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Gracie M

Timeline | Cuban Missile Crisis - 0 views

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    Timeline on the Cuban Missile Crisis. 
Xavier W

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  • since the time of Galileo, astronomers have shared a single goal — to see more, see farther, see deeper.
  • The Hubble Space Telescope's launch in 1990 sped humanity to one of its greatest advances in that journey.
  • Hubble is a telescope that orbits Earth.
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  • Its position above the atmosphere, which distorts and blocks the light that reaches our planet, gives it a view of the universe that typically far surpasses that of ground-based telescopes.
  • Hubble is one of NASA's most successful and long-lasting science missions.
  • Hubble's discoveries have transformed the way scientists look at the universe.
  • Among its many discoveries, Hubble has revealed the age of the universe to be about 13 to 14 billion years
  • Hubble has shown scientists galaxies in all stages of evolution, including toddler galaxies that were around when the universe was still young, helping them understand how galaxies form. It found protoplanetary disks, clumps of gas and dust around young stars that likely function as birthing grounds for new planets. It discovered that gamma-ray bursts — strange, incredibly powerful explosions of energy — occur in far-distant galaxies when massive stars collapse. And these are only a handful of its many contributions to astronomy.
  • More than 10,000 scientific articles have been published based on Hubble data.
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    Launch Of Hubble Telescope - Everything to know
Xavier W

Cold War Museum - 0 views

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  • In December of 1991, as the world watched in amazement, the Soviet Union disintegrated into fifteen separate countries.
  • The Soviet Union was built on approximately the same territory as the Russian Empire which it succeeded. After the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917, the newly-formed government developed a philosophy of socialism with the eventual and gradual transition to Communism.
  • By the time of the 1985 rise to power of Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet Union’s last leader, the country was in a situation of severe stagnation, with deep economic and political problems which sorely needed to be addressed and overcome.
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    Fall Of The Soviet Union
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    Fall Of The Soviet Union 
Xavier W

Defense.gov News Article: The Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm Timeline - 0 views

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  • Iraq invades Kuwait, Aug. 2, 1990. 
  • Operation Desert Shield begins, Aug. 7. 
  • Operation Desert Storm and air war phase begins, 3 a.m., Jan. 17, 1991 (Jan. 16, 7 p.m. Eastern time).
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  • President Bush authorizes the call-up of up to 1 million National Guardsmen and Reservist for up to two years, Jan. 18. 
  • Iraq officially accepts cease-fire terms, April 6. 
  • Cease-fire takes effect, April 11.
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    Gives a timeline of The Operation Dessert Shield/Desert Storm
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    Gives a timeline of The Operation Dessert Shield/Desert Storm 
Ivy A

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    World war 2 begins 
Xavier W

Nelson Mandela (president of South Africa) -- Encyclopedia Britannica - 0 views

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  • Nelson Mandela, in full Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, byname Madiba   (born July 18, 1918, Umtata, Cape of Good Hope, S.Af.—died December 5, 2013, Johannesburg, S.Af.), black nationalist and first black president of South Africa (1994–99).
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    Nelson Mandela
Nick B

Formation of NATO and Warsaw Pact - Cold War - HISTORY.com - 0 views

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  • In 1949, the prospect of further Communist expansion prompted the United States and 11 other Western nations to form the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO
  • The Soviet Union and its affiliated Communist nations in Eastern Europe founded a rival alliance, the Warsaw Pact, in 1955.
  • Conflict between the Western nations (including the United States, Great Britain, France and other countries) and the Communist Eastern bloc (led by the Union of Soviet Socialists Republics or USSR) began almost as soon as the guns fell silent at the end of World War II (1939-45)
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  • U.S. and its Western allies sought ways to prevent further expansion of Communist influence on the European continent.
  • NATO: The Western Nations Join Forces
  • Warsaw Pact: The Communist Alliance
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    this website talks about the origins and formation of Nato
Brielle F

Our Documents - 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Women's Right to Vote (1920) - 0 views

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  • The 19th amendment guarantees all American women the right to vote.
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    Overview on the creation of the 19th amendment.
Brielle F

Featured Document: The 19th Amendment - 0 views

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  • women worked tirelessly
  • More public tactics included parades, silent vigils, and hunger strikes. Supporters were heckled, jailed, and sometimes physically abused.
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    19th amendment info.
Gracie M

First Man on the Moon - The History of How Neil Armstrong Became the First Man on the Moon - 0 views

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  • 1969, as part of the Apollo 11 mission, Neil Armstrong
  • placed the United States ahead of the Soviets in the Space Race and gave people around the world the hope of future space exploration.
  • July 20, 1969
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  • President John F. Kennedy gave inspiration and hope to the American people in his speech to Congress on May 25, 1961 in which he stated, "I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth."
  • At 9:32 a.m. on July 16, 1969, the Saturn V rocket launched Apollo 11 into the sky from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
  • three-day journey to the moon, called the translunar coast.
  • On July 19, at 1:28 p.m. EDT, Apollo 11 entered the moon's orbit.
  • At 4:18 p.m. EDT on July 20, 1969, the landing module landed on the moon's surface in the Sea of Tranquility with only seconds of fuel left.
  • Armstrong reported to the command center in Houston, "Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed." Houston responded, "Roger, Tranquility. We copy you on the ground. You got a bunch of guys about to turn blue. We're breathing again."
  • six-and-a-half hours resting and then preparing themselves for their moon walk.
  • Neil Armstrong was the first person out of the lunar module.
  • set foot on the moon at 10:56 p.m. EDT.
  • "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
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    First moon landing. Neil Armstrong. 
Brielle F

