With the Assassination of Lincoln, the Presidency fell upon an old-fashioned southern Jacksonian Democrat of pronounced states' rights views. Although an honest and honorable man, Andrew Johnson was one of the most unfortunate of Presidents. Arrayed against him were the Radical Republicans in Congress, brilliantly led and ruthless in their tactics. Johnson was no match for them. Born in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 1808, Johnson grew up in poverty. He was apprenticed to a tailor as a boy, but ran away. He opened a tailor shop in Greeneville
Actor. Born Thomas Cruise Mapother IV, on July 3, 1962, in Syracuse, New York. His family moved around a great deal when Cruise was a child in order to accommodate his father’s career as an electrical engineer. Cruise’s parents divorced when he was 11, and the children moved with their mother to Louisville, Kentucky, and then to Glen Ridge, New Jersey, after her remarriage. Like his mother, a teacher and amateur actress, and his three sisters, Cruise suffered from dyslexia, which made academic success difficult for him. He excelled in athle
Inventor. Born February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio. His father was a jack-of-all-trades, his mother a former teacher. Edison spent three months in school, then was taught at home by his mother. At the age of 12 he sold fruit, candy, and papers on the Grand Trunk Railroad. In 1862, using his small handpress in a baggage car, he wrote and printed the Grand Trunk Herald, which was circulated to 400 railroad employees. That year he became a telegraph operator, taught by the father of a child whose life Edison had saved. Exempt from military service be
JACQUELINE KENNEDY ONASSIS Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was born Jacqueline Lee Bouvier and brought up in wealthy surroundings. She attended Vassar College and in 1952, while working as a photo-journalist for the Times-Herald, met John F. Kennedy. The couple wed in 1953 and had three children, Caroline, John and Patrick, the later of whom died two days after his birth. When Jackie Kennedy became First Lady she took pride in making the nation's capital a center of culture. She was riding beside her husband w
Nationality: Italian Personal details Born 9th August 1939, Scandiano, (Reggio Emilia) Italy Married, two sons Education Degree in Law, Catholic University of Milan Postgraduate studies at the London School of Economics Academic career 1963-1971 Assistant in Political Economics at the University of Bologna 1971-1999 Professor of Industrial Organisation and Industrial Policy at the University of Bologna 1963-1964 Researcher at the Lombard Institute of Economic and Social Studi
The inauguration of John F. Kennedy in 1961 brought to the White House and to the heart of the nation a beautiful young wife and the first young children of a President in half a century. She was born Jacqueline Lee Bouvier, daughter of John Vernon Bouvier III and his wife, Janet Lee. Her early years were divided between New York City and East Hampton, Long Island, where she learned to ride almost as soon as she could walk. She was educated at the best of private schools; she wrote poems and stories, drew illustrations for them, and studied bal
Confusion, hunger, anger, and the unknown ran through the minds of those whom were caught in the middle of the Russian Revolution. Their hard work towards their dream of a better life was put to shame by their once companion, turned leader, Stalin. The leader who the people of Russia believed, and were told, could be their equal and lead Russia to the glory of guaranteed jobs, food, hospitalisation, education, housing, and pension plans through Communism. Of course, as history would have it, this glory was short lived. The novel Animal Farm dep
Whale, any of the marine mammals in the order Cetacea. They are unique among all mammals in that they carry out their complete life history, from birth to death, in water. The term cetacean is used to embrace all known species (about 79) of whales, dolphins, and porpoises.
Evidence indicates that whales descended from a four-legged land animal, perhaps a primitive ungulate (hoofed mammal) that may also have given rise to modern ungulates. The earliest known whale fossils are 52 million years old, but many scientists estimate that
How does fertilization take place During each month of the female sexual cycle, there is a cycle increase and decrease of FSH and LH. Pre-ovulatory Phase: The pre-ovulatory phase is the time between menstruation and ovulation. During the first few days after the beginning of menstruation, concentrations of FSH & LH increase several fold. These hormones cause accelerated growth of 6-12 primary follicles each month. When under the influence of FSH, the group of follicles continue to grow and secrete estrogen. One dominant follic
When I was a little child I thought the police are particular race whose makes a boring world more interesting.
