1) Name: Sitting Bull Indian Name: Tatanka Iyotanka Birth: 1831 Death: 12-15-1890 Nation: Hunkpapa Sioux Why: He is seen as a symbol of resistance by American Indians, especially the Lakota Nation. In a 1997 documentary titled The Great Tribes, he is noted as a renaissance man, holy man, great warrior, hard-bargaining politician, composer of songs […]
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Fort Sill’s Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (better known as MWR) exists to help offer leisure time activities that military families can enjoy. MWR has many things planned for a summer full of fun. Here is what is going on in the near future. Scuba diving certification classes are being offered at the Rinehart Gym. MWR, […]
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Modern Talking was a German duo made up of Thomas Anders and Dieter Bohlen. They have become the biggest selling act ever in Germany. Their style of music was often referred to as disco. Also it was known as Euro-dance or Euro-Disco or Dance-pop. However it might be called, it was pure energy. Modern Talking […]
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Johnnie Cochran was born on October 2, 1937 to Johnnie L. Cochran Sr., an insurance agent. and Mrs. Avon, Hattie Cochran. He was the great-grandson of African slaves. Cochran emphasized the importance of education and being independent while growing up in his stable in his later years. At a very young age, Johnnie learned to […]
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Located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Water Country provides a day long fun in the sun (and water) experience for families, kids of all ages and adults looking to revive their inner child. An hour North of Boston and an hour South of Portland, Maine, Water Country is conveniently located in New England and is within […]
Over My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown is a historical account of what happened to the American Indians in the 19th C. when white settlers began to occupy their lands . Dee Brown, known for his books about the West, was born in Alberta, LA, in 1908 (Scroggins 1). “He moved his family […]