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Jun. 5th, 2008 04:13 pmComment, and I will assign you a top 5 or top 10 list to provide. Top 10 favorite cheeses, top 5 reasons why Colossus is the greats of the X-Men, top five time travel movies, whatever. In turn, others may comment and receive lists from you. List request and meme originally presented by
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Top Five Defining moments of the 20th century.
in no particular order, mind
I. The sinking of the RMS Lusitania.
Sunk by a German U-Boat, it was the second greatest loss of passengers after the titanic. Of the 1,959 passengers on board, 1,198 died. 128 of those were American, and since this was during a war in which we were so far neutral, it pissed us off in a huge way. It pretty much swayed American's opinion towards joining WWI.
II. Laika Goes Into Space.
The first living creature ever in space, the first living creature to die in space. She not only proved we could send a living creature up there, she also sparked all sorts of debates on animal rights.
III. Manhattan Project.
And thus was born the atom bomb, a new age of science, the Trinity test site, a historical scene for Indiana Jones to "visit" and a whole lot of rocket scientists.
IV. Apollo 17.
Sure, the moon landing was important. One small step, all that good stuff. Apollo 17 was important for some many reasons. Not only was it the only moon mission that included a scientist, they also left behind our most comprehensive moon-monitoring equipment, took that famous picture of the Earth, had the first trip and fall and a little sing a long, was the longest manned lunar landing flight, had the longest total lunar surface activities, the largest lunar sample return, and longest time in lunar orbit. It was also the last manned mission to the moon, that is until we go back on the Orion 15 in 2019.
As mission commander Cernan is allged to have said upon leaving the moon: "Okay, Jack. Let's get this mother outta here."
Ah, but I have one more.
V. The Start of the Works Progress Administration.
This program employed literally millions of people and effected almost every place in the entire country. It built roads, fed kids, distributed clothing, built buildings, etc, etc, etc. It employed nearly 3.3 million people. Once World War II started, unemployment and pretty much disappeared so the WPA shut down.
The WPA built Camp David, LaGuardia Airport, employed writers for the American Guide books, designed the math tables, and quite a few other things. Impressive, I think.
gizelnort--
Top Five Defining moments of the 20th century.
in no particular order, mind
I. The sinking of the RMS Lusitania.
Sunk by a German U-Boat, it was the second greatest loss of passengers after the titanic. Of the 1,959 passengers on board, 1,198 died. 128 of those were American, and since this was during a war in which we were so far neutral, it pissed us off in a huge way. It pretty much swayed American's opinion towards joining WWI.
II. Laika Goes Into Space.
The first living creature ever in space, the first living creature to die in space. She not only proved we could send a living creature up there, she also sparked all sorts of debates on animal rights.
III. Manhattan Project.
And thus was born the atom bomb, a new age of science, the Trinity test site, a historical scene for Indiana Jones to "visit" and a whole lot of rocket scientists.
IV. Apollo 17.
Sure, the moon landing was important. One small step, all that good stuff. Apollo 17 was important for some many reasons. Not only was it the only moon mission that included a scientist, they also left behind our most comprehensive moon-monitoring equipment, took that famous picture of the Earth, had the first trip and fall and a little sing a long, was the longest manned lunar landing flight, had the longest total lunar surface activities, the largest lunar sample return, and longest time in lunar orbit. It was also the last manned mission to the moon, that is until we go back on the Orion 15 in 2019.
As mission commander Cernan is allged to have said upon leaving the moon: "Okay, Jack. Let's get this mother outta here."
Ah, but I have one more.
V. The Start of the Works Progress Administration.
This program employed literally millions of people and effected almost every place in the entire country. It built roads, fed kids, distributed clothing, built buildings, etc, etc, etc. It employed nearly 3.3 million people. Once World War II started, unemployment and pretty much disappeared so the WPA shut down.
The WPA built Camp David, LaGuardia Airport, employed writers for the American Guide books, designed the math tables, and quite a few other things. Impressive, I think.
