Tripoli

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born on February 27, 1807 to Stephan Longfellow and Zilpah Wadsworth Longfellow. He was named after his uncle fought in the battle of Tripoli Harbor and died 3 years prior to Henry's birth. He was the second son among 8 children. His parents named the children so it would rhyme, "Stephen and Henry, Elizabeth and Anne, Alex and Mary, Ellen and Sam (Maine Historical Society).” He grew up…

Muammar Gaddafi: Libya’s Saviour From September 1st, 1969 to October 20th, 2011, Muammar Gaddafi ruled the country of Libya from his coup d'etat to the day he died. Gaddafi gained power in place of the terrible King Idris when he saw an opportunity to better his country. Although dissenters may claim that Muammar Gaddafi was a horrendous leader, he was, in reality, a benevolent figure that dedicated his life to the people of Libya and successfully transformed his country from a wasteland into a…

fair; combining the Kanuns law, which was legislative, and Sharia law, which was Islamic, to not contradict or violate each other. Also well as that, he was a fierce militant, conquering Belgrade (1521), Rhodes and Muscat (1522), Hungary (1541), and Tripoli (1551). In 1535, Tripolitania, Algeria, and Tunisia became provinces of the empire over the…

funds. In the early 1800s, Thomas Jefferson used the Congress-approved fund in order to finance the United States’ first covert attempt to overthrow a foreign government. In the First Barbary War with Tripoli, Army officer William Eaton captured the second most important province in Tripoli, Derne, in a secret operation. Additionally, from 1810-1812, James Madison used the fund to employ agents and clandestine paramilitary forces to influence Spain to relinquish territory in Florida.…

of religion or any deity is minimal in all laws establishing the national originally. Thomas Jefferson in a Letter to the Danbury Baptist Association called for the separation between church and state to be “a wall” (Neem, 139). The 1797 Treaty of Tripoli, ratified by the Senate and signed by John Adams, "the government of the United States is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion."(Meacham) In fact, the founding fathers were very careful not to use God as a political wedge issue…

to purchase the city and they agreed to sell the Louisiana Territory. With the cost of $15 million, the US land grew bigger. The barbary wars were another challenge for republicans as the war was fought to protect the united states Commerce. The Tripoli declared the war on America when Jefferson refused to meet their increased payment demands as the barbary states of north Africa were protecting the Americas vessels in Mediterranean and…

The United States of America had just won her independence from Great Britain and is starting to prosper. The United States is winning wars and expanding, becoming more powerful, recently defeating the pirates of Tripoli and making themselves known as a military power. However there are still those who continue to pick on the United States, not respecting it as an independent power, and that of course is Great Britain. I suppose you can say after their defeat here in America and we made them…

INTRODUCTION: In the early 20th century, Europe was home to a jumbled network of coalitions that pitted state against state. Pressures grew rapidly as nations snapped up any region they could get their hands on, built great armies and navies, recognized their enemies, and organized for the huge war that was looking more likely every day. There had already been numerous small hostilities in the century's first 14 years that overwrought the continent's harmony even further. By 1914, Europe was…

George I. Whitlatch describes the value of manganese classified into chemical and metallurgical purposes. Not only does it work as a scavenger to remove impurities butter makes steel strong and tough. Chemically it is used my cell batteries. It is also, used in fertilizer agents, disinfectants, deodorizers medicinal reagents, bleaching agents, germicides, and timber preservatives. Whitlatch did an extensive job of putting together industrial resources of Tennessee in a logbook where…

attention as a gesture of respect. However, the third verse is also used as a toast during formal events, such as the birthday ball and other ceremonies. Some of the lyrics were popular phrases before the song was written. The line "To the shores of Tripoli" refers to the First Barbary War, and specifically the Battle of Derne in 1805. After Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon and his Marines hoisted the American flag over the Old World for the first time, the phrase was added to the battle colors of…