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- 3661: Henry Charles Carey
- ... the time. Henry Carey was also self taught and in 1821 at the age of twenty-eight assumed ownership of his fathers printing press. Carey who was a largely self-educated man, retired from active business at forty-two in order to devote the rest of his life to his literary career. Carey was known for his enormous published output. Many believe his quantity took away from the meaning he was ...
- 3662: The Revolutionary War was an Economic Revolution
- ... be upset by the Tea Act of 1773? The merchants could no longer compete with the low prices offered by the agents of the East India Company. The colonial merchants would be driven out of business. With this threat to their businesses, the colonists reacted swiftly and crowds rioted in the streets. The Boston Tea Party was called the boldest stroke which had yet been struck in America. It marked the ...
- 3663: Henry Ford 2
- ... was hoping that with the extra money that he was paying them, they would turn around and purchase on of his cars. Of course this pay hike had its opponents because a lot of other business owners thought that why should people who don't have a lot of education and training get paid so much for doing so little. The five-dollar a day policy caused a great deal of ...
- 3664: Hitler 2
- ... unemployment, fear of Communism, Hitler's self-certainty, and the diffidence of his political rivals. Nevertheless, when Hitler was appointed chancellor in January 1933, he was expected to be an easily controlled tool of big business. Hitler, Adolf Germany's Dictator - Once in power, however, Hitler quickly established himself as a dictator. The legislature passed the Enabling Act that permitted Hitler's government to make laws without the legislature. The act ...
- 3665: Howard Hughes
- ... wanted Hughes to leave became he occupied the most luxurious rooms. He then instructed his manager to buy the hotel. He paid twice what is was worth the next day and went into the gambling business. Howard later purchased the Sands, the Frontier, the Castaway and the tiny Silver Slipper. He bought the Silver Slipper because its well-lit rotating marquee was an annoyance to him when it shined through his ...
- 3666: Isadora Duncan
- ... of movement. This went against the way Isadora liked to dance. She quit her schooling after three lessons. Although her own dance lessons had not gone well, she quit her academic schooling, and started her business. Her neighbors had noticed her gracefulness and began sending their children to be her students. Pretty soon, word got around and Isadora was teaching some of the wealthy girls of San Francisco. Her classes eventually ...
- 3667: F.D.R. And The Work Reform Programs
- ... Public Works Administration, (PWA.) The PWA created jobs for workers so that they could feed their families. It set up jobs such as: building roads, or fixing up road signs. This program increased employment and business activity. Another program to be set up in 1933 was the Federal Emergency Relief Act, (FERA.) This program was much different from the PWA because it didnt create jobs it was more of a ...
- 3668: Jack London 2
- ... stories, and novels for which there was an ever-growing international market. From the time he went east to meet with his publishers in New York, or to San Francisco or Los Angeles on other business. He also spent a considerable amount of time living and working aboard his 30-foot yawl, the Roamer, which he loved to sail around San Francisco Bay and throughout the nearby Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta ...
- 3669: Jack Robinson
- ... to become the first black to manage a major league team but no club offered him the opportunity. After leaving baseball, Robinson became Vice President of a restaurant chain in NYC. He also promoted black business enterprises in New York's Harlem Neighborhood and became a leading advocate for civil rights. From 1964 - 1968 he served as special assistant for civil rights to govern Nelson Rockefeller of New York. Robinson starred ...
- 3670: Corporate Downsizing
- ... influences such as sudden shifts in the market or changed government policies force corporate executives to make coinciding decisions regarding their staff and these external changes. Another one of the major problems in today's business world are the salaries being paid to the workers. Since employers are not paying their workers high wages, the workers have little to put back into the economy. This causes the system to plummet and ...
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