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Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809- April 15, 1865) was the ________16th_______________________________ President of the United States of America. He served as President from March 4, 1861, until April 15, 1865 (he was re-elected in 1864). Lincoln's _____Vice-President__________________________________ was Andrew Johnson (1808-1875).
Abraham Lincoln was born in a _____________Kentucky_______________________ cabin in _______________log________________________. He had very little formal schooling. He eventually became a lawyer and a Republican politician. Lincoln earned the nickname "Honest _____________________Abe__________________." He married Mary ______________Todd_________________________ in 1842.
During Lincoln's presidency, the _______Southern________________________________ states seceded from (left) the Union because Lincoln and the Northern states were against ______________slavery_________________________. Six weeks after becoming President, the ____________Civil___________________________ War began. In this war, the ______Northern_________________________________ states (which stayed in the Union) fought the Southern states (called the _______confederacy________________________________). The Civil War lasted from 1861 until ________1865_______________________________.
On Jan. 1, 1863, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which eventually led to the _______________freeing________________________ of all slaves in the USA. During the Civil War, Lincoln gave many speeches, including the Gettysburg _________________Address______________________ (Nov. 1863), a short speech in which he stated how a country must be dedicated to human freedom in order to survive. Lincoln was ___________re-elected____________________________ President in 1864.
General Robert E. Lee (from the Confederacy) surrendered to General Ulysses S. ____________Grant___________________________ (from the Union) on April 9, 1865, effectively ending the Civil War.

Lincoln was shot on April 14, 1865, by John Wilkes Booth (an actor). Lincoln had been attending a ____________play______________________ at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C. Lincoln died the next morning. He was the first US president ever _______assassinated________________________________. Andrew ___________Johnson____________________________ (Lincoln's Vice-President) became the next US ___________________President____________________.

Related Pages:

Abraham Lincoln: InformationInformation on Abraham Lincoln.

Abraham Lincoln: Printable BookA printable book for early readers about Abraham Lincoln. The book has pages on when he was born, where he was born, early life, being the 16th President of the USA, the Civil War, the Lincoln Memorial, and Lincoln's images on money.

Abraham Lincoln: A Book for Fluent ReadersA printable book for fluent readers about Abraham Lincoln. The book has pages on when his early life, early career, Congress, Lincoln's Presidency, the Civil War, Lincoln's legacy, and a timeline.

Abraham Lincoln Printout/Quiz Read about Lincoln, color his picture and take a quiz on his life using this worksheet. Or go to the quiz Answers

Put 10 Abraham Lincoln-Related Words in Alphabetical Order - Worksheet Put 10 Abraham Lincoln-related words in alphabetical order. The words are: Abe, cabin, Civil War, honest, Illinois, Kentucky, log, Mary, president, slavery. Go to the answers.

Abraham Lincoln Timeline

Abraham Lincoln Timeline Quiz PrintoutTake a quiz on a timeline of Lincoln's life. Or go to the Timeline Quiz Answers

Mt. Rushmore National MemorialRead about Mt. Rushmore and how it was built by Gutzon Borglum. Or go to a printout on Mt. Rushmore.

Penny Coloring Page Printout Color the front and back of a penny in this printout.

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Fred Hollows (1929 - 1993)

Timeline

         place of birth- New Zealand

           

          Date of  Birth-9 April 1929

       In 1960- got a job in Australia

        Education-Victoria University 

        In 1965- Professor of Ophthalmology in UNSW

       In 1958- Married

       

     In 1993 February 10- died in sydney

    In the 1970's- helped Aboriginal people

    By 1980-   travelling all over the world to help set up eye health programs in developing countries

   By 1989- dying of cancer
     

                        Charles Frederick 'Fred' Maynard (1879-1946)

Turning Points


            exposed to a cruel and harsh experience with a Christian Minister at Dungog.

           eventually escaped the Minister but had been armed with an education.
           
          work on the docks in Sydney as a wharf labourer.










Achievements

          met legendary African American boxing champion Jack Johnson in 1907
           
          through contact with visiting international black merchant seamen from the US,

         injustices inflicted upon the Aboriginal population. 

        despite the passage of over nine decades, remain as significant as when he penned them.

         

Turning point:




Mandela had to resign from the ANC and work underground. I

 in 1960 the Sharpeville massacre of 63 black South African’s changed the whole political climate


1962 Mandela had been arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment in the notorious Robben Island prison. 

 eventually led to Mandela’s release in 1990. 

 Nelson Mandela became increasingly aware of the unjust nature of South African Society. The majority of Black South Africans had little opportunities either Economic or Political.

lengthy Treason Trial


Achievement:

1994:Nelson Mandela was democratically elected state president South Africa.

President until June 1999

advocacy of reconciliation led to international acclaim and importantly the trust of the White African  population.
 widely admired and has received many prestigious awards.

1993 Nelson Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

 qualified as a Lawyer.

 In 1952 Mandela and Tambo opened the first Black Law firm in South Africa

Solar cell breakthrough fulfils Scientist's dream

Summary
According from Scientists Dr Hao Xiaojing at the University of NSW are using non-toxic and abundant materials. The thin-film solar cells are make  from copper, zinc, tin and sulphur (CZTS). She said solar cells has been brought closer to reality. The larger-scale solar farms are reach 20% but their cells use toxic materials. However, they can not provide the solar industry demands. Dr Hoa and her team has been use coat range of surface. Therefore, the existing silican-cells boosting the efficiency to 30% or higher.

Solar cell breakthrough fulfils Scientist's dream

Notes:

• Scientists at the University of NSW using non-toxic and abundant materials
• Produced thin-film solar cells
• Large-scale solar farms 
• Dr Hao and her team used range of surfaces
• Solar industry demands
• Existing silicon-cell boosting the efficiency to 30% or higher

Global warming hitting Harbour Corals

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• Devastating bleaching Corals
• First time Corals bleaching in Sydney Harbour
• Around 45% Corals bleaching out
• Corals suffer from starvation and disease
• Sunlight and temperature damage Corals
• Badly affected from bleaching impact to climate change in the world

Summary;

              Researchers said devastating bleaching of Corals in the Great Barrier Reef has extended to all the way to Sydney Harbour. A recent months marine heat wave has raised several degrees of the Harbour water temperature.

              Moreover, marine biologists from the University of Technology Sydney and Macquarie University said that Corals are bleaching in Sydney Harbour for the first time.

              According to Samantha Goyen, a PhD candidate at UTS studying Corals,45% of the corals in the studies are start bleaching out. 

              Parasites supply corals to nutrients but corals under stress expel these parasite and the corals does not receive the nutrient leading to corals suffer starvation and disease.   

               

            Sunlight and warm temperature can damage on corals. That condition is linked to global warming and are indicator of the climate change in the world.

            Sydney water down to Tasmania will increase temperature more than other areas. The main part of the northern end of the Great Barrier Reef has been badly affected from bleaching.That can be impact on all the way to Coffs Harbour. That is why, important to pay attention to this bleaching.

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Sick Of Health Funds

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• Peoples leaving private health funds
• Not value for money
• Large increases to premiums are unacceptable
• Families would not be able to afford

  

Summary

   

Government research shows a quarter of households are planning to leave their private health funds. They do not think private health insurance is value for money. According to Health Minister Sussan Ley, large increases to premiums by private health insurers are unacceptable. Families would not be able to afford costs of increasing private health premiums.