Winston Churchill and his Glow Worm
Winston Churchill and his Glow Worm
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1157 – The Battle of Grathe Heath brings to a surcease the bloody civil war in Denmark.
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A short, sharp hit of history in video format. Acclaimed Irish playwright and novelist Oscar Wilde was the toast of London society in the 1890s until things came decidedly unstuck through an association with a young British aristocrat, Lord Alfred Douglas, known as ‘Bosie’.
The source for this HistoryWow video is: Oscar and Bosie - A Fatal Passion by Trevor Fisher; General Historical Texts.
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- I was born in Athens in 495 BCE to the aristocratic Alcmaeonid family.
- I used my skill, oratory and family influence to rise to a leadership role, acting as virtually an uncrowned king.
- Politically a radical, I helped push through constitutional reforms that brought about full Athenian democracy (462-461 BCE).
- A major opponent of Sparta, it was my unremitting opposition which led to the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BCE).
- To my death I remained a passionate advocate for Athens’ democratic principles and system of government.
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Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859)
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“On the day when brute force gains ascendency in India, all distinctions of East and West, of ancient and modern, will have disappeared. That will be the day of my test.”
Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948), Indian nationalistSource: Selected Political Writings by Mahatma Gandhi
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William Henry Harrison (1773-1841)US statesman. After an early career on the frontier, including as governor of Indiana territory, he served in the War of 1812, which saw the defeat of the British at the Battle of the Thames. In 1816 he was elected to Congress, becoming a senator in 1824. He was elected president in 1841 but died of pneumonia a month after his inauguration.
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