By: Hailey Mandelko Period 4 World History Michael Jackson By: Hailey Mandelko Period 4 World History

Birth Michael Jackson was born August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana where he grew up. He is the seventh child out of the nine Jacksons. Rebbie, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, La Toya, Marlon, Michael, Randy, and Janet

Childhood Michael did not have much of a childhood because he grew up going right into a boy band with his brothers. The name of the band was Jackson 5.

Jackson 5 The Jackson 5 was made up of 5 Jackson brothers Michael, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon

Alone The Jackson 5 split up after a few of the older brothers got married and started moving on with their lives. Michael started going solo when the group started to split.

Disaster When Michael was making a commercial it all went south. As he was walking down that stairs shooting the sparks shot into the air to soon and caught Michaels hair. His hair started on fire and was taken to the hospital. This is when Michael’s career started to head in the right direction.

Joe Jackson Joe was one of the reasons that Michael wanted to go solo. His father was very abusing to him when he was a child and is said to be the reason that Michael had so many problems growing up. He was always looking for love in something or someone that he couldn’t find from his father.

The King of Pop Michael became one of the top known artists in the world. He accomplish things that had never been done before and was compared to the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley.

Songs He came out with many songs that stunned the world and had them screaming his name for all time. Billie Jean, Beat It, Man In the Mirror, Smooth Criminal, They Don’t Care About Us, Dirty Diana, Earth Song, Black or White, Wanna Be Statin’ Something are his top ten songs.

Making Music The people that worked with Michael such as said that working with Michael was the best thing in the world. When Michael wrote his music, he wrote what he saw and what he felt. He used everything he wrote and didn’t leave any of it out. This was something that made Michael very unique as a writer.

World Record One thing that many people may not know about Michael is that he has the world record for number of charities that he has supported. He gave his money to the children because he knew that his money was important for those that needed it. He was a very caring man that wanted every child to have a great life that he never had.

Neverland Michael built a house on a acre ranch and called it Neverland. His life began to change very oddly and the world around him started to look at him strangely. It was said that he had relationships with young children but he was never found guilty.

Change Even though his music stayed on top, his appearance began to change as well as his attitude. He started to surround himself with people that were not there for him with the his best intentions in mind.

Unhealthy Michael became very sick at one point in his life. He was not very strong and was taking a break from the music. Also, he was in a huge debt from all of the spending he was doing when he would buy these things he didn’t need.

Comeback He started to make a comeback by having one last tour that was suppose to take care of is debt. It was planned for 50 concerts in Europe. Before the tour could get underway, Michael passed away.

Death Michael died June 25, 2009. He went into cardiac arrest at his home and was worked on for some time but were not able to get a pulse back. He died at UCLA medical center where the pronounced him dead.

Confusion There are many questions surrounding his death that make people wonder. His autopsy was done but when the results came out another was preformed. People around Michael have been blamed for his death, but no one has a clue on what went down that confusing and sad day.

Mourning The world went into a mourning day when the news that the King of Pop had passed away. They started to remember all the great things he had done. The feeling that the music of the greatest man to sing was never going to be heard again live shocked the world and made them rejoice his life that he had lived.

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Work Cited http://www.the-top-tens.com/lists/greatest-michael-jackson-songs.asp http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001391/