Post World War Two to Present

Ben Hecht - Notorious

Aug 21, 1946

Notorious is a 1946 American thriller film directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman and Claude Rains as three people whose lives become intimately entangled during an espionage operation. The film is known for two scenes in particular. In one of his most famous shots,[3] Hitchcock starts wide and high on a second floor balcony overlooking the great hall of a grand mansion. Slowly he tracks down and in on Ingrid Bergman, finally ending with a tight close-up o

Wallace Stevens

Oct 2, 1947

Wallace Stevens was born (Oct 2, 1879- Aug 2, 1955) he was an american modernist poet. Transport to summer (1947) and The Auroras of Autumn (1950) were two of his most brilliant work. He was one of Americas most respected Poets. His purpose was to interpret the external world of thought and feeling through the imagination.

Tennessee Williams

Dec 3, 1947

Thomas Lanier "Tennessee" Williams was an American writer who worked principally as a playwright in the American theater. He also wrote short stories, novels, poetry, essays,and screenplays. Tennessee Williams wrote a play called A Streetcar Named Desire, which he received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1948.

William Carlos Williams

Sep 17, 1948

He was born Sept 17, 1883-March 4, 1963. William wa an American poet closely asscoiated with modernism and imagism. his wife once quoted about him "...he was an immensely complicated man: energettic, compassionate, socially conscious, depressive, provincial, tough, capricious, independent, dedicated, completely responsive... he was the the complete human being, and all of the qualities of his personality were fused in his writing." William often expressed his democracy in his way of speaking.

Hank Williams Sr.

Sep 17, 1948

Hank Williams Sr. (Born: Sept. 17, 1923 - Jan. 1, 1953) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. He recorded 35 singles that would place in the Top 10 of the Billboard Country and Western Best Sellers Chart, which includes 11 that ranked number one. Songs that became a hit were "Move it on Over" (1948) and "Lovesick Blues" (1949). He won many awards including the Grammy for Best Country Vocal Collaboration "There's a Tear in My Beer" (1989) and Video of the Year in 1990.

Robert Frost (March 26, 1874- Jan 29, 1963)

Mar 26, 1949

His personal life was plagued with grief and loss. A poem that made him famous was Into My Own in 1949. In 1955, the State of Vermont named a mountain after him in Ripton, the town of his legal residence. His poetry in the forties and fifties grew more and more abstract, cryptic, and even sententious, so it is generally on the basis of his earlier work that he is judged.

Pete Seeger

May 3, 1949

Peter "Pete" Seeger (Born: May 3, 1919) is a all American folk singer who was a member of The Weavers, but then The Weavers were blacklisted. He later re-emerged as a prominent singer of protest music which was in support of international disarnment, environmental causes, and civil rights. Famously known for "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" (1961), "If I Had a Hammer" (1949) and many others. He won two Grammy's; the Lifetime Achievment Award in 1993 and another for the record "At 89" in 2008.

Robert Anson (July 7, 1907 – May 8, 1988)

Jul 7, 1949

Robert Anson Heinlein was an American science fiction writer. A famous book of his was Red Planet for example, portrays some very rebellious themes, including a revolution in which young students are involved. It was said by a critic that Heinlein was the best science fiction writer in existence. He set a standard for scientific and engineering credibility, and helped to raise the genre's standards of literary quality.

E.E. Cummings (Oct 14, 1894- Sept 3, 1962)

Mar 4, 1950

E.E Cummings was an American poet, painter, essayist, author, and playwright. Much of his work is quite traditional it oftens deals with themes of love and nature. He won the award Harriet Monroe- Prize from Poetry magazine in 1950. E.E. Cummings poems attacked society's restrictions on free expression. Cummings explained his position: "So far as I am concerned, poetry and every other art was, is, and forever will be strictly and distinctly a question of individuality."

Buster Keaton

Sep 14, 1950

Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton was an American comic actor, filmmaker, producer and writer. He was best known for his silent films, in which his trademark was physical comedy with a consistently stoic, deadpan expression, earning him the nickname "The Great Stone Face". He also had a show called The Buster keaton Show, a new television series.

Carolyn Kizer

Dec 10, 1950

Carolyn Ashley Kizer (born December 10, 1925) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American poet of the Pacific Northwest whose works reflect her feminism. Some books that contain many famous poems are Cool, Calm and Collected(1960), and Harping On: Poems (1996). She won the Pulitzer-prize winning Yin: New Poems (1984). Kizer's work was known for irony, and intellectual precision. Kizer’s experience as a women and poet in the male-dominated world of 1950s America has shaped her work in countless ways.

