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Light Bulb Incandescent Light
1,458 words
Thomas Alva Edison is considered one of the
greatest inventors in history. He was born in
Milan, Ohio on February 11, 1847 and died in 1931.
During his life he patented 1, 093 inventions.
Many of these inventions are in use today and
changed the world forever. Some of his inventions
include telegraphy, phonography, electric lighting
and photography. His most famous inventions were
the phonograph and the incandescent light bulb.
Edison did some of his greatest work at Menlo
Park. While experiment...
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Library Of Congress Thomas Jefferson
1,447 words
HISTORY The Library of congress was established by
an act of congress on April 24, 1800. It was
originally housed in the United States capitol.
The collection, which stared out small at 740
volumes, slowly increased to over 3, 000 volumes
by 1814. That year, though, the British along with
the capitol burned those books during the assault
on Washington. To rapidly replace the collection,
Thomas Jefferson offered his personal library to
congress at no cost, describing the nature of his
books like ...
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High School Students Library Of Congress
1,403 words
... nternational, fundamentally, as a useful and
well-organized book stack "encircled with work
spaces. " It was designed by the Washington
architectural organization of Pierson & Wilson
with Alexander Buel Trowbridge as a consulting
designer. The contract was completed by June 24,
1938, but the structure was not ready for use
until December 2, 1938. The move of the Card
Division started on December 12, and it opened its
doors for production to the public in the new
building on January 3, 1939. ...
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Operation Barbarossa Hitler Russian Offensive
594 words
The Russians Would never have joined the war if it
werent for the German invasion of 1941 Operation
Barbarossa. This parallels the USA intervention
they only joined because the Japanese bombed Pearl
Harbour. Operation Barbarossa commenced on the 22
nd June, 1941. Just over 3, 000, 000 German troops
invaded the USSR. Stalin doubted the country
ability to perform well on the battlefield since
the Finnish War, refused to counteract the Germans
preparations, for fear of provoking them into war.
The ...
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Wal Mart Death Row
1,078 words
... pro-homosexual lyrics. Other states including
Virginia have followed suit by passing the same
law. This means that millions of dollars in stock
could potentially be removed from companies such
as Time Warner if the state decides it doesn't
approve of any one album produced by that company.
This gives the government a huge amount of power
and control over the artistic content of a
company's label. Local governments practice
censorship even more often than the federal
government. In Detroit, M...
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Germany And Italy Pearl Harbor
756 words
By the year 1941, WWII was in full effect. Germany
seemed to be the victor, gaining control of France
and Poland as well as successfully bombing
England. Many people believe that Germany would
have indeed won the war if not for the
intervention of the United States. Because of the
horror Americans had witnessed in WWI, the United
States did not originally want to get involved in
the conflict. In the early morning of December 7
th, 1941 all that changed when the Japanese air
fleet scattered in th...
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Cold War Disarmament Talks
1,016 words
... 2500, deployed strategic ballistic missiles to
850, no more than 110 heavy ICBMs and also
reductions in ballistic missile throw-weight. The
second phase focused on placing limits on heavy
bombers and other strategic systems. However the
year 1983 marked a breakdown of US-Soviet
relations. The Soviets suspended talks in reaction
to Reagan's Strategic Defence Initiative (SDI)
alleging that the SDI had changed the strategic
situation making aspects of START irrelevant or
unfair. To see why, it ...
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Wright Brothers Kitty Hawk
600 words
The nineteenth and twentieth centuries have
brought about many innovations that have changed
the course of history. Upgrades in transportation
have always been very important to the way
societies function. Wilbur and Orville Wright were
two of the many great inventors of the past two
centuries. The Wright brothers left their mark on
the world with when they completed the first
successful flight with their airplane. Wilbur and
Orville Wright were the sons of Milton and Susan
Wright. They had two ...
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Flying Tigers Plane Caught Jim
443 words
Flying Tigers is the name of a mercenary group of
American pilots that helped defend China and the
Burma Road from the bombing of the Japanese during
World War II. The name of their planes was
Tomahawks, but the Chinese called them Fei Hu for
the sharks teeth painted on their planes. Flying
Tigers were known as the American Volunteer Group
of the Chinese Air Force. The Flying Tigers did
not see combat until December 1941 when the
Japanese started bombing China. Jim Gordon, the
leader of the Flyi...
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Iran And Iraq President Carter
1,099 words
1901 - 06: beginning of oil diplomacy British
discover oil in northern Iran and begin to gain
concession for exploitation, refining, and
transporting of the crude worldwide. After
receiving 12, 000 thousand pounds sterling and a
cut of the profits, Muzaffer al-Din Shah grants
the right. Iranians, questioning the legitimacy of
the agreement, demand an assembly to examine the
document. They also demand a constitution
according to which similar decisions can only be
reached in a public forum. When ...