19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Women\'s Right to Vote - 0 views

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  • Passed by Congress June 4, 1919, and ratified on August 18, 1920, the 19th amendment guarantees all American women the right to vote.
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    paragraph and picture of an official document
Paul F

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1970s Paul Munich Massacre

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  • The Munich Massacre was a terrorist attack during the 1972 Olympic Games. Eight Palestinian terrorists killed two members of the Israeli Olympic team and then took nine others hostage. The situation was ended by a huge gunfight that left five of the terrorists and all of the nine hostages dead. Following the massacre, the Israeli government organized a retaliation against Black September, called Operation Wrath of God.
  • The XXth Olympic Games were held in Munich, Germany in 1972. Tensions were high at these Olympics, because they were the first Olympic Games held in Germany since the Nazis hosted the Games in 1936. The Israeli athletes and their trainers were especially nervous; many had family members who had been murdered during the Holocaust or were them
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  • survivors.
  • By 5:10 a.m., the police had been alerted and news of the attack had begun to spread around the world. The terrorists then dropped a list of their demands out the window; they wanted 234 prisoners released from Israeli prisons and two from German prisons by 9 a.m.
  • Negotiators were able to extend the deadline to noon, then 1 p.m., then 3 p.m., then 5 p.m.; however, the terrorists refused to back down on their demands and Israel refused to release the prisoners. A confrontation became inevitable.
  • At 5 p.m., the terrorists realized that their demands
  • were not going to be met. They asked for two planes to fly both the terrorists and the hostages to Cairo, Egypt, hoping a new locale would help get their demands met. The German officials agreed, but realized that they could not let the terrorists leave Germany. Desperate to end the standoff, the Germans organized Operation Sunshine, which was a plan to storm the apartment building. The terrorists discovered the plan by watching television. The Germans then planned to attack the terrorists on their way to the airport, but again the terrorists found out their plans.
  • Around 10:30 p.m., the terrorists and hostages were transported to the Fürstenfeldbruck airport by helicopter
Brielle F

Charles Lindbergh Biography - Facts, Birthday, Life Story - Biography.com - 0 views

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      Interesting looking videos on the left. Nice synopsis of his life.
Paul F

Tangshan - The Deadliest Earthquake - 1 views

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Paul 1970s Tangshan Earthquake

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  • At 3:42 a.m. on July 28, 1976, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit the sleeping cit
  • . The very large earthquake, striking an area where it was totally unexpected, obliterated the city of Tangshan and killed over 240,000 people - making it the deadliest earthquake of the twentieth century.
  • of Tangshan, in northeastern Chin
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  • When the 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Tangshan at 3:42 a.m. on July 28, over a million people lay sleeping, unaware of the disaster that was to befall them. As the earth began to shake, a few people who were awake had the forethought to dive under a table or other heavy piece of furniture, but most were asleep and did not have time. The entire earthquake lasted approximately 14 to 16 seconds.
  • Though 80 percent of the people trapped under rubble were saved, a 7.1 magnitude aftershock that hit in the afternoon of July 28 sealed the fate for many who had been waiting under the rubble for help.
  • After the earthquake hit, 242,419 people lay dead or dying, along with another 164,581 people who were severely injured. In 7,218 households, all members of the family were killed by the earthquake.
Ivy A

Legacy | THE DUST BOWL - 0 views

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Gracie M

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  • At 6:01 p.m. on April 4, 1968, civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was hit by a sniper's bullet.
  • pronounced dead at 7:05 p.m.
  • An escaped convict by the name of James Earl Ray was arrested, but many people, including some of Martin Luther King Jr.'s own family, believe he was innocent.
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    Martin Luther King Jr. assassination
Brielle F

Lindbergh Flies the Atlantic, 1927 - 0 views

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Brielle 1927 Charles Lindbergh flight

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      Good information. For more info I would look on the side bar.
  • "Spirit of St Louis" and aimed her down the dirt runway of Roosevelt Field, Long Island.
  • Thirty-three and one half-hours and 3,500 miles later he landed in Paris, the first to fly the Atlantic alone.
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  • His feat electrified the nation and inspired enthusiastic interest in aviation.
  • president awarded him the Distinguished Flying Cross.
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    Lindbergh's "feat electrified the nation and inspired enthusiastic interest in aviation"
Brielle F

PBS - Chasing the Sun - Charles Lindbergh - 0 views

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      nice background information. could be useful for an essay
Brielle F

Charles Lindbergh - 0 views

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Lindbergh life background information

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      Brielle F on 26 Feb 14
       
      Good information for an informational essay about Lindbergh's life. Very good background information. 
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    Charles Lindbergh background information. Includes: childhood, life as a parent, marriage, birth date, nicknames, the flight, kidnapping of his child, death, etc. 
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