Sinclair Lewis

Jan 10, 1951

Harry Sinclair Lewis was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. In 1930, he became the first writer from the United States to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, "for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humor, new types of characters." His works are known for their insightful[1] and critical views of American society and capitalist values, as well as for their strong characterizations of women.

The Catcher in the Rye

Jul 16, 1951

The Catcher in the Rye written by J. D. Salinger was published in July 16, 1951. It is about the main character and hero Holden Caulfield, and is the story of Holden's life in the few days after being expelled from his Pennsylvania prep school. The Catcher in the Rye has been banned more times than you want to count by zealous parents and educators. It has been banned due to its use of profanity, sex, alcohol abuse, prostitution, and more.

Mary Flannery O'Connor

Mar 25, 1952

Flannery O' Connor (Born: March 25, 1925 – August 3, 1964) was an American essayist and writer. She wrote 32 short stories and was a Southern writer who wrote much about Southern Gothic. She wrote novels like "Wise Blood" (1952) and "The Violent Bear It Away" (1960). One of her short stories was "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" (1955) and many other works that frequently examined questions of morality and ethics.

Beat Generation Begins

Sep 16, 1952

The Beat Generation starts with the publication of The Beat Boys (Go) in 1952 by John Clellon Holmes.The notion of what was acceptable literature was expanded. They brought discussions of ecology and environmentalism into the mainstream.

The Beat Boys (Go) Published in 1952 by John Clellon Holmes.

Sep 16, 1952

Go is a semi-autobiographical novel by John Clellon Holmes. It is considered to be the first published novel depicting the beat generation.

Ezra Pound (Oct 30,1885- Nov 1972)

Mar 4, 1955

He was pronounced "insane and mentally unfit for trial" by a panel of doctors 12 years (1946-58) in Saint Elizabeths hospital. During this time he continued to write The Cantos (section: Rock Drill 1955, and Thrones 1959.) Pound never had a wide reading audience; his technical innovations and use of unconventional poetic materials often bewildered even affectionate readers.

Jack Kerouac

Mar 12, 1955

Jack Kerouac (March 12, 1922 – October 21, 1969) was an American novelist and poet. Two of his famous poems are Mexico City Blues (1955), and Old Angel Midnight (1956). He often referred to his style as spontaneous prose. Many of his work had to be edited because it was to upfront for some poeple. In 1974 the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics was opened in his honor by Allen Ginsberg and Anne Waldman at Naropa University, a private Buddhist university in Boulder, Colorado.

James Arthur Baldwin

Aug 2, 1955

James Baldwin (Born: August 2, 1924 - December 1, 1987) was an American novelist, playwriter, poet, essayist, and social critic. The essay which includes the "Notes of Native Son" (1955) speak about unspoken racial, sexual, and class issues in Western societies. Some are of book length for example "The First Next Time" (1963) and "The Devil Finds Work" (1976). His best-known novel is his first,"Go Tell It on the Mountain" (1953).

Johnny Cash

Feb 26, 1956

Johnny Cash (Born: February 26, 1932) was an American singer-songwriter, actor and author who was well known for country music and rock and roll. He made it into the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. His most famous songs were "I Walk the Line" (1956), which became the first number one Billboard hit for Cash, "Ring of Fire" (1963) and "Man in Black" (1971).

Fahrenheit 451

Mar 12, 1956

Fahrenheit 451 is written by Ray Bradbury. It was published in 1953. When Ray wrote the book he was currently in the McCathy era so he said, "I wrote this book at a time when I was worried about the way things were going in this country four years ago. Too many people were afraid of their shadows, there was a threat of book burning. Many of the books were being taken off the shelves at that time. And of course, things have changed a lot in four years."

The Last Question

Nov 12, 1956

The Last Question is a novel written by Issac Asimov in November 1956. The book is a science ficton novel. The story deals with the development of computers called Multivacs and their relationships with humanity.

Allen Ginsberg's "Howl" Published

Nov 21, 1956

"Howl" was written as a performance piece and later published by poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Upon the poem's release, Ferlinghetti and the bookstore's manager, were charged with disseminating obscene literature, and both were arrested. On October 3, 1957, Judge Clayton W. Horn ruled that the poem was not obscene. This event helped to liberalize publishing in the United Stated.

