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A Look At a Microwave Oven in 1970

An analysis of several speeches and documents involving the events of May 4 reveals that language can be an extremely powerful tool of persuasion.

There are many different mythos ideas in Canadian literature in the period of 1940-1970. However, a most unique and apparent mythos was that of the suffering and misery, which was so dominant in many of the novels.

I don't know anything about today's soldier, but I can go back nearly 40 years ago as if it were yesterday to the Christmas of 1970.

What happened in 1970 as college students protested war in Ohio.

Rold Gold pretzels issued a 14-card set of baseball greats in 1970. The set has a "3-D" look to it and contains two cards of Babe Ruth. Every card is a Hall of Famer and the set can be professionally graded with excellent expectations.

A perfect showcase of the way it was when Elvis' Las Vegas show was fresh and new.

My personal experience in the city of Kent on the day when Ohio National Guardsmen killed 4 students and wounded 9 others during an anti-war protest rally.

George Brett's older brother threw a great game, as Boston beat the Royals 3-1.

An in depth look at hip-hop's evolution from obscurity to mainstream.

The performance is absolutely brilliant and a pleasure to behold although purists have legitimate complaints.

A former student wounded in the shooting claims a voice can be heard on the tape giving the order to fire. The students were protesting America's entry into Cambodia

Young opns his archives, but only offers a teasing taste of what he has in store. This appetizer isn't worth the price.

Thirty-seven years later, a man who was shot in the wrist during the fracas says that he has found an audiotape revealing that someone actually gave the command to fire upon the students.

A look at three great American films that most people have never seen because TV networks seem determined not to show movies made before 1970 anymore.

For fans of Jimmy Page, and the group Led Zeppelin, the dream of owning the treasured guitar from 1970 during the memorable performance of Stairway to Heaven, couldn't be any closer than this. Fans can now bid on it at Ebay.

In 1970 grandparents raising their grandchildren was not as common as it is today. According to the U.S. Census Bureau the number of households where grandparents were raising grandchildren was 2.2 million in 1970. By 1997 that number had risen to 3.9 million.

During 1970 it was claimed Frank Lucas earned approximately $1 million dollar per day by dealing 97% pure hereon in 116th street. Richie Roberts brings down the emperor of Lucas.

Between two ordinary-looking college buildings, next to just another parking lot, are memorials to an event that defined a generation. They're easy to find and worth the visit.

One of the most powerful scenes in 1970's Jesus Christ Superstar is the song "This Jesus Must Die." It's just one example of what makes the original version of the movie so much better than that made in 2000.

Don Adams, best known for his portrayal of Maxwell Smart in the 1965-1970 television series "Get Smart" was a multi-talented comedian missed by his legions of fans.

The Spiral Jetty was built by the artist Robert Smithson in 1970. The jetty is built of mud, salt crystals, and basalt rock.

The Del Valle Archive and Drkrm. Gallery have created a rare and unseen collection of photographs from two legendary motion pictures from Donald Cammell and Nicolas Roeg: "Performance" (1970) and "The Man Who Fell To Earth" (1976).

General George S. Patton was a brilliant and hard-driving commander who lacked political skills, which hindered his progress within the military hierarchy. The 1970 biographical film "Patton" and many histories obfuscate the fact that he was a vicious anti-Semite.

Towering over the Smoky Mountains in east Tennessee is the Gatlinburg Space Needle. Built in 1970, the Gatlinburg Space Needle is one of the area's oldest family owned and operated attractions.

Also referred to as the Unabomber, Theodore Kaczynski is an anarchist who is notorious for the mail bombings which killed 3 people and hurt 23 others. He mailed bombs to a lot of airlines and universities during the latter months of 1970 to the early 90's.

ClassicFlix.com is a Netflix-like company that specializes in movies made before 1970.

Some of the songs have the word 'summer' in the title. Some were released in the summer and thus take me back to growing up in the turbulent 60's and the "me decade" as a teen in the 70's. All, in my opinion, hold up after all these years as the best of summer.

The Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act was passed in 1970 which established five schedules for drugs depending on potential for abuse and dependency.

Twin Falls State park is located in Wyoming County, West Virginia. It's one of the few natural beauty's that's left in southern West Virginia. The park has been opened since 1970 and has 3,776 acres.

Ivan Dixon was an actor who played Sgt. Kinchloe on the hit TV show "Hogan's Heroes". He played that role from 1965 to 1970, just one year shy of its ending.

Do you know what commercial has essentially never disappeared from TV screens since its debut in 1970? Hint: It features a boy walking around a forest with no clothes on.

Muhammad Ali's return from exile and campaign to win back his heavyweight crown (1970-74) define the apogee of his career.

We have had slumps in 1970 and 1980; the 2007-8 slump is no different. We will rebound once again.

Imagine a world without plastic shopping bags. This was past till 1970-'s and can this be the future. When we all saw the introduction of plastic bags for the sake of convenience merely 34 years ago did we know that this would be ruthless to our dear nature?

