News Headlines on My Birthday
I was born on June 8, 1995, in Charleston, South Carolina. If I could go back in time to that day and pick up a newspaper, I would learn about what was happening in the world on the day I was born.
The Science section of The New York Times on June 7, 1995 featured a story about Astronaut Dr. Norman E. Thagard breaking the United States space endurance record. Astronaut Thagard broke the record by staying on Mir, Russia’s space station, for 84 days. Russia’s space endurance record was set by Cosmonaut Dr. Valery Polyakov for 438 days. On June 30, 1995, The New York Times featured another story when the United States spacecraft Atlantis successfully docked with Russia’s Space Station Mir on June 29, 1995. This was …show more content…
The Republicans were in control of both houses of Congress for the first time in 40 years. The New York Times featured an article on June 8, 1995 about President Clinton’s first veto as president. President Clinton claimed the bill the Republicans wanted to pass would cut education programs in order to fund building projects. The Republicans could not obtain the two-third majority vote they would need to override President Clinton’s veto, so negotiations would continue to try and reach a compromise.
News of the Economy in The New York Times on June 8, 1995 showed that consumer borrowing had risen by 14.1 percent in April as reported by the Federal Reserve. This number exceeded expectations as the United States was facing a slow economy at the time. The chairman of the Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan, was quoted as saying the economy was having a “pronounced slowdown”. The boost in consumer borrowing was credited to the increased use of credit cards because of the incentives credit cards offered, such as cash rebates, and the ability to make purchases in grocery …show more content…
Michael Jackson was featured in an article on June 16, 1995, in The New York Times. Jackson was defending the release of his album “HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I”. Some critics thought his lyrics were critical of Jews. Jackson defended his lyrics by stating they were about the pain and hate of prejudice for all. Jackson was very vocal in stating he loved all of the races and was not a racist. He was very upset about the misinterpretation of his lyrics by critics. This was his first album release since
I was born on June 8, 1995, in Charleston, South Carolina. If I could go back in time to that day and pick up a newspaper, I would learn about what was happening in the world on the day I was born.
The Science section of The New York Times on June 7, 1995 featured a story about Astronaut Dr. Norman E. Thagard breaking the United States space endurance record. Astronaut Thagard broke the record by staying on Mir, Russia’s space station, for 84 days. Russia’s space endurance record was set by Cosmonaut Dr. Valery Polyakov for 438 days. On June 30, 1995, The New York Times featured another story when the United States spacecraft Atlantis successfully docked with Russia’s Space Station Mir on June 29, 1995. This was …show more content…
The Republicans were in control of both houses of Congress for the first time in 40 years. The New York Times featured an article on June 8, 1995 about President Clinton’s first veto as president. President Clinton claimed the bill the Republicans wanted to pass would cut education programs in order to fund building projects. The Republicans could not obtain the two-third majority vote they would need to override President Clinton’s veto, so negotiations would continue to try and reach a compromise.
News of the Economy in The New York Times on June 8, 1995 showed that consumer borrowing had risen by 14.1 percent in April as reported by the Federal Reserve. This number exceeded expectations as the United States was facing a slow economy at the time. The chairman of the Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan, was quoted as saying the economy was having a “pronounced slowdown”. The boost in consumer borrowing was credited to the increased use of credit cards because of the incentives credit cards offered, such as cash rebates, and the ability to make purchases in grocery …show more content…
Michael Jackson was featured in an article on June 16, 1995, in The New York Times. Jackson was defending the release of his album “HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I”. Some critics thought his lyrics were critical of Jews. Jackson defended his lyrics by stating they were about the pain and hate of prejudice for all. Jackson was very vocal in stating he loved all of the races and was not a racist. He was very upset about the misinterpretation of his lyrics by critics. This was his first album release since