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| february 17 in history: Ossianic Controversy John M'Pherson, 1873 |
| february 17 in history: Catalogue State University of Iowa, 1922 |
| february 17 in history: On This Day in Detroit History Bill Loomis, 2016 One day at a time, discover colorful Motor City moments in history spanning more than three centuries. On November 5, 1851, Voice of the Fugitive published a letter in support of escaped slaves. On July 3, 1904, Monk Parry became the first monkey to drive a car, and on January 16, 1919, the Statler Hotel menu offered whale meat for dinner. The legendary Steve Yzerman was named captain of the Red Wings on October 7, 1986. Local historian Bill Loomis covers the big events and remarkable stories of life and culture from Detroit's founding to its recent struggles and rebirth. |
| february 17 in history: Iwo Jima Recon Richard D. Camp, Dick Camp, Iwo Jima, February 17, 1945: The mission: to scout the beaches for underwater obstacles and mines and determine whether the soil would support vehicles. Four Navy Underwater Demolition Teams (predecessor to the SEALS) and twenty-two Marine observers-backed by battleships Tennessee and Nevada, a cruiser, several destroyers, and twelve Landing Craft Infantry ships configured as gunboats proceeded with the operation. The story of what followed - the battle for Iwo Jima that no one knows - is fully told for the first time in this book, a heart-stopping account of ill-equipped but heroic forces under fire from an unexpected, overwhelming enemy. Drawing on first-person accounts, deck logs, and after-action reports, Dick Camp brings the action to harrowing life: the thin-skinned reconfigured LCIs fighting it out with the Japanese in a valiant effort to protect the swimmers caught five hundred yards off the beach; the battleship Nevada ignoring orders to withdraw and moving in to knock out the enemys heavy caliber guns; the devastating action - casualities of 40 percent - that very likely saved the actual landing on the 19th. |
| february 17 in history: Beatleness Candy Leonard, 2016-07-05 “A must-have for Beatles fans looking for new insight . . . Leonard uncovers fresh ideas [that] . . . six decades of Beatles literature passed over. —The Spectrum Part generational memoir and part cultural history of the sixties, Beatleness is the first book to tell the story of the Beatles and their impact on America from the fans’ perspective. When the Beatles arrived in the United States on February 7, 1964, they immediately became a constant, compelling presence in fans’ lives. For the next six years, the band presented a nonstop deluge of steadily evolving sounds, ideas, and images that transformed the childhood and adolescence of millions of baby boomers and nurtured a relationship unique in history. Exploring that relationship against the backdrop of the sexual revolution, political assassinations, the Vietnam War, and other events, Beatleness examines critically the often-heard assertion that the Beatles “changed everything” and shows how—through the interplay between the group, the fans, and the culture—that change came about. Beatleness incorporates hundreds of hours of in-depth fan interviews and includes many fan vignettes. Offering a fresh perspective and new insights on the Beatles phenomenon, it allows readers to experience—or re-experience—what it was like to be a young person during those transformative years. |
| february 17 in history: Birthdays of the Rich and Famous: Almanac Vol. 2 Joseph J. Randazzo, 2019-04-29 This collector’s edition of, Birthdays of the Rich and Famous helps us look at the men and women in history who have spent a lifetime to achieve excellence in whatever field or carriers chosen, as we acknowledge them and honor their participation towards service. This very prestigious historical uplifting body of work is now presented in a format of 365 pages of calendar days where you will discover 3 masterful Birthdays on any day of the year. Plus, the additional list of 105 special iconic celebrities Birthdays. |
| february 17 in history: Christ and History Frederick E. Crowe. S.J., 2015-01-01 First published in 2005 by Novalis, St Paul University, Ottawa, Canada--Title page verso. |
| february 17 in history: The Quotable Feynman Richard P. Feynman, 2015-09-29 A treasure-trove of illuminating and entertaining quotations from beloved physicist Richard P. Feynman Some people say, ‘How can you live without knowing?' I do not know what they mean. I always live without knowing. That is easy. How you get to know is what I want to know.—Richard P. Feynman Nobel Prize–winning physicist Richard P. Feynman (1918–88) was that rarest of creatures—a towering scientific genius who could make himself understood by anyone and who became as famous for the wit and wisdom of his popular lectures and writings as for his fundamental contributions to science. The Quotable Feynman is a treasure-trove of this revered and beloved scientist's most profound, provocative, humorous, and memorable quotations on a wide range of subjects. Carefully selected by Richard Feynman's daughter, Michelle Feynman, from his spoken and written legacy, including interviews, lectures, letters, articles, and books, the quotations are arranged under two dozen topics—from art, childhood, discovery, family, imagination, and humor to mathematics, politics, science, religion, and uncertainty. These brief passages—about 500 in all—vividly demonstrate Feynman's astonishing yet playful intelligence, and