Important People


The Famous Walt Disney
by Emily W.

Walt Disney was a very famous man for doing very great things: Including being a film producer, director, a screen writer and a voice actor. It could go on a while because he did more than that!!

If you want to know something even more amazing keep reading!

Walt Disney won 26 Oscars for his unbelievable creations! Who doesn’t like Mickey Mouse and all of the other characters!?! Disney productions became very famous around the world.

Without Walt Disney we wouldn’t want to watch cartoons every day!

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The President of The United States: Barack Obama
by Katie C.

Hey you!

If you were old enough, would you have voted for Obama?
  If you said yes, then here are some cool facts about him!

Obama’s favorite TV shows are The Wire, Monday Night Football, and Sports Center on ESPN.

Guess were he was born?
  Hawaii!

During the Super
Bowl, Obama wanted the Pittsburgh Steelers to win. O yeah!

He was so excited when he moved in to the White House.

Let’s talk about his daughters.The two girls were so sad because they wanted to see the Jonas Brothers concert.  But, they had to go to the inauguration.  Boo hoo!

You like Hannah Montana don’t you?
   Well, the girls wanted to appear on the Disney Channel show Hannah Montana. 

Maybe they will! I hope you like these Obama facts!


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Michael Jordan
By David S.

Do you know much about Michael Jordan? Well here are some things that you might like to know. Michael Jordan was born and grew up in Brooklyn, New York. As a sophomore Michael Jordan got an average of 25 points per game.

When he was in his mid-teens his brother played one-on-one basketball with him. Although his brother was shorter than him, Michael always lost.

During high school Michael Jordan led his team to a whopping 19 wins!

I hope you learned something about Michael Jordan - before he started his career in Illinois.

 

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Oprah Winfrey: A Famous Person in Illinois
by Tianna

Hey you!

Oprah was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi in 1954.  The Oprah Winfrey show started in 1986.  She was 32 years old when she started the show!  That’s pretty young to start a show!

She was also named the wealthiest African-American of the 20th century!

She does her show here in Chicago Illinois. 

Those are some interesting facts on Oprah Winfrey.



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Phillip Wrigley
by Megan, Vivien, and Gabrielle

We decided to do Phillip Wrigley for our Illinois project because we thought it was interesting that he made gum and had Wrigley Field named after him.

Phillip Wrigley was born on December 5, 1894.  He died on April 12, 1977. He was born in Chicago. His dream was to invent his own gum. The first flavor he invented was Double Mint, which led him to go on with other good flavors, for example Juicy Fruit. Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs, was named after his father, William Wrigley, Jr.  Phillip loved to play baseball during his childhood. When he got into the game he could always hit a home run.

Phillip Wrigley was a very popular person because of his involvement in major league baseball. Then he got carried away for making his first and best Wrigley gum. So if you think about it he was really famous and popular and still is!

Now we have found some fun facts just for you!

Did you know that Double Mint gum is teaming up with the NBA to raise money to prevent child abuse?

Phillip Wrigley started to play baseball during his young childhood.  He loved his sports.

Wrigley gum delighted children all over the world back in those days and still does.

If this entertained you then go to these websites to get more info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_K._Wrigley

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Philip_K._Wrigley

http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/Philip+Wrigley


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Michael Jordan
by Liam, George, Alex 

Michael Jordan is a great athlete!

He played baseball in the minor league and played in the NBA.

Michael Jordan was born in Brooklyn, New York, on February17, 1963.

Michael even has his own shoe - it is called Air Jordan. Jordan starred in a film called Space Jam. He also has a signature dunk and sticks out his tongue while he does a dunk.
                
During Michael's first season, he averaged 28.2 points per game and had a 51.5% shooting average. He was also named Rookie of The Year and won an Olympic gold medal.

Jordan also won the dunk contest in 1987 and 1988 and was ranked #1 on ESPN's Top 75 Players of All Time list.

These are a few facts about the amazing Michael Jordan!


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