George Washington Carver

Watch this VIDEO to learn about George Washington Carver who lived right here in Missouri.

Ronald Reagan's Attempted Assassination

Ronald Reagan’s Attempted Assassination

On March 30th, 1981,  the 70 year old president Ronald Reagan was shot by John Hinckley Jr. He was shot 6 times in about 1.7 seconds! He fired a Röhm RG-14 .22LR blue steel revolver. Only 1 of the  6 bullets hit him! He was outside the Washington Hilton Hotel where he had just finished addressing a labor meeting. John Hinckley Jr attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan after watching the movie Taxi Driver. In the movie Robert De Niro's character, Travis Bickle, stalked a presidential candidate. Travis was doing this to rescue/impress someone, who was played by Jodie Foster. John went through college without any friends. So, he added Foster to his list of obsessions. He couldn’t decide what he would do. He would think of something else almost everyday. He thought about killing Senator Edward Kennedy, and even thought about kidnapping Jodie Foster! After pandering for awhile, he started stalking the new President Ronald Reagan. He wrote to Jodie Foster about his plans to kill Reagan. Three others were injured during the shooting. Reagan was shot in the chest near his left underarm. There were bullets in his seventh rib and some three inches in his left lung, collapsing it. Dr. Dennis S. O'Leary said ''He is alert and should be able to make decisions by tomorrow.'' It was a miraculous recovery. Sadly, he died on June 5, 2004. He died from suffering Alzheimer's disease for nearly 10 years. This was one of the scariest two hours in America since JFK’s assassination in 1963. I hope you learned something new reading this

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My A-Z book on WWII

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A-Z Historical Events

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Reviewed Past Blog Posts on Pharoah Akhenaton and Japan

I watched Luke's video post about Pharoah Akhenaton. I learned that he was rebellious and that he had a different religion. Also another thing I learned is that when they found his tomb and opened it, he literally just disintegrated. This video was really entertaining and I think people should watch it because it made me laugh while I learned! I have one question for Luke (AKA the creator of the video) though, did Pharoah Akhenaton write his poem in letters or in Egyptian writing? 

I also read Clara's A to Z book on Japan. I learned in one of the facts that I found most interesting was that in Japanese schools, they have to wear a uniform to school instead of picking their own clothes. And a question that I have for Clara is, how can you read a Japanese comic book or also known in Japan as Magna properly? I hope to hear from both of you.

A-Z Revolutionary War

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A to Z of Madagascar

Do you want to know what  is in mysterious caves in Madagascar? Do you want to know HOW long people have been in Madagascar? Well, just click HERE to find out! Do you want to know the sources of the amazing A to Z? Click over HERE to find them!