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- 6331: A Queen Adored: England's Elizabeth II
- ... part of [her] immense appeal was due to her vivacity and comic fervor in doing what was expected of her". Though Elizabeth's childhood was quite sheltered, she found access to the rest of the world through the many nursery toys her parents endowed her with. Miniature delivery vans of bread and garden supplies represented the everyday jobs of the people. A Christmas present of a dustpan and brush also symbolized work in the real world, and possibly served as a tool in the development of a remarkable tidiness that followed her through adulthood. Her many ponies also served as a learning experience through the necessity of their care in grooming ... Exchange, and in1945 she was finally called to serve as Second Subaltern Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor of the Auxiliary Transport Service where she was to learn to be a mechanic of sorts. In 1945 the war was brought to a close, and with the return of Prince Philip, the two were engaged by the following year. They were married on November 20,1947. Three months later she was to become ...
- 6332: Alfred Nobel
- ... of submerged wooden casks filled with gun powder. Anchored below the surface of the Gulf of Finland they effectively deterred the British Royal Navy from moving into firing range of St. Petersburg during the Crimean war (1853-1856). Immanuel Nobel was also a pioneer in arms manufacture and in designing steam engines. Successful in his industrial and business ventures, Immanuel Nobel was able, in 1842, to bring his family to St ... work in the family enterprise which was booming because of its deliveries to the Russian army. Together with his father he performed experiments to develop nitroglycerin as a commercially and technically useful explosive. As the war ended and conditions changed, Immanuel Nobel was again forced into bankruptcy. Immanuel and two of his sons, Alfred and Emil, left St. Petersburg together and returned to Stockholm. His other two sons, Robert and Ludvig ... dramatic works. The Nobel Prizes became an extension and a fulfillment of his lifetime interests. Many of the companies founded by Nobel have developed into industrial enterprises that still play a prominent role in the world economy, for example Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI), Great Britain, Société Centrale de Dynamite, France, and Dyno Industries in Norway. Toward the end of his life, he acquired the company AB Bofors in Karlskoga, where ...
- 6333: Thomas Jefferson
- ... rather than the weak hands of Spain placed an almost overwhelming obstacle in the path of American growth and prosperity. It was essential that America acquire the Louisiana territory, either through peaceful negotiation or by war. When French dictator Napoleon, suddenly offered to sell for $15,000,000 not only the port of New Orleans but the entire fabulous slice of land from the Mississippi to the Rockies, Jefferson was faced ... follow his favorite intellectual pursuits. He had not only aided in establishing a National Library, but had made many valuable additions to his own private collection. His second term was full of difficulties. To avoid war, Jefferson promoted the Non-Intercourse Act of 1806 and the Embargo of 1807. The Embargo was heavily criticized and had not been effective. To make matters worse, the domestic front was racked with defections and ... death. Despite his preoccupation with the University, he continued to pursue a multitude of other tasks. In his eightieth year, for example, he wrote on politics, sending President Monroe long expositions later known to the world in Monroe's version as the Monroe Doctrine (Daugherty 326). Among all his interests, there was one intrusion on his time and thought which caused Jefferson endless embarrassment. His finances, always shaky, finally collapsed. ...
- 6334: President Gerald Ford
- ... was soon invited to learn law in the college and didn't graduate till he was 27 because of his late start. 1941, he set up a practice in Grand Rapids Michigan which closed after World War II (4, page 145). He joined the Navy and was discharged as lieutenant commander. He married Elizabeth Bloomer Warren and entered the Republican primary in Michigan during 1948. November, he was elected to the House ... vetoed 61 bills and had 12 vetoes overridden. The government was pretty much deadlocked. The government had some things happen while he was in office. South Vietnam collapsed to North Vietnam in 1975 ending the 'war' there. Ford offered a conditional amnesty to Vietnam draft evaders. There was the overthrow of the Lon Nol regime in Cambodia Kampuchea by Communist forces. There was a successful rescue attempt for the recapture ...
- 6335: Albert Einstein
- ... from his theories got Einstein a job at the University of Prague, and in 1913 he was appointed director of a new research institution opened in Berlin, the Kaiser Wilhelm Physics Institute. In 1915, during World War 1, Einstein published a paper that extended his theories. He put forth new views on the nature of gravitation. Newton's theories he said were not accurate enough. Einstein's theories seemed to explain the ... possible and that enemy nations must be allowed to make them first. Roosevelt agreed with Einstein and funded the Manhattan Project. On April 18, 1955, Albert Einstein died. To his dying day, he urged the world to come to some agreement that would make nuclear wars forever impossible.
