US History

By Leaira
  • Eric Jan Hanussen

    The body of Eric hanussen 43, an austrian jewish publicist who claimed to have psychic powers was a confident of hitler,was found in Zossen, Germany , outside berlin in late April 1933 a month after he had last been seen on march 25 in the city. He had been shot executed style twice in the head at close range no one was ever charged with crime.possible motives range from resentment of hanussens relationship with Hitler. I chose this topic because it seemed interesting.
  • Amelia Earhart

    Amelia Earhart
    Amelia Earhart flies solo from Honolulu to Oakland California, in 17 hours and 17 minutes. The flight was just one of Ms. Earharts many pioneering achievements.i chose Amelia's story because i was curious of if it could've left any hints to her disappearance.
  • Abortion Legalization

    Iceland becomes the first country to legalize abortion medical grounds. Iceland's law number 38 declared that the mothers health and domestic conditions may be taken into consideration when considering whether to permit doctors to perform an abortion, and ; that law is said to e stuck for decades. I chose this because i always thought abortion was once illegal.
  • Aircraft prohibited from flying

    Aircraft prohibited from flying
    In the US, civilian aircraft are prohibited from flying over the white house. Franklin D.Roosevelt banned all airplanes from flying over the white house, his reasoning for this is the planes were not allowing him to sleep. Now planes are to be immediately shot down because they fear terrorist may try to attack. i chose this because it was interesting.[https://youtu.be/i0W3PgYcru8]
  • Carl Weiss Murders

    Carl Weiss Murders
    Weiss confronted and shot Huey Long in the capital building in Baton Rouge Weiss was cornered and killed by longs body guards. having been shot 60 times Weiss was interred at Rose Lawn cemetery in Baton Rouge as measured by the number of mourners . Weiss's funeral is believed to have been the largest ever held for an accused political assassin in the united states.
  • Reflection In A Golden Eye

    Reflection In A Golden Eye
    Reflection in a golden eye was a film directed by John Huston, based on 1941 novel of the same name by Carson McCullers the film was to have starred Montgomery Clift, but he died on July 23rd of a heart attack before production began. The film was originally released in a version in which all scenes were suffused with the color gold, with one object such as a rose in each scene normally colored. i chose this topic because it sounded interesting.
  • Duke Ellington First Recorded Take The "A" Train!

    Duke Ellington First Recorded Take The "A" Train!
    "Take the "A" Train" is a jazz standard by Billy Strayhorn. That was the signature tune of Duke Ellington orchestra. It is arguably the most famous of the many compositions to emerge from the collaboration of Ellington and Strayhorn. The title refers to the then-new A subway service that runs through New York I chose this topic because it seemed interesting. City.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb2w2m1JmCY
  • England's House of commons Destroyed By German Air Raid!

    England's House of commons Destroyed By German Air Raid!
    The house of commons was the lower house of the parliament in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland. In 1707, when it was replaced by the house of commons Great Britain. In 1801, with the union of Great Britain and Ireland that house was in turn replaced by the house of commons of the untied kingdom. i chose this event because i thought it was interesting.
  • paris in world war 2

    paris in world war 2
    For the Parisians,the occupations was a series of frustrations, shortages and humiliations. A curfew was in effect from nine in the evening until five in the morning; at night, the city went dark rationing of food, tobacco,coal, and clothing.Every year the supplies grew scarce and the prices higher. A million Parisians left the city for the provinces. I chose this topic because it was interesting.
  • "Fat Man"

    "Fat Man"
    "Fat Man" dropped on Nagasaki was the code name for the type of atomic bomb that was detonated over the Japanese city of Nagasaki, by the untied states. It was the second of the only two nuclear weapons ever used in warfare. It weighed 10,300 pounds, 14,670 kg, it was 128 inches long (3.3m), It was 60 inches in diameter.The first being "Little boy" i chose this topic because i thought it was interesting.