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Who were some famous Civil War captains?

Quantrill's most famed attack occurred in 1863, when he led a force of 450 guerrilla fighters in an assault against the Union stronghold of Lawrence, Kansas. He set the town on fire and killed 200 men.\nAfter Fort Sumter, James was promoted to Union major and then lieutenant colonel. He was killed during battle in 1862.

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What awards did Martin Luther King, Jr., receive?

Many organizations involved in social justice and equality paid tribute to King. The NAACP gave him the Spingarn Medal in 1957, citing him as having made "the highest or noblest achievement by an American Negro" during the year. The Catholic Interracial Council of Chicago recognized King with the John F. Kennedy Award in 1964, while the Southern Christian Leadership Conference acknowledged him posthumously in 1968 with the Rosa L. Parks Award.\nKing was presented with many honorary degrees. He was given symbolic doctorates from institutions such as Boston University, Yale University, Bard Coll..

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When was the pocket watch invented?

Heinlein was the first to produce watches not requiring falling weights as a source of power. Heinlein's first wave of pocket watches were round and bulky. After the screw was developed in the 1550s, watches became flatter. In 1675, Charles II of England set the trend, creating a new fashion style of carrying watches in pockets rather than as neck pendants. Pocket watches prior to the 1750s were not accurate, losing hours every day; however, the development of lever escapement reduced the time error on watches to just one to two minutes per day.

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When was the first cellphone invented?

The first cellphone was named the DynaTAC, which stood for DYNamic Adaptive Tool Area Coverage. It was 9 inches long and weighed 35 pounds. Talk time was about 35 minutes and it took 10 hours to recharge.The first release of the DynaTAC cellphone was in 1983. It weighed 16 ounces and sold for $3,500. By 1990, cellphone services were being used by 1 million subscribers in the United States.

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What is the history of Okinawa Island?

As Japanese plans for imperialistic expansion into Asia got underway, Okinawa was designated as the advance base for the defense of mainland Japan. In the first days of World War II, Japan fortified Okinawa with airbases, forcibly taking land and farms. In March 1945, U.S. military forces landed. Fierce attacks burned 90 percent of the buildings in some areas and destroyed priceless treasures of the Ryukyu Kingdom.\nDuring the 82-day Battle of Okinawa, about 95,000 Japanese troops and 12,510 Americans were killed. On Aug. 15, 1945, Japan signed the Potsdam Declaration, ending World War II. The..

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What were some of the elements underlying the economy of colonial Pennsylvania?

Agricultural production thrived from the colony's inception in 1681. By the 1750s, the southeastern section of Pennsylvania was well known as an agricultural center and exporter of grain. Wheat and corn were the primary crops, but colonists also grew rye, hemp and flax.\nNatural resources included water, minerals, forests, fish and game. Settlers from England, Germany, Ireland, Scotland, France and elsewhere gave the colony a cosmopolitan spirit. Their ingenuity employed natural resources in productive and creative endeavors.\nHome-based industries early in the colony's development i..

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What were some of the Great Society programs?

When Johnson became president upon the assassination of John F. Kennedy, millions of Americans had completed less than five years of education. In response, the Head Start program began to provide the tools young children needed for greater success in life. Other educational reforms included guaranteed student loans, making obtaining a college education more attainable for the poor.\n\nMedicare addressed the need for health care for seniors. In 1964, over 40 percent of seniors had no health care, and health issues propelled many into poverty. With Medicare, virtually every senior citizen is af..

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Where did Sir Isaac Newton go to school?

Newton was born on January 4, 1643, in Lincolnshire, England. He attended Trinity College on a work-study program and waited on tables to pay his way. In his spare time, he studied the works of modern philosophers. He would take notes, later known as "Certain Philosophical Questions," in which Newton revealed he had found a new concept of nature. He graduated college without honors.The Great Plague of 1665 closed the University of Cambridge, and Newton moved back home. During this time, he developed his methods for calculus and his theories on color and light. It is believed that a falling app..

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What was the long-term purpose of the Albany Congress in 1754?

From June 19 to July 11, 150 tribal representatives met with delegates from seven colonies: Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. The colonial delegates supplied the Iroquois representatives with gifts and agreed to develop an Indian-affairs policy that would address tribal grievances and regulate westward expansion. The British hoped to sway the Iroquois Confederation away from siding with the French, who already had alliances with other American-Indian tribes.\nThe delegates drafted the Albany Plan, a proposal describing how matters of ..

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Did Tesla invent the light bulb?

Edison carried out the majority of his work on inventions from his laboratory in Menlo Park, NJ. It was there, that the light bulb was finally invented after 1,600 previous attempts. The initial failures in creating the light bulb were due to Edison needing to find the right material to act as the filament. His persistence paid off, and he finally discovered the correct filament material to be carbonized bamboo.

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