John D. Rockefeller was the second child born out of six children. At a very young age, John started working for neighbors and rasing turkeys. He made up to almost $50 working. His family was a hardworking class family who lived in Richford, New York
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The idea of the Kodak Camera all started with George Eastman. George took up photography as a hobby in 1877, but to his disadvantage he had to carry more than 100 pounds of equipment with him just for a days' work. Today, all you would have to do i
.The 57th quadrennial United States Presidential Election will be held on November 6, 2012. President Barack Obama for the Democrats, against a yet to be decided Republican candidate.
The top 3 Republicans running are:
MIchele Bachmann
U.S. Representat
Sitting Bull was the Chief of the Sioux indian trive also known as the Hunkpapa Lakota.
He was born on the Grand River in South Dakota in 1831. When he was born, his parents named him Jumping Badger. He got the nickname "Hunkesi" because it ment slow.
Bomb Pentagon using model airplane.
On Wednesday a 26 year old Massachusetts man was arrested and charged with plotting a attack on the Pentagon and the U.S. Capital. He was going to bomb them with a remote controlled model aircraft. Authorities said
John D. Rockefeller was the founder of the Standard Oil Company. The company was the first great United States business trust. The man worked hard, and made history in the oil department.
On July 8th, 1839, John D. Rockefeller was born. He was a ve
Electricity is something we use everyday in more ways than we realize. Just having your TV plugged in it has electricity running through it waiting for you to turn it on. The discovery of electricity started way back in 600B.C. when the greek philoso
Hot air - fuel of the future?
Roger Davey, an entrepreneur from Australia, thinks so. He wants to build a 2,600 foot tall solar updraft tower, in the Arizona desert. It would turn 32 turbines as the hot air moves into the tower, spinning them fast en
Jane Addams was born on September 6, 1860 in Cedarville, Illinois into a wealthy family of 8. Her father, John Huey Addams was a prosperous businessman who owned many factories, farms, etc. Jane's mother, Sarah Addams died during birth when Jane w
Outlaws
In the 1800s outlaws could hide quite easily because there was no law established them being banished. They could hide many places like rocks, caves, or behind trees. They robbed things like banks and trains, just like in the forklor, and s
Two American President During the 1800s
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States. Unlike any other President he was more like one the common people. Andrew Jackson represented the common citizens and tried to keep
Anwar al-Awalaki was an alleged Al-Qaeda operative. He gave spiritial advice to 9/11 hijackers Nawaf Al-hazmi and Kalid Al-Mihndar. Anwar al-Awalaki was actually American born in New Mexico and went to school at Colorado state. Although his pa
The Michael Jackson Case
On June 25, 2009, when the parametics arrived at Michael Jacksons house had said that Micahel was "flatlined" and had no pulse or any recognition that he could be alive.
When Jackson arived at the hospital, Ronald Reagan UCLA M
Can hot air be the free fuel of the future?
As you know, heat rises. But you might not know that this scientific reality could create clean energy for cities! Roger Davey wants to create, capture, and control hot air to power cities. Roger plans to c
On September 3, 2011 The Boston Red and the Atlanta Braves were ahead by 9 and 8 games repectivly in thier wild card races. On September 29, 2011 not only had both teams lost their wild card lead, but they were out of the MLB playoffs altogether
Child Labor was very common in the 1800s. Many children from 6 and up worked in the factories. Most children worked 12-14 hour days, with one hour long break. The conditions the children worked in were horrible. The equipment was very heavy and dange
An immigrant is-a person who leaves one country to settle permanently in another. Immigrants came to the US to earn money. And when they would earn enough money sometimes they would return to their homeland but some would stay. They came for a better
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Blog #3: Rabbani Assassinated
As most people know, the United States troops are stationed in Afghanistan right now. One of the reasons for us being over there, if you do not know, is we are aiding, teaching, and training
the afghan people
On the date of July 31, 2009, three American hikers (Sarah Shourd, Josh Fattal, and Shane Bauer) were arrested on the boarder of Iran. The border patrol suspected espionage and crossing the border in Iran. The three hikers were in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Sar
Just two days ago, a new survey came out on poverty. For the first time in U.S. history, the largest group of poor children is Hispanic. The study said in 2010, 37.3% of poor children in the U.S. were Hispanic, and with 30.5% being white and 26.6% be
