The Montgomery Bus Boycott was one of the major events in history and one of the most successful boycotts in history. The event took place in December 5th 1955-December 20th 1956. It started when Rosa Parks was arrested when she wouldn’t give up her seat to a white person. She was the 3rd person to be arrested for not giving her seat up. After that the black community made an organization called Montgomery Improvement Association. The black community elected Martin Luther King Jr. as the president
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March of Dimes Franklin D. Roosevelt‚ who was an unfortunate victim to polio‚ created the March of dimes in 1921. Polio started in 1916 and mostly infected children‚ killing thousands and paralyzing many. Though we have beat polio‚ March of Dimes still continues to help research to make babies healthier across America. The story behind the name “March of Dimes” is that had the idea that we should try to cover the White House lawn with dimes for polio research. Many people came from far and wide
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Happy women’s day! International Women’s Day (8 March) is an occasion marked by women’s groups around the world. This date is also commemorated at the United Nations and is designated in many countries as a national holiday. This day women on all continents‚ often divided by national boundaries and by ethnic‚ linguistic‚ cultural‚ economic and political differences‚ come together to celebrate their Day. 8th March is celebrated as International Women’s Day‚ worldwide. The day is observed to bring
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Honoring Selma: The irreplaceable American Milestone In the year 1975‚ Americans of all background came together on the bridge of Selma to protest the unjust treatment towards people of color in the United State. 50 years later‚ at the same spot President Obama gave a speech; explaining why Selma should be honored has an American milestone. Even though Selma is not seen as a milestone in America’s history‚ Obama wants to prove otherwise because Selma was a big step forward in the civil right movement
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March to Versailles On October 5th 1789‚ a violent dispute broke out in Paris at the Hotel de Ville regarding the lack of bread throughout the country. On this rainy autumn Monday an armed group of approximately six thousand angry French women wanted food and money and were willing push extreme limits in order to fulfill that demand. Conclusively‚ it can be inferred that this event was influenced by the lack of bread and money in the country. Marie Antoinette was the King’s wife‚ and she was
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The March on Washington was a very significant event that captured the attention of the United States and the world. More than 250‚000 people came to Washington to demand equality for blacks and to urge Congress to pass civil rights legislation. The March is best remembered for Martin Luther King’s "I Have a Dream Speech." It was believed that the rally would build support for President Kennedy’s civil rights bill and everyone agreed that it should embrace both blacks and whites. The significance
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The Montgomery Bus Boycott The Montgomery bus boycott changed the way people lived and reacted to each other. The American civil rights movement began a long time ago‚ as early as the seventeenth century‚ with blacks and whites all protesting slavery together. The peak of the civil rights movement came in the 1950’s starting with the successful bus boycott in Montgomery Alabama. The civil rights movement was lead by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‚ who preached nonviolence and love for your enemy
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The Long March After having been attacked by the Guomindang army several times‚ Otto Braun‚ a Russian agent‚ thought it was time for a change in tactics. He managed to gain control of the Red Army‚ and planned a retreat; they would try and break through the blockhouse lines and head for the Communist base on the Hunan-Hubei border. So on the 16th of October 1934‚ the 87’000 soldiers of the Red Army set out on the retreat‚ taking with them all their equipment of the Jiangxi Soviet that would be
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On August 28. 1983‚ a group of over 200‚000 people supported and attended the March on Washington. (www.history.com). This statistic demonstrates the fact of how impactful the March on Washington was and how many people were on the same side. The speeches in this assembly are some of the most famous and well known speeches that are still remembered today. There are many events of the Civil Rights Movement that changed our daily lives‚ including speeches and court cases‚ and there are key people who
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I was born March 18‚ 1989 which is the third month of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. According to the early Roman calendar‚ March was the first month of the year and formerly called Martius. March’s name honors the Roman God of war named Mars. March has always had 31 days and brings in spring while ending winter so it can be both spring like and wintry. Although March has no national holidays‚ several state and religious holidays are celebrated. For example‚ the Irish celebrate
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