James Agee

May 16, 1957

James Rufus Agee was an American author, journalist, poet, screenwriter and film critic. In the 1940s, he was one of the most influential film critics in the U.S. His autobiographical novel, A Death in the Family (1957), won the author a posthumous 1958 Pulitzer Prize.

Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" Published

Sep 5, 1957

The New York Times hailed it as "the most beautifully executed, the clearest and the most important utterance yet made by the Beat Generation.' On the Road has been a major influence on many poets, writers, actors and musicians.In the Beastie Boys song, "3-Minute Rule", rapper Adam "Ad-rock" Horovitz makes a reference to having read "On The Road by my man Jack Kerouac".In the episode "Fran Tarkenton" on the television show Weeds, one of the characters carried a copy of the book with him.

La Bamba, Ritchie Valens

Feb 14, 1958

This is a Mexican Folk song orginally from Veracruz, Mexico. It's also song number 345 on the Rolling Stone magazine from the 500 Greates Songs of All Time. Many artists have covered this song. A film was also made from it in 1987 called "La Bamba".

Madonna Louise Ciccone

Aug 16, 1958

Pop singer Modonna was born on August 16, 1958 in Bay City, Michigan. She has been entertaining since 1979. Doing things such as, Singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer, actress, film producer, film director, fashion designer, author, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. Until now at the age of 54 fans look at Modonna as an idol. She still entertains her fans with ease looking like she is only 30 years old.

Michael Jackson born

Aug 29, 1958

Michael Jackson, future "King of Pop" born in Gary, Indiana. As a child he was the lead singer in his famiy's group. He was born to an African American working class family. In this picture Michael was six years old.

Maxwell Anderson

May 2, 1959

Maxwell L. Anderson is the Eugene McDermott Director at the Dallas Museum of Art in Dallas, Texas, USA.Anderson was one of the earliest proponents of using new media technologies to advance public interest in art.

"Naked Lunch" by William S. Burroughs Published

Nov 22, 1959

The book was banned in Boston and Los Angeles in the United States. The book was banned in Boston in 1962 due to obscenity, but that decision was reversed in 1966 by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. The Appeals Court found the book did not violate obscenity statutes, as it was found to have some social value. The hearing included testimony in support of the work by Allen Ginsberg. This also helped to liberalize publishing in the United States.

Carl Sandburg

Mar 4, 1960

Carl Sandburg (January 6, 1878 – July 22, 1967) was an American writer and editor, best known for his poetry. two of his most important poems were Wind Song (1960) and Honey and Salt (1963). Harry Golden a friend of Carl called Sandburg "the one American writer who distinguished himself in five fields poetry, history, biography, fiction and music." Carl Sandburg published thirty-eight definitions of poetry among them: "Poetry is a pack sack of invisible keepsakes."

The Beatles

Mar 15, 1960

The Beatles are band that made a huge impact on America. The band consists of Paul McCaurtner, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. The won many awards including, 6 Diamond albums, as well as 24 Multi-Platinum albums, 39 Platinum albums and 45 Gold albums in the United States.

Billy Wilder

Jun 22, 1960

Billy Wilder was an Austrian-born American filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, artist, and journalist, whose career spanned more than 50 years and 60 films. Wilder is one of only five people to have won Academy Awards as producer, director, and writer for the same film The Apartment. It was a commercial and critical hit, grossing $25 million at the box office. The film was nominated for ten Academy Awards, and won five, including Best Picture.

Oscar Hammerstein

Aug 23, 1960

Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein was an American librettist, theatrical producer, and theatre director of musicals for almost forty years. Hammerstein won eight Tony Awards and two Academy Awards for Best Original Song. Many of his songs are standard repertoire for singers and jazz musicians.

Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan

Mar 11, 1962

This song is about indifference, how time has passed by but we still make distinctions in people. Racism still exists. When he says, How many roads must a man walk down, before you call him a man?". Simply is what does it take to reach racial justice.

Bob Dylan

May 24, 1962

Bob Dylan (Born: May 24, 1941) is a folk rock singer, songwriter, guitarist, and harmonicist. "Blowin' in the Wind" (1962) and "The Times They Are a-Changin" (1964) became anthems and well known for both the civil rights and the anti-war movements. He's recieved awards over his lifetime including the Golden Globe, Grammy, and Academy Awards. He has been put into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame.