From 1974's Blazing Saddles to There's Something About Mary nearly a quarter of a century later, here is my list of the twelve funniest films of the late 20th Century. I'm sure I may have overlooked a few, but here's twelve I could watch again and again.

Christopher Lee. A great supporting cast. The best of intentions. What went wrong?

For 13 years, Richard and Robert Sherman composed much of the music for Walt Disney's animated and live-action films as well as the theme park attractions, including the score for "The Aristocats."

The Beatles split up in 1970 or did they? This is what the final album by the group might look like if they stayed together one more year, as I grabbed material from solo efforts released by each member of the Fab Four.

The skin of the black rhinoceros is actually gray not black. A black rhinoceros calf can begin to eat solid food at a mere two weeks old. In 1970 there were 65,000. By the mid-1990s only about 2,500 remained.

The New England Patriots, originally identified as the Boston Patriots, was founded by William H. Sullivan, and became a charter member of the American Football League in 1960.

During the year 1970, I danced my young body to all radio-made popular tunes of the minute: Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head (B.J.Thomas), Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon & Garfunkel) and more.

A wonder of not only the Japanese fashion industry, but the international fashion community as well, Issey Miyake has been designing collections from his own couture house since 1970.

Hickory Park Restaurant Co. in Ames, Iowa has been an Iowa State staple for nearly 40 years. Established in 1970, Hickory Park is legendary to ISU alums and central Iowans for tasty barbecue and unique ice cream sundaes.

The art created between circa 1890 and circa 1970 has very few consistencies visually, but when the philosophies and goals behind each piece are considered, there is the common drive of expressionism.

Since the passage of the Clean Air Act in 1970, there have been significant reductions in hydrocarbon emissions yet these so-called "greenhouse" gases continue to pose a threat to the environment.

The Who was most prominent during the "flower power" hippie days of the 1970,s but matured into a masterful rock band in the 1980's. The musical genius of Pete Townsend and the hard-hitting vocals of Roger Daltry have stood the test of time.

The adventure film of the summer, Poseidon (2006), began this weekend in my local theater. Harkening back to the early 1970s, Poseidon is the reincarnation of the disaster movie genre that began with films such as Airport (1970).

Jennifer Lopez has conquered the entertainment world in many ways. She is an accomplished actor, singer and dancer. Born in 1970 in Castle Hill, located in Bronze New York, Jennifer is a graduate of all girl Catholic High school.
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An examination of little known historical information leading up to the Kent State shootings in 1970. Features interviews with wounded student Alan Canfora and "Four Dead in Ohio" author William Gordon

Matt Damon was born into a well-to-do family on October 8, 1970. His father was a tax preparer and his mother was a college professor. Nonetheless, Damon would bring a strong work ethic and the patience necessary to become a star on his own.

Little did i know the catastrophic cascade of events that were to befall me when in the fall of 1970 my first symptoms of devastating ulcerative colitis was to appear.Ulcerative colitis like crohn's disease is IBD

Billy Joel's drums and organ duo Attila was a brutal prog metal outfit that came and went in 1970. And altough he might, We Will Never Forget.

In 1970, it was almost unheard of for a single parent to adopt a child. Only .5% to 4% of adoptions were by single parents during this time. Over the last twenty years there has been a steady rise in the number of single parent adoptions.

Formed in 1970 in Boston, Massachusetts, Aerosmith is one of America's premier rock bands.

Phil Mickelson was born on June 16, 1970 in San Diego, California. He began playing golf at a young age and continued playing through high school which he graduated in 1988.

On November 14, 1970 a chartered plane carrying 75 people including most of the Marshall football team along with coaches, alumni and boosters, crashed less then two miles from the airport killing everyone aboard.

The average amount of women elected to state legislatures in the United States has risen to 22.8 percent for the year 2006, more than five times the amount of women serving in 1970 (4 percent). Who are these women? What are they like?

It all started in March of 1970 when the most influential movie of the entire decade opened.

Cloverdale came to life way back in 1970. It was a lovely suburban neighborhood comprised of mid-income families. It began as a quiet neighborhood just outside the City limits of Alexandria, La.

My list of the top ten songs by Queen, an English Rock Band with Freddie Mercury, Brian May, John Deacon & Roger Taylor.

The Environmental Protection Agency and the Bush administration are being held accountable for violating the Clean Air Act of 1970

Founded in 1970, the annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival features music on 12 stages plus local cuisine and arts and crafts.

When the calendar changed to a new decade in 1970 there was a changing of the guard underway in the world of films. A younger generation was taking over and audiences were responding to their celluloid messages of sex, drugs and rock n roll.

Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison tells of the life of Milkman Dead. The novel is set in the northern United States during the late 1960’s and early 1970’s when discrimination between Whites and Blacks was a big issue.

In 1970, Innes National Park was dedicated to a bird thought to be extinct until it was discovered again in the 1960s.

Dr. Maya Angelou recently visited Eastern Connecticut State University. She wrote, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" in 1970 and has won a Pulitzer Prize for "Just Give Me A Cool Drink of Water �Fore I Die" in 1971.

