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…HISTORY THROUGH MOVIES The Last Days The movie “The Last Days” focuses on five Shoah survivors, each one of them telling their story to the camera. These five survivors are named Congressmen Tom Lantos, Alice Lok Cahara, Renee Firestone, Bill Basch…

…A Brief Aviation History October 15, 1783-First hot air balloon constructed by Joseph & Jacques Montgolfier and flown by Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier. October 22, 1797-First manned parachute jump. March 23, 1840-First photograph is taken…

…History of the American Drug War- The first act of America's anti-drug laws was in 1875. It outlawed the smoking of opium in opium dens. This was a San Francisco ordinance. The basis on passing this law was that Chinese men had a way of luring…

…American History X: Shower Scene Synopsis: The shower scene takes place in Derek’s’ bathroom in his mothers’ apartment after he gets out of jail. As the scene opens we see Derek’s hand on the showerhead and the soundtrack is inspiring us…

…, demonstrations, poetry, peace, war, crime and protest. It was the combination of all of these elements that helped produce and define a period of music history. “By 1967, 50,000 hippies resided in or near the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco” (Szatmary 165…

…that this question was answered, it was one of the greatest day in history, it was when the Apollo 11 lunar module first landed on the moon. The Apollo crew was made up of 3 astronauts Edwin E. Aldrin Jr, Neil A. Armstrong and Michael Collins but only two would…

…American History X: Shower Scene Synopsis: The shower scene takes place in Derek’s’ bathroom in his mothers’ apartment after he gets out of jail. As the scene opens we see Derek’s hand on the showerhead and the soundtrack is inspiring us…

…History of the American Drug War The first act of America's anti-drug laws was in 1875. It outlawed the smoking of opium in opium dens. This was a San Francisco ordinance. The basis on passing this law was that Chinese men had a way of luring white…

…A History of Ballet in Canada "Magnificence, extravagance, artificiality, a tiny society in which everyone knew every detail of everyone’s life." The preceding sentence best described the court of Louis XIV, the Sun King, and it was into that world…

…The quotation, Life is either a daring adventure or nothing, was once said by Helen Keller a true hero. In order to appreciate Texas history you must understand that the Texan territory was an adventurous journey that few early frontiersmen and travelers…