.... (1). Jackie was a standout in school sports at UCLA, he played football, baseball, basketball, and track (1). He later left college in the middle of his junior year to join the Army in 1941 (1). Four years after entering the Army Jackie was discharged because of a confrentation with another officer when he would not give up his seat on a military bus (1). He was discharged as a first Lieutenant (1). After leaving the Army Jackie wanted to play baseball, his favorite sport. He tried out for many teams and was drafted by the Kansas City Monarchs Negro League Team (Hill 1). The Negro League schedule was very tuff. The team was always on the road playing games. ....

.... was indeed a slave owner himself. As historian Douglas L. Wilson points out in his Atlantic Monthly article “Thomas Jefferson and the Character Issue”, the question should be reversed: “...This was of asking the question... is essentially backward, and reflects the pervasive presentism of our time. Consider, for example, how different the question appears when inverted and framed in more historical terms: How did a man who was born into a slave holding society, whose family and admired friends owned slaves, who inherited a fortune that was dependent on slaves and slave labor, decide at an early age that slavery was morally wrong and forcefully declare that it ou ....

.... The Kennedy family was very wealthy and provided means for the Kennedy children to pursue whatever they chose and John F. Kennedy chose politics. John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1942 and as a new member Kennedy supported legislation that would serve the interests of his elements. Kennedy usually backed bills sponsored by his party but would sometimes show independence by voting with the Republicans. He also joined with the Republicans in criticizing the Truman administration’s handling of China. In China, the Nationalist government of Chiang Kai-shek, which had been supported by the United States, was unable to withstand the advance of Communist fo ....

.... Americans access to affordable health care and guarantees insurance to all children. The proposal will also preserves Medicare and expands it with an optional prescription drug benefit for all seniors, and creates a Medicare option for home and community-based coordinated care systems. understands that education is the bedrock of our economic strength, essential to ensuring that all Americans have the skills they need to build a better future in this time of technological change. Bill will enroll an additional 400,000 children in the Head Start program, helping nearly every eligible child to enter school prepared to succeed. He will create Teach to Reach partnerships ....

.... and now he is trying to pass a bill which will let the people go to college and keep the money they get from federal grants. That's something the young kids can look up to, because when they get out of college, they will not have to worry about paying back a huge amount of money. They can save that money and get a house or an apartment. They will benefit from it very well. Secondly, he actually cares about the people and his family. Every time you see him with his family the Clinton's are always happy, and he is usually hugging his daughter or wife. The Americans never hear anything bad about his wife and daughter on the news or in the newspapers. When Clinton' ....

.... assassin's bullet but his political career was changed. The attempt on Wallace's life left him a broken man in a wheelchair. People remembered the George Wallace who smoked his cigar and denounced the State Department as communist. Wallace was a feared politician who lived in a state full of beatings and problems. Racism was the norm and Wallace took full advantage of this ploy to gain political attention. George Corley Wallace was born on August 25, 1919. While attending Barber County High School, he was involved with boxing and football. George even won the state Golden Gloves bantamweight championship not once but twice. Wallace then attended the University of ....

.... the education of his son, Alexander (later known as "Alexander the Great"). He taught him until 336 BC, when Alexander became the ruler of Macedonia. Alexander the Great later became the ruler of all Greece, and over threw the Persian Empire. In 334 BC, Aristotle returned to Athens and started his own school, the Lyceum. Because he taught while walking around, his students were called the Peripatetic students, meaning "walking" or "strolling". When Alexander died in 323 BC, Aristotle was charged with impiety (lack of reverence to the gods) by the Athenians. The Athenians probably did this because they resented Lu-2 Aristotle's friendship with Alexand ....

.... to it. In his life time he gave away a total of 550 million dollars. The New York Times also stated he was a dedicated to giving his fortune away. I also felt he was a Captain of Industry because of Allen Nevins (Historian). He talked about Rockelfeller being a "Bold Innovator in industry and philanthropy" he also said he was "an organizing genius." Allen Nevins, Historian 1940. Another person who swayed my decision was William H. Vanderbilt. He felt Rockelfeller had a monopoly because he was "Enterprising, Shrewd, Able, and Smart." Pg. 128 promise of America volume 3. Vanderbilt knew that Rockelfeller had a successful business because of his goo ....