His right name was Samuel Langhorn Clements. He was born in 1835 in a small village called Florida in Missouri. When he was four, he and his parents moved to Hanibal. His father died there in 1849. His mother was a poor widow and he started to work as deliery boy for Hanibal Newspaper. But he didn’t earn too much. When he was 15, he started to write humorous sketches, that were published in a comic weekly. One night he read a book about painted Indians shooting poisonous arrows to the tigers and monkeys dancing on the trees. It changed his li
Whistle-stopping in 1948, President Harry Truman often ended his campaign talk by introducing his wife as "the Boss" and his daughter, Margaret, as "the Boss's Boss," and they smiled and waved as the train picked up steam. The sight of that close-knit family gallantly fighting against such long odds had much to do with his surprise victory at the polls that November. Strong family ties in the southern tradition had always been important around Independence, Missouri, where a baby girl was born to Margaret ("Madge&q
The large Entrance Hall and Cross Hall formed part of James Hoban's original plans for the White House. The basic design has not been altered, although modifications have been made during various renovations. During the 19th century two principal stairways led to the second floor. The broad staircase at the west end of the Cross Hall was removed in 1902 to increase the size of the State Dining Room. At the same time, the remaining stairway, opening into the Cross Hall, was enlarged. During the 1948-52 renovation, this stairway was repositi
Actor, photographer. Born Roderick McDowall, on September 17, 1928, in London, England. He was the only son of Thomas McDowall, a merchant seaman, and his wife, Winifred. As a child, Roddy appeared in a slew of British films, including Yellow Sands (1938) and Just William (1939). In 1940, Roddy moved to America, with his mother and sister, to escape the World War II bombing of London. Thomas McDowall joined his family shortly thereafter. They settled in Hollywood, where Roddy was immediately contracted by 20th Century-Fox. In 1941, he gave a re
As seen from space, one of the most unique features of our home planet is the water, in both liquid and frozen forms, that covers approximately 75% of the Earth's surface. Believed to have initially arrived on the surface through the emissions of ancient volcanoes, geologic evidence suggests that large amounts of water have likely flowed on Earth for the past 3.8 billion years, most of its existence. As a vital substance that sets the Earth apart from the rest of the planets in our solar system, water is a necessary ingredient for the deve
Julius Caesar was a strong leader for the Romans who changed the course of the history of the Greco - Roman world decisively and irreversibly. With his courage and strength he created a strong empire. What happened during his early political career? How did he become such a strong dictator of the Roman Empire? What events led up to the making of the first triumvirate? How did he rise over the other two in the triumvirate and why did he choose to take over? What happened during his reign as dictator of Rome? What events led up to the assassinati
Biography: When Gerald R. Ford took the oath of office on August 9, 1974, he declared, "I assume the Presidency under extraordinary circumstances... This is an hour of history that troubles our minds and hurts our hearts."
It was indeed an unprecedented time. He had been the first Vice President chosen under the terms of the Twenty-fifth Amendment and, in the aftermath of the Watergate scandal, was succeeding the first President ever to resign. Ford was confronted with almost insuperable tasks. There were the challenges
Today era bring us many problems. Housing is one of that. Thanks our government young people, who want to found family, can't live. I think, this situation is very horrible - I pause on fact, that natality in our republic is very poor. There is problem of style of living. If we visit some bigger town in Czech republic, we will see typical estate of block of flats. These estate bring us many problems. I live in this estate and so I know, what is it that so much people live together. Human is social entity, but this situation isn't good
Is there really a virus problem? In 1995, Ernst & Young released a security survey that showed that 67% of companies had virus attacks during the year. This was a rise from 54% in 1994. The cost of each virus attack has been estimated, by a British magazine, at over $13,000 (Ł8,000, according to exchange rates on August 4, 1997). With the number of reported cases rising and the cost so high, it is essential to understand the virus problem better and to put the solutions to work in the marketplace. In January 1997, the NCSA (National
Wearing the white dress she had purchased for her husband's inaugural ceremonies in March 1829, Rachel Donelson Jackson was buried in the garden at The Hermitage, her home near Nashville, Tennessee, on Christmas Eve in 1828. Lines from her epitaph--"A being so gentle and so virtuous slander might wound, but could not dishonor"--reflected his bitterness at campaign slurs that seemed to precipitate her death. Rachel Donelson was a child of the frontier. Born in Virginia, she journeyed to the Tennessee wilderness with her parents wh
