8th Decades Podcasts 2008
 
 
 
Dylan, Alexander, Chessy
1974 Watergate
On August 8, 1974, President Richard Nixon announced his resignation on public television after being involved in the Watergate Scandal.
 
 
 
Marjory, Wade, Charles
1957 Little Rock Nine
On September 25th 1957 nine students made it into Central High school in Little Rock Arkansas. This was a huge step in desegregation.
 
 
Lindsay, Sam, Andrew
1970 Apollo 13
The disastrous Apollo 13 mission fascinated Americans for weeks. The harrowing journey back to Earth is chronicled in our Podcast, as is what went wrong, how it affected the flight, and how the
 
 
Sam, Lizzy
1962 Return of Francis Gary Powers
Our Podcast is about is about the return of Francis Gary Powers, an American pilot, from the Soviet Union.  In 1960, his plane had been shot down while over Soviet land and in 1962 was finally
 
 
Danielle, Elle, Jackson
1945 Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
 
 
 
Welcome to our Decades Podcasts
During our study of each decade, newscasts were created by each group highlighting an event in their decade.  We hope  you enjoy listening to them.
Ms. Saunders History Classes