his almost constitutional inability to be anything other than unconventional, engaging, and inspiring. The result is a unique, illuminating, and enjoyable portrait of Feynman's life and thought that will be cherished by his fans at the same time that it provides an ideal introduction to Feynman for readers new to this intriguing and important thinker. The book features a foreword in which physicist Brian Cox pays tribute to Feynman and describes how his words reveal his particular genius, a piece in which cellist Yo-Yo Ma shares his memories of Feynman and reflects on his enduring appeal, and a personal preface by Michelle Feynman. It also includes some previously unpublished quotations, a chronology of Richard Feynman's life, some twenty photos of Feynman, and a section of memorable quotations about Feynman from other notable figures. Features: Approximately 500 quotations, some of them previously unpublished, arranged by topic A foreword by Brian Cox, reflections by Yo-Yo Ma, and a preface by Michelle Feynman A chronology of Feynman's life Some twenty photos of Feynman A section of quotations about Feynman from other notable figures Some notable quotations of Richard P. Feynman: The thing that doesn't fit is the most interesting. Thinking is nothing but talking to yourself inside. It is wonderful if you can find something you love to do in your youth which is big enough to sustain your interest through all your adult life. Because, whatever it is, if you do it well enough (and you will, if you truly love it), people will pay you to do what you want to do anyway. I'd hate to die twice. It's so boring. |
| february 17 in history: The Historical Magazine, and Notes and Queries Concerning the Antiquities, History, and Biography of America , 1859 |
| february 17 in history: 13 Hours Mitchell Zuckoff, 2014-09-09 The harrowing, true account from the brave men on the ground who fought back during the Battle of Benghazi. 13 Hours presents, for the first time ever, the true account of the events of September 11, 2012, when terrorists attacked the US State Department Special Mission Compound and a nearby CIA station called the Annex in Benghazi, Libya. A team of six American security operators fought to repel the attackers and protect the Americans stationed there. Those men went beyond the call of duty, performing extraordinary acts of courage and heroism, to avert tragedy on a much larger scale. This is their personal account, never before told, of what happened during the thirteen hours of that now-infamous attack. 13 Hours sets the record straight on what happened during a night that has been shrouded in mystery and controversy. Written by New York Times bestselling author Mitchell Zuckoff, this riveting book takes readers into the action-packed story of heroes who laid their lives on the line for one another, for their countrymen, and for their country. 13 Hours is a stunning, eye-opening, and intense book--but most importantly, it is the truth. The story of what happened to these men--and what they accomplished--is unforgettable. |
| february 17 in history: Humanities , 2006 |
| february 17 in history: Voices of a People's History of the United States Howard Zinn, Anthony Arnove, 2011-01-04 Here in their own words are Frederick Douglass, George Jackson, Chief Joseph, Martin Luther King Jr., Plough Jogger, Sacco and Vanzetti, Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen, Mark Twain, and Malcolm X, to name just a few of the hundreds of voices that appear in Voices of a People's History of the United States, edited by Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove. Paralleling the twenty-four chapters of Zinn's A People's History of the United States, Voices of a People’s History is the long-awaited companion volume to the national bestseller. For Voices, Zinn and Arnove have selected testimonies to living history—speeches, letters, poems, songs—left by the people who make history happen but who usually are left out of history books—women, workers, nonwhites. Zinn has written short introductions to the texts, which range in length from letters or poems of less than a page to entire speeches and essays that run several pages. Voices of a People’s History is a symphony of our nation’s original voices, rich in ideas and actions, the embodiment of the power of civil disobedience and dissent wherein lies our nation’s true spirit of defiance and resilience. |
| february 17 in history: The Centennial History of Illinois: The era of the civil war, 1848-1870, by A.C. Cole, 1919 Illinois. Centennial Commission, 1919 |
| february 17 in history: Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey ... Francis Bazley Lee, 1910 |
| february 17 in history: 1861-1895 Francis Newton Thorpe, 1901 |
| february 17 in history: The American Historical Register and Monthly Gazette of the Historic, Military and Patriotic-hereditary Societies of the United States of America , 1896 |
| february 17 in history: Do the Right Thing David A. Duryea, 2015-07-28 This book puts an interesting perspective on the approach of business improvement, presenting in very clear ways how to understand, embrace, and obtain realistic improvements. It directly explains business improvement in a holistic approach that starts with the core of a business and drives all the way through successful improvement initiatives. This method will help a company defy the next economic downturn, incubate a new venture, or re-invent your organization to achieve the next level of performance. Drive your company to be an industry best in class leader. If you are in any way involved in your companys business improvement as a business professional, technology manager, or engaged executive leader you will find these methods successful, reality based, and ultimately the right thing for your company. |
