The Manchurian Candidate by Richard Condon The Manchurian Candidate (1962) The Manchurian Candidate (2004) The premise of the story involves military members brainwashed to assist in the election of a political candidate who is secretly working for an enemy of the U.S.
The Legion of Boom is a term for the secondary (safeties and cornerbacks) of the Seattle Seahawks since 2011. The current starting players are cornerback Richard Sherman as well as safeties Kam Chancellor and Earl Thomas.
A sonic boom is the sound associated with the shock waves created by an object traveling through the air faster than the speed of sound. Sonic booms generate enormous amounts of sound energy, sounding much like an explosion. The crack of a supersonic bullet passing overhead or the crack of a bullwhip are examples of a sonic boom in miniature.