offers from bands when in high school but his mother insisted he finish school before he continued with his music career. In 1944‚ the Billy Eckstine band came to St. Louis. Prominent jazz figures during the time including Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker were part of the band. Due to one of the band members being ill‚ Miles took on the position of third trumpet for a couple weeks. After the band resumed its normal condition‚ Miles was left behind to finish his academic studies as requested by his
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Dalton (September 6‚ 1766–July 27‚ 1844) November 14‚ 2012 John Dalton was born on September 6‚ 1766 in Eaglesfield‚ Cumberland to Joseph Dalton and Deborah Greenup. He grew up with an older brother named Jonathan and a younger sister named Mary. He was educated by his father and John Fletcher (a teacher at Quaker school)‚ and started teaching himself after Mr. Fletcher had retired in 1778. Dalton was however unsuccessful and began farm work after two years. In 1781‚ he left the farm to become
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Aaron Parker 10.10.12 “It is every American’s right and obligation to interpret the constitution for their selves” ‚said by Thomas Jefferson. Interpretations are subjective‚ but what may be relevant in these interpretations‚ are required to be revolutionary. The question is‚ was the constitution not revolutionary? Therefore is it not still relevant? I believe the constitution is the most influential and relevant documentation in America‚ to present day. The constitution was collectively
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refined child. In 1826 Melville contracted scarlet fever‚ permanently weakening his eyesight. In 1826 Allan Melville wrote of his son as being “backward in speech and somewhat slow in comprehension…. Of a docile and amiable disposition”. (Melville Biography p.1 ) After the collapse of the family business‚ the oldest brother took over his fathers business. In 1839 after his brother declared the family business to be bankrupt‚ he arranged for Herman to ship out as a cabin boy on the St. Lawrence‚
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Sullivan starts with a look back at Jackson’s ancestry and his youthful years as a child star. This is the usual beginning for a biography. And‚ like a biography‚ he brings up Jackson’s changes throughout his life. Although‚ throughout the biography‚ the story ties back to a central idea of how Jackson’s changes we’re foreseen by himself. Sullivan concludes‚ “That he embraced his own destiny‚ knowing beforehand how fame would warp him.
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Mary Todd Lincoln I am Mary Todd Lincoln. I was born on December 13‚ 1818‚ and I died on July 16th‚ 1882. Throughout my life it seemed like everyone I loved or got close with died. My story is extensive‚ but this is my life. I was born in Lexington‚ Kentucky on December 13‚ 1818 to my parents‚ Robert Smith Todd and Elizabeth Parker-Todd. I was their fourth child out of seven children. When I was six years old‚ my biological mother died after giving birth to her seventh child. Father wanted to
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Biography - John Graunt John Graunt was born April 24th1620 and died April 18th 1674 of jaundice. He was the oldest of seven or eight children. His father Henry was a draper who had moved to London from Hampshire and his mother was named Mary. In February 1641 he married Mary Scott‚ they had one son and three daughters. He was educated in English‚ then he learned his father ’s profession at age 16.He taught himself Latin and French by studying in the morning before work. He did well in
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William Wordsworth Biography William Wordsworth was born April 7th‚ 1770‚ in Cockermouth‚ Cumberland. He attended school at Saint John’s College‚ University of Cambridge. He was said to have loved nature. During school breaks he visited places known for their scenic beauty. While in France‚ he fell in love with Annette Vallon. They had a daughter in December of 1770‚ shortly before he moved back to England. Wordsworth had written poetry while he was still a schoolboy‚ but none of his poems were
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1840‚ when he was 21‚ Christopher moved to Southport Wisconsin and founded a weekly newspaper‚ the Southport Telegraph which took stands against capital punishment and war‚ and supported the growing movement for women’s rights. Sholes later married Mary Jane McKinney in Southport and he and his wife lived there until 1857 (Gale). Sholes served in the state senate from 1848-1849‚ and again in 1856-1857 ("Wisconsin Historical Society"). He deeply believed that capital punishment was wrong and was
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landowner and planter who died when George Washington was only 11 years old. Before Washington’s birth‚ Augustine married his first wife‚ Jane Butler and had three children‚ but sadly Jane died in 1729 and Augustine remarried to to Mary Ball in 1731 (George Washington Biography) . George Washington was the eldest
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