Definitions for Verse 4
Hemingway: American writer. A World War I ambulance driver, journalist, and expatriate in Paris during the 1920s, he wrote short stories and novel.
Eichmann: German Nazi SS-Obersturmbannführer and one of the major organizers of the Holocaust.
Stranger in a strange land: Stranger in a Strange Land is a 1961 science fiction novel by American author Robert A.
Dylan: A twentieth-century American folksinger and songwriter ( see folk music ). His music, with its strong note of social protest, was especially popular during the 1960s, when he wrote songs such as “Blowin' in the Wind,” “The Times They are A-Changin',” and “Like a Rolling Stone.”
Berlin: The Berlin Wall was a barrier that divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989, constructed by the German Democratic Republic starting on 13 August 1961, which completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Berlin.
Bay of pigs invasion: 1961, an unsuccessful invasion of Cuba by Cuban exiles, supported by the U.S. government. On Apr. 17, 1961, an armed force of about 1,500 Cuban exiles landed in the Bahía de Cochinos (Bay of Pigs) on the south coast of Cuba.
Lawrence of Arabia: archaeologist and British Army officer renowned especially for his liaison role during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign, and the Arab Revolt against Ottoman Turkish rule of 1916–18.
British Beatle mania: a term that originated during the 1960s to describe the intense fan frenzy directed toward British rock band The Beatles during the early years of their success.
Ole Miss: University of Mississippi
John Glenn: former U.S. Marine Corps aviator, engineer, astronaut and United States