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 USA in the 20th.Century
| During this era there was 3 important groups of writers. Which was NOT one of them? | The Roaring 20s
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The Great Thinkers. The Round Table included Dorothy Parker and her cronies, The Harlem Renaissance included Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Thurston and The Lost Generation included F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway.
| During the twenties,the distrust of foreigners was known as what? | The Roaring 20s
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The Red Scare. There was of course a second Red Scare in the Cold War and especially in the 1950s.
| In this decade there were four Presidents. Who was NOT one of them? | The Roaring 20s
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FDR. Wilson was in office from 1913-1920, Harding from 1920-1923, Coolidge from 1923-1928 and Hoover 1928-1932. FDR becane President in 1932.
Jazz . Jazz became very hot in the 20's.
| The first Oscars were given in 1927. Which movie won Best Picture? | The Roaring 20s
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On January 25, in his State of the Union address President Ronald Reagan called for budget cuts of $100 billion over three years, but opposed increased taxes.. President Reagan's State of The Union address took place in 1984.
On December 20, United States Troops invaded Panama, overthrowing the government of Manuel Noriega, who eluded capture, took refuge in the Vatican mission, then surrendered to the U.S. on January 3rd of the next year.. Noriega surrendered to the U.S. in 1989-1990.
On January 5, President Reagan produced the nation’s first trillion-dollar budget.. President Reagan's proposed budget took place in 1987.
On January 20, for the first time, the United States officially observed Martin Luther King Day.. Martin Luther King Day was finally observed on January 20, 1986.
On April 24, eight Americans were killed and five wounded in an ill-fated attempt to rescue the hostages held by Iranian militants at the U.S. Embassy in Teheran, Iran.. The ill-fated rescue attempt happened in 1980.
On November 8, George Bush, vice-president under Reagan, was elected 41st U.S. President. Bush defeated the Democratic nominee, Governor Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts.. Bush was elected the 41st President of the U.S. in 1988.
U.S. Marines, Rangers and a small force from six Caribbean nations invaded the island of Granada in response to a request from the O.E.C.S.. The invasion of Granada happened in 1983.
On December 23, President Reagan ordered sanctions against the new Polish military government in response to the imposition of martial law in that country.. The sanctions were imposed in 1981.
On March 2, the Senate voted 57-37 for a bill that virtually eliminated busing for the purposes of racial integration.. The bill was voted on in 1982.
On November 19 and 20, for the first time in six years, the leaders of the U.S. and Soviet Union met at a summit conference.. The summit occurred in 1985.
20 months. Anne Morrow Lindbergh was already pregnant with her second child at the time of her first born's kidnapping. The second child was born in August of the same year.
Jafsie. Dr. John F. Condon, a retired schoolteacher living in the Bronx, wrote an article in the Bronx Home News in which he volunteered to act as the intermediary between the kidnapper and the Lindberghs, whom, incidentally, he had never met. Shocked to hear from the kidnapper a few days later, Condon immediately called the Lindberghs and, in the middle of the night, drove to their home two hours away. Condon (who was not really a Doctor of anything) concocted the name “Jafsie” from his initials—JFC.
Commander of the New Jersey State Police. Schwarzkopf was the first superintendent of the New Jersey State Police. In the 40’s, after being forced out of the NJSP by political rivals, he became something of a radio star as the voice of “Gangbusters.”
Hopewell. A small town not far from Princeton University. Actually, The Lindberghs lived just outside of Hopewell in a remote area known as the Sourland Mountains. The Lindberghs were obsessive about their privacy; ironically, their isolation may have made them a more inviting target for the kidnappers. Incidentally, Flemington is where the trial was held, Mount Rose is where the child's body was discovered, and Englewood was the home town of Anne Morrow Lindbergh. They are all in New Jersey.
