Thomas Crapper Thomas Crapper was born in Waterside‚ Yorkshire‚ in September 1836. His father Charles was a steamboat captain. When crapper was 14 he was the apprenticed of a master plumber in Chelsea. After his apprenticeship he was a journeyman plumber for three years until he founded his own company in 1861. Thomas Crapper did not invent the flush toilet. The credit of inventing the flush toilet is usually given to Sir John Harington
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Tema N3 : John Bunyan – (Religious background): John Bunyan (28 November 1628 – 31 August 1688) was an English Christian writer and preacher‚ who is well known for his book The Pilgrim’s Progress. John Bunyan was born in 1628 to Thomas and Margaret Bunyan‚ in Bunyan’s End in the parish of Elstow‚ Bedfordshire‚ England. John is recorded in the Elstow parish register as having been baptised‚ with his surname spelled ’Bunyan’‚ on 30 November 1628. Though he became a non-conformist and member
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Viniqua Cook Ms. Williams EH 101-1BB 30 April 2012 Why Abraham Lincoln Won the Election of 1860 The Election of 1860 was an interesting election because it split the nation in two and showed how divided America could get. Likewise‚ it was the last election before the Civil War and it was the first Republican victory. Abraham Lincoln‚ better known as Honest Abe‚ is mostly remembered for freeing slaves and of course‚ his top hat. On the other hand‚ Stephen A. Douglas is known as the Little Giant
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Why William won the battle of Hastings? The battle of Hastings happened in 1066‚ 14th of October and was fought between William and Harold. The battle was eventually won by William. There are four reasons why William won the battle of Hastings‚ there are preparation‚ tactics‚ luck and his leadership. First of all‚ William won the Battle of Hastings because he prepared himself very well before he fought. William prepared a great army of knights‚ where there are two thousand knights. What’s more
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“What I Would Do If I Won A Million Dollars?” If I won a million dollars‚ I would take some decisions that will influence my future. In effect‚ a million dollars is the possibility to make better my present life and also my future life. First‚ I will launch in the business world and invest in my education. Second‚ I will help my family and others to get a more beautiful. And third‚ life I will accomplish my goals life. Therefore‚ if I won a million dollars by chance‚ I will change the event of my
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many sides‚ which held many goals. (Perkins‚ 09/09/2015) Many mark the end of the French Revolution as the day that Napoleon Bonaparte‚ a general‚ took control of the government‚ crowning himself emperor. (Perkins‚ 09/25/2015) The commoners of France won the French Revolution because they were provided with religious freedom‚ they were no longer burdened by taxes‚ and they were granted equality under law.
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a difference in society‚ good or bad. Thomas Jefferson is an influential person because he wrote the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson is an influential person because he changed society today. Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13‚ 1743. In 1762‚ Thomas Jefferson graduated from the College of William and Mary. He was admitted to the bar in 1767 after an exceptionally thorough preparation in legal theory. Thomas Jefferson lived the life of a wealthy
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RECONSTRUCTION: WHO WON THE PEACE? The North may have won the war‚ but they did a horrible job in trying to win the peace. The south had their new form of slavery‚ which was contained in the "Black Codes"; laws passed throughout the South that laid heavy restrictions on what‚ who‚ and where African-Americans could be. President Johnson saw that the only way to get the freedmen as subordinates again was to let the south back in he started signing pardons so fast that they had to assign an office
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There were a number of factors that played into the allied greek victory over the Persian forces led by king Xerxes. The first was the Spartans’ superior fighting ability and military training from childhood into early adulthood. Spartans‚ beginning late in the sixth century used a new system governing all of it’s citizens from birth. Infants were inspected for any abnormalities and or percieved weakness to forge a strong society. Any infant found to be inferior to Spartan standards was left
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1. John Locke and Thomas Jefferson are associated with what theory on government? John Locke and Thomas Jefferson both believe in natural rights‚ such as‚ equality and liberty. They also believe that although the government is needed and to give up what is necessary in order for everyone to benefit‚ the government do not have the right to deprive anyone from life‚ liberty and property. 2. The Conflict theory of government makes what claiming about Ruling Groups? The Conflict theory can be divided
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