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George Taylor is the hero of the Planet of the Apes franchise. Actor Charlton Heston played the role and made the character one of the most memorable in film history. Taylor’s story is very odd in that he starts of as an apathetic leader to having to save the human race from ultimate destruction. From what we can gather about George Taylor, he attended school in Indiana. After many years of training, he became an astronaut. He set off on a mission with three others, one woman and three men.

The ship carrying the Astronaut travels at the speed-of-light to an unknown distant star. Taylor and the others go into a state of hibernation, when they wake up it is theorized they will be at there missions end. When the astronauts wake up, they find that the females of their group are dead from an air leak in her bunk. The ship begins taking on water and the three flee to the shore. They realize that they are a in a desert on an uncharted planet. With barely enough food to make it for three days, they set out to find life. The planet seems very earth-like, yet in void of any humans apparently.

Soon the travelers find a lake, with trees and fields of food surrounding them. As they go for a swim, primitive humans steal there clothes and lead them to an open field. The Astronauts realize that these humans are mute and are very similar to cavemen. They dress in rags and do not seem to communicate very intelligently. Soon out of the woodwork, hundreds of Gorillas on horseback appear and round up the humans. Taylor is the only member of his crew to survive the attack. He is shot in the neck and taken to a hospital. While there, he sees that apes are the dominating force on this planet and use humans for slavery and experimentation.

Taylor cannot communicate because of his wounded throat. He tried his best to form a bond with Dr. Zira, a friendly chimpanzee who sympathizes with Taylor’s situation. After she realizes Taylor can write, she takles him to another chimpanzee named Cornelius. The three of them try to make sense out of the situation, but are interrupted by Dr. Zaius, an aristocratic orangutan who has a deep hatred for humans. He orders Taylor to be made a gelding, so that he will not mate. Zaius fears that Taylor is an intelligent human who could jeopardize ape rule.

Taylor escapes but is eventually caught. After being caught, he utters his words in front of the apes. They are all stunned and Taylor is brought to court to be judged. The apes feel no sympathy for him and Cornelius and Zira are the only ones who stick up for him. Taylor manages to escape and goes on a journey to find remnants of a human civilization with the other chimpanzees. When Dr. Zaius confronts them, it is revealed that Zaius new that humans were here before apes and tried to cover it up. Taylor sets out to find the answer and finds the Stature of Liberty stuck in the sand. He realizes that he has been on earth the whole time.

Taylor is then captured by a group of human living underground who worship an atomic bomb. When the apes come to destroy this underground population, Taylor is mortally wounded and confronts Zaius. In his last breath, Taylor pushes the button that ignites the bomb. The planet is destroyed and neither ape nor human reigns supreme.

Ian Biographies, Science Fiction/Fantasy

In 1957, the Russians launched the first space-probe, called Sputnik, into space. America was in a state of panic. The space race had begun and already the United States was losing. The newly formed National Aeronautics and Space Administration was tasked with getting a man in space as soon as possible. With young technology that had barely begun to be tested, NASA set about finding some elite pilots who would be willing to face great danger in man’s discovery of the unknown. Seven men were found who had to go through numerous psychological and physical tests. Out of the hundreds who were able to apply for the spot, only seven military pilots were able to make it. These seven men were:

John H. Glenn – piloted Friendship 7 – February 20, 1962

Malcom Scott Carpenter – piloted Aurora 7 – May 24, 1962

Alan B. Shepard – piloted Freedom 7 – May 5, 1961

Walter M. Schirra – piloted Sigma 7 – October 3, 1962

Deak Slayton – did not fly until later missions

Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom – piloted Liberty Bell 7 – July 21, 1961

Lery G. Cooper – piloted Faith 7 – May 15, 1963

Ian Biographies

Motley Crue has been called one of the best rock bands of the 1980s. They are the true meaning of the words “sex, drugs, and rock and roll.” They lived their musical career as true party animals with bad attitudes and a need for chaos. The band consisted of Vince Niel on lead vocals, Nikki Six on bass, Tommy Lee on drums, and Mick Mars on the guitar. They began their career as a typical glam metal band in the vein of bands such as Twisted Sister and Whitesnake. But soon, they branched out and created their own rebellious type of hard rock. With attitude and ridiculous makeup and clothing, the band made a name for themselves. They started toruing and selling out every venue they went to.

