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2017-10-05
2017-10-05
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Ambition
Elizabeth Blackwell
Elizabeth Blackwell came to the U.S. from Bristol, England as a child to become the first female to graduate with a medical degree from Geneva College in 1949. Her dying friend urged Blackwell to go to medical school. She applied to 16 colleges before being admitted and graduated at the top of her class. She not only had her own practice, but served during the Civil War as a doctor.
Brilliance
Henry Ford
Henry Ford’s dream in 1907 was to create a car for the multitudes as cars where custom built and not accessible to everyone. In order to make it affordable and more accessible, Ford and his engineers broke down building of the Model T in 84 steps with interchangeable parts. Ford and his crew rolled out car in 1913 on Dec. 1, 1913 to revolutionize the industry with the first moving assembly line.
Community
Facebook was founded on February 4, 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg. In September 2012, Facebook had over one billion active users. The company has always maintained that Facebook was started not just to be a company, but to fulfill a vision of connecting the world.
Compassion
Mother Teresa
In 1910 Mother Teresa sought permission to start her own order in 1950 for “The Missionaries of Charity.” The charity was birthed to take care of the sick, poor, and society’s castaways. Today the organization has spread into 133 countries, including Africa and Asia. Mother Teresa won the Nobel Peace Prize, Pope John XXIII Peace Prize, and the Balzan Prize during her service to the poor.
Education
Sesame Street
Sesame Street was created by veteran television producer Joan Ganz Cooney and experimental psychologist and founder of the Children's Television Workshop Lloyd Morrisett. The show appeared on November 10, 1969. The creators structured the show around humor, sketch comedy, puppets, and animation. By 2009 it was the highest ranked children’s show winning an unprecedented 153 Emmy Awards.
Freedom
The Declaration of Independence
On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress announced that the thirteen American colonies would no longer be a part of the British Empire. The colonies formed a new nation—the United States of America. The formal declaration is referred to as The Declaration of Independence.
Glory
Miracle on Ice
The men's ice hockey game during the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, New York, on Friday, February 22 is referred to as ‘Miracle on Ice.’ The United States national team, made up of amateur and collegiate players and led by coach Herb Brooks, defeated the Soviet Union national team, which had won the gold medal in six of the seven previous Olympic games.
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The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The movie is an adaptation based on the 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. The film was preserved by the National Film Registry in 1989 for being "culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant.”
Loyalty
Roselle, the Guide Dog
Computer sales manager Michael Hingson was on the 78th floor of the World Trade Center’s the morning of 9/11. Hingson lived to tell the tale because of his guide dog, Roselle. The yellow lab guided Hingson down 1,463 steps out of the building and found a subway station and led them both underground to safety.
Unity
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
In 1961 the Democratic Republic in East Germany started building a wall of division from West Germany. This sealed the border between East and West Berlin while most people in Berlin were sleeping and they were trapped. In 1989 the border crossing points were opened by East Germany ending the Berlin Wall and restoring peace.
