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Volume 2, Issue 8 - August 2015

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Dominican Republic • The Dominican Republic in the West Indies occupies the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, which it shares with Haiti. Its area equals that of Vermont and New Hampshire combined.

• There are many small offshore islands and cays that are part of the Dominican territory. A cay is a low elevation sandy island that is formed on the surface of coral reefs. The two largest islands are Saona and Beata.

• The Domican Republic contains the highest mountain range in the West Indies called the Cordillera Central. Duarte Peak, at 10,417 feet, is the highest point in the West Indies.

• The Dominican Republic was explored and claimed by Cristopher Columbus on his first voyage in 1492. He named it La Española, and his son, Diego, was its first viceroy (a royal official that runs the country).

• The capital and largest city is Santo Domingo. It was founded in 1496 and is the oldest European settlement in the Western Hemisphere. Santo Domingo claims the oldest university in the New World as well as the oldest house, hospital, street and cathedral. The cathedral’s first stone was laid in 1514 by Diego Columbus, Christopher Columbus’ son.

• The government is currently a representative democracy.

• The Llano Costero del Caribe is the largest of the plains in the Dominican Republic. Stretching north and east of Santo Domingo, it contains many sugar plantations in the savannahs that are common there.

• Between the Central and Northern mountain ranges lies the rich and fertile Cibao valley. This major valley is home to the city of Santiago and most of the farming areas in the nation.

• The Yaque del Norte is the longest and most important Dominican river. It carries excess water down from the Cibao Valley and empties into Monte Cristi Bay. • The country experiences a tropical climate with seasonal changes in temperature. Rainfall varies according to seasons. The DominiKids’ World News

can Republic lies at the heart of a hurricane belt and this makes it extremely susceptible to storms from June to October.

• Spanish is the official language.

• Independance Day is the National Holiday. It takes place on February 27. In 1844, the country received its independance from Haiti.

• Agriculture: sugarcane, coffee, cotton, cocoa, tobacco, rice, beans, potatoes, corn, bananas, cattle, pigs, dairy products, beef and eggs.

• Industries: tourism, sugar processing, ferronickel and gold mining, textiles, cement and tobacco.

• Natural resources: nickel, bauxite, gold, silver.

• The largest lake is Enriquillo, a salt lake at 131 feet below sea level, the lowest point in the Caribbean.

• Dominican folk music features instruments such as the maracas, tambora (small drum), accordion and the guirra (a percussion instrument scraped with a metal rod). The national dance is the méringue.

• Dominicans love baseball. Many professional players in the United States come from the Dominican Republic like Albert Pujols, David Ortiz and Ubaldo Jimenez.

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The Cathedral of Santa María la Menor in Santo Domingo is the oldest cathedral in the Americas, begun in 1514 and completed in 1540

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Cookin’ Fun Caramel Filled Apples 8-10 apples lemon juice Caramel 1 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cvup light corn syrup 1 1/2 cups cream 4 tablespoons butter Candy thermometer 1 teaspoon vanilla To make the caramel - combine granulated sugar, brown sugar, corn syrup, cream, butter and vanilla in a medium saucepan.

Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil.

Continue cooking 30-40 minutes, stirring occasionally, until mixture reaches 248 degrees. Make sure caramel mixture does not turn dark as it would result in being tough. Remove mixture from heat and stir in vanilla.

While the caramel is cooking, prepare the apples. First wash them and then slice them in half. Using a melon baller or small spoon, scoop out apple seeds and apple flesh leaving about 1/2 inch of apple flest around all edges. Place each apple in a muffin tin, hollowed side up. Using a pastry brush, brush all exposed apple edges with lemon juice. Pour caramel into each apple half when done. Fill all the way to the top. Place in refrigerator and allow to cool until caramel sets. Remove apples from refrigerator and place face-up on a cutting board. Using a sharp knife, cut each apple half in half, then cut each quarter in half again. Ready to serve!

