America's longest-serving prisoner in solitary has conviction quashed. Albert Woodfox, right, and Herman Wallace in Angola prison, in Louisiana. Woodfoxâs 1972 murder conviction was overturned when a US appeals court ruled his conviction was secured through racially discriminatory means.
Next, the Olmec created a complex drainage system. These inventions helped the Olmec survive. In addition to their inventions, they also understood many things in life, such as the concept of zero ,linear time, and gravity.
Tweet on Twitter. Living around the Gulf of Mexico for nearly 1,000 years, the Olmec civilization was a major influence on the region up until 300 BC. They are often considered the first ordered civilization in the Americas and are thought to have even influenced the Mayans and the Aztecs.weet on Twitter. Living around the Gulf of Mexico for nearly 1,000 years, the Olmec civilization was a major influence on the region up until 300 BC. They are often considered the first ordered civilization in the Americas and are thought to have even influenced the Mayans and the Aztecs.