MASTERS OF WAR BY BOB DYLAN

Feb 19, 1963

This song is for the leaders of the military-industrial complex, although it can be applied to any other wars. Bob Dylan is anti-war, and he believes war is pointless. He tells the leaders of the military: “While the death count gets higherYou hide in your mansion”Trying to say as people die and die at war, they just become richer and really don’t care about all the men dying.

I Knew A Woman by Theodore Roethke

Mar 12, 1964

This poem is about a woman who taught the author how to love and how to dedicate somebody in love of someone else. This is a very sensual poem, although it shows the immense and profound love the author feels for this woman who seems taught him everything he knows.

Paul Simon

Oct 13, 1964

Paul Simon (Born: October 13, 1941) is an American/Jewish musician, producer and songwriter. He reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 U.S. singles charts with the songs "The Sound of Silence" (1964), "Mrs. Robinson" (1968) , and "Bridge over Troubled Water" (1970), For his solo and collaborative work he has a total of 12 Grammy's which includes the Lifetime Achievement Award. He was introduced to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.

In A Dark Time by Theodore Roethke

Nov 29, 1964

Theodore Roethke suffered from periods of psychosis, and this poem was said to e an attempt of him to deal with his mental breakdowns. The journey to and out of the psychic pit described in the poem may be a metaphor for personal tragedy, spiritual emptiness in the author’s life. In a dark time was a brief narration Roethke was going through.

The Black Art by Anne Sexton

Jul 3, 1965

This poem shows how Anne Sexton, how she presents herself to society and how she perceives herself as an individual. This poem also shows her feelings towards the stereotyping of people, and women in particular. In this poem the author shows that being a woman and mother is not enough and she is seeking for something more. This suggests a feeling of isolation.

Desolation Row by Bob Dylan

Aug 4, 1965

In this song, Bob Dylan is warning people that society is heading for destruction if it keeps on doing what it’s doing. When the United States and Russia were at war, and were in danger of nuclear destruction the people had to know what was going on. The government didn’t allow this anyone who spoke out against the Cold War as unpatriotic.

Wouldn't It Be Nice by The Beach Boys

Aug 24, 1966

A song about dreams and the future. This sond is the opening track on the 1966 album Pet Sounds and one of the most widely recognized songs by the American rock band The Beach Boys. The lead vocal Brain Wilson says that this song describes what children go through for example when it says "wouldn't it be nice if we were older.."

Anne Sexton

Nov 9, 1966

Anne Sextion (Nov 9, 1928- Oct 4, 1974). One of her famous poems was Live or Die 1966. This poem braught her the Pulitzer Prize on 1967. Much of Anne Sexton's poetry is autobiographical and concentrates on her deeply personal feelings, especially anguish. many of her poems record her battles with mental illness.

James Douglas "Jim" Morrison

Dec 8, 1967

Jim Morrison (Born: Dec. 8, 1943 - July 3, 1971) an American singer-songwriter and poet, was the lead singer of The Doors and got famous in 1967. Morrison spoke out against the war in Vietnam through his music. Morrison was ranked 47 on Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time". Also was number 22 on Classic Rock Magazine's "50 Greatest Singers In Rock." His most famous written lyrics were the songs "Moonlight Drive" (1967) and "Hello, I Love You" (1968).

Reflections of My Life by Marmalade

May 9, 1970

This sound sounds like a song a soldier from Vietnam War would write. It’s nostalgic and as we look around, the world is full of despair, yet, even as we long for home, we choose to live. It sounds like this soldier hats fighting, and wants to go back home.

The Godfather

Mar 24, 1972

The Godfather, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, was released on March 24, 1972. The Movie was written by Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo while the novel was written by Mario Puzo. The movie was a crime and drama. The movie is well known for its phenomenal story base and excellent acting. A famous quote from the movie is, "I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse."-Don Corleone

Post Modernism (Literature)

Jun 10, 1972

A postmodern literary work tends not to conclude with the neatly tied-up ending as is often found in modernist literature, but often parodies it.
Literary postmodernism was officially established in the United States with the first issue of boundary 2, subtitled "Journal of Postmodern Literature and Culture", which appeared in 1972. Boundary 2 remains an influential journal in postmodernist circles today.

