1903

I stand and look up to the massive granite pillar. I read the name "Wilbur" and then "Orville." "Who were they?", I ask to myself. I turn my back to the pillar and look upon the rest of the memorial. It consisted of spacious fields that went uninterrupted except for a few of the museum's structures. The granite column cast a shadow down across a walkway. My eyes follow the shadow which led to one of the museum's structures. "Ah," I said to myself, "Let's start there." I enter the structure to…

The first Dodge was built in 1914. The new car was an instant seller. When the three Dodge brothers died in 1920 they hired 22,000 workers and produced 140,000 cars a year. The Dodge Brothers Company remained independent until 1928, when the company became part of the Chrysler Corporation. Like the other mechanics and machinists from other car companies, the three Dodge brothers had a unique background. John Francis Dodge was born on October 25, 1864. Horace Elgin Dodge was born on May 16, 1868.…

Briarcliff Farms was a farm established in 1890 by Walter William Law in Briarcliff Manor, a village in Westchester County, New York. One of several enterprises established by Law at the turn of the 20th century, the farm was known for its milk, butter, and cream and also produced other dairy products, American Beauty roses, bottled water, and print media. At its height, the farm was one of the largest dairy operations in the Northeastern United States, operating about 8,000 acres (10 sq mi)…

“And the rockets red glare, and the bombs bursting in air, gave proof through the night, that our flag was still there.” Wrote Francis Scott Key, while witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry. Rockets have been used for nearly a thousand years, and will most likely be used for thousands more for entertainment and war. Many historians believe that chinese are responsible for creating rockets. A weapon call the” Arrows of Flying Fire” has been traced back to 1232 AD. This weapon was used by…

Within the text The Chrysalids The society of Waknuk pressures its citizens to report any blasphemies to the inspector for them to rid the town of them to please god. God being the centre of importance in the town, ruling out any personal judgement or opinions anyone would have to differ with the government. If a baby were to be born with 6 toes instead of 5, they would be cast out to live in the fringes to fend for itself. As the community does not want to be involved with the devils…

speak volumes and even move their audience to tears. Every human being expresses their grief and sorrow differently. Pablo Picasso expressed his guilt, sorrow and pain after losing his friend to suicide through his painting, “The Old Guitarist” in 1903. Horatio G. Spafford expressed his grief, sorrow and pain after losing his entire fortune and all his children through writing the song, “It Is Well with My Soul”, in 1873. Each artist was inspired and motivated by deep loss in their lives,…

On December 30th, 1903, the worst fatal theater fire in the United States took place. This fire engulfed the Iroquois Theater in Chicago while the play “Let Us Swear by the Pale Moonlight” took place. It was a brand new theater and known to be one of the “finest” built in the country. The brand new theater as well as the play drew a crowd of more than 2,000 people which were mostly women and children. The audience entered the theater hearing that it was known “to be has fireproof as the Titanic…

• The generation in Roaring 20s was very well called as ‘lost generation’. In which, where many rejected old traditions and were discouraged by the outcome of the war, they all tend to seek for joyful, entertaining and a new lifestyle. The 1920’s had its own good and bad to offer the economy, In which bad was: the red scare, Radical Violence, increasing Racial tensions, and poverty amongst Native Americans, and good was: advanced technology, better living conditions for middle-class, more…

The federal bureaucracy was rather small in the 1800s employing around three thousand employees that worked for the government (Patterson, 2013, p. 333). However, towards the end of the 1800s the bureaucracy began to grow tremendously in size due to the growth in the economy (Patterson, 2013, p. 333). Also, due to the demands that the economy required, this would generate an even greater demand on the government (Patterson, 2013, p. 333). Nonetheless, in 1889 the Department of Agriculture was…

Joseph Priestly took the credit for inventing carbonated water. The first soda came out by John Pemberton in 1886. The Coca-Cola was released in sales in 1886.Originally, Coca-Cola was used as a medicine with the drug, Coke, or Cocaine. Later in 1903, the Cocaine was removed from the drink and now is used for a fizzy refreshment. Names of Soda: So, where did the name soda and soft drink come from? First off, the name “soft drink” was used to describe any drinks…