Greece Arcadia High School - Chronos Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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as 2 ,. setting the pattern for the life. The country became a electric trolleys. automo- and bicycles, all the rage. of travel came a upon After the war in Europe, itself together and industry A Carefree Americalbur- in the new moving pictures, bulbs, electric generators, tape machines, phono- of inventions from the fer- inventors. Baseball bee sport and prohibitionuwas nation's young ', October 24, 1929, saw the arket crash to the lowest level set in as the unemployment. . The country was in itsworst lowly, but surelyjthe wounds the dust bowl, and poverty f nA'rioN Rlirtoit srmrnot lsrmrno. mrrion 'T simon STAMP NG STARBUC- , 33 . A- . 39- f 2 RA-rion RA-non i srmr no. smart geo. 42 g 43 RATION kATlbN STAMPNO. ' STANFID. 46 .o o 47 The steel industrygeared up for therevivail while rumors were whispered in the Roosevelt administration of another' impending war. The nation's leaders scoffedg until December 7, 1941 . . . Pearl Harbor! 1 , industrial production reached a peak during the war years. Upon their return from four years of battle. the veterans forged ahead with an 'eye on a better life for everyone. Several mod- erate recessions in the 50's and 60s reminded cautious citizens of past decades. P ., ., , field. Television became a-part of every family's life. National events were household topics - while they happened - thanks to the new medi- um. .Individuals andtgroups were seen g on they tube as they advocated new social reform,' or justice, or special causes of their own. TV gave individuals and political systems power greater than ever before. Audio-visual journalism had made'its.impaet. Q , for civil liberties Baines of 1964 outlawed segregation in any The, seventies shed light on ua new trouble for the nation as it approached its 200th birthday. The world's energy sources and natural re- sources .were being used up faster than they could be replenished. Americans once again waded into a new frontier. The energy crisis and ecology ' were prominent words in the language. Ways to save nature from the neglect of mankind and ways of preserving precious fuel without damaging that balance of nature were the objectives of Americans across the Country. ,i.':.1,.. '-wi' I liffnv 3-,k.s15w:T,5.?'v 44.',y,j1,' f . , g T .1 X - iff: New ,M V .- 4 1 i .J-'Act R, In-,,.',y,g. -35 i fE23,0'fE23br.i .I-74' rf-.fl-'ja542?2j23i 'EW '.fz2su2fffi'1 ii Qiijff Q , g f -em f':5f5i ',I I I. I .Isp . J X ' P' if NNE, , jtfpharf. 1' , ' 9 ,- 1 ',', .Ki- s'- 2 ,fl '4 ui? . , 1 - H'-' ir , ' f 5. , V- ,P ,. , 521. ,,,,. ,ht-. I 5 ,A 1. r .. 3 Xi . ff,- ll Y, . ,,-vit Q . tggn-f e C ll. frfegtfwff T . , ' - -iw aww- kt: H, ak, - .. .. . ,., . .J .. Q . W .1 .,z-,l.HLfg NIH- ff Ag?'??rL.,4r.,E. .aff-:pf j. It - ,Saf- e At eff lf I -yi 1, . ,. T ,-UMMBLQ, .-4.1.-.ri if 1 rr Earth's crises spurred Americans into further pioneering. This time . .. outer space. Ameri- can 'astronauts were the first on the surface of themoonvand the U.S. was first to build a sky- Qlabf' for more scientific study. American is still learning and growing after a mere 2.00-year infancy. The. original determina- tion of our forefathers was told again in the words oF'Neil'Armstrong as he made the first step on the moon . .. a small step for man, but a giant step for mankind.

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APTERS OI: AMERICAN HISTORY mp Act of 1765 was an attempt by Eng- tax items that were wholly American. onists reacted in seething resentment 'rupted into angry protestations. The :od of the American Revolution was during one such incident at Boston in everal Americans lost their lives over a .l thrown at a British sentry. ight to achieve commerce equality, the States found itself in a naval war over g lanes. Fort McHenry was heriocally ring a British naval bombardment, and 5 and stripes still flew after a night of hting. The next morning Francis Scott ned the immortal words of what would the national anthem. Nt., RWE eil' ' cf L' 'ff 1-. es , , ri Elf A-21,1 ., 1 5 ,V f I- 1 ' . Ti :Irs I, ., if 'i FTSE- it 'g 5- QDll3 'rqL'a+ 4j49 4 -- G- - -:.:-:-:l-i3f-:.'-:..-- ' 4 had to have permanent access to the ds, so canals and bridges were built to ages and wagon trains loaded with ry destined for settlements in the West. ieers foresaw great wealth in the cheap hat was available. Frontiersmen cleared the wilderness, built set- tlements and drove back the Indians. The Pony Express and the telegraph became primary means of communication. Agriculture was the wealth of the country. American inventions of the time were often re- lated to working the soil. The McCormick Reaper, mowing machines, textile looms and the cotton gin were instrumental in the settling of new frontiers. ln 1848, james Marshall found gold in the race of a sawmill he was building for John Sutter at Coloma, California. The lust to get rich quick was the force behind this biggest and gaudiest gold rush ever. l While gold, rush fever gripped the country, states were increasingly more divided on the slavery issue. Civil war broke out in the East. This Brothers War was bitterly fought and, though the scars remain even today, slavery was abolished. . ., V- .u 'f s.s:g.1siq1'wfg. 1 .V M 'isps .. . . Q, . . -e L , va. - f- , , ,,.. ,., C.-fx-:sg nn:-,-,.. .f . fs-A. so -194' ' Ripe - Y '11, . ' 1 r N I g fl . - 5 4--e A Q A . V , dress- f .rgefeg sh . A- i's-23:-H:-e:.f,.Li- as gp iw-4 ' ss. . -5 '14 , -'-11 ' -gt., 1 gl ?TI3fT f T.l-.Q U ' il'a'f'5-'Q' E-fl.-if e5-if -..vg,,4'x-5' ' 'afgifa E Q-iff ' - . 4 J 1 - f y gk f 15.5 -'.'4--.'Q' 1' . 1 .3459 Cities grew at an alarming pace: often without regard to the limits of safety. The great Chicago fire of 1871 burned the bustling cattle market empire beyond recognition. But the pioneer spirit was not broken. Chicagoans began re- building and preparations were underway to celebrate the 100th birthday of the country. l 1? l we r. biltltlviis-. 'E 'L l I 3 7- F: W 1223 -.6 gi f . e'1'5Iffe'fQ..... t , . +f--, W .Rl lk A f -2 it 'J 1 t -A A A X n A, Y ug r NI . 7' S vw- f?i'-'li TT ' .N N - -Tgflw ' if A l Qieif F 'i-Q-..'?.: Q. T ' ., . , xx A .' ' 'V , . L4 ' T lfiar- g - iw .f-.T -AM ,, 'I' ' V -.w11- ,, The Iron Horse, carrying homesteaders, greatly helped settlement of the new country. The first transcontinental railroad connected the country at Promontory Summit, Utah, on May 10, 1869.

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