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On November 4th, 1732 in Calvert Maryland Thomas Johnson was giving born to by his mother Sedgwick Dorcas, Thomas was the fourth of ten children. His grandfather Thomas was a lawyer in London. Thomas and his 8 siblings where educated at home. However as a young adult Thomas was falling in a good path. The study of law caught his eyes.
James Riddle was born on 14th February 1913 in Brazil. He was the second born in a family of four children and was an athlete. He started working full time while still a teenager in a department store as a stock boy after quitting school at the ninth grade. In 1930, he started working in a warehouse as a freight handler. This provided a platform for his career.
Theses Corrupt Police did the same to Kidd. This Court case was mainly based on the corrupt police rather than the murders at first. They tortured Orange for a total of 12 hours before he “confessed” so the torturing would stop. The Chicago’s Police force is still trying to cover it up till this day. “Nodeathpenalty” Believes that the court system needs to go into depth into the Chicago Police Department and charge them for torturing an innocent
“Just imagine trying to cover 20 sea lions’ bodies with medicine!” (Woo). David Kenney was the very first veterinarian hired at Seaworld. He was originally called by Seaworld to conduct necropsies on whales and dolphins, they liked the work he had done so they decided to hire him on the job. David W. Kenney was the first veterinarian also to work at Seaworld.
Cornelius Mahony was born in County Cork, Ireland on December of 1828 to Timothy and Mary Mahony. At seventeen years old, he made the journey to the new country, the United States. Many speculate that he came over for new beginnings due to hardship in the potato famine. He stayed in New York for a couple of years where he met his wife, Bridget Fitzgibbon (Somers). Bridget was also Irish.
Laird Hamilton “Make sure your worst enemy does not lie between your own eyes” - Laird Hamilton. Laird Hamilton is a professional surfer that has contributed and helped surfing a lot. Laird Hamilton is friends with other pro surfers like Shane Dorian and Kelly Slater. Laird Hamilton persisted through losing his dad and getting his step dad, created the hydrofoil board, and changed the way surfing is today. Laird Hamilton created the first hydrofoil board or foil board.
Tremaine Townsend, born December 11, 1986 at Sharps Hospital, San Diego, CA, he is my only son, I decided to write about someone who is near and dear to my heart. I am very proud of my son he has been a blessing to me and has made me so proud to be a father. Tremaine was always an exceptional basketball player. He played first string his freshman and sophomore year at North High School here in Phoenix, AZ. During that time Tremaine grew maybe a couple of inches, from 5’10” to 6’0” tall, no major growth spurt but that summer Tremaine grew 6 inches, now that is major.
Mike Keats was a really nice, brave and intelligent person. Although Mike Keats was a great man and a great hockey player he reacted so much on his temper, so he always used to go to the penalty box as a punishment while playing hockey. Mike was traded so many times to different teams and got drafted on their teams but Mike had a Native American teammate, which than became his friend Dakota. Dakota had a good talent at that time to help Mike when he needed it. Unfortunately there was once something really mysterious that Mike wouldn’t tell anyone.
With the door being propped open, Holmes proceeded to his car where he had left his weapons of choice to carry out his plan. He put on Police SWAT gear, loaded up his guns, and walked back toward the theater. Before he entered he threw a canister of tear gas into the audience. This confused and shocked everyone in theater nine because many people thought it was a promotional stunt for the movie. “After both canisters explode, witnesses say he started shooting, first at the ceiling first and then at the crowd.”
James K. Polk is the 11th President in which you may know him by leading us into the Mexican war. James K. Polk grew up with hard conditions, but overpowered those problems and became the man he was. As a young child Polk was the oldest of ten children, he was often ill when he was young. James K. Polk as a teen then had survived a major operation of urinary stones.
Essence Haynes Former rapper Justin Scott, better known by his stage name “Big Krit”, born August 26, 1986 to be one of the best American rappers/record producers from the country side of Meridian, Mississippi. Signed with Cintematic Music Group and Def Jam Records, he’s took the rap game by storm. Krit hit the rap scene in mid “05 booming with his previous mixtapes he had relased. One featuring Dj Wally Sparks, Hood Fame and The Last King, featuring Dj Breakem Off.
The year was 1804 the 47 year old Hamilton died by the hand of Aaron Burr. Burr challenged Hamilton to a duel where he then lost his life. At Weehawken, New Jersey is where the fight went down. At the time Hamilton was wearing his glasses and Burr though he was going to take dealdey aim so Burr shot him right between the ribs. Hamilton was then taken back to New York where he died.
Mercy seems to be very rare in today’s world, most people if they had the option to punish someone who has hurt them, would do it without thinking twice. Mary Johnson of Minneapolis, Minnesota however is different than most. In February 1993, Mrs Johnson's son, Laramiun Byrd, 20, was shot in the head by 16-year-old Israel after an argument at a party. Israel was involved with drugs and gangs, was tried as an adult and sentenced to 25 and a half years. He served 17 when Mrs. Johnson said she wanted to visit him in prison.
My name is Katherine, Katherine Johnson. An educated African- American girl with dark curly hair, big brown eyes and a bright future. I was born in 1918 in a small, yet beautiful town called White Sulfur Springs in West Virginia. As a young girl, I was absorbed by numbers, I counted everything. I counted my steps as I walked, I counted the steps outside of my church, and I counted the dishes and silverware as I washed them.
Larry Stewart, better known as “Kansas City’s Secret Santa,” made his fortune through cable television and long-distance calling. In 2001, USA Today profiled him in a front-page story but they did not reveal his name. That same holiday season, he handed out $25,000 in $100 bills to New Yorkers who were recovering from the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. Stewart kept his identity hidden until 2006 when he was diagnosed with esophageal cancer. Many rumors were starting to spread about him taking his own life because of the illness, which was not true.
