Billy Joel - We Didn't Start the Fire (lyrics and history)
This song provides 40 years of history. Please select one incident or one person from history that is depicted in the film. Write at least three facts about them. Be sure to write about someone who has not yet been written about.
I chose James Dean because he was a movie star and died when he was only 24. The three facts I chose were 1. James Dean's mother enrolled him in tap dance lessons when he was three years old. 2. James Dean's first television appearance was for a Pepsi commercial. 3. Two hours before he was killed in a vehicle accident, he got a speeding ticket. James Dean was very handsome and was nominated for two awards for his movies after he died. He was a very famous actor.
I chose Marilyn Monroe because she is a legendary actress. Marilyn Monroe was born on June 1, 1926 in Los Angeles, California and sadly died of Barbiturate overdose on August 5, 1962 in Brentwood Los Angeles, California. She is known as a major sex symbol of the 1950s, she is largely known for playing the comic "Blonde Bombshell." She has had three husbands Arthur Miller, Joe DiMaggio, and James Dougherty. She was married to Arthur Miller from 1956-1961. She was married to Joe DiMaggio from 1954-1955. She was married to James Dougherty from 1942-1946. Marilyn Monroe is still widely recognized today. She still has an impact on society today through her femininity and her beauty. Camryn Morgan 4th,5th Period 10-8-18 Mrs.Constable ELA
The event I chose in the song was the John F Kennedy line when he quotes, "JFK was blown away!" This is referring to when John F Kennedy got assassinated on November 22nd, 1963. JFK was our United States 35th president. He was a Navy war hero and the only president to receive the purple heart award. He was assassinated by Lee Oswald. Oswald was later arrested and was pressed with criminal charges. John F Kennedy was a fantastic president and helped America accomplish great things. Most of all he went down in history and was a great inspiration.
The person in the film I choose was Ho Chi Minh. Ho Chi Minh was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam. He was also Prime Minister and President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. He was a key figure in the foundation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945 .
In Billy Joel's song, I chose Princess Grace. She was born in Philadelphia in 1929. Grace Kelly was a famous Hollywood actress. Grace won an Academy Award for her performance in the movie The Country Girl. She also starred in the Alfred Hitchcock films, Rear Window, Dial M for Murder, and To Catch a Thief. Kelly was one of the highest paid actresses of her time. Grace left her acting career to marry Prince Rainer III in Monaco in 1956. They had three children, Caroline, Albert, and Stephanie. Princess Grace had a stroke while driving and died in the car accident.
I choose children of thalidomide. The drug thalidomide was sold as lmmunoprin. This was first sold in Germany 1957. It was used for many things including child birth but they soon realized the children were being born without arms and with deformed legs. Doctors soon licked the deformations with thalidomide and shortly after they stopped using it for child birth. That is why it is important to history because without those scientist all of us would be born without arms.
I chose Jack the Ripper. Jack the ripper murdered prostitutes in lodens white chapel district.Jack was given the name Jack the ripper because no one knew his true identity. Jack killed during the night and in the morning people found the bodies. People still have yet to figure out Jack's real name and who he was. The "ripper's" exploits dubbed him the world's first serial killer
In Billy Joel's song, I chose Einstein. Einstein was a highly intelligent mathematician. He was known for coming up the number pi. He was born on March 14, 1879. He died on April 18, 1955. One fact about him is that he came up with the formula e=mc squared in his paper on "Equivalence of Matter and Energy". It was actually first used by Friedrich Hasenohrl. This was a giant controversy, but because of his work on relativity, the academic world gave all the credit to Einstein. Another fact about him is in 1921 he won the Nobel Prize for Physics, not for his Theory of Relativity, but for explanation of the photoelectric effect. The final fact about him is that even though many people say that he failed math at a young age, he actually mastered calculus at the age of fifteen.
In Billy Joel's song, I chose Surgar Ray. His real name is Ray Charles Leonard. He is best known as Sugar. He is an American proffessional boxer. He is also a motivational speaker and occasional boxer. He had a total of five knockouts. He won against Thomas Hearns, Marvin Hagler, and many more. He lost to Roberto Duran, Terry Norris, and Hector Camachio. He turned pro in 1940. He won his first 40 fights. Over his 25 year long career, he had 200 fights. He was never phisically knocked out in the ring. All together he made 109 knockouts and finished professional bocing with the record of 175-19-6. He lived from 1921-1989. He was 67 years old and he died from diabetes. He is the the forth best boxer dead or alive.
I chose “England’s got a new queen”. Queen Elizabeth was born in London, and was privately educated. She had four children, Charles, Anne, Edward, and Andrew. When her father died in 1952 she became the ruler of England. She is currently still alive and lives in Windsor Castle in England. She is 92 years old. She backs the queen on June the second,1953. Now she is still the reigning monarch of England. Her full name is actually Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor. She is married Phillip, Duke of Endinburgh. Today she still lives in Windsor Castle and often gets visitors from the Duke and duchess of Sussex her close realitives. Today she is still respected.
The person I chose from Billy Joel’s song was, Mickey Mantle. Mantle was a kid from Oklahoma before he became a professional baseball player. He was a switch-hitting center fielder for the Yankees until his retired on March 1st of 1969, and he then became a television commentator. Mantle died of a heart attack and is now in heaven as one of the greatest baseball players ever. When you think of baseball, Mantle is one of the things you think of. Mikayla Hose
I chose to wright about American aviator, astronaut, and congressman John Glenn. As a pilot in the US Marine Corps Glenn flew in WW2 and the Korean War. During his time as a pilot he earned eighteen Air Medals and six Distinguished Flying Crosses. John Glenn went on to be picked by NASA as one of America’s first astronauts. On one of his missions in space he became the first American to orbit the Earth. While at NASA Glenn earned the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. After retiring from both NASA and the Marine Corps, Glenn served in the US senate for twenty four years. Sadly John Glenn dies on the eighth of December, two thousand sixteen. Devon Lemon
In Billy Joel’s song “We Didn’t Start The Fire” he mentions many historical people and events that have occurred in the past 40 years. The one I am choosing to write about is Elvis Presley. Elvis is a famous singer/ songwriter from the 1950s and 60s. He is regarded as the “King of Rock and Roll” and he is mentioned everywhere in the world. Even people from other countries know who Elvis Presley is, he has sold more than 600 million units in the USA and over 400 million in other countries than the United States. He is In the rock and roll hall of fame.
In the Billy Joel's song, it had 40 years of historical events.I choose Malcolm X. He was a american muslim minister. He also was a human rights activist. He was born in May, of 1925. He died on Febuary 1965. He was mostly know for being a nationalist black lead. who served as a spokes man. Accused of making racial acts towards black americans, and was thought of preaching this as well. He was sentenced for 10 years in prison. They gave him parole after 7 years.
I'm choosing to write about Buddy Holly, an American signer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. Charles Hardin Holly, also known as Buddy Holly, was a Rock and roll legend of the 1950's. Holly was a guitarist who had preformed the opening act for an Elvis Presley concert in 1952, which is when his fame began. Holly is also known for the song by Weezer titled "Buddy Holly". He is also known for influencing others such as The Beetles, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, and Elton John. Sadly, Holly died at the young age of 22 from a plane crash.
The person that I chose was President Ronald Reagan. He was born on February 6, 1911 and died on June 5, 2004. He was a Hollywood actor before he became president. He is best known for pressuring the Soviet Union to end the Cold War. Nathaniel Boyers
The person that I chose to write about was Bob Dylan. He a very popular folk rock singer and songwriter during the 1960s and early 1970s. He is considered a poetic writer whose songs talked about some of the major problems that were going on in society at that time. He was influenced by other popular rock musicians such as Elvis Presley in his early music career. He was also greatly influenced by a folk singer named Woody Guthrie. Bob Dylan released many popular hits during his career, it is believed by most fans that his most popular song was "Like a Rolling Stone". My personal favorite song of his is "It's Alright Ma I'm Only Bleeding".
The part of the song I am choosing to type about is Sputnik. It orbited the Earth for three weeks with battery, then continued for 2 months without battery. The way that Sputnik "started a fire" is that "he" initially started the Cold War. The Cold War, in turn, started the Space Race. That, in turn, lead to the many attempts to reach the moon, plant a flag, and bring back the men alive. Sputnik has then, essentially, sparked NASA, Space X, and Trump's "Space Force". You may see where this is going... So, let us hope that Trump does not want to fire Star Wars style lasers at Russia...
