Gerald Ford

Gerald Ford was born on July 14, 1913 in Omaha, Nebraska and died December 26, 1913. Ford studied at the University of Michigan to get his degree in political science and economics. Ford became our 38th President of the United States. He was also our 40th Vice President from 1973-1974 at this time he became President due to Richard Nixon's resignation on August 9, 1974. Before he became Vice President he was a representative from Michigan for 25 years. While he was President, Ford did a lot of things to make the cold war less of a problem such as signing the Helsinki Accords which marked a move toward detente. Many people disagreed with Ford's decision to pardon Richard Nixon for his role in the Water Gates scandal. Also in 1976, Ford got the republican nomination over Ronald Reagan but then lost the election to a democrat, Jimmy Carter.

Steven Hawking

Steven Hawking was born on January 8, 1942 in Oxford, England. Hawking was born with Neuromuscular Dystrophy its a condition that paralyzes your body. Hawking studied at Oxford University to receive his B.A degree. In 1975 Steven Hawking figured out that when black holes form it radiates energy and starts losing mass by giving off Hawking Radiation. Hawking's work on black holes measure how energy changes from one form to another. He forged a link between gravity and entropy. When black holes were first discovered scientist thought that anything that fell into a black hole was lost forever. Hawking argued that black holes don't destroy everything that falls in eventually they open up and release information.

Awards: 1975, Eddington Medal
1976, Hughes Medal of the Royal Society
1979, Albert Einstein Medal

Roe v.s Wade

Roe v.s Wade is a case regarding abortion, which took place in United States Supreme Court in Washington D.C. The date of Roe. v.s Wade decision was on January 22, 1973. Roe v.s Wade decision was that if a woman was pregnant and she wanted an abortion in earlier months she was able to without restrictions, based on the right of privacy. Roe v.s Wade decision was to make abortion legal in the United States because it wasn't legal in other states. Roe v.s Wade was decided primarily on the Ninth amendment to the United States Constitution. The Alias Jane Roe was used for Norma McCorvey who originally filed the suit, she claims that the abortion law in Texas violated her Constitutional Rights. The defendant was the attorney of Dallas County, Texas, Henry B. Wade. Many people voted against Roe v.s Wade, the majority opinion was Harry Blackmun.

Patty Hearst

Patty Hearst was born on February 20, 1954 in San Francisco, California. Hearst was involved in bank robberies. Hearst wasn’t always like this she was an heiress, grand daughter to William Randolph Hearst he was known as practically inventing tabloid journalism. They were known for being a wealthy family. Hearst played different roles over the decades she was known as an heiress, victim, bank robber, actress, author, mother and wife. Hearst was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army or SLA.
She was kidnapped on February 4, 1974. Hearst was given a decision by the SLA to become one of them or to be killed. Hearst agreed to join and was given a new name Tania. The SLA forced Hearst to read a scripted letter while recording her and then the SLA would send it to the media. The media is thinking about what she is saying is true or not in the recording. The F.B.I finally caught up to Hearst and arrested her in 1915. She was in prison nearly two years and then President Jimmy Carter commuted her sentence in 1979. After being released for two months, she got married and had two daughters.