JFK
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Laika, the ‘space dog’ was sent into orbit from Russia in 1957. She was the first living creature to orbit the Earth. She was sent on a one-way mission but sadly died less than a week after blast-off. Laika was a stray dog from the streets of Moscow before she was selected to become the…
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The speech is considered one of Kennedy’s best, both a notable moment of the Cold War and a high point of the New Frontier. It was a great morale boost for West Berliners, who lived in an enclave deep inside East Germany and feared a possible East German occupation. Speaking from a platform erected on…
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Lincoln and JFK. – Lincoln’s name has 7 letters – Kennedy’s name has 7 letters – Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846 – Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946 – Lincoln was elected president in 1860 – Kennedy was elected president in 1960 – Lincoln was succeeded, after assassination, by vice-president Johnson – Kennedy was succeeded, after assassination, by vice-president…
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I did a blog recently about JFK and found out that the same day JFK was assassinated , the authors CS Lewis and Aldous Huxley had died. This made me wonder how more historical event were forgotten because they were over shadowed by even bigger events. Below are a few examples. Harriet Quimby Although her…
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Clive Staples Lewis was born in Belfast, Ireland, on 29 November 1898. His father was Albert James Lewis (1863–1929), a solicitor whose father Richard had come to Ireland from Wales during the mid-19th century. This is my tribute to one of the best authors that ever lived.Together with his friend J.R.R. Tolkien they have written amazing stories…
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President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, at 12:30 pm Central Standard Time on Friday, November 22, 1963, while on a political trip to Texas to smooth over frictions in the Democratic Party between liberals Ralph Yarborough and Don Yarborough (no relation) and conservative John Connally.Traveling in a presidential motorcade through downtown Dallas, he was shot…
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