42 résultats pour "harrison"
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William Henry Harrison.
in September 1813, Harrison recaptured the city of Detroit, which the British had taken in 1812. The following month he overtook the British and Tecumseh's forces onthe Thames River in Canada. He captured the entire British force. Tecumseh was killed, and his forces were routed. Harrison's triumph on the Thames, although won over inferior forces badly placed, was vitally important because the victory secured the Northwest from the threat of aBritish invasion from Canada. It also added considerab...
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William Henry Harrison
in September 1813, Harrison recaptured the city of Detroit, which the British had taken in 1812. The following month he overtook the British and Tecumseh's forces onthe Thames River in Canada. He captured the entire British force. Tecumseh was killed, and his forces were routed. Harrison's triumph on the Thames, although won over inferior forces badly placed, was vitally important because the victory secured the Northwest from the threat of aBritish invasion from Canada. It also added considerab...
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Harrison, George - rock.
En 1981, à la faveur de la chanson « All Those Years Ago », extraite de Somewhere in England et dédiée à John Lennon récemment assassiné, George Harrison connaît un bref succès, mais l’album Gone Troppo (1982) le replonge dans un relatif oubli pendant quelques années. Jeff Lyne, ancien leader du groupe de rock progressif Electric Light Orchestra, produit Cloud Line (1987) et offre ainsi à George Harrison la possibilité de refaire surface grâce à un album nerveux et original. L’année suiva...
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Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901).
homesteaders against pressure from the powerful railroads. He fought vigorously for Civil War veterans, supported high taxes on imports (called tariffs), payments todisabled and opposed the Chinese Exclusion Act, which stopped Chinese immigration to the U.S. for 10 years ( see Immigration: From 1840 to 1900 ). He also introduced 101 special pension and relief bills in six years. Harrison's name was well known by the Republican National Convention in 1884. In spite of this, Congressman and forme...
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Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901) - Histoire
homesteaders against pressure from the powerful railroads. He fought vigorously for Civil War veterans, supported high taxes on imports (called tariffs), payments todisabled and opposed the Chinese Exclusion Act, which stopped Chinese immigration to the U.S. for 10 years ( see Immigration: From 1840 to 1900 ). He also introduced 101 special pension and relief bills in six years. Harrison's name was well known by the Republican National Convention in 1884. In spite of this, Congressman and forme...
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Ford, Harrison - acteur / actrice.
Né à Chicago (Illinois), Harrison Ford débute sa carrière en 1966 avec des rôles mineurs au cinéma et à la télévision. Il obtient ensuite des rôles secondaires dans American Graffiti (1973) de George Lucas et Conversation secrète (The Conversation, 1974) de Francis Ford Coppola. Puis George Lucas lui confie son premier grand rôle dans la Guerre des étoiles (Star Wars, 1977) et dans les autres films de la série, L'empire contre-attaque (The Empire Strikes Back, 1980) et le Retour du Jedi...
- Harrison, John Harrison, John (1693-1776), horloger anglais, né à Foulby dans le Yorkshire.
- Harrison, Benjamin
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- Harrison, Rex - encyclopédie du théâtre.
- Harrison, William, Henry
- William Henry Harrison - biography.
- Benjamin Harrison - Biography.
- REX HARRISON
- HARRISON FORD
- John Harrison
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Faulkner (William Harrison Falkner, dit William)
Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)Faulkner ( William Harrison Falkner, dit William ), 1897-1962, né à New Albany (Mississippi), écrivain américain. L'aventure littéraire de Faulkner a fait suite à des déceptions dans ses rêves d'amour et de gloire (pilote débutant en 1918 dans la Royal Air Force, il assista immédiatement à la signature de l'armistice). Sa vénération pour Yeats influença ses poèmes ( le Faune de marbre , 1924) et sa prose chargée des sentiments amers de l'après...
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- Tecumseh: "Once a Happy Race" Early in the 19th century, Governor William Henry Harrison of the Indiana Territory made a number of treaties with Native Americans that involved the ceding of land to the United States government.
- Dempsey ( William Harrison.
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Vice President of the United States.
naval operations. Located in northwest Washington at Massachusetts Avenue and 34th Street, the three-story Queen Anne-style house is within easy driving distance ofCapitol Hill and the White House. The vice president receives an annual salary of $189,300. The vice president has a staff and offices in the Everett M. Dirksen Senate Office Building, near the Capitol, toassist with legislative matters, as well as a personal office near the Senate lobby. The vice president also has staff and offices...
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Grover Cleveland.
Americans, Roman Catholics, and Southerners, who all generally supported the Democratic Party. The statement lost Blaine any chance of getting the Irish Americanvote in New York City. The Mugwumps supported Cleveland because of Blaine’s political past. Even the Prohibition Party candidate received 25,000 votes that normallywould have gone to the Republican candidate. New York’s 36 electoral votes swung the election to Cleveland. He won the state’s vote by only about 1000 in a total vote of more...
