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Posted by admin on November 9, 2009 under Challenges, George C. Marshall Challenges, George C. Marshall Resources, George C. Marshall Stories, Resources, Stories | Be the First to Comment
One of the world’s greatest honors is to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace. (George C. Marshall is one, he received the recognition in 1953.) Did you know that Nobel Prize winners receive a cash award? No one is quite sure what Marshall did with his prize money of $33,840. You can read more about Marshall and his Nobel Prize at http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1953/index.html
You will find there:
What would you do with the money if you won the peace prize? Would you use it to promote peace? Post your thoughts as a comment on this post.
(Portions of this story are taken from the book: 50 American Heroes Every Kid Should Meet.)
Posted by admin on October 26, 2009 under Fun Facts, George C. Marshall Fun Facts | Be the First to Comment
In June of 1947, he announced the Marshall Plan for the reconstruction of post-war Europe. This plan saved millions of lives and probably some of Western Europe from becoming Communist states.
Posted by admin on October 25, 2009 under Abraham Lincoln, Albert Einstein, Benjamin Franklin, Cesar Chavez & Dolores Huerta, Clara Barton, Eleanor Roosevelt, Elizabeth Blackwell, George C. Marshall, George Washington, Harriet Tubman, Harry S Truman, Helen Keller & Anne Sullivan, Jackie Robinson & Branch Rickey, Jane Addams, John Muir, Jonas Salk, Lewis & Clark & Sacagawea, Mary McLeod Bethune, Milton Hershey, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Roberto Clemente, Rosa Parks, Susan B. Anthony, Thomas Edison, Walt Disney | Be the First to Comment
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Fun facts are tidbits of information about the hero. They may be events or details – in most cases they are as unique as the hero him/herself.
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