Historians Leonard J. Arrington

Leonard J. Arrington

Living place: Idaho

Birthday: 2-7-1917

Population of US 1917: 103,268,000

Global rank: #79940

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Who is Historians Leonard J. Arrington?
An influential Mormon historian, he wrote extensively on the settlement of the American West, with a particular focus on the Mormon leader, Brigham Young. His most famous works include The Mormon Experience: A History of Latter-day Saints (1979) and Brigham Young:. American Moses (1985)
He wrote many of his books at a time when the Latter-Day Saints church allowed outside scholars free access to its archives.
 
 

Young / Before famous

An agricultural scientist and economist by training, he earned degrees from the University of Idaho and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. During World War II, he served in Italy and North Africa.

Family life info

He was born in Idaho to overwhelmingly peasant parents of the Mormon faith. He was married twice and fathered two sons and a daughter.

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His books about the lives of key Mormon leaders like Joseph Smith and Brigham Young remained in print for decades.

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When was Historians Leonard J. Arrington born?
Leonard J. Arrington was born in 2-7-1917, death year is , at the age of 107.
Where is Historians Leonard J. Arrington's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Leonard J. Arrington was born in Idaho, . is a Historians, whose Zodiac is Cancer, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Snake. Leonard J. Arrington's global rank is 79940 and whose rank is 46 in list of famous Historians. Population of US in 1917 is about 103,268,000 persons.
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Events in 1917 and 2-7

Events in US in the birth year of Leonard J. Arrington

  • U.S. declares war with Germany (Apr. 6). Background: World War I
  • "I Want You." James Montgomery Flagg's poster, featuring Uncle Sam and based on a 1914 British poster, attracts thousands of U.S. recruits to WWI duty.
  • Between ten thousand and fifteen thousand blacks silently walk down New York City's Fifth Avenue to protest racial discrimination and violence (July 28). Background: civil rights

Birthday Leonard J. Arrington (2-7) in history

  • Day 2-7 year 1566: French astrologer, physician and author of the book "Prophecies" Nostradamus passed away in Salon-de-Provence.
  • Day 2-7 year 1881: President James Garfield was shot by Charles Guiteau; he died on Sept. 19.
  • Day 2-7 year 1890: Congress passed the Sherman Antitrust Act.
  • Day 2-7 year 1937: Amelia Earhart and her co-pilot Fred Noonan disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to fly around the world.
  • Day 2-7 year 1964: President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law.
  • Day 2-7 year 1976: In Gregg v. Georgia, the Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty was not inherently cruel or unusual.
  • Day 2-7 year 1997: Actor James Stewart died in Beverly Hills, Calif.
  • Day 2-7 year 2002: Steve Fossett became the first to circumnavigate the globe solo in a balloon.
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