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What are the accomplishments in India?

India i.e Bharat has innumerable accomplishments from which all the countries have learnt something or the other.India gave a language in in the form of Sanskrit the mother of… (MORE)

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What did Cabrillo accomplish?

Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo was a Portuguese explorer who was the first European to navigate the coast of present day California. He was also one of the founders of the city o… (MORE)

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What was Hannibal's accomplishments?

He ran a successful invasion of Italy during the Second Punic War, which kept in the defensive for fifteen years. When Rome changed its strategy and invaded Carthage, he was r… (MORE)

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What were the accomplishments of Trajan?

some of his accomplishments are . . . he was the first nonitalian emperor he also expanded romes territory to its furthest limits. he also is known as optimus princeps " the… (MORE)

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What did Henry Hudson accomplish or did not accomplish?

Accomplished: Henry Hudson is credited for discovering New York, and he discovered the Hudson River, and so it was named after him. Not Accomplished: Henry… (MORE)

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What are Mali's accomplishments?

Mali had many different accomplishments but the most important ones were: the building of libraries and Islamic school and the most important the building of the Timbuktu Univ… (MORE)

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What were the accomplishments of the Chaldeans?

Some accomplishments of the Chaldeans were: the sun dial, and the 7 day week. Chaldea is acually neo babalonia or new babylon, so they still had the hanging gardens, which are… (MORE)

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How do I explain my accomplishments?

People can explain their accomplishments by describing how they received an award. They can describe the obstacles they overcame to receive the accomplishment.

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What are Oprahs accomplishments?

In the year 1972, Oprah Winfrey won the Miss Black Tennessee beauty pageant and started working with a local black radio station WVOL as a news presenter.In the year 1973 Opra…h graduated from Tennessee State University with a degree in Speech and Performing Arts and became the first black TV news anchor reporter with WTVF-TV.In 1983, Oprah moved to Chicago to host WLS-TV's low-rated half-hour morning talk-show, AM Chicago and within months after Oprah took over, the show went on to become the highest rated talk show in Chicago and was renamed as "The Oprah Winfrey Show".In the year 1987, Oprah won her first Emmy award for best talk/service show host and best show.Oprah received the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's Entertainer of the year award in 1989.Oprah testified before the US congress and initiated the National Child Protection Act in 1991.In 1995 Oprah not only won an Emmy for Best Talk Show and Best Host for the second year in a row but also kick started Oprah Online on AOL (American Online) in partnership with ABC. Oprah became the first woman and the only black on Forbes list of 400 richest Americans in the same year.In the year 1996, Oprah received the prestigious George Foster Peabody's Individual Achievement Award. In the same year she co-authored the book "A Journal of Daily Renewal: The Companion to Make the Connection" with Bob Greene.In 1997 Oprah's Angel Network was formed which encouraged people to make charitable contributions and volunteer work. In the same year she co-authored another book "Uncommon Wisdom of Oprah Winfrey: A Portrait in Her Own Words" with Bill Adler.In the year 1998 Oprah received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Daytime Emmy Awards and an award for top talk show host.In 2002, Oprah received the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award at the 2002 Emmy Awards for her services to television and film.In the year 2005 Oprah was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of the year. She also ranked in 9th place in public poll of the greatest Americans.Oprah Winfrey was also the first black person listed by Business Week as one of America's top 50 most generous philanthropists.Oprah has invested $40 million and much of her time creating the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls near Johannesburg in South Africa, which started in January 2007.Her efforts were applauded by Nelson Mandela who congratulated her for overcoming her own disadvantaged youth to become a benefactor for others and for investing in the future of South Africa. (MORE)

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Who was Galen and what did he accomplish?

He advanced the study of anatomy and physiology by careful dissection and observation. Although not in need of money (he had a private income) he accepted the lowly position o… (MORE)