BIOGRAPHIES

1. BIOGRAPHIES New People to Consider

2. Christa Mcauliffe Born -September, 2, 1948 Christa was a Death- January, 28 ,1986 (age of 36) teacher before becoming an astronaut . In 1985 Christa was chosen out of 11,00 other participants to go up in space to fulfill her dream of being an astronaut. After one year of training Christa got on the shuttle seconds away from making its way out of our atmosphere. 5,4,3,2,1 blastoff. Before the the shuttle could leave the atmosphere scientists believe that a cooling tile fell off overheating the shuttle to leave it to explode in the air. Christa was killed in the explosion along with the other six people riding with her.

3. Montezuma Montezuma was born in 1398 and died 1469 of old age. Montezuma was famous for being the fifth Aztec emperor and king of Tenochtitlan currently in Mexico, during his reign (1440-1369) the Aztec Empire was consolidated, major expansion was undertaken and Tenochtitlan started becoming the dominant partner of the Aztec Triple Alliance. Montezuma was also known as MotecuhzomaIlhuicamina, Huehuemotecuhzoma, and Moctezuma I.

4. Daniel Boone Daniel Boone was born in October 22, 1734 near what is now called Reading, Pennsylvania. Daniel Boone past away in september 26, 1820. Daniel Boone was hired in 1775 as a trailblazer to create a settlement in Kentucky and it was called Transylvania. Daniel created a path there called the Wilderness Path with 30 other workers to mark the harsh path. Later he brought his family there to live in Kentucky. Fun Facts • Daniel Boone had 10 brothers and sisters • Daniel Boone’s daughter was captured by Indians but Daniel Boone caught up and got his daughter back.

5. Jim Thorpe Jim Thorpe is known to America as the best athlete ever! Jim was a football player in all positions. He also was named All-American in 1911 and 1912. He was a football, soccer and track star doing the hurdles,high jump, and the sprints. Jim was in the Olympics and he participated in the pentathlon and the decathlon. The pentathlon was five events including the javelin throw, long jump, discus throw, 1500 meter race, and the 200 meter dash. The decathlon included ten track and field events. With Thorpe's all around talent, he took the gold medal in both events winning by a large margin. After the olympics Jim played baseball and basketball.Jim Thorpe died of a heart attack in 1953. He had been married three times and had eight children.

6. Annie Oakley Annie Oakley was born in North Star, Ohio August 13, 1860 and died November 3, 1926 in Greenville, Ohio. She was one of the first women to become famous- but she wasn’t just a famous women. Annie was a sharpshooter and an exhibition shooter. Annie’s real name was Phoebe Ann Moses. Some people say her best trick was when a playing card was in the air and before it touched the ground she hit it several times using a rifle. Annie was a talented girl and proved it to the world.

7. J.K. Rowling • Joanne Rowling was born on July 31, 1997 in a town called South Gloucestershire, England • Rowling is an author known for writing the Harry Potter series • J.K. Rowling wrote the Harry potter books in England • Rowling is still alive FUN FACTS Rowling first had the title of the Harry Potter books say by Joanne Rowling but the publishers said that little boys might not want to read a book by a girl author.

8. Mark Twain was born November 30th 1835 and died April 10th 1910. Mark Twain is famous for writing Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. His occupation was as a writer. Samuel Clemens lived in Hartford, Connecticut for the majority of his life Samuel Clemens Fun facts, Samuel Clemens was born shortly after Halleys comet visited and died a day after the comet visited again. Samuel Langhorne Clemens’ pen name is Mark Twain, Samuel has a stamp with his face on it.

9. Sacagawea Sacagawea was born in Lemhi River Valley on the year of 1778 and died on December 20th 1812. She was only 24 years old. Sacagawea was part of the Shoshone tribe.She is known for helping Lewis and Clark on their journey of exploration and without the help of Sacagawea they would have died. Fun Facts Sacagawea was captured when she was young she was then sold and forced to marry. Sacagawea had to carry her baby named Pomp for the majority of the trip. Clark gave Sacagawea an American name which was “Janey”.

