Manned and unmanned missions were travelling faster and farther than ever before, and new information about the universe was being revealed almost routinely. It was the first time rockets were actually powerful enough to reach beyond the limitations of the atmosphere. It was when the first people were sent into space, eliminating any possible doubt that the existence of humans in space was possible. Space research was conducted by astronomers and astronauts alike, allowing for the most accelerated technological growth known to history at the time.…
In the beginning the Earth was covered in light and all was plentiful and good. One fateful day a bunch of animals gathered together wanting to bring eternal darkness to the world. All the nocturnal animals such as Fox, Owl, and Coyote all decided the harsh light needed to come to an end. Owl volunteered to fly into the sun and destroy it forever. He flew up and away into space and found darkness.…
According to Stephen Gardiner , "The Industrial Revolution was another of those extraordinary jumps forward in the story of civilization." This refers to how in a whole the Industrialization was a good thing. While some might argue that Industrialization had primarily negative consequences for society because of pollution and child labor, it was actually a positive thing for society. Industrialization's positive effects were child labor laws, new inventions and especially the concept of mass production. One of the most influential and long lasting effects were the development of child labor laws.…
Charles Lindbergh, the flyer that we would never expect in history. Planes were the thing of the century. Those who could fly planes were known as the “cool” people. Many flyers were daredevils, delivery people, and even part of the U.S. Army. One day, Raymond Orteig,owner of the Lafayette Hotel made a challenge for those airmen.…
Having convinced the King and Queen of Spain to finance his voyage, Christopher Columbus departed mainland Spain on August 3, 1492. He quickly made port in the Canary Islands for a final restocking and left there on September 6. He was in command of three ships: the Pinta, the Niña, and the Santa María. First landfall: San Salvador: On October 12, Rodrigo de Triana, a sailor aboard the Pinta, first sighted land.…
n 1492, Christopher Columbus, a explorer for Spain, tried to sail to India but accidentally landed in a large land mass which is now known as present-day America. This land mass was never seen or known by any Europeans. Because of this, he believed he was in India. Instead, he landed in present-day Bahamas. In the Bahamas, a archipelago located south east of Mexico, Columbus found native people that he misjudged as the native people of India for no one knew about the land mass in the middle of Asia and Europe.…
Richard M. Nixon, Republican, President: January 1969- August 1974 "Being controversial in politics is inevitable. If an individual wants to be a leader and isn't controversial, that means he never stood for anything. In the world today, there are not many good choices—only choices between the half-good and the less half-good." - Richard M Nixon, Interview with the Chicago Tribune in 1978 (Thimmesh, Nick. " An Interview with Nixon: 'Defeated but not Finished.'" )…
Louis Armstrong was born on August 4, 1901, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Armstrong's childhood was extremely hard. His father was a factory worker and abandoned the family after his birth. His mother left him with his maternal grandmother. Armstrong was forced to leave school in the fifth grade to begin working to help provide for his family.…
The Soul of American Jazz Name: Louis Armstrong Born: New Orleans Died: New York August 4th, 1901 July 6th, 1971 (age 69) Mention of jazz music, the first people to associate people, is likely to be a clown image, nicknamed Uncle Satchmo (Uncle Satchmo), little cute. He is a husky singer, with a small hand often. His New Orleans jazz style, in Dick Dixieland peiqu, playing the advantages of simple structure, dramatic works.…
Some say that music connects people generation to generation; certain family traditions make it easy for elders to bond with the new generations with ease. In my family, we have strong Christmas Traditions and the one thing I can depend on is caroling and trimming the tree. Another family tradition is listening to Christmas and Jazz Music. My grandfather was a musician himself and of course, he being from Louisiana the Jazz genre became a natural sound to hear around my grandparents’ house. Even though I had no knowledge of the Jazz musician’s names, when I researched the two artists online, I realized that I had grown up listening to Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong my whole life.…
On July 16, 1969, a very special mission put on by NASA was launched. It was on this day that three soon to be famous astronauts would make their marks in the history books. On July 16, 1969 , Apollo 11 was launched. The spacecraft carried Commander Neil A. Armstrong , Command Module Pilot Michael Collins, and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin “Buzz” E. Aldrin, Jr. Two of the three would soon go on to do something that no other human had ever done, they would walk on the moon. These American’s manning Apollo 11 impacted people everywhere by, teaching more about science, inspiring future space exploration, boosting American pride, and proving to humans that anything is possible.…
Amy Xu Miss Allen English 3, Period 7 23 September 2015 The Life of a Greater Sailor In 1451, the birth of a son into a textile artisan’s family in Genoa, Italy marks the beginning of a new generation. The father, Domenico Columbus, and the mother, Susanna Fontanarossa, named this baby Christopher Columbus. As the eldest child in his family, Columbus is deemed by many as the most influential person in the world base on his pioneering travels, exploring and cartography.…
The Muslims made many advancements that would shape the world into what it is today and also help improve the quality of life during their time period and some of these advancements were in the medical, mathematical, scientific, and communication fields. The Islamic culture had many achievements that were the bases for some of the technology and resources that we use today. Some of their achievements came in the medical field and are mentioned when it says “Rulers wanted qualified physicians treating their ills” (Document 1) which shows why some of these advancements were made. During this time period the average life span was a third of what is today and rulers wanted to be able to be in power longer which meant new ideas in the medical field…
Have one ever imagine living the life when technology was not advanced in the old days? Where people rode horses just to get from one place to another, or how they message and communicate with families and friends over long distance. Going back to them days, technology was poor until people started coming up with new ways to make life easier. It did not change much because the knowledge of researchers was not there yet.…
Try imaging life without technology, without technology, our lives would be very different from what we are used to today. The truth is Technology is an important part of our lives to get through the day, whether it is at work, home or at school. Today many people depend greatly on technology to work through their academic projects or assignment’s. It has made a big impact on many people lives without technology what would we do? Has technology really affected us that much?…