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    Earnhardt met his untimely demise during the last lap of the 2001 Daytona 500. Earnhardt died Sunday February 18, 2001. He was involved in a three car accident on the final lap of the Daytona 500. Earnhardt was in third, he was behind two cars from his own Dale Earnhardt Incorporated team, and Michael Waltrip was in first followed by Earnhardt’s son Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt was slightly ahead of Sterling Marlin’s Dodge on the bottom of the high-banked fourth turn. Running three-wide behind

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    Jack Hunting Epilogue

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    Jack looked down at the picture of the man, and the man looked back at him from the photograph. "Hunt", Lieutenant Winters said, but already Jack knew who he was talking about. "Best shooter of his division. Top grades in every test. Off the charts in every single conceivable aspect an army man can be off the charts in, from his first day", Winters completed. Jack looked up from the file to the tired eyes of the Lieutenant across the table. "Yes", he said. "I've heard of him." "Everyone's heard

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    together on October 21, 1967 at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. They gathered there to share how dissatisfied they were about the war. Since the United States support during the war began to decline in time this was putting pressure on President Richard Nixon to end the war. In 1968 Americans and Vietnamese fightings were being recorded which was known as the Tet Offensive. These fightings were not only just being recorded they were being put on television. Putting this on television was exposing

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    Tonight it is time for the new show Killing Fields to come to Discovery and this is a new true crime show that you do not want to miss. If you are loving the new Netflix show Making A Murderer, then Killing Fields is one that you want to check out for sure. The new preview on YouTube reveals what you can expect from this new show, which says it is a homicide investigation that is actually shot in real time and allows viewers to watch while investigators look over the entire crime. ET Online shared

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    President Richard Nixon was the thirty-seventh president of the United States. He came from a poor family and grew up in Yorba Linda, California. After high school, Nixon attended Whittier College but after graduating from there he was offered a full scholarship to Duke University Law School. Once he graduated from college he then went on to practice law. After getting married Nixon went into the Navy. In 1950 Nixon became a United States Senate. In 1952 before becoming president Nixon served two

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    Vietnam War Apush

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    between 1954 and 1975; the war pitted North Vietnam and its Southern Allies also known as the Viet Cong against South Vietnam and the United States. There were five Presidents during this time; Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. Multiple things contributed to America losing the war of Vietnam and the fall Saigon. The strongest factors were the fear of communism, the fear of American military failures and domestic instability in America. 2...Ho Chi

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    During WWII, President Franklin D. Roosevelt lowered the age of the military draft to 18 years old, just when the Vietnam War was ongoing. The voting age was still legally 21, but these young adults could go to war and fight on the same grounds as adults. The denial of suffrage toward this group in age was the idea that 18 year olds were too immature to be involved in politics, and they would make irregular decisions when it came to electing government officials, candidates, politicians and presidents

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    In other side, Johnson’s personality also played an important role during his presidency. American Diplomatic Historian Lloyd Gardner pointed the validation of his beliefs was a very important part to know Johnson’s politic. Like mentioned in previous part, he stated he can not be the president that lost Vietnam and would continue Kennedy’s policies. Also, he feared the criticism about his inability on Vietnam War. The persistence of Johnson led he continued and maintained Vietnam’s policy after

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    John Calvin Coolidge Jr. was born in Plymouth Notch, Vermont on July 4th, 1872 and passed away in Northampton, Massachusetts on January 5th, 1933. His father was a prominent farmer and a member of Vermont’s senate and House of Representatives. With his father being a prominent political figure in his life, John Jr. grew an admiration for politics. According to History.com, He attended Amherst College at Massachusetts and studied law in hope of being a lawyer in Northampton, Massachusetts. He became

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    Rusell Means was born on November 10, 1939, he was known as a longtime Native American activist and a film actor. Being one of early leader of the American Indian Movement, Means had spent almost his life to fight for the equal rights of Indian Americans. In 1960s, he was a member of the American Indian Movement (AIM). In 1973, he armed takeover of Wounded Knee. In 1987, he focused on the US politics and running for presidency, but he was not successful. After that, he became an actor who produced

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