Joshua Chamberlain's Life And Accomplishments

In 1957, Lord Darnley was murdered and Queen Mary was forced to renounce her throne. He made her son King of Scotland. He became the official King of Scotland when he was one year old. James was a devout scholar who studied the English language. The kingdom was strong and centralized during his rule, and he eventually married Anne of Denmark. He was a devout Protestant, and fought against the Puritans who tried to get rid of Roman practices in the church. He was not liked much, because of favoritism, and his schemes to get an alliance with Spain. During his rule, William Ruthven, one of the leaders of the Church of Scotland, kidnapped James, and held him captive for almost a year. When James finally escaped, he did not take any more chances, and executed William. With Queen Elizabeth the First aging, James realized that he had the highest chance of becoming the King. The only problem was that his mother, Mary, was still in live. She was prosecuted, and then executed. Once Elizabeth died, we move onto the chapter of King James’ life.

Most knew him as a leader. At the center of a revolution he made his mark. The start of a change began slowly. Those around the world learned of the controversy. His accomplishment led to the presidency of a certain college.

Larry Hoover was born on November 30th, 1950 in Jackson Mississippi, but moved to Chicago at the age four years old. When Larry was 12 years old he became the leader of the “Chicago Supreme Gangsters.” Which is now known as the “Gangster Disciple Nations.” As the years went by Hoover became the well known leader of the gang and occasionally engaged in petty crimes. He eventually got evolved in shootings and assaults. In 1973, Larry Hoover was sentenced to 150-200 years in prison for killing a drug dealer. Later on in his passed years in prison he committed money laundering in prison , and his punishment was increased to six life sentences.

Charles Goodnight was one of the best known cattle ranchers in Texas history. His accomplishments tell us how much Charles has done for Texas. Charles had an interest in animals and plants but what he did to change Texas is so much more. Born on March 5, 1836, in Macoupin County, Illinois, Charles Goodnight was the fourth of five children.

The name Billy Mitchell brings many images to mind. To most, he is an American hero and considered to be one of the most influential figures regarding the creation of the modern Air Force. He was a successful aviator in his own right. What many do not know is that his ideas for the future of air power for the United States military were considered insane. Mitchell was a staunch proponent for an investment in air power as he deemed it was the future of warfare, a vision he would eventually be praised for. During his time, however, his views were considered preposterous as the focus was on battle ships and other naval vessels deemed necessary for war. He was seen as egotistical as he dismantled the opinions of anyone who opposed him. His statements and arguments against his superior officers eventually led to his court martial and resignation from the military. Mitchell was recognized posthumously for his contributions to aerial warfare.

Throughout time there was a large number of the world's most well-known creators just delivered one noteworthy innovation that earned recognition and established their status. Be that as it was, Garret Augustus Morgan, one of the nation's best African-American inventors that made two very important things; the gas mask and the street light, among many other things. Garrett Augustus Morgan was African American male was born on March 4, 1877 in a small town in Kentucky called Paris. He was born unto two former slaves; Sydney Morgan and Eliza Reed. With him being born in the last quarter of the nineteenth century to previous slaves, Garrett A. Morgan only received up to a formally instructed to a 6th grade level education. Even though he only received a small amount of education, he

Earl Warren was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from 1953 to 1969. Warren is best known for his majority decision in the controversial case Brown v. Board of Education. In this essay, you will learn about Warren life before the Supreme Court,how Korematsu helped shaped the rest of Earl Warren’s career, and his most important cases.

When Robert Khayat became Chancellor of the University of Mississippi in 1995, one of his goals was to improve the University’s campus. As soon as he became Chancellor, he knew exactly what needed to be done on campus. He even had a list. He did things such as raise the height of trees in the Grove, change the speed limit on the Circle, and renovate older buildings on campus. And, Khayat was so intelligent and resourceful that he knew exactly how to make change happen on campus, and he made those changes happen without breaking a sweat (well, maybe he broke one sweat). Because of Khayat, Oxford residents and University students can now truly enjoy the campus’s beauty. During his time at Ole Miss, former Chancellor Robert Khayat worked extremely

How many slaves can say they were a double agent in the Revolutionary War? Only one, and that’s James Armistead. In his early life, James made many contributions to the war and in his adult life he went on to become one of the major benefactors to the Americans winning in the Revolutionary War.

