Siege

The explosion was set in Texas City, Texas. It was on the southwestern shore of Galveston Bay. Seven miles from Galveston and 11 miles from the Gulf of Mexico in Galveston County. This eventful day had two explosion from two ships, S.S. Grandcamp and S.S. High Flyer. The S.S. Grandcamp was a 437 foot long Liberty ship. This ship has the cargo of peanuts, tobacco, twine, and bunker oil. The Grandcamp arrived from Houston, Texas where the port authority did not permit the loading of…

The video “American Crisis” begins by showing a battle in Manhattan, NY in September of 1776 with the rebel army in retreat. The British are overwhelming the Americans and pursuing them up Manhattan Island. Fort Washington is the last bastion of hope on New York Island but it will fall too. Nathaniel Greene had promised George Washington that he could hold the fort and against other recommendations, Washington decided to let him try. The British, however, let loose the Hessians and the fort…

Gruesome battles between the British and the American colonists began in 1775, one side is fighting for control, and the other is trying to get out of Britain’s clutches. The American Revolution; the ladder used for the Patriots to climb. Although this war has been going on for years, one battle will decide the fate of this war—the Battle of Yorktown. Two commanders led to creating the building blocks of the future; their names were General George Washington, who was confident of a Continental…

The Confederates fort at Vicksburg, Mississippi, was essential to the South, as it served as a key vantage point to them over the North. However, if the Union could besiege this fort, the North would have control over the lower Mississippi River, which would split the Confederacy into two, cutting off their connection to Virginia. With such an extreme advantage being given to the prevailing side, and the other a great defeat, is what makes the Battle of Vicksburg the true turning point of the…

Revolution is a movie about a New York trapper named Tom Dobb and his son Ned. Ned becomes involved in the revolution by signing up for the continental army. Tom realizes that his son has made a wrong choice, so he tries to get his son out of the army. But this makes the situation worse and Tom is forced to sign up for the continental army as well. Now both Tom and his son, Ned, are part of the continental army. This begins a long journey as they fight for freedom for the Colonies. The first…

According to many crimes that have been committed the one that seemed more intriguing to discuss was definitely the Oklahoma City Bombing, which was carried out by three individuals, but Timothy McVeigh seemed to get the biggest notoriety for the crime and also labeling him as one of the most well known mass murders around the world. In this paper it is proven that an individual 's situations will cause them to act out in a time in their life which include criminal acts doing what even seemed…

We always appreciate those who served in the United States military because they fought for our freedom, and who is not appreciative of that? People always hear great stories about military veterans who won medals or executed extraordinary task. Not a lot of people hear stories or firsthand accounts from the regular enlisted or ex-soldiers. Kenneth Brazile Sr. was one of those great but average people to serve in this great nation’s military. He was in the Army way back in time around 1989. He…

“Birth of a nation: The American Revolution” America wasn’t always the independent nation it is now, it was once controlled by the British Empire. They were once one of the strongest powers in the world. Seeing as how in today’s society that’s now the case, how did we get to where we are today? What changed in the world to have everything be the way it is today? First off with any kind of change comes a sense of Social Responsibility, which is an ethical theory which individuals are…

The year is 1995, the day April 19. People wake up and go to work as usual, but shortly after 9:00 am a rental truck explodes with great force in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal building in downtown Oklahoma City. After all possible rescue efforts were made, 168 were declared dead. More than 650 other people were injured and 19 of the deceased were children. Months later two men were charged with the murders and unlawful use of explosives. With these two in custody the public felt safe…

Life for Continental Solders Battle of Germantown The battle of Germantown was a “military conflict between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the thirteen colonies in North America during the American Revolutionary War in 1777-1783” (land of the brave info/battle of Germantown). On October 4, 1777 George Washington lead four different units of American troops to catch the British off guard (Wikipedia). It was on this Saturday morning American troops in the dense fog would be defeated in the…