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- 5791: Sir Isaac Newton
- ... of the 17th century, was born on December 25, 1642 (according to the Julian calendar then in use: the date was January 4, 1643, according to the Gregorian calendar in use today), in the manor house of Woolsthorpe, near Grantham Lincolnshire, England. Newton came from a family of modest yeoman farmers. His father died several months before he was born. Three years later his mother remarried and moved to a nearby ...
- 5792: The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte
- ... 697 - 698 Western Civilization volume II). "No longer was Napoleon a poor Corsican with shabby clothes and cheap boots. He dressed well, took part in the gay life of Paris, and often visited the grand house of Barras. There he met Josephine de Beauharnais, the widow of a French nobleman." (pg.7 Britannica Junior Encyclopedia #11 N-O). On March 9, 1796, Napoleon married Josephine and two days later left to ...
- 5793: Serial Killer: Ted Bundy
- ... old unwed mother, Eleanor Louise Cowell. Ted’s father, whom he never knew, was an air force veteran. After Ted was born his mother moved him from the home for unwed mothers to her parents house in Philadelphia. Bundy later referred to his grandparents as his mother and father and his natural mother was known to him as his sister. Bundy grew up believing his mother was his much older sister ...
- 5794: Leadership Ability of Robert Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson
- ... 1968 presidential race. In contrast, Robert Kennedy’s passion, openness, and sometimes brutal honesty seemed refreshing to the Americans of 1968. They a public who did not trust the government due to the LBJ White House’s credibility gap, and RFK’s air of authenticity and honesty appealed to those who were disenchanted with corrupt politicians. His idealism was similar to that of his brother: JFK had advocated going to the ...
- 5795: Henry Kissinger
- ... Vietnam. It seems that he enjoyed his power, but then he did always say “power is the great aphrodisiac.” Works Cited Kissinger, Henry. Diplomacy. New York City, NY. Simon & Schuster Trade, 1995. Kissinger, Henry. White House Years. New York City, NY. Simon & Schuster Trade, 1979. Kissinger, Henry. Years of Renewal. New York City, NY. Simon & Schuster Trade, 1999. Kissinger, Henry. Years of Upheaval. New York City, NY. Simon & Schuster Trade, 1982 ...
- 5796: Genghis Khan
- ... city was stormed and inhabitants were massacred or forced to serve as troops against their own people. Fields and gardens were destroyed and irrigation works were demolished as Genghis pursued his vengeance against the royal house of Khwarezm. He continued his conquests with the overrunning of Central Asia and the invasions of Iran and Russia, with the aid of his extremely able generals. All enemies who did not surrender were annihilated ...
- 5797: Julius Caesar
- ... Spain for a year, Caesar divorced his wife Pompeia because of the allegation that she had been implicated in the offense of Publius Clodius. The latter was then awaiting trial for breaking into Caesar's house the previous December disguised as a woman at the festival of the Bona Dea, which no man is allowed to attend. After his return from a successful year administrating Spain Caesar was elected consul for ...
- 5798: Rosa Lee Parks
- ... system. After her husband died she left Alabama and went to Detroit in 1957. From 1967 to 1988 she worked on the Detroit Staff of John Conyers Jr. a democratic member of the U.S House of Representatives. She then began a Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self-Development. Its purpose is to motivate and direct youth to achieve their highest potential. Rosa Parks won the Spingarn Medal for her ...
- 5799: Benito Mussolini
- ... seemed enthusiastic and very understandable why this was the case, since this scheme included the gaining of Tunis, Corsica, and Nice (annexed by Napoleon III in 1860) from France. Hitler then hurried home to his house in Berlin to arrange visits to Franco and Petan. “Back in the capital Hitler created a letter to Stalin inviting Molotov, the Soviet Foreign Minister, to visit early, when Germany and the U.S.S ...
- 5800: Marquise de Pompadour
- ... she made great use of Boucher. A generous Madame de Pompadour distributed royal largesse to painters, like François Boucher, sculptors such as Jean-Baptiste Pigalle and writers, like Voltaire. As a perfect mistress of the house, she particularly encouraged the decorative arts, interesting Louis XV in the porcelain manufactory at Sèvres, which then produced its finest china. Her many town and country residences were decorated in the delicate, floral Rococo manner ...
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