Crispus Attucks Look out for a runaway slave! He is of American Native and African blend‚ his knees are particularly close together‚ has curled hair‚ and he stands about six feet two inches tall. He is clothed in blue stockings‚ buckskin pants‚ and skinned beaver coat. This was how William Brown- a slave owner in Framington‚ Massachusetts described his runaway slave‚ Crispus Attucks on October 2‚ 1750 in an ad in the Boston Gazette. After he ran away from his master‚ Attucks became a sailor and landed
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The 15th of August has its own importance for us Indians. It was on this day in 1947 that India became independent. We won freedom after a hard struggle. On this day our first Prime Minister‚ Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru‚ unfurled the National Flag at the Red Fort for the first time All the people irrespective of their caste‚ colour and creed celebrate the day every year amidst great rejoicing. It is a public holiday. On this day we take a pledge to defend our freedom with all our might. The Independence
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recognized as the Black Hand(Wars for Democracy). In June of 1914‚ Princip went out and assassinated the Austro-Hungarian heir to the throne‚ Archduke Franz Ferdinand. No less than three weeks later Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.At this point other countries start choosing sides based on previous alliances. Because of these rigid plans most of europe plunged into war because of this single event. America started out as the neutral country during the start of the war. During the beginning America
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The Battle of Gumbinnen‚ 1914. This battle was initiated by the German eighth army at Stalluponen on 17 August 1914. The eighth armys commander was General von Prittwitz. He was encouraged by the leader of the I corps Hermann von Francois to press ahead with the assult against the Russian first army under Rennenkampf at Gumbinnen. Prittwitz was aware that General Samsonovs Russian second army was making its way towards the south he decided to take them on at the first avaliable opporotunity. The
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German “wheel” advancing through Belgium and France.” (Hamilton 66‚ must PP). This ended up being costly for the Germans‚ as Britain began negotiating their war plans. “What is more‚ Germany’s action united the previously divided British cabinet and established for Britain the perfect pretext for entering the war.” (Ehlert‚ 53‚ must PP). Moltke did not fear the British‚ and continued on with his plan to invade Belgium. With a request to march through France securely to the Belgian King Albert in Potsdam
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In 1914 Europe was considered an armed camp‚ and its politics were taken over or dominated by two rival alliances. When a United Germany was created‚ it disturbed the balance of power in Europe. Due to the fear of Germany‚ it encouraged France and Russia to form an alliance in 1894. Moving closer to World War I (WWI) Europe experienced faster and efficient economic growth and encouraged the ideas of Imperialism and Nationalism. Europe then later began to threaten the stability of multi-ethnic empires
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The Chinese Civil War‚ which took place from the end of World War I (when the Chinese Communist Party was set up) up to October 1‚ 1949‚ directly led to the creation of the People’s Republic of China‚ the world’s largest communist nation. The communists won the civil war in 1949 for many reasons. Although they did not have many things the KMT had‚ they had enormous support from the peasants. As 95% of the Chinese population‚ the peasants were the main citizens of the country. Through this mass
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Indo-Chinese war could be characterized as a desperate attempt to maintain control over their colonies in Asia. For the uninitiated‚ in the aftermath of the Second World War‚ the majority of European powers‚ which were inclusive of Britain and Germany‚ had relinquished their colonies‚ deeming them as distracting burdens. On the contrary‚ the French were still adamant that the possession of colonies would give the nation much desired power and status. From December 19‚ 1946 to August 1‚ 1954‚ the
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1. Stay a night in an ice hotel 2. Organize an old age flat sharing community 3. Learn to surf 4. Take an African Safari 5. Learn mogul skiing 6. Organize an ‘Oktoberfest’ holiday with your mates 7. Surf the Munich Eisbach 8. Brew your own beer 9. Gold mine in Alaska 10. Spend Christmas on the beach drinking Pina Coladas 11. Stand on the North or South Pole 12. Learn to ride a unicycle 13. Go whale watching 14. Set foot on the moon 15. See the Northern Lights 16. Dive with sharks
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Celebrities Vs. The Law Which celebrity do you look up to? What if that celebrity broke the law‚ don’t you think they should receive stricter penalties? Here’s the controversy: Celebrities need stricter penalties when they break the law. Imagine you’re watching the news and your favorite celebrity got a ticket for speeding‚ just a ticket they can easily pay off. Now you’re thinking to yourself “celebrities deserve stricter penalties than just a ticket.” The problem is celebrities are treated like
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