Timeline: Melvin Johnson's History Through Film timeline

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Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure

Purpose: This movie showed us multiple events that have happened in the past.
Fact Check: Dust in the wind was also a song
Rating: 4
Connection: Bill and Ted rush to be able to graduate and so am I.

Jan 1, 1167

Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan

Purpose: This film shows how Genghis Khan became a warrior and leader.
Fact Check: Genghis had many children and wives.
Rating: 5
Connection: In school we have learned about Genghis Khan.

Jan 1, 1492

1492: Conquest of Paradise

Purpose: This movie showed all the places Christopher Columbus explored.
Fact Check: Columbus wasn't the first person to prove the roundness of the Earth.
Rating: 4
Connection: No one believed Christopher Columbus and I have also been in situations where no one believes me.

Jan 1, 1800

Oliver Twist

Purpose: This movie showed how many orphans were treated during the industrial revolution.
Fact Check: Orphans were forced to work under very poor conditions.
Rating: 3
Connection: I wish to solve the problem of homelessness in America and world wide, and workhouses are things that I could think of to help solve it.

Jan 1, 1841

12 Years a Slave

Purpose: This movie showed me how exactly slaves were treated.
Fact Check: Solomon Northup disappeared again while promoting his autobiography, and was never seen again.
Rating: 5
Connection: I've been in the school system for 12 years with no monetary reward. Some could call this a form of slavery.

Jan 1, 1865

Lincoln

Purpose: This film showed us how much work it took to pass the 13th amendment.
Fact Check: Lincoln was the first president to ever be assassinated.
Rating: 4
Connection: We learned a little bit about Lincoln in the Bill and Ted movie.

Jan 1, 1926

Butler

Purpose:This movie showed our class how segregation was a big issue after slavery.
Fact Check: Cecil's real name is Eugene Allen and he never had a son that was with the Black Panthers. He only had one son named Charles.
Rating: 5
Connection: I remember the day when Obama became the President.

Jan 1, 1964

Selma

Purpose: This movie showed the struggles that went on even after slavery was abolished.
Fact Check: Selma residents were working on voting rights way before MLK Jr. decided to go there.
Rating: 5
Connection: The U.S. government tried to jeopardize MLK's marriage by saying he had an affair. These types of petulant actions take place in modern day high schools.