| february 17 in history: A Day in United States History - Book 1 Paul R. Wonning, Written in a this day in history, format, this collection of North American colonial history events includes 366 history stories. The historical collection of tales include many well-known as well as some little known events in the saga of the United States. The easy to follow this day in history, format covers a wide range of the people, places and events of early American history. Diverse Historical Stories Learn about the establishment of the first public museum, the first magazine published in the colonies and the first protest against slavery. Readers will find tales about Benjamin Franklin, James Oglethorpe, Patrick Henry and Christopher Columbus. Little Known Historical Events Many little known events like Lord Berkley selling half of New Jersey to the Quakers, a slave revolt in New York and the 1689 Boston revolt. This Day in History The this day in history, format includes 366 stories of United States history in every month of the year, allowing readers to read one interesting history tale a day for an entire year. It is a great introduction to history for children. This day in history, colonial history, history tales, historical collection, history events, history stories |
| february 17 in history: The US Senate and the Commonwealth Mitch McConnell, Roy E. BrownellII, 2019-06-07 Kentucky has long punched above its weight in the US Senate, as some of the nation's most distinguished senators have hailed from the Commonwealth. Despite its relatively small population for much of American history, Kentucky has produced a record two Senate majority leaders, a record three Senate majority whips, and one of the country's greatest lawmakers, Henry Clay. These Kentuckians played an important role in the evolution of leadership institutions in the Senate. Official positions such as Senate majority leader and majority whip are nowhere to be found in the Constitution or early American history, yet today these offices have essentially eclipsed the constitutionally created legislative leadership positions of vice president and president pro tempore. While Kentucky senators have played a vital role in leading the Senate and in its institutional history, no book has told the story in its entirety. The US Senate and the Commonwealth is the first book of its kind to provide a detailed, yet accessible, discussion of the US Senate's leadership throughout its 225-year history. Senator Mitch McConnell and Roy E. Brownell II weave together the history of the Senate with lively portraits of prominent Kentucky senators as well as firsthand reflections about legislative leadership by a Senate majority leader. The authors illuminate and humanize this discussion by exploring the colorful and vivid lives of fifteen Kentucky lawmakers, including Henry Clay, Alben Barkley, and John Sherman Cooper. This compelling and fascinating study is an essential resource. |
| february 17 in history: The Tootin' Louie Donovan L. Hofsommer, 2005 The definitive history of one of the Midwest's most remarkable railroads. |
| february 17 in history: The Journal of Education , 1926 |
| february 17 in history: Journal Michigan. Legislature. Senate, 1919 Includes extra sessions. |
| february 17 in history: The History, Civil, Political and Military, of the Southern Rebellion Orville James Victor, 1861 |
| february 17 in history: The Birth of Classical Europe Simon Price, Peter Thonemann, 2011-02-17 An innovative and intriguing look at the foundations of Western civilization from two leading historians; the first volume in the Penguin History of Europe The influence of ancient Greece and Rome can be seen in every aspect of our lives. From calendars to democracy to the very languages we speak, Western civilization owes a debt to these classical societies. Yet the Greeks and Romans did not emerge fully formed; their culture grew from an active engagement with a deeper past, drawing on ancient myths and figures to shape vibrant civilizations. In The Birth of Classical Europe, the latest entry in the much-acclaimed Penguin History of Europe, historians Simon Price and Peter Thonemann present a fresh perspective on classical culture in a book full of revelations about civilizations we thought we knew. In this impeccably researched and immensely readable history we see the ancient world unfold before us, with its grand cast of characters stretching from the great Greeks of myth to the world-shaping Caesars. A landmark achievement, The Birth of Classical Europe provides insight into an epoch that is both incredibly foreign and surprisingly familiar. |
| february 17 in history: History of New York State, 1523-1927 James Sullivan, 1927 |
| february 17 in history: Annual Report of the American Historical Association American Historical Association, 1907 |
| february 17 in history: The Bookseller, Newsdealer and Stationer , 1916 |
| february 17 in history: Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending ... Kentucky. Auditor of Public Accounts, 1877 |
| february 17 in history: History of Colonel Edmund Phinney's 31st Regiment of Foot Charles Edwin Allen, Edward Henry Elwell, Henry Sweetser Burrage, James Ware Bradbury, Joseph Williamson, Josiah Hayden Drummond, Leonard Bond Chapman, Nathan Goold, Peter Leary (Jr.), Samuel Thomas Dole, William Goold, William Widgery Thomas, 1896 |
