by Criswell | Amazing Americans, Famous People
Ben Franklin was one of America’s Founding Fathers, and he was also a talented inventor. But he achieved his first success as the writer and publisher of a very popular once-a-year book entitled Poor Richard’s Almanac. When Franklin got his start in...
by Criswell | Amazing Americans, Famous People
Ben Franklin would have been famous even if he had never invented anything. He was a writer, a publisher, a diplomat, and a Founding Father of the United States of America. But in addition to all those accomplishments, he also invented many useful things, some of...
by Criswell | Amazing Americans, Famous People
Ben Franklin was a one-of-a-kind American original. He was a writer, a publisher, a diplomat, and an inventor. And, he was also a Founding Father of the United States of America. In America, the Founding Fathers are considered to be the men who drew up and signed the...
by Criswell | Amazing Americans, Famous People
Frederick Douglass was born on a plantation in Maryland. Because his mother was a slave, he was a slave, too, and his life was very difficult. When he was a young boy, his master’s wife taught him the alphabet. Soon, Frederick secretly taught himself to read and...
by Criswell | Amazing Americans, Famous People
Louis Armstrong, who was born in New Orleans in 1901, was an amazing trumpet player, a terrific composer, and an all-around entertainer. He didn’t just play the trumpet, he also put on a show for his audience. People loved to watch Armstrong perform, and he...
by Criswell | Amazing Americans, Famous People, Women in History
First, Clara Barton was a school teacher. Then, she worked in Washington, D. C. in a government office. But she became famous during the Civil War when she brought much-needed supplies to the Union soldiers. That’s how she earned the nickname “The Angel of...
