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He thought a canal would help with security and economic growth in American. In 1903 the Hay-Herrán Treaty was approved, it stated that the Unites States would pay Colombia $10,000,000,000 then $250,000 yearly to build a six mile canal. Colombia rejected the offer and asked for $25 million instead. Building the canal didn’t seem possible, that was until November of 1903 when the Republic of Panama was formed after Panamanian Rebels declared independence from Colombia (Singer

The Wright Brothers Airplane: 1903 Wilbur and Orville Wright were American inventors, best known for their invention of the first airplane in 1903. The History Organization says, “It was the first powered, sustained and controlled airplane flight; they surpassed their own milestone two years later when they built and flew the first fully practical airplane.” Wilbur Wright was born on April 16, 1867, with his younger brother Orville, being born four years later in 1871. They were two out of seven

Wilbur Wright & Orville Wright, and the First Flying Machine Have you ever been on a plane and wondered how that airplane came to be, or did you ever wondered who invented your aeroplane? In aviation, the Wright brothers were the most influential people. One may think, ‘who are the wright brothers’, and why they thought about making the very first aeroplane, aeroplane is a British term for airplane. Might you wonder how many blueprints, (papers explaining the design), Or what the obstacles were,

On December 17th, the brothers were ready to fly their plane again. At 10:00 a.m. the brothers put up a signal for the men in the lifesaving station to get ready for them to fly again. “When we got up a wind of between 20 and 25 miles was blowing from the north. We got the machine out early and put up the signal for the men at the station (McCullough, 85).” It was now Orville's turn to try to fly their airplane. The first flight lasted about twelve seconds and went a total of one hundred twenty

this being said, it was time for someone to shine. The creative minds in world began to come out, and, finally, the world met a breakthrough. In Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, an alarming invention would change the way humans transport forever. In 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright had succeeded in a lifelong adventure of creating a flying machine. The Wright brothers grew up in West Dayton, Ohio, and ever since they were children they were destined for greatness. Wilbur Wright was born on April

The Iroquois Theater was one of the newest and greatest show time additions to Chicago, Illinois, after the Great Chicago Fire. The Iroquois Theater was one of the best theaters of its size in 1903, the year it was built. By examining the treacherous outcomes and the causes of The Iroquois Theater fire that happened shortly after opening, we can see that good things can end quickly. Located on 24-28 W. Randolph Street, the four story tall “L-shaped” Iroquois Theater was designed after the Opera

Davidson (Harley Davidson) William Sylvester Harley was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on December 29, 1880. He received a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He co-founded Harley Davidson with Arthur Davidson in 1903 and served as a chief engineer until his death in 1943. He was married with whom he had two sons and a daughter. He is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery and Mausoleum in Milwaukee and was inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1998. Arthur Davidson

W.E.B. Du Bois: Double-Consciousness Ashanti Johnson SOC101 Lestine Shedrick October 18, 2011 W.E.B. Du Bois (1968-1963) was a huge contributor to sociology through the eyes and experience of an African-American scholar (Vissing, 2011). Du Bois was an author, activist and student of Black sociology. In his 1897 article, Strivings of the Negro People”, Du Bois introduced the term “double-consciousness”, a concept I believe to be just as relevant in today’s African-American communities

The Germany scholar named Lay (1903) studied the relationship between psychology and the practice of teaching subjects in Language Arts and Literacy and math (Lay, 1903. P.1). Based upon Lay (1903) she believed that educational subjects could benefit from an experimental approach that explored the relative sciences in psychology, biology, and anthropology. However, the economical, logical, ethical, and religious experiences concerning the student and his community develop profound conclusions about

turned and looked at his plans on the wall. Orville and Wilbur Wright (the Wright Brothers) were first on his list. “Time to un-invent the airplane,” Leonard said to himself. He climbed into the “washing machine”, adjusted the dial, and took off into 1903. The laundry room in the Motel 6 whizzed behind Leonard, and he went flying into the