But success came with a dark side for this band, and their party attitude would eventually catch up with them. Bassist Nikki Sixx was a hard drug user. Like the rest of the band, he was a habitual user of cocaine, heroin, and speed. On the night of December 23 1987, Sixx overdosed on heroin. He was declared dead for two whole minutes. One of the paramedics who arrived on the scene was a Motley Crue fan, and was determined to bring Sixx back to life. He put two adrenaline shots into Sixx’s heart. Sixx came back to life and continued on the tour partying as usual. This event was said to have had little impact on his personal life. However, it did inspire the band to write the song “Kickstart my heart.” This song became one of the band’s biggest hits.

Ian Biographies, Historical Horrors

Everette Howard Hunt Jr. was a CIA agent most notable for his role in the Watergate Scandal. He began his clandestine career in the Office of Strategic Services during the Second World War. He spent the war in China fighting against the Japanese. In 1949, he joined the Central Intelligence Agency. He was involved in many secret operations including overthrowing the President of Guatemala and the ill-fated Bay of Pigs invasion. He became involved with President’s Nixon committee to Re-elect the President. He and a few other burglars raided offices of the Watergate Hotel and were caught. They were arrested and soon it was proven that Nixon had authorized a cover-up of the robbery.

This event lead to Nixon’s resignation from the Presidency. He spent 33 months in jail and was reportedly bitter about the entire ordeal. With the JFK assassination theories swirling around the country, Hunt gave a secret interview to the House Select Committee. He told them that the CIA was behind the assassination to kill John Kennedy. This information was never released to the public. Apparently, the CIA had been bitter over Kennedy’s policies over Cuba and wanted him dead. Hunt and two other men were in Dallas the day the President was shot. Why were they there? No one has ever let out information pertaining to this subject.

It is very likely that the CIA was involved in JFK’s assassination. Just the fact that Hunt was in the area and his presence was kept secret leads me to question the real story. Could it be that after all these years, the killer of the youngest President ever is the Agency that is defending our country? Hard to believe but may be true.

Ian Biographies, Urban Legends

Cliff Burton was a bassist for the heavy metal band Metallica. At an early age, he showed promise with music. During his teen years, he picked up a bass and soon mastered it. He is one of the first people to use a wah-pedal (effects pedal) for his playing. This gave any band he played in a distinctive sound. While he was playing at a local show, two other musicians named James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich arrived and heard what they thought was a guitar playing an insanely fast solo. They were shocked to discover that it was not a guitar at all. It was Cliff Burton using an effects pedal playing a bass solo. The two were shocked and wanted him in their band. He agreed on on condition: that the band move out of Los Angeles due to the local Glam Metal scene. They agreed and the band became Metallica.

Metallica included James Hetfield on Guitar and vocals, Lars Ulrich on Drums, Cliff Burton on Bass, and Dave Mustaine of Guitar. The four head-bangers gained a strong cult-following in the underground scene. They caught the attention of a record label and soon recorded their first album Kill Em All. Dave Mustaine was kicked out of the band and formed a rival group called Megadeth. In his place came shredder Kirk Hammett. With this new line-up the band toured all over recording music and giving angry teens an outlet for their problems.

When Metallica recorded what many consider to be their best album, Master of Puppets, the band went on tour in Sweden. On the tour bus, the band pulled cards to see who would get which bunk. Burton got the top bunk after pulling the Ace of Spades. As the band slept, the bus hit a patch of black ice and flipped over. Everyone was alive and relatively uninjured , but Burton was nowhere to be seen. It was discovered that Burton had been crushed by the bus. His legs were sticking out from under it. He was declared dead soon after. One of the greatest bassists in rock history had passed on.

His ashes were scattered and a memorial stone was placed near the scene of the accident. Metallica eventually chose to continue on as they felt Cliff would have wanted them too. I believe they were right, Metallica became one of the biggest bands in history thanks to Cliff’s influence and talent. Rest in Peace Cliff Burton.

Ian Biographies, Historical Horrors