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Grover Cleveland
Americans, Roman Catholics, and Southerners, who all generally supported the Democratic Party. The statement lost Blaine any chance of getting the Irish Americanvote in New York City. The Mugwumps supported Cleveland because of Blaine’s political past. Even the Prohibition Party candidate received 25,000 votes that normallywould have gone to the Republican candidate. New York’s 36 electoral votes swung the election to Cleveland. He won the state’s vote by only about 1000 in a total vote of more...
- Dempsey (William Harrison, dit Jack)
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National Football League Records.
Norm Johnson 1,736 Matt Stover 1,752* Nick Lowery 1,711 Jan Stenerud 1,699 Jason Elam 1,696* Eddie Murray 1,594 Field Goals MadeMorten Andersen 546* Gary Anderson 538 John Carney 418* Matt Stover 418* Nick Lowery 383 Jan Stenerud 373 Jason Elam 382* Norm Johnson 366 Jason Hanson 362* Eddie Murray 352 Longest Field Goal (yards)Jason Elam 63 Tom Dempsey 63 Morten Andersen 60 Steve Cox 60 Morten Andersen 59 Steve Christie 59 Pete Stoyanovich 59 Tony Franklin 59 InterceptionsPaul Krause 81 Emlen Tun...
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Theodore Roosevelt.
in Oyster Bay, Long Island. The couple had five children, Theodore Jr., Kermit, Ethel Carow, Archibald Bullock, and Quentin. They also raised Alice, Roosevelt’s daughterfrom his first marriage. Discouraged with politics, Roosevelt enjoyed family life and literary pursuits. He wrote Essays on Practical Politics in 1888. The same year he also wrote an opinionated biography of Gouverneur Morris, an American statesman who helped draft the Constitution of the United States. The book revealed far mo...
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Theodore Roosevelt
in Oyster Bay, Long Island. The couple had five children, Theodore Jr., Kermit, Ethel Carow, Archibald Bullock, and Quentin. They also raised Alice, Roosevelt’s daughterfrom his first marriage. Discouraged with politics, Roosevelt enjoyed family life and literary pursuits. He wrote Essays on Practical Politics in 1888. The same year he also wrote an opinionated biography of Gouverneur Morris, an American statesman who helped draft the Constitution of the United States. The book revealed far mo...
- Beatles Groupe vocal et instrumental anglais composé de John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison et Richard Starkey, dit Ringo Starr.
- Harrison William Henry, 1773-1841, né à Charles City County (Virginie), général et homme d'État américain, neuvième président des États-Unis (il fut élu en 1840, mais mourut au bout d'un mois).
- Faulkner ( William Harrison Falkner, dit William ), 1897-1962, né à New Albany (Mississippi), écrivain américain.
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Leichtathletik (Männer): Medaillengewinner der Olympischen Sommerspiele.
1896 Thomas Burke, USA 54,2 Herbert Jamison, USA 55,2 Charles Gmelin, GBR 55,6 1900 Maxwell 'Maxey' Long, USA 49,4 William Holland, USA 49,6 Ernst Schutz, DEN - 1904 Harry Hillman, USA 49,2 Frank Waller, USA 49,9 Herman Groman, USA 50,0 1906 Paul Pilgrim USA 53,2 Wyndham Halswelle,GBR 53,8 Nigel Barker, AUS 54,1 1908 Wyndham Halswelle, GBR 150,0 1912 Charles Reidpath, USA 48,2 Hanns Braun, GER 48,3 Edward Lindberg, USA 48,4 1920 Bevil Rudd, RSA 49,6 Guy Butler, GBR 49,9 Nils Engdahl, SWE 50,0 1...
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War of 1812 - History.
the thorough training they received in handling guns was far ahead of contemporary British standards. As hostilities loomed, Congress authorized a regular army of 35,000 men, but when the United States officially declared war in June 1812, the actual land force was lessthan 10,000 and nearly half of these soldiers were raw recruits. The existing troops were also widely scattered in small garrisons. The government planned tosupplement this regular force with 50,000 volunteers and 100,000 militiam...
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War of 1812 - U.
the thorough training they received in handling guns was far ahead of contemporary British standards. As hostilities loomed, Congress authorized a regular army of 35,000 men, but when the United States officially declared war in June 1812, the actual land force was lessthan 10,000 and nearly half of these soldiers were raw recruits. The existing troops were also widely scattered in small garrisons. The government planned tosupplement this regular force with 50,000 volunteers and 100,000 militiam...
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fiche de lecture de parce que je t'aime
et le suspense : Ils se posent beaucoup de question sans aucune réponse Résumé: Marc Hathaway, Alyson Harrison et Evie Harper ont tous les trois un point commun mais ils ne se connaissaient pas. C'est dans les rues de Manhattan, le 25 décembre que tout commence. Dr Connor fait la rencontre d'Evie dans la rue et d'Alyson au téléphone ensanglanté et Nicole retrouve son mari qui est devenue SDF et qui s'est mis à boire. Il est plongé dans cette tristesse depuis que sa fille a disparue cinq ans...
