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Oct 9, 1000
Leif Ericson
Leif Ericson is one the Vikins that cam to amercia. Vikins are reallly the ones who came to america first than columbus around 500 years before him. -
Sep 20, 1519
Ferdimand Magellan: around the world.
Magellan went around the around to try and find a route to china. india, and japan from spain. -
Sir Walter Raleigh
Walter Ra;eigh was a soldier , explorer, the most coloful man of english history and importantly a favorite of Queen Elizabeth 1. One day raleigh and Queen elizabth were taking a walk and he took his coat off to proctect elizabeth from getting dirtry when they came upon a muddy puddle. -
John Adams
2nd President of the U.S and also the first vice presidnet. John was the first one to live in the white house. -
The Capitol Buildin.
This building is where the first presidnet of U.S George wahinton set the cornerstone of the buliding this is where Congress meets. Not only is it an importnat goverment building but the symbol of the USA. -
Napoleon
The Emperor of France wanted to take over europe and wehn he went into Russia he had toretreat back home becuase the russians had burned their crops and the winter was to much. -
War of Lake Erie
During the War of 1912. Captian Oliver Perry beat the British navy on the Battle of Lake erie. ONe of the first times in Britans Hsitory. -
Sad Day For Indians
on october 5 of 1813indians from Shawnne tribe lost their chief, Tecumseh when he tried to defend the land and his people from the british. -
The Star -Spangled Banner
On this date the national athem of the United Staes of America was writen by Francis Scott Key. Key wrote the national anthem, origonally a peom called Defense of Fort McHendry when the British navy bombing was going on in Maryland. During the war of 1812 -
Sam Houston
The first president of Republic of Texas. He was the one who defeated in the mexican genral Santa Anna in 1836. -
Army Officer, Walter Reed
Reed discvered that mosquitos could tranmit diseases. The diseases been carried by mosqiuitos is called Yellow fever. -
John harpers Ferry
John had Captured a federa arsenal in Jarpers Ferry, virginia. that arsenal had weapons and animunition. the reason was to free all blacks from the state. -
Jane Addams
Woman who dedicated her entire life helping the poor. One of the main reasons was she had seen the bad sitituations of the poor people. since a yung woman she had made her mind, of what she wanted to do was help people in needs. Her whole life was spent in london in a settlement house. Later in her lifespan she opened first settlement house in America called Hull House located in chicago. jane died in May 21, 1935. -
General John Pershing
John, organized an army of 200,00 men , it wasn't easy for Pershing but he managed to do it he helped to plan a battle against Germany. Pershing kept all americans together and got the hisghest rank of American army. -
James Naismith
In December 191 the first basetball game was played on James's gym. Basetball was inveted by him self and this is the truely American sport. The begging of baset ball you needed lader to get back the ball. -
William Sydney Porter
Born in Greensboro, North Carolina a famous short-story writer. Decided to not use his real name as a writer so he is best known as O. Henry . Porter had becomed famous for his extradornary endings in his stories. -
Hidden Treasure
3 men robbed a bank and they left to canda. In canada they were arrested. They found the money but not all of it, 4114,000 was missin and never to be found. -
Pablo Picasso
Picasso is one the most famous artist from Spain. as young boy he was tuaght by his father to be an artist. most of his works is what keep him alive by seeling his art but their where times where he wouln't sell any artwork. But later people bought his artwork and became happier and its shown in his artwork. Picasso devoped a style of art called cubism. -
Gunfight at the OK Coreeal.
There was a gunfight in Tombstone, Arizona between the Earp brothers and outlaws. -
James Garfield
20th presidnt of the USA was shot on July 2, 1881 at a railroad station. A man just walked up to him and shot him twice. he couln't be saved becuase the mattress he was laying on the spings corupted the medtal dector they used. -
Eleanor Roosevelt
Born from a famous family. To her mother she was consider "ugly" the only perosn that really loved her waas her father. In 1905 She married her cousin. FRanklin Roosevelt the 32nd presidnet of the USA. -
Eastman recieved Camera patent.
George Eastman gets patent for first-roll film camera. He named it "Kodak" before Eastman invented Kodak it was very dificult to take pictures. Sicne his invention taking pictures has been way easier for everyone. George Eastman was in 184 and died in 1932. -
Boxing Rules Began.
