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Sunday, October 9, 2011



Hunter Kloewer
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Five people were stranded out off the Florida Keys after their boat sank. The people were treading water for 20 hours until the coast guard got to them, one of the people drowned(an 80 year-old woman), Before they could

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Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant has signed a contract in italy. His father had played on five different teams from 1984-1991 in Italy. the deal that Kobe bryant has made has allowed him to return right away to the Los Angeles Lakers if

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Skyscrapers:

Skyscrapers are everywhere you look when you are in the city but it wasn't always that way. Before 1885 there was only buildings built completely out of brick inside and out and were only normal house high. In 1885 the first skyscraper kn

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Family tree

This is a link to link my family tree.

Richard Warren

He is my 15th Gr. grandfather.

born in London England 1621

Died Plymouth 1669

His Parents are unknown

Children:

1. Mary: Born 1610     Died March 27 1683

2. Anna Born 1612     Died feburary 1675

3. Sarah B

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Employing the Enemy: farm labor in Iowa during WWII

In the beginning, the speaker gave us an example:

What would you do if you read the paper one morning and found out that a camp would be built for Al-Queda prisoners of war in your state? In your very own hometown?

Iowa was used as a place to send Germ

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I can't find much on my family history so i decided to do my blog on Susan B. Anthony.

Susan B. Anthony was born February 15, 1820 in Adams, Massachusetts. She was raised in a Quaker family thast had many traditions. She was the second oldest of seven

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Family

The Petsche side of my family comes from the german area and so does the Ritter. Ritter is a very common name in germany. they have ritter chocolates and also a company called Walter Ritter. Walter Ritter was founded in Hamburg, Germany.

WALTER RITTER PHARMACEUTICA

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Assigned Blog #4 Boss Tweed

Boss Tweed

Real name William Magear Tweed was the famous American politician who was the boss or head of Tammany Hall, a Democratic Party political machine that was in New York City for politics in the 19th century . He owned a lot of land in New York

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Assigned Blog- William M. Tweed

William M. Tweed, more known as Boss Tweed, was an American politician.

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He was born on April 3, 1823. He had many jobs as a boy, from saddle making to bookkeeping, he did a lot. He was a volunteer firefighter, and there was a rivalry between some of t

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The 18th amendment to the U.S. Constitution banned the production, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages.

 

  • Women were strongly behind this amendment because they felt that "alcohol was seen as the destroyer of families and marriages." Men wo
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Just this weekend California Governor, Jerry Brown, signed into law that it is illegal for 14-18 year olds to use a tanning bed. California is the first state to ever make this far of a restriction on tanning bed, except Brazil banned tanning beds al

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Assigned Blog #4 - Florence Kelley

          Florence Kelley was born on September 12, 1859, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  Florence had two brothers and five sisters.  All five of her sisters died during their childhoods.  Florence studied at Cornell University and the University of

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Mitt Romney ~ Assigned Blog #4

     There has been a "tidal wave"  in politics about Romney's religion. AMitt.800x600.jpgccording to somepeople, Mormonism is considered a cult. The Rep. have all redirected their association with a comment that was made by a man. During speeches and such, a few of

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Assigned Blog #4 Family Heritage

 

Grandma Carol’s Mother’s side: (Mom’s mom)

Corzine: French

 

Grandma Carol’s dad’s side (Mom’s mom!)

Simonin: French

The farthest I can go on my Grandma’s dad’s side is to Frank Simonin. He is my Great-great-great Grandfather. He married my great-great-g

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Marea's Family Tree.....#4

I guess I will start with my mom’s side…

My great grandparents on the maternal grandma’s side were Henry and Lucille Kisling Lahr. They were from Yakima, Washington. Henry was in World War 2. He was a simple man. They moved to Manilla, Iowa. Lucille h

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Civil warThere were 23 battles in the Civil war. The Battle of Fort Sumpter, The Battle of Rich Mountain, First Battle of Bull Run, Battle of the Moniter and Merrimac, Battle of Shiloh, Battle of New Orleans, Battle of Seven Pines, battle of Harper's
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Chester Alan Arthur

He was born in Fairfield, Vermont. Arthur graduated from Union college in 1848. He served as a Quartermaster General in New York.

Quartermster Genteral- would supply troops with supplies and provisions. He had to utfit the troops.

In

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Assigned Blog #4: John D. Rockefeller

    John D. Rockefeller was born on July 8, 1839, in Richford, New York. He built his first oil refinery, near Cleveland and in 1870 he incorporated the standard oil company. By 1882 he had almost a monopoly of the oil business, but soon antimonop

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