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Sep 20, 1519
Around The World
Ferdinand Magellan a sea captain left from the country of Spain with five ships. Three years later one of Magellan's ship returned to Spain it was the first time a ship had sailed around the world. -
Sir Walter Raleigh
Sir Walter Raleigh walked calmly up a wooden platform placed his head on a wooden block and a short time later was headless. This was a terrible end to a man who was considered on of the most colorful men in english history. Walter was a soldier, an explorer, a writer, and a favorite of Queen Elizabent l of England. -
John Adams
John Adam the 2nd president of the United States was born. John was the vice President of the United States. He was also the first President to live in the White House. He had a son who became President. John;s son was the 6th President.Before becoming President Adams was a leader in the fight for the right of the 13 colonies to become an independent country. -
John Hancock
John was a leader in the American colonies. the British considered Hancock one of the most dangerous men in the 13 colonies. If he had been captured,the British would have hanged him. Hancock is best remembered as the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence. -
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton was born in the West Indies. The West Indies is a group of islands ssoutheast of Florida. When George Washington became the first President of the United States, he chose Alexander as the first Secretary of the Treasury. -
Capitol Building
The First Preident of the Uited States, George Washington, laid the cornerstone f the Capitol Building -
Millard Fillmore
Millard was the Vice President of the United States when Zachary Taylor was President. When President Taylor died on July 9, 1850 Millard became the 13th President. He could only attend school during the winter months when he wasn't needed on the farm. While he was president the popuation of the United States was about 25,700,00. -
Napoleon
Napoleon the Emperor of France started his retreat from Russia. Napoleon began his military career as a regular officer in the french army and quickly moved up in rank. He became the leader of the French army. -
The Battle Of Lake Erie
Captain Oliver Perry defeated the British navy and no one has done that before. -
Sad Day For Indians
Tecumseh a great lleader of the Shawnee Indians died in battle. He had a bplan to unite all Indians into one great tribe. In 1812 the United States and Great Britain were again at war. Tecumseh and his warriors joined the side of the British. -
The Star Spangled Banner
The Star Spangled Banner, the national anthem of the United States, was written by Francis Scott Key. -
Sam Houston
Sam became the first president of the Republic of Texas. Before Texas became a state it belonged to Mexico. A war with Mexico broke out in 1836 -
Jesse James
in Clay, country,Missouri the famous outlaw Jesse james was born. -
Gold Discovered
James Marshall, a carpenter was working on a ranch belonging to John Sutter. He discovered gold and this was the beginning of the California Gold Rush of 1848. John Sutter tried to keep the news of the gold a secrret. He did not want his land to be overrun by people looking for gold. -
Walter Reed
Walter Reed was looking for the carrier of a disease. This disease was known as yellow fever. -
John Brown Harpers Ferry
John Brown an abolitionist captured a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry Virginia. That federal arsenal contained weapons and ammunittions. Brown was an abolitionist who believed slavery was wrong. On the night of October 16 1859, brown with his three sons and about 18 of his followers took control of the bridges and several arsenal buildings. -
John Pershing
Pershing was put in charge of the American army. His job was to organize all Americans forces. -
William Sydney Porter
William Sydney Porter became a famouse short story writer and his pen name was O. Henry. -
Hidden Treasure
Dring the American Civil War a ban of southern soldiers rode into a small town Vermont. -
James Garfield
The 20th president of the United States died. He had been shot 80 days earlier. -
Pablo Picasso
In the country of Spain one of the most famous painters of the 1900's was born. Not only was Picasso a great painter he was also a sculptor. -
Gunfight At the OK Corral
A famous gunfight took place in Tombstone,Arizona. This gunfight became known as the gunfight at the OK Corral. The gunfight was between the Earp brother, their friend Doc Holliday and a band of outlaws -
Franklin Rossevelt
Franklin became the 32nd president of the United States in 1933. He remained president longer than any other man. FDR as he was also known was elected president four timesand served 12 years. He was president during two of the most diffivult times in American history. -
Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor was born into a famous family. Her uncle Teddy Roosvelt the 26th President of the United States. She represented the United States at the United Nations. -
George Eastman
on September 4,1888 George received a patent for the first roll-film camera. -
Jane Addams
In 1889 Jane Addams opened Hull House -
Chamionship Fight
On September 7,1892 in New orleans, Louisiana, th first heavyweight title fight under the Queensberry rules was fought. This championship was fought by John L. Sullivan and Gentleman Jim Corbett. -
First Gasoline AutoMobile
The driver of the horseless carriage was Frank Duryea. Frank and his brother Charles built the first successul American-made, gasoline powered automobile. -
First Plane Tragedy
On Sept. 17, 1908 the first death caused by an airplane occurred at Fort Myer, Virginia. The airplane was invented by Dayton Ohio, Orville and Wilbur Wright. -
Richard Nixon
In 1969, Nixon became the 37th president of the United States. On August 9,1974 he became the only president to resign. Nixon had to give up being president because he lied to the American people. -
Jesse Owens
As a young man, he was considered the world's fastest human and he also won lots of medals. -
Panama Canal
President Woodrow Wilson pressed a button in his White House office and caused an Explosion 4,000 miles away. The blast occurred when a spark of electricity traveled across a telegraph cable that connected Washington D.C., to Panama, a country in Central America -
Buffalo Bill Cody
