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- 3161: Life During the Civil War
- ... a detachment was on scout, there were no men left in camp to release the pickets, and they had to remain on post for seventy-two hours at a stretch(History of the Service, 129).” Marching, shooting, charging, scouting; they were all hard assignments, but they were important to the war. There were times when troops had to charge for ten ... There would be Rebels on one side of a river and Union troops on the other side and they would arrange to meet and trade newspapers, salts, coffee, and tobacco(History of the Service, 129). Medical help was a problem if you got hurt. The basic treatment for a gun shot wound was to let it heal on it's own ...
- 3162: Analyze the Triumph and Tragedy of the Manhattan Project
- ... that 129,558 persons were killed, injured, or missing. Hearing the news of the Hiroshima explosion during his return trip from Potsdam, President Truman called it "the greatest thing in history." Opinion polls showed that a majority of Americans supported the use of the atomic bomb and the president's reasons to use it. When the Japanese did not surrender after ... its triumphant display of atomic muscle at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the United States showed itself to be the world's strongest military power. Very few things have happened in the history of the United States, or of the world, that have had the impact of the Manhattan Project. The dropping of the A-bomb in Hiroshima and Nagasaki tragically caused thousands ...
- 3163: The Women's Rights Movement (1848-1998)
- ... 1848-1998) Author: Jessica Holman The Women's Rights Movement was and continues to be one of the most incredible and inspirational series of events to occur in United States history. One of the more credible aspects of these events happens to be the bold, intelligent pioneers that paved the way for many other women throughout the United States to follow ... small announcement in the Seneca County Courier. They called A convention to discuss the social, civil, and religious condition and rights of women. This gathering, the first ever in American history, would take place in Seneca Falls, New York on July 19 and 20, 1848. In preparation for the convention Elizabeth Cady Stanton drafted the “Declaration of Sentiments”, using the Declaration ...
- 3164: The Turbulent Sixties
- The Turbulent Sixties Throughout American history, each generation has sought to individualize itself from all others preceding it. Decades of American history can be separated to represent a distinctive set of values, culture, and political ideals. The 1960's was a decade caught between euphoric, idealistic beginnings and a discordant, violent climax ...
- 3165: Witchcraft at Salem
- ... rigidity. The village doctor blamed the abnormal behavior on the supernatural; he delared, "An evil hand is on them."(1) With those words began the greatest witchhunt in America's history. In 1976, Linnda Caporeal from the University of California at Santa Barbara explained the actions of the girls as the effects of an illness resulting from the ingestion of ergot ... pool which evolved into a human being? Or does the answer lie in some different theory that only time will reveal? Whether it be in the case of medicine, religion, history, or anything requiring judgement, even gossip, one must realize that reality is impossible to pin down. Although we may be sure that two parallel lines could never meet, there may ...
- 3166: Shoeless Joe and the Black Sox Scandal
- ... Joe Jackson was a star from South Carolina who was known as "Shoeless" Joe because of his poverty- stricken childhood. Joe Jackson was dubbed "The finest natural hitter in the history of the game." In 1917 the White Sox won one hundred games in the regular season and went on to defeat the New York Giants in the World Series four ... no errors, twelve hits and the series only homerun. Do those statistics sound like "Shoeless" Joe Jackson threw the series. This turned out to be the greatest fix in the history of baseball.
- 3167: Definition of War: Sherman's Hell
- ... problem lies in the definition that one would receive. War is so complex and multifaceted that it is truly understood by only a few people. Wars date far back into history, and they have been fought for more reasons than could be listed. It seems strange, but untimalely, they are fought for one reason. Freedom has been the issue of every ... both World War One and Two. There are countless examples of horrible war crimes, biological weapons, napalm strikes, and of course nuclear weapons. War has claimed millions of lives throughout history. War is glorified by many, but the people who know see no glory in it, yet they do it for freedom, and most if asked would say that they would ...
- 3168: The Progressive Era
- ... towns into large cities and new towns sprang up nearly everywhere. Reforms also included the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth amendments. The progressive era really had significant impact in America's history. The progressive movement had many origins. One of these was the battle against governmental corruption and inability, in other words a struggle for civil services reform. The progressive movement was ... Big business finally became somewhat regulated and the governmental power somewhat shifted back to the people. The progressive era evidently shaped up to be quite a significant part of our history.
- 3169: Human Nature and the Declaration of Independence
- ... hearts and minds.Instead of learning about George Washington's famous words of Christian faith or how he emerged unscathed from battle with his uniform riddeled with bullet holes our History books teach us all about how he could not lie when he chopped down the cherry tree. If men such as Hobes and Aristotle could have even welled up enough ... whither you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God." (1Cor 10:31) - Christianity and the Constitution p.51,53 ; America's Providential History p.156 ; Myth of Separation p.195-96
- 3170: The Civil War
- The Civil War The American Civil War was a grave turning point in the history of North America. It was a conflict that pitted the Northern states of the American union against the Southern states. The war raged for four years, from 1861 to 1865, and was marked by some of the fiercest military campaigns in modern history. In this essay, you will learn the causes of the American Civil war, as well as the after effects of the war. It has been extremely hard for historians to ...
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