She was born in Chicago! Specifically, she was born on December 20, 1954.
She had 5 brothers, but was the only girl in the family. She has a Mexican background: her grandfather participated in the Mexican Revolution.
The successful attempt to put the satellite Sputnik into space confirmed the fear of the US citizens that the Soviet Union was capable of potentially placing weapons into space (like missile-technology satellites, etc).
Thomas Gage, also known as General Gage was responsible for sending those troops for ammunition.
~I hope this helped!
I am, yours most sincerely,
Joshua A. Bunn
From what I know they would be called hellenic polytheists