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It was February 3rd, 1959 when three young, promising Rock and Roll music stars - Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and Jiles Richardson - all died in a tragic plane crash in Clear Lake, Iowa. Buddy Holly and Jiles Richardson were in their 20's while Ritchie Valens was just 17 years old at the time of their passing. All three singers were considered to be the trailblazers of an era where Rock and Roll music was the antithesis to the good-natured, easy listening styles of Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, and others. 1950s Rock and Roll was an era believed to belong...

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As John Lennon once said, "Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end." This famous quote reminds me of John Lennon's belief in a brighter future - of peace, love and prosperity. Yet, his religious views were peculiar and often shrouded in controversy that his 1971 single, "Imagine" has been regarded as an "atheist anthem" by some in the music industry.  As one of the founding members of the British music band "the Beatles",  his strong beliefs in the future that lies ahead and the good things to come has been the driving force to the...

Martin Luther King, Jr. was the most powerful and popular leader of the African-American protest movement of the 1950s and 1960s. He spearheaded mass action through marches, sit-ins, boycotts, and nonviolent demonstrations that profoundly and positively affected America’s attitudes toward racial prejudice and discrimination. In 1963, he became the first African American honored as TIME magazine’s Man of the Year. In 1964, he was presented the Nobel Peace Prize "for his non-violent struggle for civil rights for the Afro-American population."  On April 4, 1968 the day after he delivered his speech,  "I've Been to the Mountaintop", he was assassinated by James Earl...