FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN INTO SPACE

Guion Bluford Biography for Kids: First African American in Space - Little Astronomy

U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Guion S. Bluford became
the first African American to
travel into space
when the
space shuttle Challenger lifted off on its third mission. It
was the first night launch of a space shuttle, and many
people stayed up late to watch the spacecraft roar up
from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 2:32 a.m.

The Challenger spent six days in space, during which time
Bluford and his four fellow crew members launched a
communications satellite for the government of India,
made contact with an errant communications satellite,
conducted scientific experiments, and tested the shuttle’s
robotic arm.

Guion Bluford - NEW NASA African American Astronaut Space Poster (fp359)
Guion Stewart Bluford Jr. will be 82 years old on
November 22.

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WEEKLY MAGAZINE FOR LABOR DAY IN 1946

The American Weekly, Labor Day, Sept. 1, 1946. Cover by J. C. Leyendecker American Illustration ...

During the 1890s, publications were inserted into Joseph
Pulitzer
‘s New York World and William Randolph Hearst‘s
New York Journal
.

Hearst had the eight-page Women’s Home Journal and the
16-page Sunday American Magazine, which later became
The American Weekly.

In November 1896, Morrill Goddard, editor of the New
York Journal from 1896 to 1937, launched Hearst’s
Sunday magazine, later commenting, "Nothing is so
stale as yesterday’s newspaper, but
The American
Weekly
may be around the house for days or weeks
and lose none of its interest."



William Randolph Hearst Sr. 
(
April 29, 1863 – August 14, 1951)



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POP SENSATION WAS BORN ON THIS DAY

SWEET MJ - Michael Jackson The Child Photo (12797027) - Fanpop

Michael Jackson - AlloCiné
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009)

Michael Jackson was born on August 29, 1958, in Gary, Indiana.

Jackson began performing with his four brothers in the pop
group the Jackson 5 when he was a child. The group scored
its first No. 1 single in 1969, with “I Want You Back.” By age
11, Jackson was appearing on TV, and by age 14 he had
released his first solo album.

A Jackson 5 TV cartoon series appeared in the early ’70s, and
in 1976 the Jackson family, including sister Janet Jackson,
launched a TV variety show called The Jacksons that ran for
one season. Throughout the 70s, media attention focused on
Michael, who piped vocals in his high voice for “ABC,” “I’ll Be
There,” and many other Top 20 hits.

"This Is It": Michael Jackson's extensive rehearsals become a fascinating film you can dance to ...

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‘’RED SCARE’’ DOMINATED POLITICAL NEWS

12-1: Americans Struggle with Postwar Issues - Chapter 12

As the presidential election of 1952 began to heat up, so did
accusations and counteraccusations concerning communism
in America. The “Red Scare”—the widespread belief that
international communism was operating in the United States
—came to dominate much of the debate between Democrats
and Republicans in 1952.

PPT - THE TRUMAN YEARS 1945-1952 PowerPoint Presentation, free download - ID:7044646

McCarthy And The Red Scare - October 27, 1952 - Past Daily
Senator Joe McCarthy delivered a radio address on 
October 27, 1952 where he made accusations of
Communist infiltration into the State Department,
the administration of President Harry S. Truman,
the Voice of America, and the U.S. Army.

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POLITICAL CARTOON FROM FOX NEWS

08.28.24

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