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Sitting Bull
Allen Sanderson
Sitting Bull was born in Grand River
1831 in the Plains area of the
United States. He was a Sioux
Indian. His tribe, the Hunkpapa,
lived on the Great Northern Plains
where they hunted buffalo.
Interesting facts…
“Slow”, Sitting Bull’s old name, went to war
when he was just a boy with no weapons
- just a coup stick.
When he was ten years old he killed his first
buffalo.
After he fought and won against a Crow
warrior, he was renamed Sitting Bull.
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He was an Indian chief in the Battle of Little
Big Horn.
Sitting Bull was famous after this battle and
he later joined Buffalo Bill’s Wild West
Show.
Sitting Bull College in Standing Rock, North
Dakota serves many students today.
Sources:
Author: Lucille Recht Penner
Illustrator: Will Williams
Web site: www.wikipedia.org
John Philip Sousa
Andrew Johns
John Philip Sousa was born in Washington,
D.C. on Nov. 6, 1854. He had no brothers or
sisters. His parents were Antonio de Sousa
and Maria Elisabeth Trinkhaus. His parents
were Portuguese, Spanish, Barvarian
(German) descent.
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John Philip Sousa played violin at a young
age.
John Philip Sousa lived to be 77 years of
age .
John Philip Sousa fell in love with Jane
Bells.
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John Philip Sousa was famous for
composing marches.
He wrote music and one of the most
famous was “Stars and Stripes Forever”.
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Book: John Philip Sousa by Mike Venezia
Thomas Jefferson
Nitorria Pickett
Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13,
1743. He lived in a house called Shadwell
in Virginia. He had two older sisters. His
teacher in school was Mr. Douglas and he
learned a lot about math. Jefferson died
on July 4, 1826.
Interesting facts…
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
Cody James Ogle
Martin Luther King was born on
January 15, 1929 in Atlanta,
Georgia.
Martin died April 4, 1968
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Martin got married in 1953.
He was a gifted student at Morehouse
College.
He was a Baptist minister.
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He was a Civil Rights leader.
He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.
Source:
Book Title: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Author: Angela Bull
Website: www.dk.com
Meet George Washington
Emily Livengood
George Washington was born in
Virginia Feb. 22, 1732. He died
when he was 65 years old on
Dec. 14, 1799.
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George was 14 when his father died.
He loved to dance.
He loved to visit his older brother
Laurence.
When George was 20 his
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Helen Keller
Felicia Mitchell
Helen lived in Tuscumbia, Alabama. She
was born on June 27, 1880. Her parents
were Kate Adams Keller, and Colonel
Arthur Keller. She had one little sister.
Helen died June 1, 1968.
Interesting facts…
 Helen was very ill as a baby.
 She was taught to speak.
 She graduated from Radcliffe College
with honors and was awarded the
Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964.
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 She wrote 14 books and many essays.
 She was an ambassador for the AFB
(American Foundation for the Blind) for
44 years.
 Even though she couldn’t hear or see
she was taught how to read, write, and
speak by her teacher, Anne Sullivan.
Source:
 Book title: Helen Keller
 Author: Margo Lundell
 Website: www.afb.org/braillebug
Jim Thorpe
Gaven Aulds
Jim was born in May, 1888 in
Oklahoma. His parents were
Hiram Thorpe and Charlotte
Viuex. He had a twin brother
named Charlie.
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In Jim’s growing up years he and his brother
Charlie went to school and played ball all the
time at recess. But one winter his brother,
Charlie, got sick and died. Without Charlie, Jim
didn’t care about ball games. So Jim ran away
from school, but his father made him go back.
His mother died when he was just 15 years old.
Soon Jim became a sports guy and he won
medals at the Olympic Games.
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He was a pro football player who played
with President Eisenhower when they
were both attending West Point.
Jim Thorpe represented the United States
in the Olympics of 1912 in Sweden.
He won the decathlon which is a series of
ten contests.
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Jim Thorpe by Thomas Fall. Websites, Jim
Thorpe.com
Illustrated by John Gretzer
Amelia Earhart
Jannelle Libby
Amelia Earhart was always thinking about
planes and how to fly them.
When Amelia Earhart was a little girl her
sister, Muriel, helped her make an airplane
out of wood. They put it on the roof with
Amelia inside it, and slid down the roof to
make it fly.
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Amelia Earhart was born in Atchison
Kansas.
She was born on July 24th, 1898.
She died in 1937.
Her dad’s name was Samuel Edwin
Stanton Earhart and her mom’s name was
Amelia Amy Otis Earhart.
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She was the first woman to fly across the
Atlantic Ocean.
She was invited to the White House by
President Hoover to receive a medal from
the National Geographic Society.
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Amelia Earhart
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Author: John Parlin
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Illustrator: Wayne Alfano
Ben Franklin
Jasmine Wise
Ben Franklin was born in Boston
on January 17, 1606 and he died
on April 17, 1709.
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Ben was born in Boston.
Ben had 16 brothers and sisters.
When Ben was 17 he moved to New York
City.