10. Nathaniel Bowditch Nathaniel Bowditch was born in Salem Massachusetts on March 26, 1773 and died March 16, 1838 at age 64 because of stomach cancer. Nathaniel Bowditch grew up studying math and reading math books. When he was 18, he found countless errors in the book John Hamiltin Moore’s The New Practical Navigator. He found so many errors that he had to write his own book on the sea and added more to his book about Navigation than John Hamiltin Moore’s book did. Nathaniel Bowditch named his book Bowditch’s American Practical Navigator. Did you know: Nathaniel Bowditch taught himself Latin and French to read complicated math books? Did you know: Nathaniel Bowditch was the fourth of seven children? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Bowditch This is Nathaniel Bowditch

11. Duke Ellington Duke Ellington was born in April 29, 1899 passed away in May 24, 1974. He died from a lung cancer. He was a great jazz composer and an amazing bandleader. He also played the piano for his band. Duke originated over 1,000 compositions. Ellington married his high school lover Edna Thompson on July 2, 1918 he was 19 at the time. Soon after, he had his only son Mercer Kennedy Ellington. Mercer turned out to be Dukes director. Duke Ellington worked on his masterpieces with Billy Strayhorn, his “writing and arranging companion” Some of the people in his band were: Drummer Sonny Greer, Pianist Willie Smith, Trumpeter James Miley and saxophonist Sidney Bechet. Duke Ellington has 12 Grammy awards! Most for playing jazz, some for composing and 1 for playing pop music. Duke also has his name in the Hollywood Hall Of Fame. Duke Ellingtons Duke Ellington Hall Of Fame ----> ----------------> By: Justin Meiseles

12. Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass was born near Hillsboro,Maryland in February of 1818. Frederick was born into slavery. Frederick Douglass died in 1895 because of a heart attack. Frederick Douglass was an author, speaker, an abolitionist (someone in favor of getting rid of slavery) and a suffragist (someone in favor of extending voting rights especially for women). Frederick is famous for his books and his awesome speeches about freedom. Frederick was born in Maryland but he was moved around the country to different slave owners’ farms. Because of Frederick’s books he was able to tour Ireland and Great Britain. He gave a memorial speech at Abraham Lincoln’s memorial that was very moving.

13. Maria Tallchief became America’s first Prima Ballerina in 1949 • She has been taking ballet classes since age 3. • Maria grew up on the Osage Native American reservation in Oklahoma • She married 3 times. • Her most famous performance was The Firebird • She had 2 siblings, a brother with a disability from being kicked in the head by a horse and a sister who was also a ballerina • She died last April from complications of a broken hip. Maria Tallchief Jan 24, 1925-April 11, 2013 maria tallchief

14. Stephen Hawkings -Born January 8, 1942 (current age 72) lives in Oxford, England -Works with General Relativity and Quantum Gravity-General Relativity is the geometric theory published by Albert Einstein in 1916. Quantum Gravity is a field of theoretical physics that seeks to describe the force of gravity. -He is known for Hawking radiation and Penrose_ Hawking theorems-Hawking radiation is a black body radiation that is predicted to be released by black holes. The penrose theorems are a set of results in general relativity -Hawking won a albert Einstein award 1978 the Albert Einstein award was an award for theoretical physics.

15. Steve Jobs Born February 24 1955,died October 5 2011 Occupation/famous for: Co-Founded apple made iPhones,iPods,Laptops,iPads,Macbooks iTunes and App Store Steve lived in San Francisco,California Steve original dream job was to be a monk Steve was adopted Steve dropped out of college

16. Winston ChurchillBy Jason Haims Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, was born on November 30 1874. From age 2-6, he lived Dublin Ireland. It has been claimed that the young Churchill first developed his fascination with military matters from watching the many parades pass by the Vice Regal Lodge. In 1893, he applied to attend the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. In laters years he became prime minister of Great Britain. He helped Britain stand against Hitler and stood up to the Germans in WW2! Unfortunately, he died on January,24 1965.

