After he managed his way through college, he became a practicing lawyer before entering politics and becoming President. ... Richard had hoped to attend Harvard College but had to accept the local Whittier College instead because of the lack of funds. ... In 1934, Nixon graduated from Whittier College (Anderson 7). ... Eager to receive a proper education, Richard quickly accepted the offer, but when he arrived he found out that in order to keep the full scholarship he would need to be one of the top students in the class. ... While enrolled at Duke University he managed to get scholarship rene...

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TEN MAJOR EVENTS THAT SHAPED THE UNITED STATES Over time instances occurred throughout history that affected the United States, for the good and bad. They affected many people emotionally and physically. The following ten events have affected the nation culturally, politically, economically, socially, and diplomatically. The ten events are a visual aspect of the how the nation evolved into what it is today. Without the events occurring, we may never have the materials that we do today. ...

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The Warrior On October 27, 1858, in New York, Martha Bulloch Roosevelt gave birth to Theodore Roosevelt, her second child and first son. He was named after his father, Theodore Sr., and was sometimes called Thee or Teedie by his mother. He was a seventh generation Roosevelt. As a child and thro...

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The Warrior On October 27, 1858, in New York, Martha Bulloch Roosevelt gave birth to Theodore Roosevelt, her second child and first son. He was named after his father, Theodore Sr., and was sometimes called Thee or Teedie by his mother. He was a seventh generati...

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A Ronald Reagan Timeline 1911, February 6 Ronald Wilson Reagan Was born in Tampico, Illinois 1912 Acquired nickname of Dutch 1928 Graduated from Dixon high school 1932 Graduated Eureka College 1932 Hired as a Sportscaster for a radio station WOC in Davenport, Iowa 1937 Traveled to Southern CA to report on Chicago Cubs spring training 1937 Put under contract to Warner Brothers 1940, January 25 Married Jane Wyman 1941 Daughter, Maureen Elizabeth Born 1942 Joined the US Air Force 1945 Discharged from Air Force as a Captain 1945 Adopted Michael Edward 1947 - 1952...

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Steven Jobs was born in San Francisco, 1955, to two university students Joanne Schieble and Syrian born John Jandali. ... Leaving the state to attend college, he earned degrees from Columbia University and Harvard Law School. ... Derrick, H., (2012) mentioned that he detailed important plans to improve college affordability, equip workers with 21st century skills and training, and bring about a new and increasingly prosperous era of American manufacturing. ...

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U.S. History Interview Jason Paris 1. What impact did the Cuban Missile Crisis on your community or family? " On me it didn't really effect me, I was at Ft. Rucker at the time." No people were really afraid. "The media would make it out to be more than it really was. The military knew...

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After public school Nixon went on to study at Whittier College, a Quaker institution, where he majored in history ( ).This is where Nixon first started becoming politically active, he was president of the freshman class, star of the debate team and in his senior year became the Southern California Intercollegiate Extemporaneous Speaking champion and class President ( ). ... Whittier College did not have the usual fraternities or sororities, but it did have the Franklins, a snobbish and high brow society, whose members wore black ties and dinner jackets to school functions, and which included ...

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