1926

Imagine a young child filled with joy to serve for their nation in war. The Hitler Youth was an army of German kids from 10-18 which was founded in 1926. Many young boys around the 1940’s in Germany were proud to join the army because boys like Dieter Steiner felt, “I am all grown up. I’m a pimpf!” (Steiner 2) How was this approved by parents and where did this idea come from? Well, the Hitler Youth came from Germany’s very own dictator, Adolf Hitler’s military preparation to become a soldier…

Annie Oakley. Originally born under the name Phoebe Ann Moses in Darke County, Ohio on August 13, 1860. Growing up, Annie’s parents weren’t the richest, in fact they were so poor that after her father died of pneumonia, her mother sent her off to the Darke County Infirmary when she was only nine years old. Years later, she returned home to help support her family, her second stepfather taught her how to shoot a gun so she eventually started hunting game to give to a local grocery store. When…

1932 presidential election (Gies 81). Back in the summer of 1921, Roosevelt, Eleanor, and their five children enjoyed a stay at Campobello Island (Kluger 30), but soon after arriving, Roosevelt became ill with what presented as a cold (Osinski 41). After a swim on August 10, Roosevelt's symptoms began (Kluger 30), and despite his health, he continued to enjoy activities with his family (Osinski 41). The illness progressed to leg shakes, wobbly and weak legs (Kluger 30), muscle pains, and even…

February is Black History Month in the United States. In the mainstream media, at least in 2008, not much has been said to remind people of this fact. Perhaps it has been overshadowed by the presidential race (which itself is historical), or other celebrity news which, unfortunately, leads to ratings and ad dollars. My 10-year old son asked me - no, begged me - to write a Hub about Black History Month. In order to provide more information to him and others that are interested in the history of…

Response to Photograph Black and White of Man Ray Shot in 1926, the main part of the photo Black and White is a woman holding a sculpture as an African ceremonial mask of sorts. The name of this picture is because of the black and white photography’s procession and that white woman as well as the African mask whose color is black. In this photo, both model Kiki de Montparnasse and African ceremonial mask are eyes closing and peaceful. Yet this photo is not just showing the beautiful model Kiki…

a series last year. But they have been to 11 series. I love the cubs. Do you? Hears something's you should know about the cub's. Achievements August 25, 1922, Cubs beat Phillies 26-23 in highest-scoring game in major-league history. November 16, 1926, Plans announced to double-deck Wrigley Field, increasing seating to 40,000. October 8, 1929: Cubs fall 3-1 to Philadelphia in first World Series game at Wrigley Field. September 28, 1930: Hack Wilson records RBIs Nos. 190 and 191-a major-league…

The Easter Rising began on Easter Monday, 24th of April 1916, and lasted for six days. The Easter Rising was an insurrection against British rule in Ireland and took place in Ireland's capital city, Dublin. The Easter Rising of 1916 is believed to be the most compelling single event in modern Irish history. The number of plays, novels and poems centred around the Easter Rising are endless. For the purpose of this essay I will discuss how the Easter Rising is represented in both Sean O' Casey's…

Leading the nation out the dark years of World War I, the “Roaring Twenties” was a decade defined by a booming economy and an experimental people. In peacetime the United States was overrun by the youth, who danced and partied on the remnants of a “Lost Generation.” Historian David King referred to the 1920s as a “rollicking ride,” during which society parted with more traditional values in favor of the flapper movement and jazz, features of a more progressive line of thought. A consumer economy…

Chicanos. Newspapers were very common in the Mexican community at one point and showed many topics/propaganda that informed many Mexicans. An example from the article published by Charles M. Tatum is La Voz de Los Angeles by Ignacio Lozano published in 1926. Within the newspaper, he published important news for and from the Mexican immigrant community keeping them in the loop of news and…

The white way It was the afternoon of February 4, 1926 that I had made plans to have lunch with my friends Alanis and Abigail. While we had our lunch at the Broadway cafe, we noticed that snow was starting to fall. As we were eating the radio in the cafe announced that a huge blizzard was heading our way. We decided to leave the cafe to head home, as we did the city began to turn white. As we trudged through the snow we barely made it home. As soon as I pushed through the door my mom opened it…