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Brief History of Prince Hall Masonry
A BRIEF HISTORY OF PRINCE HALL FREEMASONRY IN MASSACHUSETTS On March 6, 17, Prince Hall and 14 men of color were made masons in Lodge #441 of the Irish Registry attached to the 38th British Foot Infantry at Castle William Island in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts. It marked the first time that Black men were made masons in America. About a year later, since the conflict between England and America had commenced, the British Foot Infantry
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History of Computers
History of Computers Table of Contents Table of Contents.............................2 Abstract........................................3 Body of Research.........................4 - 6 Conclusion.....................................7 Bibliography...................................8 Abstract This project explains the history of computers, starting from Howard Aiken's Harvard Mark I to present day time. Although I have not gone over all of the models in my report, I have chosen those which I feel have had the greatest effect on the computer world. I will show how in just forty years, computers have
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The History of Nbc
The History of NBC News Channel 4 signed on the air as WNBT on July 1,1941, at 1:29 p.m. This historic event was the beginning of commercial television in the United States. At 2:30 p.m. the same day, WNBT again made history when 4,000 television sets were tuned to the station's first telecast, a game at Ebbets Field between Brooklyn and Philadelphia, followed by the P&G sponsored "Truth or Consequences" and "Uncle Jim's Questions
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Mobile Telephone History
Abstract : Mobile Telephone History This article describes how mobile telephones, for decades a near dormant technology, became the dynamic and perhaps most important communication tool of our lives. Commercial mobile telephony began in 1946. The cellular radio concept was published in 1947. But only since 1995 have mobiles become low cost, rich in features, and used world wide. We first examine mobile telephony’s early and bulky beginnings. Next, the long journey to analog cellular.
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Economic History of St. Louis
Davey Oetting 12/1/06 History of St. Louis St. Louis was acquired from France by the United States under President Thomas Jefferson in 1803, as part of the Louisiana Purchase. It was founded by the French in 1764 when Auguste Chouteau established a fur-trading post and Pierre LaclÐ"Ðde Liguest, a New Orleans merchant, founded a town at the present site. They named it after King Louis XV of France and his patron saint, Louis IX. From
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Google's History
A search engine was built in January 1996, as a research project by Larry Page, who was soon joined by Sergey Brin, two Ph.D. students at Stanford University, California. This search engine was named “BackRub,” and it was the beginning of a new era. The name of this website was changed afterward to what we know now as “Google.” I have been studying the business case of Google in one of my MIS classes and
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Does History Contribute to Underdevelopment in Africa?
INTRODUCTION. I agree that history has a place in explaining underdevelopment in Africa. First and foremost the history of Africa is the history of colonialism and underdevelopment. It is the history of slavery, of wars, conflicts and hunger. It is also the history of the beginnings of man and civilization. However, while underdevelopment was as old as Africa itself, colonialism came about between 1885 and 1906. For most of Africa according to Akintoye (1976), colonialism
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History of Scuba
SCUBA Ever since the caveman humans have had a fascination with the water for many reason. It was a source of food, mystery and many helpful tools. The first ever trace of scuba was thousands of years ago when primitive man decided to use a hollow read to breathe through. Though the reed was light and worked well it limited the dive to the very surface of the water. The initials scuba stand for self
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The Tower of London: A Landmark Alive with History
The Tower of London: A Landmark Alive With History The Tower of London is one of the most famous and visited historic monuments in the world. For some people it conjures up images of Norman architecture and towering battlements, but most associate it with arms and armour, ravens, the Crown Jewels, Yeoman Warders, imprisonment, death and ghostly apparitions. But this does not do it justice: the history of the Tower and its buildings is a
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Halloween's History
Smoking For many people, smoking all starts with teenagers because of cigarette advertising. Cigarette advertising is everywhere, for example, "They link the use of tobacco with precisely those attributes and qualities in life such things as happiness, wealth, prestige, sophistication, success, maturity, athletic ability, virility, creativity, sexual satisfaction, and others that the habitual use of drugs usually diminishes and destroys" (Lane). However, the long term effects of smoking are no so pretty. Later down the
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History
H I S T O R Y The word history is most commonly used to express a thing that has already happened. So one can say that the mankind LIVES the history. But the term history does not mean only this - it means much more: it can also mean a kind of science, that has a growing importance in the developed world. But why has history as science such a big importance? It's because
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The History of Flamenco Dancing
Flamenco is an individualistic, yet structured folk art from AndalusÐ"a, Spain. It is often improvised and spontaneous, the song, dance and guitar are blended together by the passionate rhythms of southern Spain.Gypsies say " it's in the blood", but Spain's famous poet and writer Fredrico Garcia Lorca, called flamenco one of the most gigantic inventions of the Spanish people. The tragic lyrics and tones of flamenco clearly reflect the sufferings of the gypsy people. It
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World History
