1962

Vincent Edward “Bo” Jackson was born on November 30, 1962 in Bessemer, Alabama to a mother of ten. His family described him as a "wild boar hog," as he would constantly get into trouble. The nickname was eventually shortened to "Bo." Bo attended McAdory High school and excelled in track winning two state titles, in baseball and football. Bo was drafted by the New York Yankees out of high school but decided to attend Auburn University. In Auburn Bo lettered in all three sports but made the most…

The dominant puritan concept of original sin was, apparently, a harsh philosophy that proposed the proper way of rearing of children. In the puritan concept, parents were expected to thoroughly cleanse the child. The idea of helping the child to be cleansed of the original sin was dominant in this concept. The puritan concept did not stress the importance of giving children an education. All infants were sired in a sinful state and were under the original curse and spiritually dead. Unless…

system would solve the current dilemma of pilots needing to reacquire targets after their first engagement, a common problem in the Vietnam counterinsurgency conflict. Flexman and MacDonald submitted multiple proposals, dating back to May 1945 through 1962, each proposal failed to produce a positive response from the military (Ballard, 1982). Flexman continued to peruse his proposals, with the assistance of multiple Air Force Officers, finally receiving approval for limited flight testing,…

During the 1960's the cold war against the Soviets was happening and the U.S was suffering not just because of the cold war but also but it's internal problems it had. Both sides settled on race to the moon and the U.S made it their goal to reach it before the Soviets did. But because the space race was all the rage, the U.S government used most of their money and recourses on the space program. The down side to this was all the negative effects it had on their citizens. Poverty percentage was…

A Wrinkle in Time has a lot of differences and similarities in it. There’s a book that is written by Madeleine L’Engle that was published in 1962 and movie that was by Susan Silliday and was released in 2003. It will be talking about how Meg and Charles Wallace will be saving their Father, Mr.Murray who was captured by IT. IT is a big brain that lives on Cammozots who controls everyone there. Meg and Charles Wallace are now going to save their father and bring him back to earth. The first thing…

The movie 13 Days is about the Cuban Missile Crisis that occurred during October 1962. The movie shows how John F. Kennedy and his advisers tried to negotiate with the Soviet Union to take their missiles out of Cuba. The United States first saw what looked like missiles with a U-2 spy drone on October, 16. Kennedy’s advisers had many different ideas for him to take the treat out. The Joint Chief of Staff wanted Kennedy to invade Cuba and destroy it with air strikes. Kennedy did not want to…

If women had not fought for their equality, they would still be licking the shoes of their husbands. Before the period of 1960-1970s, American women had limited access to work and had to meet the social standards of society. Women were supposed to follow one simple path: Marry young, start a family, and then live the rest of her life supporting her husband and kids as a stay home mother. As a victim of social inequality, American women could not dominate in any aspects of their lives other than…

the college newspaper, the Daily Trojan, Buchwald found his passion and pursed overseas in Paris, interviewing Elvis Presley along the way. In 1939-1945, Buchwald served in the Marines for in the Pacific during WWII. After returning to the U.S. in 1962, Buchwald began to purse his American dream. In 1982, Buchwald won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary. In 1997, Buchwald received the S. Roger Horchow Award for Greatest Public Service,…

Invasive Species are plants, animals, or pathogens that are non-native (or alien) to the ecosystem and whose introduction causes or is likely to cause harm. Some of the characteristics are to tolerate a variety of habitat conditions, they grow and reproduce rapidly, and they lack natural enemies or pests in the new ecosystem. Some of the environmental impacts of invasive species are the extinction of local species, irreparable changes to the habitat, biodiversity of invaded ecosystems, and…

The thirty-fifth president, John F. Kennedy, became well known for many reasons such as “his youth, wit, charm, and Hollywood looks, the president captivated the nation” (Overview:Inaugural). Kennedy had political experience, once he was elected for president he didn’t have a hard time adjusting to the job. He later on proved to his country that he was determined to give his country courage to move their native land toward peace and prosperity. “On the sunny, snow-covered afternoon of January…