Barkerville is one of the most, if not the most well known historic towns in British Columbia. It was the largest town in the Cariboo, conveniently located on the western edge of the Cariboo Mountains. It grew rapidly, before suddenly becoming almost forgotten, with a ghost town emerging in its place. How could such a thriving town, that was so full of life, be forgotten, to be allowed to die??The tale of Barkerville began with a young sailor form England; Billy Barker. After some time searching, he finally struck it rich in eighteen- sixty two when he uncovered gold in Williams Creek in the Cariboo area. The news of his finding spread like wild fire, and miners flocked to the area, hoping that they too might strike it rich. The miners travelled to the area and found the town newly christened as…
Bill Martin Jr. was born on March 20, 1916 in Kansas. Bill’s full name was William Ivan Martin Jr. after his father William and his mother Iva. He grew up in the small town of Hiawatha. When it came time to learn to read Bill really struggled. Mr. Martin once said he did’nt read his first full book until he entered college.…
Floyd “Money” Mayweather, the greatest boxer of our generation. A Highly skilled, talented and experienced fighter. With a record of 49-0 as a professional fighter, and a five- division world champion. Through statics, self-confidence and unorthodox training techniques.…
On June 12, 1994 the Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were murdered. The location was Nicole Brown Simpsons condominium on Bundy Drive Los Angeles, California. It is believed the murders occurred sometime after ten PM. Around midnight Nicole’s dog started howling and attracted the attention of a neighbor. The neighbor discovered the bodies of Nicole and Ronald. Ronald Goldman was found with multiple stab wounds including a stab wound in the back of his neck. Nicole was found with a stab wound to the back of the neck similar to Ronald’s. Nicole had her throat slit and that was the wound that ended her life. The police questioned O.J on his whereabouts during the murders. The police noticed a suspicious gash on his hand. At first he claimed…
Kyle Bass is the well known founder of Hayman Capital Management. There are people in the financial industry that have plenty to say about this financial genius that accurately predicted the 2008 subprime mortgage crisis. Many in the industry did not see this crisis rising up on the horizon. However, Kyle Bass read his magic crystal ball and accurately predicted the crisis. However, things quickly changed. Now, Bass has lost his magic touch and his crystal ball must be out of order.…
“There's no reason to be the richest man in the cemetery. You can't do any business from there.” (biography.com)That is one quote that Colonel Sanders from KFC once said. Sanders was born on September 9th 1890 a day of importance and a day that is remembered. Like many other important and famous people who were born on September 9th Colonel Sanders was the most important person in the fried chicken industry in fact Sanders invented fried chicken.After Colonel’s chicken was a success he sold his company to KFC which now it is very famous. In conclusion, September 9th changes history every year.…
Richard Pryor certainly was an interesting character! He set new standards for other African-American comedians but his idols were Bill Cosby and Dick Gregory. During the 1970s and '80s he provided America with some gut busting laughs and tears as we shared his personal life as well as his professional life.…
Ricky Martin was one of the biggest teen idols in Latin Americaduring the '90s. A lead singer of Menudo, Martin was blessedwith good looks and a nice voice, which helped him become aLatin music star. He also became an actor, earning praise fromthe Mexican motion picture industry and starring on theAmerican soap opera General Hospital, where he played MiguelMorez, a bartender who sings on the weekend.…
Conan O’Brien’s show is better. The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon is not bad, but it has the same type of jokes that have been told on that show for years. The jokes get a little repetitive after awhile. Fallon has to stay with those jokes because he wants to stay true to the character the show has had for years. Conan’s show is more original because he started it instead of taking over for someone else.…
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has commented on rap artist Kanye West’s presidential bid for the year 2020.…
In 1955 Fred Phelps, started the Westboro Baptist Church. He thought that he needed to warn people that “America is doomed” so his church started protesting. Phelps states that natural disasters are signs from God to show his disapproval of homosexuality. The church community protest to save mankind. Some people called Phelps “harsh and unloving” (Chapman) however, he counteracts this statement by saying that he is just teaching what the bible says about homosexuality. He believes that he is just offering warnings out of pure worry for the human race. Fred Phelps helped bring about the Protests by the Westboro Church to show Americans that we are all sinners and fall short of being let into heaven because of our sinful ways.…
Jerry Brown opens the heaven's gate for Illegal immigrant, criminal.., stayed free in California. Well, is it safety States for Illegal Aliens and Illegal Criminal while U.S. Citizens are terrified and unsafe.…
Little did the world know that on the day of March 20th, 1928 in Latrobe, Pennsylvania a television legend would be born. This man would later, single handedly change the way children learn in America. Even after the death of the beloved Fred Rogers, his legacy continues to help shape educational television. Not only has he changed the American education system entirely, Mister Rogers affected the lives of the young and old through his innovative teaching methods and creative ideas about the way children learn.…
Kool-Aid, a fruity flavored and delicious beverage. What about if it was offered to you? Would you accept it ? Drink that mouthwatering and juicy poison, how about now? But wait, it’s already warming your senses, passing through your throat, infecting you, killing you off slowly but surely. Knees weak, collapsing on the cold and dusty ground of your death bed. It was always meant to be, following your instincts by just trusting and shadowing your leader. Nobody really recollects his name, he was the whole leader of the operation. Jim Jones, average person, almost a God to some, a father and a leader, created a safe haven for his cult, but an abhorrent abomination perceived by the world. So, who is Jim Jones and how has he changed the world…
The muder of Meredith Kercher was covered very differently from beginning to end. Media bias was present on both sides of guilty and not guilty. The story was hard to keep straight as information was either left out or presented falsely. News articles presented soon after a story, is useful for awareness of the issue; however, exact details are generally not presented fairly or true fully.…