Sunday, August 21, 2011

Historical Events: 1965-1970


1966- Miranda Rights are created in 1966 as a result of the United States Miranda v. Arizona. Ernesto Miranda was charged for kidnapping and rape and stated that suspects should be informed of their legal rights when they are placed under arrest.  The Miranda Rights is to protect the suspect’s Fifth Amendment right to refuse to answer self-incriminating questions. The Miranda rights come from the British Magna Carta. The document was a series of promises between the Kings, that he would govern England according to the customs of the feudal law. Magna Carta was made by the Byron to stop a King from abusing his power with the people of England Suffering. So, the Magna Carta was applied to the Miranda Rights. The Miranda Rights is said after an arrest is made and the officer will say something as such: “You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have a right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you.” The Miranda Rights have been enforced in all criminal cases.  

1967- On October 9th, 1967 socialist revolutionary and guerilla leader Che Guevara was killed by the Bolivian army.  Bolivian Forces captured Che on October 8th and assassinated him the following day. His hands were cut off and his body was buried in an unmarked grave. Che played an important role in Fidel Castro’s reign of power from Dictator Fulgencio Batista and was later Minister of Industry. Che resigned from being Minister in 1956, then left to Africa and then to Bolivia where he was killed. In 1997, Che’s remains were found and sent back to Cuba, where he was buried in a ceremony attended by President Castro and thousands of Cubans. Che Guevara received heroic status around the world as a symbol of anti-imperialism and revolution. 

1968- Senator Robert Kennedy is assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. June 5th, 1968 at 12:15 am Senator Kennedy was preparing to give a press conference at the ambassador hotel.  Robert was walking to where the conference would be held when, a man named Sirhan Sirhan stepped forward and fired a .22 revolver at the Senator. Robert was fatally wounded as well as five others but not as bad. Sirhan was arrested at the scene, charged and convicted with first degree murder. He was supposed to be executed but the Supreme Court did not approve and instead sentenced him to life in prison.  Sirhan was incarcerated at the Corcoran State Prison, California since then. Robert Kennedy will always be remembered






1968- On April 4th, 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated by James Earl Ray.  Martin was a social activist who played an important role in the American Social Rights Movement in the mid- 1950’s. He fought for the treatment African Americans deserved. He was apart of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and lead the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The day of his assassination he was at a motel in Memphis on his way to dinner with friends. He stepped out onto the balcony, when a rifle was shot and Martin had a large wound covering his right jaw.  He was immediately rushed to the hospital and was pronounced dead at 7:05 that night. Martin was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 and is remembered each year on U.S federal holiday Martin Luther King Jr. Day in February.


1969- In 1969, a music festival where more than half a million people came together to show how a generation could be heard.  Woodstock was the pop culture music event of the decade. Act’s from all over the world met at Max Yasgur’s farm in Bethel, NY on August 15th-18th for a celebration of peace and music. To get originally get into the festival you would have to pay, but after thousands of people were lined up outside the festival area, the concert became free. 500,000 people gathered at Woodstock creating the largest gathering of human beings in one place in history.  Woodstock ’69 featured famous lineups such as Jimi Hendrix, Santana, Joe Crocker, Janis Joplin, and The Who.  The Woodstock has inspired and influence bands to this day. The crowd at Woodstock ’69 sent a message to the generation that individuals could come together peacefully to celebrate music and peace! 
Video - This video was made by Watch Mojo. The video is aout the History of the Woodstock Festival showing videos of the festival. The video starts off explaining what the Woodsotck Festival was. The Festival as three days of peace and music. The festival was originally an isolated studio in the forest, turning into a stage for an outdoor concert. The building of the stage and sound sytem cost over 2 milllion dollars. The festival was at the bottom of a 600 acre farm owned by Max Yasgur. The expected number of guest were doubled and after the fence surrounding the festival area was knocked down, the attendance number was half a million people. The downfalls of the festival were the usage of drugs, unsanitary conditions and food shortages due to rain, were all kept im mind during the planning of the next festival to come. The Woodsotck was a chance of young hippies to come together to have the party of their life!



1969- On November 10th, 1969 the show “Sesame Street”  aired  on T.V. The show was created by Joan Cooney trying to create programming for preschoolers that would be both entertaining and educational. Sesame Street was a group of funny segment featuring puppet, animations shorts, and guest actors. The set was a fake New York neighborhood. The puppets were created by Puppeteer Jim Henson who created cast members Bert, Ernie, Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch, Grover, and Big Bird. The show has changed and introduced new characters. The show is viewed all over the world and in certain countries the characters relate to the lifestyle in that country.  Since, it’s debut over 74 million Americans have watched Sesame Street and about 8 million people watched Sesame Street in the U.S!  
1970- Founded in 1970, Earth Day is now a nation-wide celebrated holiday of Green Awareness.  In the early 1960’s American’s were aware of the effects of pollution to the Environment. After a fire broke out on Cleveland’s Cuyahoga River, were proof of chemical waste disposal and only a fraction of America recycled.  Senator Gaylord Nelson was determined to convince the federal government that the planet was at risk. In1969, Senator Nelson had an idea for “Earth Day”. The Senator announced “Earth Day” at a conference in Seattle and invited the entire nation to get involved. Senator Nelson said “Earth Day worked because of the spontaneous response at the grassroots level. We had neither the time nor resources to organize 20 million demonstrators and the thousands of schools and local communities that participated. That was the remarkable thing about Earth Day, it organized itself.” Since 1970, Earth Day celebrations have grown and people have become aware of pollution that’s hurting our planet!  

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