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Vor 5 Tagen · John Knox (born c. 1514, near Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland—died November 24, 1572, Edinburgh) was the foremost leader of the Scottish Reformation, who set the austere moral tone of the Church of Scotland and shaped the democratic form of government it adopted.
Vor 2 Tagen · Alexander Hamilton. Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755, or 1757 [a] – July 12, 1804) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first secretary of the treasury from 1789 to 1795 during George Washington's presidency . Born out of wedlock in Charlestown, Nevis, Hamilton was orphaned as a child and ...
Vor einem Tag · Increasingly, some presidents begin the process of “legacy building” before they’ve even vacated the White House. June 5, 2024, marks twenty years since the death of Ronald Reagan, the country’s fortieth president. Reagan was the first successful two-term president since Eisenhower almost thirty years before (Johnson, Nixon, Ford, and ...
If I'd had Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, Henry Knox, Edmund Randolph and Thomas Jefferson in my cabinet I would have been great too. Presidents get credit for the work done in their administration, partly because they appoint the people doing the work.
Vor 3 Tagen · Who was John Knox, and how did he become involved in the Reformaton? John Knox (c. 1514 – 24 November 1572) was a pivotal figure in the Scottish Reformation, an influential minister, theologian, and writer who played a significant role in founding the...
Vor 5 Tagen · On May 26, 946, Edmund I, King of the English was stabbed to death at a royal hunting lodge in Pucklechurch, north of Bath, England while celebrating the feast of St. Augustine of Canterbury. Recent research indicates that Edmund may have been the victim of political assassination.
Vor 3 Tagen · Their lives briefly intersected in 1794 when Massachusetts Governor Adams saved Tufts’ life by commuting the thief’s death sentence to life in prison. As Henry’s distant descendant and hearing captivating family lore, author Nathaniel Parry wondered why Adams saved Tufts’ life. Parry’s research into this question forms the basis of ...