“We Didn’t Start the Fire” is about all the important events that happened within the last 50-60 years. One of the events was what happened in Little Rock, Arkansas. Back in the 1950s, segregation was still legal. People tried to stop it, but the only problem was dealing with the people who don’t want to stop. It wasn’t illegal to be black and go to an all-white school, but it was hard. Most black people didn’t want to go through that anyway, until nine girls volunteered to go to Little Rock Central High School. At first, no one let them go through the door to the school, but eventually, they were allowed to go in. Even after that, people throwed objects or food at them, they were called trash, they even had to have adults escort them to their classes so nobody would hurt them. Yet no matter what, they stayed strong. The girls were known as Little Rock Nine and some of them are still alive today. Amelia Tillema 4th-5th Period
In The song "We Didn't Start the Fire". One thing that stood out to me was Woodstock. Woodstock was a music festival held on a dairy farm in the Catskill Mountains, northwest of New York city between August 15-18, 1969. The music festival attracted more then 400,000 people on accident. They where not supposed to get this many people at a music festival on a dairy farm in New York. It was a three day festival that drew more and more people everyday. Some of the best musical acts played at Woodstock including Jimi Hendrix,Johnny Winter and The Who. Those are just three of sixteen bands and singers. Only two bands were scheduled to play Woodstock but were unable to make the festival. The festival was organized by four inexperienced promoters who nonetheless signed a who's who of current rock acts.
The one thing that stood out to me in this musical video would be,"JFK was blown away." This quote is basically referring to his assassination in November 22nd 1963. JFK was our 35th president and was in the navy. He was the last president in America to be assassination.
The first name mentioned in Billy Joel’s song, “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” was Harry Truman. That is who i am writing about. Joel was reffering to Harry S. Truman, who was the 33rd president of the United States. Truman took office after the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Truman implemented the the Marshall Plan during his presidency. Truman was a democrat who continued F.D.R.’ s liberal plan. Truman used his veto power 180 times. His running time was between 1945 and 1953.
in billy Joel's song it mentions Rockefeller. He built his first oil refinery near Cleveland and in 1870 incorporated the Standard Oil Company. By 1882 he had a near-monopoly of the oil business in the U.S., but his business practices led to the passing of antitrust laws. in this song the word fire refers to all the thing that were happening in this song.
From Billy Joel's song "We Didn't Start The Fire" I chose Richard Nixon. He was born on January 9th 1913 and died on April 22 1994. Richard Nixon started off by becoming the second youngest vice president. Later on he ran for president of the untied states and won. He ran in the republican party. He was the 37th president. He was also the only president to resign.The quote in the song that he was in is "Richard Nixon back again."
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From Billy Joel song “We Didn’t Start The Fire” I chose Johnny room. He was in American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He was really popular and most of the 1950s. He was born January 10, 1927. He died on February 24, 1990. He was a rock ‘n’ roll artist. He was also composer. He recorded a song called “Cry” and “The Little White Cloud That Cried.” He also lost hearing in his right ear. He release more than 50 hit singles over the course of his career.
From "We Didn't Start The Fire" by Billy Joel I have chosen the part when he says "JFK was blown away". JFK he ways the 35th president. JFK was assassinated on November 1963. JFK was also in service during the Cold War. He was also the youngest president ever elected.
In the song I chose to research “trouble in the Suez” this refers to the Egyptian control over the Suez Canal. After world war 2 British and French empires where dwindling fast. As the two giants fell to nation hood they feared a major resession with the loss of territory. When Egypt became free from British rule they claimed the Suez to be there territory, but since it was a major money production area because that’s where all trade to the Indian Ocean from the Mediterranean Sea goes through. So when Egypt moved troops there the British retaliate as well as the French because they also feared the collapse. Although it was a valent effort by the brits and French the Egyptians took the Suez.
The topic I chose from "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel is when he says Rock Around the Clock". This song was the first rock-and-roll hit in 1954. The song was sang by Billy Haley and the Comets. Even though it was sang by Billy Haley and the Comets, the ones who wrote the lyrics were James E. Myer, and Max C. Freedman. These two songwriters were the co-writers for this song. The song was released in 1973. "Rock Around the Clock" was in the album of 41 Originals Hits from the Soundtrack American Graffiti. The award that this song won was Grammy Hall of Fame. The song made it to the top 40 most popular songs and was in a movie called "Blackboard Jungle". When the song first came out, 75,000 copies were sold. History is a big part in everyones life. These 40 years of history have been made by many people. Either if its good, or bad.
Peter pan is a fictional character created by a Scottish novelist. He was a young careless boy that could fly. Peter leads a group of boys who refuses to grow up. They live in the mythical island of never land. they interact with fairies,pirates,mermaids,native Americans and sometimes children from the outside world. Peter pan is considered a cultural icon symbolizing youthful innocence. He wore a green outfeit with tights and a cap with a red feather in it. He was a red handed boy with brown eyes and pointy elf like ears. Sometimes when peter pan is trying to be recreated,they make his outfeit out of leaves and vines. I'm guessing because most guys don't want to wear tights.
From “We didn’t start the fire” by billy Joel, I have chosen the part when he says “JFK was blown away”. JFK was the 35th president. JFK was assassinated on Nov 1963. JFK was also the youngest presidents to ever be elected
The person I choose from "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel is Joe McCarthy. McCarthy was an American politician who served as a Republican U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin from 1947 to 1957 which was the year he died. McCarthy spent almost five years trying in vain to expose communists and other left-wing “loyalty risks” in the U.S. government. As he keep on fighting against communism, he later dies of Hepatitis. This is a virus that attacks the liver but the type of Hepatitis was unknown. He made people loose many jobs by fighting against his beliefs. He had enough power because he was obviously the senator of Wisconsin. -Janissa Hayes
From Billy Joel’s song, We Didn’t Start The Fire, the person I am picking is Marilyn Monroe. I picked Marilyn, because I have always loved her. She is know for her beauty and her acting. She became one of the most popular for her sex symbols in the 1950’s. Marilyn was born on June 1, 1926, and died August 5, 1962. Marilyn died due to a Barbiturate overdose. She is still relevant after her death, and is loved all around the world.
From the song "we didn't start the fire" by Billy Joel i chose the mafia. The mafia is a network of organized crime groups based on America and Italy. An island ruled till the 19th century by a long line of foreign invaders. Sicilains banded together in groups to protect their seveles and carry out their own justice. By the 19th century some of these groups emerged as private armies or " mafie" who extorted protection money from landowners and eventually became violent.
I Choose Sally Ride From The Song We Didn't Start The Fire By Billy Joel. Sally Kristen Ride was an American astronaut, physicist, and engineer. Born in Los Angeles, she joined NASA in 1978 and became the first American woman in space in 1983. Ride was the third woman in space. Ethan Frisbie
I choose Marylin Monroe from the song we didn’t start the fire by Billy Joel. Marylin Monroe was an American actress who stared in many big movies. Marilyn Monroe died August 5 due to a drug overdose she was also on as blonde bombshell. Marilyn’s first marriage was arranged which means she was pretty much forced into marriage. Jaylen Deavers
In the song “We Didn’t Start the Fire” there are many historical events and people mentioned. I picked Joe DiMaggio a player for the New York Yankees. Joe played centerfield for 13 year in the MLB. Some people called Joe the “YANKEE CLIPPER”. He still holds the MLB record that still stands today for his 56 game hitting streak. I picked Joe because i love baseball and i had never heard of him before. I wanted to learn about someone new.
in the song “we didn’t start the fire” i chose california baseball. california baseball is obviously a college baseball team and the name of the team in california is the LA Angels. they were the first professional baseball team in california. they became a team in 1961. they won the world series in 2002.
From the song "we didn't start the fire." I chose Walter Winchell. Winchell was the pioneer of gossip he crated the era of gossip. Some people will think of him as emotional, colorful, or very judgmental. He's well known for perfect use of slang,or aggressive style. He had a top rated radio show. But became unpopular in the 50s.
From the song “we didn’t start the fire” I chose Princess Grace. Although her real name is Grace Kelly, she is known as princess Grace. Grace had 3 children, two girls and one boy, the girls were Caroline and Stephanie, and the boy was Albert. She was born Philadelphia in 1929, as Grace Kelly Rose to her fame leading to a Hollywood actress as she got a role in “High Noon.” She had an academy award winning performance in “The Country Girl.” Then Grace married Prince Rainier III of Monaco in 1956. On September 13,1982 tragedy began to strike when Grace and her youngest daughter were driving on the cliffs of Côte d’Azur region of southern France. She had a stroke and lost control which made the car spin off the cliff and fall down a 45-foot embrankment. Princess Grace did not survive the crash but Stephanie did.
I choose the event where it is talking about over seas war and there are so many conflicts and they need to stop because it’s going to cause another world war and that is going to affect everyone
In Billy Joel’s song we didn’t start the fire it states many historical figure one being Syngman Rhee he was a Korean politician and was also the president from 1948 to 1960. Syngman Rhee was also a three term president, but it almost got ruined during the Cold War when there were tensions on the Korean Peninsula. He died in Hawaii Honalulu on July 19, 1965.
I chose Bob Dylan. Bob Dylan is and American sing and song writer. He was born May 24, 1941. He was many songs including “Together through Life” 2009. “Tempest” 2009, and “Fallen Angles” 2016. Growing up one of Bobs influensces was Elvis Presley. Bob has had to spouces Sara Dylan, and Carolyn Dennis. He also has 6 children. By Dylan handley
In the song “we start the fire” I chose “JFK was blown away” JFK was the president he was the 35th president to be exact. He was the 2nd youngest person to be president. He also got assistantted during his time as president.
