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What were some personality traits of John F. Kennedy?

Kennedy was an outgoing and charming man who used his natural charisma to advance his political career. He was an excellent public speaker who focused on establishing an emotional connection with his audience and speaking positively at all times. His charisma often led him to believe that the normal rules didn't apply to him. This resulted in his taking risks not only professionally but also by engaging in many extra-marital affairs.\nKennedy's risk-taking nature was seen during his time in World War II, when he was the commander of a PT boat. Kennedy's health was such that he s..

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When did Reconstruction end?

Reconstruction was an effort to rehabilitate the South and ensure former black slaves had a fair voice in politics. To this end, the former Confederate states were required to sign off on the 14th and 15th Amendments, while former slaves were to receive property and be protected from their former owners. However, blacks elected to political office with the help of corrupt officials were often unqualified, and corruption and graft became the norm. Whites in states that had signed off on the two new amendments were quick to vote out any black or Republican in office.

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What was the state of women's rights in the 1930s?

At the beginning of the decade, many women were faced with the task of helping their husbands make ends meet, so they traded their skills to earn small amounts of money or food for their families.In 1935, Chicago housewives and the Detroit Housewives' League, protested high meat prices by burning down a packing house, effectively removing all meat from the city. However, small strides were not enough to help those women who were ridiculed and criticized for taking jobs away from men.Women continued trying to find their place among men in the work force. Those women who found jobs eventual..

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What happened in Fordham, N.Y., in 1847?

In the early summer of 1846, Poe brought his wife and aunt to the Bronx, hoping the country air would restore Virginia's health. Despite the bucolic setting and scenic views, Virginia died of tuberculosis in January of 1847. Her death sent Poe into bouts of depression during which he reportedly comforted himself with alcohol.\nThe cottage, a small wooden farmhouse built around 1812 and home to Poe from 1846 until his death in 1849, has been administered by The Bronx County Historical Society since 1975. The Society restored the cottage to its original appearance, with authentic period fur..

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Who benefited from mercantilism?

Mercantilism was the economic counterpart of political absolutism and nationalism. It was dominant in Europe between the 16th and 18th centuries, when major international wars plagued the continent. Mercantilist practices were intended to strengthen the state by increasing tax revenue and augmenting monetary reserves while simultaneously weakening enemy states by limiting their sales and access to goods.\nThus, mercantilist policies were formed with the benefit of the state — not the people, and especially not colonists — in mind. The government often forbade colonists to trade with foreig..

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What did samurai wear?

Although the types of clothing worn by samurai remained the same throughout their lives, the colors of those garments changed. Young children and adolescent samurai wore bold, bright colors, but switched to darker and more conservative colors upon reaching adulthood because the samurai society considered bold colors immature and immodest.In everyday life, samurai men wore kimonos. Most kimonos contained an inner and outer layer, and were made with silk fabric of varied quality depending on the warrior's income. Samurai fastened kimonos around their waists with obis, or long belts. Obis re..

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What did Rosa Parks do for a living?

Born in 1913, Parks grew up going to school in segregated public schools. However, when she reached 11th grade in 1929, she dropped out to care for her sick mother and grandmother. She had also been undergoing teacher's training at the Alabama State Teachers College for Negroes. She earned her high school degree four years later in 1933.

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What was the Kellogg Brand pact?

The pact was named after Frank B. Kellogg, U.S. Secretary of State, and Aristide Briand, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs. Briand originally proposed the agreement between the United States and France only. Concerned that such an arrangement would create a bilateral alliance between France and the United States, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson and Kellogg instead proposed that it become a general agreement between all nations. Because the pact only outlawed wars of aggression and not self-defense efforts, it was received favorably. In August 1928, 15 countries signed the pact, and 47 more ..

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Who invented the roller coaster?

In 1872, the first patent for an amusement coaster was submitted, but Thompson's Switchback Railway was the first wooden roller coaster ever built, in 1884. Thompson's invention was a cart on rails called the Switchback Railway, built at Coney Island specifically to amuse the paying public.\nSwitchback Railway was very likely inspired by the Scenic Railway, a cart track that had been designed for mining a tall mountain in Pennsylvania. Riders on the Scenic Railway were treated to a fast drop that got up to speeds of 65 miles per hour. The track was converted to a tourist attraction a..

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Who invented the flu vaccine?

Salk developed an effective polio vaccine in 1952 by using his experience with the flu vaccine. Modern vaccines are purified, but vaccines created from 1940 to 1960 were not. As a result, side effects such as aches, fatigue and fever often developed. People who developed these side effects mistakenly thought they contracted the flu from the vaccines. However, the vaccines killed the virus.

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