Impact of the King Assassination. Though blacks and whites alike mourned Kingâs passing, the killing in some ways served to widen the rift between black and white Americans, as many blacks saw Kingâs assassination as a rejection of their vigorous pursuit of equality through the nonviolent resistance he had championed.
The Open Boat by Stephen Crane Originally published as, Stephen Crane's Own Story (1897), The Open Boat is based on the real-life ordeal that Crane endured when the boat he was taking to Cuba ran aground and sank off the Florida coast.
The 50â²sâ¦. The beginning of what is now known as the modern Pontoon boat was created by Ambrose Weeres in 1951. At that time, Weeres was asked by a friend to create a platform out of tubes and oil barrels that would float in water. His initial boat was basically a plywood sheet secured to 55-gallon steel drums.