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James Madison
James Madison was born on March 16,1751, in Port Conway,VA.
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Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was born on Feb. 12,1809 in Hodgeville, Kentucky. His parent's names were Nancy Lincoln and Thomas Lincoln. His sister's name was Sarah Lincoln Grigsby and his brother's name was Thomas Lincoln Jr. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States of America. He was against slavery. He also ended slavery. Abraham Lincoln was shot while watching a play. -
American Civil War
The American Civil War was when the north went against the south because of slavery. Abraham Lincoln was president at the time. The Civil War lasted three or four years. It started on April 12,1861 and ended on May 9,1865. -
Isaac Burns Murphy
Isaac Murphy was born on April 16, 1861, in Frankfort, Kentucky. He was a jockey ( a person who rides horses in horse races.) He won thirteen awards from just racing horses. Isaac Murphy's dad was a member in the Union and died at the war of the prisoner. Isaac changed his last name to Murphy in honor of his grandfather. -
Fort Sumter
On April 12,1861 Confederate General Beauregaurd, had fired on Fort Sumter. At 2:30 p.m. Major Roberts and Erson surrerend. -
Vicksburg
It happened on May 18 - July 4,1863. The north went against the south. Genreral Grant trapped General Pebererton. After a long battle the Union Army spilt the Confederacy in half. The Union Army won in the south. -
Appomattox Court House
On April 9,1865 Robert E. Lee was the General of the Confederate Army. He surrendered to the Union Army under General Ulysses S. Grant. This ended the American Civil War. -
Ty Cobb
Ty Cobb was born on December 18,1886. He was born in Georgia He was married twice. He acted in movies. He and his spouses had five kids.He died on July 17 ,1961 in Atlanta, GA. Ty Cobb played for the Detroit Tigers. -
Mark Twain
Mark Twain is not his real name. His real name is Saumel Longhorne Clemens His brother's names are: Pleasant, Henry ,Benjamin,and his sister's names are: Pamela and Margaret. His parent's names were Jane Lampton Clemens and John Marshall Clemens. He was an author. He wrote The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of of Tom Sawyer. Mark Twain married Olivia Langdon Clemens. He died in Redding,CT. -
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. stood up for the rights of black men and women. He was born on January 15,1929. He was married to a nice and pretty lady (it is very true) named Coretta Scott King. He had two sons and two daughters. He spoke loud and clear out black men and women's rights. He was assassainted on April 4, 1968 by a man named James Eral Ray in his hotel (Lorraine Motel) in Memphis, TN. He made a big difference in America's history. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks was born in a small town in Alabama. She learned to stick up for black men and women.Lots of white people were treated badly on many city buses. She was arrested Jan.1,1955. She refused to give up her bus seat to a white man. -
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina affected many lives. She hit many states of the United States. Her category was number five. Katrina was one of the five deadliest storms in the history of the United States. Her lowest pressure was 902 mb. Her highest winds were 174mph.(280 km/h) The total fatilities was 1,833. She caused about $300 billion worth of damage. She killed about 1,500 people. She caused a dent in the U.S's history and many people's lives.
