popular people
• Tom Petty is best known as the frontman of the band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. He pursued a solo career in 1989, recording such hit songs as "Free Fallin'" and "Runnin' Down a Dream."
•Trayvon Martin was an unarmed American 17-year-old killed by George Zimmerman on February 26, 2012, sparking national controversy.
• Michael Strahan is a former defensive end for the New York Giants, and co-host of the morning television program "Live! With Kelly and Michael."
• Willie Nelson is a country singer-songwriter known for hit songs like "Crazy" and "On the Road Again."
• In 2015, American professional golfer Jordan Spieth delivered a record-setting performance to become the second-youngest champion in Masters history.
• Jeb Bush is an American politician best known for serving as Florida's governor from 1998 to 2007. He is the son of 41st U.S. President George Bush and brother of 43rd U.S. President George W. Bush.
• Native American Jim Thorpe won the pentathlon and decathlon at the 1912 Olympics but was stripped of his gold medals for violating amateur eligibility rules.
• Mental health professional and life strategist Dr. Phil McGraw was a regular on 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' before launching his own successful TV series.
• Actor and producer Brad Pitt is an Academy Award and Golden Globe winner known for such films as 'Legends of the Fall,' 'Fight Club,' 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,' 'Moneyball' and '12 Years a Slave.'
• Mickey Mantle played for the New York Yankees from 1951 to 1968, and was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974.
different people
- pink=Mexican
- blue= German
- purple= English
- dark pink= Puerto Rican
- orange= American Indian
- blue= German
- purple= English
- dark pink= Puerto Rican
- orange= American Indian
historical events
- 1817 Mississippi admitted to the American union.
- 1912 Woodrow Wilson is elected president.
- 1939 the Florida highway patrol began
- 1963 JFK was assassinated.
- 1974 Dallas Fort Worth airport was opened
- 1981 The first space shuttle launches began at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral.
- 1990 Oklahoma becomes the first state to limit the terms of legislators
- 1995 Terrorist bomb blows up the Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City, killing 168 people, and injuring hundreds
- 2001 Oklahoma City bomber, Timothy McVeigh, executed
- 2014 Ebola strikes the south
- 1912 Woodrow Wilson is elected president.
- 1939 the Florida highway patrol began
- 1963 JFK was assassinated.
- 1974 Dallas Fort Worth airport was opened
- 1981 The first space shuttle launches began at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral.
- 1990 Oklahoma becomes the first state to limit the terms of legislators
- 1995 Terrorist bomb blows up the Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City, killing 168 people, and injuring hundreds
- 2001 Oklahoma City bomber, Timothy McVeigh, executed
- 2014 Ebola strikes the south
trends
• Driving big trucks
• preppy and nice clothing for the males (boat shoes, shorter shorts, and sunglass crookies)
• fishing in the sea or Mississippi River
• traveling to watch your favorite university take on its rival in football
• Dog walking and taking your dog places
• preppy and nice clothing for the males (boat shoes, shorter shorts, and sunglass crookies)
• fishing in the sea or Mississippi River
• traveling to watch your favorite university take on its rival in football
• Dog walking and taking your dog places
fashion
• In the southern USA many males and females wear cowboy hats especially the ranchers. Most of the people wear regular shorts and a T-shirt for everyday attire. So men go for the popular "Prep Look" which can consist of shirt tucked in with a belt, boat shoes or sandals, and shorter above the knee colored dress shorts or khaki shorts. The females are more known to own a pair of cowboy boots but also still wear regular clothes.
language
• The three most common languages spoken in the south are English, Spanish, and Chinese. In the south many people have a different acent to their voice and talk a little bit different than us Midwesterns.
food
• In the Southern USA there are many different kind of food setups. Some of these can be a fish meal which can consist of Pearch or catfish with a side of homemade tarter sauce, a seafood meal which consist of lobster, crab, shrimp Ect., an American grill out which may consist of a burger with ketchup with a side of potato, or stew meal which may consist of some kind of stew or soup with A1 steak sauce on the side.
leisure acTIvites
• ATV riding
• Horseback riding
• Swimming
• cook
• shoot guns
• Horseback riding
• Swimming
• cook
• shoot guns
Religon
states and capitals
ExecUtive Branch
• The Executive Branch has many jobs; some specific jobs are attorney general, board of equalization, board of governors, governors office, military department, & state board of education.
legeslative branch
• The Legislative Branch is composed of the State Assembly, the State Senate, & several other departments. This branch holds the principle lawmaking powers of the state. On average, the Legislature will propose, analyze, and debate over 6,000 bills in a single two-year session.
judicilal brnach
• The Judical Branch is committed to providing fair and equal access to justice for all citizens.