Wednesday, August 22, 2012

What happened around the year 1948?

We are learning about the history of the Olympics.  We are looking for memorable moments.  We have to first learn about what was happening in the world at the time of our Olympic year.

So what happened around the year 1948?

One fact was that Chuck Yeager was the first man to ever travel at he speed of sound.  That means he broke the sonic boom.  Another fact is that it was the first Olympics after World War II. The last fact, there was a 9 year civil war in Colombia.


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