The Knights of Columbus was founded by an Irish-American Catholic priest‚ The Venerable Father Michael J. McGivney in New Haven‚ Connecticut. He gathered a group of men from St. Mary’s parish for an organizational meeting on October 2‚ 1881 and the Order was incorporated under the laws of the U.S. state of Connecticut on March 29‚ 1882. Though the first councils were all in that state‚ the Order spread throughout New England and the United States in subsequent years. The primary motivation for the
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York City…Woodhull’s expense report submitted in July was the final curtain on his clandestine service. D. Brewster 1. When the war was over‚ he mate and married Anne Lewis who lived in Fairfield‚ Connecticut. He would have 8 children who survived and became a blacksmith. 2. He was a service military man at hate and retirement was not for him. “In 1793‚ he joined the United States Revenue Cutter Service‚ predecessor of the United
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Anne Behnke Kinney. The Establishment of the Han Empire and Imperial China. Westport‚ Connecticut: Greenwood Press‚ 2005. 10-15. Print. Hardy‚ Grant‚ and Anne Behnke Kinney. The Establishment of the Han Empire and Imperial China. Westport‚ Connecticut: Greenwood Press‚ 2005. 53-54. Print. Hardy‚ Grant‚ and Anne Behnke Kinney. The Establishment of the Han Empire and Imperial China. Westport‚ Connecticut: Greenwood Press‚ 2005. 101-105. Print. ID1280596702‚ . "Why are the Terracotta Army made
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The Subway Franchise The Subway story started in 1965 in Bridgeport‚ Connecticut during the summer of 1965. 17 year old Fred DeLuca was trying to earn enough money to pay for his college tuition by working in a hardware store. He wanted a way to add money to his minimum wage salary. He got the solution at a backyard barbecue in a conversation with a family friend‚ nuclear physicist Dr. Peter Buck. With a $1000 loan from Buck‚ DeLuca opened Pete’s Super Submarine on August 28‚ 1965
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Noah Webster Junior was born on October 16‚ 1758 in West Hartford‚ Connecticut. His father was a justice of the peace‚ and a farmer. At the age of six‚ Webster started going to a one room primary school. When he got older he complained about school and called the teachers‚ “Drags of humanity” and many say that is why he wrote when he was older because he wanted to better the schools of the nation. When he was 14‚ he started getting tutored in Latin and Greek from pastor to prepare for entrance
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The Long Island Sound The Long Island Sound is a vital resource used by both humans and wildlife. The quality of its water is an issue that affects everyone and everything. Scientific studies and continuous monitoring provide evidence as to what actions need to be taken to improve and restore the water quality. In more ways than one‚ the United States government has devoted much of its time to ensure the revival and protection of the Long Island Sound. There are many ways to help in the
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Work-Life Balance Issues (Child Care Proposal) at CCSU Submitted by Leah S. Glaser (History) and Beth Frankel-Merenstein (Sociology)‚ Child Care Sub-Committee‚ Committee for the Concerns of Women Central Connecticut State University‚ May 2008 As more women have entered the workplace out of choice or out of financial necessity‚ university campuses across the country have begun programs and initiatives in support of “family-friendly” policies and culture. Many of these ideas follow those of
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Costello‚ G.A.‚ Killian‚ J.H.‚ & Thomas‚ K.R. (Ed.). (2002). The Constitution of the united states of america analysis and interpretation. Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. Douglas‚ W.O. . (1965). Griswold v. connecticut. Supreme Court Media Oyez‚ Retrieved from http://www.oyez.org/print/45749 Outline of the american government. (2010). From Revolution to Reconstruction‚ Retrieved from http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/GOV/ch1_p1.htm
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America in the Antebellum Period: A Nation Both United and Divided Scott Willis Dr. Register History 201 12/11/08 Historians mark the year 1789 as the end of the Revolutionary period in America. Liberty had triumphed‚ and Americans under the leadership of a bright and resolute few‚ had fashioned a republic capable governing itself. Modern Americans tend to view the early years of the Republic with a sense of sentimental nostalgia. America had become a nation-- or had it? On the surface‚ this
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& populated by the Pilgrims who were separatists from Anglican Church. Massachusetts Bay: Founded by John Winthrop & strictly populated by Puritans who wanted to “purify” the Anglican Church. 2. Connecticut: Founded by Thomas Hooker‚ creator of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut. Religious & Political freedom All men who owned land (regardless of religion) could vote 3. New Hampshire: Founded by settlers 1. 2. 3. from Massachusetts Economic opportunity
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