https://padlet.com/alexhurley4/8pdd78p3plla Billy Joel wrote about major significant historical events that occurred between 1949-1989. Choose one person, place or event that you would include in a modern day version of "We Didn't Start the Fire" from 1990-2016. Explain why you feel it is important. en-us 2016-09-19 18:58:23 UTC 2024-05-24 15:52:34 UTC hello@padlet.com alexhurley4 https://padlet.com/alexhurley4/8pdd78p3plla/wish/124886273 The terrorist attack on September 11, 2001 was only the second time that they had been attacked on home soil. (P,E,R,M,S)]]> 2016-09-19 19:31:38 UTC https://padlet.com/alexhurley4/8pdd78p3plla/wish/124886273 christian_berry https://padlet.com/alexhurley4/8pdd78p3plla/wish/125219710 Freddie Gray was beaten and shortly after died while under charge of the police on April 19th, 2015. Large protests were conducted all over the city starting on April 19th escalating in violence until May 3d when the curfew was lifted from the city.]]> 2016-09-20 19:15:29 UTC https://padlet.com/alexhurley4/8pdd78p3plla/wish/125219710 https://padlet.com/alexhurley4/8pdd78p3plla/wish/125220006 2016-09-20 19:16:36 UTC https://padlet.com/alexhurley4/8pdd78p3plla/wish/125220006 https://padlet.com/alexhurley4/8pdd78p3plla/wish/125220200 N.W.A is a rap group from the early 1990's that expressed how they felt about police brutality against young black males. ]]> 2016-09-20 19:17:15 UTC https://padlet.com/alexhurley4/8pdd78p3plla/wish/125220200 https://padlet.com/alexhurley4/8pdd78p3plla/wish/125220479 2016-09-20 19:18:08 UTC https://padlet.com/alexhurley4/8pdd78p3plla/wish/125220479 https://padlet.com/alexhurley4/8pdd78p3plla/wish/125220838 Michelle Obama, the first lady of the United States of America uses her cultural background and gender to make a change. She is an empowering role model to women across the country because she proudly demonstrates her confident and dominant personality by standing up for what she believes in. She uses her social and political standing to make a positive impact in America for causes she feels need to be addressed. ]]> 2016-09-20 19:19:20 UTC https://padlet.com/alexhurley4/8pdd78p3plla/wish/125220838 https://padlet.com/alexhurley4/8pdd78p3plla/wish/125222252 Rodney king was involved in a high speed car chase who was eventually caught. He was arrested and was beat up. The police said that he was resisting arrest. The video shows clearly that the police did not attempt to cuff him until he was lying motionless on the ground.]]> 2016-09-20 19:24:10 UTC https://padlet.com/alexhurley4/8pdd78p3plla/wish/125222252 https://padlet.com/alexhurley4/8pdd78p3plla/wish/125222583 2016-09-20 19:25:10 UTC https://padlet.com/alexhurley4/8pdd78p3plla/wish/125222583 ashley_collins https://padlet.com/alexhurley4/8pdd78p3plla/wish/125890077 Gabby Giffords was an Arizona politician and on January 8th 2011 she was shot at a public meeting with her voters in her community. Gabby survived and became an advocate for U.S gun control. ]]> 2016-09-23 00:14:24 UTC https://padlet.com/alexhurley4/8pdd78p3plla/wish/125890077