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Ideas to introduce your kids to trains
Series 1
What was so valuable 1000 years ago that led cacao traders from Central America to trade with Native Americans in the Four Corners Region (AZ, UT, CO, NM). 1AZ
He painted the Masters in the Louvre, but failed to sell his painting in America, thus having to turn to Plan B; his invention changed communication.
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His picture hangs in the office of many U.S. Supreme Court justices for being vindicated many years later. HM2b
The surprising connection between a U.S. President, his son, and a Railroad Baron. Lin3
This new railroad would put its future on the line when it accepted a dare to race a horse. RR4a
No one realized or predicted that this new invention could some day shrink the nation. RR4b
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A Frenchmen and an Englishmen fight over a women ended up changing the town’s name. Place 5
Louise's father told George, an immigrant, he wasn't good enough for his daughter. George set out to prove him wrong. Along the way, Louise created a famous salad dressing. story6a
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Knowing there was no agency to deal this little girls plight; she contacted the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for help.
Beautiful, sophisticated women were the leading cause of stress, along with other conditions that led to an uniquely American disease called 'Americanitis'. story 6c
8 AZ Who ever heard of a professor buying a drink was pretty much the attitude toward
education in frontier Arizona.
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9a HM Who knew a 19 year old mistress of a 48 year old railroad baron would eventually
marry him and then after his death she would marry his nephew and create world
renowned museum
9b HM The question of the day regarding horses led to an invention we have today
10. Lin He changed the course of history. After flunking Harvard’s entrance exam,
his decision to move to New Hampshire instead of returning to Illinois. His decision
changed the course of U.S. history. Lin10
11a RR Hired by the Harvey Company to be servers in diners that served
passengers on the Santa Fe RR would be known as ‘America’s
Sweethearts’ and credited for ‘civilizing America’s Frontier’
11b RR This son of President Lincoln undoubtedly holds the record for most miles traveled on a railroad.
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12 PL He pleaded with her to marry him promising “Together we can do great things.”
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13a FAV This famous architect plans for an entertainment center in Baghdad Iraq ended up
being built in Tempe, Arizona.
13b Fav Her grandfather was fired for conspiring with the embezzler. She set out to prove her grandfather’s innocence
14 Gen Int This football game was billed as the Sons of the Generals vs the sons
of the Indians Chiefs