Tecumseh High School - Savage Yearbook (Tecumseh, OK)

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Transportation setting the pattern for the American way of life. The country became a mobile society .vith electric trolleys, automo- biles. farm machinery, and btcvcles. all the rage. Along with the accessibility of travel ».ame a new era of nationalism A World War called upon the nation' voung men to unite and fight After the war in Europe, the nation pulled itself together and industry flourished once again. A carefree America bur- ied war memories in the new moving pictures, telephones light bulbs, electric generators, stock market ticker tape machines, phono- graphs and a wealth of inventions from the fer- tile minds of its young inventors. Baseball be- came the national sport and prohibition was law Black Thursday October 24 1929 saw rhe American stock market crash to the lowest level in history Panic set In as the unemployment level skyrocketed. The country was in its worst economic crisis Slowly, but surely, the wounds of the crash. ' the dust bowl, and poverty healed RATION; stamp ho 34 MF 35 1 2§ I ion| —i? I RATIONI STAMP Hal 2SJ RATION stamp na 46 RATIONI STAMP NO | 43 J RATIONI STAMP Ha 47 The steel industry geared up for the revival while rumors were whispered in the Roosevelt administration of another impending war. The nation s leaders scoffed, until L ecember7, l°4l Pearl Harbor1 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 60 s reminded cautious citizens of past decades Nearly 100 years of struggling for civil liberties were realized when President Lyndon Baines Johnson signed the Civil Right Act of I9e4 into law. The Act outlawed segregation in any The seventies shed light on a 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 thev 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 Huge strides were being taken in the scientific field Television became a part of every family s lift- National events were household topics - while they happened — thanks to the new medi um Individuals and groups were seen on the tube as (hey 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 impact Earth s crises «.purred Americans into further pioneering. This time outer space Ameri- can astronauts were the first on the surface of the moon and the U.b was fust to build a skv- lab for more scientific study American is still learning and growing after a mere 200-year infancy The original determina- tion of our forefathers was told again in the words of Ned 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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CHAPTERS OF AMERICAN HISTORY The Stamp Act of 1765 was an attempt by Eng- land to tax item that writ? wholly American. The colonist» reacted in seething resentment which erupted into angry protestations. The fir t blood of the American Revolution was spilled during one such incident at Boston in 1770 Several Americans lost their lives over a snowball thrown at a British sentry. In the fight to achieve commerce equality, the United States found itself in a naval war over shipping lanes. Fort McHenry was henocally held during .1 British naval bombardment, and the stars and stripes still flew after a night of hard fighting The next morning Francis Scott Key penned the immortal words of what would become the national anthem Settlers had to have permanent access to the new lands, so canals and bridges were built to carry stages and wagon trains loaded with machinery destined for settlements in the West The pioneers foresaw great wealth in the cheap acreage that 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 In 1848, James Marshall found gold m the race of a sawmill he was building for John Sutter at Coloma. California The lust to get rich qux k was the force behind this biggest and gaudiest gold rush ever 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 Cities grew at an alarming pace: often without regard to the limits of safety The great Chicago fire of 1871 burned the bustling attie 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 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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ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY Omi MR SALS ONE Mm,ION ACRES OF SUPERIOR FABMING LANDS, IN FARMS OF 40,80 160 acres and upwards at from $8 to $12 per acre. THK0K I..A N DM AHK NOT SI SPI9NED BV ANY IN THE WORLD. T1IKV I.IK AIjON» THE WHOLE LINE OF THE CENTRAL ILLINOIS RAILROAD. For totooo LQMO CREDIT. SHORT CREDIT tnd for CASH. th r »» Btu TO WEB. VILLA OBS, SCHOOLS «ad CHURCHES.