2 (16 ounce) loaves frozen bread dough 1 egg white, slightly beaten 1 teaspoon water Coarse salt Separate thawed bread into 24 (1 1/2-inch) balls. Roll each ball into a rope 14 1/2-inches long. Plan and design pretzel shapes or make them in the shape of letters or numerals. Put pretzels one inch apart on a greased cookie sheet. Let stand for 20 minutes.

Brush with combined egg white and water. Sprinkle with coarse salt. Place a shallow pan containing 1 inch of boiling water on bottom rack of oven; then bake pretzels at 350 degrees on rack above water for 20 minutes or until golden brown.

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Blueberries Blueberries are a fruit that has been around for thousands of years. They are one of Native America’s perennials - meaning they regrow every year. Blueberries were once called “star berries� because of the star-shaped formation on their skin that is left from the flower that formed the fruit. There are more than 50 species of blueberries grown!

Long ago, explorers made a note about wild blueberries they discovered on their explorations. Lewis and Clark found that Native Americans in the Northwest Territory smoked wild blueberries to preserve them for the winter months. Early settlers loved the fruit as a staple ingredient in foods and medicines. They ate them fresh off the bush, added them to soups, stews and many other foods.

North America (the U.S. and Canada) are the world’s leading blueberry producers and account for over 90% of world production at this time. More than 200 million pounds of blueberries are grown every year in North America.

Michigan grows 32% of the blueberries in the United States!

Michigan offers the right climate and acidic soil to grow the blueberries. But when you plant - you may have to wait! Blueberries produce in the warmer months and take two to four years to start bearing fruit!! The Michigan harvest season normally runs from late June through October.

Wild blueberries grow on bushes that grow close to the ground.

Cultivated blueberries grow on taller bushes. Cultivated blueberry plants are grown on farms across the United States. High bush blueberry plants grow quickly and produce many berries. They grow best in moist, well-drained, acidic soils. Rabbiteye blueberries produce a similar type of blueberry but, they grow even faster than the high bush species.

Blueberries grow in clusters on the bush, but they don’t all ripen at the same time. It takes about two to five weeks for blueberries to ripen on the bush. Blueberries are first picked by hand to gather the best of the early fruit. Later, if the fruit is to be mechanically harvested, a harvesting machine goes through the field and gently shakes each bush so only the ripe blueberries drop off.

Although they’re called “blue� berries, blueberries grow in a vari-

ety of shades from light blue to dark purple. They get their blue color from anthocyanins, which are substances that may reduce risk of heart disease in humans. Blueberries are a good source of Vitamin C and Vitamin K. The Spanish word for blueberry is arandano, the French word is myrtille, the Italian word is il mirtillo and the German word is heidelbeere!

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6 cups fresh blueberries, washed 1/4 cup instant tapioca 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 cup rolled oats 1/2 cup flour 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup butter, melted 2/3 cup light brown sugar 1/3 cup granulated sugar Preheat the oven to 350°. Combine the blueberries, tapioca and lemon juice in a large casserole dish. Mix them well and let it stand for at least 15 minutes. In a separate bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Smooth the mixture over top of the berries, covering them completely. Bake for 45 minutes.

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Fowlerville Fair Kids Day World News Day was held on Friday, July 31, at the Fowlerville Family Fair. The event, open to area kids, included several old-fashioned games, a singing contest, and a hula hoop contest. The event was sponsored by the Livingston County edition of Kids World News, a monthly magazine, and the Fowlerville News & Views.

The contestants in the Kids’ W o r l d N e w s Singing Contest w e r e , from left, front row, Lindsay LeMieux, age 11, of Fowlerville; Brenna Williams, age 9, of Perry, Karley Williams, age 7, of Perry; Malik Moran, age 8, of Williamston, Emily Kate Stefanits, age 6, of Spring Lake; second row, Makenzie McDowell, age 14, of Howell, Haley Williams, age 11, of Perry, Baylee Cloudman, age 11, of Webberville, Kailene LeMieux, age 13, of Fowlerville; and back row, Kendall Trinka, age 14, of Fowlerville, Claire Blauer, age 14, of Fowlerville, and June Battjes, age 15, of Fowlerville. Not shown (because they had to leave to do 4-H chores with their family) were MacKenzie McCormick, age 8 and Chloe McCormick, age 5, both of Fowlerville.

