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You are viewing the article Honoring James Baldwin and the Enduring Power of His Words  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. James Baldwin was one of the leading writers, intellectuals, and activists of the 20th century. Born in New York, Baldwin left the United […]

You are viewing the article Michaela Jaé Rodriguez  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. (1991-) Who Is Michaela Jaé Rodriguez? Actress Michaela Jaé Rodriguez’s love of the arts led to her starring as Angel in an Off-Broadway revival of Rent in 2011-12. This role […]

You are viewing the article The Key Defendants in the Chicago 7 Trial  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. On September 24, 1969, eight anti-war demonstrators went to trial for the outbreak of violence that occurred at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. […]

You are viewing the article Robert Shapiro  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. (1942-) Who Is Robert Shapiro? Robert Shapiro graduated from Loyola Law School in 1968. Once he opened his own firm in 1972, Shapiro started off on a firm path, often representing […]

You are viewing the article Gandhi’s Funeral: 8 Heartbreaking Photos From the Activist’s Sendoff  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. Mohandas Gandhi was on his way to his daily prayer meeting in New Delhi when an assassin shot him on January 30, 1948. The […]

You are viewing the article Lucy Burns  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. (1879-1966) Who Was Lucy Burns? Lucy Burns graduated from Vassar in 1902. From 1910-1912, she joined the Women’s Social and Political Union to fight for women’s suffrage in Britain. There she […]

You are viewing the article Matthew Shepard  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. (1976-1998) Who Was Matthew Shepard? In 1998, two men, Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson, abducted Matthew Shepard and drove him to a remote area where he was tied to a split-rail […]

You are viewing the article Jocelyn Bell Burnell  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. (1943-) Who Is Jocelyn Bell Burnell? Jocelyn Bell Burnell is a British astrophysicist and astronomer. As a research assistant, she helped build a large radio telescope and discovered pulsars, providing […]

You are viewing the article John James Audubon  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. (1785-1851) Who Was John James Audubon? John James Audubon was born on April 26, 1785, in Les Cayes, Saint Domingue, Hispaniola (a former French colony; now Haiti). Audubon conducted his […]

You are viewing the article Roger Williams  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. (1603-1683) Who Was Roger Williams? After finishing school in England, Roger Williams traveled to the Massachusetts Bay Colony, initially to be a missionary. His radical views on religious freedom and disapproval […]

You are viewing the article The Parallels Between Audrey Hepburn and Holly Golightly  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. Holly Golightly from Breakfast at Tiffany’s is a fictional character, but she shares several connections with onscreen portrayer Audrey Hepburn. Hepburn and Holly both remade […]

You are viewing the article Charles Manson and the Manson Family’s 1969 Murder Victims  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. Perhaps one of the most famous cults of all time, Charles Manson began forming the Manson Family in late 1967 upon his release from […]

You are viewing the article Guion S. Bluford  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. (1942-) Who Is Guion S. Bluford? Guion S. Bluford was a decorated Air Force pilot in Vietnam before joining NASA in the late 1970s. In 1983, he became the first […]

You are viewing the article John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. On October 16, 1859, radical abolitionist John Brown led a small raid on the U.S. military arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in hopes of inciting a slave […]

You are viewing the article Jon Stewart  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. (1962-) Who Is Jon Stewart? By 1989, comedian Jon Stewart was hosting the Comedy Central series Short Attention Span Theater. In 1993, he launched MTV’s first talk show, The Jon Stewart […]

You are viewing the article Japanese Internment Camp Survivors: In Their Own Words (PHOTOS)  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the lives of Japanese Americans would change forever. On February 19, 1942, President Franklin […]

You are viewing the article How Sacagawea Served as an Invaluable Aid to Lewis and Clark  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark unveiled many of the mysteries of the uncharted western frontier by leading the Corps of Discovery to […]

You are viewing the article The Joker: How a German Silent Film Star Served as Inspiration for the Batman Villain  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. With Joaquin Phoenix playing Batman’s nemesis in Joker, fans were treated to the latest screen interpretation of the […]

You are viewing the article Joni Mitchell: The Heartbreak and Vulnerability Behind Her Iconic ‘Blue’ Album  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. Joni Mitchell composed and sang all of the songs on Blue, on which she came into her own as an artist. The […]

You are viewing the article 7 Facts About Johnny Appleseed  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. If you like apples, you owe a debt of gratitude to Johnny Appleseed — whose real name was John Chapman — for helping spread them throughout America. Still, […]

You are viewing the article Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” in Popular Culture  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. With the repetition of one haunting word — “nevermore” — Edgar Allan Poe’s 1845 narrative poem, “The Raven,” permeated readers’ collective consciousness and solidified the […]

You are viewing the article Anne Sullivan Found ‘the Fire of a Purpose’ Through Teaching Helen Keller  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. The story of Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan has a well-known beginning that’s been dramatized in the movie and play The […]

You are viewing the article Maria Mitchell  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. (1818-1889) Who Was Maria Mitchell? Maria Mitchell was an astronomer who studied astronomy on her own time with the support of her father. In 1847, Mitchell discovered a new comet, which […]

You are viewing the article Alice Ball and 7 Female Scientists Whose Discoveries Were Credited to Men  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. While famous scientists like Marie Curie and Jane Goodall were eventually recognized for their contributions in their respective fields, a substantial number […]

You are viewing the article How Billie Jean King Made Women’s Sports History During the ‘Battle of the Sexes’  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. Sometimes, societal change comes in the aftermath of powerful street protests. Other times, it comes accompanied by horns, dancers […]