it would buy Wall Street rival Bear Stearns in a deal worth $2 a share – this ultimately rose to $10. Here‚ Financial News looks at the events in the run-up to the fall of the 85-year old independent investment bank. Financial News compiled the timeline from press releases‚ contemporary media reports and William D Cohan’s account of the collapse of the bank‚ ‘House of Cards’. May 21‚ 2007 After months of growing instability in the US sub-prime mortgage market‚ Bear Stearns chairman Alan ‘Ace’
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Holocaust Timeline 1933-1946 The beginning- 1933: Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany. A Chancellor is a leader or head official of a country 1933: Nazis open Dachau concentration camp near the city of Munich. 1934: German President Von Hindenburg dies. Hitler becomes Fuhrer (leader). As he was next in line… 1935: Nuremberg Race Laws against Jews decreed (went into effect) German Jews deprived of citizenship. Jews were not allowed to marry Aryan Germans. 1936: Olympic Games begin in
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A Timeline for the “Roaring Twenties” (1920-1929) Often called the Roaring Twenties‚ the postwar decade sometimes appears as one long flamboyant party‚ where the urban rich danced the Charleston and the foxtrot until 2 a.m. In fact‚ one might just as convincingly describe it as a period of individual possibility and lofty aspirations to serve the greater good. In his 1931 essay "Echoes of the Jazz Age‚" Fitzgerald wrote‚ "It was an age of miracles‚ it was an age of art‚ it was an age of excess
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Chris Savino Period 3 4/10/08 Timeline: The French Revolution o 1789: Many people faced starvation. This is because of the increase of taxes. o 1789: May 5‚ the meeting of the Estates General was called at Versailles. This was to approve the new tax. This was the 1st meeting in 175 years. o 1789: There was a dramatic speech‚ which was the person‚ Sieye’s suggested that the 3rd estate delegates should call themselves the National Assembly; to pass laws and reforms in the name of the French
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World War Two TimeLine Key: -Pact/Treaties -Meetings/ Conferences -Important event -Agreements/ Acts -Attacks/Battles The Holocaust Begins: 1933 Nazis made a persecution government policy They passed laws forbidding Jews to hold public office 1935 The Nuremberg Laws passed‚ with deprived Jews of their rights to German citizenship jobs‚ and property. November 9‚ 1938 The night of the Broken glass occurred also known as the Kristallnacht This was the first act of
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Remember that you must give information on where‚ what‚ and who‚ as well as why you like it. Ancient and Classical Art This portion of the timeline due: Use timeline software** (TRACS/Resources/Timeline Software). It requires Adobe Flash. **If you cannot load in this software‚ use your TRACS Dropbox. (Title a Folder "Timeline". Make a folder inside that one labeled "Ancient and Classical Art") - label each one clearly as to the name‚ creator (if known)‚ location‚ and why you like it. For
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Historical Development of Nursing Timeline Nursing originated from the intuitive approach of caring for the sick members of the family. The profession did not exist as a distinct discipline before the birth of Christ. In this period‚ nursing was based on instinctive actions and was not acquired from formal education. It did not require an evidence of training or education and was solely based on observation and experience. It was believed that it is a way of love‚ compassion‚ and kindness that was
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America ’s Accountability to its Constitution and the Events at Abu Ghraib - ... While I agree that “severe” is a matter of perspective‚ what went on at Abu Ghraib‚ the depraved acts against Iraqis and humanity‚ were certainly torture. Trying to argue against that point would be somewhere on the order of arguing against gravity. The pictures speak for themselves (Unauthored). And also consider this: the woman who took the infamous Abu Ghraib photographs was “…convicted by a court-martial‚ in May
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Galileo Galilei was born on February 1‚ 1564‚ in Pisa‚ Italy. He was the first of six children born to Vincenzo Galilei‚ a well-known musician and music theorist‚ and Giulia Ammannati. In 1574‚ the family moved to Florence‚ where Galileo started his formal education. Galileo was a professor in mathematics‚ and pioneered observation of nature with long-lasting implications for the study of physics. Correspondingly‚ Galileo constructed a telescope and supported the Copernican theory‚ which supports
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January A rumour spreads throughout the Sepoys about the animal fat being used to grease the cartridges for the new Enfield rifles. 26th February After the rumour spreads‚ Sepoys at the 19th Native Infantry at Berhampore refuse rifle practice‚ causing upset between the Sepoys and the British officers. 29th March At Barrackpore‚ in Bengal‚ Mangal Pande wounds two British officers during mutiny of 34th Native Infantry. 31st March 19th native infantry at Berhampore are disbanded.
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