Woodstock In 1969
Only few days after Woodstock was the landing of Apollo 11 on the moon, this was of course went down as one of the most victorious days in American history, and a couple days prior to that was the murders of the Manson family. It is easily said that landing on the moon was one of the greatest accomplishments for America. This event is right at the top of the list with events such as The Civil Rights Act of 1964, Obama becoming presedent in 2009, and the Emancipation proclamation of 1863. On July 16 of 1969 three men, commander Neil Armstrong, Command module pilot Michael Collins and lunar module pilot Edwin ”Buzz” Aldrin launched inside of a rocket, with 7.5 million pounds of thrusting upward into space to make as Buzz Aldrin once said “One
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This crime not only affected the families and friends related to the mansons but also the people around the. For example the officers working on the case and the neighbors near the Manson’s house. A mother, Tate, eight and a half months pregnant, was found murdered one night along with Jay Sebring, Vole Tech Machowski, Abigail Folger. and Steven Parent. Initially law enforcement had no idea what had happened at the scene of the crime. Then the next night Leno and Rosemary Labianca were found dead in their home with the words “Rise” and “Death to pigs” written in blood on their walls. Eventually the investigators pinned the crime on a cult led by Charles Manson. Manson’s main objective was to start a race war which he called “Helter Skelter”.(CNN Manson Family Murders) Manson and his followers were proven guilty of the crime they committed and sentenced to die, but California’s death penalty was ruled unconstitutional in 1972, their punishments were changed to life in prison.(CNN Manson Family Murders) The news of the Manson Family murders spread like wildfire across the US, in Los Angeles of numerous news stories and articles in the papers were published about the story. The public at this time was very frightened and unsettled by the shocking events that took place on August 9th through 10th,
This crime not only affected the families and friends related to the mansons but also the people around the. For example the officers working on the case and the neighbors near the Manson’s house. A mother, Tate, eight and a half months pregnant, was found murdered one night along with Jay Sebring, Vole Tech Machowski, Abigail Folger. and Steven Parent. Initially law enforcement had no idea what had happened at the scene of the crime. Then the next night Leno and Rosemary Labianca were found dead in their home with the words “Rise” and “Death to pigs” written in blood on their walls. Eventually the investigators pinned the crime on a cult led by Charles Manson. Manson’s main objective was to start a race war which he called “Helter Skelter”.(CNN Manson Family Murders) Manson and his followers were proven guilty of the crime they committed and sentenced to die, but California’s death penalty was ruled unconstitutional in 1972, their punishments were changed to life in prison.(CNN Manson Family Murders) The news of the Manson Family murders spread like wildfire across the US, in Los Angeles of numerous news stories and articles in the papers were published about the story. The public at this time was very frightened and unsettled by the shocking events that took place on August 9th through 10th,