Billy Joel mentions Joseph Stalin in this song. Joseph Stalin was a Russian politician of Georgian ethnicity. Until his time of death in 1953, Stalin ruled over Russia (formerly Soviet Union) as head of the communist party. Joseph Stalin was also in control of the Soviet Union when the Cold War started.
I chose Jonnie Ray. Jonnie Ray was an American singer and song writer. He died February 24, 1990. has been cited by critics as a major precursor to what today’s rock and role. He played in a show called “There’s No Business Like Show Business”.
In the song we didn’t start the fire I am going to write about the great man space monkey. In 1940 the first animal a monkey was shiped into space. The brave monkeys name was Albert. He was testing to see if an animal can go to space witch it turns out is very possible. Thanks to Albert we can now send even more monkeys to space.
in the song we didn't start the fire im going to take a wile explaining the song was made to make it so we/all know what happen that fateful night and it did it told a story that was so that we know GOOD BYE ADEN WADSWORTH 1/2
in the song we didn't start the fire im going to take a wile explaining the song was made to make it so we/all know what happen that fateful night and it did it told a story that was so that we know GOOD BYE ADEN WADSWORTH 1/2
I chose the “punk rock” line of the song. This was said because during the 1970’s bands like The Ramones started their successful careers. Those punk rock bands have influenced some modern punk rock bands. Artists like The Ramones have sparked the punk rock genre. Punk rock was not created, but popularized during the 1970’s and still has many fans to this day. It originated in the U.S., the U.K., and Australia. It is parented by glam rock, rock, and heavy metal.
I chose Marilyn Monroe because i know some people take her as a good role model and a good person. She is also a legend in acting. She was born on june 1st, 1926 in Los Angeles, CA. She was also a actor, singer, and model. She had died August 5th, 1962 sadly from a barbiturate overdose. Her spouse was Arthur miller, Joe DiMaggio, and James Dougherty.
I choose Joe McCarthy because he was known for who and what he did. Joseph Raymond McCarthy was an American politician who served as a Republican U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin from 1947 until his death in 1957. Republican Senator Joseph McCarthy charged that communists had infiltrated the U.S. State Department. He became chair of the Senate's subcommittee on investigations. Joseph McCarthy is known for alleging that numerous Communists and Soviet spies and sympathizers had infiltrated the United States federal government, universities, film industry, and elsewhere. Ultimately, the smear tactics that he used led him to be censured by the U.S. Senate.
I chose the line of "Peter Pan" because that is my favorite Disney character with Winnie the pooh and Tinkerbelle. The reason he is in the song is that the movie called "Peter Pan" came out in year of 1953. this was the animation version.Peter Pan is a 1953 American animated fantasy-adventure film produced by Walt Disney and based on the play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up by J.M. Barrie. It is the fourteenth film in the Disney Animated Canon, and was originally released on February 5, 1953 by RKO Radio Pictures. Peter pan was loved by millions and still is today. - Julienne Raines 1/2 period
For this blog I chose Elvis Presley. Elvis Presley was a kind of rock singer. He was known for his popular music like “I did it my way” and “Can’t Help Falling In Love”. He was in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. And made millions of dollars. Many people referred to him as “The King”. His fame rose from 1954 to 1997. He was born on January 8th 1935. Elvis Presley died on August 16th 1997. He died in Memphis Tennessee from Cardiac Arrest. It was a great sadness to lots of people. Although he is gone. People still listen to and enjoy his music. Many people do covers of his music. To this day we still respect and honor the great Elvis Presley. -Allyson Sutton 1/2nd period
I chose James Dean. James Dean took his place in cinema history with just three films to his name. He enjoyed numerous TV roles, but it was his work in "East of Eden" in 1955, "Rebel Without a Cause" in 1955, and "Giant" in 1956. They made him as an icon of cool who remains idolized decades later. He was born February 8th, 1931 and died September 30th, 1955. The movie "Giant" was published a year after his death. He was the first actor to receive an academy award nomination posthumously. -JaNiya Bartlett 4/5th
I chose Albert Einstein. Albert Einstein was a theoretical physicist over this time he has invented multiple things. Albert Einstein in this time period inverted the theory of relativity. He was also know for its fluency of the philosophy of science. He was born March 14, 1879 in Ulm, Germany. later then after all of the things he accomplished he died in April 18, 1955.
I chose Albert Einstein. Albert Einstein was a theoretical physicist over this time he has invented multiple things. Albert Einstein in this time period inverted the theory of relativity. He was also know for its fluency of the philosophy of science. He was born March 14, 1879 in Ulm, Germany. later then after all of the things he accomplished he died in April 18, 1955. By Dominick Barone 1/2.
I chose the line "JFK blown away". John F. Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States of America. Unfortunately his time in office was cut short from an assassination. One of his speeches started the race to the moon. John F. Kennedy served in the highest point of the cold war. John F. Kennedy had a spouse and her name was Jacqueline Bouvier and he had a daughter named Caroline. Sadly he had a miscarriage in 1955. After a couple months after the assassination she gave birth to a son, but died two days after from birth defects.
Even thought television is not a person it is mentioned in the song. Television has transformed since its first customer release, shortly after The Second World War. Life went from barely being able to afford this ‘new technology’ to now where almost every room in the house has one. The invention of TV showed sound and a screen, and started out as black and white. In around 2008 the first flat screen TV appeared in a retailer store. And from the on our Televisions are getting wider and flatter. TV is also very important, it allows the viewers to learn world wide news and even can be watched for entertainment.
The song “We Didn’t Start The Fire” by Billy Joel includes the lyric “Chubby Checker”. His real name being Ernest Evans, was born in 1941. He was an American rock n roll singer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Checker was known for doing the dance move “the twist”. He is now 78 years old.
In "We Didn't Start the Fire" Billy Joel mentioned Elvis Presley which was a rock and roll singer. Elvis was named the king of rock and roll because he made it popular in the 50s. Elvis died of a heart attack when he was 42 years old on August 16,1977.
In Billy Joel's song, I chose Bardot. Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot was French former actress and singer, and animal rights activist. She was born on September 28, 1934 in France. Bardot retired from the entertainment industry in 1973. She had acted in 47 films, performed in several musicals and recorded more than 60 songs. She was awarded the Legion of Honour in 1985 but refused to accept it. After retiring, she became an animal rights activist. Bardot's fourth and current husband is Bernard d'Ormale, a former adviser of Jean-Marie Le Pen, former leader of the far-right party National Front (now National Rally); they were married on 16 August 1992. Angel Chen 6/7 period
In the song “We Didn’t Start the Fire” the words “England’s got a new queen” these words are directed to Queen Elizabeth ll. The Queen still rules England to this day, even though she may be 93 years old. Queen Elizabeth was crowned queen on June 2, 1953. The Queen is also the longest remaining monarch of Britain ever. She has been in control of England longer than her grandmother, Queen Victoria. Queen Elizabeth ll has many special privileges. For example, she is the only person in England allowed to drive a vehicle without a permit or a license. Overall, Queen Elizabeth is one very interesting person. Maddie Rogers 1/2 Period
I chose Malcolm X for my person to write about for my blog.Malcolm X stood up for black rights just like Martin Luther king.Malcolm was assassinated February twenty-first nineteen sixty five.He was a spokes person. This means he went and gave speeches to a large group of people.His home was burnt down by White surpremacist. He was only 4 years old when this happened.There is a autobiography wrote about Malcolm X.From this book Malcolm got an extra 30,000 thousand dollars dedicated to him in 1963.In all his years he always got the point across to not lie at all.
I am choosing Alabama for me to write about. The Alabama boycotts and other things took place there. Rosa parks was a civil rights activist. And she was jailed for not giving up her seat on a bus for a couple white people. And she was mainly known for her standing up for herself and other black males and females. She was probably one of the best civil rights leaders and had one of the best reasons and arguments out of all of the cicil rights things that have happened. By: Hunter Faulkner 1-2 period
I chose the words "Beatle Mania" I chose Beatle mania because I saw the movie Yesterday and I like to listen to some of there songs. The Beatles were one of the most iconic bands in rock and roll history and they were popular during the 60's. The first fact about the Beatles is that John, Paul, Ringo, George were all born in Liverpool England. Another fact about the Beatles is that they actually were making the song I love you but the Rolling Stones needed a song so they gave that song to them. Another fact about the Beatles is that they broke up after John Lennon was assassinated by a man who got an auto graph that morning. Nathan Robinson 6/7th period.
SugerWay was an professional boxer who complete 1940 to 1965 Robinson performances in the welterweight and the middleweight regardless of weight he was inducted into the international boxing hall of fame in 1990 he was regarded as the greatest boxer of all time he was rank number one on the ring magazine he was the first American athletes who became well known outside of the boxing area, he was world champion from 1946 to 1951, he won the middleweight championship five times between 1951 to 1960.
In Billy Joel's, "we didn't start the fire" I chose to write about Joseph Stalin. He was a Russian ruler in the years of 1921 to 1953. He rose to power after Vladimir Lenin died in 1917 after the Russian revolution. He was a brutal ruler in his time and turned Russia into a military power house. But along the way he killed millions of innocent people in his own country.But he was liked by many because he helped take down Hitler and his Europian power. So some people liked him but some hated him. He helped the rich and turned Russia into a communist country.