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Ben proved that lightning makes
electricity.
He wrote a famous book called Poor
Richard’s Almanac.
He was a member of Congress.
He was an inventor.
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Book title: Ben Franklin
Author: Cynthia Benjamin
Rosa Parks
Julie Mills
Rosa Parks was born in Tuskegee,
Alabama on February 4, 1913. Her
parents were Leona and James
McCauley. She had one brother
named Sylvester. Rosa Parks died
on October 24, 2005.
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When Rosa Parks was little she wanted to
be treated as a regular little girl.
Every morning she would have to walk
miles to school.
She loved to go fishing with her
grandmother.
Rosa became very good at sewing.
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Rosa refused to stand in the back of the
bus with the rest of the black people.
She brought attention to the rights of the
black people.
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Book title: From the Back of the Bus to the
Front of the Movement. Author: Camilla
Wilson
Website: Wikipedia
Sitting Bull Warrior
of the Sioux
Kody Wetherington
Slow (Sitting Bull) was born in Black
Hills. It was the day when the
leader had a baby.
He was born in 1831 and his dad
was Sitting Bull. He died on
2/15/1890. His son was One Bull, a
great farmer and gatherer.
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 When “Slow” was older he was still slow .
 He ate slow, he talked slow, and walk
slow.
 Later when he fought a Crow Indian and
won, he was renamed Sitting Bull.
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 Sitting Bull ended the Battle of Little Big
Horn.
 When he died, he was remembered as a
great leader of the Indian nations.
Source:
 Book title SITTING BULL Warrior of the
Sioux, written by Jane Fleischer.
 Web site:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitting_Bull.
Ben Franklin
Kristopher Williams
Benjamin Franklin was born in
Boston on January 17, 1706. His
parents were Abiah Folger and
Josiah Franklin. He had sixteen
siblings. His death was April 17,
1790.
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When he was seventeen he ran away.
He invented a special stove called the
Franklin Stove.
He was one of the writers of The
Declaration Of Independence.
He invented the lightning rod and bifocals.
He was very wealthy and he wrote Poor
Richard’s Almanac.
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Benjamin Franklin was an inventor who
proved that lightning makes electricity.
He was the oldest member of Congress.
He was famous for writing and publishing
Poor Richard’s Almanac. The noblest
question in his book was “What good may
I do in the world?” When he died his life
had answered that question well.
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Title: Ben Franklin
Author: Cynthia Benjamin
Website: www.wikipedia.org
Abigail Takes the Wheel
Lauren Dobson
Abigail was born in New York
City. She was also born in the
year 1881. Her father was
Captain Bates. Her brother’s
name was Tom.
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They would travel twenty miles from New
Jersey to New York City.
Also their father Captain Bates was the
captain.
She was traveling to go to school in New
York.
The Neptune was their home.
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Abigail took the wheel and stopped it from
hitting the Bristol.
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Abigail Takes the Wheel.
Written by Avi.
Illustrated by Don Boiognese.
The Great Houdini
Liam Bergeron
The Great Houdini was born
in Budapest, Hungary on
March 24, 1874. His parents
were Samuel Weiss and
Cecilia Weiss. The Great
Houdini died on October 31,
1926. He had 3 brothers,
Nathan, Herman, and
William.
Interesting facts…
 Ehrich (The Great Houdini) worked after
school and sold newspapers.
 He earned tons of money for family
needs.
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 He is famous for opening handcuffs
without a key.
 He took challenges to unlock handcuffs
while he was locked in a trunk under
water.
Source:
 Book: The Great Houdini, written by
Louis Sabin and illustrated by Allan
Eitzen.
Alexander Graham Bell
Matthew Aguilar
Alexander Graham Bell was born
March 3rd 1847.
His parents were Alexander Melville
Bell and Eliza Bell.
He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland
and died August 2nd 1922.
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Alexander Graham Bell was not a good
student in school.
AGB and his 2 brothers experimented
sound.
They called Alexander Graham Bell AGB
for short.
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AGB invented the telephone.
AGB also invented a machine that would
take out the bullet stuck in president
James Garfield’s body after he was shot.
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Alexander Graham Bell an Inventive Life.
Written by Elizabeth Macleod.
Abraham Lincoln
Michelle Cordoba
Abraham Lincoln ‘s birthday was on February
12, 1809. He was born in Kentucky. He died
on April 14, 1865. He went to school part of
the time. But most of the time he was
working for his father chopping wood or
planting corn.
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President Abraham Lincoln did not like
killing animals, even for food.
He was president during the Civil War.
He would read a book every chance he
got.
He worked on a flatboat and in a general
store when he was young.
He was very tall.
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He was the 16th president of the United
States.
He signed the Emancipation Proclamation
which freed slaves.
The Gettysburg Address was his most
famous speech.
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Title: Abraham Lincoln
Author: Ann Turner
Paintings by: Wendell Minor
Harriet Tubman
Natalie Brownfield
Harriet Tubman was born in 1820 or
1821. Her parents were Harriet Greene
and Benjamin Ross. The place she was
born was Bucktown, Maryland. She
died almost a century ago. Harriet had
9 brothers and sisters.
