... the evening of April 18, 1775 Smith assembled his force on the British Common. His orders were secret, but the patriots had learned of them. Revere and William Dawes were sent to warn Adams and Hancock in Lexington and the patriots in Concord. An arrangement was made for a signal to be flashed from the Old North Church in Boston. Two lanterns meant that the British would be coming by water, and one, by land. Revere directed this signal to be sent to friend in Boston. ("'s Ride: Explanation:) Revere borrowed a horse and left Boston around 10 p.m. He arrived in Lexington at midnight. Around 1 a.m. Revere Dawes, and Dr ...

... of parents, a crime worthy of Classical Greek tragedy. This is a murder case in which the accused is found not guilty for the violent and bloody murders of two people. There were the unusual circumstances considering that it was an era of swift justice, of vast newspaper coverage, evidence that was almost entirely circumstantial, passionately divided public opinion as to the guilt or innocence of the accused, incompetent prosecution, and acquittal. Not much is described of Lizzie Andrew Borden's childhood. On March 1, 1851, Emma Lenora Borden was born to Andrew and Sarah Borden, and on July 19, 1860, Lizzie ha ...

... Martin was first exposed to racism at an early age, (probably six, none of my sources specified his exact age at the time) when he was not allowed to play with some white friends of his. Martin also became accustomed to his liberal ideas while he was still in grade school. This became known to his mother after Martin said "You know, when I grow up to be a man, I'm going to hit this thing, and hit it hard, Mother; there's no such thing as one people better than another. The Lord created us all equal , and I'm going to see to that." Over the years King was involved in many famous boycotts and marches, but ...

... Law Center faculty in 1982, she came to Washington, D.C. to chair the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission. As a tenured professor at Georgetown she still teaches a course there. Even before she began her career as an elected official, was named one of the 100 most important women in America and one of the most powerful women in Washington, D.C. She has received sixty honorary degrees. Norton has been recognized nationally as a writer. A few of her published works include, “Justice and Efficiency in Dispute Systems� in 1990, “Bargaining and the Ethic Process� 1989, and “Equal Employment L ...

... his English name of Nelson. After his father’s death, he moved to love with a regent, who was a well-off individual and owed Nelson’s father for a previous favor. The next several years were full of schooling for Nelson. These schools opened Nelson’s eyes to many things, which we will discuss later. He and the regent’s son, Justice decided to travel to Johannesburg and see what work they could find. They left on their journey without the regent’s permission, but eventually escaped his power and settled down in the town. In Johannesburg, Nelson settled down in a law firm as an assis ...

... he is here today. Summary: On April of 1993 Dennis Rodman sat in his pick-up truck with a gun in his lap deciding whether he should kill himself. He was in depression at the time because the Detroit Pistons were doing very poorly that year considering they were Champions of the World just three years before that. The NBA had changed Dennis Rodman into someone he didn't even know. It seemed as though Dennis spent his life trying to be what others wanted him to be. Once he realized he had to start living for himself, people perceived him as being rebellious and as most people say weird. Dennis Rodman ju ...

... over the hills, observing plants and animals, collecting new specimens, scrutinizing their structures, and categorizing his findings, guided by his cousin William Darwin Fox, an entomologist. Darwin's scientific inclinations were encouraged by his botany professor, John Stevens Henslow, who was instrumental, despite heavy paternal opposition, in securing a place for Darwin as a naturalist on the surveying expedition of HMS Beagle to Patagonia. Under Captain Robert Fitzroy, Darwin visited Tenerife, the Cape Verde Island, Brazil, Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Chile, the Galapagos Islands, Tahiti, New Zealand, and Tasmania ...

... as a tour dancer but then started rapping live (u.a., "original area," n.p.). From there he released a couple albums and then was offered to be in some movies. He became friends with a couple of popular rap artists like Snoop Doggy Dogg and Dr. Dre (Placid n.p.). He made some songs and music videos with them that made it big on the Billboard charts. This really helped his popularity. He released a double CD with the songs on it and a lot of his own songs and sold millions of copies (u.a., n.t., n.p. letter code D) More people were influenced to buy his CD. People listened to the music and did what he said he ...

... childhood one it was his dream to become an artist or architect. He was not a bad artist, as his surviving paintings and drawings show but he never showed any originality or creative imagination. To fullfil his dream he had moved to Vienna the capital of Austria where the Academy of arts was located. He failed the first time he tried to get admission and in the next year, 1907 he tried again and was very sure of success. To his surprise he failed again. In fact the Dean of the academy was not very impressed with his performance, and gave him a really hard time and said to him "You will never be painter." The re ...

... aware of inflicted individuals' potential. Because of her persistence and strength, she is considered a creative and unique spirit by many people of the world, especially those who can relate to her physical impairments. was born a healthy child. When Helen was 19 months old, she became ill with what was known as acute congestion of the brain and stomach; this is now known as scarlet fever. As a result, she was left blind, deaf, and mute. For many of her earlier years Helen lived in darkness with very few ways to communicate with others around her. Obviously her attempts were not always successful. Whe ...