Governor of Texas and U.S. presidential candidate. Born July 6, 1946, in New Haven, Connecticut. Bush—often referred to as simply W.—is the eldest son of former President George Herbert Walker Bush and Barbara Pierce Bush. He grew up in Midland, Texas, where his father worked in the oil business. His siblings include Jeb (now governor of Florida), Neil, Marvin, and Dorothy. Another younger sister, Robin, died tragically of leukemia in 1953, at the age of three. Like his father, Bush attended the prestigious Philips Andover Academy in Massac
In Great Britain most manual workers (including shop assistants) are entitled (oprávnený) to have paid annual holidays of at least three weeks a year in addition to bank (public) holidays, i.e. New Year's Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, The first Monday in May, The last Monday in May or the first in June, the last Monday in August or first in September, Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Professional workers (inteligencia) usually have longer holidays (a month or more). Extended (predĺľená) holidays, dependenat on length of service, are a
Fishermen who ply the waters of the Pacific off the coast of Peru and Ecuador have known for centuries about the El Niño. Every three to seven years during the months of December and January, fish in the coastal waters off of these countries virtually vanish, causing the fishing business to come to a standstill. South American fishermen have given this phenomenon the name El Niño, which is Spanish for "the Boy Child," because it comes about the time of the celebration of the birth of the Christ Child. During an El Ni
NY city is the biggest city in the USA. It belongs to the largest in the world. Half of New Your City’s population is either foreign born or has a foreign born parent. It´s situated on the eastern coast of the USA at the mouth of the Hudson and the East River. It is an important sea port. NY is divided into 5 sections: The island of Manhattan is the heart of the city. Manhattan is divided into the East side and West Side by Fifth Avenue. The other are Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, Richmond. The northern part of Manhattan is Harlem, where many bla
Actress, singer. Born Mary Frances Reynolds, on April 1, 1932, in El Paso, Texas. Reynolds, who got her start in beauty pageants before being discovered by a Warner Bros. film scout, made her cinematic debut in a modest part in 1948’s June Bride, followed by a more noticeable role in musical The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady (1950). Signing with MGM later that year, she showcased her flair for impersonation in Three Little Words, in which she portrayed 1920s vocalist Helen Kane. Known for her boundless energy and pert demeanor, Reynolds'
Biography: Born Thelma Catherine Ryan on March 16 in Ely, Nevada, "Pat" Nixon acquired her nickname within hours. Her father, William Ryan, called her his "St. Patrick's babe in the morn" when he came home from the mines before dawn. Soon the family moved to California and settled on a small truck farm near Los Angeles--a life of hard work with few luxuries. Her mother, Kate Halberstadt Bender Ryan, died in 1925; at 13 Pat assumed all the household duties for her father and two older brothers. At 18, she lost her father
In a shop you can use credit card or you can pay in cash. If you are paying by cheque, don´t forget to put your signature at the bottom. Someone who owns a small shop is called a shop keeper and someone who is employed to serve customers in shop or store is a shop assistant. The salesperson usually serves the customers from behind a counter. Salesperson: “Can I help you?” Customer: “No, its OK, thanks. I´m just looking.” This real leather handbag was reduced in the summer sale, s
The population of Poland, currently 38.5 million people, is experiencing slow growth at the rate of about 100,000 people a year and is expected to reach 39.5 million by the year 2000. Approximately 62% of the population lives in cities. In the 1970's there was a net migration of 2 million people from the country to the towns. This dropped to 1.3 million people in the 1980's and declined further to 100,000 a year in the 1990's. The cities are mostly small or medium sized. Some 43 cities have populations of more than 100,000 inhabi
Mikulas Dzurinda became the Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic in October of 1998 after leading a strong election campaign uniting five opposition parties into the Slovak Democratic Coalition to oust the government of the former Prime Minister Vladimir Meciar. Under Mr. Dzurinda’s leadership, the Slovak Republic has made a political comeback in its drive to integrate Slovakia into European and transatlantic economic and political structures. The success of the reforms put forward by his Cabinet has been evidenced by Slovakia’s entry into
Australia is situated in south-east Asia. The Indian Ocean is west and south, the Pacific (Coral and Tasman Seas) is east. Tasmania lies 240 km south. Nearest is Indonesia, Papua New Guinea on North, Solomons, Fiji and New Zealand are on east. It's area is about 7 mil sq. Km. Australia is a island continent. The Great dividing Range along eastern coast has the highest Australian mountain Mt. Kosciusko. The western plateau rises to 607 m with arid areas in the great Sandy and Great Victoria Deserts. The North-western part of Australi