Nesta Robert "Bob" Marley

Feb 6, 1973

Bob Marley (Born: Feb. 6 1945 - May 11, 1981) was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the lead singer and guitarist of the Wailers and Bob Marley & The Wailers. His best known hits were "I Shot the Sheriff" (1973), "Get Up, Stand Up" (1973) and "One Love/People Get Ready" (1977). The album Legend (1984) which was released three years after his death is regga's best-selling album, that went ten times Platinum and sold 25 million copies world wide.

My Sweet Lady by Cliff DeYoung

Mar 23, 1974

The writer here talks about a break-up. A woman he has lost or is losing and he is trying to prove to her that it’s fine, they’ll work things out. This is just the beginning of their love.

Seton Miller

Mar 29, 1974

Seton Ingersoll Miller was a Hollywood screenwriter and producer. During his career, he worked with many notable American film directors, such as Howard Hawks and Michael Curtiz. He worked regularly in Hollywood until 1959, when he helped write the thriller The Last Mile, but then left the industry for more than a decade. In his seventies, he made a brief return, providing screenplays for a horror film, A Knife for the Ladies, and for Disney's Pete's Dragon.

Ragged Old Flag by Johnny Cash

Dec 24, 1974

This is a patriotic song, made to make us feel proud of our country, to cherish, appreciate and love our country. Although this country has been through a lot according to Johnny Cash, it’s still an honorable country. As he says, " 'Cause she's been through the fire before,And I believe she can take a whole lot more."

George Lucas

May 25, 1977

George Lucas was the creator of Star Wars. Star Wars made an impact in the modern movie making industry. It indluenced film makers with its exotic style.

Shuffle

Mar 12, 1980

The dance "Shuffle" began in the early 1980's.I n the late '80s, the Melbourne Shuffle began to emerge as a distinct dance, incorporating more hand movement. Where the Melbourne Shuffle was originally danced, the places were not considered to be named 'raves', but rather 'dance parties'. In late 2010 or early 2011 teenagers began to change up the dance due to the music group, "LMFAO" coming up with their hit single, "Everyday I'm Shuffling." The dance became a hit in the teenage society.

Set Me Free by Utopia

Apr 19, 1980

The author feels not appreciated, feels as if what it does is not enough. This song is an angry song of an author who breaks done because he’s tired. He says that he is not “a superman”, and if their not satisfied to let him go or “set him free”.

Christopher Francis Ocean

Oct 28, 1987

Known as Frank Ocean (Born: October 28, 1987) is an American singer-songwriter from Louisiana. Furthermore, he contributed to a banner year for gay people and their movement. The singles "Novacane" (2011) and "Swim Good" (2011) achieved chart success. He won Rookie of the Year in 2011, Won Album of the Year with the album Channel Orange in 2012, and Man of the Year on mtvU in 2012. He has won many other awards in the 55th Grammy Awards and the Brit Awards of 2013.

Charles Macarthur- Switching Channels

Mar 4, 1988

Switching Channels is a 1988 American comedy film remake of The Front Page. The film was notorious for its harsh infighting between Reynolds and Turner during filming, and the film was seen as a failure, commercially and critically.

Isaac Asimov

Apr 6, 1988

Isaac Asimov was an American author and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books. His only works in the 100s—which covers philosophy and psychology—were forewords for The Humanist Way (1988) and In Pursuit of Truth (1982), a festschrift in honor of philosopher Sir Karl Popper's 80th birthday.

August Wilson - The Piano Lesson

Nov 26, 1990

The Piano Lesson is a 1990 play by American playwright August Wilson. The Piano Lesson received the 1990 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. A Romare Bearden painting entitled The Piano Lesson inspired Wilson to write a play featuring a strong female character to confront African-American history, paralleling Troy in earlier Fences.

Neil Percival Young

Nov 12, 1995

Neil Young (Born: November 12, 1945) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. He is co-founder of the band Buffalo Springfield. He was introduced to the Hall of Fame twice: first as a solo artist in 1995, and the second time as a member of the Buffalo Springfield bad in 1997. He also won a Grammy Award for the song "Angry World" (2010) in 2011.

Dr. Seuss

Nov 17, 2000

Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas is a 2000 American Holiday fantasy-comedy film from Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment, based on the 1957 book of the same name by Dr. Seuss. It was the first Dr. Seuss book to be adapted into a full-length feature film. Because the film is based on a children's picture book, many additions had to be made to the storyline.

