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“It is essential that the sufferings of Jews became worse. This will assist in the realization of our plans. I have an excellent idea. I shall induce anti-semites to liquidate Jewish wealth. The anti-semites will assist us thereby in that they will strengthen the persecution and oppression of Jews. The anti-semites shall be our best friends” Theodor Herzl diary. Theodor Herzl impacted the Arab-Israeli conflict by his organization called Zionism. Herzl was born in Hungary in May 2,1860. He decided

From Being Property to Owing It...A Frederick Douglass Property for Sale If you love history and desire to buy a home in Baltimore the deal of the century just hit the papers: a one room rowhouse once owned by the reformer extraordinaire Frederick Douglass. While Douglass was not known for his real estate investments, professor emeritus and founder of the Douglass Institute at West Chester University in Pennsylvania, C. James Trotman, noted the importance of the venture. "For Douglass, buying property

of radium from the pitchblende. Such an effort and a personality is what we must learn from and be connected to. According to the The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica “In the spring of 1894 Pierre met Marie Skłodowska; their marriage in July 25, 1895 marked the beginning of a world-famous scientific achievement, beginning with the discovery of polonium in 1898 and then radium, (The phenomenon of radioactivity) (2014)”, even through marriage, their focus was solid toward their goal resulting in

the world from the countries that they have colonized or the countries they partnered with in World War II. The countries that Japan had colonized were Manchuria, Coast of China, Taiwan, and Korea. They got Taiwan after the Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895). The war was between China and Japan over the country of Korea. After Japan won, other countries wanted Japan to return other territories, but Japan didn’t want to. Conflicts between Russia and Japan rose over Korea and Manchuria

Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, who later changed his name to Frederick Douglass, was born February 1818 and died February 20, 1895 was an African-American social activist, abolitionist, orator, writer, and political leader. After evading from vassalage in Maryland, he became a public driver of the abolitionist motion from Massachusetts and New York, convenient character for his dazzling oratory and incisive antislavery writings. In his time he was described by abolitionists as a living contrasted-specimen

Dubois v. Washington Debates The Afro-American Almanac located on Professor Tygiel’s “Sites of Interest to History Majors” have a copy of Booker T. Washington’s famous “Atlanta Compromise” speech that he delivered in 1895. Neither before, nor since, has one speech had such a profound effect upon the career of a politician and the people that he sought to represent. Indeed, Washington’s primacy was assured when he in dramatic fashion promised (eye witness accounts have him thrusting his

The Man Behind Rabies Vaccine and Pasteurisation    Louis Pasteur was born 27 December 1822 and grew up in a small village, Arbois in France. In school, he liked to paint and draw so his teachers encouraged him to work hard on that subject. However, his father thought that painting was just something Louis could do at his pastime and told him to study hard. Louis followed his advice and graduated in 1847 from a highly regarded school in Paris called École Normale Supérieure. There, he had studied

In John Chasteen’s book Heroes on Horseback we learn about the life and struggle of the brothers Saravia. These two brothers Gumercindo and Aparicio led rebellious movements in Brazil and Uruguay. These rebellious movements not only galvanized thousands of people from rural areas but also threatened large governments that had both numbers and weaponry in their favor. One important thing about the brothers that Chasteen mentions is not their prowess in battle or their tactical movements but fact that

the 20th century. The 20th century added much to New York combined with the 18th and 19th century. Residents of Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island, and Brooklyn voted to combine with Manhattan to form a five-borough known as the “Greater New York” in 1895. By December 31, 1897, New York was an area of 60 square miles with a population of 2 million people. By January 1, 1898, the consolidation plan took effect. New York had an area of 360 square miles with a population of 3,350,000 people. New York was

Nikola tesla is one of the most important persons in American history because he gave us electric car starters so that hand cranks were obsolete. Tesla provided a cheaper, more efficient system of electrical transmission. He also gave us radio so that the people could stay connected to the news and listen to music in their own homes. Also, the medical field was granted the basics for X-rays years before Roentgen. Not only that, but that brilliant man had shown us a way to see our enemies during World