The people made the jokes about the police. I thought the police is a man whose IQ is under 80 (the average is about one hundred). We can see two policeman walking in the street because the first of them knows to learn, the second knows to write. They help each other. When the dog walks with policemen it is the most intelligent part of the team. If we say „sit down"-the
The Celts arrived 2500 to 3000 ago. Their language survives in Welsh and Gaelic. England was added to the Roman Empire in 43 AD. The Romans built camps, forts and roads through the land and also Hadrian's wall as the protection against the invasion of the Celtic tribes. The Romans towns and forts were connected roads, which was used by British for many centuries. The Jutes, the Angles and the Saxon tribes arrived from German lands. They fought with Danes from the 8th and 11th centuries. The last successful invasion was by French speaking N
Armstrong led large bands and small ensembles, traveled frequently throughout the world and made many recordings. He appeared in the 1953 film The Glenn Miller Story and continued to perfect the melodic improvising style he had pioneered in his early years.
BEATLES This English popular musical quartet first started performing in cellars in Liverpool in 1958. Their novel singing style, long hair and unconventional dress helped kick off the 1960s hippie movement and made them favorites of teenagers around the wo
A 15 year old boy accused of shooting five teenagers in gang related drive by shooting in Bronx last month will be tried as an adult.
Court commissioner James Brown decided that Phil Wick of New York will be tried as a juvenile of first degree for intentional shooting five people in Bronx at night of June 14. Two were seriously injured and rest three victims died. „Due to the violent nature of the offence, it would have been a travesty to try (Wick) as a juvenile,“ said Robert Nacke. As an adult, Wick faces 39 years and 9 mont
Comedian, author, television producer; born in Germantown, Pennslyvania. Rather than repeat the tenth grade, he left school and joined the navy. While attending Temple University on an athletic scholarship, he appeared at New York's Gaslight Cafe (1962) where his comic narratives were so successful that he left college to pursue his career. In 1965 he became the first African-American actor to star in a weekly television dramatic series, I Spy (1965--68), winning two Emmys as an undercover Central Intelligence Agency agent. Subsequent seri
Fast Fact: Of Chief Executives, only Benjamin Harrison was the grandson of a President. Biography: Nominated for President on the eighth ballot at the 1888 Republican Convention, Benjamin Harrison conducted one of the first "front-porch" campaigns, delivering short speeches to delegations that visited him in Indianapolis. As he was only 5 feet, 6 inches tall, Democrats called him "Little Ben"; Republicans replied that he was big enough to wear the hat of his grandfather, "Old Tippecanoe."
The Church of England, a Protestant Episcopal denomination, is the state church and the nominal church of nearly three-fifths of the population. The denomination next in importance is the Roman Catholic church, which has about 6 million members in England. Among the numerous Protestant denominations are the Methodist, Baptist, Congregationalist, Unitarian, and Society of Friends. England also has about 600,000 Muslims and 350,000 Jews. Large communities of Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs have immigrated to England since the 1950s.
Before the death of Mary I. , she acknowledge her half sister Elizabeth as heir to the throne. On her accession Elizabeth I. - 1558 - 1603 - was 25 years old. After the death of her mother Anne Bolaine, she was removed from the Court. Later after Edward VI. (her brother) was born she was taken to the Court again and was educated as a prince. She was given the best tutors and received the same education as the future king. She was much respected for her intelect and knowledge. During the reign of Mary I., Elizabeth was imprisoned in Tower
Film and stage actor, born in Omaha, Nebraska. A product of the New York Actors' Studio, he made his debut in 1943, and appeared in several plays before achieving fame in A Streetcar Named Desire (1947). His many films include The Wild One (1953), Julius Caesar (1953), One-Eyed Jacks (which he also directed, 1961), Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), and Last Tango in Paris (1972). An Oscar winner for On the Waterfront (1954) and The Godfather (1972), he refused the latter honour in protest at the film industry's treatment of American Indian
Slovak people usually spend spring holidays in mountains, because during at this season are very good conditions for winter sports (snowboarding, skiing, big foot, sledging and ice skating). People enjoy this kind of sports because their only ability to do these sports is only winter and spring. Sometimes people go to Austria also in summer to do these sports on iceberg, but it is very expensive. Speaking of expensiveness the Slovak High Tatras are the cheapest choice. On the downhill runs are many buffets and when are people tired or thirsty t
With severe floods several schools had to be closed for uncertain time.
On Monday morning people of Manhattan area woke up into terrible morning. When they looked out of their windows they could see a terrible picture of flooded streets. The weather forecast predicts continuoues heavy rains and therefore the heads of all schools decided to close down all the schools. They urged parents to listen to local radio stations for information on school openings and closures. The closures of schools will continue if the severe weather crea