John Brown was born into a deeply religious family in Torrington, Connecticut, in 1800. His father, Owen, was vehemently opposed to slavery. So his father and mother, Ruth, moved the family to northern Ohio, when John was five. His father opened a tannery. At the age of 16, John left his family and went to Plainfield, Massachusetts, where he enrolled in a preparatory program.
Chester W. Nimitz was born at Fredericksburg, TX on February 24, 1885 and was the son of Chester B. and Anna Nimitz. Nimitz's father died before he was born and as a young man he was influenced by his grandfather Charles H. Nimitz who had served as a merchant seaman. Attending Tivy High School, Kerrville, TX, Nimitz originally wished to attend West Point but was unable to do so as no appointments were available. Meeting with Congressman James L. Slayden, Nimitz was informed that one competitive appointment was available to Annapolis. Viewing the US Naval Academy as his best option for continuing his education, Nimitz devoted himself to studying and succeeded in winning the appointment.
Hector Del Pozo History 378 Instructor: Frank Alduino AN INTERVIEW WITH EDWIN VALER FOR THE IMIGRATION ORAL HISTORY RESEARCH PAPER INTERVIEW CONDUCTED BY HECTOR DEL POZO BALTIMORE, MARYLAND NOVEMBER 3, 2013 BIOGRAPHY Edwin Valer was born March 12 1965 in the small region of Abancay, Peru. He was one of seven brothers and sisters, being brought up in a really humble Christian home. At the age of seventeen losing his father due to the shinning path (Internal conflict) lead by Sendero Luminoso, he was forced to grow up fast. Moving to the capital of Lima, Peru at the age of 20 to better him self and help his family that was struggling. Having one aunt and his older brother leave for the United states 1984, he was determined to follow that path at any cost, with the horrible living conditions in Peru and the lack of opportunities to clime the social latter and better yourself.
He attended Ohio state university but dropped out after one quarter after failing to attend most of he's classes. After this Dharmer's father forces him to enroll in the army. Dharmer did well there for two years but ended up being discharged to he's alcholism. Dharmer then headed to Miami, Florida because he claimed he was tried of the cold and he did not want to face he's father. In 1982 Dharmer went to live with he's grandmother in West Allis where he continued living here for six years.
(“Life and Times”) Martin has written 20 works. The most famous being the Song of Ice and Fire series, which has won many awards. Notable examples include a Hugo award (novella) for A Song for Lya in 1974 from the World Science Fiction Society and the Ignotius Award for best foreign novel in 2002 for A Game of Thrones. He was included in TIME magazine’s list of 100 most influential people in 2001. He has also written the screenplay for 5 episodes of The Twilight Zone.
On May 17th 1939 Gary Pauslen was born. In the process of becoming "one of america's most popualar writers for young people" "(about gary)" he has had a rough life. His father was an army officer, on patton's staff, who spent all of World War Two overseas. He did not even meet his own father until he was seven years old. In school he was never a dedicated student.
William Carlos Williams [17th September, 1833 – 4th March, 1963] William Carlos Williams was an American poet, born in Rutherford, New Jersey. He died at the age of 79. With being a very successful poet, Williams was also a paediatrician and a general practitioner. He belonged to the modern era of literature and his works were profoundly associated with modernism and imagism. In addition to poems, Williams wrote short stories, essays, novels, plays and also did translation.
At the age of 18, Benjamin enrolls in Yale College but having run out of hair dye on the day of registration, is sent home by officials, who think he is a 50-year-old lunatic. In 1880, Benjamin is 20, his father gives him a control of Roger Button & Co. Wholesale Hardware. He meets Hildegarde Moncrief, a daughter of General Moncrief, and falls in love with her at the first sight. Hildegarde mistakes Benjamin for a 50-year old brother of Roger Button, and without realizing the fact of Benjamin's abnormality, the two get married six months later. Years later, Benjamin's business has been a great success, but his family life hasn't been well for him.
BIOGRAPHY OF PAUL ROBESON Paul Robeson – athlete, scholar, lawyer, stage actor, movie star, labor activist and civil rights leader – was born in Princeton, New Jersey, on April 9, 1898. His father, the Rev. William Drew Robeson, was a former slave; his mother, Maria Louisa Bustill, was part Cherokee Indian. In 1915, Paul entered Rutgers University. At Rutgers, Paul won a total of 15 letters in track, basketball, baseball and football and twice was elected to the collegiate All-American football team.
Chuck was quoted in an interview saying “I think a lot of my shyness and non-athleticism came because I didn’t have a father to instill those in me,” he says. Chuck has been married twice, first to Dianne Holecheck in 1958 and had two children son Mike in 1963, and son Eric in 1965. They Divorced in 1988 after 30 years of marriage Chuck also had a daughter out of wedlock in 1964 named Dina that he was unaware of until she was 16 years old.. In 1998 he married a former model Gena O’Kelly who was 23 years younger than Norris, the same age as his oldest son. In 2001