page 1 THE CREATION OF aLCATRAZ Between the years 1934 and 1963 one of the most infamous prisons in history was operated. Alcatraz Island Federal Penitentiary earned a reputation for being one of the most feared prisons in the world. Its maximum security "escape-proof" envi...

Alcatraz Island was opened from 1934 to 1963. At that time it was the last stop in the federal penitentiary pipeline. It housed famous criminals such as Al "Scarface" Capone, George "Machine Gun" Kelly, and Robert Stroud, "The Birdman of Alcatraz" (American Automobi...

Alcatraz Island was opened from 1934 to 1963. At that time it was the last stop in the federal penitentiary pipeline. It housed famous criminals such as Al "Scarface" Capone, George "Machine Gun" Kelly, and Robert Stroud, "The Birdman of Alcatraz" (American Automobil...

Airplanes in the 1920s The 1920s were a time of changes in many areas of the American lifestyle. Examples include the changing roles of women, the African American struggle for equality, the changing sound of music, new forms of literature, growth of cities, and the development of airplane...

Maya Angelou is often labeled many things. Feminist writer, activist, filmmaker, poet, singer, actor, and storyteller. She learned French, Italian, Spanish, Serbo-Croatian, Arabic, and Fanti. Marguerite Ann Johnson was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on April 4, 1928. Angelou acquired the first ...