https://padlet.com/michael_king/a3tlax5pt4hs Made with a little mischief en-us 2017-05-16 18:53:44 UTC 2026-02-02 07:40:04 UTC hello@padlet.com mary_hoang https://padlet.com/michael_king/a3tlax5pt4hs/wish/172178538 Born: July 14, 1913 in Omaha, Nebraska
Ford was a start football player in high school and college. He served during WWII after attended law school. He married Elizabeth Ann Bloomer and they had 4 children. In 1948, he was elected into the House of Representatives, representing Michigan's 5th District for about 25 years. He was chosen to by Richard Nixon to be his VP and eventually becoming the 38th President after Nixon's resignation. He was defeated by Jimmy Carter in 1976.
died December 26, 2006 in Rancho Mirage, California. ]]> 2017-05-16 18:55:26 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_king/a3tlax5pt4hs/wish/172178538 michael_king https://padlet.com/michael_king/a3tlax5pt4hs/wish/172178692 The Freedom of Information Act was made to increase the amount of information available to the public, and make it easier to obtain. President Ford, although he initially supported the act, vetoed it. However, in 1974 his veto was overridden on a  371 to 31 vote.]]> 2017-05-16 18:56:05 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_king/a3tlax5pt4hs/wish/172178692 mary_hoang https://padlet.com/michael_king/a3tlax5pt4hs/wish/172179363 September 16, 1974: 
Ford offered pardon to those who evaded the draft during the Vietnam War and those who left their post while serving. If you take the pardon, you agree to re-pledge you allegiance to the U.S. and do 2 years of public service. Almost 210,000 men avoided the draft were charged. ]]> 2017-05-16 18:58:57 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_king/a3tlax5pt4hs/wish/172179363 mary_hoang https://padlet.com/michael_king/a3tlax5pt4hs/wish/172179680 http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB142/
http://www.biography.com/people/gerald-ford-9298683

http://www.biography.com/people/jimmy-carter-9240013
https://www.energy.gov/management/office-management/operational-management/history
https://www.britannica.com/event/Camp-David-Accords

]]> 2017-05-16 19:00:11 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_king/a3tlax5pt4hs/wish/172179680 mary_hoang https://padlet.com/michael_king/a3tlax5pt4hs/wish/172182010 Ford
Carter]]> 2017-05-16 19:10:15 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_king/a3tlax5pt4hs/wish/172182010 mary_hoang https://padlet.com/michael_king/a3tlax5pt4hs/wish/172211550 1974: Ford pardon's Nixon for all actions against the U.S. to put the matters behind and move forward. He claimed, "a long, drawn-out trial would only further polarized the public." ]]> 2017-05-16 22:46:29 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_king/a3tlax5pt4hs/wish/172211550 mary_hoang https://padlet.com/michael_king/a3tlax5pt4hs/wish/172211820 Ford intended to change the court toward his own views. He appointed John Paul Stevens from Chicago.This nomination was highly praised.]]> 2017-05-16 22:51:09 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_king/a3tlax5pt4hs/wish/172211820 mary_hoang https://padlet.com/michael_king/a3tlax5pt4hs/wish/172211892 August 1974: 
He tried to control the inflation by emphasizing the wear on round red label pin with initials "WIN" (Whip Inflation Now). The rapid inflation, high unemployment, and slow economic growth was known as Stagflation. He agreed to tax cut and others solutions to help the economy recuperate from the 1975 recession. ]]> 2017-05-16 22:52:29 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_king/a3tlax5pt4hs/wish/172211892 mary_hoang https://padlet.com/michael_king/a3tlax5pt4hs/wish/172211935 It was a back and forth race between Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan in 1976. There were a lot of intra party ad wars between the two. In the end, Reagan won the nomination.]]> 2017-05-16 22:53:08 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_king/a3tlax5pt4hs/wish/172211935 mary_hoang https://padlet.com/michael_king/a3tlax5pt4hs/wish/172310319 Ford pardons Nixon for all his actions and the watergate scandal. ]]> 2017-05-17 12:33:47 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_king/a3tlax5pt4hs/wish/172310319 mary_hoang https://padlet.com/michael_king/a3tlax5pt4hs/wish/172858532 The walkman changed the music playing industry when was released in 1977. Providing people with better means to listen to music, meant the spread of the musics popularity. The walkman was a huge factor of music becoming a large part of american culture. The picture below is the walkman featured in the new movie Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2. Because of its appearance in this movie, the walkman is a conversation topic once again. It is the main character's connection to his home planet of Earth, and the music he plays with him provides him with a connection to the culture of the time he was on earth.]]> 2017-05-19 17:29:44 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_king/a3tlax5pt4hs/wish/172858532 mary_hoang https://padlet.com/michael_king/a3tlax5pt4hs/wish/172858557 On May 25, 1977, The first episode of the Star Wars series, "A New Hope", was released and swept the nation. It was a sci-fi flick unlike one anyone had ever seen. The creativity paved the way for the inspiration of many movies to come. The series is still going remarkably strong today. This picture is the face of the blockbuster movie.]]