Thursday, September 3, 2009

History in America

What is your favorite event or person in American history? Please respond with details (2-3 sentences) and please hyperlink a website or video on the person or event you are writing about.

78 comments:

  1. My favorite in American history is the Civil War. This is my favorite event because I think it is very interesting one country was divided so much that they had a war over their problems. http://www.civil-war.net/

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  2. My favorite person in American History is Jackie Robinson. He took a giant step for all African American atheltes becoming the first black baseball player in the big leagues.
    http://www.jackierobinson.com/

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  3. My favorite part of American history is the bombing of Pearl Harbor because it set the United States up and had gotten them ready to fight on the side of the allies in World War II.
    http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/wwii-pac/pearlhbr/pearlhbr.htm

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  4. My favorite person in American History is Hitler, because he is the most interesting and broad subject. There are so many things about what he did to the world, and they're all very interesting.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Hitler

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  5. My favorite event in History to learn about is the Great Depression. This is because I love learning about the sudden market crash and why and how it happened. I am also always astonished when I learn how everybody was prosperous and then how, on one day, everybody lost everything they had.

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  6. the most memorable event in American history for me would be the cold war.. this time period presented so much tension even though no shots were fired.. the rivalry between the Russians and the united states raged on and both countries competed for dominance and to spread their form of leadership being democracy and communism...
    http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2098502139901291467&ei=H2wBS9eQI5-arAL17vHKAw&q=united+states+cold+war+&hl=en&view=2&emb=1#

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  7. My favorite person in American history is Susan B. Anthony. She dedicated her entire life to fight for womens rights. She contributed to a large impact on the world but sadly died before these changes occured. http://www.history.rochester.edu/class/sba/first.htm

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  8. My Favorite event in American history is the Civil war and when the united states was divided into the north and the south. It's interesting to learn about how a country could be divided and fight against one another.

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  9. My favorite event in American history is the American Revolution. Without the Revolution who knows where we would be because we could still be a colony under British rule.
    http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/

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  10. My favorite Event in American History is Pearl Harbor. Because it was extremely significant. It is interesting to learn about because it was when the US entered the WWII. Its fun to learn about and very informative.

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  11. My favorite event in American history is the creation of the juducial branch of government. The supreme court plays a huge role in the amendment process of the U.S contitution and I find it very interesting.

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  12. My favorite event in American History is the meeting at Seneca Falls. This was about defending and discussing womens rights. This lead to the ability of more rights for Women. http://www.npg.si.edu/col/seneca/senfalls1.htm

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  13. My favorite event in American History are the civil rights movements and the cases involved with it. For example Brown V. The Board of Educaton of Topeka because it got rid of segregation in schools.

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  14. My favorite event in history is the Civil War. Its my favorite because it show why people fight for what they believe in and what they think it right
    http://www.civilwar.com/

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  15. My favorite person in American history is Siddartha. I like him because he fought against civil disobedience, and saw everybody as equal

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  16. My favorite event in history is World War 2 because it was a very interesting part in history. It had a hige impact on everyone, and open the eyes to many to what was really happening to the jewish people in the camps. Till this day, what happen there was still is very powerful and deep, to who was effected by it.

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  17. My Favorite event in American history is the Civil war. I think it is interesting to learn about what slaves went through to gain the same rights as white people.

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  19. My favorite event in history was the cr eation of the Redsox because they are my favorite team. The creation of the redsox and even baseball in general has had a big impact on the United States. Baseball is one of the most watched sports and the redox are one of the most beloved teams in baseball.

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  20. My favorite thing about history is WW2, I think that it was the most important war that occured because it improved the society because many new weapons were made and women were more respected because they had to replace the men who were fighting at war :) <3

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  21. My favorite event in history is the Great Depression because it had a significant effect in our country. It is a significant part of our past and helped prevent future stock market crashes and another depression

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  22. My favorite event in american history was the civil war. It helped me understand how the nation came together and how slaves had to fight to get their rights.

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  23. My favorite event in history was the Civil Rights movement because it showed that the determination of people can make a difference and can cause big changes.

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  24. My favorite event in American history is the the Battle of Normandy, other known as the Invasion of Narmandy, "D-day". I decided to choose this event in history becuase it is considered one of the pivitol points in World War II. Even though this event was quite brutal and full of casualties, it was one of the biggest turning points of its time. Here is a link of how D-Day occured. Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN THIS VIDEO, and this is a clip from 1998's film: "Saving Private Ryan" (Link Below)

    http://shsddayhitler.wikispaces.com/Battle+of+D-day+Reenactment

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  25. My favorite event in history that effected us today was the Civil War. The civil war had to do with slaves. It was interesting to learn and shocking because it actually occured in the past and some-how happens now.

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  26. My favorite person is Martin Luther King Jr. beacuse if it wasn't for him who knows people may still be segregated and we're not, so he had a big impact on history.

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  27. My favorite event in history is when women got more rights, ex:to vote. I think it is interesting to learn about women fighting to get the rights we take for granted today.

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  28. my favorite moment in history is when Barrack obama became the first african american to become president of the United states. it gave me a sense of pride of my race and was very important to me. http://www.barackobama.com/

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  29. My favorite event in history is the Holocaust. I like it because i've learn so many suprising events about that topic. To view the world in a different and unusual perspective catches my eyes. It gives me insight about how the world really is. How can someone kill thousands of people and not have a bad conscious? The things Hitler did made him despicable.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Holocaust

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  30. My favorite event in American is the Great Depression. it is a very good topic and it changed America in a big way. we learn alot of things from.

