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Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie was born in Scotland on November 25, 1835. He immigrated to the U.S. at the age of 12. He grew up working in a cotton mill and later as a telegrapher. His first major job was helping build bridges, but the iron used to build them was too weak. So, he decided to make steel and that is how he made his fortune. He died on August 11, 1919 -
Joseph Pulitzer
Joseph Pulitzer was born on April 10, 1847 in Hungary. He moved to St. Louis when he was a young man and started doing journalism there. He became and accomplished journalist and moved to New York, but was known for often using yellow journalism. He ended up dying on October 29, 1911 from old age. -
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1848 in New York City. Roosevelt was very intellectual, even at a young age. He grew up and went to law school and became a Colonel in the war in Cuba. After he returned, he became the governor of New York. Then in 1901, he was the vice president, and after McKinley was assassinated, he became the president. He ended up serving two terms. Years after his presidency he died on January 6, 1919 -
Baseball Invented
Baseball is a game developed from folk games from countries like France and Germany. It was later recognized as a sport in the 1850s and 60s. The first recorded baseball game took place on June 19, 1846. -
Car Invented
The car was Invented by Carl Benz on January 29, 1886. After he invented it, it led to many other people perfecting it, like Henry Ford -
First Modern Olympics
The Olympic Games were made by the greeks around 700bc and were held every four years. The first modern olympics were started in 1896 by Pierre de Coubertin and have been played ever since. -
Annexing of Hawaii
Hawaii was annexed in 1898 because of nationalism caused by the Spanish-American War. It was annexed by President William McKinley after Hawaii's government was overthrown by the U.S. without a fight. -
President McKinley Assasination
President McKinley was at the Pan-American exposition in Buffalo, New York, eight months into his second term. On his way out he was shaking hands when suddenly and anarchist named Leon Czolgosz came up and shot him twice in the abdomen. He died later on September 16 from gangrene caused by the wounds -
Airplane Invented
The first airplane was flown on December 17, 1903 in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina by Wilbur and Orville Wright -
Sinking of the Titanic
The titanic was on its first voyage going across the North Atlantic ocean heading from England to New York. Then the Titanic stuck and iceberg and in under three hours, the ship had completely sunk.