The years of 1975 to 1999 were very eventful for America. Times were filled with many different emotions, from hardship and loss to bright, cheerful days, many historical events occurred. Before the Viking launches in the mid-1970s, our knowledge of Mars was extremely limited. The team of scientists assembled for the Viking project had to figure out how to land and navigate a spacecraft on a planet with almost no prior knowledge of what the surface would be like. The Soviets had tried to land spacecrafts on Mars, even though one of their crafts seems to have made it to the surface, it lost contact with Earth before landing and may have crashed. The Viking Program gathered data and images about our nearest planetary neighbor that changed the way we see Mars. Before Viking, scientists thought the Martian sky would be a deep blue, like our upper atmosphere but early photos from Viking revealed Mar’s salmon-colored sky for the first time. Vikings 1 and 2, an orbiter and lander, mapped about 97% of Mars from orbit …show more content…
Elvis was better known as the “King of Rock and Roll.” After the shocking news of his death, many Elvis fans went into deep mourning. He was found unconscious in his Graceland Mansion. The family kept his records private, but many think that his death was due to an overdose of prescription drugs, causing his heart to stop. Presley hit the charts as a rock ‘n roll rebel in the 1950s. His 9 September 1956 appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show turned him into one of the era’s biggest stars. His many hits included “Jailhouse Rock,” “Hound Dog” and “Blue Suede Shoes.” He also appeared in dozens of lighthearted movies designed to let him cavort and play the guitar onscreen, including King Creole and Blue Hawaii. In the late 1960s, after a period of declining fame, he remade himself into “The King,” a melodramatic icon known for his sequined karate-style jumpsuits and
In the Midwest, farmers were losing their land to mortgage foreclosures. American tourist deaths were attributed to a terrorist attack. A president known for his effective use of the media governed the United States. The U.S. cooperated in a change of government in the Philippines. Parents and churches criticized motion pictures for eroding American morals. And Appalachian State, after setting a new enrollment record, received favorable publicity in a national magazine. Sound familiar? Think again; you're 55 years off. The year was 1934 in the U.S.A.
Elvis Presley is also known as the “King of Rock and Roll” is the most influential Rock and Roll artist of all time. “Elvis Presley life story began when Elvis Aaron Presley was born to Vernon and Gladys Presley in a two-room house in Tupelo, Mississippi, on January 8, 1935. His twin brother, Jessie Garon, was stillborn, leaving Elvis to grow up as an only child. He and his parents moved to Memphis, Tennessee, in 1948, and Elvis graduated from Humes High School there in 1953.” (Elvis Presley Biography)
...sley performed his music in all types of genres. Presley allowed musicians to step out of the box and be their selves. He had hit songs in gospel, rock, pop, and country. Although he lived a short life, he is still famous in some people’s eyes. I met a woman who had attended one of Elvis’s performances and she said it was the best concert she had ever been to. During the concert she said Elvis was dancing and all the girls were going crazy as always. He removed his scarf and threw it into the crowd she was the lucky one who caught it. She still has his scarf in her house, and will never forget the memories of that night. Elvis passed away on August 16, 1977 in his home from heart failure. The King still lives on in many people’s lives and his music career helped many people. Elvis Presley led the way for many musicians, and has impacted the lives of many people.
...ten call his doctor, George Nichopoulos, and request more sedative pills. Soon he also began using cocaine along with the prescription drugs (Austin 1994). Elvis stated he was suffering from glaucoma, hypertension, an enlarged heart, clogged arteries and a twisted colon. He was on several different prescriptions which included a barbiturate and Quaalude (Hirshberg 1995).On August 16, 1977, Elvis returns to Graceland after visiting his dentist. Late that morning, Elvis Presley dies from heart failure. His funeral is held two days later (EPE 2014).
Mars' red color leads us to believe that the planet has large amounts of iron. This red color is the only color that is on the surface besides the poles. There is also a darker area that runs along the equator. It goes around roughly one third of the planet. This is a giant canyon that makes our Grand Canyon look like a scratch. There are also what appear to be old stream channels. This implies that there could have been liquid water on the surface.
American history has had many defining moments over the last five decades which has helped America to develop to the way it is today. Each decade holding many life changing events and discoveries in them it would take a long time to cover each and every one of these so I have chosen a major event that I find to be of great worth to Americans today. We can all learn from the past events and work together to make American a safer and better place to live, and one way to do so is by learning from the past. Starting in the 1950’s we will discuss the most life changing and breath taking moments from each decade that this great county has seen through the 90’s and discover why they are all of significant value to the America we all live in today.
Many of us have a dream in life to be remembered by all for something great. It’s a lofty goal that only few have, or ever will achieve. Elvis Presley was one of the few people in our American history that achieved this status. Known as “The King of Rock and Roll”, his achievements have influenced our country like none of its precedents. This paper will explain Elvis Presley’s life, his death, and his profound influence after life.
