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DID YOU KNOW ABOUT FAMOUS AFRICAN AMERICAN PEOPLE IN HISTORY?

DID YOU KNOW ABOUT FAMOUS AFRICAN AMERICAN PEOPLE IN HISTORY?. PRESENTED BY MR. PANNELA’S CLASS ROOM 7 FEBRUARY 1, 2011. FAMOUS AFRICAN AMERICANS ARE FAMOUS INVENTORS. DID YOU KNOW?.

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DID YOU KNOW ABOUT FAMOUS AFRICAN AMERICAN PEOPLE IN HISTORY?

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  1. DID YOU KNOW ABOUT FAMOUS AFRICAN AMERICAN PEOPLE IN HISTORY? PRESENTED BY MR. PANNELA’S CLASS ROOM 7 FEBRUARY 1, 2011

  2. FAMOUS AFRICAN AMERICANS ARE FAMOUS INVENTORS.

  3. DID YOU KNOW? Garrett Morgan was awarded a patent for a three - position traffic signal (stop, go, and all directional stop -for passengers to cross) on November 20, 1923. GARRETT MORGAN

  4. DID YOU KNOW? J. L. Love invented the very simple, portable pencil sharpener that many artists use today. He received a patent on November 23,1897 for the “Love sharpener.” JOHN LEE LOVE

  5. DID YOU KNOW? Sarah Boone invented the ironing board in 1882. SARAH BOONE

  6. DID YOU KNOW? In 1890, William Purvis patented improvements to the fountain pen. His pen was more durable and less expensive. WILLIAM PURVIS

  7. DID YOU KNOW? In 1881, Latimer received a patent for inventing the carbon filament for the electric light bulb. This filament made it cheaper and safer to use the light bulb. Latimer also created the threaded socket, which allows the bulb to screw into a fixture. LEWIS LATIMER

  8. DID YOU KNOW? Benjamin Banneker published the Benjamin Banneker’s Almanac, from 1792 to 1797. BENJAMIN BANNEKER

  9. DID YOU KNOW? John Albert Burr invented the first rotary-blade lawn mower on May 9, 1899. John Albert Burr: In 1899 he patented an improved rotary blade lawn mower. He designed a lawn mower with traction wheels and a rotary blade that made it easier for lawn clippings to not get stuck. JOHN ALBERT BURR

  10. DID YOU KNOW? In 1905, Madame C. J. Walker invented a method to soften and smooth black women's hair using chemical softeners, hot combs, and curlers, -- instead of a hot flat-iron. MADAME C.J. WALKER

  11. DID YOU KNOW? Thomas Stewart invented the first mechanically clamping mop on June 11, 1893. Stewart's mop was special because the head could be replaced by unclamping the old mop head and clamping on a new one. THOMAS STEWART

  12. DID YOU KNOW? peanuts As an agricultural chemist, Carver discovered three hundred uses for peanuts and hundreds more uses for soybeans, pecans and sweet potatoes. pecans soybeans GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER sweet potatoes

  13. “Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which were overcome while trying to succeed.” by: Booker T. Washington

  14. THE END!

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