Animals
- Book Meme
Karen Jo over at Kitty Limericks tagged us for the book meme. Here are the rules: Pick up the nearest book.Open to page 123.Find the fifth sentence.Post the next three sentences.Tag five people and post a comment to Mickey once you have posted it.The...
- Thursday Thirteen ~september
Thirteen Things About September According to the Georgian calendar, September is the ninth month. But, on the Roman calendar, it was the seventh month. September is one of the warmest months in the Southern United States (I can verify that). Five...
- Thursday Thirteen ~#11
13 things about Andrew Jackson Born March 15, 1767. 7th president of the United States. Recognized Texas as an independent republic in 1837 and appointed a U.S. diplomat to the republic. 1796-1797 Represented Tennessee in the U.S. House of Representatives....
- Interest Relief For Student Loans
Alarmed by a rapid rise in student debt, Democratic leaders in the coming Congress are promising to lower payments on new college loans by cutting the interest rate in half. During the first 100 hours of the 110th Congress, Democrats plan on reducing...
- News & Views
Reveal colleges' quality rankings It's time for colleges and universities to enter the Information Age, making data on student progress and performance easily available to parents and students. Information on educational value should be a prerequisite...
Animals
Davy Crockett
Davy Crockett, the celebrated hero, warrior and backwoods statesman, was born August 17, 1786 in a small cabin on the banks of the romantic Nolichucky River, near the mouth of Limestone Creek, which today lies about three and a half miles off 11-E Highway near Limestone, Tennessee.
Everyone knows that Davy Crockett died defending the Alamo but did you know.
- Davy Crockett only had 6 months of formal schooling.
- He was commander of a battalion in the Creek Indian War in 1813-1814.
- He was a member of the Tennessee legislature in 1821-1822 and again in 1823-1824, and of the twentieth Congress of the United States in the years 1827-1829, in the twenty-first Congress, 1829-1831 and again, in the twenty-third Congress, 1833-1835.
- He was 50 years old when he died at the Alamo.
- In 1955, "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" was the No. 1 song in the nation for weeks, and sales of Davy Crockett items grossed $100 million. Coonskin caps were worn not only by young boys, but also by adults like presidential candidate Estes Kefauver, who sported one at numerous public appearances.
Lesson plans on David Crockett can be found at EDSITEment.
- Book Meme
Karen Jo over at Kitty Limericks tagged us for the book meme. Here are the rules: Pick up the nearest book.Open to page 123.Find the fifth sentence.Post the next three sentences.Tag five people and post a comment to Mickey once you have posted it.The...
- Thursday Thirteen ~september
Thirteen Things About September According to the Georgian calendar, September is the ninth month. But, on the Roman calendar, it was the seventh month. September is one of the warmest months in the Southern United States (I can verify that). Five...
- Thursday Thirteen ~#11
13 things about Andrew Jackson Born March 15, 1767. 7th president of the United States. Recognized Texas as an independent republic in 1837 and appointed a U.S. diplomat to the republic. 1796-1797 Represented Tennessee in the U.S. House of Representatives....
- Interest Relief For Student Loans
Alarmed by a rapid rise in student debt, Democratic leaders in the coming Congress are promising to lower payments on new college loans by cutting the interest rate in half. During the first 100 hours of the 110th Congress, Democrats plan on reducing...
- News & Views
Reveal colleges' quality rankings It's time for colleges and universities to enter the Information Age, making data on student progress and performance easily available to parents and students. Information on educational value should be a prerequisite...