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Franklin D. Roosevelt played an important role in economic and social reforms and was the first president to reach out to citizens in 'fireside chats' ' leading to a 'more personalized' and a closer relationship with citizens. His wife, Eleanor, aided him in social reforms, but his own party (Southern Democrats) hindered him in trying to end the Jim Crow era. He didn't support Hitler but few listened to him.
Alice Roosevelt said she 'would rather cast a ballot for Hitler' than vote for Roosevelt's third term and involvement in Britain. Roosevelt tried to garner support for Britain using 'lend-lease' policy and the Boston Pledge not to go to war except in case of attack, which eventually came from Japan. He was united with Churchill and corresponded with him even before he became prime minister ' ...
The life of Ira Remsen Ira Remsen was born on February 10, 1846 in New York city. Even though he was born in the United States, he was educated in Germany. He received his M.D. at Columbia University in 1867 and he also earned a Ph.D. at the University of Munich and G'ttingen in Germany. After receiving his degrees, Remsen began his investigation...
was born a slave April 15, 1856. His mother was a plantation cook. Booker's father was an unknown white man. Booker and his mother lived in Franklin County, VA. As a slave child Booker gave water to the saves that worked in the field. After the American Civil War Booker and the other slaves were freed. Booker and his mother, than moved to Mal...
, a Scottish economist and philosopher, was born in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. The exact date of his birth is unknown, however, he was baptized on June 5, 1723. was the son of , the comptroller of the customs at Kirkcaldy, and of Margaret Douglas. He was the only child of the married couple. His father died a few months before he was born. He was...
As one of America's first modernist poets, T. S. Eliot's unique style and subject matter would have a dramatic influence on writers for the century to come. Born in 1888 in St. Louis Mo. at the tail end of the "Cowboy era" he grew up in the more civilized industrial era of the early 20th century, a time of the Wright Brothers and Henry Ford. The E...
was a musical composer of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. He was one of the greatest composers of all time. He was born in Eisenach, Thuringia, in 1685. He spent his life in music and was known for his ability in that subject. At age 15, Bach got his first job as a court musician at Weimar. There he became known as a great organist. I...
