John D. Rockefeller was the founder of the Standard Oil Company‚ and he became once of the richest men and a philanthropist. He was luckily born into some great circumstances of oil business in 1863 by investing in a refinery. In the 1870’s Rockefeller than came up with the functions of the Standard Oil‚ this helped him climb to the top taking over about 90% of the U.S. refineries and pipelines. There were many thoughts going around about Rockefeller‚ he was being accused of doing some not so morally
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John Wayne Gacy was born on March 17‚ 1942. The day he died is March 10‚ 1994. He was born in Chicago‚ Illinois. When he was very young he was the son of a Danish and Polish parents. Gacy brothers and sister grew up with his father being a dunk and very violent. His father would would hit em with a razor strap. The father would also assualt his mother. Karen gacy sister said that he just learned to be tough about the beatings that his father would give em. He then learned not to cry when his father
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John Adams Biography of John Adams Childhood "He means well for his country‚ is always an honest man‚ often a wise man‚ but sometimes‚ and in some things‚ absolutely out of his senses." Benjamin Franklin‚ 1783 John Adams was born on October 30‚ 1735‚ (new style) in Braintree‚ (now known as Quincy) Massachusetts on the family farm. John was named after his father‚ a deacon of the church. His father was also‚ at times‚ the town’s tax collector‚ selectman‚ constable and lieutenant of the militia
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Throughout my readings of Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography by John Crossan‚ I went in with somewhat low expectations. My reason for this was that the topic of religion‚ christianity especially was something I did not have too much care for. After finishing the book however‚ it did enlighten some questions I had on the religion. One answer that came into light when I read the book was concerning the gospels and testaments. I wonder why was there a need to have so many different variants‚ with minor
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Alvin James John Agustin BSBA – Marketing Management Retail Management [pic] Name: John Gokongwei Jr. Birthday: born August 11‚ 1926 in Gulangyu‚ Xiamen‚ Fujian Province‚ China Country: The Philippines Biography: Announced at his 80th birthday celebration in August 2006 that he was giving half of his shares of the company—worth $200 million then—to the Gokongwei Brothers Foundation‚ which he chairs. That donation is the country’s largest ever and is now funding
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Martin Luther was born on November 10‚ 1483 in Eisleben Germany. His father was Hans Luther‚ a miner married to Margarete Luther‚ Martin’s mother. Hans was determined for Martin to study law and eventually become a lawyer. Martin attended grammar school and once he graduated fulfilled his fathers wishes by attending law school. He then proceeded to drop out of law school‚ the story goes he was in a bad storm and was afraid he was not going to survive‚ he dropped to his knees and said “Help! Saint
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John Quincy Adams was born on July 11‚ 1767‚ in Braintree‚ Massachusetts. He is the oldest son of all the children that John Adams‚ the second United States President‚ and Abigail Adams had. He traveled to France with his father at the age of 10. He received training in the diplomatic corps and went to school when he was 14 years old. Adams accompanied diplomat Francis Dana to Russia‚ serving as his secretary and translator in the year of 1781. He then traveled to Paris as his father’s secretary
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John Wilkes Booth had a crazy life as an actor‚ southerner‚ a criminal. He is know as one of the most notorious assassins in United States History. John Wilkes Booth was born on May 10‚ 1838 in Bel Air‚ Maryland. His father‚ Junius Brutus Booth and his mother Mary Ann Booth moved to the U.S. before Booth was born. They were both famous shakespearean actors. John wilkes booth had 9 other siblings. Booth had attended a lot of different schools such as Bel Air Academy and St.Timothy Hall. He was a
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John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was a philologist (scholar of language) and a world famous author. He is most renowned for his best-selling books‚ The Lord of the Rings Trilogy and The Hobbit. J.R.R. Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein‚ South Africa on January 3‚ 1892. His friends and family referred to him as Ronald. Ronald’s parents were Arthur and Mabel Tolkien‚ and he had a younger brother named Hilary. At the age of three‚ J.R.R. Tolkien was bitten by a large South African tarantula while he was
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Born June 22‚ 1903‚ John Herbert Dillinger‚ also known as the notorious “Public Enemy Number One‚” grew up knowing just what he wanted to do with his life. He wanted to live a life of excitement and to just be free of anyone telling him how he should live and what career choices to make. According History.com “His exploits during the depth of the Great Depression made him a headline news‚ celebrity and one of the most feared gangsters of the 20th century.”(2) Yes‚ Dillinger was one of the most feared
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