With the 1970’s came change in film comedies. The popularity of such shows as Saturday Night Live and Second City Television led to films that were more manic and crazy.

"We Are Marshall" is a movie coming out soon that tells how the West Virginia school rebounded form a horrible tragedy.

Charles Manson terrorized the country in the late 1960's. His horrifying legacy will be remembered always.

Things running slow and you've done everything with your computer you know how? Well, there is one thing that you can do that may increase your computer's speed and make programs run better.

Canoeing on the Little Miami River, just north of Cincinnati in Loveland, Ohio is an outdoor activity that everyone can enjoy. The Little Miami River meanders through the scenic steep hills of Southwest Ohio.

A compare and contrast of films by Robert Aldrich on nuclear war, neo-Vietnam interst in the '80s an cinema as propaganda.

For many generations there has been a constant conflict in the Middle East. The conflict has taken many lives, caused numerous arguments and is still yet unresolved. Although many solutions have been proposed, none have produced a reasonable resolution.

A homegrown vermonters guide on what to expect when you visit,or (shriek) move here.

The Gross Domestic Product, or GDP, doesn't take into account the negative aspects of consumption when calculating the economic well being of a nation. The United States economy may not be doing as well as you think.

Tony Musante stars as a writer who gets in the way of a relentless serial killer!

The article tells of the birth of the Israeli Navy from its initial birth of illegal immigrant ships to its present strenth of missile boats.

Fans of the show will be glad to get their hands on Dragnet 1967. Current audiences might find the show dated and unrealistic, but the show's humor, both intentional and unintentional, is enjoyable.

For better or worse, people now have a lot of sugar alternatives to choose from. Be prepared for you next craving and learn what sweeteners are available, which one taste good, and which ones are good for you.

A look at some aspects of the baby buster and boomlet generation

Credit is not a new invention; it has been in use for thousands of years and has been in an ever evolving state.

The intersection at Sixth and Lamar in Austin provides a unique shopping experience, from Whole Foods to Waterloo Record Store to Book People. The attraction is the center of the Warehouse District.

At one time, the beautiful Nene Goose of Hawaii could be found in abundance; that time has passed, but will it come again?

For a medium-sized city, Syracuse, NY offers a number of first-rate furniture stores carrying home furnishing for every budget. Here are the Salt City's top five places to shop for furniture.

When you were a child, did you wish you could have a dinosaur for a pet? Are things getting a bit routine with Rover? Ready to try your hand at something more challenging? A little exotic? Then I may have just the pet you're looking for. A chameleon.

In Jeruslalem's Cardo, layers of history are visible to the human eye. With the remains of a Byzantine marketplace, sections of the Old Roman city and remmnants from the First Temple Period, the Cardo is rich in heritage and in artistic treasures.

Here is a look at the history of Feng Shui, what Feng Shui proposes to do, and how the average person can benefit from Feng Shui decorating without drastically renovating their home.

Three major journals related to Artificial intelligence and theoretical computer science which perspective researchers might familiarize themselves with are; Artificial Intelligence, Applied Artificial Intelligence, and Theoretical Computer Science.

Before it was Tony Schiavone, now it's Jim Ross, we have both heard these two announcers say that a particular match was the biggest or most important match in the history of television or Pay-Per-View.

Bed and breakfasts are the only place to stay while you are in the historic city of Savannah, Georgia. Charm and history mingle in this famous city, one of few that survived the Civil War mostly intact. James Edward Oglethorpe founded Savannah in 1733.

Black Gold, railroads, cattle, the stuff of Texas. For some. But for East Texans, Texas is all about trees. The Texas Forestry Museum in Lufkin, TX. tells their story.

The Township of Dunn was first surrendered in 1833, and has been a growing town ever since, now the home of over 12,000 residents and still growing, and home to even more in its busy tourist season during the summer.

If you desire to experience a high quality artistic performance or view fine art in an incredible setting, consider Milwaukee. Boasting a ballet company, opera, symphony, professional theater company and many art museums, the city has much to offer.

At one time the Lemp Brewery was the largest in the United States. Then the brewing family started experiencing a series of unfortunate events as well as a number of suicides. Now the family mansion is purported to be the home of several ghosts.

Baseball Book of Firsts is a book that contains information on who did what first in baseball history from being the first manager to institute cut-off plays to the first player to wear sunglasses. Fascinating and educational.

Since 1959, Jay Ward's characters Rocky and Bullwinkle have delighted animation fans. One component of their TV series was episodes of Dudley Do-Right. Now, the mountie's made his way to DVD with Sony Wonder's The Best of Dudley Do-Right Volume 1.

Cosby has attempted to both inform us and raise the level of consciousness with over 30 years of television entertainment through a variety of shows aimed at the youngest viewers (Fat Albert) to the oldest (The Cosby Show).

Developing effective methods for screening for lead in homes remains a fiscal challenge for health departments. Learn more about childhood lead poisoning here.

A brief synopsis on the neurochemistry of Meth, and how that affects the behavior and treatment of addicts. Also, how the rise of Meth as a drug of coice has impacted communities across America, and a radical possible solution to the problem.