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All rights reserved. NASA space scientist and mathematician Katherine Johnson, pictured here inwas known as a human computer because of her precise mathematics calculations. Johnson was awarded the National Geographic Society Hubbard Medal on Thursday, October 8, for her outstanding contributions to science and exploration. She calculated flight trajectories, by hand, for the United States space program. For her contributions to space exploration, Katherine Johnson, who died in February at the age ofwas The First American: Walkers on the Wall Vol 4 as the recipient of the National Geographic Society Hubbard Medal, awarded for achievement in research, discovery, and exploration. Inthe Apollo astronauts were awarded the same prize. Now, the excellent work that made the mission possible is being celebrated. Katherine's legacy of exploration, innovation and inspiration lives on, and we are in awe of her remarkable achievements. Gupta says Johnson is her hero. Historic pictures show the hidden women of the space race. Her exceptional work as a mathematician guided the mission on which Alan B. Shepherd became the first American in space. A year later, her calculating skills helped John Glenn to become the first American to orbit the Earth. Johnson has been called a math genius. She entered high school when she was 10 and graduated four years later. She then entered West Virginia State College, a historically Black College The First American: Walkers on the Wall Vol 4 University, and finished her undergraduate degree by the age of Johnson was fortunate to have had access to schools and education beyond the reach of most African Americans at the time. In her hometown of White Sulfur Springs, West Virginia, Black students in the segregated education system could go no further than sixth grade. Katherine Johnson, pictured here inwas a member of a NASA advisory committee on affirmative action. Johnson worked with her colleagues to help the agency meet its goals. Moore had a year career as math teacher and counselor. Both are now retired. A third daughter, Constance Goble Garcia, died in What she had that I think got her through was, she was fearless. Hylick remembers her mother telling her and her sisters to do what you have to do to get the job done. You know, you don't have to make too much noise, just do what you have to do. They knew her reputation, but there probably was no more respect than that because when the day was over, they went into their white The First American: Walkers on the Wall Vol 4. On the following mission, in October, Koch and crewmate Jessica Meir made the first all-female space walk. But what I see as similarities is that we were both motivated by a true love for what we saw as our calling. Meet history's most brilliant female coders. Morgan Wellons, 12, from Atlanta, Georgia, sees Johnson as inspirational. She and sisters Madison, 10, and Monroe, 7, dressed up as the women featured in the Hidden Figures movie. Madison Wellons says Johnson gives her the confidence that she too can achieve anything. When asked about what the Hubbard Medal means to the Johnson family, daughters Moore and Hylick say their mother would have been gratified to be recognized with such a prestigious award. Katherine Johnson, the trailblazing NASA mathematician, wins the Hubbard Medal for her calculations that made space exploration possible. Read Caption. She helped send Apollo to the moon. By Tucker C. Her precise calculations ensured the astronauts made it to space safely and back. National Geographic Society. Moore says her mother was The First American: Walkers on the Wall Vol 4 model of fearlessness when she and her sisters were growing up. Influencing Black students today. Continue Reading. H.W. Brands (Author of The First American)

MilwaukeeWisconsinhas a history of over years of immigration of Germans, Irish, Yankees, Poles, Blacks and Hispanicspolitics including a strong Socialist movementand industry including machines, cheese, and beerwhich have given it a distinctive heritage. Many of these people had lived around Green Bay [1] before migrating to the Milwaukee area around the time of European immigration. Potawatomi language minwakingOjibwe language ominowakiing or "Gathering place [by the water]" cf. Potawatomi language manwakingOjibwe language omaniwakiing. French missionaries and traders first passed through the area in the late 17th and 18th centuries. French explorer Robert La Salle was most likely the first white man to visit Milwaukee in October The Natives at Milwaukee tried to control their destiny by participating in all the major wars on the American continent. As the 18th century came to a close, the first recorded white fur trader settled in Milwaukee. Mirandeau remained all year with Vieau coming every spring with supplies. In or Mirandeau died and was the first white to be buried in the city in an Indian cemetery near Broadway and Wisconsin. Vieau married the granddaughter of an Indian chief and had at least twelve children. Vieau's daughter by another woman, Josette, would later marry Solomon Juneau. These links established a Metis population, and by Milwaukee was essentially a Metis settlement. Solomon Juneau, the first of the three to come to the area, arrived in The First American: Walkers on the Wall Vol 4 The French Canadian Juneau married Josette Vieau, daughter of Jacques Vieauinand Vieau eventually sold the trading post to his son-in-law and daughter, the "founding mother of Milwaukee. This town soon attracted settlers from the Eastern United States and Europe. Soon after, Byron Kilbourn settled on the west side of the Milwaukee River. In competition with Juneau, Kilbourn established Kilbourntown there, making sure that the streets running toward the river did not match up with those on the east side. This accounts for the large number of angled bridges that still exist in Milwaukee today. Further, Kilbourn distributed maps of the area that showed only Kilbourntown, implying that Juneautown did not exist or that the east side of the river was uninhabited and thus undesirable. The third prominent builder, George H. Walker, claimed land to the south of the Milwaukee River, where he