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- 931: Mccormick Place
- ... money would be staying in Cook County, because downstate county agricultural fairs were getting comparable benefits for several decades (Tagge). By 1953, it became apparent that the convention buildings in Burnham Park were no longer big enough to host the size of events that Chicago wanted to host. The owners of the Burnham Park buildings knew their buildings were inadequate, but they didn't want a new building to be built ... Condit, Carl W. Chicago 1930-1970. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1974: 141-147. "Exposition Center Hailed as Tribute to the Late Publisher." Chicago Tribune 19 November 1960: A1. Halvorson, David. "At Least Half of Big Center Destroyed." Chicago Tribune 17 January 1967. Howard, Robert 'Plan Illinois Act To Restore McCormick Place." Chicago Tribune 17 January 1967. Hughes, Frank. "McCormick Place Top Exhibition Center." Chicago Tribune 12 January 1967: C1. Hughes ...
- 932: Slavery and the Underground Railroad
- ... also songgs that ave directions to slaves that were taught to everyone so that they might memorize the way. One such, was "Follow the Drinking Gourd" The drinking gourd was the slaves' terminology for the big dipper. The Big Dipper's "handle" points to the north star, which they could use to find their way north. The song gave landmarks along the way to follow and a verse from it says " the dead trees ...
- 933: The Gold Rush
- ... usually did. Many people took advantage of the fortune seekers by selling them food at a high price. Of course there is always an inevitable end to these historical moments. Foreigners started coming in and big mining companies started to set up and the other small farmers were no match for the big who were able to extract more.They still had that "gold fever" of theirs so they decided to go search for gold elsewhere. Within a short period almost all the gold was extracted from California ...
- 934: All Quiet On The Western Front
- Since man has walked on earth, he had always been in conflict with himself. For centuries, there have been many fierce battles fought among rival groups over big issues such as land, to silly arguments over pride. Over time we have seen the end result of these wars, the mass deaths and destruction of civilizations, and the deterioration of the individuals left to ... nineteen years, and cries because it leaves him. This is the most disturbing and hardest parting that I ever have seen, although it was pretty bad too with Tiedjen, who called for his mother a big bear of a fellow who, with wild eyes full of terror, held off the doctor from his bed with a dagger until he collapsed. ( All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque Pg ...
- 935: The Battle of Gettysburg
- ... Battle The battle of Gettysburg is the most famous battle of the great Civil War. Among the battle of Gettysburg were the ever so little battles that tend to get looked over. The stand at Big Round Top and Little Round Top, would be the turning point for the Union. Colonel Strong Vincent, commander of the hastily commandeered brigade, and the 20th Maine Regiment were the two heroic group of men ... Round top, to the right. Dense forests and rocks, with no support surrounded the two groups of men. Colonel William C. Oates lead the 15th Alabama and 47th Alabama regiments into the short valley between Big Round Top and Little Round Top, directly below the Army of the Potomac. Colonel Oates and his men could easily see the Meade's wagons behind the rear of the Army of the Potomac, introducing ...
- 936: Earthquakes
- ... time and research put into earthquake predicting has already started to pay off. It is only a matter of time before earthquakes will no longer be a threat to us. Bibliography Associated Press 1992, "The Big One: Recent Tremors May Be a `Final Warning'"; SIRS 1993 Earth Science, Article 12, Aug. 30, 1992, pg. J1+. Associated Press 1993, "Predicting the Effects of Large Earthquakes"; SIRS 1994 Applied Science, Article 17, Sept./Oct. 1993, pg. 7-17. Butler, Steven 1995, "Killer Quake"; SIRS 1995 Earth Science, Article 47, Jan. 30, 1995, pg. 38-44. Day, Lucille, 1988, "Predicting The Big One"; SIRS 1989 Earth Science, Article 5, Summer 1988, pg. 34-41. Monastersky, R. 1995, "Electric Signals May Herald Earthquakes"; Science News, v. 148, Oct. 21 ,1995, pg. 260-1. Monastersky, R. 1995, "Quiet Hints ...
- 937: The Montgomery Bus Boycott
- ... because he was at work, but before Nixon left he took one of Jo Ann Robinson's leaflets and called Joe Azbell, a white reporter at the Montgomery Advertiser. He said, 'I've got a big story for you and I want you to meet me,' now E.D. doesn't talk in long sentences, he's very short and brusque...He said, 'Can you meet me?' I said, 'Yeah I ... a chance to pay them back, and you're to damn scared to stand on your feet and be counted! The time has come to be grown man or scared boys said Nixon gesturing his big hands at the group of boycott leaders when they wanted to quit. Nixon was mad because his successor at the head of the NAACP in Alabama had refused to help or support the boycott unless ...
- 938: Of Mice And Men
- ... and tdes to keep him out of trouble. They travel from job to job and save their money in hopes to buy their own farm. Lennie is just the opposite of George. He is a big man with large pale eyes, wide shoulders and walks kind of gaudy as a bear might walk. Lennie is a bit retarded and he trusts George to make all the decisions for him. He anxiously ... in itself for George because Lennie was a bit retarded and seemed to get into trouble very easily. George fulfilled the responsibility of taking care of Lennie after his aunt had died. Lennie is a big man and unknowingly to himself he squeezes things he lovestoohardandcausestheirdeath. Lennieinfactgoessofarasto accidentally kill Cudey's wife. Once it becomes obvious to everyone else on the farm what Lennie had done, the men set out to ...
- 939: The Turbulent Sixties
- ... and the hallucinogenic LSD (Pichaske 114). The counterculture was a movement of writers and poets, advocating principles of an alternative lifestyle and a general distrust of all authority, especially the government, oftenly referred to as "Big Brother", a term coined in George Orwell's "1984". Poetry was a common outlet for many constituents of the counterculture. Reading and publications of poetry were common place, as was the purchasing of anthologies by ... indemnable mark on the way music is performed and marketed today. The musicians of the counterculture were set apart from the heralding, acoustic music of the activists. Bands such as the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Big Brother and the Holding Company, and The Doors were regularly giving free shows which would last for unprecedented amounts of time in a district of San Fransisco known as Haight-Ashbury. Haight-Ashbury was the ...
- 940: The Roaring 20s
- ... to was CKCL. They would listen to mostly music and live plays. Most of the music they listened to was Jazz, and of course those were the days of the popular ballroom dancing with the big bands. Other ways of entertainment were by newspapers and books, One of the novels was "Strange Fugitives". Back in the twenties Canadains authors produced 50 best sellins Fashion When the first world war ended a ... and for food. Such gatherings that happened during the twenties were the annual Taxi picnic and the famous Montreal carnival which hosted the annual winter beauty contest. Also the Canadian winters were fun for kids big and small. The twenties were a time of poor poverty so the people stuck together as one. Conclusion I conclude that the twenties were hard on poor people and good for rich people, but the ...
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