Biographies

=Biographies =

Jerry Spinelli Won the Newbery award for his book Maniac Magee.When Jerry was younger he was bitten by leeches.Jerry is known for having his books funny and true to life. == Marian Anderson.

She was born in Philadelphia on February 27.Died in Portland, Oregon, at age 96.At age 6 she performs in a church. At ten or eleven she was chosen for the people’s church. Marian’s father, John Berkley, died at age 34. At age 24 she graduates from high school. She sings at Carnegie hall in New York City and at the white house for president and Mrs. Roosevelt.

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 * Janek was one of the few people that survived Hitler & his Nazi camp.

He died at age 78.

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Born on Sept. 27, 1722-1803. Samuel Adams is famous for signing the declaration of Independence.

=  = The Beatles There all born in LiverPool. John Lennon = death by a deranged man on 1980 = = Benjamin Franklin by: Christian Richardson 1708-1790 On the $100 bill Started the Declaration of Independence and provided money during war against Great Britain

Harriet Tubman Death- March 10,1913 She Was A Woman Of Courage Because She Was A African American Who Helped Slaves Escape. She Used The Underground Railroad So She Could Help the Slaves Escape... But She Never Gave Up... BY Isabela 

Rosa Parks born-dead was arrested by the cops more than once in Feb 1956 in the early 1900's white people and black people could not play checkers

Amelia Earhart Born on 1897-1937 Amelia is the first women to fly solo over the Atlantic ocean.She is also the first women to receive a distinguished flying cross.Her best friend was Eleanor Roosevelt,And a few years later she disapeared and know one knows were she went.

Elizabeth Cady Born on- 1815-1902 Elizabeth Cady was an early leader of the women's rights movement. She and Lucretia Mott, another reformer, organized the first women's rights convention in the United States.

Born on Sept. 27, 1722-1803. Samuel Adams is famous for signing the declaration of Independence. He was born in Boston, and he is the cousin of John Adams.

Born on July 30 1863-1947 He was born in a farm on Dearborn, Michigan He takes care of animals on a farm.He and his family were an Irish family.He got married on April 25,1861.His family owned over two hundred acres of land.

 Benjamin Franklin by: Christian Richardson 1708-1790 On the $100 bill Started the Declaration of Independence and provided money during war against Great Britain

 Benjamin Franklin by: Christian Richardson Mariel Marget Hamm 1708-1790 She was born in March,17 1972. On the $100 bill She is a professional women soccer player. Started the Declaration of Independence When Mia Hamm was 16 she left other sports that she played and provided money during war against Great Britain she decided to play women's soccer. Mia made it with her national team wich is united states for women World Cup.

Sam patch was known for his jumps when he was small he use to jump of the mill in to a lake one day Sam patch partner took all his money and left one day Sam patch jump to Niagara falls and he was never seen alive again his nickname was Jersy jumper. BY Alberto Clark William



1770-1838 was an American explorer. With Meriwether Lewis, he led the famous Lewis and Clark expedition, which explored the Louisiana Territory and the Pacific Northwest from 1804 to 1806.Clark was born on Aug. 1, 1770, in Caroline County, Virginia. His brother, George Rogers Clark, became a hero in the Revolutionary War in America. After the expedition with Lewis, Clark held several public offices in St. Louis, including that of superintendent of Indian affairs. Clark died on Sept. 1, 1838.by Eduardo Ortiz