On Independence Day of the year 1872 a baby named John Calvin Coolidge was born in the town of Plymouth Notch‚ Vermont‚ to a family of 3 children and both parents. Coolidge went to the Black River Academy until he reached college age then he went to Amherst College. At Amherst College he participated in debates. At the college he met a philosophy professor named Charles E. Garman who had an influence on him. After Calvin Coolidge’s graduation his father pressured him to become a lawyer. Calvin moved
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Lexington and Concord The battle of Lexington and Concord was the first battle of the American Revolutionary War‚ marking the ‘shot heard around the world.’ Pursuing several years of mounting tensions and the livelihood of Boston troops‚ the military governor of Massachusetts‚ General Thomas Gage‚ began moving to secure the colony’s military supplies to keep them from the patriot militias. His proceedings received official consent on April 14‚ 1775‚ when orders arrived from the secretary of State the
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slaves" but killing his neighbors. Other slaves joined the rebellion and‚ in Kongolese military fashion‚ the insurgents used drums‚ flags‚ and songs to inspire and fortify the group and coordinate their march southward. South Carolina’s Lieutenant Governor‚ William Bull‚ and four companions encountered
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singular and silver stone isolation......" The most heartbreaking incident of the Indian history took place a few months after the end of the First World War. Great atrocities were committed in Punjab during the reign of Sir Michael O’Dwyer‚ lieutenant who was a Governor of Punjab. Sir Michael had no faith in political reforms and consequently‚ had no sympathy for the political agitators. He refused Tilak and B.C.Pal to enter the Punjab. The methods adopted by him to raise war loans and to find recruits
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Dutch continued to occupy more areas in the Archipelago. Furthermore‚ the British were prohibited from operating in Dutch-controlled ports‚ with the exception of Batavia‚ where unfavourable prices were imposed. So‚ Sir Stamford Raffles‚ the Lieutenant Governor of the British colony at Bencoolen‚ reasoned that to compete with the Dutch‚ a new trading port in the region was needed. Singapore was chosen by the British as their new trading settlement because of its good position for trade. It was
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The United States government used many different techniques to remove Indians from Western lands so they could use it for their own selfish needs. Some of these methods were clearly harmful‚ while others were written to seem reasonable and helpful. Nomadic Indians were finding it hard to live due to declining bison herds and deteriorating grasslands. This situation was made worse by thousands of pioneers pouring into the west because of the new discovery of silver and gold in the Rocky Mountains
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¬¬¬¬¬¬The Canadas: Bitterly Cold yet Politically Boiling LONDON - What to make of the rebellions in the Canadas? How do they affect the British Empire? Why are the Canadians rebelling against the British control and system of government? This article will lead you through the events of the Canadian rebellions and provide you with all the necessary details about the current situation in our North Atlantic colony. The Canadas have always been a troubled place in terms of government and ruling.
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experience‚ he had a good knowledge of horses due to his experience of being a large landowner. Oliver Cromwell rose thought the ranks really quickly first a colonel in 1643‚ then in 1644‚ Oliver Cromwell became Lieutenant-General of the Eastern Association Army and in 1645 he became Lieutenant-General of the New Model Army. The reason why Oliver Cromwell became such a good cavalry commander is because he knew a well-disciplined army is very important in war. Oliver Cromwell first noticed that
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Monroe trained with his men for two months on the William and Mary camp. During that time Patrick Henry the first governor of Virginia. Also on July 4‚ 1776 all of the colonies were declared “Free and Independent states.” The Continental Army caught the Hessians asleep after spending the past night crossing the icy cold Delaware River. Captain William Washington and Lieutenant Jim Monroe were the first to cross the river. Someone had seen them coming and had called out a warning. Washington
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communicator Ronald Wilson Reagen; the great communicator‚ an Actor‚ Politician‚ Peace lover‚ and a great world leader. Son of Jack and Nelle Reagen‚ Ronald was born in Tampico Illinois‚ United states of America‚ February 6th 1911. He was The 33rd Governor of California and 40th President of the United States of America. Reagen was raised in a devout Christian family‚ Reagen had a strong faith which later on influence on his character. Reagen then entered the Eureka College in Illinois. In college
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