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Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Mr. Roosevelt dines with Mr. Washington. Teddy Roosevelt, Part 3.

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Teddy Roosevelt was born in 1858, just before the start of the Civil War. Men the age of his father fought in that War. Teddy's own fath...
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Sunday, April 22, 2007

All About Alice. Teddy Roosevelt, Part 2.

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Bp2wiurbI/RitNmKK_QDI/AAAAAAAAABo/MtycMTVu0_I/s1600-h/alicelong.jpg"> Before there were movie stars or rock stars or TV celebrities,...
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Thursday, April 19, 2007

Teddy. The First Roosevelt President

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Teddy was the first,and perhaps slightly less known, Roosevelt to become President in 1901. When he was Vice President, and off on a "b...
Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Leading By Example. Jackie Robinson Part 3

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Jackie Robinson led by example. He showed his teammates that, despite all of the distractions, he could play well and be an important member...
Monday, April 16, 2007

How bad was it for Jackie Robinson? Jackie Robinson Part 2

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As one of his teammates put it, "most men would have cracked." Daily abuse included everything from name calling, to purposeful sp...
Sunday, April 15, 2007

Jackie Robinson. Part 1

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Sixty years ago, Jackie Robinson played his first game for the Brooklyn Dodgers. When he stepped onto the field a lot of people still didn...
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