December

Rosa Parks' Arrest: Refusing to Give Up Her Bus Seat. On December 1, 1955, after a long day's work at a Montgomery department store, where she worked as a seamstress, Rosa Parks boarded the Cleveland Avenue bus for home. She took a seat in the first of several rows designated for "colored" passengers. 5 facts about Rosa Parks and the movement she helped spark. Tuesday marks 60 years since Rosa Louise McCauley Parks refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Ala., to a white man, becoming an…

PEARL HARBOR December 7, 1941 was a usual quiet Sunday in Oahu. Little did everyone know by December 8, the United States of America will be engulfed with hatred and patriotism. All for one reason the attack on Pearl Harbor. The attacks on Pearl Harbor had changed the course of the Second World War by launching the United States into the bloodiest conflict the world has ever seen. Therefore, fate the Axis Powers were sealed. To better understand the attack on Pearl Harbor, we need to know…

had been planned. Eiserer reported, "Cynthia McLelland wasn't on Williams' death list. He referred to her as collateral damage" (Eiserer, 2015). During his trial in Rockwall County on 4 December 2014, The jury of twelve found Williams guilty on all three counts of Capital murder. Sentencing commenced On 17 December 2014 by the presiding Judge Mike Snipes, of…

Madeline Kirk U.S. History 1301 December 1, 2014 The Tariff of 1828 The Tariff of 1828, also known as the Tariff of Abominations, was the cause of major controversy in the United States. The increasingly powerful government required higher revenues and higher duties, which led to the Tariff of 1828 (Carnes and Garraty p. 193). This tariff was passed on May 19, 1828 with the goal of protecting industries in the north that were being hurt by low-priced imported goods (Tariff of 1828). President…

Some reasons are war, or they are enemies of the country, or they don't like the country. Our country has been attacked two major times, during World War II and during 9/11, both times were surprise attacks. On December 8, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave a speech to Congress, December 7, 1941, was a day that would go down in the history books and will be remembered forever. It was the day that we were betrayed by people with whom we were in peace talks with.. That day, was when the…

The Boston Tea Party took place December 16, 1773. The reason it took place was because of a phrase: “No taxation without representation”. The phrase meant everyone paid the same tax and no one could influence the king’s decision. No one wanted to pay that amount of tax so they wanted to conspire a plan resulting in the Tea Party. The Boston Tea Party was the most well planned rebellion of the 18th and 19th century. A group of Patriots, known as the Sons of Liberty and led by a man named…

Jacob Lee Mrs. Keithley and Mrs. Taigen Per. 2 and Per. 5 2 December 2016 Valley Forge; Would You Have Quit? On the beautiful winter day of January 27, 1778, I made the most difficult choice of my entire life. My fellow soldiers and I became, over time, more jealous of General Howe’s army, which, of 18000 men, was comfortably quartered in Philadelphia. Our hut, which consisted of 12 men, had no beds at all. The mud floor consisted of straw, providing an uncomfortable “bed” of sorts. I have…

calendar to a deeper meaning: the end of days prediction. Propelled by media and notoriety, the association with the Mayan calendar and the end of days prediction has resonated with the public. Despite the overwhelming publicity generated by the December 21, 2012 date, there has been no evidence in the Mayan calendar that would predict an apocalyptic future on a set date.…

Marose, Personal Communication, December 5, 2015) which indeed captures my sometimes extreme attitudes and actions. More specifically, she stated that I am “patient and tolerant” but lack tolerance for those who are inconsiderate or disrespectful (C. Marose, Personal Communication, December 5, 2015). This embodies my abilities to deal calmly and patiently with some situations while lacking those same qualities…

Rosa Parks- Quinn Chapman Rosa parks is well known for being a Black Civil Rights activist for African Americans. She was devoted to making a change for her country, and she did. Martin Luther King Jr said “life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘what are you doing for others?” Rosa certainly answered this question by protesting against bus segregation, taking part in the bus boycott, being a member of NAACP (National Association Advancement of Coloured People). Rosa became a highly…