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Author Archives: paverin
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Henry Ford Introduced the Model T, 1909 – My Screenplay
The introduction of Model T by Henry Ford was a turning point that put American to start using popular motor vehicles. Henry’s innovations, including assembly line production and paying his workers a wage proportionate to the cost of the car provided a ready made market for his car to be sold into.
The company was a world’s largest industrial complex along the banks of the Rouge River in Dearborn, Michigan, during the late 1910s and early 1920s. The massive Rouge Plant included all the elements needed for automobile production: a steel mill, glass factory, and automobile assembly line.
The economic system based on mass production and mass consumption came to be called Fordism.
Posted in 1900-1916, 1916-1920, Final Exam Component, Social History
Tagged Ford, Henry Ford, Mode T
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New Mexico and Arizona become states, 1912
President Taft signing the proclamation establishing Arizona as a state on February 14, 1912
establishing Arizona as a state
New Mexico became a state on January 6, 1912, and Arizona became a state on February 14, 1912. Thus, two stars were added to our flag in 1912 on July 4th signifying that two new states were added to the 46-star flag then. That flag lasted exactly 47 years from July 4, 1912, through July 4, 1959.
Posted in Uncategorized
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Bush Doctrine
The Bush Doctrine was used to refer what was seen as a movement of President Bush towards unilateralism. It was early announced by him after 9/11. However, about four years later, it was codified in a document, National Security Strategy of the United States, that shifts the U.S. foreign policy.
The Bush Doctrine states that we have the right to anticipatory action to defend ourselves and the right of preemptive strike against other countries that we think it is going to attack us.
The Right to Privacy
Many constitutional scholars believe that a right to privacy is in the Bill of Rights. Such scholars also point to the Ninth Amendment as evidence that the framers believed in the existence of liberties not specifically mentioned in the Bill of Rights: “The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.”
The Supreme Court agreed with this position in Griswold v. Conecticut (1965), in which it ruled that a constitutional right to privacy exists when it struck down law making birth control illegal.
Picture from http://cldg.org/9.html
Posted in 1960-1968, June 14 assignment, Political history, Social History, Uncategorized
Tagged bill of rights, griswold v. conecticut, ninth amendment, right to privacy
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Mike Tyson Bites Ear Off
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuA4fLnG0Ig&feature=related
This event was in June, 1997.
Mike Tyson‘s boxing license is suspended for at least a year and he is fined $3 million for biting Evander Holyfield‘s ear in a televised match.
In the interview with Oprah, Tyson said “‘I know I can’t beat you and you don’t have to knock me out this time to beat me.” When he told Oprah he bit Holyfield because he was pissed off because he was such a great fighter, he couldn’t have been more honest
Tyson was an all time great boxer. I was shocked by his behavior. What a shame!
Posted in 1989-2000, June 8 assignment, Social History
Tagged Bite ear, boxing, Mike Tyson
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First Woman Speaker of the House
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) raises her hand and is sworn in as the first woman Speaker at a swearing in ceremony for the 110th Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol January 4, 2007 in Washington, DC
This postion is recognized in the Constitution and stands in the line of succession to the presidency, immediately after the vice president.
Posted in 2001-present, June 7 assignment, Political history
Tagged First Woman, House speaker, Nancy Pelosi
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