- 6336: The Art of Rock and Roll by Charles Brown
- ... novelties , which were a third kind of rock song. It was a song with some gimmick that makes it catchy. During the 1950's most Americans felt secure, we started to see ourselves as a world power. We were involved in the cold war and blacks had started their movements. Because of the cultural situation rock and roll became a focal point for rebellion. The marketing techniques were very primitive, but started to turn rock and roll into a ... forms. 5.Although it began as a way for youth to rebel against their parents, rock in now a universal art form and a means of communication, spanning the gamut of generations all over the world.
- 6337: Ferdinand Prosche: Life And Achievements of A Pioneer
- ... of 22, when he designed an electric engine. In 1900 he was hired by a carmaker of the time, Lohner. He installed one of his engines on a Lohner and showed it in the Paris World Fair. The car was the show-stopper of the event, and later obtained positive results in several races. Other less important events happened between 1900 and 1923, when he was hired by the most important ... Adolf Hitler, was going to put every German citizen on wheels. And it did. With help form the Nazi government, he started building the Volkswagen plant. Finally, the car hit showrooms on 1939, but the war postponed it's full production until 1945.The Volkswagen became more then a car, it became a symbol of easy, reliable engineering and design, and broke every mass production record for a car. It is ... his first model, the famed 356. In 1950, at the age of seventy-five and after living one of the most prolific lives (in the automotive sense), Ferdinand Porsche dies. His legacy in the automotive world is invaluable. His cars and his work with them, flawless. He is one of those people who rarely put foot on this planet. He is one of those people who have crossed the barrier ...
- 6338: Nostradamus
- ... the book contained 1000 predictions. Nostradamus predicted a lot of things. The following are several: In prophecy number I.XXVI he says that in mid-day a great man, one that promises change to the world will be struck and killed in front of thousands of people. This is thought to explain John F. Kennedy's death. In prophecy number II.V Nostradamus predicts a third World War. He says a great country in the north will be struck by a great blast from the sky, plague and blood. Many will suffer. The books of prophecies are very interesting to read and ...
- 6339: Martin Luther
- ... his return to the city in March 1521, and he restored peace through a series of sermons. Luther continued his teaching and writing in Wittenberg but soon became involved in the controversies surrounding the Peasants' War (1524-26) because the leaders of the peasants originally justified their demands with arguments somewhat illegitimately drawn from his writings. He considered their theological arguments false, although he supported many of their political demands. When the peasants turned violent, he angrily denounced them and supported the princes' effort to restore order. Although he later repudiated the harsh, vengeful policy adopted by the nobles, his attitude toward the war lost him many friends. In the midst of this controversy he married Katharina von Bora, a former nun. The marriage was happy, and his wife became an important supporter in his busy life. After having ... of Mansfeld, where he had been born. Old and sick, he went there, resolved the conflict, and died on February 18, 1546, in Eisleben. Luther left behind a movement that quickly spread throughout the Western world. His doctrines, especially justification by faith and the final authority of the Bible, were adopted by other reformers and are shared by many Protestant denominations today. As the founder of the 16th-century Reformation, ...
- 6340: Mark Twain
- ... cities as a printer, and wrote articles for his brother's newspapers under various nicknames. After a visit to New Orleans, he learned how to pilot a steamboat. That became his job until the Civil War closed the Mississippi River, and it set him up for "Old Times on the Mississippi" and "Life on the Mississippi." In 1861, Twain traveled to Carson City, Nevada, with his brother Orion. After attempts for ... as a public speaker. His trips to the Mediterranean and the Holy Land were recorded in letters to a San Francisco newspaper, and later formed into The Innocents Abroad, which was popular all over the world. In 1870 Mark Twain married Olivia Langdon. He then abandoned journalism to focus on serious literature. From 1870-1875, Twain produced many novels, including the famous tale, Tom Sawyer. A European vacation in 1878-1879 ... the failure of his firm and other reasons, he had to declare bankruptcy. During this time he produced many works, but they were not some of his best. To help his situation, he commenced a world lecture tour. Even though his financial situation rapidly improved, much stress and sorrow came to Twain following the death of first his daughter, in 1896, then his wife in 1904. His writings in the ...
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