I Have a Dream and 99 Other Groundbreaking 20th Century Speeches
By Isabel Sepulveda, Stacker News
On 1/31/21 at 11:00 AM EST
The 20th century was one of the most varied, hopeful, and tumultuous in world history. From the Gilded Age to the beginning of the Internet Age with plenty of stops along the way it was a century punctuated by conflicts including two World Wars, the Cold War, the War in Vietnam, and the development of nuclear warfare. At the same time, the 20th century was characterized by a push for equality: Women in the United States received the right to vote after decades of activism, while the civil rights movement here ended the era of Jim Crow, inspired marginalized groups to take action, and introduced this country to great leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X.
Shuttle Challenger Exploded 35 Years Ago Today, Where Were You?
On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger and its seven-member crew were lost seventy-three seconds after launch when a booster rocket failed and the spacecraft blew up killing everyone on board.
Space Shuttle Challenger crew included Mission Specialist Ellison S. Onizuka, Teacher-in-Space participant Sharon Christa McAuliffe, Payload Specialist Greg Jarvis, mission specialist Judy Resnick, Pilot Mike Smith, commander Dick Scobee, and mission specialist Ron McNair.
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According to History.com “It s likely that the Challenger s crew survived the initial breakup of the shuttle but lost consciousness due to loss of cabin pressure and probably died due to oxygen deficiency pretty quickly.”
And his thoughts on NASA s future
By: Chris DeRose
and last updated 2021-01-11 12:52:52-05
BILLINGS â Itâs hard to imagine that a child born on a ranch just outside of Lewistown during the Great Depression would not only grow up to be a leading mind in the field of astrogeophysics, but spend a week of his life in space studying the sun. But such is the story of Loren Acton.
âI was the youngest of six,â he recalled. âAnd by the time I came along, it was the days of FDR and rural electrification. As a little kid, we had gas lamps. But then I remembered when electricity came and what magic that was.â
And his thoughts on NASA s future
By: Chris DeRose
and last updated 2021-01-11 12:44:24-05
BILLINGS â Itâs hard to imagine that a child born on a ranch just outside of Lewistown during the Great Depression would not only grow up to be a leading mind in the field of astrogeophysics, but spend a week of his life in space studying the sun. But such is the story of Loren Acton.
âI was the youngest of six,â he recalled. âAnd by the time I came along, it was the days of FDR and rural electrification. As a little kid, we had gas lamps. But then I remembered when electricity came and what magic that was.â
How an astronaut got from a MT ranch to outer space
By: Chris DeRose
and last updated 2021-01-08 14:54:01-05
BILLINGS â Itâs hard to imagine that a child born on a ranch just outside of Lewistown during the Great Depression would not only grow up to be a leading mind in the field of astrogeophysics, but spend a week of his life in space studying the sun. But such is the story of Loren Acton.
âI was the youngest of six,â he recalled. âAnd by the time I came along, it was the days of FDR and rural electrification. As a little kid, we had gas lamps. But then I remembered when electricity came and what magic that was.â