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    had quite a lot of significant historical developments in the 19th century. The most important one had to be the advances in medicine. This also includes more knowledge and understanding of the human anatomy and also disease prevention. This were important developments because they were in part responsible for the accelerated growth in population around the western part of the world. In specific‚ Europe’s population doubled during this time. Another very important historical development in Europe

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    Historical Event Essay “On October 9‚ 1919”‚ (The Black) “Shoeless” Joe Jackson and eight other “Black Sox” players were reported to have thrown the game against the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago White Sox. Within the next month’s reports emerged that quite a few gamblers had paid several White Sox players to intentionally loose games. Unfortunately‚ news of these reports led to their trial‚ which prohibited the eight players from every playing baseball again. Major players included: "Eddie Cicotte

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    The Revolution resulting in America was the most significant event in American History. This country would not be here without it. The Revolution led to an establishment of a constitution and a new foundation to start a country. We would still be part of England had we not had the Revolution. The constitution set up a basis upon which the most powerful nation in the world would grow. <br><br>The Civil War is also one of the most influential events that helped to shape the United States. The division

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    The Salem Witch Trials was a historic event that occurred in Salem‚ Massachusetts in the year 1692 and lasted until 1693. It’s known to be a dark time in American History (Brooks‚ Historyof Massachusetts.org). It first began when a group of teenage girls were exposed of practicing witchcraft and it then lead to bigger things Innocent people were killed and others were treated poorly. More than 200 individuals were wrongfully blamed and 20 were executed for denying the accusations (Blumberg‚ Smithsonianmag

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    Final Project: A Timeline of Significant Events That Have Influenced My Development When an infant is conceived and takes its first breath of fresh air‚ many are under the assumption that they are free of possessing any predilections and that all babies begin their lives with a clean slate regarding any ponderings‚ outlooks or actions that may influence their functioning. This theory was first propose by Locke and Rousseau during the 1700’s and although may seem plausible‚ it has contrarily been

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    Hip-hop can be described as a culture or way of life for a society of people who admire and love rap‚ breakdancing‚ deejaying‚ and graffiti. During the seventies‚ hip-hop was mainly the act of the DJs showing off their turntable skills‚ but it wasn’t until the late seventies and early eighties when rap‚ breakdancing‚ and graffiti started to make a name for themselves. Hip-hop is not only one of the most popular genres of music‚ but it also focuses on the poor or working class by putting an emphasis

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    1. 1829 – Abolition of Sati System ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- This event is the most important in Indian History. India in ancient time was the place of high superstitions and much disbelief. Wives were to self-immolate themselves after the death of their husbands. The practice of this widow self-immolation was abolished by the great reformer of Bengal‚ Raja Ram Mohan Roy. With the help of Lord William Bentick‚ the then Governor-General

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    Apple suffered loss of revenue and loss of market share for over thirteen years. Second‚ Apple is losing its customer loyalty and the specificity of its products by installing more and more Microsoft and Intel software onto its products. Third‚ in 2008‚ as more than a quarter of its iPhones fell into “gray market‚” Apple suffered a certain amount of loss of service share revenue. At last‚ more and more smartphones from Apple competitors are entering the market‚ which brings iPhone and iPod a lot

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    Timeline of Historical Events (Prehistoric to Postmodern Era) The events industry started to take shape from the prehistoric age where the most primitive forms of human activity took place‚ following an enabling experience from evolutionary patterns (Goldblatt 2010‚ p12). As widely held in historical theories‚ invention as a factor of necessity implies that the origin of most creative ways of making life easy began as supported by realization that man needed them to survive in the changing life

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    Throughout the African Slave Trade there have been many significant events that happened during 1450-1850. Three of which I will be elaborating on in this topic. The middle passage was the first key event in which Africans were shipped to the New World. The slave treatment and resistance of African men and women who were considered less than human was the second key event. The Fugitive Slave Law which allowed recapture of slaves was the third key event. The Middle Passage was the first step of the

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