sometimes secretly and ruthlessly, toward them, instead of merely reacting to the conditions of world affairs as ...
- 1782: Queen Elizabeth
- ... were apart was when it came to schooling. She received her education under the famous scholar and humanist Roger Ascham. Under his guidance, Elizabeth studied Greek and Roman classics, read history and theology, and learned both classical and modern languages. She was considered extremely intelligent, and records say that, in her youth, she spoke six languages. In 1547 Henry VIII died ... the symbols of peace, virtue, majesty, and truth. During Elizabeth s reign there was a boom of the arts that would be impossible for almost any other period of English history to match. Edmund Spencer, Christopher Marlowe, William Shakespeare, and Ben Johnson are great names not only in English literature, but also in World literature. The English Renaissance was a highlight ...
- 1783: Profiles Of Courage
- ... and Sam Houston, are illustrated in this book. Each of these people made outstanding political moves just defend one's beliefs. While some were scrutinized, others amazed the population and history was made. John Quincy Adams was the Senator of Massachesetts. He resided with the Federalist party. John showed courage when the Louisianna Purchase was an issue. Adams supported the purchase ... affair were concerned, he was an isolationist and opposed many of the United State's international actions. Each of these men were courageous in many more way than one. Throughout history, many tales of strength are made. Kennedy saw it and defined it for the public quite well. Hopefully many will follow in the footsteps of these great men. With the ...
- 1784: Peter The Great 2
- ... a kind clerk, literate man who knew the Bible well but was not a scholar. While Zotov was teaching Peter to read and write, he told him stories of Russian history; of battles and heroes. Peter's education was less classical then that given to Feodor or Sophia. By the time Peter reached manhood, he was basicaly a self taught man ... the people. Peter's autocratic power had been asserted in the spiritual as well as in the secular sphere. The reign of Peter the Great had crucial importance for the history of Russian education. In the Muscovite state the service to the state was the leading duty, and Peter regarded education as a preparation for service or even service itself. Russia ...
- 1785: Pablo Picasso
- ... stages. He experimented with sculpture and still lifes, and by his death at the age of ninety-two, could be considered "the most famous and talked about painter in recent history." (Barnes). After progressing past Cubism, Picasso frequently came back to this style of painting because, as stated by Souch re, Picasso felt liberated and powerful when painting this way and ... express what he wanted. This shows the true genius of Pablo Picasso. Works Cited · Barnes, Rachel, ed. Picasso by Picasso. London: Bracken Books, 1990. · Chipp, Herschel B. Picasso's Guernica: History, Transformations, Meanings. Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1988. · Penrose, Roland. Picasso at Work. With introduction and text. Photographs by Edward Quinn. New York: Doubleday & Company Inc., n.d. · Harwood ...
- 1786: Moses
- ... likely that some parts of the story of Moses were written long after his lifetime. Modern scholarship recognizes that while the core of the biblical story of Moses contains real history, there is disagreement as to the accuracy of every action and every word attributed to Moses by the biblical writers. Whether one views the Bible as the revealed word of God or as the writing of inspired people, the figure of Moses towers over the early history of the Jewish people. Jewish, Christian, and Muslim traditions revere Moses for his central role in communicating the Ten Commandments and the Torah directly from God to the Jewish people ...
- 1787: Michael Jordan 2
- ... by saying, I ve never seen a better ballplayer. Whatever he really concentrates on he can master (311) John Paxson former teammate of Jordan says, I have a place in history because I played alongside the best ever to play the game. (Paxon, 310) Red Auerbach tells, He is one of the toughest, if not the toughest, to do something about ... but yet love on your team that s the greatest thing about Michael Jordan. (211) Michael Jordan can flat out play the game of basketball better then any player in history. He has shown his skills for many years and has proven everything in the game of basketball that all us fans could even dream about. (Michael Jordan, Online) He has ...
- 1788: Machiavellis Ideas Of Government
- ... He was born at a time of conflict within Florence, Italy, between the republican leaders and the family of the Medici s, of which the Machiavelli s, especially, had a history of opposition towards. After years of conflict between powers, Machiavelli was exiled from his country. It was during this exile that he wrote his most famous work, The Prince, a ... encouraged, as means of securing position of power. Through his prioritizing, Machiavelli does not seem to be as concerned with the society and the individual as the previous philosophers in history have been. Rather, he sees power as the one and only goal in life, regardless of the individual or the state. Again, though, he is a reflection of his times ...
- 1789: Mickey Mantle
- ... was included into the Hall of Fame.Mantle died in Dallas, TX on August 13, 1995 of liver failure.key Mantle ranks among the leaders in homerun hitters in baseball history. He hit 536 homeruns in his career. He played for the Yankees for 18 years ( his whole career). He also brought them to 12 World Series. For his career in ... words "God gave me everything and I blew it.For the kids out there, don't be like me!" (Yahoo)Mickey Mantle was one of the best ball players in history. These are thereasons why I dream of having a similar baseball career. I only wish I would havebeen able to watch him play.
- 1790: Michael Collins
- In Michael Collins, I found the embodiment of that Irish virtue and tragedy. Michael Collins remains one of the most obscure and controversial heroes in Irish history. A survivor of the disastrous 1916 Easter Rising, Collins forged the fragments of the revolutionary movement into a ruthless underground army that compelled the British to sue for peace. Reluctantly ... deeper into its hero than to have him show symptoms of mild dyspepsia when he has 19 British agents murdered on Bloody Sunday. As an introduction into the causes and history of one of the longest-festering wounds in the world today, Michael Collins might be a landmark, but its scale is more broad than epic. A `greater truth'? As a ...
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