Summary Many interesting, joyful, horrible, fortunate, and terrifying events took place in 2013. A bomb detonated. A fire burned. A prince was born. A president was re-elected. A ship was saved. A huge Christmas tree was erected. By looking at memorable events, terrible tragedies, and occurrences in D.C. one realizes that 2013 had been an intriguing, eventful year. 2013 brought about many memorable achievements worthy of celebration. Numerous impressive feats occurred in the US. For example, the Baltimore Ravens beat the 49’ers in the Super Bowl resulting in the Ravens’ quarterback, Joe Flacco, becoming MVP; Also, a huge, 76 feet tall Christmas tree lights up at the Rockefeller center, and the ceremony is televised worldwide. This shows that Joe Flacco must have played a decisive role in the victory to be awarded MVP. Also, the popularity of the Rockefeller Center benefits the store owners in the Center because of all the potential customers. Many notable events also took place outside of the United States. For instance, Jorge M. Bergoglio becomes the first South American Pope, choosing the name Pope Francis to lead the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics; Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge have a new baby, Prince George. The enormous responsibility of leading billions of people now rests upon Pope Francis’s shoulders. Also, 2013 brought about many new leaders of the future. Some notable events occurred in strange places. Furthermore, two US astronauts, Christopher Cassidy and Thomas Marshburn, spacewalk for five and a half hours to repair a leak at the ISS; After two years, the sunken Costa Concordia is refloated in the largest salvage operation. The space station repair should be celebrated because this protects future... ... middle of paper ... ...f every American” was. Additionally, this celebration will bring national attention to Martin Luther King’s speech, reminding the Americans of the importance of this speech. However, a big problem arose in D.C. Furthermore, the government shuts down because the Congress can not reach a budget deal resulting in offices, national parks, museums, and monuments being closed down. Alarmingly, this closure can impact our economy because many offices aren’t making any money. Also, many this results in many vacations being ruined because many national parks are closed. Therefore, many events took place in D.C. that were notable. One can see that 2013 was an interesting year from all of the events that took place. The events showed that anything can happen, whether it is good or bad. However, when bad things happen, one can remember that there will always be good things too.
A big event that happened on August 29 in North Carolina was a strike in a state where there are no unions and the very spot that was the birthplace of some of the first fast food places such as Hardees and Krispy Kreme. Early in the morning on this particular day, at 6 a.m., the protesters started forming. They began to yell about how they could possibly survive $7.25. How could they feed their own families? TV news crews and policeman began to show up, and then the protest became real. People driving by honked their horns to show support of the protesters. The protestor grew in size as the...
World Strides. "Fun Facts." Wenatchee Middle School. N.p., 2014. Web. 3 Apr. 2014. . This website has facts about different attractions in DC. I particularly used the Washington Monument facts.
“The president feared that it might make the legislature vote against civil rights laws in reaction to a perceived threat. Once it became clear that the march would go on, however, he supported it” (Ross). The event took over a year to plan, with heaps of organizations’ assistance. The event soon became the largest demonstration for human rights in Washington D.C. (Official Program).
In Martin Luther King, Jr.’s hometown of Atlanta, sixty percent of the Atlanta’s population received the news of King’s assassination by 8 p.m. on April 4. The following morning by 8 a.m. ninety-seven percent of the city’s population knew of Kings murder (Burns, Rebecca p. 23). Police Chief Herbert Jenkins learned of King’s death while in a meeting about defusing potential riots come summer. Jenkins first response was to send officers to the Kings home in Vine City and to King’s parents home in Collier Heights (Burns, Rebecca p. 31). Jenkins implemented the antiriot plan he created, to prevent the anticipated summer riots, into action when he received news of the Washington D.C. riots (Burns, Rebecca p. 33). Jenkins was under the assumption that because there were riots occurring in Washington D.C. that there would be riots in Atlanta as well and wanted to be prepared for the worst-case scenario. When Mayor Ivan Allen learned of the Washington D.C. riots, he promised President Johnson that riots would not occur in Atlanta (Burns, Rebecca p. 34). The Atlanta authorities had plans in place to prevent any violent retaliations that may arise form King’s
When planning the march, the organizers made sure that Washington D.C. was ready for anything so that the march could go on no matter the circumstances. Marchers were advised to bring raincoats, hats, sunglasses, plenty of water, and non-perishable food. To accommodate the expected 100,000 to 200,000 people, there were 292 outdoor toilets, 21 water fountains, 22 first aid stations, 40 doctors and 80 nurses along the march (“On the March” 17). The National Council of Churches made 80,000 boxed lunches for the marchers at 50 cents each. When the buses of people came to Washington D.C.’s outskirts, 5,600 cops and 4,000 army troops came to patrol the parade.