In Billy Joel's song, "We Didn't Start the Fire", I chose to write about Albert Einstein. Albert Einstein was a theoretical physicist invited many things. The things he invented include the theory of relativity, the Einstein Refrigerator, the gas absorption heat pump, and many more. He was born on March 14th, 1879. He died on April 15th 1955. Albert Einstein also invented or discovered the equation E=MC2, which helped the development of atomic power and the atomic bomb.
Billy Joel's song "We Didn't Start The Fire " I chose Disneyland. Disneyland is located in California. Disneyland first opened on July 17, 1955 and was the world's first Disney park. It's more than 60 year history, the park has entertain more than 515 million guest. A one-day ticket to Disneyland in 1955 cost one dollar for adults and $.50 for children. In addition to the price of entry each of the parks 35 rides had a fee. The oldest ride in Disneyland is Casey Jr. Circus train and it open on July 31, 1955.
Billy Joel mentions the subject of baseball five times in this song. Baseball has no doubt made a huge impact in this country. I chose the baseball player Mickey Mantle mentioned in the song. Mickey Mantle played on the New York Yankees and is known as one of the greatest switch hitters and players of all time. Mickey hit 536 homers and wore the number seven. He won seven championships and holds six records for the World Series. Mickey would have played a lot longer but he tripped over a sprinkler in the outfield during a game and injured his knee really bad. He was never the same baseball player after that. Mickey died on August 13, 1995.
Billy joel mentions the subject of baseball five time's in "we didnt start the fire". Baseball has no doubt on the impact of the world its played differently in many different countries but still enojoyed and loved by the people that play the sport. For my blog i choose Joe Dimaggio casue i've played baseball for about 9 years and kept on playing through the hardest parts in the summer and the coldest parts with wind but kept on training to get better. Joe Dimaggio was born November,25,1914. Joe dimaggio died on March 9,1999. DiMaggio’s father, Guiseppe, brought his family from Italy to the Martinez fishing community and then later, when Joe was one-year-old, to the Italian neighborhood North Beach in San Francisco in hopes of better fishing and an improved way of life for the family. Nathan, Whiteman 4-5 period.
In Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire” I picked Harry Truman as my person. Harry Truman was the 33rd president of the United States of America. He became president after Franklin D. Roosevelt’s death after being vice president. He was the only president in the 1900 that did not attend college. His motto was “The Buck Stops Here”. He was the one that had the plan to rebuild the economy of Western Europe, he established NATO and Truman Doctrine. He served as president through the final stages of World War 2 and through the early years of the cold war. He really did help America after president Franklin D. Roosevelt’s death. Kate Eshenaur 7/8 period
In Billy Joel’s song, “We Didn’t Start the Fire” I choose James dean. He was an American actor who was mostly known as a cultural icon of teenage disillusionment and social estrangement. He died when he was 24 in a bad car accident. One of his hobbies was racing. He also got a speeding ticket 2 hours before he got into the accident.
In “We Didn’t Start the Fire” by Billy Joel, I picked Sally Ride. She lived to be 61 and during her lifetime in 1983, she became the first woman in space for America. She was 32 at the time and still remains the youngest astronaut to ever have traveled in space. She stayed in space for about 14 days and attended Standford University. She was also married one time to Steven Hawly. -Audrie Smith 6/7 period
In the song “We Didn’t Start the Fire” by Billy Joel, I picked Elvis Presley. Elvis Presley was a well know singer. Some songs he sang in the past are “Can’t Help Falling in Love” and “Blue Christmas.” He was born on January 8, 1935 in Tupelo, MS. Elvis died on August 16, 1977 in Graceland, TN. Elvis died from a heart attack at the age of 42. He was married to Priscilla Presley for 6 years then she filed for divorce. Elvis Presley is the best-selling music artist worldwide with 600 million dollars. -Mia Stephenson 6/7 period
From the song “We Didn’t Start the Fire” I chose “JFK got blown away”. This is referencing John F Kennedy assassination. JFK was the 35th president of the United States. Unfortunately, he was assasinated while driving in Dallas in an open convertible. JFK had a huge impact on putting a man on the moon. He was also the president during the peak of the Cold War. He had a wife, who was in the car with him when he was shot and a daughter. His son was born a couple months after his death but died two days later due to birth defects.
In the song "We Didn't Start the Fire" I chose to type about JFK being killed. JFK died in November of 1963 in Dallas, Texas. JFK was born in the year of May 29, 1917. Lee Harvy Oswald killed JFK. He was killed while riding a bike through Dealey Plaza. He was a great president and had a lifespan of 46 years.
The event I chose in the song was the John F Kennedy line when he quotes, "JFK was blown away!" This is referring to when John F Kennedy got assassinated on November 22nd, 1963. JFK was our United States 35th president. He was a Navy war hero and the only president to receive the purple heart award. He was assassinated by Lee Oswald. Oswald was later arrested and was pressed with criminal charges. John F Kennedy was a great president and helped America accomplish great things. Most of all he was a great part in history and was a great inspiration.
I chose Bob Dylan. Bob Dylan is and American sing and song writer. He was born May 24, 1941. He was many songs including “Together through Life” 2009. “Tempest” 2009, and “Fallen Angles” 2016. Growing up one of Bobs influensces was Elvis Presley. Bob has had to spouces Sara Dylan, and Carolyn Dennis. He also has 6 children.
The person I chose was Marilyn Monroe. The first fact about her was that she has had 3 spouses! Secondly, her first marriage was an arranged marriage, and it happened when she was 15 years old. The reason why is that she was going in and out of foster care and the person she was staying with was moving to West Virginia. So they talked their 20 year-old neighbor into marrying so she didn’t have to go back to an orphanage. Lastly, although she died from a barbiturate overdose some people believe that it wasn’t really a suicide but a murder.
In the song “We Didn’t Start the Fire” I chose “JFK got blown away”. This is referencing John F Kennedy assassination. JFK was the 35th president of the United States. Unfortunately, he was assasinated while driving in Dallas in an open convertible. JFK had a huge impact on putting a man on the moon. He was also the president during the peak of the Cold War. He had a wife, who was in the car with him when he was shot and a daughter. His son was born a couple months after his death but died two days later due to birth defects.
I choose marylin Monroe for my thing from the video.Marlylin Monroe was an American actress as well as model and singer. She was born on June 1st of 1926 and was very big for playing bombshell blonde parts in movies her birth name was Norma Jean mortenson and she died August 5th 1962 Angelia cheriza 1st period
I chose Marilyn Monroe. A very intesting fact about her is that she actually was marridied three times and she was first married at 15 which is extremely young, he would be a sophomore in high school. She was eventually divorced into marring her neibor. And she eventually died from and overdose but some think she was murdered.
I chose Richard Nixon as my person. I don't know what he depicts in the video but i think its just because he was the 37 president during 1969-1974. Two more facts are that he died from a stroke and is net worth was 15 million.
In the song "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Jole there were many interesting people and events to chose from, but one in particular stuck out. That person was Sugar Ray. Sugar Ray was concerned to be one of the greatest boxers of all time. He also held the world welterweight from 1946 to 1951 and in 1958 he was the first boxer to win the divisional world championships five times. He won his first forty boxing matches and in all his career he had won one-hundred and seventy-five. He was born in 1921 and he died in 1989.
hayley hoskinson The person in the film I choose was Ho Chi Minh. Ho Chi Minh was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam. He was also Prime Minister and President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. He was a key figure in the foundation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945 .
This comment was posted by Gamefreak or JUde D. Conaway. In We Didn't Start The Fire I chose hypodermics on the shores which is a reference to the syringe tide. The syringe tide was an environmental disaster during 1987–88 in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York where significant amounts of medical waste, including hypodermic syringes, and raw garbage washed up onto beaches on the Jersey Shore, in New York City, and on Long Island.
In We Didn’t Start The Fire, by Billy Joel, I chose Josef Stalin,,who was the dictator of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic, or the USSR. He is known for starving millions of people to death and funding space studies. While he was the dictator, he transformed Russia from a peasant society into an industrial and military superpower. He was born on December 18, 1878. He died March 5, 1953. He will always be the face of the Soviet Union and will be known for the millions of deaths that occurred while under his rule. Masen Clemens 7th Period
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I chose James Dean because he was a movie star and died when he was only 24. The three facts I chose were 1. James Dean's mother enrolled him in tap dance lessons when he was three years old. 2. James Dean's first television appearance was for a Pepsi commercial. 3. Two hours before he was killed in a vehicle accident, he got a speeding ticket. James Dean was very handsome and was nominated for two awards for his movies after he died. He was a very famous actor.
