Monday, 13 June 2011

We Didn't Start The Fire Assignment

Princess Grace:
Her real name is Grace Kelly. She was born November 12, 1929. She was a famous American actress for TV and movies. She stared in 11 Hollywood films before she married Ranier III, prince of Monaco in 1956. She died September 14, 1982 due to either a car accident or a stroke.


Peyton Place:
A novel by Grace Metalions. It sold 60 000 copies within the first ten days of it's release. It was known as the "desperate house wives" of the 1980s.

Trouble In the Suez:
International crisis that was on July 26, 1956. The Egyptian presedent at the time, Gamal Nasser, nationalized the Suez canal. The canal was controlled by French and British interests so they were mad when Nasser made the decision to try and build the dam without their permission.

Little Rock:
Little Rock 9 was a group of African American students who were attending the school Little Rock Central High School in 1957. The group of students were prevented from entering their school because of their race.

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