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Gunfight At The OK Corral
The gunfight at the OK corral was between Wyatt Earps, and Billy Clantons, and friends. The fight was only 30 seconds long, but is said to be the most famous gunfight in Arizona. -
Sir Walter Raleigh
Releigh was one of the most colorful men in England. He was a soldier, an explorer, a writer, and a favorite of Queen Elizabeth 1 of England. -
John Adams
Adams signed the Decloration of Independence. He was the first Vice President of the United States. Adams, and Jefferson both died on June 4, 1826. His son was John Quince Adams who also became president. -
Napoleon
In 1812 of June Napeleon led an army of 600,000 men into Russia. Knowing they couldnt defeat his army they had to find another way to defeat the invading army. Napoleon made a mistake so had no choice but to retreat. -
The Battle Of Lake Erie
The Battle Of Erie began in 1812 when Captain Oliver Perry did something no one else could do, and that was defeating the British Navy. -
Sad Day For Indians
On this day Native Americans greatest chiefs were defeated. Tecumseh the learder of Shawnee Indians died in battle. Then Chief Joseph leader of Nez Perce were ordered to leave their land. Knowing they couldnt defeat the army Joseph, and the tribe headed for the Canadian Border. -
The Star-Spangled Banner
Our national anthem was written by Francis Scott Key during the Britiah navu bombing in 1812. -
Sam Houston
Houston was the first President of the Republic of Texas. War broke out between Mexico, and Texas. -
Jesse James
Jesse James was a famous bank robber that claimed the name "Robin Hood" in 1882 for robbing banks, and helping the poor with rent. -
John Brown Harpers Ferry
Brown an abolitionist captured a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. He captured 40 people some were people who had come to work at the arsenal. One hostage was Colonel Lewis W. Washington great-nephew of President George Washington. -
James Naismith
Naismith was the inventor of the most popular winter sport, basketball. The first basketball game was on December, 1891 by Naismith's gym class. -
Hidden Treasure
During the Civil War a band of southern soldiers rode into a small town in Vermont. It took them only a few minutes to rob the bank, and after they did they 14 of the 22 were arrested in Canada. They had some of the banks money, but $114,000 was missing. -
Pablo Picaso
Picaso was an amazing painter/sculptor. The new style he used to help develop was Cubism. Picaso's paintings have his moods in them such as when he entereed his "blue period". -
Eleanor Roosevelt
Growing up Eleanor was told by her mother that she was a funny child, an embarrassment, and old-fashioned. Her father was the one who really loved her.After he died she married her cousin Franklin Roosevelt our 32nd president. She did everything for him because, he was suffering from polio. -
George Eastman
George Eastman received a patent for the first roll-film on September 4,1888 -
Championship Fight
September 7, 1892 the "Queensberry Rules" were addressed in boxing to stop other boxers from brutaly hurting one another. -
Walter Reed
Discovered the disease "yellow fever" in 1900. -
John Pershing
Orginized and trained his Americwn soldiers to help plan a battle against Germany. -
The First Tragedy
Thomas Selfridge was involved in the first airplane crash on September 17, 1908 -
William Sydney
William was born in 1862, and he became a famous writer even though he had been in prison for 3 years he was a genious with ending stories. -
First Coast-To-Coast Flight
Randolph Hearst a wealthy newspaper owner offered $50,000 to the first person to fly an airplane across the United States in 30 days. Calbraith Rodgers accepted the challenge. But he had some problems along the way that caused him to not make it. But he proved it was possable. -
Panama Canal
President Woodrow Wilson pressed a button in the white house office that caused an explosion 4,000 miles away. The blast of 1,600 pounds of dynamite helped clear a mass of earth, and rock so workers workers could continue building the Panama Canal. -
Alvin York
York captured an entire battalion of German soldiers. He was corporal at the time he captured the German soldiers, but became famous as Sergeant York. -
James Earl Carter, Jr
Graduated from the U.S Naval Acedemy, he was elected senate in Georgia, and later became governor then became our president in 1977 to 1981. -
National Magic Day
On this day we celebrate in honor of the greatest magician Harry Houdini. One of Houdini's most famous trick was escape from a straitjacket. But after one trick gone bad cause him his life. -
Jane Addams
In 1889 Jane Addams was the founding owner who opened the "Hull House", for the poor. -
United Nations Day
The purpose of the United Nations is to work for World Peace. The U.N. tries to stop wars before they begin. -
Charlie Brown
Charels Schulz the creater of Charlie Brown thought of him as any other child with every bit of man in him. Charels went through some things as a kid so he used it for his comic Charlie Brown. -
Sputnik 1
Russians sent the first man maded satellite into space that marked the beginning of the space age. This object travels around the earth it sends radio, and televistion signals watches weather conditions, and explores earth. -
Trapped Miners
A resuce worker heard a voice that said "There are 12 of us in here. Get us." They found 12 miners that were stuck underground in a small town in Canada for six days with out food, water, and fresh air. -
Woody Guthrie
Guthrie was well known as a folk singer, and song writer. His songs were about poor people, and the world they lived in. Growing up him, and his family went through tragidies such as four of their houses burned down, and his fathers buisness failed. -
Jefferson Davis
Almost 90 years after his death Jefferson finally became a citizen of the United States. He lost his citizenship when he gave up his seat as a United States Senator to become the President of the Confederacy. -
Jesse Owens
Jesse was known as the fastest man alive when he had finished college, and entered the Olympics in 1936 along with the other 327 American altheletes. -
Columbus Day
Countries around the world celebrate the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus discovery of America. Many Indians do not see him as a "hero" because, he did not treat them well. He brought diseases that killed thousands of Indians. But he also brought foods, animals, and much more. -
Leif Ericson
Many people believed that Ericson, and the vikings were the first to discover America 500 years before Christopher Columbus.
