George Washington Carver

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George Washington Carver
1860-1943

• Carver was a scientist who studied diseases. He
  made more than 300 products from peanuts. He even
  made soap and ink from peanuts. He made 118
  products with potatoes, including flour and
  candy. He made 75 products from pecans and even
  made a building material for walls from cotton
  stalks. He had many good ideas!

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Babe Ruth (George Herman Ruth, Jr.)
1895-1948

• Babe Ruth is a baseball legend! He was one of the
  first players elected to the National Baseball
  Hall of Fame in 1936!

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Geronimo
1828-1909

• Geronimo was a Native American warrior. He fought
  for his freedom and defended his homeland.

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Christopher Columbus
1451-1506
Christopher Columbus was a great sailor and
explorer!
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Barack Obama
1961--
Barack Obama is our current President of the
United States! Did you know he used to be a
lawyer? ?
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Pocahontas
1595-1617
Pocahontas helped the colonists who first came to
America.
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Gandhi
1869-1948
Gandhi became one of the most respected spiritual
and political leaders of the 1900's. Gandhi
helped free the Indian people from British rule
through nonviolent resistance, and is honored by
Indians as the father of the Indian Nation.
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Amelia Earhart
1897-1937?
Amelia Earhart was a great explorer, pilot, and
risk taker!
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Paul Revere
1735-1818
Paul Revere is known as a national folk hero.
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Jules Verne
1828-1905
Jules Verne had a great imagination! He was an
author who wrote of airplanes, missiles, and
television long before they were even invented!
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John F. Kennedy
1917-1963
John F. Kennedy became one of the countrys
youngest and most popular Presidents.
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Albert Einstein
1879-1955
Albert Einstein is one of the most notable and
influential scientists of the twentieth century.
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Anne Frank
1929-1945
Born on June 12, 1929, in Frankfurt am Main,
Germany, Anne Frank was a young Jewish girl
caught in the middle of a terrible situation.
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Steve Irwin
1962-2006
Steve Irwin and his wife shared their passion for
reptiles and were fearless when it came to
working with wildlife.
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Harry Houdini
1874-1926
Harry Houdini was one of the greatest magicians
of the twentieth century whose incredible feats
amazed audiences.
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Sir Isaac Newton
1642-1727
Sir Isaac Newton, an English scientist, changed
the way we look at the world. He made many
discoveries in astronomy, mathematics, and
physics, which is the study of matter and energy.
He is most famous for his work on gravity, or the
force that pulls, or attracts, objects to the
ground.
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Frida Kahlo
1907-1954
One of the most famous female artists, Frida
Kahlo taught herself how to paint! She first
started making paintings after she was badly hurt
in a bus accident when she was eighteen years
old.
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Abraham Lincoln
1809-1865
Abraham  Lincoln  was a  smart   and  honest 
man. He  worked  hard   all  his  life. Abe 
helped  to   end  slavery  and  keep  the 
states  together.
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Milton Hershey
1857-1945
You've seen his name on millions of candy bars.
But you probably don't know all the different
ways he tried to make life sweeter for others.
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J. K. Rowling
1965--
Rowling invented one of the best-known, most
beloved characters in fiction-Harry Potter.
Filled with magic, the adventures of the orphaned
boy wizard have captured the imaginations of
people everywhere, creating an international
sensation.
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William Shakespeare
1564-1616
Shakespeare is considered to be one of best
playwrights of all time. He wrote an estimated 37
plays, including Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and
Macbeth. Despite having been written hundreds of
years ago, Shakespeare's work remains popular
because of his engaging characters, intricate
plots, and artful dialogue.
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Mother Teresa
1910-1997
Mother Teresa fed hungry people and opened
orphanages for children. She is remembered as a
true hero!
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Magic Johnson
1959--
Earvin Magic Johnson was born in Lansing,
Michigan on August 14, 1959 and is one of
professional basketballs premier guard. Magic
Johnson is famous for his brilliant passing
skills, all-round sublime talent and engaging
personality.
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Cleopatra
69 BC-30 BC
As queen of ancient Egypt, Cleopatra is one of
the famous female rulers in history. Officially,
she is known as Cleopatra VIIshe was the seventh
woman in her family to have the name. But she is
the one that made the name famous.
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Christa McAuliffe
1948-1986
From more than 11,000 applications, Sharon
Christa McAuliffe was chosen to become the first
civilian in space in 1985.
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Benjamin Franklin
1706-1790
Benjamin Franklin was a man of many talents. He
wrote and published newspapers and books,
conducted scientific experiments, came up with
new inventions, and helped create the United
States of America.
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Charles Dickens
1812-1870
Back in the 1830s, people in England would wait
eagerly for the latest chapter from Charles
Dickens. They loved his stories and wanted to
learn what happened next. Dickens was a celebrity
in his time.
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Davy Crockett
1786-1836
Have you ever heard the song about Davy Crockett?
One line calls him the "king of the wild
frontier." But the song only tells part of his
amazing story. Crockett was a hunter, a scout, a
soldier, and a politician.
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Alexander Graham Bell
1847-1922
Imagine if you could only talk to far away
friends using letters and telegrams. That's what
life was like before Alexander Graham Bell
changed the world with his invention, the
telephone.
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Choose someone on the list below and tell me
about the problem that they solved!

• George Washington Carver
• Babe Ruth
• Geronimo
• Christopher Columbus
• Barack Obama
• Pocahontas
• Gandhi
• Amelia Earhart
• Paul Revere
• Jules Verne
• John F. Kennedy
• Albert Einstein
• Anne Frank

• Steve Irwin
• Harry Houdini
• Sir Isaac Newton
• Frida Kahlo
• Abraham Lincoln
• Milton Hershey
• J. K. Rowling
• William Shakespeare
• Mother Teresa
• Magic Johnson
• Cleopatra