| february 17 in history: Minuteman John Kennedy Ohl, 2001 Beightler's service in France during World War I and his successful leadership of the 37th in WWII's New Georgia, Bougainville, and Luzon campaigns are portrayed against the often rocky relationship between the Guard and the regular military establishment.--BOOK JACKET. |
| february 17 in history: From German Prisoner of War to American Citizen Barbara Schmitter Heisler, 2014-11-29 Among the many German immigrants to the United States over the years, one group is unusual: former prisoners of war who had spent between one and three years on American soil and who returned voluntarily as immigrants after the war. Drawing on archival sources and in-depth interviews with 35 former prisoners who made the return, the book outlines the conditions that defined their unusual experiences and traces their journeys from captive enemies to American citizens. Although the respondents came from different backgrounds, and arrived in America at different times between 1943 and 1945, their experiences as prisoners of war not only left an indelible impression, they also provided them with opportunities and resources that helped them leave Germany behind and return to the place where we had the good life. |
| february 17 in history: Kansas and Kansans in World War I Blake A. Watson, 2024-10-21 When president Woodrow Wilson spoke in Topeka on February 2, 1916, in favor of a stronger military, he faced skepticism and outright opposition from many Kansas residents—including Governor Arthur Capper and University of Kansas chancellor Frank Strong. But when war against Germany was declared two months later, Kansans joined forces to lend support in money and manpower. In Kansas and Kansans in World War I, Blake Watson helps readers understand how World War I affected Kansas and its residents, and how Kansans in turn had an impact on the outcome of the Great War. Through thorough and extensive use of letters, newspapers, and other documents, Watson brings individual soldiers’ service to life, using their own words to describe their attitudes and experiences. Watson also looks at Kansans’ service and support on the home front, chronicling Kansans’ participation in initiatives such as Liberty Loan bonds, newspapers’ publication of military service honor rolls and soldiers’ letters from abroad, and the xenophobia and hysteria that confronted Mennonites—who were pacifists—and German Americans. Finally, Watson describes postwar efforts to honor Kansas veterans and fallen soldiers with commemorations and memorials, including Haskell University’s Memorial Arch, the University of Kansas’s Memorial Stadium and Memorial Union, and Kansas State University’s Memorial Stadium. |
| february 17 in history: A History of Fort Worth in Black & White Richard F. Selcer, 2015-12-15 A History of Fort Worth in Black & White fills a long-empty niche on the Fort Worth bookshelf: a scholarly history of the city's black community that starts at the beginning with Ripley Arnold and the early settlers, and comes down to today with our current battles over education, housing, and representation in city affairs. The book's sidebars on some noted and some not-so-noted African Americans make it appealing as a school text as well as a book for the general reader. Using a wealth of primary sources, Richard Selcer dispels several enduring myths, for instance the mistaken belief that Camp Bowie trained only white soldiers, and the spurious claim that Fort Worth managed to avoid the racial violence that plagued other American cities in the twentieth century. Selcer arrives at some surprisingly frank conclusions that will challenge current politically correct notions. |
| february 17 in history: History of Caldwell and Livingston Counties, Missouri , 1886 |
| february 17 in history: Iowa Journal of History , 1912 |
| february 17 in history: The History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Thomas Williams Bicknell, 1920 |
| february 17 in history: Whiggish International Law Christopher R. Rossi, 2019-03-25 International law’s turn to history in the Americas receives invigorated refreshment with Christopher Rossi’s adaptation of the insightful and inter-disciplinary teachings of the English School and Cambridge contextualists to problems of hemispheric methodology and historiography. Rossi sheds new light on abridgments of history and the propensity to construct and legitimize whiggish understandings of international law based on simplified tropes of liberal and postcolonial treatments of the Monroe Doctrine. Central to his story is the retelling of the Monroe Doctrine by its supreme early twentieth century interlocutor, Elihu Root and other like-minded internationalists. Rossi’s revival of whiggish international law cautions against the contemporary tendency to re-read history with both eyes cast on the ideological present as a justification for misperceived historical sequencing. |
| february 17 in history: Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois Newton Bateman, Paul Selby, Charles Linnaeus Hostetter, 1913 |
| february 17 in history: The Constitutions and Other Select Documents Illustrative of the History of France, 1789-1907 Frank Maloy Anderson, 1904 |
| february 17 in history: Library of Universal History Israel Smith Clare, 1899 |
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