By 1900, America was getting bigger. That meant that they had to build larger, stronger buildings to house people. This started in New York, the capital of trade and immigration of that time period.  Many architects had tried to build massive buildings using stone, but that didn’t work.  The buildings built with stone didn’t work because the walls of stone had to be about 2 meters thick to hold it up, and with that much weight, the building would collapse.

In 1902, a Chicago architect named Daniel Burnham tried to design a renaissance palazzo with Beaux-style art.  What he did was unique, amazing.  He realized that to make a tall building, you must have a thin but strong material, like steel.  Burnham began to order steel from American Bridge Company, and started the construction of the steel skeleton.

In 1908, the building was finished.  It was a combination of American living with a Greek style.  It had many limestone columns near the bottom, and it was beautifully detail all around.  The building was only 6.5 feet wide and 21 floors tall.  It is found on 175 Fifth Avenue in the borough of Manhattan, and is the one of the only skyscrapers notes of 14th street.  A marvel to all, the Flatiron Building is truly a historical, beautiful building.

originating from Japan, fish cakes were a popular dish at inns and hotels.  Usually served with lemon and spices, this treat would soon be dined upon by kings and queens.  The one I have prepared for you comes from Yorkshire, England.

Hello, and welcome back to Discovery News!  Today we have shocking invention!  Recently, on Quebec, Canada, Catalin Duru built a highly advanced hover board that could travel over three and a half football fields on water.  Hovering at over sixteen feet high, this hover board is very cool and it is the start of the new technology age.  I hope this will come to the public within the next few years.  Thanks for listening!

John was born second of six children on July 8, 1829.  His family was very poor, and his father cared only for himself and would spend their money.  At age 6 he started to earn money for his family, selling caramel to the children within his neighborhood.  Though whatever he did he would wake up the next morning with an empty jar.  He even caught his father stealing from it one night.

As he grew up he later moved to Moravia, then Owego, and then finally settling down in Strongsville, Cleveland.  In 1855, at age 16, he got his first official job as a assistant bookkeeper at a combustion firm called Hewitt and Tuttle.  There he got payed $0.50 a day, which was pretty good back then.  In 1859, he went to commission with a friend named Maurice.  After raising $4000.00 buy selling food, they decided to build a oil refinery.  In 1865, he bought out  the Clark brothers oil refineries.

In June, Rockefeller formed Standard Oil Company.  He made millions every day. and soon became the richest man in the USA.  He was so rich he could buy a Bugatti with a 20th his bank account.   He soon became the biggest producer of kerosene and oil in the country.  He owned over 90% of the rigs in the USA.  His business ran well for decades, but he soon became older.

On May 23, he sadly died. Thanks for reading!!

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Andrew Carnegie, a Scottish American industrialist, was born on November 25, 1835, to a family of weavers.  William, his father, and Margret, his mother, were both weavers.  They lived in a small house in Dunfermline, Fife.  A few years later his brother, Thomas, was born.  After about a decade of living in Scotland, William decided to move to the wonderful land of Pittsburg, America.  There he became a bobbin boy at the age of 13, changing spools of thread at the cotton mill.  He worked for 6 hours every week  and got payed $1.20 per week.

Two years later he became a telegraph messenger boy for wages of $2.50 per week, or twice as much as he used to get.  He was a hard worker and memorized all the main streets of Pittsburg.  Three years later he became secretary telegraph messenger for $4.00 a week.  Three years after that he started investing money into railroads and tracks as he started to dream up his future business.  After saving all his money for many years, he bought a small farm on Oil Creek.  Later, he turned the farm into a steel mill because of the demand of steel after the Civil War.  After all this, he started the Keystone Ironworks company.

Andrews mom soon died, and he got married to Louise Whitfield.  After many years, Carnegie Steel Company expanded widely and became the biggest manufacture of pig metal, tracks, and steel.  His company earned over 450 million dollars a year. (Present day 3 billion dollars) Soon to be age 66, Andrew retired, and sold his company to a man named Morgan.  With a vault with millions of dollars in it, he gave over 90% of his money to charity and building public libraries and schools. At age 83 on August 11, 1919, Andrew sadly died.