built a log house in This area grew and became known as Walker's Point. The proximity of the towns sparked tensions in after the completion of a bridge built between Kilbourntown and Juneautown. Kilbourn and his supporters viewed the bridge as a threat to their community and ultimately led to Kilbourn destroying part of the bridge. Over the next few weeks, skirmishes broke out between the inhabitants of the two towns; while no one was killed, several people were seriously injured. After this event, known as the Milwaukee Bridge Warthe two towns made greater attempts at cooperation. By the s, the three towns had grown to such an extent that on January 31, they combined to incorporate as the City of Milwaukee and elected Solomon Juneau as the city's first mayor. A great number of German immigrants had helped increase the city's population during the s and continued to migrate to the area during the following decades. Milwaukee became known as the "Deutsches Athen" German Athensand into the 20th century, there were more German speakers and German- language The First American: Walkers on the Wall Vol 4 than there were English speakers The First American: Walkers on the Wall Vol 4 English-language newspapers in the city. In the midth century Milwaukee earned the nickname " Cream City ," which refers to the large number of cream colored bricks that came out of the Menomonee River Valley and were used in construction. At its peak, Milwaukee produced 15 million bricks a year, with a third going out of the state. During the middle and The First American: Walkers on the Wall Vol 4 19th century, Wisconsin and the Milwaukee area became the final destination of many German immigrants fleeing the Revolution of In Wisconsin they found the inexpensive land and the freedoms they sought. The German heritage and influence in the Milwaukee area is widespread. The Milwaukee Bar Association was founded in It is the fourth oldest of such organizations in the United States and now has over 2, members. On May 5, the Bay View Massacre occurred, in which striking steelworkers who were marching toward a mill in the Bay View section of Milwaukee were intercepted by a squad of National Guardsmen who, under orders from the Wisconsin Governor, fired point blank into the strikers, killing seven. In MarchMilwaukee had four days of protest and one day of rioting against its Chinese laundrymen. Sparking this citywide disturbance were allegations of sexual misconduct between two Chinese and several underaged white females. The unease and The First American: Walkers on the Wall Vol 4 in the wake of the riot was assuaged by the direct disciplining of the city's Chinese. The late 19th century saw the incorporation of Milwaukee's first suburbs. Bay View existed as an independent village from — The early 20th century saw the additions of West Allis and West Milwaukeewhich completed the first generation of so-called "inner-ring" The First American: Walkers on the Wall Vol 4. In general, suburbs along the north shore of Lake Michigan were residential and wealthier and suburbs along the south shore were industrial and working class. The western suburbs were mixed—North Milwaukee and West Allis being primarily industrial, and Wauwatosa being primarily The First American: Walkers on the Wall Vol 4. Wauwatosa was widely recognized as Milwaukee's first "bedroom suburb," though it developed its own set of social, economic, and religious institutions. Inthe Milwaukee City Hall was completed. Containing 15 stories and topping out at feet, the City Hall was the tallest habitable building in the world upon its completion a title it maintained until the Park Row Building was completed in New York City in [9] and one of the tallest structures overall, behind such non-habitable buildings as the Eiffel Tower and the Washington Monument. It remained the tallest seat of government untilwhen Philadelphia City Hall was completed. During the first half of the 20th century, Milwaukee was the hub of the socialist movement in the United States. Milwaukeeans elected three Socialist mayors during this time: Emil Seidel —Daniel Hoan —and Frank Zeidler —and remains the only major city in the country to have done so. Often referred to as " Sewer Socialists ," these Milwaukee Socialists were characterized by their practical approach to government and labor. These practices emphasized cleaning up neighborhoods and factories with new sanitation systems, The First American: Walkers on the Wall Vol 4 owned water and power systems, and improved education systems. During this period, socialist The First American: Walkers on the Wall Vol 4 Daniel Hoan implemented the country's first public housing project, known as Garden Homes. On November 24,Milwaukee was the site of a terrorist explosion when a large black powder bomb [11] exploded at the central police station at Oneida and Broadway. At the time, the bombing was the most fatal single event in national law enforcement history, [14] only surpassed later by the World Trade Center terrorist attacks on September 11, when 72 law enforcement officers representing eight different agencies were killed. Also during this time, a small, but burgeoning community of African-Americans who emigrated from the south formed a community that would come to be known as Bronzeville. This area, which was located on and near what are now known as The First American: Walkers on the Wall Vol 4 World Third Street and Martin Luther King Drive, soon became known as a "Harlem of the Midwest" for its jazz clubs and juke joints which attracted both local and nationally renowned musicians such as B. King and Ella Fitzgerald. Bronzeville's significance began to fall off as the heart of Milwaukee's Black community shifted north following World War II after the building of a major expressway Interstate 43 which destroyed the geographic continuity of the district. Nonetheless, the area had been experiencing something of a revival within the past few years as it has seen the arrival of several new businesses, restaurants, condos, coffee shops and night clubs that seek to recapture the prominence the area once had. Into the late s, Milwaukee, like many northern industrial cities, grew tremendously. Having been home historically