1944

If I could go back in time, I would go back to 1944. Just thirty minutes away from my home in Taylorsville, NC, seventy-two years ago, Hickory, NC marked the largest polio outbreak in the United States. This tragic uprising brought the town of Hickory closer than it has ever been. Hickory responded by turning a local camp into an extensive emergency hospital almost overnight. The first patients were admitted within 54 hours, the triumph that became known as “The Miracle of Hickory.” Patients…

May of 1944. More than 6 million Jews were killed during the Holocaust.Wiesel had to overcome the death of his entire family, the humiliation, and not losing his faith in God. These adversities made Elie Wiesel become the man he is today; he is truly a humanitarian. One adversity Wiesel had to overcome was death (execution) of his family. “We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”( -Wiesel) In August of 1944 is…

But, in 1943, the the Zionist leaders in Budapest were a lot tougher than the ones in his past. The commander was merciless to the Jews and the weather conditions were inferior. Schindler decides to make a list of Jews, he and others wish to save in 1944.”Schindler compiles a list of 1200 Jews that he then protects from the hands of the Nazis. By bribing Nazi officials, Schindler garners the release of any Jews on his list if they are caught. None of the Jews on the list are sent to…

on the West coast of Italy, on the Gulf of Naples and is the only active land volcano in Europe. Mount Vesuvius is 4,190 feet above sea level and is about 50km around its base (figure 1). It is over 17,000 years old and the last eruption occurred in 1944 which was during the Second World War. The volcano is best known for its eruption in AD 79 that damaged many houses and killed many people in the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Furthermore, it is one of the many volcanos which form the…

teary-eyed face as 2,400-volt surge of electricity bolted through his small body. In a few minutes it would be all over. He was only five feet, weighed ninety pounds, and fourteen years of age when he was sentenced to death by electric chair. June 16, 1944 was a record breaking day in the United states, as African-American George Stinney was the youngest person in the 21-century to be executed, and sentenced to death for the murder of two female white girls. There were no eyewitnesses and no…

your part in helping society. “It’s a wonder I haven’t abandoned all my ideals, they seem so absurd and impractical. Yet I cling to them because I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.” - Anne Frank, July 15, 1944. Anne Frank’s family took people into their hiding place, even though they weren't obligated to. People also risked their lives to tell them news, and bring them food. If those people didn't risk their lives telling them news, the Franks would’ve…

has usually matched the needs of society, until recently, where a gap has occurred between high schools and the real world in what skills and content is taught versus what is needed. Before 1944 in England, education cost a lot. A lot of poor families couldn’t pay for their education. Eventually, however, in 1944 the Education Act provided free education for England and Wales. The best part about that act was that there wasn’t any catch! Some people say that the U.S.A. has free education, such…

that impacted the world in the 40’s changing lives and how the society ran. For Seventy-one years veterans and the world still feel the effects of D-day and remember the events that occurred on June 6th 1944. So many lives were lost, but so many things have changed since in the world. On June 6th 1944 is the first day America joined the war in Germany and landed on the beaches of Normandy. The western allies were finally ready for their decision to invade Western Europe “about 156,000 American,…

This advancement led by Britain was what led to the victory of the Battle of the Atlantic which was the fight between the Allied forces of Britain, Canada, and the US against the German forces over the control of the North Atlantic Ocean lasting until 1944. This battle was significant in bringing about the outcome of the war because of the importance of shipping for the maintenance of war. The significance of the Battle of the Atlantic was further emphasised by Churchill after the end of the…

Navy bases all aspects of the functioning and maintenance of the gyroscope, and its relation to the overall functioning of and aerial torpedo" Carl Nater, "Walt Disney Studio - A War Plant", Journal of the society of Motion Picture Engineers, March 1944. World War II affected the Disney Studio. As the war cut off foreign markets that supplied nearly 40% of the studio's income, exacerbating Disney's financial problems when Pinocchio and Fantasia, both released in 1940, failed to duplicate the…