Winners in the Hula Hoop Contests were, from left, front row, Aubrey Loomis, Katelyn Loomis, Natalie Loomis; back row, Grace Kelly, Rachel Chambers, Haley Williams, and Jace Carlson.

Winning the contest were, from left, Malik Moran, ages 5 thru 8; Lindsay LeMieux, ages 9 thru 12; and Claire Blauer, ages 13 thru 15.

In the ‘Guess the Number of Pennies in the Jar’ Contest, Elijah Morehead of Williamston had the closest number. He got to keep the pennies.

Different age groups competed in the sack race and the threel e g g e d sack race.

Winning t h e i r respective races were, from left, front row, Caden Carlson, Dylan Loomis, Alex Loomis, Natalie Loomis, Aubrey Loomis, Brent Wood, Jace Carlson, and Jake Loomis; back row, the Down on the Farm Kids 4-H Club, Hayley Williams and Baylee Cloudman.

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The Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Largest Snakes!

What is the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest snake? If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re asking about weight, then itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the Anaconda from South America! They can grow as big around as a grown man. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re asking about length, then itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the Python Reticulatus from Asia! The world record for length is 33 feet!

Python Reticulatus

â&#x20AC;˘ Adults can grow more than 32 feet and are slim for their length. â&#x20AC;˘ They are found in Southeast Asia. â&#x20AC;˘ They DO have 100 teeth! â&#x20AC;˘ It uses heat sensing organs in its upper and lower jaws to detect warm-blooded prey. â&#x20AC;˘ They are meat eaters or carnivores. â&#x20AC;˘ They eat monkeys, pigs, deer, small apes, birds and other animals. â&#x20AC;˘ They are excellent swimmers. â&#x20AC;˘ Reticulatus is Latin meaning net-like - referring to the pythonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s complex color pattern. It protects them from predators and helps them catch their prey. â&#x20AC;˘ They live in rain forests, woodlands and grasslands by streams and

lakes. â&#x20AC;˘ They are hunted by people for their meat and skins.

The Anaconda or Eunectes

â&#x20AC;˘ The anaconda live in the swampy areas of tropical South America. â&#x20AC;˘ They spend a lot of time in shallow water hidden from their prey. â&#x20AC;˘ The anaconda are greenish-brown with black oval spots on their back and white markings on their sides. Their skin glistens, but is dry to the touch. â&#x20AC;˘ Their nostrils are on the top of the snout so they can easily breathe in the water. â&#x20AC;˘ Anacondas are meat-eaters and hunt mostly at night, so they are nocturnal. â&#x20AC;˘ The name Eunectes is from Greek and means â&#x20AC;&#x153;good swimmer.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;˘ They eat pigs, deer, caiman, fish, rodents and other animals.

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I Want To Become A Meteorologist!

Meteorology is a fun and exciting career! They get to predict some of mother nature’s wildest weather. From hurricanes to tornadoes, heatwaves to blizzards - this career choice keeps you on your toes! Meteorology is the study of the atmosphere and is especially useful for weather forecasting. Atmospheric research has applications in weather prediction, climate change and our general understanding of weather patterns.

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This career is a tough college major. The courses are challenging but you can get through it with good planning and determination. Meteorologists need to be good at math and science. You need a four year Bachelor of Science degree in Meteorology or Atmospheric Sciences. Some teaching, research or management positions require a Masters of Science Degree or a Ph.D. Some college classes that you’ll be taking will be calculus, physics, dynamics, synoptics and computer programming classes.

Meteorologists usually have good communication skills, strong analytical minds and a passion for events related to weather. Meteorologists also can work on television or radio and have extra qualifications in areas such as journalism.

A career in meteorology could see you working on air transportation, global warming, pollution control, ozone depletion, droughts, forestry, agriculture and more.

