Fred MacMurray

The rain poured down on the town of Atchison, Kansas on July, 24th, 1897. Lightning cracked and thunder shook the house where Amy Earhart laid. As she held her newborn baby girl, I wonder if Amy Earhart knew right then, that her baby will become the first women to cross the atlantic by herself. Does she know her daughter will inspire others to join aviation. Perhaps Amy Earhart named her Amelia because it means work. DId she know how much work it would take for Amelia to break free of the chains…

Louis Armstrong and Miles Davis “Summertime” by George Gershwin in a song from the opera Porgy & Bess. Gershwin composed Porgy & Bess in 1934. The libretto was from DuBose Heyward’s novel Porgy. Over time it become a widely known opera and one of the most frequently performed operas. Many great pieces of music were in Porgy & Bess but “Summertime” was one of the most well-known pieces to come from the opera. Because its melody is so strong and its cords so complex, it became one of the most…

Satirical Comic Strip “Sorry to interrupt but Mr. Trump says all news is fake and full of lies.” - This statement is an example of faulty use of authority. The reason why the statement is an example of faulty use of authority is because Timmy is using Mr. Trump as a way to backup what he is saying as true. But in reality Mr. Trump is only one opinion, so therefore he is not a reliable source. “I have called this press conference to address the issue with the media and how the news is fake and…

He has his own University, a tower built in his name, and on top of all this he is running for president. Of course I am talking about the republican front-runner and billionaire Donald Trump. He claims that he will “make America great again” as Ronald Reagan once said in his presidential campaign.There are some who praise his words and others who think that he is the equivalent of a modern day Hitler because of his soon to be told insults and remarks that have been made. Mr. Trump is not fit…

Have you ever wondered what happened to the first woman that flew across the atlantic sea alone? Amelia Earhart was born on 24 July 1897 in Atchison, Kansas, the daughter of a lawyer Edwin Earhart. Amelia was a great rider, swimmer, tennis player, and shooter .She did her target practice with a .22 caliber rifle. She learned to read when she was four years old and since then, read many books, but was especially intrigued by adventure novels. As a result, despite her belonging to the “weaker sex”…

There is always a first to something. Whether it be the first computer being invented or the first person to perform open heart surgery successfully, there will always be a first. Amelia Earhart was one of them; she accomplished many firsts during her life which helped her become who she was, an American Aviator, which also helped her transform into an iconic person. She was the first woman to fly solo in multiple different places, inspiring thousands of others to follow her footsteps. Along…

options near railway stops the food offered was often rancid and took so long to be served customers didn’t have time to eat it. These existing restaurants weren’t concerned about one-overing their customer because they would never see them again. Fred Harvey was one of the first to recognize this unmet need and he capitalized on it. Harvey recognized that existing restaurants weren’t concerned with the consumer and saw that travelers were desperate for basic human needs, such as eatable food,…

The justices were: Felix Frankfurter, Hugo Black, Fred Vinson, Stanley Reed, William O. Douglas, Tom Clark, Robert Jackson, Harold Burton, and Sherman Minton. Hugo Black was one of the four Justices to vote for equality. Before he was a justice, he was a Senator of Alabama. When he was a defense attorney…

libertarian ticket, his loss led him to begin to try and buy influence with the people in office. She digs into the family’s political affairs throughout the span of their generations, since the formation of the family’s oil refinery by the family patriarch, Fred Chase Koch. However, the Koch estate progressed vastly through their business relations with wildly known dictators such as Adolf Hitler leader of the Natzi regieme and Joseph Stalin leader of the Soviet Union at the time. The Koch…

Robert Jackson was a small town New Yorker who rose to the status of a distinguished lawyer, and later became one of the greatest Solicitor Generals. Narrowly missing the appointment of Chief Justice, Jackson was the final associate justice appointed by President Roosevelt. Jackson welcomed the role of a Supreme Court Justice, and developed a practical view of the constitution. Jackson’s main influence to the court came from the Nuremburg trials, in which he was the chief United States…