Joseph McCarthy

Joseph Raymond McCarthy was born on November 14,1908 in Grand Chute, Wisconsin. Joseph was the fifth of seven sons. His mother was Bridget Tierney who was from Ireland and his father who was Timothy McCarthy who was born in the United States. Joseph dropped out of school when he was 14 to help his family with the farm. Although he dropped out he reentered when he was 20 and graduated in one year. He started college studying engineering but he earned a law degree at Marquette University and was elected as a judge. At age 33 he volunteered for the US Marine Corps and served during World War 2.





A few years later he joined the senate, which a few years later led to his historically famous speech where he claimed that he had a "list of members of the communist party and members of a spy ring" who were working in the state department. That speech later on led to McCarthyism and started the Second Red Scare. Although these accussations gained a lot of attention, McCarthy's fame died down and the senate voted to censor McCarthy. McCarthy died a few years later on May 2,1957 from Acute Hepatitis, which many people would say from from his alcoholism.

Written By:Angela B.

McCarthys Witch Hunt 53

McCarthyism started out in the late 1940s and progressed more through the 1950s. It was based on making accussations on the government or famous people that looked to be involved with communism but without proving any of this with evidence. It was usually based on people who were taught to be disloyal to the government or state or to be committing treason. But it was mainly the accussations of the communist trying to take over the country. This brought on the Second Red Scare which scared people into thinking that communism was going to take over.

During this period many people were accussed of being communist but they had no proof. Which is on the reasons why this event is compared to the Salem witch trials and the condemn of innocent people. Those that were accussed were investigated and questioned before the government. Some of the accussed were accussed of having a connection with communist. They accussed and investigated mainly government employees, entertainment industries, educators and union activists. By also accusing these people they exaggerated that they were dangerous people. Many people lost their jobs, and some were even put in jail.

Written By:Angela B.

James Dean

James Byron Dean was born in Feburary8,1931. He was a American film actor. Deans is mostly known for his most celebrated film, Rebel Without a Cause, in which he starred as a troubled Los Angeles teenager Jim Stark. With this film and also his other two, East of Eden and Giant he endured fame as a starring role. He also was the first actor to recieve a posthumous Academy Award Nomination for Best Actor and remains the only person to have two posthumous acting nominations. This wasn't the only thing he is remembered for also in 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Dean the 18th best male movie star on their AFI's 100 Years...100 stars list. Sadly he passed away at a young age but this cemented his legendary status. He died on September 30,1955.

Written By:Fernanda C.

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe was born on June 1,1926 in Los Angeles, California. Her real name was Norma Jeane Mortenson she was an American actress,singer and model. Most of her time was spent in a foster home so she started her modeling career. So that led to a film contract in 1947. She was a very pretty and attractive woman. She was married three times to Jimmy Dougherty who she was married to when she was 16. To a baseball star named Joe DiMaggio and then to a playwright named Arthur Miller. Marilyn Monroe was found dead in 1962 of an overdose of sleeping pills.

Written By:Fernanda C.

Alaska becomes 49th state in 1959

Alaska became the 49th state in the United States on January 3,1959. At first Alaska was a territory, it had oil, and the United States bought it. Because of it's participation in World War 2, Bob Bartlett showed congress that Alaska and Hawaii needed to both be states. Alaska recieved a new resonance by the Soviet Union. So, Alaska was granted statehood by legislation on January 3,1959.

Alaska is the largest state in the United States it's about 586,412 square. It's over twice the size of Texas, one of the largest states. Alaska is larger than all but 18 sovereign countries. Without Alaska, Brazil and Australia they are larger than the United States, counting territorial waters. Alaska is larger than the combined area of the next three largest states: Texas, California, and Montana. It is also larger than the combined area of the 22 smalles U.S. states.

Written By:Joselyne T.

Scientific DNA is discovered in 1953

Joshua Lederberg and Norton Zinder showed that bacteria sometimes exchange genes by an indirect method, which they termed "transduction", in which a virus mediates the exchange by snaring bits of DNA from one bacterial cell and transporting the bacterial genes into the next cell it infects. But of course the structure of DNA, was made by James Watson with help from Francis Crick around the 1950's and it was discovered in Cambridge, England.

