Mr. James Lewis “Jimmy Lewis” MacMillan, raised on Lots 11 and 12, Concession 5, known as Brodie Road and in his teens aided the bricklayer on the house that now stands on that property. After Brodie's lower school he continued on at Mr. McEwen's College with his sister, Mary Jane. In the winter he went to the bush and logged, one such winter he went West to Michigan with his brother, Duncan Alpin where he stayed for several years. Then he went further west to Wisconsin to work besides, visiting family and friends. During the long winter nights he would teach other loggers reading, writing and arithmetic. He promised his sister, Mary Jane that he would come home for her wedding, indeed he did, arriving in time to see her wed to Norman McRae…
Demonic possession is no laughing matter – but if you find yourself pitted against one of the 13 most dangerous demons in Hell, watch out! Anton Szandor LaVey, the former High Priest of the Church of Satan, listed the most powerful of Lucifer’s minions in his notorious book, The Satanic Bible. “Theologians have cataloged some of the names of devils in their lists of demons, but the roster which follows contains the names most effectively used in Satanic ritual,” wrote LaVey, known to his followers as The Black Pope. In addition to what he called the “crown princes” of Hell (Satan, the fallen angel Belial and the destructive sea monster Leviathan) LaVey lists other vicious demons who also occupy the “Royal Palace of…
Emmy the chambermaid stole the necklace because she was jealous. First of all, the glass from the broken window in the door is scattered outside the room. This shows that the job was clearly done from someone on the inside. It’s important to notice this because it rules out the neighbor as the criminal. For if it was Honore’ Schmidt--coming into the hotel room from the balcony--the glass would have to be inside the room from him punching the glass in. That leaves only Emmy and Mrs. Van Bliven herself. So the second reason is that the chambermaid has a more realistic reason to have stolen the necklace. And that is jealousy of Mrs. Van Bliven’s wealth. From what can be acquired from the description of the woman and the crime scene itself, it is no secret that Horatio Van Bliven is a rich lady. Not to…
Francesco Vincent Serpico was born on April 14, 1936 in Brooklyn, NY. At the age of 18 Serpico enlisted in the United States army and spent two years in Korea. In 1959 Frank Serpico graduated form the police academy and was sworn into the New York City Police Department.…
Pedro Vial is one of the earliest European explorers and trailblazers on the Southern Plains (Wishart 1). Domingo Cabello y Robles, who is the governor of Texas, sent Pedro Vial to visit the tribes along the Red River in 1784 (Tyson 2). It means something when the governor of a state sends you to do a task for him. This shows that Pedro is a well- known figure. This voyage requested from the governor was to find the best course to travel between the “Spanish provincial capitals of San Antonio, Texas, and Santa Fe, New Mexico” (Wishart 1). By the end of the year1789, Pedro Vial traversed miles upon miles of land, he explored the present day states of Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Louisiana (Tyson 2). The time that Vial dedicated to his expeditions…
Granville Allen was born in 1910, in Kansas City, Missouri. Granville was the 7th person ever to be executed at the Missouri State Penitentiary. He was executed at age 28 on October 28th, 1938. Granville lived with his mother and some other relatives.…
Do you know anything about Prime Ministers? This prime minister didn't rule a country, but ruled the “Underworld” in the late 1800s and early and middle 1900s. Frank Costello wasn't a normal mobster who ruled with force, but he ruled with his intelligence. He was affiliated with many famous mobsters. He owned different casinos and had his nose in everything alcohol during prohibition. Though he was associated with many illegal crimes he only went to jail two times and one was when he was 15. “Frank Costello was an Influential mobster.”…
Being a Creek leader in the 1780s and 1790s, Alexander McGillivray was one of many Southeastern Indians with a Native American mother and European father. He used his European powers to protect Creek interests, and created nationalist reforms within Creek society. He used trade to increase his own position on the southern frontier.…
As people have wondered, “Who is, or was, the best baseball player to ever live?” Stan Musial batted over a .331 average in his career ("Encyclopedia Britannica Online"). He also lead the St. Louis Cardinals into 3 World Series titles as MVP (“Wikipedia”). In 2011, he received the Freedom Medal of Honor, one of the highest civilian awards to be given (“Wikipedia”). Stan Musial was one of the greatest baseball players that has been seen to this date, batting with over a .331 average, being voted as MVP over a total of 5 times, and ranking 2nd in NL history.…
1. Life for the immigrants was hard, long and dangerous. They had to completely re-establish themselves with little to no money and survive by farming and building their own shelter. The injury suffered by Lindberghs grandfather suggests that he was a determined man to provide for his family, as well as resilient by clinging to life with a severed arm.…
In the summer of 1790, twenty-seven chiefs from the major tribes of the creek nation marched into New York City with one main purpose: to negotiate a peace treaty that would grant the Creek Nation the land they inherently deserved and to end the bloody war on the Southwestern Frontier. Seemingly leading the chiefs to New York City was the Native American version of George Washington, and his name was Alexander McGillivray. The McGillivray Moment was a point in time that we know very little about, for the official negotiations between the Creek Chiefs and our then loose federal government was oddly never recorded, so we can only speculate the topics they covered and their reactions to them by reviewing their final documents and papers. By…
he was an excellent student, his real interest was in flying. As a result, in…
The nation’s capital is one of the most fascinating cities in America. Among the various national monuments and government buildings, the National Mall is the hub of the capital’s tourism industry. The National Mall consists of several memorials, museums and libraries. This extensive collection of buildings and centers belong to a prestigious establishment known as The Smithsonian Institution. This institution premiered as a mere tribute to James Smithson’s contribution to the educational world, and is now a renowned institution of nineteen museums and over five research centers dedicated to exposing America’s prized history.…
The person I chose to do my report on is Charles Richard Drew. I chose Charles Drew because he was a black doctor that worked with transfusing blood. I know that when people are sick or get shot and lose a lot of blood they may need a blood transfusion to help them live. I also know that blood transfusions are very important for people that have Sickle Cell because their blood gets infected and has to be replaced. I think that a black male doctor that worked with blood research is interesting. I do not know a lot of black doctor’s so to research someone that specialized in this area is why I decided to research Charles Drew.…
“Everything I have done in my life has been to provide for my children.” That’s what you’ll hear my dad say if you ask him about anything he’s accomplished in his life. He is a very proud and hardworking man. Even now, at 60 years old, he works harder than most 20-year-olds do. As a father he has always told us, “Nothing is handed to you; everything you have must be earned.”…