Lincoln was a scout captain in the Black Hawk War and Kennedy was a naval lieutenant in World War II. ... Both men had strong views of how America was treating the American Blacks. ... He was shot in the head sitting in Box 7 at Ford's Theater with his wife. ...
Grant remembered that black soldiers had fought to defend the Union. ... When the war ended, Barton formed a bureau to search for missing men Turner, Nat (1800-1831), a black slave and preacher, led the most famous slave revolt in United States history. ... He entered Lincoln's private box and shot him in the head during the play Our American Cousin. ...
The Warrior On October 27, 1858, in New York, Martha Bulloch Roosevelt gave birth to Theodore Roosevelt, her second child and first son. He was named after his father, Theodore Sr., and was sometimes called Thee or Teedie by his mother. He was a seventh generation Roosevelt. As a child and throughout his lifetime, Theodore suffered from severe asthma, becoming so bad that they would nearly suffocate him. His father, who refused to have a sickly child, would constantly carry him around, hoping that Theodore's lungs would become stronger. ...
The Warrior On October 27, 1858, in New York, Martha Bulloch Roosevelt gave birth to Theodore Roosevelt, her second child and first son. He was named after his father, Theodore Sr., and was sometimes called Thee or Teedie by his mother. He was a seventh generation Roosevelt. As a child and throughout his lifetime, Theodore suffered from severe asthma, becoming so bad that they would nearly suffocate him. His father, who refused to have a sickly child, would constantly carry him around, hoping that Theodore's lungs would become stronger. ...
