Silas Deane (; October 25, 1738 – September 23, 1789), American statesman and diplomat, was one of the earliest Americans to be employed in foreign service. Silas Deane was born to Silas and Elizabeth Ayers on October 25, 1737 in Groton, Connecticut. Silas Deane attended Yale College from 1758 until he received his BA degree … Read more
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) was an American poet and one of the leading female poets of her time. Emily lived a quiet life and spent most of her adult life in seclusion, only leaving her home for occasional visits to friends. Emily wrote almost all of her poems during this period of seclusion and had them … Read more
Guenther Rumrich was born to a secretary of the imperial Austrian Consulate General in June 1911 in Chicago. At the age of 2, his dad transferred to Germany, one year later moved to Budapest, and lived with his parents and sister in Italy and in Russia. Between 1919 and 1928 Guenther was educated in Czechoslovakia … Read more
After Alice Cooper released the sequel to his most famous solo record, Welcome To My Nightmare (1975) entitled Welcome 2 My Nightmare back in 2011, my hope was that it be followed up by a tour. One that also included the original surviving members of Alice Cooper (1969-1974). Reason being because they were including on … Read more
Throughout Adele’s music career, she has had many ups and downs. She started her career at a very young age. She was certain about what she needed to do and how to accomplish her goals. Her name is now known around the world. She is one of the best in the singing industry. How did … Read more
Leo Tolstoy was born in Russia to an aristocratic family at a large estate known as Yasnaya Polyana. Nobility in his blood, Tolstoy grew up with unlimited resources. He knew of what it was like to have an over indulgence of unnecessary luxuries. This background is what made him perfectly fit to write a novel … Read more
Dmitri Mendeleev was a standout amongst the most well known advanced researchers ever who contributed incredibly to the world’s fields of science, innovation, and governmental issues. He modernized the world and set it more remote ahead into what’s to come. Mendeleev likewise made creating so as to examine science less demanding, a table with the … Read more
In order to examine the perspective and purpose of Bede’s account of Augustine’s mission as described in the Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum, it is imperative to critically consider the motives and cognitive framework working to inform the Historia’s author Bede. However, this task in itself proves challenging, as nearly everything that is known of Bede’s … Read more
Kimiko Kaneda was born in October 1921 to her Korean father and Japanese mother. When she was 16 years old, Kimiko traveled to Seoul in search of better work opportunities as a housemaid for a Japanese family. At the beginning of the war, she was put on a train to Zaoqiang, China and was forced … Read more
As a teenager, Maya Angelou was driven to succeed in all aspects of her life which began with her move to San Francisco after winning a scholarship at San Francisco’s Labor School in 1942 (Wagner-Martin, 12). Later in her life at the age of 16, Angelou decided that she wanted to become a streetcar conductor. … Read more
Gabriel Garcia Marquez was born March 6, 1927, Aracataca, Colombia, he’s a Colombian novelist and known to be one of the greatest writers of the 20th century. Marquez was awarded the Nobel prize in the year 1982. He wrote the novel Chronicle of a death foretold in 1981. The book is about the murder of … Read more
Emily Elizabeth Dickinson only left her home once in the last 20 years of her life. The few people she came in contact with after her official shut-in had a very large effect on her work. By 1865, she had written more than 1100 poems (Poetry Foundation. org). [Therefore,] Emily Dickinson is an astounding and … Read more
Paul Victor Jules Signac was a French neo-impressionist painter who, working with Georges Seurat, helped develop the style of pointillist. He was born in Paris on November 11, 1863. He started out as an architect before deciding that he should be a painter at eighteen years of age. He sailed around the coasts of Europe, … Read more
Richard Ramirez was a California-based serial killer who operated from 1984 to 1985. He was born in El Paso, Texas, but eventually moved out to California. He was known as the “Night Stalker” because he would break into homes at night, raping and killing his victims. Ramirez got his start early, as he (unsurprisingly) had … Read more
The Lewis family had been a part of the western movement from the very start, and was considered by Thomas Jefferson as “one of the distinguished families” of Virginia from the beginning The Lewis family’s history goes back many years. One of the earliest Lewis men was an uncle of Meriwether Lewis’ father, who was … Read more
Encomium: Miep Gies Miep Gies was a Dutch citizen that hid Anne Frank and her Jewish family during the Holocaust. When Adolf Hitler, a German Dictator, and his soldiers began the Holocaust, The Franks decided to go into hiding and Miep Gies agreed to be their helper. Gies was aware that the punishment for hiding … Read more
Cesar Estrada Chavez was an American farm worker, labor leader, and civil rights activist. He is the best known Latino civil rights activist. He was born on March 31, 1927 in Yuma, Arizona to a poor Mexican American family. He grew up in an adobe home with four other siblings. His family owned a grocery … Read more
