patent on the rigid‚ hydrogen cell powered aircraft‚ and until 1900 when the LZ1‚ the first working prototype‚ would take flight over Lake Constance. While it was damaged during its first landing‚ it would be repaired and fly for another 8 years‚ when it finally caught fire after crashing into a tree‚ leaving no one seriously injured. Used for both transport and for spotting submarines‚ it wouldn’t be until the Hindenburg catastrophe of 1937‚ where 35 of 97 people on board would die. The blimps would
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when it did‚ it is necessary to clearly understand what is meant by the term ‘independence’. Independence is when you are not being influenced or controlled by someone‚ however for the American colonies‚ Spain was governing almost every aspect of their development. Independence in Spain’s American colonies came about as and when it did due to four main factors‚ economic‚ social‚ political and military. There was a growing dislike of Spain’s restrictions over economic matters‚ there were restrictions
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the Texas Revolution. But of all the unknowns regarding that battle‚ such as how Davy Crockett died or if William B. Travis was placed on the funeral pyre alive‚ one of the most important mysteries is just why the people of the Alamo chose to stand and fight. To understand why the people of the Alamo fought‚ one must first examine the reasons for the Texas Revolution’s occurrence. Texas’ declaration of independence was caused by several things. First‚ in 1824‚ Mexico redefined their territories‚
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Revolutionary War and the battle for freedom. The French and British fought over one thing during the whole war. Both sides wanted land in the Ohio River Valley to expand their settlements and trade with the local Native Americans. Eventually‚ after years of fighting‚ Britain came out with the win and lots of new land. The British received territories of Canada from France and Florida from Spain. After winning the war‚ the King of Britain made the Proclamation of 1763. This was made
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Revolutionary War and the battle for freedom. The French and British fought over one thing during the whole war. Both sides wanted land in the Ohio River Valley to expand their settlements and trade with the local Native Americans. Eventually‚ after years of fighting‚ Britain came out with the win and lots of new land. The British received territories of Canada from France and Florida from Spain. After winning the war‚ the King of Britain made the Proclamation of 1763. This was made
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in the years of 1775-1783. This revolution was what made America it’s own country‚ no longer under British rule. It began when the colonists were outraged when British authorities decided to increase the colony’s taxes‚ therefore‚ increasing British revenue. Such attempts are known as the Stamp Act of 1765 and the Townshend Tariffs of 1767. Because of this‚ the colonists began to engage in protests that soon turned violent when they felt that they were not being represented equally‚ hence no taxation
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On February 14th 1978‚ a teenage boy named Piscine Molitor Patel was found at the coast of Mexico. He survived 227 days in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Pi and his family were moving from India to Canada. While they were on their way the Japanese ship named Tsimtsum sank due to engine failures. Pi describes that after the sinking of the cargo ship occurred he found himself swimming in the Pacific Ocean. He was swimming toward the lifeboat. Four people survived Pi’s mother‚ the French cook‚ the
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How could an entire colony of around 117 people just disappear with no trace of where or why they went? The Roanoke colony is the first settlement made by Britain in the new world. Arriving to the island of the same name around the end of July in 1587. The colonists were greeted with a pleasant welcome from the Natives of that same area. Though all was well a supply run back to England was desperately needed. After the colony’s governor‚ John White‚ returned‚ everyone had vanished. The mystery behind
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Hitler was an influential speaker‚ capturing the eyes of everyone who had the fortune of watching his speeches on television. But who would have ever thought that one man can attain so much power‚ and shape it to control a country in an economic crisis? How did he influence a country and its people in his rise to power? And how did he take on the a world that hated him for his actions‚ when all he did was spread his ideals and changed the minds of his country’s people. Despite the fact that Hitler
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government. The Framers of the Constitution did not include any information relating to political groups‚ with fear that political groups would encourage controversy and disagreement. Various issues soon arose and political parties began to emerge. The development of these political parties in the new nation of the United States became inevitable as many different philosophies of important leaders surfaced. On one side of the political party was Alexander Hamilton‚ who led a group known
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