Ronald Ervin McNair was born to Carl and Pearl McNair on October 21, 1950, in Lake City, South Carolina, a quaint little town that was typical of most pre-Civil Rights-era rural towns. The house in which he was born had neither running water nor electricity. He had two brothers Eric and Carl Jr. The McNairs were a highly industrious couple who taught their sons by words, examples, and deeds. The three boys were never asked or expected to do more than they witnessed their parents doing to provide for the family.
Greg Melvin was born on February 9, 1968 in Nashville, Tennessee. On July 14,1990 He married Lynnesay Arendse. And on April 6, 2005 they had a daughter named Sommer Melvin. Greg served in the Marine Corps from 1997 to 1991 he was deployed numerous times. Here's one of his first deployment experience told in his own words “We got off the plane in Saudi Arabia and we weren’t used to, we sucked in our first breath of air in Rhiad, and half of our platoon hit their knees.
Terance Stanley Fox (also known as Terry Fox) was born on July 28th 1958. He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He was the second of four children born to Betty and Rolly Fox. In 1966 his father, Rolly decided to move him and his family to Vancouver, Britsh Columbia. The family moved west and eventually settled in Port Coquiltam, a community located 27km east of Vancouver.
Born in New York City on April 4, Robert Downey Jr. began acting as a young child. He made his first film appearances and was a cast member on Saturday Night Live in the 1980s, but his growing success was marred by years of struggles with drug abuse. Eventually turning his life around, he earned a resurgence of critical and popular acclaim, and is considered one of Hollywood’s A-list actors. Admittedly, Robert has had his bad moments but he has still made positive influences in America. Downey was raised in an artistic household in New York City’s Greenwich Village; his father was a noted underground filmmaker who gave the five-year-old Downey his first part.
This is a story about a famous mobster. Born September 4, 1913, Brooklyn, New York, Mikey Cohen. Mikey Cohen was born into a poor Jewish family just like most other American Gangsters. Mikey started out hustling newspapers in New York City. At the age of 9 his family moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles (The Mob Museum).
Oliver Hill became a strong supporter of equality. Equality is the state of being the same in number, race, class, or quality. Oliver Hill grew up in Richmond, Virginia on May 1, 1907. Graduating from Dunbar High School, Hill wasn't sure what he wanted to do for a living. He married a woman named Beresenia Walker.
When a bright object flashes across the sky, neighbors on Maple Street are astonished. After the object flashes across the sky strange things begin to happen. The power in their homes goes out and they start to freak out. After this happens everyone is trying to figure out what happened. Then a kid named Tommy gave the idea of aliens which made everyone start accusing each other.
Almost 30 children were rescued off an island after their plane crashed about a month before on their return to England. They were returning on an airplane from a temporary boarding school that was designed like hundreds of others to avoid from involving children in this war. Ironically, this pack of children met their own misfortune. The boys were discovered very tattered and beat up, almost unrecognizable from their previous selves. Sadly, 2 boys perished on the island during this month, Simon Shayman and David Porkington.
I believe John Oakhurst is an outcast. He is not like the other people in the town of Poker Flat. He’s a caring person unlike other people in the town. He’s a gentlemen to The Dutchss. Poker flat is a sinful town full of improper people, but John Oakhurst is a good man.
James Wright was born in 1927 in Martins Ferry, OH. He died in 1980 in New York City, NY. His spouses were Edith Ann Runk and Liberty Kardules. He had 2 children, their names were Marshall and Franz Wright. James’ father worked at a glass factory and his mother left school at 14 to work at a laundry store.
John Marsden was born on the 27th of September, 1950. Marsden was born in Victoria, Australia, despite this, he spent his first 10 years of life in the country towns of Kyneton, Victoria and Devonport, Tasmania. His name has a high aspect of respect, due to the fact of being a nephew of well-known colonial Anglican clergyman and magistrate, Samuel Marsden. At the age of 10, Marsden moved to Sydney and later attended, The King’s School, Parramatta, renowned for its military style and approach towards education. Marsden’s hobbies during his spare time included education, scrabble, reading, writing and backyard cricket.
Harvey Milk is an example of an important game-changer because he changed the way that Americans viewed and accepted members of the LGBT+ community. In his life, Milk held certain qualities that enabled him to achieve his goal of giving a voice to the voiceless. Without Milk’s efforts, America’s outlook on human rights, and what those rights entitled, would not have been so radically changed for the better. Through examples of Milk’s leadership skills, perseverance and bravery in advocating for basic human rights, Milk’s position as a notable game-changer is clearly evident. Harvey Milk was born on May 22, 1930, in Woodmere, New York.
Former 'Roseanne' actor, John Goodman has lost 100 pounds by opting a no alcohol lifestyle, sugar free diet and rigorous workouts, according to Celebrity Health & Fitness. Goodman, who previously weight 400 pounds looked extremely svelte when he appeared at the red carpet for the premiere of his new movie 'Trumbo' on Thursday. Rumors then emerged that he slimmed down after he underwent with weight loss surgery. However, the 63 year old actor who once said that he is trying to lose weight through a healthy means, credits exercise, sugar free diet and alcohol free lifestyle for his weight loss success.
Life is a spectacular thing. There are endless aspects to life with endless possibilities of what someone can do with their life. With the positives in life come the negatives. There are many parts that will beat you up or stress you out over time. However, some of those positive aspects can help us get past the bad times, or simply help us enjoy our lives a little more.
The founder of the Alibaba group Jack Ma wasn’t a techie person. He wasn’t good at mathematics, failed two times in high school, and got his first computer only at 33 years old. Jack Ma’s way to becoming the billionaire founder of one of the world’s biggest technology companies came through English. The author of Ali Baba: The House That Jack Ma Built is Duncan Clark. He was a former Morgan Stanley investment banker and fluent Mandarin speaker.
