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    way they went by the newspaper shop and saw in huge bold letters, “WANTED JESSE JAMES.” As they had done time and time before Terrence went in and knocked over a

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    American outlaw Jesse James was born September 5, 1847. Shortly after Jesse’s birth, his father set off for the California gold fields, where he died of pneumonia. Jesse’s mother, Zerelda, remarried twice finally settling down with Dr. Reuben Samuel. He lived on his stepfather’s farm with his newfound cousins, the Younger’s. Jesse and his brother Frank’s first bank raid in American Peacetime, was February 13, 1866, at the Clay County Savings Bank. That day they stole $60’000 worth of cash, gold

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    Jesse James Lipford was born March 4, 1933, to Mrs. Mariah Lipford and the late Mr. James Lipford in Coldwater, Mississippi. There he grew up as a farmer. He began his formal education at Coldwater Elementary School. During these years he was stricken with polio, which prolonged his primary school days. Some said he would not walk, but he said, “I’m going to run,” and run he did. He moved to Memphis, Tennessee in 1950. There he continued his education at Geeter High School, serving as president

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    Bonnie and Clyde You’ve read the story of Jesse James of how he lived and died. If you’re still in need of something to read, here’s the story of Bonnie and Clyde (The Trails End, Bonnie Parker, texashideout.tripod.com). Bonnie and Clyde were born in the era of the great depression. The great depression was the economic crisis and period of low business activity in the U.S. and other countries, roughly beginning with the stock-market crash in October, 1929, and continuing through most of the 1930s

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    August, 16 1998 I was born on Sunday, August 16, 1998. My fall name is Jesse Lee Tonga, my mom wanted my name to be Jesse James but my dad didn't wanted my name to be Jesse James, there was no really reason why my mom and dad chose my name. I was born at McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls South Dakota, at 7:56 on Sunday morning of the 16 of August. I was 9 pounds 4 oz 21 inch and I had blue eye and brown hair. On the day I was born my mom and went to the hospital at 2:30am after dropping my brother

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    Wild West Show History

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    were full of fun and entertainment. These shows were also responsible for the images of the “Wild West” we think of today. In the book, True Grit, Mattie hears that Rooster Cogburn is in a Wild West show. She goes to see the Cole Younger and Frank James Wild West show and finds out that Rooster is dead. Wild West shows were what shaped our idea of the “Wild West,” our ideas of fun, and the name “cowboy.” Wild West Shows were a form of entertainment composed of scenes from the early, western United

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    James J Walker is a man that is put down in history as one of New York City’s mayors. Still James J Walker had a darker side to him that the public didn’t witness. James J Walker better known as Jimmy Walker was born June 19, 1881. A young boy that grew up in poverty, not being a great student, and dropped out of college later was graduated from New York Law School in 1904 and later went into politics and joined the State Senate. After many years in the Senate, Jimmy set his sights in on the 1926

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    winning of the case send a message to schools everywhere about how LGBTQ bullying cannot be ignored. Similar to Jamie Nabozny, On February 22nd 2010 Jesse James Devoreaux, a 13-year-old gay teen was nearly beaten to death by five male students with baseball bats in East Hartford, Connecticut (Significant Acts of Violence Against LGBT People). Jesse suffered a significant amount of skull fractures requiring emergency reconstructive surgery which took over fifty sutures to close the wounds at the Conneticut

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    Introduction Jesse is a thirteen-year-old male from Vermont. Some of his hobbies include; 4-wheeling, mudding, and hanging out with his small group of friends. Jesse and his friends like to pack around confederate flags. They exclaim that this is not a symbol of racism, rather than to identify themselves’ s as a redneck. Jesse’s home life consists of living on a farm with his mother. At the age of 3, jesses father left him and his mother and never came back. Although Jesse’s father not in the picture

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    James Ritty History

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    The name, James Ritty, is not a very well known name to most Americans. But the mechanical cash register has become an important part of American life at every store. James Ritty invented the first mechanical type cash register back in 1879. It is not the cash register of modern times, but it was the first step in making life of a businessman easier and making their employees less likely to steal. Who was James Ritty? James Ritty was an American born on October 29th, 1883. He had started to go to

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