I chose Marilyn Monroe because she is a legendary actress. Marilyn Monroe was born on June 1, 1926 in Los Angeles, California and sadly died of Barbiturate overdose on August 5, 1962 in Brentwood Los Angeles, California. She is known as a major sex symbol of the 1950s, she is largely known for playing the comic "Blonde Bombshell." She has had three husbands Arthur Miller, Joe DiMaggio, and James Dougherty. She was married to Arthur Miller from 1956-1961. She was married to Joe DiMaggio from 1954-1955. She was married to James Dougherty from 1942-1946. Marilyn Monroe is still widely recognized today. She still has an impact on society today through her femininity and her beauty.
Camryn Morgan 4th,5th Period 10-8-18 Mrs.Constable ELA
The event I chose in the song was the John F Kennedy line when he quotes, "JFK was blown away!" This is referring to when John F Kennedy got assassinated on November 22nd, 1963. JFK was our United States 35th president. He was a Navy war hero and the only president to receive the purple heart award. He was assassinated by Lee Oswald. Oswald was later arrested and was pressed with criminal charges. John F Kennedy was a fantastic president and helped America accomplish great things. Most of all he went down in history and was a great inspiration.
Maddie Awbrey
10/8/18
4th & 5th period
The person in the film I choose was Ho Chi Minh. Ho Chi Minh was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam. He was also Prime Minister and President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. He was a key figure in the foundation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945 .
Sean Martin.
In Billy Joel's song, I chose Princess Grace. She was born in Philadelphia in 1929. Grace Kelly was a famous Hollywood actress. Grace won an Academy Award for her performance in the movie The Country Girl. She also starred in the Alfred Hitchcock films, Rear Window, Dial M for Murder, and To Catch a Thief. Kelly was one of the highest paid actresses of her time. Grace left her acting career to marry Prince Rainer III in Monaco in 1956. They had three children, Caroline, Albert, and Stephanie. Princess Grace had a stroke while driving and died in the car accident.
I choose children of thalidomide. The drug thalidomide was sold as lmmunoprin. This was first sold in Germany 1957. It was used for many things including child birth but they soon realized the children were being born without arms and with deformed legs. Doctors soon licked the deformations with thalidomide and shortly after they stopped using it for child birth. That is why it is important to history because without those scientist all of us would be born without arms.
I chose Jack the Ripper. Jack the ripper murdered prostitutes in lodens white chapel district.Jack was given the name Jack the ripper because no one knew his true identity. Jack killed during the night and in the morning people found the bodies. People still have yet to figure out Jack's real name and who he was. The "ripper's" exploits dubbed him the world's first serial killer
Garrett Goolie 6-7 period 6:24 pm
In Billy Joel's song, I chose Einstein. Einstein was a highly intelligent mathematician. He was known for coming up the number pi. He was born on March 14, 1879. He died on April 18, 1955. One fact about him is that he came up with the formula e=mc squared in his paper on "Equivalence of Matter and Energy". It was actually first used by Friedrich Hasenohrl. This was a giant controversy, but because of his work on relativity, the academic world gave all the credit to Einstein. Another fact about him is in 1921 he won the Nobel Prize for Physics, not for his Theory of Relativity, but for explanation of the photoelectric effect. The final fact about him is that even though many people say that he failed math at a young age, he actually mastered calculus at the age of fifteen.
Lydia Falkenstein
4rth/5th
In Billy Joel's song, I chose Surgar Ray. His real name is Ray Charles Leonard. He is best known as Sugar. He is an American proffessional boxer. He is also a motivational speaker and occasional boxer. He had a total of five knockouts. He won against Thomas Hearns, Marvin Hagler, and many more. He lost to Roberto Duran, Terry Norris, and Hector Camachio. He turned pro in 1940. He won his first 40 fights. Over his 25 year long career, he had 200 fights. He was never phisically knocked out in the ring. All together he made 109 knockouts and finished professional bocing with the record of 175-19-6. He lived from 1921-1989. He was 67 years old and he died from diabetes. He is the the forth best boxer dead or alive.
I chose “England’s got a new queen”. Queen Elizabeth was born in London, and was privately educated. She had four children, Charles, Anne, Edward, and Andrew. When her father died in 1952 she became the ruler of England. She is currently still alive and lives in Windsor Castle in England. She is 92 years old. She backs the queen on June the second,1953. Now she is still the reigning monarch of England. Her full name is actually Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor. She is married Phillip, Duke of Endinburgh. Today she still lives in Windsor Castle and often gets visitors from the Duke and duchess of Sussex her close realitives. Today she is still respected.
The person I chose from Billy Joel’s song was, Mickey Mantle. Mantle was a kid from Oklahoma before he became a professional baseball player. He was a switch-hitting center fielder for the Yankees until his retired on March 1st of 1969, and he then became a television commentator. Mantle died of a heart attack and is now in heaven as one of the greatest baseball players ever. When you think of baseball, Mantle is one of the things you think of. Mikayla Hose
I chose to wright about American aviator, astronaut, and congressman John Glenn. As a pilot in the US Marine Corps Glenn flew in WW2 and the Korean War. During his time as a pilot he earned eighteen Air Medals and six Distinguished Flying Crosses. John Glenn went on to be picked by NASA as one of America’s first astronauts. On one of his missions in space he became the first American to orbit the Earth. While at NASA Glenn earned the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. After retiring from both NASA and the Marine Corps, Glenn served in the US senate for twenty four years. Sadly John Glenn dies on the eighth of December, two thousand sixteen.
Devon Lemon
In Billy Joel’s song “We Didn’t Start The Fire” he mentions many historical people and events that have occurred in the past 40 years. The one I am choosing to write about is Elvis Presley. Elvis is a famous singer/ songwriter from the 1950s and 60s. He is regarded as the “King of Rock and Roll” and he is mentioned everywhere in the world. Even people from other countries know who Elvis Presley is, he has sold more than 600 million units in the USA and over 400 million in other countries than the United States. He is In the rock and roll hall of fame.
In the Billy Joel's song, it had 40 years of historical events.I choose Malcolm X. He was a american muslim minister. He also was a human rights activist. He was born in May, of 1925. He died on Febuary 1965. He was mostly know for being a nationalist black lead. who served as a spokes man. Accused of making racial acts towards black americans, and was thought of preaching this as well. He was sentenced for 10 years in prison. They gave him parole after 7 years.
I'm choosing to write about Buddy Holly, an American signer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. Charles Hardin Holly, also known as Buddy Holly, was a Rock and roll legend of the 1950's. Holly was a guitarist who had preformed the opening act for an Elvis Presley concert in 1952, which is when his fame began. Holly is also known for the song by Weezer titled "Buddy Holly". He is also known for influencing others such as The Beetles, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, and Elton John. Sadly, Holly died at the young age of 22 from a plane crash.
The person that I chose was President Ronald Reagan. He was born on February 6, 1911 and died on June 5, 2004. He was a Hollywood actor before he became president. He is best known for pressuring the Soviet Union to end the Cold War.
Nathaniel Boyers
The person that I chose to write about was Bob Dylan. He a very popular folk rock singer and songwriter during the 1960s and early 1970s. He is considered a poetic writer whose songs talked about some of the major problems that were going on in society at that time. He was influenced by other popular rock musicians such as Elvis Presley in his early music career. He was also greatly influenced by a folk singer named Woody Guthrie. Bob Dylan released many popular hits during his career, it is believed by most fans that his most popular song was "Like a Rolling Stone". My personal favorite song of his is "It's Alright Ma I'm Only Bleeding".
The part of the song I am choosing to type about is Sputnik. It orbited the Earth for three weeks with battery, then continued for 2 months without battery. The way that Sputnik "started a fire" is that "he" initially started the Cold War. The Cold War, in turn, started the Space Race. That, in turn, lead to the many attempts to reach the moon, plant a flag, and bring back the men alive. Sputnik has then, essentially, sparked NASA, Space X, and Trump's "Space Force". You may see where this is going... So, let us hope that Trump does not want to fire Star Wars style lasers at Russia...
Ian C. Holbert.
“We Didn’t Start the Fire” is about all the important events that happened within the last 50-60 years. One of the events was what happened in Little Rock, Arkansas. Back in the 1950s, segregation was still legal. People tried to stop it, but the only problem was dealing with the people who don’t want to stop. It wasn’t illegal to be black and go to an all-white school, but it was hard. Most black people didn’t want to go through that anyway, until nine girls volunteered to go to Little Rock Central High School. At first, no one let them go through the door to the school, but eventually, they were allowed to go in. Even after that, people throwed objects or food at them, they were called trash, they even had to have adults escort them to their classes so nobody would hurt them. Yet no matter what, they stayed strong. The girls were known as Little Rock Nine and some of them are still alive today.
Amelia Tillema
4th-5th Period
In The song "We Didn't Start the Fire". One thing that stood out to me was Woodstock. Woodstock was a music festival held on a dairy farm in the Catskill Mountains, northwest of New York city between August 15-18, 1969. The music festival attracted more then 400,000 people on accident. They where not supposed to get this many people at a music festival on a dairy farm in New York. It was a three day festival that drew more and more people everyday. Some of the best musical acts played at Woodstock including Jimi Hendrix,Johnny Winter and The Who. Those are just three of sixteen bands and singers. Only two bands were scheduled to play Woodstock but were unable to make the festival. The festival was organized by four inexperienced promoters who nonetheless signed a who's who of current rock acts.
