Carl Vinson and Richard Russell, both Georgians, have contributed very much to America’s military around War World II. They were big influences although they started as politicians. These two men made large impacts to 2 of the 3 branches of the military in very diverse ways. In those times, they impacted US history very much. Carl Vinson, “the father of the two ocean navy”, was a man that previously held the record for most years served in U.S Congress.
HOW DID MERRYWEATHER LEWIS DIE? Did Governor Lewis commit suicide or was he murdered? At the age of 30, Merryweather Lewis had become a national hero after his western expedition. He spent about four years in the wilderness of the Louisiana territory that President Thomas Jefferson had purchased.
Meriwether Lewis was one of the leaders of the Lewis and Clark expedition. He was the governor of the Louisiana Territory. Lewis was one of Thomas Jefferson’s most trusted friends to get his money from the government and to deliver something to Thomas Jefferson. During the journey ,Jefferson stopped at Robert Grinder’s inn to rest while James Neely apparently went to look for the missing horses. There, Meriwether Lewis was murdered by a conspiracy.
Lewis and Clark traveled to the northern parts of the area. They met with different native tribes the Mandan tribe, Hirata, Teton Sioux, and Oto. They met French trappers, they also met a French trapper whose wife named Sacagawea, was of the Shoshone tribe. She was great with speaking to different tribes. During their journey, they wrote in a journal.
William Clark, The Exploration That Changed the World Ty Brown Riceville Community School I am talking about William Clark, and how we changed exploration. He gained a better knowledge of the United states. It will talk about everything he went through and everything he seen on his exploration. When Lewis and clark started their exploration conditions were terrible because they were always outside and were having to do everything on their own. Before Lewis and clark there were plans to explore the west, there would of been a first explorer named Michaax but they found out he was a secret agent for the French.
Lewis was born on Aug 18 1774 grew up near Charlottesville VA on locust hill with his parents William and Lucy Meriwether. Lewis´s father died while serving in the continental army in 1779 so Lewis´s mother married John marks then relocated to georgia where he spent 7 years there and developed a love for the wilderness. In 1801 near Ivy Virginia Lewis was asked by President Thomas Jefferson to be his personal secretary he shaped our country 's past he explored the west of america and made contact with Native americans he died on October 11 1809 he killed himself. Lewis was raised by Lucy meriwether and John marks (William Meriwether dies while serving the continental army) Lewis went to Washington and lee university until the age
Daniel Morgan According to Russell Yost writer of the article “Daniel Morgan Facts, Biography, Accomplishment,” Daniel Morgan came from a poor education and a rough childhood to become an American hero. He rose through the ranks based on his ability and not his last name. If he had been a British subject he would have never been anything higher than a private.” Based on his early life, his reasons for joining the revolution, his role in the revolution, and his later life, Daniel Morgan was a hero of his time.
C.S Lewis was born on November 29th 1998 and died on November 22nd 1963, a week before his sixty-fifth birthday. Lewis was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, he was a white, Irish man. He had a mother named Florence Augusta Lewis, a father named Albert James Lewis, a brother named Warren Hamilton Lewis, and of course Clive Staples Lewis himself or better known as C.S Lewis. When Lewis was eight in 1905 , him and his family moved to a place called “Little Tea”, his mother Florence died two years later. Lewis went to University College, Oxford, this college is one of many that he went to, but this college had the biggest impact on him because he then later went on to be awarded with many things such as: First Honor Moderations, First Ingrates,
Wes Moore “ The Chilling truth is that his story could have been mine; The tragedy is that my story could have been his’’. Wes Moore wrote “The other Wes Moore” in 2010. Wes Moore a local student that was getting into trouble and the other Wes moore was convicted of the murder of of a police officer and stands trial , Both of them had similar lifestyles but didn’t end up the same way. The things that influenced the other Wes Moore was his brother Tony and the lifestyle he wanted to live. Mary “Wes Moore’s Mother” was trying to get an education and former president Ronald Reagan reduced funds for
There are many similarities and differences between Walyer "Furry" Lewis, Frank Stokes, Bessie Smith, Gus Cannon, and Jim Jackson. All five individuals performed in Memphis at some point during the early 1900s. Lewis, Stokes, Cannon, and Jackson each played guitar, but Smith was exclusively a singer. Along with the guitar Cannon also played the banjo, trombone, and piano. Lewis, Stokes, Cannon, and Jackson played at fish fries, suppers, parties, and also at medicine shows, which employed entertainers to draw a crowd to a tent or wagon where vendors hawked alcohol-based patent medicines.
Lewis and clark had a really large expedition starting May 14, 1804 to september 23, 1806 exploring the louisiana purchase area. While going through a lot of hard times the Lewis and Clark expedition was a great success. Lewis and Clark went through a lot of hard times in the lewis and clark expedition. First, they had to make friends with the indians witch in some cases is not the easiest thing to do. They also had to go through cold weather when they went into states like North Dakota.
Lewis and Clark Some might know about the Louisiana Purchase and Lewis and Clark's expedition but do you know how it benefited the U.S. besides just doubling our size? Well, Lewis and Clark traveled to the United States that achieved mapping out new uncharted territory and advancing the U.S. medical prowess. Officially starting such a journey for Lewis and Clark, the French sold all the land west of the Mississippi river in 1803 totaling around 15 million dollars and 530 million acres of land, this purchase doubled the size of the U.S. at the time. Such a purchase included 15 states (Louisiana, Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, and Minnesota.) The French sold Louisiana
Hurricane like weather destroys the white sand beach in the Dominican Republic as well as many hotels along the Atlantic sea. Last night, hotels in the Dominican was flooded, trees were uprooted, the beach was destroyed all due to the tropic storm that struck late Monday night. Extreme water and wind damage destroyed the beach and resorts.
Chances are, you have heard of Meriwether Lewis whether you know who he is or not. Meriwether Lewis is mostly known for traveling out west with William Clark, Sacagawea, and York. This expedition helped him to become closer with the president, Thomas Jefferson, and become his assistant and friend. This relationship eventually led to him becoming the governor of the Louisiana Territory and may have also led to his death. On the night of his death, Lewis was traveling back to D.C. to take care of some debts when he stopped at Grinder’s Stand to rest.
Perseverance is an essential trait for reaching your goals. Many dreams start far from reach, but perseverance changes dreams into reality. Throughout The Odyssey, there are many examples of perseverance. Odysseus and I share the trait of perseverance throughout our everyday lives. I displayed perseverance when I fasted meat and chocolate for a month.