to immigrants from European nations, as well as the northward migration of African-Americans from the Southern United States and industrial workers from Wisconsin's hinterlands and other parts of the United States, the city had acquired a dense population in the first half of the 20th century. As Milwaukee's suburbs proliferated and the population of the city center began to disperse, Milwaukee annexed and incorporated the surrounding lands, recapturing a portion of its departing tax base and simultaneously supplying these areas with much-needed city services. The first plan for Wisconsin's highway system, with an aim to improve Milwaukee's worsening automotive congestion, was submitted inalthough construction did not begin until the late s. Milwaukee's population peaked inaccording to the decennial US Censuswith a count ofand a national ranking as the 11th largest American city. Milwaukee made its final boundary annexations and consolidations in the same year, when it established the configuration of borders seen today. Byas the city continued to exhibit the trends of decentralization, its population had fallen toas the 12th largest American city. Init was the 19th largest, with a population ofThe population decline was a result of various factors. Starting in the late s, as in many cities in the Great Lakes " rust belt ," Milwaukee saw the loss of blue collar jobs and the phenomenon of " white flight. The construction of Milwaukee's interstate highway systembeginning in with the completion of its first seven miles of Iheralded an age of greater decentralization, as southeastern Wisconsin suburbs continued to proliferate along interstate corridors, providing an alternative to crowded city The First American: Walkers on the Wall Vol 4. In recent years the city began to make strides in improving its economy, neighborhoods, and image, resulting in the revitalization of neighborhoods such as the Historic Third Wardthe East Sideand more recently, Bay Viewalong with attracting businesses to its downtown area. Marquette University has dedicated major projects to the Marquette Hill neighborhood including "campus town" and additional academic buildings, while demolishing some historic buildings and taking over other structures for its own use. The city continues to plan for revitalization through various projects. Largely because of its efforts to preserve its history, in Milwaukee was named one of the "Dozen Distinctive Destinations" by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. In the early 21st century, the city has undergone a large number of construction projects at rates not seen since the s. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. Learn how and when to remove these template messages. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 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He was murdered by another American airman and died of his wounds later on June 8, Following in his father's footsteps, Richard B. The Fitzgibbon deaths are one of only three amongst all US casualties in which both father and son were killed in the Vietnam War. Richard B. Fitzgibbon Jr. Fitzgibbon was not killed in action, but rather was murdered by another American airman Staff Sergeant Edward C. On the day he was shot, Fitzgibbon had apparently reprimanded Clarke for an incident on a flight that day. When Clarke went off duty, he began drinking heavily at a club at the base. When he exited the club, he saw Fitzgibbon across the street playing with some local children and giving out candy. Clarke drew his sidearm and shot Fitzgibbon several times. Clarke fled the shooting scene and exchanged fire with Vietnamese policemen who were chasing him. During the pursuit, Clarke jumped or fell to his death from a second-story balcony. Fitzgibbon died from his wounds on June 8, For 43 years, his death was regarded by the United States government as too early to be classified as a Vietnam War casualty. Davis, who died in a Viet Cong ambush near the village of Cau Xang on 22 Decemberwas "the first American killed in the resistance to aggression in Vietnam. Fitzgibbon's family lobbied to have the date changed, and their cause was taken up by U. Fitzgibbon's name was added to the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Harry Griffith Cramer Jr. Harry G. Cramer's son asked that his father's name simply be added to the center 1E stone, out of sequence, The First American: Walkers on the Wall Vol 4 it is still clearly listed in The First American: Walkers on the Wall Vol 4 chronological book at "The Wall" asnot The Army conducted an official ceremony at the U. Military Academy at West Point, from which Capt. Cramer had graduated, in October to mark the 50th Anniversary of the first Vietnam casualty. As part of the ceremony to add his name to the memorial, The Today Show host Katie Couric interviewed members of the Fitzgibbon family at their Harwich The First American: Walkers on the Wall Vol 4 summer residence. Although not the first American to be killed in Vietnam, Fitzgibbon is chronologically the first casualty on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall. Another son, Robert "Bobby" Fitzgibbon, died in April The second episode, titled "Stories From the Wall" which aired May 29,did a segment on the father and son. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Redirected from Richard B. Fitzgibbon, Jr. Richard Bernard Fitzgibbon Jr. His son Bert M. Jenkins, an Army Warrant officer with the U. Air Force History and Museums Program. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Archived from the original on Retrieved DoD November 6, Fitzgibbon to be added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial". Department of Defense DoD. Retrieved March 31, Fitzgibbon Jr". National Archives and Records Administration. Bulletproof: In Vietnam ed. Crucible Vietnam: Memoir of an Infantry Lieutenant ed. Officer; Slay Lieut. The Hartford Courant. Air University. Stoneham Independent. Archived from the original on December 19, Retrieved March 6, Namespaces Article Talk. Views Read Edit View history. Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file. Download as PDF Printable version. United States of America. Technical Sergeant.