BRIEF HISTORY Queen Hatshepsut (the Foremost of Women) was the first great woman in recorded history: the forerunner of such figures as Cleopatra‚ Elisabeth I Tudor and Catherine the Great. The eldest daughter of King Tuthmosis and Queen Ahmose‚ she learned much of the art of ruling the country from her father with whom she had a special bond. She outlived her siblings and‚ after the death of her father‚ she became a queen of Egypt and ruled together with her half-brother-husband‚ Tuthmosis II
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Stephen Hawking has been hailed as one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists since Albert Einstein. Hawking was born on January 8‚ 1942‚ which as he likes to point out is the 300th anniversary of Galileo’s death. Hawking originally studied at Oxford University in England studying physics even though he would have preferred math. He moved onto Cambridge University to work on his PhD in cosmology. Hawking’s career has focused upon the cosmic entities known as black holes‚ and has extended
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Elizabeth I (also known as Elizabeth the Great‚ or the "Virgin Queen") was born in 1533 into a dangerous world of political intrigue. When she was only two years old‚ her father‚ King Henry VIII killed her mother‚ Ann Boleyn‚ because she had not yet produced a male heir. Henry’s routine killing of her successive stepmothers every few years traumatized Elizabeth‚ who loved her father. Although Henry finally did father a son‚ Edward VI‚ the boy did not live long‚ dying at the age of sixteen after a
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the beginning of her reign) (Elizabeth I.org). Most people‚ in England‚ believe that there has always been only one queen to stand above all the rest. Under her rule Britain began to gain strength because her policies laid the groundwork for the future rulers to build upon. Queen Elizabeth l has made many accomplishments during her reign. Queen Elizabeth was immensely popular Queen. She is still one of the best-loved monarchs‚ and one of the most admired rulers of all
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The Silver Legion worked to achieve its goal of ensuring that the Constitutional rights written by the founding fathers be implemented‚ by electing the leader of their group‚ William Dudley Pelley in the presidential election 1940. During Pelley’s run for presidency‚ the organization was bringing awareness of communist ideas spreading in the nation. In the summer 1936‚ Pelley was giving speeches every other day to a crowd of thousands of people. It was found that “buried in his public excoriations
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Stephen Sondheim American lyricist and composer Stephen Sondheim was born on March 22‚ 1930‚ in New York City. After early practice at songwriting‚ he gained much of his knowledge of musical theater from working with master lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II. Sondheim’s contributions to West Side Story and Gypsy in the 1950s brought him recognition as a rising star of Broadway. His major works for the theater include A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum‚ Sweeney Todd‚ Sunday in the Park With
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“Land Ho!” A sailor calls from the crow’s nest. I look out toward a now approaching shoreline. We finally made it to the New World. My dear King and Queen‚ you should sponsor and finance my expedition to the New World because your country will have better trade‚ Christianity will spread to the natives‚ and there will be new land for the country to claim. Funding my expedition will be a very smart decision! First‚ the country will have better trade. Better trade means more wealth and power for the
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Queen Elizabeth: Influential‚ Inspiring‚ and Intelligent Queen Elizabeth was thought of as one of the greatest rulers of England. Throughout Queen Elizabeth’s life‚ religion always played a huge role‚ since she was brought up Protestant. However‚ during the time of her reign‚ religion was very controversial. Being the Queen‚ it was expected of Elizabeth to marry and have children to take the throne once she passed. Queen Elizabeth‚ however‚ valued her independence and chose not to marry‚ which led
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Publius Vergilus Maro (Octocber 15‚ 70 B.C- September 21‚ 19 B.C)‚ called Vergil‚ is known as the Rome’s greatest poet and the father of many famous nation epics. His work has a wide and deep influence on Western literature. One of the best inspirational masterpieces of Vergil is “The Aeneild”‚ with the main character is Aeneas‚ a hero Trojans. “The Aeneild” is considered as a splendid seminal epic from ancient Rome to the present. Throughout “The Aeneild”‚ Vergil successfully describes many different
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Queen Nefertari THE ONE FOR WHOM THE SUN SHINES FOR GREAT ROYAL WIFE Queen Nefertari was the wife of Ramses II- the longest ruling pharaoh who reigned in the 19th Dynasty (1295-1255 B.C.) which was from the 13th to 14th century and he continued to rule on on for seventy years. She married Ramses at the age of thirteen. Nefertari was also one of his many and favorite wives. She produced as many as ten children
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