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Who made the coonskin cap famous?
The coonskin cap was made famous by actor Fess Parker, who played Davy Crockett in the 1950s television series "Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier." Parker's portrayal of Crockett wearing a coonskin cap popularized the headgear and sparked a craze for them among children and fans of the show.
What did Samuel gompers famous qoute mean show me the country in which there are no strikes and i will show you that country in which there is no liberty?
Fight for what you believe in for change.
Can you show me a picture of 1878 silver dollar?
Yes, yes I can. In 1878 the United States Mint first started minting the Morgan Dollar series which continued on until 1921 when it was replaced by the Peace Dollar. Below is a link to a photograph of an 1878 Uncirculated Morgan Dollar.
What was the most significant event or project of the 1950S?
Wow. Where to start. I suppose the biggest would be the launch of the Russian Sputnik satellite that started the whole Space Race. The Cold War with Russia started. Eisenhower was advised to start looking seriously at developing Solar power; instead he decided to embark on a nuclear program instead. Television sets started to appear in more "average" homes. The I love Lucy show started. The CIA was thought to have started a project called MK Ultra that was about mind control experiments using LSD. James Dean released his only 3 films. The first commercial nuclear power station was opened at Windscale, England. Everything was covered in sparkly red naugahide. The Korean War started. The French started the Vietnam War and handed over the responsibility to the Americans. Kruschev became premier of Russia and would be the one to play nuclear holocasust brinksmanship with Kennedy over the Cuban Missile Crisis. Stalin, the Premier of Russia since the death of Lenin and the only man to have killed more Russians than Hitler, died in 1953.
Why did john paul Jones say you have not yet begun to fight?
John Paul Jones said that because he wanted to show his independence and to show that he would not give up. He said this when he was at battle with a british ship and his ship was badly damaged. the british captin yelled out if he surrendered, and john said this famous quote. I have not yet begun to fight!