17. Jackie Robinson Jackie Robinson was born on January 31, 1919 in Cairo,Georgia,U.S.A. He died on October 24, 1972 in Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.A. Jackie Robinson broke the color line which means now both blacks and whites can play Ameican baseball. Jackie was a Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He also batted right and threw right.

18. Vera Wang was born on June 27, 1949 in New York City. The daughter of affluent Chinese immigrants.She is 64. • Vera Wang’s occupations are an entrepreneur and a fashion designer. Interesting Facts • Vera Wangs full name is Vera Ellen Wang • Vera Wang is arguably the most prominent designer of bridal wear in America. • Vera Wang is best known for balancing modern designs with traditional elegance. • Vera Wang was a former dancer and ice skater.

19. Interesting facts Pocahontas Father the Chief Powhatan, had many wives. Pocahontas died at Gravesend of unknown causes. Pocahontas Pocahontas birth was unknown. She is famous for marrying an EnglishMan, who was called Captain John Smith. She was the daughter of Powhatan. Powhatan wanted to execute Captain John Smith. So then Pocahontas saved John and without Pocahontas, Powhatan would have destroyed the Englishmen’s village. She lived in Jamestown, Virginia. Pocahontas saves John Smith from her father, Powhatan

20. ~≈Elizabeth Blackwell≈~ Born on February 3rd, 1821, Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States. Elizabeth Blackwell was born in a house on Dickson Street in Bristol, England, to Samuel Blackwell, and his wife Hannah Blackwell. The idea to pursue medicine was first planted in Elizabeth’s head by a friend in Cincinnati who was dying of a painful disease… :( This friend expressed the opinion that a female doctor would have made her treatment much more comfortable. Elizabeth also felt that women would be better doctors because of their motherly instincts. Back in New York City,(where she first had her education…) Elizabeth opened up her own practice. She was faced with adversity, but did manage to get some media support from things such as the New York Tribune. In 1852, she began delivering lectures and published The Laws of Life with Special Reference to the Physical Education of Girls, her first work, a volume about the physical and mental development of girls. Although Elizabeth herself pursued her career and never married or had a child, this treatise ironically concerned itself with the preparation of young women for motherhood. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ∆ ¡Fun Facts! ∆ • Elizabeth never got married. None of the five Blackwell sisters did!!!!! Wow. • Elizabeth Blackwell died on the 31st of May 1910. §§§ §§ §

21. Hans Christian Anderson Born: April 2nd 1805 Death: April 4th 1875 He wrote more than 150 fairy tales He was a writer He is famous for writing many books that people still enjoy today He lived inMunkemøllestraede, Denmark Some fun facts about Hans Christian Anderson He made “The Little Mermaid”, “Ugly Duckling” and soooooo many more His stories have been translated into 25 different languages His fathers name was also Hans When he was young he was very poor

22. Marco Polo Born 1254 - Died 1324. Marco Polo was a wealthy Italian Merchant/Traveler. Marco Polo’s journey was the first journey to China widely known. Marco Polo created the Silk Road and was a Spy for Kublai Khan. Marco Polo was born and married in Venice Italy, He was married to Donata Badoer and had three children. He lived in Venice for most of his life until He left Venice in 1269 and came back to Venice and was imprisoned till 1299. He told his stories to Rustichello and his book was named The Travels of Marco Polo.

23. Amelia Earhart Amelia Earhart was born onJuly 24, 1897 in Atchison, Kansas. During her early childhood she responded to the nickname “Meeley” or “Millie”. In highschool, Amelia had a miserable semester, she was known as “ The girl in brown who walks alone.”Amelia Earhart was known for being the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She was also an author writing about her flying adventures. Her husband was George P. Putnum, an American publisher, author and explorer. Amelia disappeared on July 2, 1937 at age 39, she was over the Pacific Ocean en route to Howland Island. Two years later she was declared dead on January 5, 1939. Amelia Earhart in 1935 Her signature