Brooks & Dunn, "Only in America"

Mar 11, 2001

This songs talks about how we should feel proud of being an American. In America everyone has a chance to become successful or not. Only in America is were this chance is given and it’s given to everyone and we should be proud of that.

Billi Collins

Mar 22, 2001

Billy Collins (March 22, 1941) is an American poet, appointed as Poet Laureate of the United States from 2001 to 2003. Three of his famous poems were Embrace, Candle Hat, Consolation. Billy Collins is famous for conversational, amusing poems that welcome readers with humor but often slip into quirky, tender or profound observation on the everyday, reading and writing, and poetry itself.

J.K Rowling

Dec 1, 2001

The Harry Potter film series is a British-American film series based on the Harry Potter novels by the British author J. K. Rowling. The series is distributed by Warner Bros. and consists of eight fantasy films beginning with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) and culminating with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011). It is the highest-grossing film series of all-time in inflation unadjusted dollars, with $7.7 billion in worldwide receipts. Each film was a success.

Darryl Worley, "Have You Forgotten?

Mar 11, 2003

This song is for us Americans not to forget why are we fighting. This song supports the current President George W. Bush in his decision of war. This song talks about 9/11 and Bin Laden. They tell us that because of 9/11 and Bin Laden is that we are at war. It’s protecting America from another terrorist attack.

Kim Addonizio

Jul 31, 2003

Kim Addonizio (born Kim Addie, July 31, 1954) is an award-winning American poet and novelist. In 1994 she won the San Francisco Commonwealth Club Poetry Medal. Some of her fampus poems are Eating Together(2003), "Lucifer at the Starlite"(2007) and "The First Line is the Deepest"(2009). Addonizio once told Contemporary Authors: “Writing is an ongoing fascination and challenge, as well as being the only form of spirituality I can consistently practice."

Nicholas Sparks

May 20, 2004

Nicholas Sparks wrote The Notebook in 2004. An American romantic drama film directed by Nick Cassavetes. The screenplay, written by Jeremy Leven and Jan Sardi.. The film stars Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams as a young couple who fall in love during the early 1940s. Their story is narrated from the present day by an elderly man (played by James Garner) telling the tale to a fellow nursing home resident.

Green Day “American Idiot”

Sep 21, 2004

This song talks about how slowly the government is taking control over the people in America through media. Green Day with this song tells us to not become an American Idiot. The government in 2004 told people what to do, what to buy or what to believe. They did this through television, campaigns, and commercials. In their song they say, “ I’m not part of a red-neck agenda” they’re trying to tell us it’s not right to hate someone because of their sexual prefrences.

Woody Allen

May 12, 2005

Woody Allen is an American screenwriter, director, actor, comedian, author, playwright, and musician whose career spans over half a century. Woody wrote and directed a dramatic-thriller film called Match Point.

Stephanie Meyer

Dec 24, 2005

Stephenie Meyer (December 24, 1973) is an American young adult author and producer. She became worl wide famous when her Twilight book series came out from (2005-2008). Meyer was the bestselling author of 2008 and 2009 in America, having sold over 29 million books in 2008, and 26.5 million books in 2009. Her work is know for the romanticism that it portrays. Meyer had no experience as a writer of any kind and had never even written a short story before The Twilight Series.

1st Apple Iphone

Jun 9, 2008

The IPhone 3G was first introduced on June 9,2008. Until then, the Apple corporation was manufacturing computers and ipods used to store music.

Suzzanne Collins

Sep 14, 2008

The Hunger Games is a 2008 science fiction novel by American writer Suzanne Collins. Suzanne Collins is an American television writer and novelist, best known as the author of The New York Times best selling series The Underland Chronicles and The Hunger Games trilogy.

Gary Soto

Apr 12, 2009

Gary Soto (born April 12, 1952) is a Mexican-American author and poet. Gary Soto is known for a body of work that deals with the realities of growing up in Mexican-American communities; in poems, novels, short stories, plays and over a two dozen books for young people. He was often known for his figurative language of poetry. one of his newest poems is Partly Cloudy: Poems of love and longing (Harcourt, 2009).

Michael Jackson's death

Jun 25, 2009

The death of the famous Michael Jackson. He change and impacted the lives of many of his devoted fans. He died from cardiac arrest in Los Angeles, California. On July 12, 2009 every single one of his fans bid him goodbye at his memorial at the Staples Center.