12 Dec 008 Old Blue Eyes Chairman of the Board Leader of the Brat Pack Frank (Francis Albert)...

12 Dec 008Old Blue Eyes

Chairman of the Board

Leader of the Brat Pack

Frank (Francis Albert) Sinatra1915- 14 May 1998

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Francis Albert Sinatra• Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and

actor.• Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra

became a solo artist with great success in the early to mid-1940s, being the idol of the "bobby soxers". His professional career had stalled by the 1950s, but it was reborn in 1954 after he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

• He signed with Capitol Records and released several critically lauded albums (such as In the Wee Small Hours, Songs for Swingin' Lovers, Come Fly with Me, Only the Lonely and Nice 'n' Easy). Sinatra left Capitol to found his own record label, Reprise Records (finding success with albums such as Ring-A-Ding-Ding, Sinatra at the Sands and Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim), toured internationally, and fraternized with the Rat Pack and President John F. Kennedy in the early 1960s. Sinatra turned 50 in 1965, recorded the retrospective September of My Years, starred in the Emmy-winning television special Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music, and scored hits with "Strangers in the Night" and "My Way".

• Sinatra attempted to weather the changing tastes in popular music, but with dwindling album sales and after appearing in several poorly received films, he retired in 1971. Coming out of retirement in 1973, he recorded several albums, scoring a hit with "(Theme From) New York, New York" in 1980, and toured both within the United States and internationally until a few years before his death in 1998.

• Sinatra also forged a career as a dramatic actor, winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in From Here to Eternity, and he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for The Man with the Golden Arm.

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Parents worldwide name kids after Obama

President-elect's influence is felt in Romania, Indonesia, Holland, Brazil

• BUCHAREST, Romania - By his own admission, Barack Obama was "a skinny kid with a funny name," but that isn't stopping proud parents from Romania to Indonesia from naming their newborns after the U.S. president-elect.

• Romania's downtrodden Gypsies — once enslaved, like African-Americans, yet still struggling to overcome deep-seated prejudice — seem particularly inspired.

• "When I saw Obama on TV, my heart swelled with joy. I thought he was one of us Gypsies because of his skin color," said Maria Savu, whose infant grandson — Obama Sorin Ilie Scoica — was born in the central Romania village of Rusciori.



• Little Obama is the third child of a poor family that barely gets by on 200 lei ($66) a month in welfare benefits.

• He came into the world on Nov. 4, the day Americans voted in their new multiracial president-elect, and Savu, 43, told the Evenimentul Zilei newspaper she hopes his name will bring him luck.

• Obama's victory also moved Sugiarto, a 36-year-old security guard in Jakarta, Indonesia, and his wife, Sularsih, to name their new son after him.

• Indonesia, an overwhelmingly Muslim nation made up of more than 18,000 islands, is unabashedly Obama-crazy — in part because Obama spent four years there as a child.

• "He's great, isn't it?" said Sularsih, 34, rubbing the cheek of their sleeping 1-month-old, Husein Obama. "I think it's a beautiful name for him. And who knows? Maybe one day he'll be president of Indonesia.



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What does it mean when other countries are naming their children after our president elect Barack Obama?

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British Victories Victory in New Jersey Saratoga

British Victories

Many Americans dreamed of capturing Canada and making it the 14th colony.

General Benedict Arnold led his troops to Quebec. During a fierce blizzard on New Year’s Eve, the Patriots attacked.

The Americans suffered a crushing defeat.One reason was that General Montgomery was killed early in the battle.



Washington in NY

• Farther south, General Washington had moved his troops to NY.

• In early 1776, Patriots spotted a large British fleet off the coast.

• Led by Gen. Howe, the British drove the Continental Army off Long Island

• Washington’s troops retreated to Manhattan Island.



Defeat in NY• The British force was larger

and better equipped and it took all of Washington’s skill to save his army.

• In a series of battles, Howe forced the Continental Army to keep retreating.

• The Redcoats captured many Patriots and supplies.

• Washington was pushed out of NY, Howe’s revenge for his defeat at Boston was complete.



Victory in NJ• Gen. Howe sent troops to

take NJ after British victories in NY and Canada.

• Howe thought the war was coming to an end and had his troops rest in NY city in winter.

• Howe left NJ in the hands of Hessians. These were German mercenaries, many from the state of Hesse, hired to fight for the British.



Crossing the Delaware• By resting his troops Howe

allowed Washington to gather reinforcements.

• Washington decided to attack the Hessians at Trenton, NJ. He believed he could take them by surprise while they celebrated the holiday.

• On Christmas night in 1776, Washington and his 2,400 soldiers silently crossed the icy Delaware River. This is known as Washington Crossing the Delaware.



Battle of Trenton• The troops were short on

supplies, but they were ready to fight.

• After landing early on the morning of Dec 26, the Battle of Trenton began. It lasted less than an hour.

• The Patriots forces captured 900 Hessians with just 5 American casualties. The American victory boosted the Patriot’s spirits.



Battle of Princeton

• Washington was not satisfied with 1 victory.

• On the night of Jan 2, Washington planned another surprise for the enemy. The Patriots kept their fires burning for all to see but left the camp and circled behind the British troops.

• Attacking the next morning, the Battle of Princeton ended in another Patriot victory.



Turning Point: Saratoga

• The defeats at Trenton and Princeton embarrassed the British. They decided to strike back. They planned to cut off New England from the rest of the colonies.

• The plan was to take back Ft. Ticonderoga.



Battle of Brandywine Creek

• The British recaptured Ticonderoga and they decided to attack Philadelphia before marching to Albany.

• Washington raced to stop Howe. The two met at Brandywine Creek.

• The British beat the Patriots, but allowed most to escape.



Battle of Saratoga• Gen. Borgoyne neared

Albany but didn’t know the other British forces were delayed.

• He found his army badly outnumbered. At the Battle of Saratoga Burgoyne suffered a major defeat.

• Patriots led by Gen. Gates drove back the British attack.

• Benedict Arnold then led a bold charge that surrounded the British.

• Burgoyne was forced to surrender.



Aftermath of Saratoga

• The victory at Saratoga was the greatest win yet for the American forces.

• It boosted morale and led to increased foreign support for the Patriots.



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