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HISTORY
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7th Grade
05/25/2012

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ANDREW JOHNSON
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U.S. President whose impeachment failed by 1 vote
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JOAN OF ARC
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French heroine
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BOB HOPE
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Comedian who entertained the troops

 

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CHARLES LINDBERGH
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1st person to fly across the Atlantic
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IRVING BERLIN
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composer of God Bless America
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JOHN BROWN
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Abolitionist captured at Harpers Ferry
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LEWIS AND CLARK
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Explored the Louisiana Purchase
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NELSON MANDELA
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South Africa's 1st African President
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SACCO AND VANZETTI
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Italian immigrants executed injustly
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BIFOCALS
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created by Ben Franklin
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BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION
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Racial segregation in public schools is unconstitutional
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EMPIRE STATE BUILDING
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A skyscraper in NY
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JAMESTOWN, VA
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first permanent English colony
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KENT STATE
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4 college students killed by National Guardsmen while protesting the Vietnam War
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LUSITANIA
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ship sunk by German U-boats in WWI
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MIRACLE AT DUNKIRK
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evacuation from France to England in WWII
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MOUNT ST. HELENS
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ash volcano which erupted in the state of Washington
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RED CROSS
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founded by Clara Barton
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TRUMAN DOCTRINE
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U.S. gave financial aid to countries resisting communism
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