Julia Alvarez was born in the U. S. , but raised in the Dominican Republic. She was raised in a patriarchal family, meaning the men worked while the women stayed home and cooked, cleaned, and took care of the children. She lived in the Dominican Republic until age ten when she was forced to flee … Read more
Introduction Over the years there have been many innovative leaders in the field of psychology, Maria Montessori was one of them. Maria was born in 1870 and became the first woman in Italy to receive a medical degree. She embedded herself into her work and made significant contributions to the fields of psychiatry, anthropology and … Read more
Samuel Francis Du Pont played perhaps the most influential role in the direction that the United States Navy has taken in the past 200 years. His skill as a naval officer helped the US to win wars, and his efforts to improve the nation’s Navy have proven vital in the development of what is today … Read more
Estimated around 1820, Harriet Tubman was born to slave parents on a plantation in Dorchester County, Maryland. She began protecting others at a very young age; she was struck on her head while she was protecting another slave from punishment when she was just thirteen years old. As an adult, Tubman escaped to the North … Read more
John Proctor: A Eulogy by Sir Francis Nurse Today we grieve the sad death of a man that is known throughout this village of Salem. He was a farmer, a husband, a father of two, and to me, a good friend: John Proctor. He was hanged next to my sweet Rebecca, and after speaking about … Read more
Many say a champion is one who gets up when they can’t, But sometimes it’s difficult standing up for something when your life could be put on the line. Regardless of her fear and the limitation of women’s rights, Sarah Emma Evelyn Edmonds became a soldier, nurse, and spy for the Union under a male … Read more
Clara Barton’s real name is Clarissa Harlowe Barton and was born in North Oxford, Massachusetts on December 25, 1821. From ages one to four, Barton was homeschooled. When Barton turned four, her parents, Captain Stephen and Sarah Barton, enrolled her into Colonel Richard Stone’s school. She did well in her studies, but she was too … Read more
July 10th, 1875 was the day that miss Mary Mcleod Bethune was born in Mayesville South Carolina to her mother and father, who previously themselves were slaves. Mary, later in life, would come to be recognized as “one of the most prominent African American women of the first half of the twentieth century– and one … Read more
Christopher “Kit” Carson was a famous American frontiersmen born in Madison County, Kentucky on December 24th, 1809, who made an important contribution to the expansion of The United States of America. Kit Carson became a legend due to his name associated with several key events in the Westward expansion. Exploration, Encounter, and Exchange, Christopher Carson … Read more
Henry Berry Lowrie was born in present day Pembroke, North Carolina. It is believed he was a ruthless gang leader amongst the Lumbee Tribe in North Carolina during the Civil War. Lowrie was a mixture of Scottish and Native American descent and was the youngest of 10 children. The story of the outlaw Henry Berry … Read more
Bessie Smith was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee on April 15, 1894. Bessie was one of seven children. Her parents were William and Laura Smith. William was a Baptist minister and died soon after Bessie was born. Furthermore, in 1906 her mom died along with two of her brothers. After this happened, she was raised by … Read more
Brigadier General Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain was a college professor, Governor of Maine, and a Civil War hero in the battle of Gettysburg, Chamberlain impacted local, state, and national levels of the United States, most notably at the Battle of Gettysburg. Chamberlain was born in Brewer, Maine on September 8th 1828 (“Joshua Chamberlain” 1 ). His … Read more
What man played a key role in Vermont becoming a state? Here’s a hint! It begins with an E and ends with a N. He was a revolutionary figure. The winter of 1738, Ethan Allen was born a native of Connecticut. Allen was said to be a tall, and a troublesome man. As Ethan and … Read more
The perpetrator behind these crimes became known as “The Scarborough Rapist. ” This offender was Paul Bernardo. However, Bernardo did not act alone. He and his wife, Karla Homolka, tragically raped and murdered a number of young women, including Homolka’s younger sister, Tammy Homolka. In 1993, both Bernardo and Homolka were charged with sexual assault … Read more
Mamie Mobley Till, was born as Mamie Elizabeth Carthan on 11/23/1921 in Webb, Mississippi. She passed away 1/6/2003 in Chicago, Illinois. Mamiep was known for her son, Emmett Louis Till, who was brutally murdered. Mamie contributed to the community, she was also a teacher, and a well know speaker and activist. Mamie was an activist … Read more
Elizabeth Ann Seton was the first born American to be canonized in the Roman Catholic Church. Although this is not why I chose her to be my confirmation saint, she is the patroness of in-law problems, widows, and the death of parents. Elizabeth Ann Seton had to go through many losses in her lifetime including … Read more
