In 1961, John F. Kennedy was voted into office becoming the 35th president of the United States. John F. Kennedy was and still is the youngest president to take office, sadly he was assassinated in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963. John F. Kennedy grew up in Brookline, Massachusetts with eight brothers and sisters. In the 1940s, as a Harvard grad, Kennedy enlisted into the Navy. Post Pearl Harbor, amidst World War II, JFK was on patrol along with a few crew members and they were rammed and…
must have painted them because they are so wonderful, and I thought, too, that King Frost must have jars and vases containing precious treasures, because I knew that other kings long ago had, and because teacher told me that the leaves were painted ruby, emerald, gold, crimson, and brown; so that I thought the paint must be melted stones. I knew that they must make children happy because they are so lovely, and it made me very happy to think that the leaves were so beautiful and that the trees…
space table, Sanders purchased the larger service station on the opposite facet of the road and enlarged to 6 tables. By 1936, this had proved thriving enough for Sanders to incline the unearned title of KY commissioned military officer by Governor Ruby Laffoon. In 1937 he enlarged his eating place to 142 seats, and adscititious a motor lodge he purchased across the road, naming it Sanders Court &…
The 1960’s, the decade of change, brought drastic developments to the United States Society, making history and transforming the world into something new. The 60’s gave us a new flag, three presidents, three assassinations, the threat of war, war and much more. The actions shown within this decade shaped our lives in the 21st century and will be remembered for years and years to come. On November 8, 1960, John F. Kennedy was elected the President of the United States. This presidency had a…
Tess of the d’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy Thomas Hardy, in his famous novel Tess of the d’Urbervilles , creates a phenomenon protagonist, Tess Durbeyfield. Hardy describes Tess as an untainted, pure beautiful woman. She becomes the first from her family to get educated and bears more responsibility to take care of the whole family. Undeterred by her good nature, Tess soon falls prey to be a victim of fate. A serious of misfortunes overcomes her and she becomes victimized by an unforgiving,…
Between 1916 and 1949 a few other companies offered colored shellac discs, including a blue-shellacked series from Columbia during the 1930s and chocolate colored pressings from a budget label “Perfect Records” prior to the 1930s. In 1949 when RCA Victor launched their 45-RPM format they began color-coding their records based on genre calcification. They classifications are as follows: Black Vinyl – Pop Pressings (Prefix 47) Green Vinyl – Country Music (Prefix 48) Red Vinyl - “Red Seal”…
else. Filled Records – Liquid, Blood, Leaves & More Various pressing plants and labels have experimented with pressing different things inside records. A few labels have experimented with pressing liquid inside a record. For Record Store Day 2012 Jack White (White Stripes) label Third Man Records released blue liquid filled record version of Sixteen Saltines. When you play the vinyl you can see the blue water swoosh around inside the record. For a 2014 Record Store Day exclusive the band…
The book is so seamlessly written that it is not merely lifelike but also, in the best sense, novel like. It narrates a story in a skillful manner, with much attention to character. DeLillo makes us familiar with some peculiar habits of the characters. Like Everett cannot make himself go to bed at night without checking that the oven is off, and then sometimes double-checking, and reminding himself as he climbs the stairs that he has in fact completed his check. No doubt DeLillo has chosen such…