A Time for Justice
In this past week of African Americans Studies we watched a video entitled "A Time for Justice." This video covered a multitude of events that spanned from the 1950s to the 1960s. As the video opens with see the headstone of the grave of a young man name Jimmy Lee Johnson. A 26-year old de....
Cold War - Space Race
War is an event that represents the situation of a state and how it is revolutionized. It introduces new factors that sometimes force nations others to join in the enhancing of ideas. In particular, the new face of the ideological or new age concept was brought up. The United States of America an....
d day
When on D-Day-June 6, 1944-Allied armies landed in Normandy on
the northwestern coast of France, possibly the one most critical event
of World War II unfolded; for upon the outcome of the invasion hung
the fate of Europe. If the invasion failed, the United States might
turn its full attentio....
D-Day
D-Day:
June 6th, 1944.
Winston Churchill once said, Never, never, never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that anyone who embarks on the strange voyage can measure the tides and hurricanes he will encounter. On September 1,1939, Europe erupted in what would be known as ....
D-Day: Storming Normandy Beach
The invasion of France on June 6, 1944 was a mixture of key deception, masterful planning, and sheer fighting force and power. The Allied High Command formed a genius plan to invade and liberate France and establish a foothold in mainland Europe. D-Day was a key turning point in the European Theat....
Dropping the 'A' Bomb
President Harry Truman had only been president for twelve days when he had to make the decision on whether or not dropping the bomb on the Japanese. Secretary of War, Henry L. Stimson, was the person who wrote the note and gave it to President Truman on April 24, 1945. They met the next day and Sti....
Dwight D. Eisenhower's Successful Presidency
Dwight D Eisenhower was born October 14th, 1890 in Dennison, Texas. He was raised in Kansas with 5 other brothers. Eisenhower was known by his nickname, Ike. The Eisenhower family lived well, but not elegantly. Items that were bought were usually based on durability rather than overall appea....
History on the White House
The "elliptic salon", with the Yellow Oval Room above and the Diplomatic Reception Room below it, formed the most elegant architectural feature of James Hoban's plans for the White House. The Blue Room has always been used as a reception room except for a brief period during the administration of Jo....
Lyndon B Johnson
Johnson was born on Aug. 27, 1908, near Johnson City, Tex., the eldest son of Sam Ealy Johnson, Jr., and Rebekah Baines Johnson. His father, a struggling farmer and cattle speculator in the hill country of Texas, provided only an uncertain income for his family. Politically act....
Media and Politics
It is a reasonable expectation that the media will gather the facts and report the news fairly, accurately and responsibly. The American public relies on the media for a great deal of its information. “The role of the press in American politics has become a major source of discussion and con....
RICHARD MILHOUS NIXON
Richard Milhous Nixon was born on January 9, 1913, in a small farmhouse in Yorba Linda, California. His parents were from the Midwest but moved to southern California, where Richard Nixon was born. He was the second of five sons. His mother, Hannah, was a Quaker. His father, Francis, who was a M....
The War in Vietnam
The Vietnam War, the nation's longest, cost fifty-eight thousand American lives. Only the Civil War and the two world wars were deadlier for Americans. During the decade of direct U.S. military participation in Vietnam beginning in 1964, the U.S Treasury spent over $140 billion on the war, enough mo....
To bomb or not to bomb...that is the question
We are now entering into an atomic war if we so choose to do so. We are stuck in the middle of a dilemma in whether or not we should use the bombs and drop them on Japan to end the war quickly, which would be a smart decision in my mind, or not to drop them and force Japan to surrender unconditiona....
Under god debate
One Nation Under God
Living in the Untied States every child that attends a public school is required to learn the Pledge of Allegiance. I am sure that everyone remembers standing in front of the flag with their right hands above their hearts saying such a sacred pledge. As a little kid th....
Voting History
Have people like me always been able to vote? If so what were their feeling about voting? These are some of the questions that went through my mind as I was getting ready to cast my vote on November 4, 2008. This is a very historic election and I am honored that as a United States citizen that I ha....
warriors don't cry
Growing up as a teenager, Melba Pattillo Beals had to fight one of the most courageous wars in history. No, not a war that took place in the trenches of a battlefield, but a war that took place in the halls of an American high schoola war against color. Melba was one of nine black students who ....
Why did the Civil Rights Movement develop in the 1950s?
The African-American Civil Rights Movement of 1955 to 1968 was not the first of its kind, yet some of the more prominent figures of the Civil Rights Movement came to the public eye during this time. These prominent figures, and the determination for change, were driving forces in the development of ....
Women In The Military
Since the American Revolution, womens participation in the United States army has been a vital one. Whether in the position of a laundress, nurse, seamstress, cook, spy, or combatant, women in America have consistently made extraordinary efforts to serve their country. Recently, research has unc....
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