The time periods of America have made an effect on us today. Ronald Reagan announced his speech, “Miller Center,” to many young russian men and women. Neil Diamond said in “Coming to America” that we are the “eye of the storm” for the refugees that came here in 1991. In Brooks and Dunn’s “Only in America,” it was referring to the tragedy of 9/11 and all the people who had lost their lives. While Brooks and Dunn were expressing their emotion in 2001, Dierks Bentley contributed his thoughts in “Home” on the 10th anniversary of 9/11. All of their views have a background story behind them.
...covered that his death was directly related to his incessant prescription drug use. Elvis Presley was buried on the Graceland property, near the grave sites of his beloved mother, Gladys, his father, Vernon, and grandmother Minnie Mae Hood Presley. Throughout his amazing career, Elvis, proved his musical dexterity. He popularized rock 'n' roll music in America. He won three Grammy Awards for his gospel recordings. He had a total of eighteen Number one hit singles, including "Don't Be Cruel," "Good Luck Charm" and "Suspicious Minds," as well as countless gold and platinum albums. He also happened to be one of the first performers inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986. Then, in 1998, Presley was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Three years later, he was graciously inducted into the Gospel Music Association's Gospel Music Hall of Fame too.
The Vikings were a group of seafaring, Scandinavian raiders that controlled Northern Europe from circa eighth century to the eleventh century. Infamously known for their terrorizing of towns, they plundered areas throughout England and the Frankish Empire, and eventually colonized in Greenland. Popular images portray the Vikings as a barbaric, uncivilized bunch with an unsatisfiable thirst for blood. However, after thorough research, I have come to find that they were explorers, farmers, and skilled laborers that invaded European towns in search of land to cultivate, as well as means of income and expansion. The earliest recorded Viking targets were often monasteries because they were relatively isolated, undefended, and filled with treasure.
The era of the 1990’s was an explosive time in American history both figuratively and literally. In the 90’s there was an extreme variety of different failures and also advances in technology. We as a nation had new advancements in space travel, our military and the way of life preparing for the turn of the century. As a country we didn’t know what the new millennium had to bring for us, but we were ready. Most significantly changing America though was from our creativeness that took place, the fear we had, and our militaristic ways.
Elvis Presley changed the music world as they knew it back in the 50’s he came out with a wild new style unlike any other. Even to this day if you hear Elvis’ name you automatically think of his signature style or as the king of rock and roll. Hound Dog was controversial for it’s time and made extra controversial by Elvis’ moves and how the ladies would swoon and storm the stage to see him. Presley was so ahead of his time that most adults didn’t because of his so-called vulgar ways but the younger generation went crazy for Elvis and his new style of blues meets country hence creating rock and becoming the king.
Elvis Presley was a well-known man and loved by many people. Based on http://www.brainpickings.org/2013/04/11/elvis-presley-teens-consumer-culture/Elvis Just like Muddy Waters, Presley timing was perfect as well. He came into and era (1950s) where the devastations of the great depression and world wars were over. People were now starting to have some freedom and enjoy the thing they loved which was listening to music and living life to the fullest. The social change that the 50s brought reflected music significantly, and Elvis Presley arose.. Kids were now starting to rebel against their parents and they had a lot of extra money to spend on records because of prosperity. During the Wars, money was limited and kids and adults had to work extra hard and save for survival purposes, but once the war-ended money could be used for pleasure reasons rather than just for survival. In addition, in the 50s our country had it’s own war, and I’m not talking about the World Wars, but yet human inequality. The civil rights movement was one of the biggest social changes in history and was a time where a lot of great artist prevailed and made songs on the issue. Elvis Presley showed just how social changes could influence or reflect the history of rock “n” roll. Presley started a culture, his hairstyle, the way he dressed all became part of the youth around the country. As I said our country was fighting its own war with segregation, Elvis music help bring people together. His music not on appealed white crowds, but black crowds listened to him as well. He brought people together through music, and proved to the world that he could be successful. He was one of the artist that mastered crossover, bringing every color to liking his music. Based on Larson fourth edition pg 38, it says that his record sales boomed, and then rock “n”
Elvis on the other hand was born into a poor family. His father was a tobacco picker, who was once imprisoned for cashing a fake check. His mother made sure that he was well exposed to gospel music and religion. He performed the ballad “Old Shep” in which he won the singing contest when he was only 10 years old, and on his 11th birthday, they bought him a guitar as his present. With the guitar, he was able to play two songs as a gift to his mother. With his hard work, he was able to come up with “Love Me Tender”, which was his first movie and from there, his fame begun (Clayton 23). Elvis rose from nothing, from a poor family to being a successful star and the king of rock and roll, which lead to his downfall.
Elvis Presley was quite the king of rock and roll, with songs like Hound Dog, Don't Be Cruel, and Love Me Tender and Ready Teddy Elvis lit up the stage. Elvis Presley-Biographical Timeline-The Fifties Elvis was born on January 8th 1935. He purchased his first guitar in 1946 for $12.95 at the local hardware store. In 1954 Sam Phillips teams Elvis up with local musicians Scotty Moore (guitar) and Bill Black (bass). By November of 1955, Elvis had signed his first record contract with RCA.