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fiche de lecture de parce que je t'aime
Marc Hathaway, Alyson Harrison et Evie Harper ont tous les trois un point commun mais ils ne se connaissaient pas. C'est dans les rues de Manhattan, le 25 décembre que tout commence. Dr Connor fait la rencontre d'Evie dans la rue et d'Alyson au téléphone ensanglanté et Nicole retrouve son mari qui est devenue SDF et qui s'est mis à boire. Il est plongé dans cette tristesse depuis que sa fille a disparue cinq ans plus tôt et a décider de se refermer sur lui même deux après. Il est sur que sa f...
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Etats-Unis : chefs d'Etat
L'ÉLECTION DU PRESIDENT AMERICAIN • Les États-Uni s comptent à ce jour 43 présidents , élus au suffrage universel indirect pour quatre ans et rééligibles une seule fois. Ainsi , les Américains n'élisent pas le candidat (démocrate ou républicain ) de leur choi x, mais des grands électeurs censés refléter leur préférence . Cette pratique s'explique en partie par le fait que le pays est une fédération de 50 États , dotés chacun de pouvoirs importants . •...
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Indianapolis - geography.
Amateur athletic competitions are frequent in Indianapolis. Each summer it is the site for the finals of the Hoosier State Games, with athletes of all ages and skill levelscompeting in 21 sports. In 1987 Indianapolis hosted the Tenth Pan American Games, and is often the site for numerous Olympic trials and collegiate sportschampionships. Among the many sports facilities are those for tennis, bicycle racing, skating, and track and field. The city’s professional football team, the Indianapolis Col...
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Sciencefiction (Sprache & Litteratur).
Elemente des Genres häufig mit gesellschaftskritischen Aspekten. Der Biochemiker Isaac Asimov verfasste neben mehreren populärwissenschaftlichen Werken seit Ende derdreißiger Jahre auch wissenschaftlich äußerst fundierte Sciencefictionromane wie Ich, der Roboter (1950) oder die Trilogie Der Tausendjahresplan (1951). Zu den ersten Sciencefictionautoren, denen es gelang, die vorgegebenen Klischees der Gattung zu durchbrechen und besonders ihre literarischen Qualitäten weiterzuentwickeln, gehör...
- Dillard Harrison
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Faulkner (William Harrison Falkner, dit William)
Écrivain américain
* 26.9.1897, New Albany, Mississippi
+ 6.7.1962, Oxford, Mississippi
Les trente premières...
Faulkner (William Harrison Falkner, dit William) Écrivain américain * 26.9.1897, New Albany, Mississippi + 6.7.1962, Oxford, Mississippi Les trente premières années de cet Américain, issu d'une vieille famille aristocratique sudiste, sont marquées par l'échec de ses rêves de gloire et d'action : études littéraires interrompues deux fois, espoir de s'illustrer en s'engageant comme pilote dans l'armée canadienne en 1918 anéanti par la signature de l'armistice l'année suivante, début d'une carrière...
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The Beatles
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INTRODUCTION
Beatlemania
BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc.
more sophisticated lyrical ideas. The group’s next album, Rubber Soul (1965), is regarded as a creative breakthrough. It featured instruments innovative to Western pop/rock music, such as the Indian sitar, and experimental sounds. The Revolver album (1966) was another important advance in songwriting and musical craftsmanship for the band. IV LATER YEARS AND BREAKUP The pressures caused by the group’s extreme popularity—known as Beatlemania—resulted in safety problems for the group, especi...
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horloges et montres
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PRÉSENTATION
horloges et montres, instruments indiquant l'heure et mesurant
l’échappement à levier de Mudge avaient permis d’améliorer la précision des montres. C’est au XVII e siècle que se généralisèrent les aiguilles des minutes et des secondes, ainsi que les verres de protection du cadran. Au cours des siècles qui précédèrent l’apparition des pièces manufacturées, fabriquer des horloges et des montres précises et robustes exigeait une main-d’œuvre hautement qualifiée. Certaines organisations locales d’artisans, telles que la Corporation des horlogers de Paris (1...
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Ohio - geography.
conflict with modified Gulf air and causing frontal or cyclonic storms. Gulf air is dominant in summer. In fall, polar air passing over Lake Erie is modified, delaying thekilling frost along the adjacent shoreline. C1 Temperatures The mean annual temperatures for the state range from 9° C (48° F) in the northeast to 13° C (55° F) in the south. Average January temperatures range from -4° C(24° F) in the west to 2° C (35° F) in the south. July averages are 24° C (76° F) in the south and 23° C (73...
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Ohio - USA History.
conflict with modified Gulf air and causing frontal or cyclonic storms. Gulf air is dominant in summer. In fall, polar air passing over Lake Erie is modified, delaying thekilling frost along the adjacent shoreline. C1 Temperatures The mean annual temperatures for the state range from 9° C (48° F) in the northeast to 13° C (55° F) in the south. Average January temperatures range from -4° C(24° F) in the west to 2° C (35° F) in the south. July averages are 24° C (76° F) in the south and 23° C (73...