First boxing fight was fought under the Queensberry rules . Which it made it safer for John. L Sullivan and JIm Corbett. Before the Queenberry rules were introduced boxing was very dangrous sport. People could die from it. Before it people would not use any gloves but their bare knockles, and fighters would fight until they would could no longer go on. So then Boxing became a popular sport with the queenberry rules been more safer thna ever. -
First gasssonline car.
The first car runed by gassoline was taken out for a ride. This automobile changed the way travled. -
First airplane incident
IThe day the first airlane crash the pilot of the palne Thomas Selfridge, a lieutenant in the U.S Signal Corps. This plane got the milatary intereted to use it as a weapon of war. -
Coast to coast flight.
Calbraith Rodgers was the first person to fly all across the united states within 30 days and got 50,000 dollars for doing it. -
Jesse Owens
As a young boy Owens striggled with his life especially with him working 3 jobs plus school. But something great about him was he was known was fastest human. Jesse sure was the fastest human he entered the Olypics in Germany and won 100, 200, 400 metter dashes. in 936 he was known as fastest man in the world. -
Panama Canal
The panama canal made everything more easily now ships didn't have to go around Soouth america to get to north america na now it was way faster form new york to san francisco. -
Alvin York
York in WWI had captured 25 Germans and by the end he capture 132 eneny soldiers and told enemys to tell Germany to surrender. -
Black Sox scandal
8 players form the Chicago White Sox were put in trail for been discovered of taking money from gamblers to let the Cincinnati Reds. and became known as the " Black Sox" and later on they were all banned from baseball. -
James Earl Carter, Jr.
James Carter. Is known as Jimmy Carter. He is are 39th President of the USA. he did many importnat things like beeing in the nonprofit organization to help build houses for the poor and more importnat bring peace between Egypt and Isreal. -
National Magic day.
On october 31, we celebrate haloween but alos National magic day in honor of the greates magician Harry Houdini. Harry was an excelent escape artist. -
United Nations day.
The United nations is a n organization were people from 185 copuntires around the world get to together to talk so there is less chance of war. it start in october 24, 1945. -
Charlie Brown
Created by Charles Schulz.Charlie brown leader of the comic strips peanuts. Most of the show's Idea comes from things that happned to Schulz. Charlie Brown is aweosme. -
Sputnik 1
The Russians were the first to send two satitlites into space. Duriing the Space race era. When the Russians had sent the Sputnik 1 into space. Amercains really felt like they were ebhind on education and so more moeny was given to education. -
Trapped Miners
There was an eathqauke in a mining town of Canada and in the mines there were 69 people still trapped. On october 29, a rescuer heard a voice from deep down the mine. 12 of 69 men were rescued. -
Creator of muppets
Jim Henson (1936-1990) creator of the muppetts his friends Kermit, Miss Piggy, big bird , ernie and Bert. made the show Sesame Street a kid's televisoon show. -
First Presiental debate.
At 9:30 A.M in 1960 the first presidental debate ocoured between Nixon and Kenedy. the debate was on telvison thorugh the major telivion networks. this debate happned becuase people were undecided over who to choose if Nixon or kenedy. In the end Kendey won becuase of Nixon been sick that day. -
Warren Commision.
President Lyndon B. Johnson came up with the warren commision it was about the assassination of John F. Keedy. This lead tot he killing of Oswald the guy who shot Kenedy on November 24 1963. -
Woody Gutrie
Woody guthrie a great song writer. Woody is well-known folk singer around America. Most of his songs were about the poor. unfourtuanly on october 1967 he died. -
Jefferson Davis
Davis, after 90 years of his death he became a U.S citizen after his first time when it was taken away ebcuase he had gone to the Conderacy startes. -
Sandra Day O'connor
is the the first woman to serve an assoviate justice on the Supreme Court of the U.S.She had a private law pratice in Phoenix, Arizona Sandra had the powe rot overrule an act of Congress. -
Columbus Day
Columbus day is about Christopher Colubus who "disovered" amercia but he is honored in other ways becuase of him it made more explorers come to the USA and he brought many goodies to America as well.