I stopped on the sidewalk and looked up toward the White House and then back in the other direction. Both my cousin and I hadn't expected to see anything but the usual Washington museum exhibits and eateries that day; instead we got caught up in a march that neither of us believed in and one that I wouldn't have chosen to see. The march seemed to have no beginning and no end; it seemed as though it went on for miles. I looked at the mass of people in awe, amazed that so many people could organize to fight for something they believed in. I'd never seen something of this scale and I was stunned by its mass and power.
In the museum I learned that A. Philip Randolph wanted to march in Washington to protest against the exclusions of African Americans from federal employment. Due to this,
Ross, S. (n.d.). Civil Rights March on Washington. Infoplease. Retrieved April 11, 2014, from http://www.infoplease.com/spot/marchonw
Kennedy. While seeing this many people pay their respects to one person shows how much he impacted the lives of the U.S citizens. It also shows that Kennedy was not any ordinary president but a man many citizens looked up to as their icon. Another action that showed thousands adored John Kennedy was the thousands of people that came out to watch and listen to him in Dallas, Texas and many other locations that he attended. This is dedication from his supporters and you can see that John Kennedy changed their lives. Finally John F. Kennedy did so much for this country that their are libraries and memorials named after him. Then there are the people who write books, articles, and speeches about this one incredible man. These many things symbolize how big of an icon John Kennedy was to the US people. Therefore the U.S citizens can see and admit how much John F. Kennedy impacted this
Martin Luther King Jr. led one of the most important boycotts during the civil rights. He was an African-American Civil Rights activist who presented the “I Have a Dream” speech, which has been recognized as one of the most touching speeches worldwide. Rosa Parks, Martin L...
I completely forgot about baseball in NYC after 9/11. That was an amazing moment. I myself am not a huge baseball fan, but remembering that moment gives me goosebumps. This example shows how many people watch sporting events and the impact that anyone involved in sports can have just by the sheer number of people
Unions did not agree on how workers should behave on this day, which was made to honor them. Some wanted workers to go on marches and protests.
It was a year where the Universe had it's own master plan for me…bringing forward deep commitments and sacrifices from the Soul. Unclenching my grip, finger by finger, so I could let go of the old supports, worn-out beliefs, outmoded relationships…all of it shaking the foundations on which I formerly found my footing. It was a detailed and ultimate review of each and every facet of my life. In came the wrecking ball…dismantling structures, destroying old stories, blasting out walls…and every time the rebuild began, in came a new, stronger force that would find another structure in need of demolition.
Scissors, Paper, Rock! For my first cultural event, I attended the University Performing Dancers rendition of “Scissors, Paper, Rock!”. This dance performance took place in University Hall here on campus. This performance is considered a cultural event because the game Rock, Paper, Scissors is an ancient game that many different cultures have claimed to invented.
Today I went to the Verde Gallery to see the “A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste” exhibit. After wandering around downtown Champaign, I found the gallery on a small side street off of Neil. When I walked in, I saw a large group of people sitting at tables in the main room, and had no idea what was going on. I did not see anything that looked like the exhibit I was looking for. After going to the bathroom, and unknowingly walking past half of the exhibit, I came back to see what all the people were gathered for. A man had just began speaking, and I heard him mention something about an exhibit co-sponsored by the Brown v. Board Commemoration, and figured that maybe crowd was there for some special program related to the exhibit.