Mary ann vecchio biography of george michael
When I was a kid my mum had Wham&#;s The Final on double cassette (I think it was double anyway), so George Michael&#;s voice was an integral part of my childhood. But in truth it would have been even if The Final hadn&#;t been a regular car-journey companion. Michael was a huge, huge star in the late eighties, never off the radio and almost certainly Britain&#;s biggest pop star on the global stage. Faith is certified Diamond in the US &#; 10 million records sold &#; and was already 7x Platinum in , two years after its release. Even Phil Collins didn&#;t sell that many records that quickly. But then, George was rather easier on the eye than Phil.
OK, so that gets us to the nub of it quickly. George Michael&#;s early success owed a lot to his (and Andrew Ridgeley&#;s) appearance. That&#;s always been true in pop, from the time when pop singers were also film stars and all-round entertainers. But Michael&#;s world-domination era was marked by his battle to be accepted just on the strength of his music and leave his Club Tropicana days behind him.
That he succeeded, despite the efforts of many who just wanted to score cheap laughs at his expense (and not realising that Club Tropicana and its video were supposed to be ridiculous), was testament to his talents as a writer and a singer.
And Michael was vastly talented. Few singers are granted George Michael&#;s creamy timbre or unerring pitch; few writers are capable of penning totally convincing dance tracks and genuinely moving ballads. Michael has half a dozen of both to his name, as well as Jesus to a Child, his greatest achievement &#; a tribute to his lover Anselmo Feleppa, who had died of an AIDS-related brain haemorrhage in , and a song of almost miraculous grace and warmth.
Others will write from much more informed positions than mine about his wider legacy &#; what he has meant to the LGBQT community, for example. I only know what I&#;ve taken from his music down the years. But it&#;s been hear "The Background of the Tragedy at Kent State University." American Legion. (July ) Presents the American Legion's argument that SDS had been working for two years to create a "major confrontation" on campus and that May 4 was the culmination of their efforts. Gives factual background on SDS activities in "Cambodia, Kent State, Augustaan editorial." Jewish Currents. (June, ) 3. Short editorial placing May 4 in context with other protests in America. "Four Random, Pointless Deaths." Newsweek. (May 18, ) Short glimpses into the lives of the four students killed at Kent State. "The Guard vs. Disorder." National Guardsman. Florida Edition. (June ) Looks at the National Guard's activity on campuses nation-wide, broken down, state by state. "Kent State One Year Later: On the Long Road Back." U.S. News and World Report. (June 14, ) A self proclaimed, "First-Hand Report," this article, which includes interviews with students, faculty, and staff, looks at the effects of May 4, on the university and student body. "Kent State: Four Deaths at Noon." Life. (May 15, ) * Cover Story. Retells what happened, including photos and includes comments from Miller and Krause's parents. "Kent State: Martyrdom That Shook the Country." Time. (May 18, ) Facts and background on May 4, including a short obituary of the 4 victims. Posits that the Guards' tactical leadership is inadequate and their wisdom and professionalism is questionable. ,,,html "My God! They're Killing Us." Newsweek. (May 18, ) F. May 4 story; includes a diagram/map of student/guard movement and where students were hit. Includes color photos. "The Nation at War with War." Time. (May 18, ) 6. Discusses campus protests heightening nation-wide as a result of Kent and government response. "The Nation at War with War." Time. (May 18, ) 6. Discusses camp shootings in Kent, Ohio, US John Filo's Pulitzer Prize–winning photograph of Mary Ann Vecchio kneeling over the dead body of Jeffrey Miller minutes after the unarmed student was fatally shot by an Ohio National Guardsman Attack type May 4, , Kent State Shootings Site U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. National Historic Landmark The Kent State shootings (also known as the Kent State massacre or May 4 massacre) were the killing of four and wounding of nine unarmed college students by the Ohio National Guard on the Kent State University campus. The shootings took place on May 4, , during a rally opposing the expanding involvement of the Vietnam War into Cambodia by United States military forces as well as protesting the National Guard presence on campus and the draft. Twenty-eight National Guard soldiers fired about 67 rounds over 13 seconds, killing four students and wounding nine others, one of whom suffered permanent paralysis. Students Allis Bullets were whizzing over John Filo’s head during his lunch break from the student photo lab at Kent State University on May 4, He dropped his camera and stood motionless as National Guard troops suddenly opened fire on students protesting the Vietnam War. Thirteen seconds and sixty-seven shots later, four students were dead and nine wounded. “Was I shot?” Filo wondered. He lifted his camera, a borrowed Nikkormat, as fourteen-year-old Mary Ann Vecchio approached the lifeless body of Jeffrey Miller. She can be seen running into the frame on the far right of this photo taken by Filo. Filo was nearing the end of his roll of bulk-loaded Tri-X when he saw Vecchio fall to her knees next to Miller. “I could see something building in her, and all of a sudden she lets out this scream,” Filo recalled. “I shoot one more picture, and I’m out of film.” After taking photos, angry student protestors confronted Filo, demanding to know why he was taking pictures, screaming, “What kind of a pig are you?” Filo snapped back, “No one's going to believe this happened,” then pointed to his camera. “This is proof.” Fearing his film would be confiscated by the military, he hid it under the hood (or was it in the hubcap?) of his red Volkswagen Beetle and drove to The Valley Daily News in Tarentum, Pennsylvania, to process and transmit to the Associated Press. Filo’s instantly-iconic photo was published all over the world the following day and was later awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Spot News Photography. Newsweek published a heavily-treated version of Filo’s photo on its cover. Bold, but the silo and heavy treatment were unnecessary. Sometimes referred to as the Kent State Pietà, Filo's photo became the definitive image of the Vietnam-era protest movement and was inspiration for the song Ohio, the counterculture anthem by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Filo’s Pulitzer Prize-winning photo was also one of the most infamously doctored news Kent State Shootings: Selected Articles
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Kent State shootings Location Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, United States Date May&#;4, ; 54 years ago&#;()
p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time: UTC−4)Mass shooting Deaths 4 Injured 9 Victims Kent State University students Perpetrators Companies A and C, th Infantry and Troop G, th Armored Cavalry of the Ohio National Guard Accused Verdict Not guilty Charges Deprivation of rights under color of law Judge Frank J. Battisti Location mi. SE of the intersection of E. Main St. and S. Lincoln St., Kent, Ohio Coordinates 41°09′00″N81°20′36″W / °N °W / ; Area acres (&#;ha) NRHP&#;reference&#;No. Added to NRHP February 23, Designated&#;NHL December 23, Field of View