After Charles finished his general education in 1938 he decided to attend college. He worked at Civil Conservation Corps to earn money, so that he could attend college. Once Charles had saved enough money he chose to attend the University of Illinois. While at the university he joined the Army ROTC program. While in the ROTC program he was a part of the Perishing Rifle team. Like all good love stories, Charles met the love of his life at college. Her name was Frances Nelson. They later got married on October 17th, 1942. During his sophomore year of college the

William Morris Stewart was born on August 9, 1825 to Miranda Morris and Frederick Augustus Stewart, on a family farm in Lyons, New York. At a young age his family moved from Lyon, New York to Mesopotamia, Ohio. At age 14, he left home to attend West Farmington Academy in Ohio and Lyons Union School in New York which he earned tuition for by working a common laborer and school teacher. With help from a Lyons attorney that provided a loan to attend Yale University, he only attended three terms from 1849 to 1850. When the gold mining became big he left to Nevada City, California on an adventure to find gold. After failing to find gold, he began to study law and by 1852 was admitted to the California bar and establishing a practice. He was known as an expert in

The generals in this war was Dr. Joseph Warren, Irsael Putman, William Prescott for the colonists and Sir William Howe.William Howe was destined to Emanuel and Charlotte Howe on August 10, 1729. His dad was a General in the lord's armed force, and was likewise the illegitimate uncle of King George III. William Howe's grandma (or Emanuel Howe's mom) was the mate of King George I, who was the granddad of King George III. She got to be pregnant through an undertaking with George I and brought forth Emanuel Howe. This made King George III William Howe's first cousin. Joseph Warren was conceived in Roxbury, MA on June 11, 1741, the eldest of four children of Joseph Warren, a rancher, who kicked the bucket in the wake of dropping out of an apple

There are many influential people in history that do not get the recognition they deserve. Often times many critical and important events and names get buried within the world’s history, while others outshine them and take all the credit. For example, most people recognize Martin Luther King Jr. as a major civil rights activist, but they tend to forget people like A. Phillip Randolph and Thurgood Marshall, even though one organized the walk to Washington and the other also risked his life to get freedom for his people and wanted change. The same goes for the Tuskegee Airmen that fought for this country at point in history. The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African American division that fought in the war by air warfare. They kept their morale high even while facing segregation and racism from their leading officers and other divisions. Not only this, but their own country that they were fighting for, did not have any respect for them.

During and between World War One and Two, many extraordinary people were discovered and these people had to do unbelievable things in order to achieve success. William Stephenson was one of these people. He was a pilot, prisoner, inventor, businessman, spy and senior representative of the British Intelligence Agencies.(3) He was a man who has been recognized many times, with not only a statue in Winnipeg but the medal of freedom and the Medal of Merit, the highest civilian honour given by United States president Harry. S. Truman.(3) Stephenson was the second non-American to receive the award. Multiple books were also written to honour and explain his life story and accomplishments. Stephenson did many amazing things to deserve all of these

Charismatic Joseph Warren was known as a physician, speaker, and a spy. He was known even more for his role in the revolution. He was born to Joseph Warren, a farmer, and Mary Stevens Warren. He was the eldest of his three brothers. At age fourteen, he enrolled in Harvard. In college, he began to show an interest in medicine. He was a Latin teacher briefly, but then began study to be a doctor with Dr. James Lloyd. In 1764 at age twenty-two he opened his own office and became a full time doctor – the youngest in Boston. The same year he married Elizabeth Hooten on September 6. Elizabeth's dowry brought a large fortune into the Warren home. Elizabeth died a few years later.