From NFL Star to American Hero Many people dream of playing a professional sport, but not many people would give up that dream to go into the military. Pat Tillman was a football star from Arizona State University and later the Arizona Cardinals. In 2002, Tillman put his NFL career on hold and enlisted in … Read more
“We know what we are, but not know what we may be. ” The man with a vocabulary with over twenty-nine thousand words, William Shakespeare is one who left a lasting impact on the world and even affects the world today. Shakespeare is a writer who has affected the world most. He started from a … Read more
Vargas was born in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; he came from a family important in state politics. Considering a career in the military, Vargas enlisted into the Army when he was 16 years old, but soon chose to study law. Soon after graduating in 1908, from the Porto Alegre law school, he entered into … Read more
I am writing about the famous Isaac Newton. Even though Isaac Newton was born January 4, he was born on Christmas day. He is an important part of science that changed the world by giving use the three laws of motion and the concept of gravity. I care because his discovery led to many other … Read more
Arriving in this world with a blood clot in the palm of his hand , Genghis Khan was destined to be a hero. In 1167, Genghis Khan was born to Yisugei, Chieftain of the Kiyat-Borjigid, and his wife Ho’elun. He was named Temujin (which means blacksmith) after a Tatar Chieftain his father had just captured. … Read more
Benito Mussolini was born on July 29, 1883 outside the village of Dovia di Predappio in the Northeastern Italian province of Forli. He had one sister and one brother. They always fought and argued over little petty things with each other. His sister name was Edvige and his brothers name was Armaldo. His mother Rosa … Read more
The most touching bluesman of our time, and the most influential electric guitarist ever, the “King of the Blues” sums up his message with some simple advice. “I would say to all people, but maybe to young people especially–black and white or whatever color–follow your own feelings and trust them, find out what you want … Read more
Born at Rostkovo near Prasnysz, Poland, about October 28, 1550; died at Rome during the night of 14-15 August, 1568. He entered the Society of Jesus at Rome, October 28, 1567, and is said to have foretold his death a few days before it occurred. His father, John Kostka, was a senator of the Kingdom … Read more
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, also spelled Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, was born in Votkinsk, in the city of Vyatka, Russia, May 7, 1840. Second in a family of five sons and one daughter, to whom he was extremely devoted. Once in his early teens when he was in school at St. Petersburg and his mother started to … Read more
Throughout history, there have been many good and bad rulers, from the bravery of Alexander the Great, to the madness of George III. None, however, helped shape European feudalism like Charlemagne, King of the Franks, First of the Holy Roman Emperors. His advancements in government were not his only advancements though. He created an educational … Read more
When you read that quote, what does it make you think? Well, it makes me think of one thing. It makes me think of all of the terrifying stories Ive read by the master of the macabre himself, Stephen Edwin King. His mind has conjured up countless novels and short stories to do none other … Read more
John Steinbeck was born in February 27, 1902 in Salinas, California. Salinas was an agricultural valley in California. His father was the county treasurer and his mother was a schoolteacher. This is where his education began from a mother that encouraged him to read. The community was a comfortable environment for him to live in … Read more
Dylan Marlais Thomas was born in Swansea, Wales on October 27, 1914. After leaving school, he worked briefly as a junior reporter on the South Wales Evening Post. In November of 1923 he moved to London and in December of that he published his first book, Eighteen Poems. In April 1936 he met his future … Read more
Regarded by many as one of Australia’s greatest Prime Ministers, John Curtin assumed office just six weeks before the bombing of Pearl Harbor and led Australia through the darkest hours of World War II. No prime minister has had a more profound effect on Australia and no man has given more in the service of … Read more
Who is she and where did she come from? Caryl Churchill is one of England’s most premier female, post-modern playwrights. She has strived throughout her career as theatrical personality to make the world question roles, stereotypes and issues that are dealt with everyday, like, violence, and political and sexual oppression. She has been part of … Read more
Richard Wagner was one of the most influential and controversial classical composers of all time. Most of his works were operas and they addressed many aspects of his personal feelings: society, politics, religions, etc. Though many hated (and still hate) him and his work, most revere him to be a multitalented genius that brought 19th … Read more
Stephen Hawking was born on January 8, 1942, in Oxford, England. His father, Frank, was a specialist in tropical medicine, his profession often kept him away from home and family. Hawkings mother, Isabelle, was a very politically active person, which kept her away from home too. Even though his parents were gone a lot, they … Read more