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Michael Dell Computer Tm
696 words
Michael Dell (Dell Computer TM) It is known that
CEO should make a lot of important decisions. He
sets objectives, coordinate work, delegating
authority, and just generally leading. Its evident
that making careful and right decisions is the
basis of good management. It determines all future
profits and losses. Thats why the personality of
CEO of a company is of great importance. Michael
Dell was a CEO of Dell Computer Corporation from
1984 till 2004. He founded the company in 1984
with $ 1, 000;...
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A Dynasty Of Bourbons Louis Xvi 1774 1792
617 words
A. Dynasty of Bourbons. Louis XVI 1774 1792.
Background: 1774 Louis XVI has been appointed as
French king. 1778 France decides to support
America, and declares war on Britain. May 1781
Secure ordinance (War Ministry decree) requires
that only those with four noble grandparents can
be promoted to highest military rank. This becomes
one of the major concerns for Napoleon, the future
Emperor of France. July 1782 Royal decree levies a
third vingtieme (tax equal to 1 / 20 of income)
for period 1783 -...
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20 Th Century Museum Of Art
1,008 words
Alfredo Diego Rivera 65279; Gutierrez 1 Alfredo
Gutierrez Ms. Maureen A. Thompson Humanities 102
Tuesday, May 23, 2000 Diego Rivera (20 th century
genius). Diego Rivera (1886 - 1957), muralist
painter, was one of the greatest artist in the 20
th century. Born in Guanajuato Mexico on December
8 th 1886, He studied in the San Carlos Academy
and in the carving workshop of artist Jos?
Guadalupe Posada, whose influence was decisive.
Diego Rivera? s Legacy to modern Mexican art was
decisive in mura...
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Sing Sing Ive Heard
1,048 words
b. March 15, 1916, Albany, Georgia, USA. d. July
5, 1983, Las Vegas. Harry James father Everette
James, was a trumpeter and led a circus band with
the Mighty Haag Circus. His mother Maybelle, was a
trapeze artist with the circus. Harry began
playing the drums when he was four and began
playing trumpet when he was eight. He joined the
circus band the next year and was leading it by
the time he was twelve. Then their family moved to
Beaumont Texas, and at 15 Harry James began
playing in local danc...
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Martial Law James J
368 words
Radical Republican-dominated Twelfth Legislature
of 1870 attempted to control crime in the state.
In October 1870 Davis threatened Hill County with
martial law for its tolerance of criminals.
Conditions in the county seemed improved by late
1870, but in December a freedman and his wife were
murdered in neighboring Bosque County, and State
Police Lt. W. T. Pritchett moved into Hill County
chasing suspects James J. Gathings, Jr. , and
Sollola Nicholson. Pritchett raised the ire of
James J. Gathing...
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Civil Rights Movement Supreme Court Ruled
1,007 words
Relationship Between Civil Rights Movement and
Feminist Agenda In this Essay I will examine
relationship between Civil Rights Movement and how
the feminist agenda of second wave feminism.
Furthermore, I will explain how women shaped the
Civil Rights Movement, and also how they redefined
their own feminism because of the ways in which
they interacted with the movement. In 1952, the
separate but equal laws were once again challenged
in the case of Brown vs. the Board of Education of
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Hitler Superior Race
942 words
Adolf Hitler was a German political and government
leader and one of the 20 th century most powerful
dictators. Making anti-Semitism a keystone of his
propaganda and policies, he built up the Nazi
party into a mass movement. Once in power, he
converted Germany into a fully militarized society
and launched WWII. For a time he dominated Europe
and North Africa. He caused the slaughter of
millions of Jews, and others considered inferior
human being. Hitler was born in braunau am Inn,
Austria, on Ap...
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World War 1 World War 2
1,132 words
On April 30, 1945, Adolf Hitler committed suicide
in an underground bunker near the center of
Berlin. His dream of a Thousand Year Reich lay in
ruins. German cities had been bombed, German
armies captured or destroyed. A week after Hitlers
death, Germany offered unconditional surrender to
Allied forces. The nightmare of World War 2 in
Europe came to an end. Hitler was the only man
responsible for the horrors of World War 2. But it
was his dream of world domination that possessed
Germany. For twe...
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Saturnalia God Holiday
418 words
In the Roman calendar Saturnalia was designated a
holy day, or holiday. The name is derived from the
god Saturnus, the god of seed and sowing. At the
time of the winter solstice (December 25 in the
Julian calendar), Saturnus was honored with a
festival. It was officially celebrated on December
17 (a. d. XVI Kal. Ian. ), in the middle of two
other agricultural festivals: the Consualia, which
celebrated the opening of the granaries and was
named after Census, god of the granary; and the
Opalia, ho...
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Three Laws Of Motion Nature Of Light
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Isaac Newton was a well-known English scientist.
He accomplished a lot during his time and
influenced the world a great deal. He is
considered to have contributed more to science
than any other person. His life can be divided
into three periods. The first one was his early
childhood, he second was the time of his
accomplishments, and the third is his later life.
Isaac Newton was born on December 25, 1642 in
Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. His family was
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