My Birthday in History



[pic] My Birthday in History Project for Social Studies

[pic]Requirements:

1. Include at least 3 major historical events that happened on the same day and month of your birthday. A brief description should be included as part of the sentence that identifies each event. The event could have happened in the United States or somewhere in the world.

2. Include at least 3 famous people born on the day and month of your birthday. A

brief description should be included as part of the sentence that identifies

each famous person.

3. Include a political map and timeline to show the information. You will show

“where” each event occurred and “where” each famous person was born on your map by placing a dot in the correct location. The timeline will show chronologically the events and famous birthdays. You must have at least one event and/or person from the last century.

[pic]Resources:

1. Use the Internet for research. Start with the following website to get information:





[pic]Grading: This checklist will be used when grading the project.

Points Earned

Do I have 3 historical events listed with a sentence describing each one? 3 2 1 0

Do I have 3 famous people listed with a sentence describing each one? 3 2 1 0

Do I have a map showing the correct locations of every event and birthday? 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

Do I have a timeline to show the information and it is in chronological order? 2 1 0

[pic]Helpful Hints:

1. Be creative! We are studying the world in sixth grade. See what connections you already share with the world by having a “famous” birthday.

2. Use your time wisely. The project is due: _____________________________.

3. Proofread and edit your work. You want to show your best. You can either type or print your information. You can create a poster or PowerPoint. How you show what you discovered is up to you!

|Ms. Stevens |

|July 2, 1978 |

|On this Day in History ~ July 2nd |Famous People born on July 2nd |

|1566 |1489 |

|French astrologer, physician and prophet Nostradamus died. |Thomas Cranmer born. He was an |

|1776 |English religious leader; first Protestant archbishop of Canterbury. He died March 21, |

|Congress votes for independence |1556. |

|1881 |1877 |

|Charles J. Guiteau shot and fatally wounded the U.S. President James |Hermann Hesse born. He was a |

|Garfield in the lobby of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Depot in |German novelist and poet; awarded Nobel Prize for Literature (1946). He died August 9, |

|Washington, D.C |1962. |

|1937 |1908 |

|Amelia Earhart disappears over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to |Thurgood Marshall, the first black Supreme Court justice, was born in Baltimore. He |

|make the first around-the-world flight at the equator. She was never |died in 1993. |

|found |1986 |

|2002 |Lindsay Lohan was born in the Bronx. She is an American actress. |

|American Steve Fossett became the first person to fly a balloon solo | |

|around the world | |

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