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Elvis Presley - Hound Dog
Elvis Aaron Presley was an American musician and actor. The song hound dog was released in 1957 and many went crazy over this song. Elvis had a big impact on people and in 1977 when he pasted on it was such a sad time
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The Little Rock Nine
The Little Rock Nine was a group of nine African American's. Who was on a mission to segregate Little Rock Central High School.The students were prevented from entering the racially segregated school by Orval Faubus which was the Governor of Arkansas -
JFK Assassination
JFK was the 35th president of the united states. He was the youngest president to take office. Lee Harvey Oswald responsible from killing JFK and two days later Lee was gun downed by Jack Ruby. http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/john-f-kennedy/videos/john-f-kennedy-assassinated -
Hippie Movement
The hippies were stress free people. They often had long hair, were always high, believed in birth control, and free love. Music wise The Rolling Stones had a big impact on the hippie movement. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqnaiWAQyQk -
Black Panther Party
Huey Newton and Bobby Seale were the leaders of the party. The party’s original purpose was to patrol African American neighborhood's to protect residents from acts of police brutality. The party grew and grew it eventually had over 10,000 members.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ_eijoFiU8 -
Vitenam War
The Vietnam war had a lot of lives lost. The United States lost 58,220 military personnel, in which 47,434 were killed in action while 10,786 died from other causes. But in the end we won the war. -
Robert Kennedy Assassination
Robert was the senator of New York. In 1968, Kennedy was nominated to run against Eugene McCarthy in the presidential election. While out giving speeches he was shot and killed. -
The Man On The Moon
Neil Armstrong was one of the first men to walk on the moon. Apollo 11's mission was to land two men on the moon and they were successful. They made it back home safely after the big mission. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwZb2mqId0A -
Hurricane Carmen
Hurricane Carmen was the most intense tropical cyclone. The cost of damage was 162 million. More then 100,000 people lost their homes. -
Nixon's Resignation
Nixon was the 37th president. Just after 4 years he decided to resign after talk of impeachment came about. He was caught in a big scandal but was cleared after resignation.
