Important People Who Started Out Being Immigrants Group 6’s 8th Grade Social Studies Class

Levi Strauss founded 1st company to make blue jeans 1829-1902 Born in Germany Moved to San Franciso, CA in 1853 right after the 1849 California Gold Rush Received a patent in 1873 and started making the pants we still know today He never married or had children when he died so he passed on his business to his 4 nephews Levi Strauss

Joseph Pulitzer Famous for his “Pulitzer Prize” 1847-1911 was not created until 6 years after his death 1847-1911 Born in Hungary Arrived to New York in 1864 and enlisted in “Lincoln Calvary” shortly after Served 8 months in Civil War Journalist uncovered many scandals After buying The New York Globe, it became biggest newspaper in the world Joseph Pulitzer

Charlie Chaplin Sir Charles Spencer “one of the most famous silent film stars before WWI” 1889-1977 Born in England First came to United States in 1910 Started United Artists film distribution company, 1919 Married 4 times and had 11 children Charlie Chaplin

Albert Einstein Famous scientist 1879-1955 Lived in: Jewish “Father of Physics” Nobel Prize in Physics, 1921 1879-1955 Lived in: Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and United States Jewish Moved to United States in 1933 for fear of the “Rise of Hitler” Some events after studied time frame Albert Einstein

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