DNA is used for to lock someone up and more for example in a crime scence people leaves fingerprints and with DNA you can find who you are looking for. It's also used for DNA testing to see if you are actually blood related to your children,mother or father.So DNA is used for alot of stuff. And it has helped a lot in the past years. All because of James Watson and with the help of Francis Crick.

Written By: Joselyne T.

Elvis Presley

Elvis Aaron Presley born on January 8,1935 also known as the King of Rock&Roll, he was one of the most popular artist of the 20th century. Elvis was born in Tupelo,Mississippi but moved to Memphis, Tennessee with his family at the age of 13. His career began in 1954 with Sun Records. His number 1 hit "Heartbreak Hotel" was released in January 1956. His inspiring and numerous top chart songs made him very popular. In 1956 Elvis made his film debut in Love Me Tender. Songs such as "I Can't Stop Loving You", "The Wonder Of You","I Just Can't Help Believin'","Always On My Mind","What Now My Love","Can't Help Falling In Love","There Goes My Everything","It's Now Or Never","Are You Lonesome Tonight","As Long As I Have You","You Don't Know Me","Loving You","Unchanined Melody","I'll Remember You","For The Good Times","And I Love You So","You Don't Have To Say You Love Me","Just Pretend","Love Me","Until It's Time For You To Go","Mary In The Morning","I Want You, I Need You,I Love You"made top in charts.

After seven years away from the stage in 1968 he returned to live performance in a comeback celebration special. Elvis was addicted to prescribed pills, the abuse had an effecy on him and he suddenly died in 1977 at the age of 42. Presley was nominated for 14 competitive Grammy's, he recieved the lifetime grammy award at age 36. Throughout all his success he is the best solo selling artis in the history of popular music and has been inducted into four music hall of fame.

Written By:Christina E.

Warsaw Pact 1955

The treaty was known as the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance also known as the Warsaw Pact. The treaty was the Soviet Bloc's military response to West Germany on May 1955 integration to NATO pact. The Treaty members where People's Republic of Albania, People's Republic of Bulgaris, German Democratic Republic, People's Republic of Hungary, People's Republic of Poland, People's Republic of Romania, and Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The Members of the Country pleged defense on any member that was attacked.

The Supreme Commander of the Warsaw treaty was the first deputy Minister of Defense of the USSR. Nine years after the defeat of Germany in the years 1933-1945 it only had ended in with the Allies incasion of Germany during World War 2 in europe. Soviet Union and their allies contained each othere in Europe, while working and fighting for influence within the wider Cold War( 1945-91) on 1 July 1991, in Prague, the Czechoslovak president, Vaclav Havel, ended the 1955 Treaty of Friendship. Cooperation and Mutual Assistance and so disestablished the Warsaw Treaty after 36 years of military alliance with the USSR. Five months later, the USSR disestablished itself in December 1991.

Written By:Christina E.

34th President

Eisenhower was the 34th president of the United states. In the political party he was a republican. His presidential accomplishments were like sponsoring and sighning three civil rights bills of 1957. The civil rights bill of 1957 is the first civil rights bill since reconstruction. He sponsored and signed the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956. This gave birth to America's interstate highway system. Eisenhower balanced the budget, not just once, but three times. He ended the Korean war. Eisenhowers number one accomplishment as president was that he kept america at peace. He was a good president.

Written By: Jessica A.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D.Esienhower was born October 14,1890 in Denison, Texas. His nationality was just full American. He was the third of seven sons of David Jacob and Ida Elizabeth Stover Esienhower. Eisenhower married Mamie Geneva Doud of Boone, Iowa, on July 1,1916. His first son was Doud Dwight, born September 24,1917 who died of scarlet fever on January 2,1921.His second son was John Sheldon Doud, born on August 3,1922.







Dwight D. Eisenhower was a college-educated engineer but had trouble making a living and the family was poor. He graduated from Abilene High Schoool in 1909. After graduating he worked at Belle Springs Creamery, 1909-1911. He entered the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York on June 14,1911 and graduated June 12,1915. Retiring as brigadier general, he became an author, served as U.S. ambassador to Belgium from 1969 to 1971. Esienhower died at the age of 78 on March 28,1969.

Written By:Jessica A.