State Fair
Famous Americans
Created by Mrs. Bowman’s Class 2014-2015
CRAZY HORSE
Abraham Lincoln
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Born on Feb 12, 1809 in Hodgenville, Kentucky
16th president of the U.S.A
Interested in politics
Assassinated on April 15,1865 by John Wikes Booth
Benedict Arnold
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Born in Norwich, Connecticut
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Born on January 14, 1741
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Is a famous traitor
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Fought French in 7 Years War
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Got kicked out of America
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Died in 1801
Amelia Earhart
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BORN JULY 24 1897
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FIRST GIRL TO EARN A DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS
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FIRST PERSON TO USE AN AUTO GYRO TO CROSS THE U.S.A
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FIRST GIRL TO CROSS THE ALANTIC OCEAN
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WENT MISSING JULY 2 1937
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DECLARED DEAD JANUARY 5 1939
Facts about Phil Knight
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Born on February 24, 1938 in Portland Oregon
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Founded Nike in 1951
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In the Oregon sports hall of fame
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Loved track and running
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In the Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Steve Carlton
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Born on December,22nd 1944
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Played on 6 baseball teams
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Played 0n San Francisco Giants, St. Louis
Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White
Sox, Cleveland Indians, and Minnesota Twins
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Won the world series twice
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Left-handed pitcher
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Is now retired
FUN FACTS ABOUT CHUCK NORRIS
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FAMOUS ACTOR
STILL ALIVE TODAY
WAS IN THE MILITARY
HAS 2 YOUNGER BROTHERS
MADE FUN OF AS A KID BECAUSE HE WAS NOT
ATHLETIC
Oliver Evans
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Born on September, 13 1755 in Newport, Delaware
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Was 5th of 11 brothers and sisters
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Moved to Red Clay Creek when he was still in infancy
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Inventor
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Died on April 15, 1819
Neil Armstrong
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Born August 5 ,1930
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Got flying license at age 16
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Went to fight in the Korean War
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First man on the moon
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Became business man, university professor and
government advisor
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Died August 5, 2012
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 Only one to survive of his family
 Died January 5, 1943
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born in 1946, in Hope, Arkansas
 Born
in Julia Chester Hospital
 Was
president and governor
 Youngest
 Was
governor in the country at the age of 32
the 42nd president of the U.S.A.
BILL CLINTON
Some Quick Facts
o Born August 10th 1897
o Got interested in
acting at age 6
o Entertained his church with his skill.
o Was the understudy for
Buddy Ebsen
o Died June 6,1979
FUN FACTS ABOUT GERONIMO
• BORN ON THE ARIZONA NEW MEXICO BORDER
• SERVED UNDER APACHE LEADERS COSHISE AND MANGAS
COLORADAS
• MEXICAN SOLDIERS KILLED HIS WIFE, MOTHER, AND KIDS
• MOVED TO SAN CARLOS RESERVATION
• SIGNED THE TREATY OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO
• DIED ON FEBRUARY 17, 1909 AT FORT SILL
STEPHEN KING
Facts about George Lucas
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Was born in Modesto, California on May 14
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Wanted to be a artist
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Made Star Wars
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Made $400 million
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Made Indiana Jones
Sarah Winnemucca
Born in 1844
Opened an American Indian school
Believed in making peace with the whites
Worked as a interpreter for Fort McDermit
Made a pamphlet called: Sarah Winnemucca’s
Practical Solution to the Indian Problem
Phil Jackson
 Born on September 17,1945
As a player won 2 NBA championships
As a coach won 11 NBA championships
Was named one of the top ten coaches
in NBA history
Won 4 NBA all-star head coach awards
Scored 5,428 points!
BILL CONTI
Born April 13, 1942
Graduated at Louisiana State University
13 Emmy nominations
Gonna Fly Now was in Rocky II
Three Golden Globe nomination composed
score for Unnecessary Roughness
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Born on September 23, 1863
Has a brother
First African -American to get college degree
Gave women civil rights
Died on July 24,1954
MELVIN CALVIN
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Born in St. Paul, Minnesota April 8th, 1911
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Interested in science at grocery store
III. Won Nobel Prize of Chemistry in 1961
IV. Found out the path of carbon in photosynthesis
V. Member of Manhattan Project
VI. Invented oxygen generating apparatus
VII. Died in 1997
Magic Johnson
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Born August 14, 1959
Six siblings
Loved playing basketball as a youngster
Went to Everett High School
Played for Lakers for 7 years