Meteorologists use a range of satellites, weather balloons, radars, sensors and weather stations to study wind velocity, temperature, humidity and air pressure. Knowing the weather conditions in advance is important to a number of industries such as agriculture, shipping, forestry, fishing and transportation.

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Congratulations to Shepherd of the Lakes Lutheran School in Brighton, Michigan.

Their Brighton Fourth of July parade entry won Most Musical. SOTL entry’s included an ark with animals, Noah, and a marching band.

Students in SOTL’s middle school may take band, choir, or both.

The band, under the direction of Melissa Stouffer, practiced weekly in June to prepare for the parade.

The Shepherd of the Lakes crew.

Accepting the award is principal Juli VanDeven and band director Melissa Stouffer.

School parents Janeen Geisler and Shelly Borich carry the banner.

The middle school students played “Let’s Go Storm,” “Cowbell Rock,” and “When the Saints Go Marching In.” Kids’ World News

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Having Fun With Science Experiments!

As with all science experiments, it is important to have responsible adult supervision.

Mixing Oil and Water Blowing Up Balloons With CO2

Chemical reactions make for some great experiments. Make use of the carbon dioxide given off by a baking soda and lemon juice reaction, by funnelling the gas through a soft drink bottle. Blowing up balloons was never so easy!

What you'll need: Balloon About 1/4 cup of water Soft drink bottle Drinking straw Juice from a lemon 1 teaspoon of baking soda Instructions: Before you begin, make sure that you stretch out the balloon to make it as easy to inflate. Pour the 1/4 cup of water into the soft drink bottle.

Add teaspoon of baking soda and stir it around with the straw until it has dissolved. Pour the lemon juice in and quickly put the stretched balloon over the mouth of the bottle.

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If all goes right, your balloon should inflate! Adding the lemon juice to the baking soda creates a chemical reaction. The baking soda is a base, while the lemon juice is an acid, and when the two are combined they create carbon dioxide (CO2). The gas rises up and escapes through the soft drink bottle. However, the gas can’t escape the balloon, so it pushes it outward, blowing it up.

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Some things just don't get along when they are combined. For example, take oil and water. You can mix them together and shake as hard as you like but they'll never become mixed together.....or will they?

What you'll need: 16 ounce clear plastic soft drink bottle About 1/4 cup of water Food coloring 2 tablespoons of cooking oil Dish washing liquid Instructions: Add a few drops of food coloring to the water in a small glass. Add 2 tablespoons of the colored water and 2 tablespoons of cooking oil into the clear soft drink bottle. Screw on the lid tightly and shake the bottle as hard as you can. Put the bottle down and take a close look. It may have seemed the liquids were mixing together, but the oil will float back to the top.

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While water often mixes with other liquids to form solutions, oil and water does not. Water molecules are strongly attracted to each other and this is the same for oil. Because they are more attracted to their own molecules, they just don't mix together. They separate. The oil floats above the water because it has a lower density.

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Helen Keller Helen Adams Keller was born on June 27 1880 in Tuscumbia, Alabama. She was a healthy baby. She grew up on her family’s farm called Ivy Green. When Helen was about one and a half years old, she became very sick with a high fever. Her parents soon realized that she had lost both her sight and her hearing.

She tried to communicate with the people around her with special motions, however she would also get frustrated. Because of this difficulty, she would sometimes throw tantrums, kicking and hitting other people in anger.

Helen’s parents realized that she needed some special help.

They contacted Perkins Institute for the Blind in Boston. The director suggested a former student named Annie Sullivan. Annie had been blind but had her eyesight restored by surgery. Annie came to work with Helen on March 3, 1887 and would end up being her helper and companion for the next fifty years.

Annie began to teach Helen words. She would press the letters of words in Helen’s hand. For example, she would put a doll in one of Helen’s hands and then press the letters of the word DOLL into the other hand. It wasn’t until Annie put Helen’s hand into water and spelled out water into Helen’s other hand that it made sense.

