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Few pairings of presidents would seem to differ more than that of Abraham Lincoln and Richard Nixon. Abraham Lincoln is memorialized as one the greatest presidents the United States has ever had. He led the nation through the bloodiest war in history and ultimately saved the perfect union the country was founded on. In sharp contrast, Richard Nixon is infamous for his Watergate Scandal, in which he lied to America. While Nixon also did much good for the country, he is remembered by the tragedy…

He was born February 24, 1817 in Hamden, Connecticut. His middle name is Morris. At the age of four he became an orphan. 1836 he was nineteen and joined Whitman-Spaulding missionary party. He then told them he wanted to be his own man. He was a mountain man during the very last years of fur trade who built Fort Buenaventura. In 1839 he married Pomona who is the daughter of the Ute chief Pe-teet-neet. By 1842 Miles and Pomona had two children. They named them William Miles and Mary Eliza.…

Farragut died in 1870, President Ulysses S. Grant led 10,000 soldiers and Sailors through the streets of New York during his funeral procession. In between Farragut’s death and our own times, attitudes and sometimes policy towards Hispanic servicemen changed in important, though unfortunately poorly…

alone, and were able to create a status for themselves that could do much of their own work for them. For example, Roscoe Conkling, a senior senator who was “arguably the most powerful person in the country"(40). Ten years earlier, then President Grant had given Conkling, his most fiercely loyal supporter, control of the New York Customs…

Thomas Johnson Jackson, also known short as Stonewall Jackson was a senior general under Robert E. Lee. He was the general of the Confederate Army during the Civil War and died on May 2, 1863 after he was shot by his own troops in battle. The Confederate Army were fighting against the Union Troops. The text titled, “The death of Jackson” was based on primary source evidence, while the other text titled, “Mystery of how Confederate General ‘Stonewall’ Jackson was mistakenly killed by his own…

David ’Davy’ Crockett is one of the most historical figures in texas history.Mr.Crockett was a great man with a lot of accomplishments.Davy was an outdoorsman,a congressman,and the last defender of the alamo. Davy Crockett was born on August 17,1786 in Greene County, Tennessee.His parents names were John and Rebecca Crockett.He was the fifth born son out of nine children.Davy had many chores but One chore he loved was to hunt game for dinner.By the time davy was twelve he had moved three…

During the year of 1861, there was the Battle of Bull Run, which was in Virginia. These battles were fought on American soil, also known as the Battle of Manassas due to its proximity to the city of Manassas, Virginia, and it is the first major victory of the confederacy against the Union. These two battles were the first major land battles of the Civil War. The union army was under Brig. Gen. Irvin McDowell who marched from Washington against the confederate army . The confederate victory gave…

Abraham Lincoln’s face is possibly one of the most famous in the world, and his beard is probably the most famous. It appears on pennies, five dollar bills, and countless Presidents’ Day sale advertisements. In fact, there are more representations of this famous face, and beard, than there are individuals who have ever lived on the face of the planet. Yet, it is a little known fact that our sixteenth president didn’t even grow a beard until the last five years of his life! Abraham Lincoln was…

Abraham Lincoln How did one man change American History so drastically? Abraham Lincoln he was different from the previous presidents because he noticed things that were wrong and he committed his life to making it right. Abraham had the will, strength, courage, and morality to help America overcome issues. How did this outgoing and intelligent man come to be? Where and was Abraham born, who was he, what were his greatest contribution to American History, and why is he still known today?…

Trey Baus Mrs. DeFelice English 11 5 May 2016 Hero of the First World War Would you be brave enough to sacrifice your life to protect your country? During World War 1, many men were drafted into the war without a choice. Whether or not they had experience in war, the U.S drafted any man at random. These men usually had to be over 18 years old and could not have any disabilities. Alvin C. York was a humble American soldier who was drafted and fought in WW1, but also impacted the war greatly by…