> 2017-05-19 17:29:50 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_king/a3tlax5pt4hs/wish/172858557 mary_hoang https://padlet.com/michael_king/a3tlax5pt4hs/wish/172858571 Jaws was released in 1975. This shark-themed thriller gained immediate popularity. Jaws was the first big cinematic project to put the deadliness of sharks to entertainment use. It sparked a large interest in sharks, and inspired many shark-themed movies and TV shows to follow. Who knows if we'd have shark week if it weren't for Jaws.]]> 2017-05-19 17:29:57 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_king/a3tlax5pt4hs/wish/172858571 mary_hoang https://padlet.com/michael_king/a3tlax5pt4hs/wish/172858585 April 1977 the prototype for Apple 2 was introduced. The II was designed in Cupertino, California by Wosniak. It used a MOS 6502 chip for central processing and came with a 4KB RAM which could extend to 48 KB RAM. The external storage upgraded to floppy disc drive which originally was cassette tapes. The 8 expansions slots on the mother board was one of the II's important features. ]]> 2017-05-19 17:30:01 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_king/a3tlax5pt4hs/wish/172858585 mary_hoang https://padlet.com/michael_king/a3tlax5pt4hs/wish/172858670 1964: Walt Disney starting discretely buying millions of dollars worth of Central Florida farmland ranging from 5,000 - 20,000 acres. November 15, 1965 : Disney announced his plans to build the "World's most spectacular theme park." (better than Disneyland) It took 2 years to construct and 9,000 people were employed. By 1971 opening, the total cost of the whole project was $400 million dollars. In its first 2 years, Disney World attracted around 20 million visitors and employed 13,000 people. ]]> 2017-05-19 17:30:27 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_king/a3tlax5pt4hs/wish/172858670 mary_hoang https://padlet.com/michael_king/a3tlax5pt4hs/wish/172862526 Born: October 1, 1924 in Plains, Georgia (Democratic Party)
His father has peanut farming business and along with his mother, they were deeply religious as Baptists. Two of his closest childhood friends were African American who were the two most influential adults in his life, Annie Mae Hollis, his nanny and Jack Clark, his father's workers.  He studied engineering and went into the Navy. He married Rosalynn Smith, and they had three sons and one daughter. After his father died, he moved back to Georgia to help take care of his mother and the peanut farm. Keeping the family business back and running, entering the politics world. Eventually he became the 39th president and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.]]> 2017-05-19 17:48:23 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_king/a3tlax5pt4hs/wish/172862526 mary_hoang https://padlet.com/michael_king/a3tlax5pt4hs/wish/172862604 The Department of Energy was founded on August 4, 1977. It deals with the US's policies and safety involving nuclear material. They're in charge of the nuclear weapons program, energy conservation and research, radioactive waste disposal and domestic energy production. Although it was only officially founded in 1977, its lineage is traced back to the manhattan project.]]> 2017-05-19 17:48:47 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_king/a3tlax5pt4hs/wish/172862604 mary_hoang https://padlet.com/michael_king/a3tlax5pt4hs/wish/172862752 On September 7, 1977, Carter signed the Panama Canal Treaty and Neutrality. It was a promise to the Panamanians to give them control over the canal by 2000. The Panama Canal was a shortcut between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. ]]> 2017-05-19 17:49:23 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_king/a3tlax5pt4hs/wish/172862752 mary_hoang https://padlet.com/michael_king/a3tlax5pt4hs/wish/172862781 The Camp David Accords were agreements between Israel and Egypt on September 17, 1978. This initiated a peace treaty between the two countries. It took place at the US presidential retreat Camp David. The negotiations were between Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar el-Sådåt. President Carter brokered the event.]]> 2017-05-19 17:49:35 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_king/a3tlax5pt4hs/wish/172862781 mary_hoang https://padlet.com/michael_king/a3tlax5pt4hs/wish/172862819 When the Shah was overthrown, the US embassy became a target. On November 4, 1979, the US embassy Iran was seized and over 50 hostages were taken. The hostages were held for 444 days. The hostages were finally released, but not after making the entire Carter administration look weak. This was the biggest factor to Jimmy Carter losing the republican nomination to Ronald Reagan.]]> 2017-05-19 17:49:46 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_king/a3tlax5pt4hs/wish/172862819 mary_hoang https://padlet.com/michael_king/a3tlax5pt4hs/wish/173054126 Jimmy Carter (Democratic) wins with 297 electoral votes and 
40,825,839 popular votes.
Ford (Republican) loses with 240 electoral votes and  39,147,770 popular votes. "Carter was the first president elected from the Deep South since Zachary Taylor in 1848."]]> 2017-05-22 04:36:31 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_king/a3tlax5pt4hs/wish/173054126