Betty Gow. After the crime, Betty Gow returned to her native Scotland. The last known individual to see the child alive, Betty was haunted by the crime for the rest of her life. She never married, never had children of her own, and never again worked with children in any capacity.
| What was the name of the maid (a servant to Anne Lindbergh’s mother) who committed suicide rather than face more questioning by the police? | The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
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Violet Sharp. Evasive and arrogant in her first interview with police, Violet became a suspect. Questioned four times by the authorities, Violet, a spirited, 27-year-old British subject, drank poison when she was told that the police wanted to interview her yet again. No reliable evidence has ever been produced to indicate that Violet was involved in the crime. NOTE: In some sources, you will see Violet's last name spelled "Sharpe". "Sharp" is the correct spelling.
Harold G. Hoffman. Some say that Hoffman was genuinely convinced that Hauptmann was innocent and others disagree. Whatever, his attempts to re-open the case resulted in the loss of his political career. He only served one term as governor and never ran for office again.
Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx. Condon met twice with the alleged kidnapper, in both occasions in cemeteries in the Bronx. St. Raymond’s Cemetery was the site of the second meeting at which the ransom was paid.
Denise McNair, Addie Mae Collins, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley.. Denise McNair was involved deeply in community service. She also was the friend and schoolmate of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. She was 11 when she died.
Cynthia Wesley was the first adopted daughter of Claude and Gertrude Wesley. She was very petite and was 14 at the time of the bombing. She was identified by her father by the ring she was wearing.
Carole Robertson was also 14 years old at the time of the bombing. She was a straight-A student and a member a Girl Scouts. The Carole Robertson Center for Learning in Chicago (a social service agency that serves children and their families) was created in her legacy.
Addie Mae Collins was also 14 at the time of the bombing. She played softball frequently and a youth center has been created for her in Birmingham.
22 people were injured, including Addie Mae's sister, Sarah, who lost an eye.
Near the basement. Five girls were changing into robes for the mass in the basement; they were in the basement when the bomb exploded.
Robert Chambliss. Robert "Dynamite Bob" Chambliss was a member of the Ku Klux Klan. He was first arrested for having the 122 sticks of dynamite without a permit. Then, in 1977, he was tried for the murder of the four girls and was found guilty with help by his niece Elizabeth Cobbs. He was sentenced to life in jail. He died in jail in 1985 without ever admitting that he was resopnsible.
In 2000, Bobby Frank Cherry and Thomas Blanton were also convicted for the bombing and murders. A fourth suspect, Herman Cash died in 1994 without being convicted.
"The Ballad of Birmingham". "Mother dear, may I go downtown
Instead of out to play,
And march the streets of Birmingham
In a Freedom March today?"
"No, baby, no, you may not go,
For the dogs are fierce and wild,
And clubs and hoses, guns and jails
Aren't good for a little child."
"But, mother, I won't be alone.
Other children will go with me,
And march the streets of Birmingham
To make our country free."
"No, baby, no, you may not go,
For I fear those guns will fire.
But you may go to church instead
And sing in the children's choir."
She has combed and brushed her night-dark hair,
And bathed rose petal sweet,
And drawn white gloves on her small brown hands,
And white shoes on her feet.
The mother smiled to know that her child
Was in the sacred place,
But that smile was the last smile
To come upon her face.
For when she heard the explosion,
Her eyes grew wet and wild.
She raced through the streets of Birmingham
Calling for her child.
She clawed through bits of glass and brick,
Then lifted out a shoe.
"O, here's the shoe my baby wore,
But, baby, where are you?"
~Dudley Randall
This is a ironic and lovely poem. If you do not understand it, please send a message to me and I will gladly explain it.
16th Street and 6th Avenue North. The Church was rebuilt. 3rd Avenue North between 19th and 20th Street and 12th Street and Fourth Avenue North are actual places where the Church was voted on to be. More the $300,000 were given to the church and repairs started. On June 7, 1964, the 16th Street Baptist Church opened its doors again.
STATUS:
National Register of Historic Places (1980)
Historic American Buildings Survey (1993)
National Historic Landmark (2/20/2006)
The Church has about 200 members but about a 2000 weekly attendance. About 200,000 people visit the church in a year. The current pastor is Reverend Arthur Price.
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