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Nov 20, 1519
Around the World
Ferdinand Magellan, a sea captain, left from the country of spain. -
Benjamin Banneker
Best known black person in the early history of the United States. Famous writer, astronomer, craftsman, mathematcian and serveyor. -
Capitol Building
George Washington, laid the cornerstone of the Capitol building. -
The Battle of Lake Erie
During the war of 1812 captain OLiver Perry did something that no other person had done before he difeated the british navy. -
Sad day for Indians
Tecumseh died from the Shawnee tribe. Died in battle. Wanted to drive the sttlers away from the lands that belonged to the Indians. -
The Star- Spangled Banner
The Star-Spangled Banner , the national anthem of the united states , was written by Francis Scott Key. -
Sam Houston
First President of the republic of texas. -
James Naismith
He invented the sport basketball. -
The Mary Celeste
Is one of the great unsolved mysteries of all time. -
Jesse James
in 1881 the governor of missouri offered a $5,000 reward for the capture of either jesse or frank james. -
James Garfield
20th President of the United States, died. He got shot. -
Pablo Picasso
great painter but also a sculptor. -
Gunfight At The Ok Corral
Occured in tombstone, it was between the earp brothers their friend Doc Holliday and a band of outlaws. -
Eleanor Roosevelt
She was not a pretty child, her mother in other hand was very beautiful. Eleanor was an embarrassment to her mother. -
geprge Eastman
on september 4, 1888 Geogre Eastman received a patent for the first roll- film camera. he called it "Kodak" -
Jane Addams
Jane Addams opened a Hull House. it was the first settlement house in america. -
Montana
Only 3states larger than Montana, Alaska, texas, and california. 41st state. -
John L. Sullivan
the first heavyweight title fight under the Queensberry rules was fought between John L. sullian and "gentlemen JIm" Corbett. -
First Gasoline Automobile
Frank Duryea and his brother Charles built the first successful American-made, gasoline powered automobile. -
Walter Reed & John Pershing
Walter Reed was studying the disease called "yellow fever" he thought the disease was spread by mosquitoes after he studied the disease he found out that mosquitoes did transmit the yellow fever. -
First Plane Tragedy
The first death caused by an airplane crash occurred at fort Myer, virginia. The victim of the crash was Thomas Selfridge, a lieutenant in the U.S Signal Corps. -
William Sydney Porter
William Sydney Porter better known as O'Henry was put in jail for taking money from the bank he worked for, while he was in prison he engoyed reading an writing even though he had quit school when he was 15 yrs old. O'henry dided in 1910. -
First Coast-To-Coast Flight
Calbrath rodgers landed his airplane in pasadena, California, and became the first person top fly across the United States. -
Panama Canal
Woodrow Wilson pressed a button in his White House office and 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 in Panama could conitune building the panama canal. -
Walter Reed & John Pershing
Pershing was put in charge of the american army. his job was to organize all american forces. -
Alvin York
Captured an entire battalion of German soldiers. -
Black Sox Scandal
8 players from the White sox, took money from gamblers to throw the game and let the Reds win. -
James Earl Carter, Jr.
39th President. -
Jesse owens
in the olympics that jesse became known as the fastes man in the wrold -
Jim Henson
Creator of the Muppets. -
United nations day
Is an organization of 185 countries from every part of the world. -
Charlie Brown
Is the leading character of the comic strip ' Peanuts ' -
Sputnik 1
Russians sent into space a manmade satellite named Sputnik 1. This marked the beginning of the space age. -
Trapped Miners
The earth shook under a small mining in canada, when it stopped 24 left dead. later 17 found a week later. they said it was a miracle to find them alive, after a week trapped inside. -
Nixon-Kennedy Debate
First presidental debate played on television. -
Warren Commission
Warren Commission, report was released to the people, about Kennedy's assassination -
Woody Guthrie
wrote songs about the poor people, and the worl in which they lived. -
Sandra Day O'Connor
first woman to serve as an associate on the Supreme Court of the United States. -
Columbus day
500th anniversary of a strange, new land. The new land Columbus discovered later became America. -
Leif Ericson
Many people believed that Ericson was the first person to discover America nearly 500 years before Columbus.
