history final

1975- gates develops basic programming language for computers. importance-microsoft becomes leading software company

1976-wozniak & jobs found apple, goal: personal computers. importance-focused on development of hardware, computers as art

1984-gates meets jobs, jobs hires gates to produce excel for mac, gates gets prototype for mac, creates windows.

windows most popular software, software not hardware defines 1980 computer industry

1999-planned to physically shut down WTO using nonviolent direct action. importance-planned to create a human chain, performance art

1999-police create no protest zone, WTO negotiates end without ministerial declaration

2005-eople couldn't get out of their homes, didn't know how bad it'd get. importance-family was scattered, no jobs, no resources

1993-focused on public space & character rather than land use, mixed-use space, promotes walkability.

code responding to problems of suburban metropolis, lack of community, lack of architecture diversity

1994-succeeds GATT, new economies. importance-legal authority to require changes in national laws or regulations violating trade agreements

2005-unable to coordinate w/other federal agencies. importance-internal review of emergency response plans & congressional hearings

2005-wouldn't cover damage, 'flood damage'. importance-could not return home.

1967-radical groups of actors & activists, mini-society free from money & capitalism. importance-embodied values used by hippies

2005-'shelter of last resort', 15-20 thou people on field. importance-exemplified failures of infrastructure during disasters

1974-2 poorest parts of boston bore burden of busing. importance-most whites leave public schools

1976-theodore landsmark gets flag swing at him at bicentennial. importance-becomes symbol of racism & anti-busing in boston

police & citizens in confrontation. importance-commission report: 'separate & unequal' societies, white & black middle class leaves

1966-demanding rights for blacks. importance-founding document of BPP, created anxiety among whites

2012-exhibit showing detroit ruins, abandoned buildings. detroit still has hope. importance-work in progress, changing

2012-Bing, 'shrink city's footprint', closing public schools, eliminating public services. importance-ex of strategies used by urban crisis

1981-max tax on income-50%. importance-reagonomics, state & local taxes increase

1950-moses extends expressway through historic neighborhood. importance-residents to superblocks

1969-berkley students create park, protest with riot. importance-counter culture & student movement join, stu. movement declines

1961-'pupil placement'. importance-ATL schools deseg. economic issues trump racism, whites move to suburbs

1982-new york salesman, head of marketing of starbucks. importance-pioneered 'expressive branding'

2000s-where ppl gather away from home & work. importance-schultz argues starbucks new kind of public place, adds value to comm.

1987-hired at Enron, 10 yrs-COO, harvard grad. importance-moves enron to energy trading market

1967-drug used by hippies, counter culture movement. importance-founded counter-culture movement

1973-busing based 'class fairness & racial stability', rich/working class whites bused. importance-busing worked urban areas

1963-argues school proximity in S boston & charleston, blacks & whites self-seg. importance-organized ROAR

1997-skilling, anticipated deal/product tabulated on real earnings. importance-reported financial gains before reality, inflates stock price

2000-Enron negotiated w/energy companies, shutting off & on, raised prices

1993-walkability, thins within 10 min, mixed-use buildings. importance-many move from single-use planning

1999-unions/envior. activists oppose WTO conference. importance-unusual alliance, got permits to march & rally

2006-refuses IPET, claims levees fail due to design. importance-lays leevee blame to rest

1969-natives ask for alcatraz. importance-part of culture movement