State History Assignment 5#

4 Famous People

1. Name: Toni Morrison
Time She lived: 1932 - ?
Notable for: Being the first African-American to win a Noble Prize.
Other info: She grew up in a working class family that loved storytelling.
Her novel Beloved won a Pulitzer Prize in 1988.  She continues to write and teach today.

2. Name: Roy Rogers
Time He lived: 1911 - 1998
Notable
for: He was a favorite Cowboy Hero to millions of American kids and
still is. Roy, his wife Dale Evans and his horse trigger made about 100
movies and starred in a tv show.
Other
info: His real name was Leonard Franklin Slye. He learned to ride
horses and play guitar on his families farm near Portsmouth.

3. Name: Larry Doby
Time He lived: 1923 - 2003
Notable
for: He was an All-Star 2nd baseman in the Negro Leagues. Then, in
1947, the Indians hired him and he became the first African-American to
Player in the American Leagues. In 1998 he was inducted to the national
baseball hall of fame.
Other info: was an outfielder for Indians.

4.Name: Johny Appleseed
Time He lived: 1774 - 1845
Notable for: Traveling thru Pennsylvania and Ohio planting apple trees.
Other
info: He was responsible for starting many of Ohio`s first Orchards. He
owned more than 1,200 acres in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana and Illinois.