Roosevelt opposed monopolistic and exploitative business practices, adopted a more conciliatory attitude toward labor, and urged the conservation of natural resources. He was reelected in 1904 but declined to run in 1908, deferring to his secretary of war and friend, William Howard Taft, who won ...
I got rather fond of the father-in-law through his letters although he was about 150 years dead by then. He was a decent and kindly old stick, charitable and modest, although his son-in-law was one of the richest men in America at the time.) Anyway – being able to read original ...
The game was invented byJames Naismith, who was born in 1861 in Ontario, Canada. Both of his parents died of typhoid feverin 1870, when he was justnine years old. He was taken in by hisgrandmother who diedin 1872, leaving him...
American Civil War: The American Civil War was a conflict between the government of the United States, represented by the 'Union' or the 'North' who were fighting to keep the 'South' or the 'Confederacy' as part of the United States. The conflict lasted from April 12, 1861 until April...
Later, Russell concluded that war against Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany was a necessary "lesser of two evils" and criticised Stalinist totalitarianism, attacked the involvement of the United States in the Vietnam War and was an outspoken proponent of nuclear disarmament. In 1950, Russell was ...
The long-standing honorary secretary died within a month after being obliged to ... M Chapman - 《British Brick Society Information》 被引量: 0发表: 2023年 Becoming Men of Some Consequence: Youth and Military Service in the Revolutionary War by John A. Ruddiman (review) It was Shaw's ...
Secretary of the Treasury, 1833-34; Chief Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1836-64; died in office 1864. Catholic. First Catholic to hold a U.S. cabinet position. Died in Washington, D.C., October 12, 1864 (age 87 years, 209 days). Interment at St. John's Catholic Church Cemetery...
The civil war was the American Civil War of 1861,in which the Northern States fought the Southern States and finally won. This book that shook the world was called Uncle Tom’s Cabin. There was a time when every English-speaking man, woman, and child has read this novel that did so ...
In fact, though the Kensington System was intended to make Victoria dependent on her mother and her associates, it backfired.When they attempted to bully her into taking on Conroy as her personal secretary, she refused. Following her coronation, Victoria requested one single hour alone—something ...
Alfred Ellison first flew an aircraft as a young man during the First Word War, on active service as part of the Royal Flying Corps. He extended his flying experience in following years by attending air rallies as part of the Midland Aero club in various European capitals, but it was when...