The one thing that stood out to me in this musical video would be,"JFK was blown away." This quote is basically referring to his assassination in November 22nd 1963. JFK was our 35th president and was in the navy. He was the last president in America to be assassination.
Ryan M 1-2 period
The first name mentioned in Billy Joel’s song, “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” was Harry Truman. That is who i am writing about. Joel was reffering to Harry S. Truman, who was the 33rd president of the United States. Truman took office after the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Truman implemented the the Marshall Plan during his presidency. Truman was a democrat who continued F.D.R.’ s liberal plan. Truman used his veto power 180 times. His running time was between 1945 and 1953.
Staley Spencer 6/7 period
in billy Joel's song it mentions Rockefeller. He built his first oil refinery near Cleveland and in 1870 incorporated the Standard Oil Company. By 1882 he had a near-monopoly of the oil business in the U.S., but his business practices led to the passing of antitrust laws. in this song the word fire refers to all the thing that were happening in this song.
abigail brannen
From Billy Joel's song "We Didn't Start The Fire" I chose Richard Nixon. He was born on January 9th 1913 and died on April 22 1994. Richard Nixon started off by becoming the second youngest vice president. Later on he ran for president of the untied states and won. He ran in the republican party. He was the 37th president. He was also the only president to resign.The quote in the song that he was in is "Richard Nixon back again."
Olivia Shreves 4th and 5th period Friday Oct. 12 @4:17
From Billy Joel song “We Didn’t Start The Fire” I chose Johnny room. He was in American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He was really popular and most of the 1950s. He was born January 10, 1927. He died on February 24, 1990. He was a rock ‘n’ roll artist. He was also composer. He recorded a song called “Cry” and “The Little White Cloud That Cried.” He also lost hearing in his right ear. He release more than 50 hit singles over the course of his career.
From "We Didn't Start The Fire" by Billy Joel I have chosen the part when he says "JFK was blown away". JFK he ways the 35th president. JFK was assassinated on November 1963. JFK was also in service during the Cold War. He was also the youngest president ever elected.
In the song I chose to research “trouble in the Suez” this refers to the Egyptian control over the Suez Canal. After world war 2 British and French empires where dwindling fast. As the two giants fell to nation hood they feared a major resession with the loss of territory. When Egypt became free from British rule they claimed the Suez to be there territory, but since it was a major money production area because that’s where all trade to the Indian Ocean from the Mediterranean Sea goes through. So when Egypt moved troops there the British retaliate as well as the French because they also feared the collapse. Although it was a valent effort by the brits and French the Egyptians took the Suez.
The topic I chose from "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel is when he says Rock Around the Clock". This song was the first rock-and-roll hit in 1954. The song was sang by Billy Haley and the Comets. Even though it was sang by Billy Haley and the Comets, the ones who wrote the lyrics were James E. Myer, and Max C. Freedman. These two songwriters were the co-writers for this song. The song was released in 1973. "Rock Around the Clock" was in the album of 41 Originals Hits from the Soundtrack American Graffiti. The award that this song won was Grammy Hall of Fame. The song made it to the top 40 most popular songs and was in a movie called "Blackboard Jungle". When the song first came out, 75,000 copies were sold. History is a big part in everyones life. These 40 years of history have been made by many people. Either if its good, or bad.
Alexis Ramsey
Peter pan is a fictional character created by a Scottish novelist. He was a young careless boy that could fly. Peter leads a group of boys who refuses to grow up. They live in the mythical island of never land. they interact with fairies,pirates,mermaids,native Americans and sometimes children from the outside world. Peter pan is considered a cultural icon symbolizing youthful innocence. He wore a green outfeit with tights and a cap with a red feather in it. He was a red handed boy with brown eyes and pointy elf like ears. Sometimes when peter pan is trying to be recreated,they make his outfeit out of leaves and vines. I'm guessing because most guys don't want to wear tights.
From “We didn’t start the fire” by billy Joel, I have chosen the part when he says “JFK was blown away”. JFK was the 35th president. JFK was assassinated on Nov 1963. JFK was also the youngest presidents to ever be elected
The person I choose from "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel is Joe McCarthy. McCarthy was an American politician who served as a Republican U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin from 1947 to 1957 which was the year he died. McCarthy spent almost five years trying in vain to expose communists and other left-wing “loyalty risks” in the U.S. government. As he keep on fighting against communism, he later dies of Hepatitis. This is a virus that attacks the liver but the type of Hepatitis was unknown. He made people loose many jobs by fighting against his beliefs. He had enough power because he was obviously the senator of Wisconsin. -Janissa Hayes
From Billy Joel’s song, We Didn’t Start The Fire, the person I am picking is Marilyn Monroe. I picked Marilyn, because I have always loved her. She is know for her beauty and her acting. She became one of the most popular for her sex symbols in the 1950’s. Marilyn was born on June 1, 1926, and died August 5, 1962. Marilyn died due to a Barbiturate overdose. She is still relevant after her death, and is loved all around the world.
In “We didn’t start the fire” by Billie Joel it talks about all these people he mentions helping to stop the “fire” One of the names mentioned is Jacob Kerouac. Kérouac is an American novelist and poet.He is considered a literary iconoclast. He hasn’t written On The Road on one continuous roll of paper, which measures to 120 feet. This book is a cultural influence and is what he is mostly known for. Jack died due to liver issues, but his inspirational novel is still remembered.
From the song "we didn't start the fire" by Billy Joel i chose the mafia. The mafia is a network of organized crime groups based on America and Italy. An island ruled till the 19th century by a long line of foreign invaders. Sicilains banded together in groups to protect their seveles and carry out their own justice. By the 19th century some of these groups emerged as private armies or " mafie" who extorted protection money from landowners and eventually became violent.
Garrett Goolie 10/14/18 7:20 pm
I Choose Sally Ride From The Song We Didn't Start The Fire By Billy Joel. Sally Kristen Ride was an American astronaut, physicist, and engineer. Born in Los Angeles, she joined NASA in 1978 and became the first American woman in space in 1983. Ride was the third woman in space.
Ethan Frisbie
I choose Marylin Monroe from the song we didn’t start the fire by Billy Joel. Marylin Monroe was an American actress who stared in many big movies. Marilyn Monroe died August 5 due to a drug overdose she was also on as blonde bombshell. Marilyn’s first marriage was arranged which means she was pretty much forced into marriage. Jaylen Deavers
In the song “We Didn’t Start the Fire” there are many historical events and people mentioned. I picked Joe DiMaggio a player for the New York Yankees. Joe played centerfield for 13 year in the MLB. Some people called Joe the “YANKEE CLIPPER”. He still holds the MLB record that still stands today for his 56 game hitting streak. I picked Joe because i love baseball and i had never heard of him before. I wanted to learn about someone new.
in the song “we didn’t start the fire” i chose california baseball. california baseball is obviously a college baseball team and the name of the team in california is the LA Angels. they were the first professional baseball team in california. they became a team in 1961. they won the world series in 2002.
From the song "we didn't start the fire." I chose Walter Winchell. Winchell was the pioneer of gossip he crated the era of gossip. Some people will think of him as emotional, colorful, or very judgmental. He's well known for perfect use of slang,or aggressive style. He had a top rated radio show. But became unpopular in the 50s.
From the song “we didn’t start the fire” I chose Princess Grace. Although her real name is Grace Kelly, she is known as princess Grace. Grace had 3 children, two girls and one boy, the girls were Caroline and Stephanie, and the boy was Albert. She was born Philadelphia in 1929, as Grace Kelly Rose to her fame leading to a Hollywood actress as she got a role in “High Noon.” She had an academy award winning performance in “The Country Girl.” Then Grace married Prince Rainier III of Monaco in 1956. On September 13,1982 tragedy began to strike when Grace and her youngest daughter were driving on the cliffs of Côte d’Azur region of southern France. She had a stroke and lost control which made the car spin off the cliff and fall down a 45-foot embrankment. Princess Grace did not survive the crash but Stephanie did.
Maya Gregory
6th and 7th period
I choose the event where it is talking about over seas war and there are so many conflicts and they need to stop because it’s going to cause another world war and that is going to affect everyone
In Billy Joel’s song we didn’t start the fire it states many historical figure one being Syngman Rhee he was a Korean politician and was also the president from 1948 to 1960. Syngman Rhee was also a three term president, but it almost got ruined during the Cold War when there were tensions on the Korean Peninsula. He died in Hawaii Honalulu on July 19, 1965.
I chose Bob Dylan. Bob Dylan is and American sing and song writer. He was born May 24, 1941. He was many songs including “Together through Life” 2009. “Tempest” 2009, and “Fallen Angles” 2016. Growing up one of Bobs influensces was Elvis Presley. Bob has had to spouces Sara Dylan, and Carolyn Dennis. He also has 6 children.
By Dylan handley
In the song “we start the fire” I chose “JFK was blown away” JFK was the president he was the 35th president to be exact. He was the 2nd youngest person to be president. He also got assistantted during his time as president.