From the late 17th century to the early 18th century two opposing political philosophies went to battled with the development of the American Constitution. America's best political minds gathered in the Northeast in order to find common ground in a governmental structure. The federalists strongly supported the Constitution as it was written and did not think a bill of rights was needed. The anti-federalist felt as though a bill of rights would prevent the central
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Black History Unit Opinion Essay
Q: What have you learned from our Black History unit? Have you changed your mind about past and/or current issues? How can you make a difference in eliminating discrimination in our society? A: I've always known that slavery and discrimination towards blacks used to exist. It's always been a part of me, a part of my knowledge. However, I never realized the seriousness, and the unfairness of the whole affair until we began studying it
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Ncaa History
NCAA: A HISTORY BY: Lt. Col. Julian Malonso, P.A. (RES) Former President Phil. Olympic The NCAA was founded in 1924 upon the initiative of Dr. Regino R. Ylanan. He was the head of the physical education of the University of the Philippines, when it was still located on the areas of Taft Avenue, Padre Faura, Florida (Now Orosa) and Isaac Peral (now United Nations) streets in Ermita. The original members were UP, UST, UM, Ateneo,
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The Home Depot History
The Home Depot History The Home Depot was formed in 1979 by Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank in Atlanta, Georgia. Home Depot virtually revolutionized the do-it-yourself home improvement industry in the United States almost overnight. The two entrepreneurs opened their stores which were no frills warehouses. In 1998 the average Home Depot carried 35,000 products. Products varied from well known national brands to propriety Home Depot brands. Home Depot held its IPO in 1981 and
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Genocide in Our History
Genocide In our History Through out history there has been a numerous amount of massacres, holocauts, and genocides. These horrible acts of violence are also known as a massive killing of a nationality, members of an ethnic group or people of a certain religion. Within my life time there has been a genocide that has stood out to be one of the most horrifying events. This genocide would be the killing of the Tutsis and
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History of Glabalization
Since the word has both technical and political meanings, different groups will have differing histories of "globalization". In general use within the field of economics and political economy, however, it is a history of increasing trade between nations based on stable institutions that allow firms in different nations to exchange goods and services with minimal friction. The term "liberalization" came to mean the acceptance of the Neoclassical economic model which is based on the unimpeded
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Us History
During the 20th century the United States of America emerged as the world's greatest leading super power. This development is due in part to the success of the United States military. They have risk their lives on numerous occasions to support and protect the beliefs of fellow Americans. Some of their most important battles of the 20th century they encountered are the reasons we are still up and running candidates for the job. The
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History of World
A siege is defined as the surrounding or blockading of a city or town by an army attempting to capture it, and on Tuesday, June 7th, 1099, the city of Jerusalem was under siege. Jerusalem, which was a city in the middle east that was designated as a great holy place, had been long awaiting this siege, for they had set out on a long and bitter journey for liberation several years before. However,
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Constitutional History of Pakistan
Political backdrop of the time - Ayub Khan had transferred power to Yahya - Yahya in jail - Bhutto government in power - Altaf Hassan Gauhar (Dawn Editor) and Malik Ghulam Jilani had both arrested under martial law regulations - Punjab and Sindh High Courts had dismissed their habeas corpus and bail petitions for lack of jurisdiction, and the Supreme Court took on the combined appeal in 1972 Revoking Dosso's case SC decided 3 related
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Zinn Importance of History
When I was reflecting on question one, a couple of things came to my mind. Number one; the genesis of the word history, was it his-story? Number 2 is it not a form of ideological control? Henry Kissinger from his book; A World Restored says "History is a memory of the state". Kissinger being the poster child of world dominance and imperialistic policy was speaking from the prospective of the elite. This is a very
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History of Artificial Fibre Production
Attempt to produce man-made fibre was first started with Ð''Artificial Silk' at 1855 in England by Swiss chemist named Audemars. The fibrous inner bark of mulberry tree was then chemically modified to produce cellulose. At 1880s, sir Joseph Swan an English chemist experimented by forcing the cellulose liquid through fine holes into a coagulating bath. First commercial production of artificial fibre was achieved by French chemist Count Hilaire de chardonnet at 1889 in France. At
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The History of India's Modernization
The History of India's Modernization Because of external influence, India modernized at the turn of the twentieth century. It was originally a long-established, traditional country. They were for the most part against British interference, due to their religious traditions and culture. Due to colonialism, their country turned upside down and back again. India transformed in many ways: politically, economically, socially, and technologically. India has also felt the stings of long-term effects of colonialism, and does
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History of the Royal Theatre, Bath
INTRODUCTION In 1700, Bath had a population of 3000 and was still a provincial, walled town. People came there to take the waters as a cure for arthritis and rheumatisms. Queen Anne was amongst these visitors in 1702 and 1703, and her visit made the city popular. Throughout the 18th century, the number of visitors rapidly increased and Bath became a city of pleasure_the elite would come there to spend the summer season bathing, playing
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