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Jimi Hendrix, the greatest guitarist in rock history, revolutionized the sound of rock. In 1967, the Jimi Hendrix Experience rocked the nation with their first album, Are You Experienced?. Hendrix's life was cut short by the tragedy of drugs in…

In time he was known as one of the pure hitters in baseball History. Joe Jackson played on teams for Philadelphia, Cleveland, and The Chicago Whites. His batting average was one of the highest, .356, and is the third best all-time. Babe Ruth even said…

United States, has been accused by some historians of being the closest thing America ever had to a dictator or monarch (Onuf, 1993). Such strong accusations should be examined in the context of the era in which Mr. Adams lived and served. A closer exami…

insurrectionist. He and several others seized the United States Armory and Arsenal at Harper’s Ferry. Brown was really into the slave thing, he hated it. One night he and three son’s killed three men who were for slavery. During the raid, many of…

few civilian men who were willing to risk their life for the freedom of slaves everywhere. Among those who took this risk was John Brown. He was a simple man from Torrington, Connecticut, who had strong beliefs against slavery and was an active…

of abolitionist John Brown and his followers on October 16, 1859 brought national attention to the emotional divisions concerning slavery. Brown and his men siezed the United States Armory and Arsenal at Harpers Ferry in an effort to help free the…

selections "The Nature of Man and the Origin of Government" According to Calhoun, to understand the nature of government, one must also understand the nature of its creator, man. He begins by asking, "What is that constitution or law of our…

on July 10, 1509. He is best known for being a French theologian, church reformer, humanist, and pastor. Protestant denominations in the Reformed tradition regard him as a major formulator of their beliefs. He went to school starting at age fourteen.…

big impact on their culture, times, and or religion. John Calvin was by far one of these few great people. He had such a big influence in the time which he lived from 1509 to 1564. John Calvin devoted almost his whole life to the promoting of Protestanti…

to occur and that is precisely what happened in the fall of 1963 with assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Who knows exactly what happened in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963? No one knows but opposing theories have been brought forth which…