Billy Joel mentions Joseph Stalin in this song. Joseph Stalin was a Russian politician of Georgian ethnicity. Until his time of death in 1953, Stalin ruled over Russia (formerly Soviet Union) as head of the communist party. Joseph Stalin was also in control of the Soviet Union when the Cold War started.
Kaelen Armstrong, 4th period.
I chose Jonnie Ray. Jonnie Ray was an American singer and song writer. He died February 24, 1990. has been cited by critics as a major precursor to what today’s rock and role. He played in a show called “There’s No Business Like Show Business”.
Raustyn Wade 1-2 period
In the song we didn’t start the fire I am going to write about the great man space monkey. In 1940 the first animal a monkey was shiped into space. The brave monkeys name was Albert. He was testing to see if an animal can go to space witch it turns out is very possible. Thanks to Albert we can now send even more monkeys to space.
in the song we didn't start the fire im going to take a wile explaining the song was made to make it so we/all know what happen that fateful night and it did it told a story that was so that we know GOOD BYE ADEN WADSWORTH 1/2
in the song we didn't start the fire im going to take a wile explaining the song was made to make it so we/all know what happen that fateful night and it did it told a story that was so that we know GOOD BYE ADEN WADSWORTH 1/2
I chose the “punk rock” line of the song. This was said because during the 1970’s bands like The Ramones started their successful careers. Those punk rock bands have influenced some modern punk rock bands. Artists like The Ramones have sparked the punk rock genre. Punk rock was not created, but popularized during the 1970’s and still has many fans to this day. It originated in the U.S., the U.K., and Australia. It is parented by glam rock, rock, and heavy metal.
I chose Marilyn Monroe because i know some people take her as a good role model and a good person. She is also a legend in acting. She was born on june 1st, 1926 in Los Angeles, CA. She was also a actor, singer, and model. She had died August 5th, 1962 sadly from a barbiturate overdose. Her spouse was Arthur miller, Joe DiMaggio, and James Dougherty.
I choose Joe McCarthy because he was known for who and what he did. Joseph Raymond McCarthy was an American politician who served as a Republican U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin from 1947 until his death in 1957. Republican Senator Joseph McCarthy charged that communists had infiltrated the U.S. State Department. He became chair of the Senate's subcommittee on investigations. Joseph McCarthy is known for alleging that numerous Communists and Soviet spies and sympathizers had infiltrated the United States federal government, universities, film industry, and elsewhere. Ultimately, the smear tactics that he used led him to be censured by the U.S. Senate.
I chose the line of "Peter Pan" because that is my favorite Disney character with Winnie the pooh and Tinkerbelle. The reason he is in the song is that the movie called "Peter Pan" came out in year of 1953. this was the animation version.Peter Pan is a 1953 American animated fantasy-adventure film produced by Walt Disney and based on the play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up by J.M. Barrie. It is the fourteenth film in the Disney Animated Canon, and was originally released on February 5, 1953 by RKO Radio Pictures. Peter pan was loved by millions and still is today. - Julienne Raines 1/2 period
For this blog I chose Elvis Presley. Elvis Presley was a kind of rock singer. He was known for his popular music like “I did it my way” and “Can’t Help Falling In Love”. He was in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. And made millions of dollars. Many people referred to him as “The King”. His fame rose from 1954 to 1997. He was born on January 8th 1935. Elvis Presley died on August 16th 1997. He died in Memphis Tennessee from Cardiac Arrest. It was a great sadness to lots of people. Although he is gone. People still listen to and enjoy his music. Many people do covers of his music. To this day we still respect and honor the great Elvis Presley.
-Allyson Sutton 1/2nd period
I chose James Dean. James Dean took his place in cinema history with just three films to his name. He enjoyed numerous TV roles, but it was his work in "East of Eden" in 1955, "Rebel Without a Cause" in 1955, and "Giant" in 1956. They made him as an icon of cool who remains idolized decades later. He was born February 8th, 1931 and died September 30th, 1955. The movie "Giant" was published a year after his death. He was the first actor to receive an academy award nomination posthumously.
-JaNiya Bartlett 4/5th
I chose Albert Einstein. Albert Einstein was a theoretical physicist over this time he has invented multiple things. Albert Einstein in this time period inverted the theory of relativity. He was also know for its fluency of the philosophy of science. He was born March 14, 1879 in Ulm, Germany. later then after all of the things he accomplished he died in April 18, 1955.
I chose Albert Einstein. Albert Einstein was a theoretical physicist over this time he has invented multiple things. Albert Einstein in this time period inverted the theory of relativity. He was also know for its fluency of the philosophy of science. He was born March 14, 1879 in Ulm, Germany. later then after all of the things he accomplished he died in April 18, 1955. By Dominick Barone 1/2.
I chose the line "JFK blown away". John F. Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States of America. Unfortunately his time in office was cut short from an assassination. One of his speeches started the race to the moon. John F. Kennedy served in the highest point of the cold war. John F. Kennedy had a spouse and her name was Jacqueline Bouvier and he had a daughter named Caroline. Sadly he had a miscarriage in 1955. After a couple months after the assassination she gave birth to a son, but died two days after from birth defects.
Even thought television is not a person it is mentioned in the song. Television has transformed since its first customer release, shortly after The Second World War. Life went from barely being able to afford this ‘new technology’ to now where almost every room in the house has one. The invention of TV showed sound and a screen, and started out as black and white. In around 2008 the first flat screen TV appeared in a retailer store. And from the on our Televisions are getting wider and flatter. TV is also very important, it allows the viewers to learn world wide news and even can be watched for entertainment.
The song “We Didn’t Start The Fire” by Billy Joel includes the lyric “Chubby Checker”. His real name being Ernest Evans, was born in 1941. He was an American rock n roll singer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Checker was known for doing the dance move “the twist”. He is now 78 years old.
In "We Didn't Start the Fire" Billy Joel mentioned Elvis Presley which was a rock and roll singer. Elvis was named the king of rock and roll because he made it popular in the 50s. Elvis died of a heart attack when he was 42 years old on August 16,1977.
The one above this one is mine. Mason Hak 4-5 period.
In Billy Joel's song, I chose Bardot. Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot was French former actress and singer, and animal rights activist. She was born on September 28, 1934 in France. Bardot retired from the entertainment industry in 1973. She had acted in 47 films, performed in several musicals and recorded more than 60 songs. She was awarded the Legion of Honour in 1985 but refused to accept it. After retiring, she became an animal rights activist. Bardot's fourth and current husband is Bernard d'Ormale, a former adviser of Jean-Marie Le Pen, former leader of the far-right party National Front (now National Rally); they were married on 16 August 1992.
Angel Chen 6/7 period
In the song “We Didn’t Start the Fire” the words “England’s got a new queen” these words are directed to Queen Elizabeth ll. The Queen still rules England to this day, even though she may be 93 years old. Queen Elizabeth was crowned queen on June 2, 1953. The Queen is also the longest remaining monarch of Britain ever. She has been in control of England longer than her grandmother, Queen Victoria. Queen Elizabeth ll has many special privileges. For example, she is the only person in England allowed to drive a vehicle without a permit or a license. Overall, Queen Elizabeth is one very interesting person.
Maddie Rogers
1/2 Period
I chose Malcolm X for my person to write about for my blog.Malcolm X stood up for black rights just like Martin Luther king.Malcolm was assassinated February twenty-first nineteen sixty five.He was a spokes person. This means he went and gave speeches to a large group of people.His home was burnt down by White surpremacist. He was only 4 years old when this happened.There is a autobiography wrote about Malcolm X.From this book Malcolm got an extra 30,000 thousand dollars dedicated to him in 1963.In all his years he always got the point across to not lie at all.
Matthew Tilley p6/7
I am choosing Alabama for me to write about. The Alabama boycotts and other things took place there. Rosa parks was a civil rights activist. And she was jailed for not giving up her seat on a bus for a couple white people. And she was mainly known for her standing up for herself and other black males and females. She was probably one of the best civil rights leaders and had one of the best reasons and arguments out of all of the cicil rights things that have happened.
By: Hunter Faulkner 1-2 period
I chose the words "Beatle Mania" I chose Beatle mania because I saw the movie Yesterday and I like to listen to some of there songs. The Beatles were one of the most iconic bands in rock and roll history and they were popular during the 60's. The first fact about the Beatles is that John, Paul, Ringo, George were all born in Liverpool England. Another fact about the Beatles is that they actually were making the song I love you but the Rolling Stones needed a song so they gave that song to them. Another fact about the Beatles is that they broke up after John Lennon was assassinated by a man who got an auto graph that morning.
Nathan Robinson 6/7th period.
SugerWay was an professional boxer who complete 1940 to 1965 Robinson performances in the welterweight and the middleweight regardless of weight he was inducted into the international boxing hall of fame in 1990 he was regarded as the greatest boxer of all time he was rank number one on the ring magazine he was the first American athletes who became well known outside of the boxing area, he was world champion from 1946 to 1951, he won the middleweight championship five times between 1951 to 1960.
