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came into light. These combined with the development of the arts and entertainment helped to form the reputation for the “Roaring Twenties”. Economics now allowed people to spend more and make more money. The arts and entertainment made people…

born in Stratford Hall, near Montross, Virginia, on January 19, 1807. He grew up with a great love of all country life and his state. This stayed with him for the rest of his life. He was a very serious boy and spent many hours in his father's…

one of the greatest generals in the history of the United States. Lee was opposed to many views of the south, including succession and slavery, yet his loyalty to his native state of Virginia forced him to fight for the south and refuse command…

Gutherie, Kentucky in 1905. After graduating from high school, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee to attend Vanderbilt University. Warren began his study working toward a major in Chemistry. Soon, the English Professors and Poets, Donald Davidson…

from the ballroom at the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, to give a press conference. The prearranged route went through a food service pantry. While making his way through this area Sirhan Sirhan, stepped forward and fired a .22 revolver at the…

He loved the sea, and that is why he started to go on a journey out in the ocean. At first, his parents did not wanted to him to go on a journey, especially out to sea, as his eldest brother, who was lieutenant-colonel to an English regiment of…

born in 1632. His father desperately wanted Robinson to work with the law but Robinson wanted to go to sea and see the world. This shows the character of Robinson as independent and stubborn when he then sets sail at the age of nineteen without his…

it is about time for more solid achievement, and less windy promise), must , for her purpose, cease to recognize a theory of character grown of feudal aristocracies, or form’d by merely literary standards, or from any ultramarine, full-dress formulas…

most controversial decision enacted by the Supreme Court, and no other court decision has been more bitterly attacked. The right of privacy is the main issue upon which the Roe decision was based. Roe v. Wade came before the court together with…

court ruled that abortion may be permitted within a certain time frame. The ruling said that states couldn't prohibit voluntary abortions during the first three months of pregnancy. The decision to terminate the pregnancy should be left up to the woman…