Next Annie taught Helen how to read Braille. Braille is a special reading system where letters are made out of little bumps on a page. By the age of 10, Helen could read and use a typewriter.

Then Helen learned to talk from Sarah Fuller who was a teacher for the deaf. By resting her hand on Sarah’s lips, she learned how to feel sound vibrations and how the lips moved to make sounds.

At sixteen, Helen attended Radcliffe College in Massachusetts.

She graduated in 1904 with honors. Of course, Annie Sullivan attended school with her.

During her college years, Helen wrote about her experiences being deaf and blind. She wrote a number of articles for Ladies August 2015, Page 14

Home Journal. The articles were later published in a book called “The Story of My Life.” In 1908, she published another book called “The World I Live In.” As Helen grew older, she wanted to help others like herself. She joined the American Foundation for the Blind and traveled giving speeches and raising money for the foundation. During World War II, she visited with wounded Army soldiers encouraging them.

Helen spent much of her life working to raise money and awareness for people with disabilities.

Did You Know?

• Helen became very famous. She met with every President from Grover Cleveland to Lyndon Johnson.

• Two films about Helen Keller won Academy Awards. One was a documentary called The Unconquered (1954) and the other was a drama called The Miracle Worker (1962) starring Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke.

• She wrote a book titled Teacher about Annie Sullivan's life.

• Helen became friends with famous people such as the inventor of the telephone Alexander Graham Bell and the author Mark Twain.

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Every Day Exercise Kids exercise every day without even thinking about it. Just by being active - like when you run around outside or play dodge ball at school. Playing is a type of exercise! What else counts as exercise? Sports, dancing, push-ups or just reaching down to touch your toes! When you exercise, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re helping to build a strong body that will be able to move around and do all the stuff you need to accomplish.

Aerobic Exercise Makes Your Heart Happy You may already know that your heart is a muscle. It works hard continuously pumping blood every day, every minute of your life. You can help this important muscle get stronger by doing aerobic exercise!

Aerobic means â&#x20AC;&#x153;with air,â&#x20AC;? so aerobic exercise is a kind of activity that requires oxygen. When people breathe, they take in oxygen.

If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing aerobic exercises, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll notice that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re breathing can be faster than normal. Aerobic activity can get your heart pumping and make you sweaty. When you give your heart this kind of workout on a regular basis, your heart will get even better at its job - delivering oxygen.

If you want to do some aerobic exercise right now, try swimming, basketball, ice or roller skating, jogging or walking quickly, soccer, cross-country skiing and jumping rope!

Exercise Strengthens Muscles This kind of exercise can help make your muscles stronger. Do you ever do a push-up or swing across the monkey bars on the playground? These are exercises that can build strength. By using your muscles to do powerful things, you can make them stronger. Some fun exercises and activities to build strong muscles are push-ups, pull-ups and lifting weights - with adult supervision of course!

Exercise Can Make You Flexible Can you touch your toes easily - without yelling â&#x20AC;&#x153;ouch!â&#x20AC;?? Most kids are pretty flexible, and they can bend and stretch their bodies without much trouble. This kind of exercise often feels really good

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Being flexible is having â&#x20AC;&#x153;full range of motionâ&#x20AC;? which means you can move your arms and legs freely without feeling tightness or pain. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy to find things to do for good flexibility. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s some examples: Tumbling and gymnastics, yoga, dancing and martial arts.

Exercise Keeps The Calories Balanced Food gives your body fuel in the form of calories (which are a kind of energy). Your body needs a certain amount of calories every day just to function, breathe, walk around, and do all the basic stuff. But if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re active, you body needs an extra measure of calories. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not very active, your body wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need as many. Whatever your calorie need is, if you eat enough to meet that need, your body weight will stay about the same. If you eat more calories than your body needs, it can be stored in your body as excess fat.

Exercise Makes You Feel Good It feels good to have a strong, flexible body that can do all the activities you enjoy! Did you know that exercise can also help you get into a good mood? When you exercise, your brain releases a chemical called endorphins. These endorphins can make you feel better! So, exercise is always a good thing to do!

