The Most Important Part Of The 20Th Century!

The Most Important Part Of The 20Th Century was that.......

I WAS BORN!!

Seriously, If I weren't born, you wouldn't be reading my blog.... :)) Think about it .

B-25 Mitchell

The B-25 Mitchell is an American bomber plane. It was used against Germany and Japan with devastating results throughout World War II. This plane was named after General Billy Mitchell who was an early air pioneer, making this plane the only one in the United States Air Force named after a specific person. The B-25 was an improved version of the XB-21 created in the 1930's. This plane was originally created to be exported to the United Kingdom and France since both places has a requirement for this kind of an Aircraft ever since the early stages of Word War II. Both countries however decided that they didn't want the B-25 and instead went with the A-20 Havoc.

The B-25 first gained its fame in April of 1942 in the Doolittle Raid. 16 B-25's successfully bombed Tokyo and four other Japanese cities without any loss the themselves. 15 of the planes however did crash land in China on the way home because of fuel exhaustion and stormy conditions. The one plane that did not crash land, landed in the Soviet Union where the lane was confiscated and the 5-man crew was interned. 71 out of the 80 crewman survived and made it back to American lines.

Another famous incident involving a B-25 Mitchell was on the date of July 28, 1945. At 9:45 in the morning a B-25 was flying through thick fog, and crashed in the North side of the Empire State Building. 14 people were killed in the crash including 11 people in the building and the pilot and two other occupants in the plane.

Armenian Genocide

The Armenian Genocide occurred from 1915 - 1917 and has been acknowledged to be the first true Genocide. This Genocide happened when over a million Armenians were deported and massacred by the government of young Turks. Over twenty one countries have accepted this as a genocide but the Turkish government refuses to accept that the characterization of the events as genocide. Western sources sometimes point that the sheer scale of the death toll is evidence enough that the Armenian Genocide was a systematic, organized plan to eliminate the Armenians. This genocide is the second most studied.

In May of 1915 it was requested that the Government's cabinet pass a law which would legalize the deportation of Armenians living both near the Russian front or interior. The committee passed a temporary law of deportation giving the Ottoman government and military permission to deport anyone it sensed was a threat to national security. Several months later it became the law that all property including land, livestock and homes belonging to any Armenian was to be confiscated.

It is very hard to understand how some people can feel such hatred against other people that they feel that murder is the only answer. Hopefully I will never fully understand these feelings.

Yasser Arafat ياسر عرفات

Yasser Arafat (Real name Mohammed Abdel-Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini ) recieved the Nobel Peace Prize for the negotiation of the Oslo Peace Treaty in 1993. The peace treaty pulled Israeli forces out of the Gaza Strip and West Bank and gave Palestine the right of self-government in certain areas. Yasser Arafat is seen as a freedom fighter by his followers, but his opponents describe him as corrupt and weak. Arafat is also widely recognized for his leading in the Fatah movement which had to do with terrorism in Israel.

I'm sorry but I don't really understand the peace negotiations that he helped make. They are kind of confusing and it is a lot of information with big fancy words. I'm sure that there were great things done by this man, I'm just not entirely sure what those things are at the moment...

Susan B. Anthony

Susan Brownell Anthony was an American civil rights leader who played a huge role in the Women's rights movement. Susan Anthony and Elizabeth Stanton founded the National Women's Suffrage Associating, and organizing with the goal of gaining women's equal right.

In Earlier years Susan had tried to unite women in the Labor Movement but she did not have great success. After that Susan Anthony payed no more attention to the Labour movement because suffrage was not seen as a concern for middle-class instead of working class, as well as because she was encouraging women to achieve economic Independence by learning printing trades while the male workers were on strike. Her strategy was to untie all suffrage groups whenever possible to try and concentrate on gaining the vote.

On November 5, 1872 Susan Anthony was arrested for casting a vote in the presidential election. Anthony pleaded not guilty saying that the 14th amendment entitled her to vote because she was a "person" born in the united states and citizens shall not be denied the "privileges" to people born in the United states, which includes voting. Susan was sentenced to pay a $100 fine to which Mrs. Anthony replied "May it please your honor, I will never pay a dollar of your unjust penalty." To this day she never has paid a dollar of that fine and the government never made her.

It is great that Susan Anthony was able to persuade many people to change their minds on women's rights. I think that Susan is a hero in a way for trying to set a good example for fairness of all people.

Roald Amundsen

Roald Amundsen was a Norwegian explorer. He helped to lead the very first successful Antarctic expedition to the South Pole between 1910 and 1912. Amundsen was a key leader during the age of Arctic exploration.

Amundsen's initial plan was to head north and claim the north pole, explore the North Polar Basin. Roald heard that Frederick Cook and Robert Peary had already claimed the North Pole, so Amundsen changed his plans. Head for Antarctica. He needed to found something to guarantee funding for his North Polar journey, so he headed south. The only people informed of the change of plans was Amunsen's brother Leon and the commander of the ship. Roald waited until the ship had been on waters for a while before informing the crew of the change of direction. Luckily for Amundsen no one in the crew objected.

Amundsen arrived at the South Pole on the 14, December, 1911. A team of 5 people and 16 dogs and explored. Upon leaving the South Pole Amundsen left a small tent with a letter inside stating the accomplishment in case of the ship not returning home safely, but the voyage home was a smooth one. The ship made it to the South Pole and back in 99 days, originally planned to take 100.

In June of 1928, While Amundsen was on a rescue mission his plane crashed. Rescue parties were sent out but Roald was never found. It was presumed that he was killed upon impact or soon after. Roald Amundsen's body was never found.

Roald Amundsen seems very sneaky to me. What would he have done if the crew did not want to go the South Pole, he is incredibly lucky that they did not try and throw him off the ship. If I was told I was going one place and then half way there told that I was lied to I would be pretty angry.

Idi Amin

Idi Amin Dada was a former president of Uganda. He took power in a military coup in January of 1971. His reign was defined by human rights abuses. He soon gained groups of people who apposed him, mainly Acholi and Lango ethnic groups. In July of 1972 over 5,000 Acholi and Lango soldiers were killed, and 10,000 civilians had gone missing. Soon the same fate came to other ethnic groups, religious leaders, judges, lawyers, students, criminal suspects and foreign nationals. Soon people were being killed for criminal motives or simply at will. Bodies were dumped in the Nile River, and on one occasion the Owen Falls Hydro-Electric Dam was clogged.

Idi Amin then declared that Asians and Europeans who owned businesses be handed over. 60,000 Asians were kicked out of the country and Emigrated to Britain, Canada, Australia, India, U.S., and Sweden. Many of the former Asian companies which were the foundation of the country were mismanaged and lead the the decline of Uganda's economy.

On April 11, 1970 Amin was forced to flee the country. He escaped the Libya. On July 20th, 2003, Idi Amin was on his death bed. Idi's wife pleaded that he be allowed to return to Uganda to die, but the President told her that Idi would pay for his sins if he returned. Idi died in Saudi Arabia on August 16, 2003.

Again, I really don't understand these leaders who feel the need to go and kick everybody out of their country or try and kill all these people.