Memoirist Homer Hickam

Homer Hickam

Living place: West Virginia

Birthday: 19-2-1943 (81 years old)

Population of US 1943: 136,739,353

Global rank: #19710

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Who is Memoirist Homer Hickam?
An American author, military veteran, and one-time NASA engineer, he is known for his New York Times best-selling memoir, Rocket Boys. His other literary works include Torpedo Junction, Back to the Moon, and Sky of Stone.
He earned a Commendation Medal for his time spent serving in the Vietnam War.

Young / Before famous

In 1964, he graduated from Virginia Tech, where he studied Industrial Engineering. In the early 1980s, he began working for NASA.

Family life info

He was born in Coalwood, West Virginia to Homer Hickam and Elsie. He married Linda Terry Hickam.

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In the month of Sky, the film adaptation of Hickam's memoir, Boys Rocket, stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Hickam.

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When was Memoirist Homer Hickam born?
Homer Hickam birthday 19-2-1943 (at the age of 81).
Where is Memoirist Homer Hickam's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Homer Hickam was born in West Virginia, . Là Memoirist, whose Zodiac is Pisces, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Goat. Homer Hickam's global rank is 19710 and whose rank is 1 in list of famous Memoirist. Population of US in 1943 is about 136,739,353 persons.
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Events in 1943 and 19-2

Events in US in the birth year of Homer Hickam

  • President freezes prices, salaries, and wages to prevent inflation .
  • Withholding tax on wages introduced. Background: History of the Income Tax in the United States
  • The Pentagon is completed and becomes the largest office building in the world.
  • The Chinese Exclusion Acts of 1882 and 1902 are repealed permitting immigration and naturalization of Chinese.

Birthday Homer Hickam (19-2) in history

  • Day 19-2 year 1674:
    The Netherlands and Great Britain signed the Westminster Peace Treaty, under which New Amsterdam was to be transferred to Britain (renamed New York).
  • Day 19-2 year 1807: Aaron Burr, vice president under Thomas Jefferson, was arrested for treason. He was later acquitted.
  • Day 19-2 year 1878: Thomas Edison patented the gramophone (phonograph).
  • Day 19-2 year 1942: President Franklin Roosevelt signed an executive order that resulted in the internment of thousands of Japanese-Americans living on the West Coast.
  • Day 19-2 year 1945: The U.S. Marines went ashore at Iwo Jima.
  • Day 19-2 year 1959: Britain, Turkey, and Greece signed the agreement granting Cyprus independence.
  • Day 19-2 year 1968: The first nationwide broadcast of Mr. Roger's Neighborhood aired on PBS.
  • Day 19-2 year 1997: Deng Xiaoping, Chinese Communist leader, died.
  • Day 19-2 year 2008: Fidel Castro resigned as President of Cuba after 49 years in power. Raúl Castro, Fidel's brother, succeeded him as president.
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