In Billy Joel's, "we didn't start the fire" I chose to write about Joseph Stalin. He was a Russian ruler in the years of 1921 to 1953. He rose to power after Vladimir Lenin died in 1917 after the Russian revolution. He was a brutal ruler in his time and turned Russia into a military power house. But along the way he killed millions of innocent people in his own country.But he was liked by many because he helped take down Hitler and his Europian power. So some people liked him but some hated him. He helped the rich and turned Russia into a communist country.
In Billy Joel's song, "We Didn't Start the Fire", I chose to write about Albert Einstein. Albert Einstein was a theoretical physicist invited many things. The things he invented include the theory of relativity, the Einstein Refrigerator, the gas absorption heat pump, and many more. He was born on March 14th, 1879. He died on April 15th 1955. Albert Einstein also invented or discovered the equation E=MC2, which helped the development of atomic power and the atomic bomb.
Billy Joel's song "We Didn't Start The Fire " I chose Disneyland. Disneyland is located in California. Disneyland first opened on July 17, 1955 and was the world's first Disney park. It's more than 60 year history, the park has entertain more than 515 million guest. A one-day ticket to Disneyland in 1955 cost one dollar for adults and $.50 for children. In addition to the price of entry each of the parks 35 rides had a fee. The oldest ride in Disneyland is Casey Jr. Circus train and it open on July 31, 1955.
Caroline Logue 1/2 period
Billy Joel mentions the subject of baseball five times in this song. Baseball has no doubt made a huge impact in this country. I chose the baseball player Mickey Mantle mentioned in the song. Mickey Mantle played on the New York Yankees and is known as one of the greatest switch hitters and players of all time. Mickey hit 536 homers and wore the number seven. He won seven championships and holds six records for the World Series. Mickey would have played a lot longer but he tripped over a sprinkler in the outfield during a game and injured his knee really bad. He was never the same baseball player after that. Mickey died on August 13, 1995.
Billy joel mentions the subject of baseball five time's in "we didnt start the fire". Baseball has no doubt on the impact of the world its played differently in many different countries but still enojoyed and loved by the people that play the sport. For my blog i choose Joe Dimaggio casue i've played baseball for about 9 years and kept on playing through the hardest parts in the summer and the coldest parts with wind but kept on training to get better. Joe Dimaggio was born November,25,1914. Joe dimaggio died on March 9,1999. DiMaggio’s father, Guiseppe, brought his family from Italy to the Martinez fishing community and then later, when Joe was one-year-old, to the Italian neighborhood North Beach in San Francisco in hopes of better fishing and an improved way of life for the family.
Nathan, Whiteman 4-5 period.
In Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire” I picked Harry Truman as my person. Harry Truman was the 33rd president of the United States of America. He became president after Franklin D. Roosevelt’s death after being vice president. He was the only president in the 1900 that did not attend college. His motto was “The Buck Stops Here”. He was the one that had the plan to rebuild the economy of Western Europe, he established NATO and Truman Doctrine. He served as president through the final stages of World War 2 and through the early years of the cold war. He really did help America after president Franklin D. Roosevelt’s death. Kate Eshenaur 7/8 period
In Billy Joel’s song, “We Didn’t Start the Fire” I choose James dean. He was an American actor who was mostly known as a cultural icon of teenage disillusionment and social estrangement. He died when he was 24 in a bad car accident. One of his hobbies was racing. He also got a speeding ticket 2 hours before he got into the accident.
Serenity Battin 6th and 7th period
In “We Didn’t Start the Fire” by Billy Joel, I picked Sally Ride. She lived to be 61 and during her lifetime in 1983, she became the first woman in space for America. She was 32 at the time and still remains the youngest astronaut to ever have traveled in space. She stayed in space for about 14 days and attended Standford University. She was also married one time to Steven Hawly.
-Audrie Smith 6/7 period
In the song “We Didn’t Start the Fire” by Billy Joel, I picked Elvis Presley. Elvis Presley was a well know singer. Some songs he sang in the past are “Can’t Help Falling in Love” and “Blue Christmas.” He was born on January 8, 1935 in Tupelo, MS. Elvis died on August 16, 1977 in Graceland, TN. Elvis died from a heart attack at the age of 42. He was married to Priscilla Presley for 6 years then she filed for divorce. Elvis Presley is the best-selling music artist worldwide with 600 million dollars.
-Mia Stephenson 6/7 period
Ainsley 4/5 period
From the song “We Didn’t Start the Fire” I chose “JFK got blown away”. This is referencing John F Kennedy assassination. JFK was the 35th president of the United States. Unfortunately, he was assasinated while driving in Dallas in an open convertible. JFK had a huge impact on putting a man on the moon. He was also the president during the peak of the Cold War. He had a wife, who was in the car with him when he was shot and a daughter. His son was born a couple months after his death but died two days later due to birth defects.
In the song "We Didn't Start the Fire" I chose to type about JFK being killed. JFK died in November of 1963 in Dallas, Texas. JFK was born in the year of May 29, 1917. Lee Harvy Oswald killed JFK. He was killed while riding a bike through Dealey Plaza. He was a great president and had a lifespan of 46 years.
Lndon Rowan 4th-5th
The event I chose in the song was the John F Kennedy line when he quotes, "JFK was blown away!" This is referring to when John F Kennedy got assassinated on November 22nd, 1963. JFK was our United States 35th president. He was a Navy war hero and the only president to receive the purple heart award. He was assassinated by Lee Oswald. Oswald was later arrested and was pressed with criminal charges. John F Kennedy was a great president and helped America accomplish great things. Most of all he was a great part in history and was a great inspiration.
I chose Bob Dylan. Bob Dylan is and American sing and song writer. He was born May 24, 1941. He was many songs including “Together through Life” 2009. “Tempest” 2009, and “Fallen Angles” 2016. Growing up one of Bobs influensces was Elvis Presley. Bob has had to spouces Sara Dylan, and Carolyn Dennis. He also has 6 children.
Mackenzie Balzer 1/2
The person I chose was Marilyn Monroe. The first fact about her was that she has had 3 spouses! Secondly, her first marriage was an arranged marriage, and it happened when she was 15 years old. The reason why is that she was going in and out of foster care and the person she was staying with was moving to West Virginia. So they talked their 20 year-old neighbor into marrying so she didn’t have to go back to an orphanage. Lastly, although she died from a barbiturate overdose some people believe that it wasn’t really a suicide but a murder.
I chose James Dean. 1st fact He's a movie star. 2nd fact he died when he was 24. 3rd fact 2 hours before he was killed he was in a car accident.
In the song “We Didn’t Start the Fire” I chose “JFK got blown away”. This is referencing John F Kennedy assassination. JFK was the 35th president of the United States. Unfortunately, he was assasinated while driving in Dallas in an open convertible. JFK had a huge impact on putting a man on the moon. He was also the president during the peak of the Cold War. He had a wife, who was in the car with him when he was shot and a daughter. His son was born a couple months after his death but died two days later due to birth defects.
~Khadi Koanda 1/2
I choose marylin Monroe for my thing from the video.Marlylin Monroe was an American actress as well as model and singer. She was born on June 1st of 1926 and was very big for playing bombshell blonde parts in movies her birth name was Norma Jean mortenson and she died August 5th 1962
Angelia cheriza 1st period
I chose Marilyn Monroe. A very intesting fact about her is that she actually was marridied three times and she was first married at 15 which is extremely young, he would be a sophomore in high school. She was eventually divorced into marring her neibor. And she eventually died from and overdose but some think she was murdered.
Trevor bigelow 6th 7th period
I chose Richard Nixon as my person. I don't know what he depicts in the video but i think its just because he was the 37 president during 1969-1974. Two more facts are that he died from a stroke and is net worth was 15 million.
Jozef Richmond
In the song "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Jole there were many interesting people and events to chose from, but one in particular stuck out. That person was Sugar Ray. Sugar Ray was concerned to be one of the greatest boxers of all time. He also held the world welterweight from 1946 to 1951 and in 1958 he was the first boxer to win the divisional world championships five times. He won his first forty boxing matches and in all his career he had won one-hundred and seventy-five. He was born in 1921 and he died in 1989.
hayley hoskinson
The person in the film I choose was Ho Chi Minh. Ho Chi Minh was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam. He was also Prime Minister and President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. He was a key figure in the foundation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945 .
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In We Didn't Start The Fire I chose hypodermics on the shores which is a reference to the syringe tide. The syringe tide was an environmental disaster during 1987–88 in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York where significant amounts of medical waste, including hypodermic syringes, and raw garbage washed up onto beaches on the Jersey Shore, in New York City, and on Long Island.
In We Didn’t Start The Fire, by Billy Joel, I chose Josef Stalin,,who was the dictator of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic, or the USSR. He is known for starving millions of people to death and funding space studies. While he was the dictator, he transformed Russia from a peasant society into an industrial and military superpower. He was born on December 18, 1878. He died March 5, 1953. He will always be the face of the Soviet Union and will be known for the millions of deaths that occurred while under his rule. Masen Clemens 7th Period
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