After World War 2 Germany was dived into half. The western half was under American control and the Eastern half was under Russian control. Berlin lay in the Western half and was divided between Russia and America, meaning that East Berlin was an island of Russian controlled Germany surrounded by areas under American control. Russia was a communist country and people from East Berlin tried to flee to West Berlin and so the Berlin Wall was built to stop this.Until the east Germans were rescued by pink Floyd!
A talkie was a movie that had talking in it. For most of the time movies had only music and no words. Well during the 1920s movies with dialogue came out. These became known as talkies and people from all around would come to watch these at the local theaters.
The president under whom the federal budget had its first surplus in 30 years, in 1998 and then again in 1999, 2000 (the previous surplus was 1969) was Bill Clinton.
The King's family saved his life and spared him the death penalty.
Alberta Williams King, the mother of Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot and killed during a church service by Marcus Wayne Chenault six years after the association of her son (1974). She was 69 years old.
Her killer was a 23-year-old, college drop-out, black man from Ohio. He stated that he shot Mrs. King because she was a Christian and all Christians 'were his enemies'. His original target was Martin Luther King Sr., but he aimed at his wife because she was seated closer to him.
Chenault was sentenced to death but it was because of the King's family that his life was spared. The Kings are firmly opposed to the death penalty so they pushed for his sentence to be changed into life in prison. Chanault died in prison some years later after suffering a stroke.
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