Andrew Carnegie did many great things. The first most important thing he did was starting Carnegie Steelworks. Think about it, if Carnegie didn’t build his large company, who would of supplied us with steel?  Without it, we wouldn’t have buildings, cities, railroads, airplanes, technology, and many more. Gust imagine living in a cold, wooden, damp house. Terrible, right?  The second most important thing I think he did was donating his money.  After resigning and buying Skibo Castle, Carnegie devoted the rest of his life to educating the children and teens of Pittsburg.  Carnegie gave 350 million dollars to charities, schools, and libraries.

Andrew Carnegie truly did help bring America to its feet. Thanks for reading!!! 🙂

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Frank Michel and Mary Sebastian were both living on an island called Azores, Portugal.  Azores was located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, far away from the larger land of Portugal.  Frank was a fisher, which helped supply his family with food and money.  Mary, on the other hand, was a humble farmer, selling crops at the local market.  Soon business became low and the families decided to move to America.  Frank and Mary both volunteered for their families, and were off within a few weeks.

The ride was treacherous and could take weeks to months.  Once the got there, it was spectacular.  Lady Liberty was gratefully crafted and shined in the sunlight.  Somehow they both ended up in Boston though.  Frank was fine and bought a boat for fishing.  It was said he caught the first tuna to be canned.  For Mary though, business was tough, for there wasn’t any farms she could purchase. It is unknown how they met, but when they married, they went to San Diego.

They soon had one child, John, who followed in his fathers footsteps. Many years later he met a girl named Mary, and within many months, they were wed.  She was a farmer, and so they sold fish and crops at the market.  Later they had seven kids, John, Johan, Mary Ann, Dorothy, Dorris, Genevieve, and Helen.  Together, this family led many generations, and is why I’m alive.  Now you know how my family immigrated to America.  Thank you for reading.

Hello, and welcome back to Discovery News!  Today we have a very unique and awesome report coming all the way from Copenhagen, Europe.  Recently, inventor and artist Jesper Frausig invented the all new and efficient E-Bike.  With large, metal wheels plated with solar panels, this speedy vehicle can reach amazing speeds up to 30 mph!  This new revolutionary bike will soon be spread across nations.  They say these will be sold soon.  Thanks for listening and see you next time on Discovery News!

Dogs

Your very best friend,
to the end.
Your dog is there,
with you anywhere.

So when your sad,
or even mad.
She’ll cheer you up,
cause she’s a pup.

So if your down,
or have a frown.
Just call your pup,
she’ll back you up.

Now you should stay,
in the same way.
With a dog on your lap,
taking a nap.

So when you awake,
take a break.
Go get a dog,
NOT A FROG!!!

Capitalism and socialism are two opposite types of economic systems.
Now I will talk about Capitalism. Capitalism is all about trade and Laissez-faire, which means “let it be”. It has free religion of choice. It has a full free market economy. Capitalism was also able to coexist with many political systems, including dictatorship, democracy, and anarchism. Their motto is “Production for profit”. In this system, all choices are up to yourselves, and nobody but law may stop you. Some places that use Capitalism are UK, USA, and Hong Kong.

Now I will talk about Socialism. Socialism is based off of sharing and giving. In Socialism, all individuals should have access to all public goods. In this you may sometimes have religious freedom, but Socialism mostly follow secularism. In this system there are no classes of judgment. Like capitalism, people leave all choices to themselves. one place that uses Socialism is USSR, or Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

If I had $100 and had to give it to a person or place, I would give it to the Portuguese Hall, the most fun place in San Diego, and also one of the only Portuguese Halls in California. If I would give it to them, I would give them four simple tasks.

Their first task I would ask them to do would be to buy the freshest, most delicious of ingredients from the local Portuguese Market, preferably linguica, soupish, and my favorite, Portuguese sweet bread.

My second request would ask them would be to prepare a traditional Portuguese meal. This meal would contain soupish, a bowl of special cabbage soup with finest of Portuguese meats. For a second course, I would ask them to make finely cooked linguica, a Portuguese sweet sausage. Lastly for dessert, I would ask for the best of them all, Portuguese sweet bread, sweetest, most delicious treat you will ever have.

My third and request I would ask them would be to open up the Portuguese Hall, and for them to share the prepared feast with some special people. Once the amazing feast was over, I would tell them their final task. To bring together all of the leftovers from the kitchen and dining hall, and to put them together. With the large, tasty abundance of food, I would ask them to give it to charity.

If I had $100 and had to give it to a person or place, this is what I would do.