Henry Ford

Q-cars are nothing new. While they’re more popular than ever in the 21st century, the trend started several decades ago – and the Sunbeam Tiger is proof. Take one Sunbeam Alpine Series IV, a car styled as innocuously as a convertible MGB, then shoehorn a 4.2-litre V8 into the nose of it. Change the steering box for a rack to improve precision, add a tougher Salisbury rear axle along with a Panhard rod to the rear suspension to help keep the thing on the tarmac – and voilà, a cut-price Cobra…

This story is about the investigation of the Watergate scandal. The Watergate Scandal was uncovered as an illegal way of the reelection of President Richard Nixon. There was said to be an inside investigation, but there are doubts that that ever really happened. Two reporters from the Washington Post, Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, did their own investigation, bringing down the president. It changed american politics forever. The Watergate scandal was first uncovered when paid men broke into…

This paper is my reaction to the article Watergate. The article describes, in detail, what events went down during the Watergate Scandal. The scandal started in June of 1972 when 5 men broke into the Democratic National Committee headquarters and were charged for burglary. Over the course of the scandal, 28 of Nixon's aides and officials were charged with crimes that were connected to the President. President Nixon finally resigned in August of 1974. I was…

The Watergate scandal, ran by President Richard Nixon and his committee to re-elect him, was considered one of the greatest political scandals in our world today. The scandal consisted of performing illegal tasks behind everyone’s back and covering reasoning behind each of them by lying on a consistent basis. Most of the task, such as approving the Houston Plan (or Plumbers) and the U. S. bombing took place months before the day of election. Unfortunately, the members of the Plumbers were…

On April 10,1922 was when the teapot dome scandal began. The teapot dome scandal was a scandal dealing with the oil companies and the white house. It was also where the oil companies found a lot of oil(history.com). They used the oil as vast fuel. The scandal was important because the oil companies bought the white house. The corruption was so bad that the oil companies bought the white house. The scandal was hard for fitzgerald because he was living through corruption. During the war the…

meet? Well, today I'm going to teach you about Gerald R. Ford. Ford was the 38th president for the United States. Later, you will find out about Gerald Ford's early life, his college years, his presidency, and his life after presidency. Ford was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1914. However, he grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Ford’s birth name was Leslie King, Jr.; he was named after his father. His mother was, Dorothy Ayer Gardner Ford. Ford attended South High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan.…

Have you ever heard of a muscle car? Muscle cars have always been a big part in the United States such as the Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Camaro, and Chevrolet Corvette. These cars are becoming more popular each and everyday due to the speeds and looks of the car. If not Muscle Cars aka supercars which means that they are different from other cars like luxury cars and sports cars. Over the years muscle cars the produced unique driving experience. To start with, The American Muscle car used to refer…

Americans confronted numerous political and temperate difficulties amid the 1970s. Jimmy Carter was the president at the time but in spite of the fact that he was very mainstream toward the start of his administration and take over in 1977. Individuals were faced with high gas prices and were attempting to get over the fact “Richard Nixon had bedecked his presidency.” (pg.28) With help from the medias spotlight, In America and Iran, the open opinion and public attacks towards Carter started to…

1974, the 32nd President, Richard Nixon addressed the citizens of the United States informing them that at noon the following day he would be resigning from office due to the lack of political support. Nixon also stated that Vice President Gerald Ford would complete the remainder of his term as President. He delivered his speech during a live radio and television broadcast from the oval office. Nixon tried to convey a positive tone in his speech, but this was hard for him to achieve due to his…

John F. Kennedy who tragically was assassinated while going through a parade or Richard Nixon who had a huge scandal that led to his resignation. Americans have forgotten about William Henry Harrison, James A. Garfield, Zachary Taylor, and Warren G. Harding. The record for the shortest term ever belongs to William Henry Harrison after he died thirty one days after becoming president. But unlike some, Harrison’s death could have possibly been totally preventable. When he was giving his inaugural…