As a 15 year old, he became a famous rider for the pony express. The pony express was a way of getting the mail from St. Joseph, to Sacramento, California by horseback. Cody was nicknamed Buffalo Bill while he was working for a railroad company. His job was to supply buffalo meat to the men working for the railroad. -
Alvin York
During the World War I an American soldier single-handedly captured an entire battalion of German soldiers. Alvin was a corporal at the time he captured the German soldiers, but he became famous as Sergeant York. He received the nation's highest military award, the Cogressional Medal of Honor and he also received 50 other awards -
Black Sox Scandal
Eight members of the Chicago White Sox baseball team admitted that they thrown the 1919 world series.The Chicago team was thought to be the better team but they end up losing the 1919 world series to the underdog Cincinnati Reds. -
James Earl Carter, JR
James became better known as Jimmy Carte the 39th President of the United States. He served as President from 1977 to 1981. -
National Magic Day
National Magic Day is Celebrated in honor of the great magician Harry Houdini. Harry Houdini whose real name was Ehrich Weiss is considered to be one of the greatest escape artists of all time. Houdini would thrill his audiences by escaping from handcuffs, straitjackets, and different types of containers. On Halloween 1926 Harry Houdini died after being hit in the stomach. -
Elvis Presley
Elvis was one of the early singers who made rock and roll one of the most popular types of music. In the mid 1950s he combined country abd western music with black music called rhythm and blues. Even though Elvis wasn't the first singer to sing rock and roll he earned the title of King of Rock-and-Roll. -
Baseball Hall Of Fame
The first baseball players were elected to the baseball hall of fame.The hall of fame honors great baseball players. The first five players to be voted into the hall of fame in 1936 were Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson, and Walter Johnson. Ty is considered the greatest all round player. Babe is the best known for his many home runs he hit and Honus is still considered one of the greatest hitters.Christy and Walter were both pitchers. -
Jim Henson
Jim Henson was the creater if the muppets. He created them for television and he didnt only created the puppets for Sesame Street, but he was the voice of Ernie -
United Nations Day
The United Nations is an organization of 185 countries from every part of the world. The purpose of the United Nationss is to work for world peace. -
Al Capone
Al Capone was best known to the F.B.I as Public Enemy Number one. In 1920 the United States government passed a law making it a crime to make, sell, or transport alcoholic drinks. Capone started his own alcohol business in Chicago. It was during the 1920's in Chicago that gang wars broke out. other gangsters in Chicago also wanted to control the liquor business. Capone went to prison not because he didnt pay his income taxes. -
Charlie Brown
Charle was created by the cartoonist Charles Schulz. Schulz said that there was a lot of himself in Charlie Brown. He also said that many of his ideas came from things that happened to him whn he was younger. Even though Charlie Brown's life seems to be a nnever-ending struggle, he is a likeable person -
Sputnik I
The Russians sent into space a man made satellite named Sputnik I. Sputnik I was the first first man made satellite. A satellite is an object that travels around the earth. It can send radio and television singnals, watch weather conditions, and explore space. Sputnik is a russian word which means traveler . -
Trapped Miners
The earth shook under a small mining town in Canada. When the earth stopped shaking 24 miners were found dead.After a quick count the people of Springhill learned that 69 still were trapped 4,000 feet below the ground -
Nixon-Kennedy Debate
In Chicago the first presidential election debate was on all major television networks. They watched a debate between Republican Vise President Richard Nixon and Democratic Senator John F. Kennedy. -
Leif Ericson
Many people believe that Ericson was the first person to discover America nearly 500 years before Columbus. Leif was a Vikin explorer . the Vikings were great sailors who were not afraid to explorer distant lands. -
Warren Commission
The Warren Commission was set by president Lyndon B. Johnson to look into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy -
Woody Guthrie
Guthrie became a well known folk singer and song writer. His songs were about poor people and the world in which they lived. Many tragedies happed to Woody and his family. His's father business failed and their house burned down in fact four of the houses Woody live in burned down too. -
Lyndo B. Johnson
Lyndon died of a heat attack at his Texas ranch. He was the Vice President when John F. Kennedy was President. President Johnson is also remembered as being the President while the U.S. was fighting in the Vietnam.Lyndon Johnson was saddened by the Vietnam was. He told the people of the country he would not run for the presidency in 1968. -
Jefferson Davis
Almost 90 years after his death Jefferson finally became a citizen of the United States. It was Davis second time to become a citizen.Davis lost his Citienship when he gave up his seat as a United States Senator to become the President of the Confederacy -
Sandra Day O'Connor
Sandra was born on March 26,1930 in El Paso, Texas. She was the first women to serve as an associate justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. -
Challenger
A space shuttle named Challenger was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.Later part of the shuttle was recovered from the ocean floor about 30 miles off the coast of Flordia. The crew of the Challenger was made up of seven astronauts, five men and two women. The whole world was saddened by the death of the astronauts. There was one astronaut who captured the hearts of american school children and her name was Christa McAuliffe. -
Columbus Day
Many countries of the world celebrated the 500th anniversary of Christoper Columbus' discovery of a stange, new land. The land Columbus discovered later became America. Columbus discovery is honored with many special events. Native America do not think that Columbus is a hero. They feel that he did not treat the natives very well.
