William Higginbotham Research Paper

Even before the outbreak of War, the United States was concerned with a fascist regime in Europe researching in nuclear weapons. In retaliation, the United States began to fund an atomic weapon development program which became known as “The Manhattan Project” led by J. Robert Oppenheimer. Over the next several years, the Manhattan project started obtaining key materials such as Uranium-235 and Plutonium and testing prototypes until they reached a working model (Coroner).

Throughout my high school career at Wahconah Regional High School, I have done, and continue to keep doing many activities in order to help my community. In addition I have made various accomplishments in many different areas. I should be inducted into the National Honor Society because of how my accomplishments and community activities prove how I fit into the four pillars, service, leadership, character and scholarship.

Thomas Heyward. Jr. was born July 28, 1746, on his father's’ plantation in St. Lukes Parish, South Carolina. He is named Thomas Heyward. Jr. because his father named his older sibling as well, so gave him the Jr. at the end of his name to make a distinction between the two. He grew up pretty wealthy, with his father being one of the wealthiest rice planters at the time. Heyward’s dad wanted what was best for his three children’s education so Heyward got an education at home, then went to England to study law at Cambridge University. Heyward’s father was also a strong royalist, and was devoted to the King.

Henry McCarty, born around 1859 in the Manhattan area of New York, was more commonly known as Billy the Kid or William Bonney. His mother, Catherine, was an immigrant from Ireland who worked odd jobs to support their family. Soon after the death of her husband, Catherine, Henry, and her younger son Joseph moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, where she met her future husband William Antrim. The family accompanied Antrim to Kansas, and then New Mexico after Catherine was diagnosed with tuberculosis and advised to seek a warmer, drier climate. Antrim and Catherine were married soon after the move to New Mexico.

Vernon Wayne Howell was born in August 17, 1959 in Houston Texas. His mother was an unwead tennagaer when she had Howell. In his early childhood he claims he was abused by his mother's partner. When he was eighteen he dropped out of high school to pursue a career as a rock star. When he was in his twenties he caused his family to get kicked out of their church, the Seventh Day Advent, because he was questioning the way the leaders interpreted the Seven Seals of the bible. Soon after being kicked out of the church he found the Branch Davidians and joined the religious group. Once in the group he changed his name to David Koresh.

Ruben Hinojosa is a democrat politician with a liberal ideology, he was born and educated in south Texas. To be more precise, he was born in Edcouch TX in a wealthy family owner of H&H foods, a food processing company. He graduated from the university of Austin and from UTPA with business degrees.

William Wells Brown was born a slave but died a free man. He wrote an autobiography about his life as a slave. He went into detail of how he and others were treated so cruelly. His master had owned forty slaves, they lived on a rather large plantation and their main production was of hemp and tobacco. This plantation was located some forty odd miles from St. Charles, Missouri. The master had no family but kept a female slave in the house with him to oversee the plantation. Every morning at four, a bell would sound, this was the signal to get up, eat and get to work. If any slave was late to the fields they would immediately receive ten lashes from the negro-whip. Brown was not a field slave so he had only heard and witnessed from a distance of this lashing. He

The United States of America has a very dark and very deep history no one ever talks about. From the origin of accumulating the land owned by the government by murder, to the logistics of slavery, to the logistics of the Civil War, to more war and many things not mentioned by anyone all the way to the present year. The most important things not spoken of is the most horrific people in history; one of those individuals being H.H Holmes.

For an extensive period of time, Marcus Hiles has built rich and moderate gatherings over the state of Texas. From Dallas and San Antonio down to Corpus Christi and past, his association has spent the latest decade endeavoring to make life remarkable for persisting Texans all around. Recently, the city of Houston has gotten a kick out of an augmentation in life quality, on account of the steady work and responsibility of Marcus Hiles.

The leader of the north was William T. Sherman and the leader of the south was John Bell Hood. The casualties of the south was 8,500 and the casualties of the north was 3,600. This war happened in July 22, 1864, in Atlanta Fulton County, Georgia. In the battle Atlanta was fought on July 22, 1864, just southeast of Atlanta,Georgia. Union forces commanded by William T. hub, defeated confederate forces defending the city under John B. Hood.After ordering the evacuation of the evacuation of the city Sherman burned most of the buildings in the city, military or not . After taking the city. Sherman headed south toward savannah, beginning his Sherman’s march to the Sea.

William Prescott was born February 20, 1726 in Groton Massachusetts. He married Abigail Hale and they had one child

Doc Holliday or John Henry Holliday was born on August 14. Doc was more prominently known for riding with Wyatt Earp, being a skillful gambler and the deadliest man with a revolver in the west. What is less known was that he was a dentist earlier in life which is how he inherited the “Doc” in his name from his friends. He was born in Griffin Georgia to a prominent military family. Docs mother passed away to Tuberculosis when he was only 15 which impacted him greatly, being very close to her. Docs family being of higher status he had to choose a profession which was dentistry. After graduating from college and being certified becoming a doctor of dental surgery Holliday was diagnosed with Tuberculosis shortly after. After being

“More than 4 percent of inmates sentenced to death in the United States are probably

George Horgan is a man of many wise words with a hand extended out to whomever may need it, no questions asked. Who is George Horgan? He is a Vietnam, US Navy veteran, a man of age sixty-seven with white, neatly combed back thinning hair. He wore a dark navy blue polo shirt with three undone buttons from the neck down, for breathing room. Horgan used to find most comfort in wearing his cowboy boots daily, but they have been replaced with tennis shoes due to medical issues. He wore his blue jeans with the imprint of a faded wallet outline in the back right pocket. Horgan has a happy-go-lucky personality that he can find good in anything even when it seems completely undetectable. This man reserved, yet so open minded and aware of his surroundings,

A long time ago there was a man named billy springs he was the founder of the town which is known as silver springs. He was told not to build on site 16 because it was sacred indian land. But he didn’t listen to the warnings. The indian chief sent his men to kill him and burn the town down. He was scared that billy and the people in the town would come back as a demon. So he asked his best men to protect the land with three magical stones. The spell wodent last for long it was said to end in