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Harriet Tubman never went to school a
day of her life. Also since her parents
were held captive in slavery, she was born
in slavery, too.
When she grew up, she helped many
slaves escape to the north by way of the
Underground Railroad.
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Harriet Tubman led people out of slavery
by way of the Underground Railroad. It
was not really underground – it was a
secret way for them to escape.
She told the slaves how to go to a “safe”
house and look at the stars at night to find
their way to safety in the north.
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Title: Harriet Tubman
Author: George Sullivan
Beethoven
Nia Ewumi
Beethoven was born in Bonn,
Germany and his birthday was
December 17, 1770. His father was
Johann van Beethoven. His brothers
were Casper Anton Carl and
Nikolaus Johann. He died March 26,
1827.
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When Beethoven was thirty he became
deaf. Beethoven astonished everyone by
writing some of his great music when he
could no longer hear it. Beethoven’s
symphony No. 9 was first played at a
concert in 1824. (A symphony is a long
piece of music that is played by an
orchestra.)
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Beethoven wrote great music. Beethoven
soon became famous for his musical
talent. He practiced a lot. From 1800 to
1808, Beethoven wrote four symphonies.
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Book title: Beethoven
Author: Robin Doak
Illustrator: Marni Backer
Website: Ludwig von Beethoven-wikipedia
Babe Ruth
Sabryn Vasseur
The birth place of Babe Ruth is
Baltimore. His birth date is
February 6, 1895. He died
August 16, 1948.
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Babe’s real name was George, so Babe is
just a nickname. When Babe was young,
he was alone a lot and had nobody to look
after him. Babe started roaming the
streets of Baltimore. He got into all kinds
of mischief and caused his family concern.
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He ran 714 home runs when he was
playing baseball.
He played for three different teams, the
Orioles, the Red Sox, & the Yankees.
More than anyone else Babe
Ruth symbolizes the game of
baseball.
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Book: Babe Ruth by Rare Bains
Website: www.wikipedia.org
Paul Revere
Trent Taylor
He was born in Boston,
Massachusetts
in January, 1735.
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He worked in a silver smith shop. Paul felt
bad that his horse died. When he was a
boy he liked riding his horse. Paul had 7
grandchildren. The Midnight ride occurred
on April 18 and 19, 1775 to warn John
Hancock and Samuel Adams of the
movements of the British army.
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Paul Revere was in the silver smith
business and the Boston tea party.
He made a famous ride called the
Midnight Ride of Paul Revere to warn the
people about the British coming.
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Paul Revere
Author: Jean Fritz
Website: www.google.com
Squanto
Tucker Ramsey
Squanto was born near the town
of Plymouth. He was born in the
late 1500s and died in 1622.
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Squanto was a Pawtuxet Native American
who assisted the Pilgrims after their first
winter. In 1622 Squanto was the
guide and translator for settlers.
Squanto was captured by the Wampanoag
while gathering intelligence.
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Squanto was an Indian leader.
He helped the Pilgrims after their first
winter.
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Book: Squanto, author: Clyde Robert
Bulla, Illustrator: Petter Burchard
Website: www.wikipedia.org
Alexander Graham Bell
Xavier Graham
Alexander Graham Bell was
born March 3, 1847. His parents
were Melville and Eliza Graham
Bell. He had 2 brothers.
Alexander Graham Bell died
August 2, 1922.
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Alexander Graham Bell was not a good student
in school.
When he was 12 he built a homemade
dehusking machine for corn.
He invented the telephone and set records of
flight and water speed.
He helped make National Geographic one of the
most popular magazines in the world.
He invented metal probes, air conditioners,
water purifiers, and iceberg detectors.
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Alexander Graham Bell was a famous inventor.
He invented the telephone, kites, and many
other machines.
He helped deaf students with his invention
called the phonautograph.
Helen Keller was a famous person that he
helped and she dedicated a book to him.
He built flying machines and wanted to be the
first to put one in the sky, but he wasn’t. The
Wright Brothers beat him to it.
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Title: Alexander Graham Bell
Author: Elizabeth MacLeod
Website: http://bell.uccb.nsca
Johannes Vermeer
Zachary Spalding
Vermeer was born in Delft,
Holland in 1632 and died on
Dec. 15, 1675. His dad was
Reijnier Janszoon. Vermeer and
his wife had 15 children.
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Johannes Vermeer married Catharina Bolnes.
Vermeer lived to be 43 years old. They did not
keep records back then so there’s little facts
about Johannes Vermeer.
Vermeer was a great artist who painted “Officer
and Laughing Girl” and “Women in Red Hat”.
He had many great paintings that are in
museums all over the world.
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He was famous because he painted many
great paintings mostly of people.
For almost 200 years his paintings were
scattered all over Europe. Finally in the
late 1800’s people recognized his great
paintings and put them in museums.
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Title: Johannes Vermeer
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Author and Illustrator: Mike Venezia
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Website: www.wikipedia.org