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  31. my favorite event in history was world wazr 2 because a lot of interesting events took place during that time.

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  32. my favorite event in history was WW2 because a lot happened in that much of times. There were many inner wars and they were many significant people in that one time period,which is really interesting.

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  33. my favorite event in history is the world war 2 because the it is very interesting to me and alotof important things happened during that time.

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  34. My favorite person in American history if Thomas Jefferson because he was a major part in the creation of America. Without him we might not be where we are today.

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  35. My favorite event in american history is Obama being elected as the first black president in the US. Its my favorite because it showed that America is finally changing and accepting all different people.

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  36. my favorite event in history is ww2 :)

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  37. My favorite person in the history of America is Francis Marion. He's my favorite because him and his pack of militia were awesome and the patriots based off of him.

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  38. my favorite event in history is the holocaust. i like this event because i think it is very interresting and at the same time very sad.

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  39. My favorite event in US history is when Bobby Kennedy was almost innaugurated for Presidential election.

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  40. My favorite person in American history is WWII because it is an extremely important part of our nations prestige and why we are so great. Also it is very interesting because i find warfare very intruiging.

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  41. My favorite person in american history is Francis Marion because he was a military officer who served in the American Revolutionary War

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  42. My favorite event in history is the civil war. Its my favorite event because it was men fighting against there own people. Also it abolished slavery.

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  44. My favorite point in history was the time of the Civil Rights Movement.These movements began the ideas of equality in all people. It also inspired other countries around the world to take a stand against racism and sexism. It affected people all over the world and started a new way of thinking.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_rights_movement

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  45. my favorite event in history 2 learn about is The Revolutionary War bbecause it was the begining of or nations independence

    http://www.42explore2.com/revolt.htm

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  48. my faviorte event in history is probably revoluitnary war because we beat up on the british who were seen as one of the most powerful nations. It also intrests me because we won the war and got our independence.
    http://www.42explore2.com/revolt.htm

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  50. My favorite person in history is Eli Whisel. He is a hero and a living holocaust survivor. He has gone through so much hatred and abuse

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  51. In 1921, the Taggert Baking Company of Indianapolis was planning to launch its 1.5 pound loaf of bread. Elmer Cline was charged with finding a name for the new bread. Inspiration struck while Elmer was visiting the International Balloon Race at the Indianapolis Speedway. He was awestruck by a sky filled with hundreds of colorful balloons. To Elmer, the image signified a sense of “wonder,” and Wonder® Bread was born. http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/wonderbread.htm

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  52. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elie_Wiesel
    spelled wiesel wrong and you can not go through history. My least favorite is Hitler he defines everything in this world that is wrong!

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  53. My favorite person in history is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. from the beginning of the civil rights movement, he played a very important role in bringing about an end to segregation in the U.S.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_luther_king

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  54. My favorite event in history was the civil rights movemnet. This movement lead to equality amongst people

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  55. My favorite event in history was world war 2. this is because i find it very interesting and since that war the world has been ever changed. with out that war, the world wouldnt be what it is today.

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  56. My favorite event in american history is world war II. There were many interseting and exciting events that happened durring this time.

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  57. The woman's suffrage movement was my favorite event in american history. The woman involved in the movement was detrmined to get rights for their gender. They felt that woman weren't treated equal to men.

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  58. My favorite event in history is the World War I, and World War II because I like reading about war. It is also interesting how America won their battles and stuff :P

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  59. My favorite event in history was the women's rights movement because it gained natural rights for women that they originally were not given. The right to vote is important because it allows you to have a say in how our country is run.

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  60. My favorite war was Vietnam. This is because my uncles were in the Vietnam War. I'm proud of them for fighting for our country and they survived.

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  61. My favorite person in American history is Rudy Giuliani. He is my favorite person in history because he cleaned up the streets of NY. It doesn't hurt that he is Italian too.

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  64. My favorite event in american history was the salem witch trials. this is because i think that kind of things are interesting

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  65. My favorite person in american histroy would be Abraham Licoln. He led north and won the civil war, brought our nation together and ended slavery.

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  66. my favorite event in history is vietnam war even though it wasnt a great time, my grandpa served in the war i liked hearing his stories

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  67. my favorite event in american history is the cold war. this is my favorite event in american history because it was very different then most wars in the sense that there was not much direct warfare between the U.s. and the Soviet Union

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  68. MY favorite event in American history is World War II. This is because I believe it is important to remember the horrible events that occured during the Holocaust.

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  69. My favorite person in American History is Martin L. King, the reason is because of him segregation was eliminated, he brought out the idea that everyone was equal no matter what color they were. =]

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  70. My favorite event in history is when the New York Rangers got the cup. It is my favorite because Im a Ranger fan and has fan its importantto me.

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  71. my favorite event in American history was world war 2. i find it interesting that so many weapons were invented and used in that time along with new war tactics.it is also interesting to learn about the strategies used in the war... it is important because without american help germany would have taken over europe.

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  72. My favorite event in history, even though it was bad, was 9/11. It's my favorite, because it showed what being brave and having courage is. That was shown by all the men and women that lost thier lives that day.

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  73. My favorite event in history is World War 11 becasue we can learn from it.

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  74. one of my favorite times in history to learn about is the holocaust...i feel it is a very good topic to learn about, and there is many different aspects of it that make it interesting to study

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  75. One of my favorite events in hisory is the holocust. This intrest me because of how hitler treated the jews.

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