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Theodore Roosevelt Jr. 26th President of the United States 1901-1909 Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., was the twenty-sixth President of the United States, and a leader of the Republican Party and of the Progressive Movement. He served in many roles including Governor of New York, historian, naturalist, explorer, author, and soldier. Roosevelt is most famous for his personality: his energy, his vast range of interests and achievements.

As Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Navy, he prepared for and advocated war with Spain in 1898. He organized and helped command the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, the Rough Riders, during the Spanish-American War. Returning to New York as a war hero, he was elected Republican governor in 1899. He was a professional historian, a lawyer, a naturalist and explorer of the Amazon Basin and his 35 books include works on outdoor life, natural history, the American frontier, political history, naval history, and his autobiography.

Roosevelt understood the strategic significance of the Panama Canal, and negotiated for the U.S. to take control of its construction in 1904; he felt that the Canal's completion was his most important and historically significant international achievement. He was the first American to be awarded the Nobel Prize, winning its Peace Prize in 1906, for negotiating the peace in the Russo-Japanese War. As President, Roosevelt held the ideal that the Government should be the great arbiter of the conflicting economic forces in the Nation, especially between capital and labor, guaranteeing justice to each and dispensing favors to none. Roosevelt emerged as a "trust buster" by forcing the dissolution of a great railroad combination in the Northwest. Roosevelt steered the United States more actively into world politics.

He liked to quote a favorite proverb, "Speak softly and carry a big stick. . . . " Some of Theodore Roosevelt's most effective achievements were in conservation. He added enormously to the national forests in the West, reserved lands for public use, and fostered great irrigation projects. He crusaded endlessly on matters big and small, exciting audiences with his high-pitched voice, jutting jaw, and pounding fist. "The life of strenuous endeavor" was a must for those around him, as he romped with his five younger children and led ambassadors on hikes through Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C. Theodore Roosevelt was born in a four-story brownstone at 28 East 20th Street in New York City on October 27, 1858. Unlike many of the earlier "log cabin Presidents," Roosevelt was born into a wealthy family. As a youngster, Roosevelt was sickly. To combat his poor physical condition, his father compelled the young Roosevelt to take up exercise. Roosevelt started boxing lessons. He was mostly home schooled by tutors and his parents. Then graduated from Harvard in 1876. He had a photographic memory and developed a life-long habit of devouring books, memorizing every detail. He was runner-up in the Harvard boxing championship, losing to C.S. Hanks. The sportsmanship Roosevelt showed in that fight was long remembered.

In 1884 his first wife, Alice Lee Roosevelt, and his mother died on the same day. He married his second wife, Edith Carow in December 1886.

Roosevelt is one of the faces on Mt. Rushmore!

Presidential Firsts 1. Booker T. Washington became the first black man to dine as a guest at the White House in 1901 with Roosevelt.

2. Oscar S. Straus became the first Jewish person appointed as a Cabinet Secretary, under Roosevelt.

3. In August, 1902, Roosevelt became the first president to take a public automobile ride. This occurred during a parade in Hartford, Connecticut 4. In 1902, Theodore Roosevelt became the first president to be under constant Secret Service protection.

5. In 1906, Roosevelt became the first American to be awarded a Nobel Prize.

6. In 1906, he made the first trip, by a President, outside the United States, visiting Panama to inspect the construction progress of the Panama Canal on Nov. 9.

7. He was the first and to date only president from Long Island, New York.

8. He was the first President to refer to the White House as such on his official stationery. Until then the mansion had been referred to as "The Executive Mansion" 9. He was the first President to fly in an airplane.

10. He was the first President to wear a necktie for his official Presidential Portrait.

11. He was the first President to approve a coin, the Lincoln cent, with a man's face on it, in 1909, just in time for the centennial of Lincoln's birth. Lincoln was Roosevelt's presidential hero.

12. He was the first President to ride in a military submarine.

13. In 2001, he became the first and only President up to date to receive a Medal of Honor

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